Best Hockey clinics/camps-Bantam girl?

[kashmunnie73]

...anyone have strong opinion/experience on/with any specific programs...either residential-summer or itinerant programs visiting local rinks? BTW...what's the "preprepshowcase.com" thing...Stoneham, Mas Aug 6-8 for $250 boys and girls? BTW.,..this week's American Hockey mag does a lisitng of clinics. kash

[goalie8pucks]

I always like the Dartmouth Camp which is three weeks. The first week is a one week residential camp which is normally for "good" hockey players. The second two weeks is also a residential camp but it is geared more toward the "elite" level hockey player. The preprepshowcase is run tournament style and it is where prep school coaches come to try to "recruit" players who will apply to their schools. If nothing else, it is fun for the kids and it also give them an opportunity to skate with kids they normally wouldn't be on teams with. It's worth the money just for the fun and they do get exposure.

[SKATNMIASOV]

I have heard great things about the Dartmouth camp. Those I know who have attended are pleased in every aspect of the camp and return each year.

[radicalride50]

Digit Murphy runs an excellent camp for high school aged girls. There are coaches from very good division one schools. She has a optional showcase at the end of the week. This is a boarding camp also.

[kashmunnie73]

...where is Digit Murphy's camp?.....is the Dartmouth camp similiar to/same as( run by the same people?) as the Norwich Univ camp. Anybody know much about the 'boot camp" approach at Merrimack College? The prep show case is for younger kids ('89-91 births) not PG-type players right? On a flyer...anyone know anything about hockey camps in Europe? BTW...what's the best skating sytem clinic?..L.Stamm's? thx, kash

[kwhrs]

www.gchockey.com

Greg Carter European Hockey School is primarily based near Concord Mass. at the Valley Sports Arena, home of the Assabet Girls program. There are several sessions all over the country. It is a Co-ed program for the most part. Go to Web site for details. Greg Coaches the 14 and under (Formerly the 15 and under and 4 time defending National champions) girls team for Assabet as well as running the weekly skills clinics. Really good stuff.

[lovetowatch]

digit murphy is the head coach at brown. my daughter attended both hockey night in boston and the festival portion of digit's camp which consisted of three games. hands down, digit's festival provided better competition and a chance to interact with college coaches. along with digit, harvard head coach katey stone, umn's assistant coach brad frost, and northeastern's assistant coach mike cox were among some of the on ice coaches during the festival last year. plus, several college coaches came and watched the games. this would be an excellant option for a pg player.

my daughter has also attended both laura stamm and greg carter camps. greg's camp was and is her favorite. his camp is fast paced and provides a great workout. i know digit's camp is filling fast. you can learn more by simply going to the brown website www.brown.edu look under women's hockey and click on summer hockey program. hope that helps!

[moxie]

Kash did not give an age range which is important. The Dartmouth (Elite Hockey Training Centers) has different camps covering ages 8-18 whereas the Brown (Digit Murphy Hockey School) is for ages 14-18 only. There are also other college based camps such as the one Melody Davidson runs at Cornell (ages 12 and up) and the one Jeff Kampersal runs at Princeton (ages 14-18). There is also one at Hamilton College (ages 10-19) which is a 12 day boarding camp for the same price as most 6 day camps. The preprep showcase is for birth years 89, 90 and 91.

IMO, ice time and instruction is what's most important for the younger/good players and the overall level of play is most important for the elite players.

Here are some web addresses:

http://www.elitehockeycamps.com/Girls.html
http://www.athletics.cornell.edu/camps/icehockey_girls.html
http://facilities.princeton.edu/conference/sports_camps.htm
http://www.hamilton.edu/athletics/summercamps.html
http://www.preprepshowcase.com/icehockey.htm

[eastman]

Cutting Edge camp in Ct has a college week in August where on-ice instructors are college coaches from D1 and D3 schools.On the last day a game is played and last year there were reps from 25 schools in attendance. Limited openings however and fills up quickly.

[kashmunnie73]

...saw the Hamilton brochure...is that a new camp? kash

[moxie]

Kash, I mentioned the age because Bantam can be confusing. Not only could a younger player be playing up, not all teams are called the same. Some associations like the CT Polar Bears call their '87 and younger team Bantam while others call it 16U and in Canada it would be Midget (birth year '86 and younger). Bantam in Canada is '89 and younger which is the age group the Polar Bears call Peewee. You get the idea.

I heard about the Hamilton College girls' camp from Dave Clausen, former Bowdoin assistant and now head coach at Utica College, who has worked at the camp for a couple of years. I believe the girls' camp has been around since the late 1990's. Their boys' camp has been around much longer. The Hamilton camp offers the usual 3 sessions per day and off-ice sessions which for 13 days is great for development and a great value, but for the very good 16 year old, I'd look to where the other top players are going - which seems like Dartmouth and Brown.

[kashmunnie73]

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[blueline]

Kash--

I'll throw in another vote for the Dartmouth Elite Camp. If your daughter is 13, it shouldn't matter whether she's in the older or younger group (although the older group has, in my experience, been stronger, even adjusting for age). The coaching is excellent, the girls get great exposure to college players (acting as counselors), and the competitive level is high. And yes, it is the same program as that at Norwich--they use both sites.

As to showcases, my experience has been that they are best approached once in HS. Two that I would recommend arw the NAHA Tournament in Burlington, and Prospects in Toronto. Competition is strong, scout attendence is high, and they're shorter and cheaper than HNIB (which I've also done.)

Good Luck

[franeepack]

I think Mercyhurst and Niagara have camps. The Mercyhurst camp is for more experienced players.