CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 25 players named to Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team for the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship, April 26-May 6 in Frisco and Plano, Texas. Three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were selected by Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel, and Benoit Roy (Sudbury, Ont.), manager of national teams. The roster features 23 players who played for Team Canada Black,...
To say that the 2020-2021 season has been challenging for everyone involved with the game of hockey in Manitoba would be a huge understatement. For River East U13 AA Marauders Head Coach Matt Betker, the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t going to hold his team back from staying connected and creating their own path. Betker’s U13 AA Marauders practiced for five weeks and...
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Brandon Wheat Kings forward Nolan Ritchie has been named WHL Player of the Week presented by Journie Rewards for the week ending March 21, 2021. Ritchie, 18, recorded seven points (3G-4A) in three games this past week, as the Wheat Kings went 2-1-0-0 in the WHL’s Subway Hub Centre in Regina. On Tuesday, March 16,...
Hockey Manitoba officials can now apply for the Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Officiating Scholarships presented by the Seaman Hotchkiss Foundation and Project 75. Scholarships are presented in both the male and female categories. Male recipients must have been part of the Hockey Canada OPEO in the past and female officials must be at minimum Level 3 certification. The below application forms outline the applicable criteria....
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to offer a virtual Developing Defencemen 1 Instructional Stream Clinic via Zoom on Monday March 29, 2021 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) which will be led by Andy Zulyniak, Program Coordinator for The RINK Training Centre. The Developing Defencemen clinic is FREE to all coaches within Manitoba. Certified High Performance 1 and Development 1 coaches will earn 5 PD Points for...
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hockey Manitoba has made the difficult decision to cancel the following Spring Development Programs for the Spring of 2021: Female U13 Prospects programDirector’s Cup Prospects programRising Stars Plus program The cancellation of these programs is a full cancellation for 2021 and these programs will not be rescheduled this year. Programming for all three programs is scheduled to return in the Spring of 2022 and information regarding next year’s programs...
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has invited 35 players to attend the BFL National Women’s Team Training Camp, presented by Sobeys, in Halifax, N.S., March 1-7. The week-long camp includes practices at the Scotiabank Centre that will take place in a secure team self-isolation environment and is closed to both the public and media. Hockey Canada has worked extensively with the Province of Nova Scotia...
As a player and a coach for the last 30 years, Paul Jerrard is well-versed in the ways of the game. A 10-year journeyman as a player (including five NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars in 1988-89), Jerrard has criss-crossed North America as a coach since 1997, working in the American Hockey League and National Hockey League (with Colorado, Dallas and Calgary) before landing...
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to offer a virtual Effective Practices for Goaltender Development Clinic via Zoom on Wednesday March 3, 2021 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) which will be led by Gord Woodhall (Goaltending Coach, Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team), Jesse Deckert (Director of Goaltending, Evolution Hockey) and Dan Ferguson (Goaltending Development Program Coordinator, The RINK). The Effective Practices for Goaltender Development clinic is FREE to all coaches...
by Western Hockey League | February 12, 2021 4:30 pm
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today it has been granted approval by public health officials from the Government of Saskatchewan to play in a Hub Center located in Regina, which will allow the WHL’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba based teams in the East Division to open their season on Friday, March 12. “The WHL appreciates the cooperation we have received from both the Governments...
Hockey Manitoba is excited to announce that the application period is now open for the 2021 High Performance 1 coaching program. The seminar portion of the program will look a lot different than past years as it will be hosted completely online through Zoom. The High Performance 1 seminar consists of presentations and group work focusing on several important topics for coaching high performance athletes...
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to be offering three Instructional Stream Clinics via Zoom in February. These clinics offer coaches the opportunity to learn and perfect a variety of effective skill development techniques along with the drills that will back them up. Instructional Stream clinics are FREE for Hockey Manitoba coaches courtesy of Hockey Manitoba and the National Coach Mentorship Program (NCMP). Certified High Performance 1...
January 26, 2021 Current public health orders in Manitoba will continue until Friday February 12, 2021. As a result, hockey teams and individuals residing in the Provincial Response Level: Critical (Red) are ineligible to participate in hockey programming, a status which will be reviewed as the province downgrades the restrictions from Provincial Response Level: Critical (Red) to Restricted (Orange). Hockey Manitoba recognizes that the last several months...
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has invited 47 of the top players from across the country to attend the BFL National Women’s Team Training Camp, presented by Sobeys, in Calgary Jan. 17-30. The camp will take place in a bubble environment closed to the public. Thirty-five players will participate (due to school commitments and other reasons), giving the coaching staff an opportunity to evaluate players...
Winnipeggers Brett Roeland (referee) and Kelsey Mahoney (linesman) returned last week from the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton where they both represented Hockey Manitoba and their experience is something that the two veteran officials say they will cherish for a very long time. After arriving in Edmonton on December 13th, Roeland and Mahoney were both required to quarantine for five days as per...
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to offer a virtual Goaltending 1 Instructional Stream Clinic via Zoom on Wednesday January 6, 2021 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.) which will be led by Dan Ferguson, Manager of Goalie Development at RINK Training Centre. The Goaltending 1 clinic is FREE to all coaches within Manitoba. Certified High Performance 1 and Development 1 coaches will earn 5 PD Points for...
