STU Tommies NEXT STEP All-Female Hockey School

Registrations are now being accepted for this year’s STU Tommies Next Step All-Female Hockey School. The school will run July 4-8 at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink. Limited space is available.

Novice (Recreational) - 7:30 am - 11:30 am 
One hour of ice, one hour of class, one dry land session each daily. 
$250

Atom/Peewee (Recreational)
Peewee/Bantam (Competitive)
Bantam-Midget (Advanced)
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Two hours of ice, two class sessions, two dry-land sessions and catered lunch daily.
$375

All groups will be led by a member of the St. Thomas Women’s Hockey Program, and instructors will feature St. Thomas coaching staff as well as members of the team and other guest coaches. All participants will receive a hockey training shirt and jersey. 

Please note that the groups are subject to change subject to numbers and skill levels. Please see the registration form link below.

Cheque payable to: St. Thomas Women’s Hockey School
Mail or drop off: 65 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5G3

For further information, please contact Peter Murphy at 452-0539 or pmurphy@stu.ca.

Registration Form
http://stualumni.isetevents.com/uploads/attachments/147411/stu_womenshockey_regform_proof3.pdf.

Accommodations 

One room with two single beds and 1 bath
$41.37 / night or $150.44 / week

Please contact St Thomas Conference Services at (506) 460-0328. Please mention your attendance at the St Thomas Women’s Hockey School to receive this rate.

Note: Accommodations are completely separate from the school as there will be no supervision at the Conference Centre.


Also check out this "public event" on facebook.  Kayla Blackmore, Renata Mastna, Amanda Burns, and Jordan Miller are expected to be instructors this summer and we may see a few special guests show up.

STU Hockey schools set to go for summer 2011

The following information is from STU Athletics. 

The St. Thomas Tommies are offering summer and pre-season hockey schools at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink.

Summer Hockey School - July 11-15

The Summer Hockey School runs from July 11 to July 15. There will be two ice sessions daily (at the beginning and end of each day) along with off-ice and classroom sessions. 

• Novice (born 2003-2004) runs 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, registration is $300
• Atom (born 2001-2002) runs from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, registration is $300
• Power skating and goalie clinic (ages 11 to 14) runs from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm, registration is $115

Players are to bring their own lunch.
The 2011 Junior Tommies players receive a $20 discount for the summer hockey school.

Pre-Season Hockey School - Aug. 29-Sept. 2 

The Pre-Season Hockey School will take place August 29 to Sept. 2 at a cost of $115.

• Novice (born 2003-2004) runs 10:30 am to 11:45 am
• Atom (born 2001-2002) runs 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
• Pee Wee (born 1999-200) runs 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm

Limited space is available. 
Some exceptions may apply on the age groups.
Sing up for the Summer and Pre-Season Hockey Schools and save $20.

For more information, call 460-0378 or mhockey@stu.ca. 

Registration forms are available HERE. 

Tommies hockey school in full swing

From the Daily Gleaner:

The first of what Eagles says will be an annual hockey school put on by the Tommies for area youngsters between the ages of 7-12 has been going on this week at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink.

Fifty-five youngsters from the city and surrounding areas such as Minto, Stanley, Sussex, etc. signed up for the week-long school that is being held in advance of the annual pre-season camp STU puts on for local teams at the end of August.

Tommies hockey school has openings

According to today's Gleaner:

The St. Thomas Tommies Summer Hockey School, which runs July 6-10 at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink has openings in the 7-9 p.m. and 10-12 year-old age groups. For more information, contact Mike Eagles at 460-0378 or email meagles@stu.ca.

Tommies hockey schools ready to roll

Call it what you will, gender equality - progressive thinking - good marketing, but St. Thomas University is moving in the right direction with the creation of men's and women's hockey school programs this summer.

This isn't meant to politicize the issue but I know that Mike Power would be pleased with the addition of the Lady's school at STU. Let's be honest, a men's hockey school is not a new concept for Fredericton but a high level women's school is something that has been non-existent for far too long. Kudos to Peter Murphy and Mike Eagles.

St. Thomas University will be an all girls' school July 13-17.

That's when Tommies' women's hockey coach Peter Murphy will run the first all-female hockey school in New Brunswick. It's part of STU's 'Next Step' program, with the instructional components based on Murphy's eight years of experience with Hockey New Brunswick's high performance program.

For the men.

STU's first venture into the hockey school business takes place the week before,
July 6-10 when Mike Eagles and friends conduct the STU Tommies Summer Hockey School.

Eagles and his assistant coach with the men's hockey team, Brad Shepard, will lead the STU Tommies Hockey School out of the Lady Beaverbrook Rink.

Entire DG Article: Gender equality for STU hockey school
For more information: St. Thomas hockey schools - Full information

St. Thomas Tommies Hockey School a Success

From the Daily Gleaner's Letters to the Editor (scroll down a bit):

Bravo, Tommies, for good work with young hockey hopefuls

Re: St. Thomas University hockey school

Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of following my twin grandsons through the hockey school conducted by St. Thomas University.

One hundred and thirty-three young players of novice, atom and peewee age groups were put through a strenuous program of skating, puck-handling and shooting skills by the Tommies players in a style and with expertise they had never before experienced.

As they eagerly worked through their newly taught drills one day and learned new ones the next, the open-eyed joy of accomplishment, participation and pure, old-fashioned fun was evident on each and every young face.

Each youngster was made to feel as though he were the only hockey player on the ice, as the Tommies players worked with them one on one, as required, with patience and a friendly approach.

Goaltenders benefited equally, as they toiled happily through drills and skills pertinent to their position, skillfully taught by experts of the trade.

In addition to head coach Mike Eagles, the Tommies players were: David Crossman, Scott Judson, Mitch Price, Jason Rinsler, Justin Roy, Wes Welcher, Cory Banfield, Eric Trembly Devon Praught, Matt Foster, Jason Cassidy, Andrew Estey, Ryan Murphy, Brad Gallant and Jeremy Turgeon.

Goaltender coaches were Ben MacFarland, Guillaume Miszczak Matt Davis. Hovering behind the scenes and making things run smoothly was the ever-present Doc Feeney.

Well done guys. You have done yourselves, STU and the game of hockey proud. Along the way you have made 133 youngsters happy and better hockey players for the experience.

You have also made this old alumnus very, very proud.

William H. Gillen

Keswick Ridge, N.B.

Kudos to Coach Eagles, players, and staff for a job well done!