HOCKEY MANITOBA Manitoba Player Development Model Shayne Wiebe - 2007 Canada Games U-17 Silver Medalists ADDRESSES & CONTACTS List of Contacts and Addresses Hockey Manitoba Peter Woods, Executive Director 217 – 200 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4M2 Tel: (204) 925-5757 Fax: (204) 925-5761 Email: [email protected] www.hockeymanitoba.mb.ca Western Hockey League Ron Robison, Commissioner #1 - 3030 Sunridge Way N.E. Calgary, Alberta T1Y 7K4 Tel: (403) 693-3030 Fax: (403) 693-3031 Email: [email protected] www.whl.ca Manitoba Junior Hockey League Kim Davis, Commissioner 14 Shorecrest Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 1N2 Tel: (204) 488-1227 Fax: (204) 488-1119 Email: [email protected] www.mjhlhockey.ca Manitoba Midget Hockey League Jack Forsyth, Commissioner PO Box 163 Hartney, Manitoba ROM OXO Tel: (204) 858-2283 Fax: (204) 858-2108 Email: [email protected] www.mbaaa.ca 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hockey Manitoba — Page 5 Program of Excellence — Philosophy Directors Cup and POE Selection Process Manitoba Player Development Model — Page 7 Mission Statement Objectives Questions Players Might Ask Questions Parents Might Ask Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League — Page 13 Mandate Player Eligibility Player Releases/Transfers Affiliation of Players to MMHL Teams Financial Obligations Equipment Travel To and From Home Member Clubs Manitoba Junior Hockey League — Page 16 Mandate Player and Team Responsibilities Education Safety and Performance Policy Player Eligibility Comparison to Western Junior A Leagues Trades Player Cards Approved by Hockey Manitoba Number of 20 year olds Released Players Returning from the WHL Affiliation List Financial Responsibilities/Equipment Member Clubs Western Hockey League — Page 23 Mission Statement WHL Bantam Draft WHL Player Protected List Players/Definition of an Import Trades 20 Year Old List Affiliated Players Commitments and Expectations Financial Responsibilities/Equipment/Travel Inappropriate Conduct/Education Member ClubsIntroduction 3 INTRODUCTION The Manitoba Player Development Model Parent Manual is a collabora- tion involving the stakeholders that include Hockey Manitoba, the Mani- toba AAA Midget Hockey League, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. The Player Development Model is designed to provide reliable and consistent information to parents of young Manitoba players and will answer questions they may have as their children progress through the hockey development system. As the relationship grows between the partners, the vision to expand our focus to encompass not only on the players and their development, but also officials, coaches and trainers. Tyler Mistelbacher Winnipeg Saints - MJHL 4 HOCKEY MANITOBA Program of Excellence Philosophy The Hockey Manitoba Program of Excellence (POE) for players Under 17 years of age was introduced in 1988 and since that time the pro- gram has been instrumental in the development of some of our prov- inces most promising athletes. The POE or Under 17 program was de- signed to provide a better understanding of the game as well as to pro- mote the development of quality players, coaches, trainers, officials and administrators. The participants are enriched as individuals and can achieve self-satisfaction and enjoyment as part of the hockey commu- nity. The Program of Excellence promotes a team concept, which encom- passes the pursuit of common goals. It is emphasized that every one on the team must pursue their personal goals within the team environ- ment and that no one individual is more important than the team. Team success comes from all team members pooling their talents, skills and energies toward the achievement of the common team’s goals. The Hockey Manitoba Program of Excellence is about respecting the past and tradition. Successes such as the Bronze medal performances at the 1991 Canada Winter Games, first place at the 2004 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge, the Silver medal at the 2007 Canada Winter Games and a bronze medal at the 2008 World Under 17 Hockey Chal- lenge are bench marks to be proud of and can be remembered as re- markable achievements. The POE team accomplishments have assisted individuals to achieve personal success. It is about players such as Nigel Dawes, Dustin Boyd, Pat Falloon, Marty Murray, Jonathan Toews, Eric Fehr, Jordan Tootoo, and Cam Barker and how they have become great ambassadors of the sport of hockey and Manitoba. These young men, former Hockey Mani- toba POE players, are not only great hockey players but are tremen- dous role models for our province’s youth. Director’s Cup and Program of Excellence Selection Process The Director’s Cup Program is designed for all second year male Ban- tam players in the province of Manitoba. They are all invited to partici- pate in their respective regional camp whereupon each player is given a 5 fair and equal opportunity to represent their region at the Director’s Cup Tournament. The tournament is typically scheduled for the middle of April, where they will compete against teams from the other Mani- toba regions. The current format consists of 12 teams, with each of the 9 rural re- gions having their own team. Winnipeg has 3 entries – 2 teams se- lected from the top bantam AAA league and 1 team consisting of play- ers playing in the Winnipeg AA league. Following this tournament, forty of the top players (twenty-four for- wards, twelve defenseman and four goaltenders) are invited to a sum- mer camp. In addition these forty players will be joined by 40 players who have just completed their first year of Midget hockey and have been identified through a POE Spring Evaluation Camp. Following the summer camp, a team of 20 Under 16 aged players will be selected to compete for Team Manitoba at the Western Canadian Championships or Canada Games (every 4th year). 