Hockey Manitoba | Program of Excellence

Hockey Manitoba recognizes Canad Inns - Your Destination Centres as the Official Partner of the Program of Excellence. The POE is a high performance program that offers elite athletes the opportunity to represent their province and beyond. Hockey Canada, Hockey Manitoba (Branch) and the Hockey Manitoba Regions collaborate to identify players for the Provincial, Regional and National Programs (Team Manitoba, Team West and Team Canada).

U-18 Female Program of Excellence

U18 Team Manitoba competes in the Hockey Canada National Women's U18 Championships each season with the exception of every fourth season, when teams compete at the Canada Winter Games. The Nationals directly serve as Hockey Canada's last scouting event before finalizing the Women's U18 Team Canada roster.

2011 Canada Games Coaching Staff:
HC - Tony Franklin (Deloraine), AC - Ashley van Aggelen (Winnipeg), AC - Rob Voth (Winnipeg)

U-18 POE Process

Regional Camps: Identification camps held by each Region to establish which players will move onto the next phase of the POE. Contact your Region for more information.
Spring Tournament: April 23-25, 2010 (Max Bell Centre - Winnipeg)
Summer Evaluation: June 17-20, 2010 (Keystone Centre - Brandon)

Click here for U-18 Team Gold Roster
Click here for Team U-18 Grey Roster
Click here for U-18 Summer Camp Ice Schedule
Click here for Brandon Univ. Campus Map (Players register at Housing Office)
Click here for Map of Brandon (University located on 18th Street (Hwy #10))

SHA Invitational Tournament: September 24-26, 2010 (Regina, SK - Sixplex)
Bisons Invitational Tournament: December 30-31, 2010 (Max Bell Centre - Winnipeg)
Canada Winter Games: February 19-27, 2011 (Halifax, NS) - Click here for website

Program History

2009 Team Manitoba Online Headquarters
2008 Team Manitoba Online Headquarters

For more information:

Regional Female Minor Hockey Director
Kyle Prystupa, Manager of Development - Hockey Manitoba

U-17 Male Program of Excellence

Team West is annually comprised of 11 players from Manitoba and 11 players from Saskatchewan. Team West competes at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge which is a top-level international competition that serves as a primary identification tool and entry point for Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence.

2011 Team West Coaching Staff:
HC - Garth Mitchell (Elkhorn), AC - David Anning (Winnipeg), AC - Sask TBA, Video - Sask TBA

U-17 POE Process

Players are scouted/evaluated during the second half of the season and 40 are invited to participate in the U-17 Program. There is no Regional Tryout or Spring Tournament for the U-17 POE. This year's U-17 Program is for players born in 1994.
Summer Evaluation: June 17-20, 2010 (Keystone Centre - Brandon)

Click here for U-17 Team Red Roster
Click here for U-17 Team White Roster
Click here for U-17 Summer Camp Ice Schedule
(Updated June 2) Click here for Brandon Univ. Campus Map (Players register at Housing Office)
Click here for Map of Brandon (University located on 18th Street (Hwy #10))

Evaluation Roster: Appx. 20-24 players will be scouted throughout the fall
Final Roster: In early November, HM and SHA each announce their roster of 11 players (Team West)
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge: Dec. 28, 2010 - Jan. 4, 2011 (MTS Iceplex - Winnipeg)

For more information:

Regional Minor Hockey Director
Bernie Reichardt, Director of Development - Hockey Manitoba

U-16 Male Program of Excellence

The U-16 POE is a new high performance program that will see Team Manitoba compete at the Western Canada U-16 Challenge. This event was established by the four western Hockey Canada Branches (AB, BC, MB, SK) and in part with the WHL.

This age group will now also be apart of the Canada Winter Games which take place every 4th season, next games are in Halifax 2011 (2010/11 season).

2011 Canada Games Coaching Staff:
HC - Troy Leslie (Melita), AC - Blaine Boyle (Portage), AC - Royce Manary (Winnipeg)

U-16 POE Process

Regional Camps: Identification camps held by each Region to establish which players will move onto the next phase of the POE. Contact your Region for more information.
Spring Tournament: April 2-4, 2010 (Max Bell Centre - Winnipeg)
Summer Evaluation: June 17-20, 2010 (Keystone Centre - Brandon)

Click here for U-16 Team Black Roster
Click here for U-16 Team White Roster
Click here for U-16 Summer Camp Ice Schedule
(Updated June 2) Click here for Brandon Univ. Campus Map (Players register at Housing Office)
Click here for Map of Brandon (University located on 18th Street (Hwy #10))