When: October 4-6, 2019
From Oct. 4-6, 2019, the International Ice Hockey Federation will lead the way on the ninth year of World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend, with dozens of federations around the world taking part. The goal of this weekend is to have events from coast to coast to coast that recruit, retain and engage female players, coaches, officials and fans – old and new. This event aims to celebrate and grow the female game, and unite Canadians through grassroots programming led by female hockey associations, minor hockey associations and communities.
GETTING INVOLVED
From Aug. 1 to Sept. 10, hosts can register their event HERE. Hockey Canada will supply gifts to approved events on a first come, first approved basis. Events registered prior to Sept. 10 will be entered into a draw to win a Team Canada jersey autographed by Canada’s National Women’s Team that competed at the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship.
Groups eligible to host events include:
Hosts can get involved in the weekend in a variety of different ways. Events supported by Hockey Canada must meet at least one of the three main purposes of the event weekend – recruitment, retention or engagement.
The following types of events are eligible for support from Hockey Canada:
On-Ice
Off-Ice
Education & Celebration
*All events are subject to approval and must fall within sanctioning guidelines from the governing member to be considered an official World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend event. Hockey Canada will supply gifts to approved events on a first come, first approved basis.
HOST RESOURCES
Use the following resources to help plan and promote your World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend event:
Hockey New Brunswick is proud to announce the players who will represent New Brunswick at the 2019 Atlantic Challenge Cup being held in Moncton, NB from October 11-14. Team New Brunswick will compete against Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island for a chance to hoist the Atlantic Challenge Cup.
For further information please visit www.atlanticchallengecup.ca.
July 31, 2019
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TEAM CANADA EAST UNVEILS SELECTION CAMP ROSTER FOR 2019 WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE
44 players to compete for roster spot at international showcase in northeastern B.C.
CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and NHL Central Scouting have identified a list of 44 players who have earned invites to Team Canada East selection camp in advance of the 2019 World Junior A Challenge in Dawson Creek, B.C.
From Aug. 7-9, 44 Team Canada East hopefuls will gather at the Benson Centre in Cornwall, Ont., for three days of games and practices as part of the evaluation process.
The players were selected from the CJHL’s five eastern Junior A leagues: the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL), Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), Ligue de hockey junior AAA du Québec (LHJAAAQ) and Maritime Hockey League (MHL). Team Canada East staff, led by head coach Martin Dagenais (Embrun, Ont./Ottawa, CCHL) and director of operations Mark Grady (Orleans, Ont.), will use the camp to evaluate the prospects before selecting the final roster for the 2019 World Junior A Challenge.
“This marks the first year Team Canada East will host a summer selection camp, which will help the team staff evaluate and select its roster earlier than previous years and continue to evaluate the players throughout the season,” said Brent Ladds, president of the CJHL. “We are excited to start the evaluation process for Team Canada East next week, and we look forward to watching both Canadian teams compete for a gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge in December.”
Team Canada East will kick off the tournament against Russia on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. MT when the World Junior A Challenge heads to Dawson Creek for the first time.
Of the 13 gold medal games at the World Junior A Challenge, 10 have featured at least one Canadian team. Team Canada East will look to earn its first gold medal, having won silver five times (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016) and bronze once (2008).
For more information on the 2019 World Junior A Challenge, please visit HockeyCanada.ca or follow along via social media on Facebook or Twitter.
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Tom Annelin
Director, Communications
Canadian Junior Hockey League
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July 30, 2019
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HOCKEY CANADA ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR 2019 HLINKA GRETZKY CUP
22 players to represent Canada in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia
CALGARY, Alta. – Twenty-two of the nation’s top young players have earned the opportunity to represent their country as part of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia, Aug. 5-10.
Hockey Canada finalized its roster Tuesday following a five-day selection camp that saw 44 players participate in on- and off-ice sessions, including three intrasquad games, at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
The roster consists of two goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards, including two players who were a part of Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team that competed at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship in Sweden last April (Drysdale, Hunt). Twenty-one of the 22 players participated in the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Saint John and Quispamsis, N.B. The lone exception was Hendrix Lapierre (Gatineau, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL), who was unable to participate due to injury.
