Male U16 High Performance

High Performance - Male - Under 16

The male Under 16 program is designed to instruct and prepare High Performance Players for future opportunities in the High Performance Program. The program consists of Zone Camps where the athletes are educated on hockey technical materials as well as athlete preparation topics.

Team BC Short List (PDF)

2011 Team BC Short List Announcement

2010 Male U16 Provincial Camp

June 30 - July 4, 2010

2010 Male Under 16 Provincial Camp Schedule Announcement

2010 Male Under 16 Provincial Camp Schedule (PDF)

2010 Male Under 16 Provincial Camp Announcement

2010 Male U16 Provincial Camp Roster (PDF)

Player Eligibility

1. Players must be BC Hockey registered and actively playing in the minor hockey association in which they are registered.

2. Players must be born in the appropriate year (1995).

3. Players must play for the zone in which they reside.

4. Players must be male.

Program Steps

1. Zone Camp Registration (“Open Camp” unlimited number of players accepted)

Registration takes place from October 15 – February 10 each season
12 goaltenders per zone camp will be selected – if registration exceeds 12 the BC Hockey District Evaluator will run a pre-camp goaltender evaluation session to select the top 12 goaltenders who will continue on in the program.

2. The Zone Camp takes place each season on the third weekend in March.

3. Twenty (20) players from each Zone Camp are selected to compete in the U16 BC Cup.

4. U16 BC Cup

Takes place every year in mid-April. 160 players are selected to participate in the U16 BC Cup (20 from each zone). The U16 BC Cup is a jamboree style tournament meaning the twenty (20) players from each zone are mixed to make eight teams.

5. U16 Provincial Camp

Takes place in early July every year. The U16 Provincial Camp consists of either 46 players (non-high performance 1 seminar years), or 68 players (high performance 1 seminar years).

Zone Classifications

Zone 1 – Kootenay

Zone 2 – Okanagan

Zone 3 – Fraser Valley

Zone 4 – Fraser River-Delta

Zone 5 – Vancouver-Squamish

Zone 6 – Vancouver Island

Zone 7 – North West

Zone 8 – North East

U16 Team BC – Western Branch Challenge, Presented by the WHL

U16 Team BC consists of the top 20 players from BC who have been identified through the five (5) steps of the male U16 program. The Western Branch Challenge, Presented by the WHL happens every non Canada Winter Games year on the last weekend of October and the first week of November.

The U16 Western Branch Challenge, Presented by the WHL is a round robin format tournament consisting of the four western branches: BC Hockey, Hockey Alberta, Saskatchewan Hockey Association and Hockey Manitoba. The final game is determined based on the round robin standings.

U16 Team BC

U16 Team BC consists of the top 20 players from BC who have been brought together as a part of the BC Hockey U16 High Performance Program. BC Hockey will identify twenty players through the five (5) program steps each Canada Winter Games (CWG) year. The CWG’s is held every four years.

The Team BC staff consists of BC’s top individuals from across BC that have participated and excelled in the Provincial male U16 and U17 High Performance programs. U16 Team BC staff will be selected each Canada Winter Games year by application to the BC Hockey Executive committee. Before heading to the Canada Winter Games, Team BC will participate in pre-staging camp that is geared towards player development, team systems and team building.

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