Male U17 High Performance

High Performance - Male - Under 17

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 Region Camps are by “Invite only.” Our BC Hockey High Performance Evaluation staff is instrumental in the process of selecting the athletes to attend the U17 BC Cup. As such, BC Hockey High Performance staff will be out in the field scouting their athletes from September to February of each season.

2012 World U17 Challenge

Team Pacific Roster (PDF)

Team Pacific Shortlist (PDF)

Program Steps

1. U17 BC Cup

Takes place every year in mid-May. One hundred-twenty (120) players are selected to compete in the U17 BC Cup. The U17 BC Cup is a jamboree style tournament meaning the 120 players are mixed to make eight (6) teams.

2. U17 Provincial/Regional Camp

Selection of players from the U17 BC CUP to attend the U17 Provincial/Regional Camp held in July of every year.

3. World U17 Challenge

Players from BC and Alberta are selected to form Team Pacific and compete against five (5) international teams and four (4) other regional teams (Team West, Team Ontario, Team Quebec, and Team Atlantic).

Region Classifications

Region 1 – Vancouver Island-Central Coast

Region 2 – Kootenay/Okanagan

Region 3 – Lower Mainland

Region 4 – North

Brendan Gallagher, Team Pacific 2009 Ryan Harrison, Team Pacific 2009

Team Pacific

Team Pacific consists of the top players from British Columbia and the 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 players through the talent identification and training program each Team Pacific year, held every non-Canada Winter Games Season.

The 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 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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