“We were pleased with the level of competition at selection camp, and our staff is confident in the 22 players that have earned their spot on Team Canada for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup,” said Brad McEwen (Whitewood, Sask.), head scout for the Program of Excellence. “The skill and intensity showed by all 44 players at camp made our decisions difficult, but we know our players and staff will embrace the opportunity to wear the Maple Leaf as we look to bring home a gold medal.”
The selections were made by McEwen, Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont./Moose Jaw, WHL), the U18 lead for the Program of Excellence management group, and Ben Shutron (Orleans, Ont.), manager of men’s national teams for Hockey Canada. Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team coaching staff, including head coach Michael Dyck (Lethbridge, Alta./Vancouver, WHL) and assistant coaches Mario Duhamel (Saint-Bruno, Que./Ottawa, OHL) and Dennis Williams (Stratford, Ont./Everett, WHL), provided input into the final player selections.
Canada will face off against Slovakia in pre-tournament action on Saturday, Aug. 3 in Piestany before moving on to Breclav, where it opens the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup against Finland on Monday, Aug. 5 at 9:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. PT. All Team Canada tournament games will be broadcast by TSN and RDS; please check local listings for details.
In 2018, the tournament was rebranded as the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and co-hosted by Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta. Canada captured gold on home ice, defeating Sweden 6-2 in the gold medal game.
Canada has won gold 22 times in 28 years of summer under-18 competition, along with two silver medals and one bronze.
For more information on Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, Twitter and Twitter.com/HC_Men.
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Spencer Sharkey
Coordinator, Communications
Hockey Canada
905-906-5327
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Hockey New Brunswick will be offering local minor hockey players an opportunity to take part in a Hockey New Brunswick Preseason Skills Development Camp being held in Miramichi and Moncton, NB.
The Miramichi Camp will be held Wednesday August 28th at the Miramichi Civic Centre and the Moncton Camp will be held Thursday August 29th at the Superior Propane Centre.
To view the camp schedules, click here - Miramichi or Moncton.
The primary focus of the camp is centred around on-ice fundamental skills, with off-ice time scheduled for life skill enhancement in areas such as respect, fitness, and teamwork. Off-ice fitness sessions are included involving games with team work and proper stretching.
Members of Hockey New Brunswick will be on-site to assist with on-ice, as well as off-ice sessions.
The Hockey New Brunswick Skills Development Camps are designed for Atom and Peewee players and have the following objectives:
The camp will be $45/player. The first 70 players registered will be accepted.
Players who attend the camp will receive:
To register for the Skill Camp please click the link below:
Miramichi Click Here: Atom or Pee Wee
Moncton Click Here: Atom or Pee Wee
For more information on this camp please contact Mike Gillingham @
Phone: (506) 453-0864
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Fredericton, NB – July 19, 2019 – Two hundred and twenty male and female hockey players, in five divisions have been invited to participate in the Hockey New Brunswick Development Festival beginning July 21st. The camps will run over three weeks in Fredericton, on the University of New Brunswick campus.
On the male side, sixty-eight players will be attending the Under-14 camp, along with forty in the Under-15 division and forty at the Under-16 camp. Females will have forty in the Under-16 camp and thirty-two in Under-18.
From the players invited, players will be selected in the Male Under-14, Male Under-15, Female Under-16 and Female Under-18 divisions to compete against the other Atlantic branches at the Atlantic Challenge Cup, held in Moncton on Thanksgiving weekend. The Male Under-16 staff will select players to compete in the QMJHL Challenge in Boisbriand, QC in April 2020.
Each of the summer camps will feature inter-squad games each evening, as well as daily practices, fitness testing, and presentations from guest speakers on topics including fitness, mental preparation and nutrition.
Some notable alumni that have participated in the HNB High Performance Program, and went on to play for Team Canada include Sarah MacDonnell, Nathan Beaulieu, Sean Couturier, Jake Allen, Patrice Cormier and Luc Bourdon.
Camp Rosters:
Schedules:
For further inquiries please contact:
Mike Gillingham
Hockey New Brunswick
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