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The BC Hockey Male Under 17 High Performance Program is an introduction to International High Performance Hockey which involves a series of short term camps and competitions just as our national teams are exposed to at a higher level. In addition, the Under 17 program is a pre-cursor to the well-established Hockey Canada Program of Excellence, consisting of Canada’s Under 18, World Junior and Men’s National Teams.

The Male U17 High Performance Program is specifically designed for first-year Midget-aged players currently playing Midget or Junior hockey.  All District Camps are by “Invite only.” Our BC Hockey High Performance Evaluation staff is instrumental in the process of selecting 46 athletes to attend each District Camp.  As such, BC Hockey High Performance staff will be out in the field scouting their selections to camp from September to February of each season.  

2008 District Selection Camp Information:

District 1 – Kootenay – Camp Schedule (PDF)
District 2 – Thompson-Okanagan – Camp Schedule (PDF)
District 3 – Fraser Valley – Camp Schedule(PDF)
District 4 – Greater Vancouver - Camp Schedule(PDF)
District 5 – Vancouver Island – Camp Schedule(PDF)
District 6 – North – Camp Schedule(PDF)

Program Steps

1. District Camps (276 players – invite only) take place each season on the final weekend in March.

2. District Teams (six teams) are comprised of 20 Players selected from each District Camp.

3. BC Cup (120 total players selected from District Camp – the six District Teams) takes place either on the last weekend of April or first weekend in May of each season.

4. Provincial Development Camp (46 players selected from BC Cup) takes place July or August each season.

5. World U17 Challenge or Canada Winter Games

• World U17 Challenge: 11 players will be selected from Provincial Camp to form Team Pacific. These players will join 11 additional players selected from Alberta. This team will compete at the World U17 Hockey Challenge against the best players in their age division from across Canada and other countries.
• Canada Winter Games: 20 players will be selected from Provincial Camp to form Team BC. This team will compete at the Canada Winter Games against the best players in their age division from across Canada. The Canada Winter Games occurs every four years (2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015)

District Classifications

District 1 – Kootenays
District 2 – Thompson-Okanagan
District 3 – Fraser Valley
District 4 – Greater Vancouver
District 5 – Vancouver Island
District 6 – North

Team BC

Team BC consists of the 20 top players from British Columbia who have been brought together as part of the BC Hockey U17 High Performance Program.  BC Hockey will identify twenty players through the talent identification and training program each Canada Winter Games year, held every four years. 

Similar to Team Pacific, the 20 players selected from BC will be identified, evaluated, and trained through the male U17 High Performance Program which acts as the province's talent identification and training program for player representation on Canada's national teams.

Players will be evaluated throughout the season during play with their club teams. Based on their performance, players will be invited to attend a district camp in their respective area for selection to their District Team. The District Teams then compete at the BC Cup and from the BC Cup approx 46 players are invited to provincial camp. At the provincial camp, players will compete for one of 20 spots on Team BC.

The Team BC staff consists of our province’s top individuals from around BC that have also progressed and excelled through the Provincial U16/U17 Programs.  Team BC staff will be selected each Canada Winter Games year by application to the BC Hockey Executive and High Performance Committees.

Prior to heading to the Canada Winter Games, Team BC will also participate in both a Christmas Camp and Pre-staging Camp. These camps are specifically geared towards player development, team systems and team building.

Team Pacific

Team Pacific consists of the 11 top players from British Columbia and the 11 top players from Alberta who have been identified through the BC Hockey U17 High Performance Program and the U17 Team Alberta Program. BC Hockey will identify the 11 players through the talent identification and training program each Team Pacific year, held every non-Canada Winter Games Season. 

Similar to Team BC, the 11 players selected from BC will be identified, evaluated, and trained through the male U17 High Performance Program which acts as the province's talent identification and training program for player representation on Canada's national teams.

Players will be evaluated throughout the season during play with their club teams. Based on their performance, players will be invited to attend a district camp in their respective area for selection to their District Team. The District Teams then compete at the BC Cup and from the BC Cup approx 46 players are invited to provincial camp. At the provincial camp players will compete for one of 11 spots on Team Pacific that will compete at Hockey Canada’s World U17 Hockey Challenge. The World U17 Hockey Challenge consists of four other Canadian teams (West, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic) and five other national teams from the USA, Slovakia, Russia, Czech Republic and Finland.

The Team Pacific staff consists of our Province’s top individuals from around BC and Alberta that have also progressed and excelled through the Provincial U16/U17 Programs. Team Pacific Staff will be selected each World U17 Hockey Challenge year by application to the BC Hockey Executive and High Performance Committees.

Prior to heading to the World U17 Hockey Challenge, the players form BC and Alberta will participate in both a Christmas Camp and Pre-staging Camp. These camps are specifically geared towards player development, team systems and team building.

In the last five events, Team Pacific has walked away with a bronze medal and 4 silver medals. This is an accomplishment that BC Hockey is very proud of.

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