Hockey Manitoba is excited to announce the continuation of the Female Coach Development Group for the 2022 – 2023 season. The Female Coach Development Group will be led by six Female Coach Developers and will provide female coaches in Manitoba with support, mentorship, and development throughout the upcoming season. With the start of the new season right around the corner, Hockey Manitoba is committed to...
WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is pleased to release the roster for the Male Under-16 Program of Excellence that will compete in an exhibition game versus the Winnipeg Wild U18 AAA this Sunday October 2, 2022 at Bell MTS Iceplex (2:45 pm CT). This Saturday’s exhibition game will be the fourth phase of the Hockey Manitoba Male U16 Program of Excellence (POE) which is the...
Taras McEwen is an Assistant Coach with the Western Hockey League’s Winnipeg ICE and the Head Coach of Hockey Manitoba’s Male Under-16 Program of Excellence that will compete at the 2023 Canada Winter Games from February 18th to February 26th, 2023 in Prince Edward Island. McEwen, 31, was formerly the Head Coach and General Manager of the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League...
Hockey Manitoba is proud to celebrate the 8th Annual National Coaches Week from September 17, 2022 to September 25, 2022 presented by the Coaching Association of Canada and Territorial Coaching Representatives. Beginning on Saturday September 17th, Hockey Manitoba in conjunction with Sport Manitoba will be running a week long social media campaign (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) where we will be encouraging players and parents to...
WINNIPEG, MB – Join our team! Hockey Manitoba is now hiring a Coordinator, Registration and Support Services. For more information and the full job posting please follow the link below. Job Posting: Coordinator, Registration and Support Services The application deadline for this position is Thursday September 22, 2022.
Hockey Manitoba is saddened to report the passing of former Hockey Manitoba President Gladwyn Scott on August 25, 2022. He was 90 years old. From Hamiota, Manitoba, Gladwyn was a prominent figure in both hockey and baseball for over five decades. He served as President of Hockey Manitoba for one season in 1989-90 and was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003....
by Hockey Canada Over the last few months, Hockey Canada has been answering questions from Canadians and our partners about how we will ensure the safety, welfare and wellbeing of everyone participating in and enjoying the game of hockey in Canada. We have recently released an Action Plan to address systemic issues in hockey and ensure greater safety and inclusiveness in and around Canada’s game....
By Andrea Skinner (Interim Chair, Hockey Canada) STATEMENT FROM THE INTERIM CHAIR OF HOCKEY CANADA Hello, my name is Andrea Skinner. As you may know, I have recently been appointed by the Board of Directors as Interim Chair of the Board, with the support of Hockey Canada’s regional, provincial and territorial Members. Hockey has been of fundamental importance to me throughout my life. I played...
August 11, 2022 The past several weeks have been challenging for the hockey community across Canada, with concentrated attention from the media, the federal government, the public, and members of our sport who have expressed their serious distress regarding the culture of the game. The focus of some of the displeasure has been the Hockey Canada National Equity Fund and how it has been used...
Hockey Manitoba is excited to announce the roster for the 2022-2023 Female Under-18 Program of Excellence (POE) Summer Development Camp that will take place from August 26-28, 2022 at Bell MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg. The Summer Development Camp is the third stage of the Female U18 Program of Excellence process. Following the camp, an exhibition series will be held from September 23-25, 2022 in Saskatoon,...
Hockey Manitoba has released its Calendar of Meetings, Programs and Events for the 2022 – 2023 season. EVENT DATES Under-15 WHL-POE Skills Combine August 12-13, 2022 Female U16 POE Top-40 Development Camp 2 August 26-28, 2022 Female U18 POE Summer Development Camp August 26-28, 2022 Level 4-6 Officials Re-Certification Winnipeg September 18, 2022 2022 National Coaches Week September 17-23, 2022 Female U18 POE Exhibition Tournament...
WINNIPEG, MB – Join our team! Hockey Manitoba is now hiring a Coordinator, Grow The Game. For more information and the full job posting please follow the link below. Job Posting: Coordinator, Grow The Game The application deadline for this position is Friday August 12, 2022.
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 25 players who will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton, Alta. Three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were selected by Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel, and James Boyd (Midland, Ont./Ottawa, OHL), the U20 lead for the Program of Excellence management group, with support from Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.), senior vice-president of hockey...
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has invited 142 of the nation’s top players to attend the BFL National Women’s Program selection camp, set to take place Aug. 3-14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park. The 11-day camp will bring together athletes vying for spots on Canada’s National Women’s Team, Canada’s National Women’s Development Team and Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team as a start...
CALGARY, Alta. – Twenty-three of the nation’s top young players have earned the opportunity to represent their country on home ice as part of Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, July 31-Aug. 6 at the Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer, Alta. Three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards were selected by Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel and Peter Anholt (Naicam, Sask./Lethbridge, WHL), the U18 lead for the...
WINNIPEG, MB – Three (3) Manitoba-born players from the Western Hockey League including two (2) U-16 Team MB alumni, had their names called during Round 1 of the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal, Quebec and eight (8) Manitobans were selected overall. The NHL Draft is held annually after the completion of the NHL Playoffs and brings together the thirty-two (32) teams to select the rights of the...
Hockey Manitoba official Cynthia Cote (La Broquerie) is one of six recipients of the Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Scholarship for the 2021 – 2022 season. The scholarships are awarded annually to members of the Hockey Canada Officiating Program to help offset the cost of post-secondary education, supporting their efforts to reach their university or college goals, and to reward their interest in mentoring the next...
