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New Look Great 8 Festival Kicks Off HP Season

By Minnesota Hockey, 03/27/17, 2:00PM CDT

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St. Paul, MN – March 27, 2017 – Minnesota Hockey, in conjunction with CCM and the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association (MHCA), announced today the kickoff of the 2017 CCM Minnesota Hockey High Performance season beginning Friday, March 31. The CCM Minnesota Hockey HP programs are designed to train, develop and identify the best players in Minnesota and to provide top players from each district or section the chance to play with and against the best players in the state.

The action kicks off this weekend with the Ted Brill Great 8 at Doug Woog Arena in South St. Paul and the High Performance 16 & 17 Festivals at Plymouth Ice Arena in Plymouth beginning Friday.

For over 35 years, the Ted Brill Great 8 has provided high school seniors the opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities to coaches and scouts from junior, collegiate and professional teams. This year, the event has a new format. The tournament’s eight teams will consist of four teams selected from Senior players, and another four teams, referred to as HP 18’s, determined from Junior players born in 1999. The Senior and HP 18 teams will be formed according to paired high school sections (Sections 1 & 3, Sections 2 & 6, Sections 4 & 5 and Sections 7 & 8).  

Organized by the MHCA and Minnesota Hockey, the Ted Brill Great 8 is designated as a national development program by USA Hockey. Players are evaluated by qualified personnel, and 40 are selected to represent Minnesota in the Boys’ CCM National Invitational Tournament April 20 through 23 in Plymouth, MN.

Rosters and a schedule for the Ted Brill Great 8 can be found here.

 “We are very excited for an action packed weekend featuring our state’s best high school hockey players,” said CCM Minnesota Hockey HP Director, Mike MacMillan. “The new format for the Ted Brill Great 8 has allowed us to highlight the top upperclassmen as they work toward the next chapter in their hockey careers. Each year, Minnesota produces the most Division 1 hockey players in the country and our CCM High Performance Programs provide the opportunity for those coaches and scouts to see our top players perform.”

CCM Minnesota Hockey High Performance events for the top hockey players will continue throughout the spring and summer according to this schedule:

Event Date Location
CCM Boys HP Final 54 / CCM NIT April 20th - 23rd Plymouth, MN
CCM Girls HP Final 54 / CCM NIT April 20th - 23rd Edina, MN
CCM Boys HP 15 Festival April 21st - 23rd Plymouth, MN
CCM Girls HP 15 Festival April 21st - 23rd Edina, MN
CCM Boys & Girls HP 14 Festival April 21st - 23rd Duluth, MN
CCM HP 15 Summer Girls Camp June 10th - 15th St.Cloud, MN
CCM HP 14 Summer Girls Camp June 11th - 15th St.Cloud, MN
CCM HP 15 Summer Boys Camp June 17th - 22nd St.Cloud, MN
CCM HP 14 Summer Boys Camp June 18th - 22nd St.Cloud, MN
CCM HP 15 National Prep Camp July 5th - 7th Blaine, MN
CCM HP Model Camp July 24th - 28th Minneapolis, MN
CCM HP Dave Peterson Goalie Camp Aug. 3rd-6th St.Cloud, MN
CCM HP Tier 1 Tryouts August (Dates TBD) Various Sites

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