Hockey School Information
Important Change for 2025-2026. Hockey School will now be on Saturday Mornings at 9:15 am!
Hockey School and U7 Jersey Pickup
Wednesday October 8
6pm to 7pm in the Rec Park Main Lobby
Hockey School Ice Dates and Time
Hockey School starts
Saturday October 18, 2025 with Weekly Saturday Practices @ 9:15am-10:15am (East Pad) with coaching staff & development skills coaches from Millennium Hockey Academy
If your child will be turning 5 years old this year, you will need to choose either Hockey School or U7 when you register. Please review the information below to help you decide which program to register your child.
Hockey School (IP)
* Hockey School, also known as skating school, is for 4 year olds (b 2021). Children who are 5 years old (b 2020) can also register for hockey school if they do not have any skating skills.
* Participants are taught the basics of hockey and skating with Rich Vrataric and his instructors with the Millennium Hockey Academy. We follow the predesigned Hockey Canada program for skill building at this age.
* Hockey School is designed to teach the basics of skating, getting up from the ice, forward skating and balance.
* Hockey School will see the players always on the ice together in one group. This level is strictly about learning the skills of hockey through small area games, skill stations and is all about having fun and learning!
* Ice time for Hockey School (IP) is Saturday morning. There are no formal games.
U7
* Players turning 5 or 6 years old this year (b 2019 or 2020) can register for U7
* Players at this level are generally not in their first year of hockey, or they are new to Hockey but have some skating skills and are confident on the ice.
* U7 Participants should have basic skating skills. Children need to be able to be on the ice without a parent and must be able to fall down, stand up, move on their own and be independent on the ice.
* Ice times for U7 are Saturday and Sunday mornings, with one practice and one half ice game.
* During games, a coach is always on the ice helping the players
If you are still unsure which program that your child is best to register in, please contact our registrar by email [email protected]
Hockey School Registration
See the Registration 2025-2026 page in the REGISTRATION Menu for information on how to register your child or
Click Here. If this is your child's first time playing minor hockey, you will need to create an Hockey Canada profile.
For any other questions you may have, please see our Registration FAQ's
HERE, or contact our registrar by email
[email protected]