sigx15
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The hockey academy movement in the US seems to no longer be ignored. What was once a unique idea with Shattuck then embraced by South Kent has started to explode. With Mount Saint Charles bringing in the South Kent coaches to launch their hockey academy with the backing of Brian Boucher & Bryan Berard, they exploded in year 1 to field top 10 teams in the country with their U18, U16 & U15 teams. Now it seems like a new hockey academy is being announced all the time.
Thoughts on this movement and where it'll go from here?
Below is a list of hockey academies I'm aware of in this model. There are obviously a lot in Canada but it's exploding in the US right now especially in the Northeast. I've probably missed some academies so feel free to list some in the responses.
The movement I'm talking about are USA Hockey eligible programs so I'm leaving out the Northeast prep schools like Salisbury, Avon, Kimball Union, St Sebs, Dexter, etc. 6 players on the U17 NTDP this year are coming from hockey academies including Shattuck, MSC, Gentry & Penguins.
Current Hockey Academies
Shattuck St. Mary's, MN
South Kent Selects, CT
Mount Saint Charles, RI
Gentry Academy, MN
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, PA (Excel Hockey Academy/North Catholic Partnership)
Cylclones Hockey Academy, NH (Online Schooling)
Seacoast Performance Academy, NH (Online Schooling)
South Florida Hockey Academy, FL (St. Andrews Partnership)
Tahoe Prep Academy, CA
Nichols School, NY
Culver Academy, IN
New 2020 Hockey Academies
- Maine Nordiques, ME (Saint Dominique's School partnership) (Run by former owner of ISS Kings)
- Bishop Kearney Selects, NY (Run by Chris Collins of ROCO selects, former BC hobey baker finalist & Ryan Callahan)
- Boston Hockey Academy, MA (Matignon Partnership) (Run by Scott Fitzgerald, brother of Tom GM of NJ Devils)
- North Shore Hockey Academy (Online Schooling)
Thoughts on this movement and where it'll go from here?
Below is a list of hockey academies I'm aware of in this model. There are obviously a lot in Canada but it's exploding in the US right now especially in the Northeast. I've probably missed some academies so feel free to list some in the responses.
The movement I'm talking about are USA Hockey eligible programs so I'm leaving out the Northeast prep schools like Salisbury, Avon, Kimball Union, St Sebs, Dexter, etc. 6 players on the U17 NTDP this year are coming from hockey academies including Shattuck, MSC, Gentry & Penguins.
Current Hockey Academies
Shattuck St. Mary's, MN
South Kent Selects, CT
Mount Saint Charles, RI
Gentry Academy, MN
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, PA (Excel Hockey Academy/North Catholic Partnership)
Cylclones Hockey Academy, NH (Online Schooling)
Seacoast Performance Academy, NH (Online Schooling)
South Florida Hockey Academy, FL (St. Andrews Partnership)
Tahoe Prep Academy, CA
Nichols School, NY
Culver Academy, IN
New 2020 Hockey Academies
- Maine Nordiques, ME (Saint Dominique's School partnership) (Run by former owner of ISS Kings)
- Bishop Kearney Selects, NY (Run by Chris Collins of ROCO selects, former BC hobey baker finalist & Ryan Callahan)
- Boston Hockey Academy, MA (Matignon Partnership) (Run by Scott Fitzgerald, brother of Tom GM of NJ Devils)
- North Shore Hockey Academy (Online Schooling)
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