OUR HOCKEY PROGRAM
The Selects Hockey Program was formed in 2003 with a simple goal; to provide deserving players with an opportunity to compete against, develop and play with the top teams and players in the world.
In 2010, Selects Hockey will compete in tournaments across the world and field Spring Hockey's top teams at the '94 through '03 age levels. We are committed to working with dedicated, talented young hockey players from around the globe in their off season, and providing them with the highest level of coaching, development, education and competition. Our alumni achievements include 37 NHL Draft picks in 3 years (2007-2009), hundreds of players drafted into the CHL and over 52 players committed to NCAA hockey programs. Beyond the vast hockey accomplishments, we are proud to help nurture an environment where the players are able to learn life and leadership skills while helping them reach their athletic goals.
Our organization is unique in that it is not winter club affiliated nor parent coaches, scouted or organized as you will find with most other Spring programs. The result is a hockey environment that is free of politics where players receive no entitlements and are rewarded for effort and performance alone. Selects Hockey Spring teams (East Coast Selects-O, East Coast Selects-Q, West Coast Selects and Europe Selects) form some of the top rosters you can find in any Spring tournament in North America or Europe with out teams reaching the finals in over 77% of the events we've entered since 2003 (46 championships!). We are the only organization which holds a true tryout for players to gain entry on our teams. Our 2010 tryouts hosted over 200 top '97 birth year players across 3 tryout locations. Players are selected by an independent scouting panel of NCAA, Junior and Midget level coaches scouts and other hockey professionals.
Our commitment to helping dedicated young athletes learns the proper skill in a fun environment from top coaches has allowed us to become the premier program for player development. Selects Hockey is recognized as a "one-stop-shop" for NHL, CHL and NCAA programs alike to find tomorrow's top talent.
Yours in hockey,
Travis Howe - thowe@selectshockey.com
John St-Pierre - jstpierre@selectshockey.com
Joe Templin - jtemplin@selectshockey.com
 Selects Hockey Program- Overview & Benefits
MISSION
To provide top players with an opportunity to compete agains, develop and play with the top teams and players in the world.
» Selects Hockey is committed to developing top summer elite programs with professional hockey instructors to help young prospects become better all-around athletes and people.
» Selects Hockey works with our network of hockey partners to provide hockey programs of excellence to young prospects during the summer.
» Selects Hockey offers hockey camps in an educational setting (NCAA schools like Clarkson University in 2007 as an example) to provide a climate of "collaborative relationships" between NCAA instructors, Junior Programs, educators, NHL level instructors, staff, parents, and players.
» Selects Hockey makes the spring/summer season "a fun hockey learning environment" for all who want to take advantage of its program's offerings.
» Selects Hockey facilitates player exposure by participating in elite level events, while playing with the best players from around the world in their respective age group.
» Selects Hockey is well connected within the hockey industry and assists young prospects to choose the best route in hockey, including NCAA, Junior (Tier I and II) and Prep School programs.
» Selects Hockey coaching staff's dedication to the players goes beyond the ice and its staff is always a phone call away for any advice that might be helpful regarding a player's hockey life or otherwise.
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY - "THE 4 YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN"
Selects Hockey presents a model called "Hockey Chain Development (HCD)" that offers an elite program over 4 consecutive spring/summers giving the means and opportunities young hockey players to become mature hockey prospects. This HCD concept is well illustrated in the diagram and example below showing a four-year development program.
This "Hockey Chain Development" model uses an exciting combination of hockey camps, national and international hockey tournaments. These means shown in the diagram provides opportunities for a young hockey prospect to enjoy a "rich educational-hockey environment". Selects Hockey strongly believes that the key success components of their summer program are necessary and sufficient to move a young prospect forward as a mature top hockey prospect.
See how our alumni progressed from kids to become NHL prospects:
Nick Petrecki (San Jose Sharks)
Kevin Shattenkirk (Colorado Avalanche)
Colby Cohen (Colorado Avalanche
Selects Hockey program has proved to be one of the best spring/summer programs for young hockey prospects since 2003. Many players growing with our program are continuously ranked in the first or second round of CHL and are top USHL, NTDP and NCAA prospects. Hockey performance results show that Selects Hockey staff work in a professional and mature environment with their players. |
