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NA TEAM WILD SPRING OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

NA Prep will offer our region the best spring hockey development opportunities in 2023. We will offer three to four tournaments and eight to ten hours of player and team on-ice training. Most tournaments will be held in Canada to maximize your player's development and competition. One tournament will also be scheduled in Seattle. 

Playing on an NA Prep Competitive Spring Hockey Team offers an opportunity for young athletes to enhance their hockey skills while playing with like-minded and similarly skilled players from our community. This experience creates an environment that develops responsibility, new friendships, and lasting memories, all while growing and developing skills as a well-rounded hockey player. 

We offer two pathways for our hockey players and families within our hockey program: the Elite program and our A program. 

Our Elite path is our most competitive Spring Hockey program and is geared toward players 6 to 15 years of age.  Our teams are made up of the highest skilled (top 10%) of players for each age group from our hockey community. Most of our players play Elite level winter hockey at the top tier for their age group.  

Our A program is geared toward players 6 to 15 years of age. The team comprises the top 20-30% of our hockey community's upper-middle players for each age group. Most of our players play on A teams during the winter months. This will allow our players to compete at a higher level with players possessing similar skill sets, ambitions, and backgrounds. This program is designed to prepare players for higher levels (AAA/AA) of tier hockey.

SEASON LENGTH

Our Spring Hockey programs are offered over a 9-week period between April 1st and June 4th. Each team practices on the Thursday of a tournament week for 1.5 to 3 hours. Exhibition games may occur on Thursday evenings and tournaments run from Friday to Sunday. Our teams typically participate in four Canadian tournaments (Calgary, Banff, Canmore, or Jasper). Our teams are also scheduled to travel to Seattle for tournament play. 

REGISTRATION / EVALUATION PROCESS

Our registration process opens on November 1.  Evaluation sessions for our teams typically start a couple of weeks later, in late November (see evaluation schedule below).

Because of the growth of our program, we have changed our evaluation and selection process to accommodate our players and parents better. NA Prep is a select program; our coaching staff selects players they feel fit the team's needs. All players participating in our program have a player rating that fluctuates as their program participation continues. 

Once players are registered with us, we will roster them to a rating group. The first groups are formed in early November, and we will continue to roster players throughout this process 30 or so days from the day of registration. 

Each of our age groups typically has 1-3 separate evaluations or ID Skates. We will add additional sessions to the schedule below once we have a better idea of the number of players registered for our sessions. 

Parents must first register for the spring program on our website and pay the deposit. We will compile a draft database of players and then select players by their player rating. New players that our coaching staff has not seen can be recruited in several ways: 

  • Personal Invite

  • Midday Academy

  • NA Prep Prospect ID camps

  • Development Weekends

  • NA Prep Season Evaluations

  • Coaches Recommendation

  • Video Submission

  • Called Up from NA Prep's Development Teams

 

SPRING FEE

$1075

 

EQUIPMENT

NA Prep will provide uniforms (included in tuition: jersey, shells, socks, shorts, and shirt). 

 

ROSTER SIZE

9-12 Forwards, 6 Defensemen, and *1-2 Goalies 

 

AGE DIVISIONS

U8 (2015/2014) 

U10 Minor (2013) AAA/AA & A

U10 Major (2012) AAA/AA & A

U12 Minor (2011) AAA/AA & A

U12 Major (2010) AAA/AA & A

U14 Minor (2009) AAA/AA & A

U14 Major (2008) AAA/AA & A

 

ANTICIPATED TOURNAMENTS

 

| Home of The Champions Invitational  

(Trail, BC) April 15-17, 2023

AAA, AA Teams: 09, 10

 

| Home of The Champions Invitational 

(Fruitvale, BC) April 21-23, 2023

AAA, AA Teams: 11

 

| Deeker Cup

(Cochrane, AB) April 21-23, 2023

A Teams: 08,09,10,11,12,13,14

 

| Crushers Cup 

(Edmonton, AB) April 28-30, 2023

AAA, AA Teams: 09, 10

 

| Hunger Games 

(Airdrie, AB) May 5-7, 2023

U12 Girls Team

 

| Hunger Games 

(Airdrie, AB) May 14-16, 2023

A Teams: 10,11,12

 

| Seattle Quest for The Cup 

(Seattle, WA) May 19-21, 2023

ALL TEAMS

 

| Kozak Cup

(Cochrane, AB) May 26-28, 2023

AAA, AA Teams: 09

A Teams: 13,14

 

  | Calgary Stampede Challenge 

(Calgary, AB) June 3-5, 2023

ALL TEAMS


 

BRIEF SUMMARY OF CURRENT CANADIAN BORDER CROSSING REGULATIONS

  • Anyone entering Canada is required to have a current passport or passport card.
  • Anyone entering Canada must download the ArriveCAN app and complete the form before each arrival.
  • Everyone over the age of 12 must be fully vaccinated.
  • Anyone 5 years of age or older must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test within 72 hours of arrival, OR proof of a positive COVID-19 molecular test result between 10 and 180 days ago (PCR is required; rapid tests are not accepted).
  • You may receive a take-home COVID-19 test from the Border Patrol Agent that you will have to complete within 24 hours of arrival.

 

Visit the Canadian Government website for full detailed information:

 

Travel.gc.ca

COVID-19 PLAYER REFUND POLICY

If North American Prep cancels an entire event due to COVID-19, all players registered to play will receive a full refund of all registration fees paid to North American Prep by the team. Refunds will be paid via the same means of payment (i.e., if North American Prep was paid by credit card, a refund will be issued to that card). Refunds will be processed within two weeks of the cancelation of the event. North American Preps' decision to cancel an event will be based on directions from local public health officials and local, State, or Federal guidance.

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Jami James

Jami James

President & Hockey Director

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HOCKEY ACADEMY

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Columbia Falls, Montana  59912

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