The Esmark Stars AAA Hockey program will have all four teams in action this upcoming weekend.

The Stars Midget teams (U15, U16 and U18) will all be in Blaine, MN, Sept. 18-20, to kickoff 2020-2021 NAPHL (North American Prospects Hockey League) league play.

The U15 Stars (2-2-0-0) open NAPHL league play with a pair of games on Friday. First up is Michigan Hockey Advancement (0-1-0-0), 8:30 a.m.  Later that day, the Stars will face-off against the Janesville (WI) Jets (0-0-0-0) at 2:30 p.m. On Saturday, the U15 Stars face the Colorado Springs Tigers (0-2-0-0) with a 2:00 p.m. opening face-off.  Esmark's U15 squad closes the NAPHL showcase on Sunday with a 7:30 a.m. game against the Minnesota Walleye (0-1-0-0).

The U16 Stars (1-1-0-0) also open NAPHL league play with a pair of games on Friday. First up is Arizona Bobcats (0-0-0-0), 10:00 a.m.  Later that day, the Stars will face-off against the Minnesota Magicians Elite (0-0-0-0) at 6:30 p.m.  On Saturday, the U16 Stars face Meijer (MI) AAA (0-0-0-0) with a 10:45 a.m. opening face-off.  Esmark's U16 squad closes the NAPHL showcase on Sunday with a 11:00 a.m. game against the Minnesota Blue Ox (0-0-0-0).

The U18 Stars (1-1-0-0) open NAPHL league play with a 12:00 p.m. face-off against the Arizona Bobcats (0-1-0-0) on Friday. The U18 Stars return to action on Saturday for a pair of games.  First up is Michigan Hockey Advancement (5-0-0-0) at 8:30 a.m.  Later that day, the Stars will face-off against the Colorado Springs Tigers (0-3-0-0) at 6:00 p.m.  Esmark's U18 squad closes the NAPHL showcase on Sunday with a 9:15 a.m. game against Canadian Prep School TRC Academy (0-0-0-0).

Meanwhile, the U12 AAA Stars will travel to Columbus, OH for four games this upcoming weekend, Sept. 19 & 20.

The U12 Stars (1-1-0-0) will square-off with a pair of games against the 2008 Indy Fuel AAA (0-0-0-0) on Saturday.  Game times are set for 12:30 and 5:20 p.m. at the Chiller Ice Works.

On Sunday, the Stars and Ohio AAA BlueJackets (1-1-1-0) U12 squads will hook-up in a double header.  Game times are set for 8:00 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. at the Chiller North.