REVAMPS ANNOUNCED TO FEMALE HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

by Hockey PEI Communications // @HockeyPEI // Monday, January 30th, 2023

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE - The Atlantic Hockey branches have approved changes to the Female High Performance Program that will include the addition of a Female Under-14 program, at the 2023 Atlantic Challenge Cup.

The Atlantic Challenge Cup is an annual tournament held on thanksgiving weekend where the Atlantic branches (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland & Labrador) compete against each other in 4 separate age divisions, Female & Male Under 14, Male Under 15 and Female Under 16. The process of selecting Team Prince Edward Island to compete at the 2023 Atlantic Challenge Cup will begin April 13 -16 at our HPP Spring Camp in Summerside, PEI.

With the creation a Female Under-14 High Performance Program, adjustments will also be made to the Female Under-18 High Performance Program and Team Atlantic. Team Atlantic will be competing at the 2023 National Under-18 Female Championship November 2023 in Dawson Creek, BC. Team Atlantic staff will evaluate the upcoming Canada Games in PEI, as well as evaluations from the 2022 Atlantic Challenge Cup to select players for the upcoming Team Atlantic Summer Camp.

In 2024 the Under-18 Female division will begin competing in an Atlantic Under-18 Tournament, which will be held in the Spring each year. This tournament will serve as the first step in the process of the selecting Team Atlantic in non-Canada Games years. Below is a critical path for U18 Female High Performance athletes.

Under 18 Female High-Performance Critical Path

Team Atlantic 2023 (2006 & 2007 Birth Year)

• January 2023 – Staff applications distributed

• February 2023 – Staff selected

• February/March 2023 – Canada Winter Games

• May 2023 – Summer Camp Roster Announcement

• July 2023 – Team Atlantic Summer Camp (St. FX, Nova Scotia)

• September 2023 – Team Atlantic Roster Announcement

• November 2023 – National U18 Female Championship (Dawson Creek, BC)

Team Atlantic 2024 (2007 & 2008 Birth Year)

• December 2023 – Hockey PEI Under 18 Development Camp

• January 2024 – Staff applications distributed

• February 2024 – Team Atlantic 2024 staff selected.

• April / May 2024 – Atlantic Under 18 Tournament

• May 2024 – Team Atlantic Summer Camp Roster Announcement

• July/August 2024 – Team Atlantic Summer Camp

• September 2024 – Team Atlantic Roster Announcement

• November 2024 – National U18 Female Championship

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For further information, please contact:

Kris MacPhee

Technical Director

Hockey PEI

kris@hockeypei.com