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 Region Camps where the athletes are educated on hockey technical materials as well as athlete preparation topics.

2012 Male U16 Region Camps	BC Hockey Championships Bantam Tentative End Dates
Island Region - Schedule (TBA) March 30, 2012 - April 1, 2012 Cowichan Lake Sports Arena	Tier 1: Kamloops Competition ends – March 21
Okanagan/Kootenay Region - Schedule (TBA) March 30, 2012 - April 1, 2012 OHS Training Centre (OHSTC), Penticton	Tier 2: Rossland/Trail Competition ends – March 21
Lower Mainland Region - Schedule (TBA) March 29, 2012 (Goalie Pre-Camp) March 30, 2012 - April 1, 2012 Langley Twin Rinks	Tier 3: Burnaby Winter Club Competition ends – March 23
North Region - Schedule (TBA) March 30 - April 1, 2012 Vanderhoof, BC	Tier 4: Vanderhoof Competition ends – March 21

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 (1997).

3. Players must play for the region in which their parents reside.

4. Players must be male.

Program Steps

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

Registration takes place from December 1 – March 10 each season
A pre-camp goaltender identification session will be held prior to the Region Camp, if the District Evaluator deems it necessary. This evaluation will be based on camp registration numbers.

2. The Region Camps take place each season in either March or April.

3. One hundred-sixty (160) players are selected from Region Camps to compete in the U16 BC Cup.

4. U16 BC Cup

Takes place every year in mid-April. One hundred-sixty (160) players are selected to participate in the U16 BC Cup. The U16 BC Cup is a jamboree style tournament meaning the 160 players are mixed to make eight (8) teams.

5. U16 Provincial Camp

Takes place in early July every year. The U16 Provincial Camp consists of two (2) teams.

Region Classifications

Region 1 – Vancouver Island-Central Coast

Region 2 – Kootenay/Okanagan

Region 3 – Lower Mainland

Region 4 – North

U16 Team BC – Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, 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 Canada U16 Challenge Cup, Presented by the WHL happens every non Canada Winter Games year on the last weekend of October and the first week of November.

Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, 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.

Male Under 16 Program

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