Summer is here and signups for the Evolution Hockey Academy have begun. This is a ten week comprehensive program for AA players or higher. Featuring twenty of the most accomplished NCAA, ACHA, and Junior coaches from across the country. This program will accept only elite players and is meant to raise your game to the next level. Below you will find program details, as well as information regarding enrollment.

Evolution will feature a four day per week schedule:

• Monday: Classroom session, off-ice workout, and private lesson rotation

• Tuesday: Skill development practice with Wolfe Hockey Instructors and off-ice workout

• Wednesday: Practice led by that week’s guest coach followed by an off-ice workout

• Thursday: Full game (with referee) which will be evaluated by the guest coach and taped for review at a later time. Written evaluations will be presented to each player at the end of the program. The scrimmage will be followed by a question and answer session for both parents and players with the guest coach.

Program Costs

• Evolution Hockey Academy: $3600
• Early registration (before May 1): $3400
• College Players (must have played one season in college): $2000
• In order for the tuition to be prorated due to a pre-planned vacation, dates must be submitted at the time of payment or before June 20, 2011.

Additional Information

• Year round College and Career counseling, all Wolfe Hockey Development staff is full time.

• 45 Ice Sessions (30 Evolution Skates, 10 skill sessions, 5 CDC/Pro Exposure sessions)

• Monday classroom sessions will consist of: Lectures by Dr. David McDuff (sports psychologist), Nutrition lectures by Heather Wolfe (M.S.), College Guidance (resume building, college interview lectures, lessons on physical appearance and how to approach target schools), and Game film review (from Thursday games)

• The Monday sessions will also feature a rotation of private lessons at Wolfe Hockey’s Ice Den, located at The Gardens Ice House. These sessions will focus on individual skills necessary to raise your game to the next level.

• Each player along with their parents will have mid-term meetings with program staff in order to track progress and plan for the future. Further meetings will be available upon request.

• With your enrollment in Evolution Hockey Academy you will also receive admittance to the Collegiate Development Camp (CDC) at The Gardens Ice House. This three day program features coaches from Middlebury, Hobart, Skidmore, The Kent School, and others.

• Each student will receive a workout plan at the beginning of the program that features hockey specific exercises. This program has been created by Nick Wells, strength & conditioning coach of the UMass Lowell men’s hockey team.

• Workouts will be held at the Wellness for Life Fitness Center located at The Gardens Ice House, as well as on the fields adjacent to The Gardens Ice House.

• Pool workouts will also be worked into this program in order for students to get a full range of training.

• All workouts will be in an effort to prepare each student for their future careers, focusing on lifts and exercises which they will encounter at the next level.

• Minimum age requirement is 14 years old or a 1996 birth date.

• Wolfe Hockey Development’s Pro Hockey Exposure camp is also included for all college players.

• An Ice Pass for the new Wolfe Hockey Ice Den will also be included.  This Ice Pass is good for the three months of the program, allowing for three hours per day of open ice.

Evolution Guest Coaches/Instructors

• Cam Elsworth (Sioux City, USHL)
• Mark Dennehy (Merrimack, DI Hockey East)
• Bobby Ferraris (Mercyhurst, DI Atlantic Hockey)
• Jamie Harrington (Colorado College, DII ECAC East)
• Jason Lammers (Colorado College, DI ECAC East)
• Bill Beaney (Middlebury, DIII NESCAC)
• Neil Sinclair (Skidmore, DIII ECAC East)
• Mark Taylor (Hobart, DIII ECAC West)
• Matt Herr (Kent Prep School, DI)
• John Dawson (Middlebury, Assistant coach)
• Doug Wright (St. Michaels, DIII ECAC East)
• Aaron Saul (Elmira College, DIII ECAC West)
• Ed Slusher (Towson, DI ACHA)
• Pat Fung (Penn State, DI ACHA)
• Jon Mahafee  (UMBC, DI ACHA)
• Troy Govig (Washington Jr. Nationals, AJHL)
• More to be added!

Application Process

Send an email to Russell Smith with the following information:

• Include a four years hockey resume
• 3 references with contact information
• 4 teams that you wish to play for in the next 4 years
• Paragraph stating why you want to be in the program
• Parents interested in billeting? Contact us for details.
• Students will be required to submit school transcripts, 4 years of GPA, SAT or ACT or PSAT scores once accepted

*Upon review of your background we will send you an application and program itinerary for the entire summer.