11 Under 17 aged players are also selected to compete with Team West annually at the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge. Hockey Manitoba operates its High Performance POE Programs accord- ing to a cyclical arrangement as outlined by Hockey Canada. The new initiative of Hockey Canada is to sponsor a World Under 17 Hockey Challenge every year where Manitoba joins forces with Saskatchewan to create the Team West entry. Every fourth year Hockey Canada en- courages Provinces to participate in the Canada Winter Games, which beginning in the 2011 Canada Winter Games will be an Under 16 com- petition. Note: High Performance program re-structuring will occur in 2009-10. ‘07 Team Manitoba – Canada Winter Games Silver Finalists 6 Made in Manitoba Player Development Model Hockey Canada has invested several years attempting to establish a “Canadian Development Model” for the club system in Canada. This activity has identified considerable regional diversity of club systems and vast philosophical variances in, when and how players should move through a “development” system. As a result, it has become the mandate of the Hockey Manitoba, the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League to collaboratively develop a player development system that will serve as the model in Manitoba. Mission Statement It is the intention of Hockey Manitoba, in partnership with the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League to develop and maintain a Manitoba “Athlete Centered Focus” Player Development Program. Jason Bowles Waywayseecappo Wolverines MJHL 7 Objectives 1. To create and validate a letter of understanding/agreement between the partners to outline operational, policy develop- ment and appeal mechanisms. 2. To design a club system, that provides for the smooth transi- tion of players through the system and targets their movement to play at the highest level appropriate for their ability and cir- cumstances. 3. To ensure that all of the partners in the system agree to pro- vide appropriate assessment and direction on an individual player’s potential and to make a responsible decision on a player’s capability to play at a given level. This information is to be shared when necessary through the Hockey Manitoba Player Development Committee Council. 4. To ensure the partners encourage players to play at the highest possible level within the system. The Partners agree to exercise patience in setting the pace at which players advance through the system and to act in the best interest of the players overall development. The partners agree that players should play within the Canadian system as the initial option. The partners agree that the best interest of the player may be to keep open all his avenues of opportunity. 5. To encourage players that possess extraordinary skill combined with the necessary physical and mental maturity, to advance to an appropriate level provided the opportunity is available to play on a regular basis. Should the circumstances not be favor- able to the player’s best interest, the player and parent/ guardian will be consulted on the situation and advised of op- tions on an appropriate career path. 6. To structure the system to ensure the top player in Manitoba remain in Manitoba and participate in the Canadian Develop- ment System. It is our goal to design a structure that meets the needs of all Manitoba players and increase the number of players who choose each year to participate in the Canadian system. However, the players maintain the right to consider alternatives outside of the Canadian model. 7. To ensure that the partners cooperatively structure all future agreements, regulations, player recruitment practices and scholarship opportunities in such a way to encourage our top players to remain in the Canadian System. 8. To create similar Manitoba development models for Coaches and Officials including Mentoring Programs, to advance through the club system in accordance with their capabilities to perform at the next level. 8 Questions Players Might Ask 1. What are the ramifications of signing a Hockey Canada Player Regis- tration Card? Once a player signs a Hockey Canada player registration certificate or roster with a Midget AAA or Junior Team, he will remain a member of that team until such time as he is released by that team or becomes too old for the age division.