Minnesota Hockey

2010 MN HOCKEY GIRLS ADVANCE 15 PROGRAM

Phase 1
March 22 – March 28, 2010
District Trials (Cost $70 per candidate)

Each MH District (12) will invite a minimum of 40 candidates to participate in the trials to determine the top 25 players to be selected to represent each district. Each candidate will receive 4.5 hours of ice time and a participant jersey.

Players and Coaches who have not registered with Minnesota Hockey/USA Hockey will be required to register with USA Hockey online. A copy of the USA Hockey confirmation page or IMR – Individual member registration from their local association – is required for all participants

Phase 2
March 22 - April 18, 2010 (4 Week Period)
District Team Preparation / Selection (Cost $150.00 per player)

DISTRICT TEAM PREPARATION: The top 25 players from each district will participate in 4 weeks of skills training by the district coaching staff. Each week would consist of three hours of on ice sessions (12 session hour’s total).

Twenty players will be selected for each district team (Team formed by April 18^th). Each team will receive 2 hours of practice ice.

DISTRICT TEAM PERSONNEL: Each district appoints their respective team staff. Each District Team General Manager will be responsible for collecting all fees, registering their team and having player roster completed, securing invoices for team and staff expenses. DO NOT PAY TEAM OR STAFF EXPENSE INVOICES. Team invoices along with current Minnesota Hockey reporting form must be submitted to John Perry on or before JUNE 1, 2010 for reimbursement.

Phase 3
Completed by April 25, 2010
Seeding Round

Four divisions of three teams each play a round robin preliminary two game schedule. The top two finishers in each division are seeded into an eight-team event with each team playing three games. The third place finishers are placed in a four- team round robin event also playing three games each.

Phase 4
May 1 – 2, 2010
Minnesota Hockey Spring Festival – Blaine Schwan Super Rink

One 8 -team event (1st & 2nd from each preliminary division). Each team plays three games.

One 4- team event (3rd place team from each preliminary division). Each team plays three games.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT/EVALUATION: The purpose of this entire process is for participation, development, and evaluation. Each player is expected to receive equal playing time from phase 1 until completion of the Spring Festival. A group of knowledgeable coaches will make the selections. The district team coaches will be consulted. The top 102 players will be selected for participation in the Minnesota Hockey Summer Festival. A group of alternates at each position will also be selected.

Phase 5
June 12 - 17, 2010
Minnesota Hockey Summer Camp – Mankato State University

Expense of this festival is shared equally by the participants and is based on actual cost less grants received from Minnesota Hockey (MH) and USA Hockey.

102 selected players participate in a weeklong training camp at Minnesota State University Mankato and All Seasons Arena. Housing and meals are provided.

Six teams play a round robin schedule of games, attend dry land training sessions, and classroom sessions daily. The staff at the Summer Festival will be headed by Kevin Dickie of Minnesota Hockey and will include prominent college and high school coaches teamed with current and former college hockey players to serve as coaches, role models, and counselors for each team.

Phase 6
July 22 - 28, 2010
USA Hockey National Girls Select (Advanced) 15 Development Camp -
ESL Sports Centre - Rochester, NY

6 teams (each team: 9 forwards, 6 defense, 2 goalies) = 102 players

MN Hockey will send (8 Forwards, 6 defense, 1 goalie) = 15 players

USA Hockey assesses each Player $125.00 for participation and all cost of travel. The best players in the United States from all USA Hockey Districts team up with the best coaches in the USA to participate in a player development camp. All players are evaluated for possible future participation in National USA Hockey programs.

All staff members evaluate each player and develop a watch list on the second day of the festival. Players are continually evaluated and added to the watch list. Nightly meetings are held to discuss player performances. Each team staff plus the Festival coaching staff then ranks their top 20 players. Numerical values are attached to each rank position. Final player rankings are then calculated according to their total numerical values from all evaluators. The players with the highest numbers for each position are selected to represent Minnesota Hockey at the USA Hockey National Select 15 Development Camp.

Girls Advanced 15 Director

Phone: (507) 835-4151