An introduction to contact for high level Bantams and a tune up for fall tryouts for skaters looking to prepare themselves for the 2019/20 season.  We will begin the week with a mix of controlled contact and skating/skills drills before elevating the speed and intensity of the exercises as the week progresses.  The focus will be on preparing players for checking while covering how to initiate contact, how to protect yourself on the ice, body and position awareness, and competitive skill development. The intensity of the skates will slowly dial up each day of the week, culminating in a full speed, full contact atmosphere by the end of the camp.  After completing the on ice workout each day, the skaters will be put through an age specific dryland workout for an hour with our resident fitness specialist. Players who are entering their second year of Pee Wee hockey and are interested in learning contact hockey skills are welcome to participate in this camp with instructor approval.

I am excited that we will again offer a defenceman camp for Atoms and Pee Wees who are excited about learning the intricacies of playing the position. The reason I get so excited about defence camps is because it gives me a chance to really "geek out" on a lot of the little things kids can do to help them get better at playing defence. I am hoping to keep this group as small as possible (15-18 skaters) so that we can have a lot of time to talk through the drills on the ice and discuss why we are doing them. As instructors we enjoy getting to know the kids and the small groups allow a lot of one-on-one time with the players. We will cover all aspects of the position from walking the blue line, defensive angling, offensive angling, stick position, using the body, breakout progressions, controlling net front sticks, pinching, reverses, using your partner, agility, mobility, and on and on!

I'm excited to announce the follow up to our inaugural 3on3 season from last year! This season we look forward to running four different age groups that will take to the ice for 20 sessions beginning in mid April and ending June 2nd (primary rinks Confederation, Terwillegar and Kinsmen). Of the 20 ice times; 12 are straight one hour games while the other eight sessions run 1.25 hours, combining 30-40 minutes of skills development with 30-40 minutes of 3on3.

I look forward to continuing our evaluation prep camps in the last two weeks of August.  These camps focus mostly on skills and getting back the skating legs and stick skills prior to the start of the season.  We will begin the week with power skating (forwards, backwards, transitions, stopping, acceleration, jab stepping, edge control) before moving on during the middle of the week to puck handling, passing, and shooting.  The last day we focus on small area games and applying the core hockey skills to game situations.  The cost of the camp is $190 plus GST (total of $199.50).

This four day camp consists of 4 one hour ice times from September 3rd to September 6th and is designed to prepare the skaters for games and competition.  The focus of each ice time will be to execute the drills at game speed and intensity.  Small area games will be used to simulate game situations that force players to compete and to make quick puck decisions.  The instructors mandate for this camp is to maximize the ice time to ensure that the players are challenged physically and compete at the highest level to prepare them for the coming season while also keeping the ice times fun and engaging for the kids.

I look forward to continuing our evaluation prep camps in the last two weeks of August. These camps focus mostly on skills and getting back the skating legs and stick skills prior to the start of the season. We will begin the week with power skating (forwards, backwards, transitions, stopping, acceleration, jab stepping, edge control) before moving on during the middle of the week to puck handling, passing, and shooting. The last day we focus on small area games and applying the core hockey skills to game situations. The cost of the camp is $190 plus GST (total of $199.50).

Our summer half day camp is a four day, mid summer blast of action designed to shake off that mid summer rust and get the kids moving! Each day participants will gear up for a morning ice time combining skating and skills drills.  The focus of the morning sessions will be on core skill development and enhancing the kids ability to pass, shoot and handle the puck at high speed.  After the fir st ice session and a quick snack/lunch our fitness and dryland specialist will challenge the group each day with strength, speed, agility and flexibility training between the two on ice workouts.  The afternoon ice times will consist of competitive games, small area games, and puck races to promote the kids conditioning levels and puck strength.