PROGRAMMING

What a busy summer it has been at the rink, but now things are about to ramp up even more as we all get ready for the new minor hockey season!

We are officially launching our September/pre-season programming. There is A LOT of stuff below, so I’ll keep it concise and include links for everything so that you can see more details. If you have any unanswered questions please don’t hesitate to reach out:

• Call us at 705-522-3132
• Email us at info@northernhockeyacademy.ca
• Message us on Facebook or Instagram

Here we go:

• First, a friendly reminder that the first Tuesday in September is a PA Day! We have two day camps running that day – our traditional PA Day Multi-Sport Camp and our U9 Try-Out Prep Combine. Both camps run from 8:30-3:30 and will see the kids on the ice for a couple of hours and on the sport court as well.

Now, on to the September programming. I’ll list the offerings by category to make things easy to find what you’re looking for:

Shooting with Dan Lichterman:

• We have a 4 week class on Wednesday evenings starting September 3^rd.
• We also have a 3 week class on Sunday afternoons starting September 7^th.
• Meanwhile, on both Saturday, September 6^th and Saturday, September 20^th we have a 1.5 hour shooting clinic that will also see your child get a stick assessment (giving you the specs for their ideal curve, lie, flex, height, weight, etc.) and Pro Am will be onsite with some over-stocked sticks on clearance plus the latest and greatest.

PEP (Power Edge Pro) with Jad Beljo:

• Jad will be running a 4 week class on Tuesday evenings starting September 9^th.
• He will also be running a separate 4 week class on Friday evenings starting September 5^th.
• And we will have three drop in sessions on September 3^rd, 10^th and October 1^st. Sign up for as many of these as you’d like.

Please note, PEP classes are for REP level players only please.

Body Contact Prep:

Entering your first year of body contact or looking to get more comfortable on the ice? We have a class for each on Friday evenings starting September 5^th:

• Intro to body contact
• Advanced checking

Girls Only Skill Development with Maddy Papineau:

• Thursdays at 4pm Maddy will instruct U11 aged girls in a 4 week class starting September 11^th. Elite U9 aged girls are also welcome.
• Then Maddy will work with the U13/U15 group later on Thursdays at 6pm, also starting on September 11^th (final session on October 2^nd will be at 8pm).

Intensive Learn to Skate:

This is not your typical ‘Canskate’ program. These Saturday/Sunday sessions will run all month for a group of just 8 kids, with Maddy Papineau and Hunter Brazier instructing them on fast tracking their learn to skate journey to have these new skaters ready to go for the start of their minor hockey season.

Power Skating:

• We have a Saturday/Sunday 8 session power skating class running throughout the month for 6-9 year olds looking to get to the next level with their skating. This is geared mostly toward kids who have a good grasp on the basics and are looking to strengthen their skating skills.
• For the older kids we also have a 4 session class on Thursdays at 8pm, open to 10-14 year olds.

Defense Specific Shooting & Puck Handling:

This new class will be run by both Dan Lichterman and Tyler Shaw on Monday evenings and is designed specifically for defensemen looking to elevate their offensive contributions while sharpening puck control under pressure. There are offerings for both:

• U10 / U11 / U12 aged kids, and
• U13 & up

Traditional Skill Development Class:

• We will have a U10 / U11 specific skill development class running on weeknights in September. Have a close look at the schedule as the days/times vary a little bit.
• On Saturdays we will also have a U7 skill development class. Kids should have a grasp on basic skating and puck handling if they are going to join.

Other available times for rentals, privates, or small group sessions:

Contact Stacey at 705-522-3132 or info@northernhockeyacademy.ca to book some of these times (this is not a comprehensive list, but ice is limited):

• Weekday daytime privates – we can do a private lesson at any time, but our 8am, 12pm and 2pm times are very popular.
• We have some weekday at 3pm availability, but it won’t last long.
• Saturdays and Sundays in the afternoon we have Tyler Shaw available for instruction. We may still book in some classes for any groups we missed above (U9, U13, etc.) but we’d really like to fill his afternoon with small groups of 4-8 kids. The rate for this is $325+HST, just divide that by how many kids you’d like to bring out (8 would be the max with just one instructor).
• 7 am on Sundays is open and Maddy Papineau and Hunter Brazier could be available if you want to ruin their Saturday nights, lol…

• Our traditional goalie development sessions with a max of 8 goalies and 4 instructors, working on a variety of different skills.
• Matty is also bringing back his popular Goalie Power Skating sessions.
• And finally, with the popularity of the power skating classes, Matty has decided to offer even more specialized classes – check out sessions such as ‘Crease Control’, ‘Chaos & Screens’, ‘Tracking’, ‘Rebounds & Recovery’, and more!

Dryland Training Sessions:

On weekends we are considering running some dryland conditioning on the sport court with Maddy Papineau leading. If you would like to book your team for this, or if you are interested in signing up for a class please let us know. We’d like to gauge interest before launching.

Enjoy the rest of summer, have a great weekend!

Team NHA