Become A Blizzard Host Family!

We are always astounded by the support and love we receive from the local community! It's this support that drives us to play our very best game after game. It's also this support that allows NAHL players from all over the world to join us and play for the Brookings Blizzard Hockey Team.

Players in the North American Hockey League come from all corners of the country and around the globe. Last year alone the Blizzard roster boasted players from Canada, Belgium, and nine different states, including Alaska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, among others. This fall when the team arrives in Brookings they will need a place to live during the season. 

Billet families, or host families, perform an incredibly vital role in the junior hockey experience by providing young men a place to live while they chase their dream of playing hockey at the collegiate and professional level. For many of the players this will be their first time living away from home. Housing families invite these players into their homes to be a part of their family for eight months out of the year.

It's important to note that these players are not a renter but a part of the family. It is not uncommon for players, years after their time in the league, to keep in close contact with their former billet family, keeping them informed of their collegiate, professional and family lives.

When you house a Blizzard player, you aren't just providing a home.. you're building lifelong relationships!

Blizzard Hockey is currently looking for housing families, both short-term and long-term. Families could be those with children in school, ‘empty nesters’, grandparents, young adults, or a variety of different combinations. If you have questions or are interested in becoming a housing family, please contact Riley Courtright at riley@gobrookingsblizzard.com.