The Merritt Centennials announced the signing of Michael Regush for the upcoming season. He will be joining DHA Alum Colin Grannary who completed his first season with the team…
2 Inter-squad scrimmages for all players:
10:00am – 11:45am & 4:30pm – 6:15pm
This evaluation provides an opportunity for new and existing Academy players to compete for spots on the E15 and U18 teams for 2015-16. It allows coaches and scouting staff a chance to evaluate in a setting that promotes competition. This impression will give the evaluators an understanding on where specific players fit into the Delta Hockey Academy program.
The evaluation will provide the coaches with information to determine if they are:
The Midget evaluation and team selection is very unique as the formation of the final team rosters can not be finalized until the end of the summer. This is due to the domino effect that happens at the NHL & Jr levels. With this being said, we will give families and players alike, feedback when a decision has been made as to where they stand in this process.
Download and complete Midget Evaluation Registration Form
There will be a $50 fee for the Evaluation Skate
(Fee for non-current Delta Wild Players)
Please scan it back to cleary@deltasd.bc.ca (ph: 604 952 5374).
If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call: deltawild@deltasd.bc.ca
Scott May – Director of Business Operations – Head Coach U18 Prep – 604 952 5384
We’re proud to say that Delta Wild’s four teams were well represented at this years CSSHL awards.
Please follow THIS LINK to view the award recipients.
Media Release: Delta Hockey Academy Announces Female U18 Team
Since the announcement of the CSSHL expanding to a female division within the league, DHA has worked hard to create a foundation and structure for their new Female program launching in 2015-16. Having the infrastructure already in place with the Bantam Varsity, Prep, Midget E15 & U18 team, will allow for a smooth transition logistically and allow for the team to hit the ground running.
“We are pleased to be adding a Female Division to the league,” said CSSHL Chairman, Andy Oakes. “Over time, we expect the Female Division to grow and prosper much like the male side, where we started with just two divisions and eight teams and have grown to five divisions and 33 teams.”
Delta, alongside other current CSSHL members, will make up the teams within the league. The structure and full details of the season will be finalized at the league AGM in June. The Delta Hockey Academy has already outlined a budget, including an anticipated regular season schedule as well as tournaments they wish to attend. Team recruitment and selections will start immediately by the current DHA staff and final decisions will be made once their Head Coach has been appointed.
Currently DHA is in talks with a short list of coaching candidates, with hopes that they will finalize their selection this week.
Delta Hockey Academy aiming for a well-rounded experience There’s no mistaking the mandate of the Delta Hockey Academy when speaking with academy director Ian Gallagher. “We’re not a win-at-all-costs program,” Gallagher told HockeyNow. “We want these kids to really excel in the classroom, excel in their relationships and excel in hockey, too.”
Of late, it seems the academy’s top teams—they have four: bantam varsity, bantam prep, elite U15 and prep U18—are doing an exceptional amount of the latter. Among the academy’s accomplishments at HockeyNow’s press time, both bantam teams were atop their respective divisions in league play. The bantam prep team had won its last four tournaments, including the 37th annual John Reid Memorial bantam AAA hockey tournament, one of the best in the nation.
The academy, founded in 2004, started out as a supplemental program that focused on offering skills camps to players, including those attending other academies. But, before long, the demand arose for a full-fledged academy and competitive, elite-level teams. “The rationale was, one, our kids were leaving the community to go elsewhere, but two, kids and families in the hockey community were asking for it,” Gallagher said. Part of what the Delta Hockey Academy focuses on is offering a better lifestyle for hockey families. Using the academy approach, Delta is able to incorporate school and hockey into players’ daytime schedules and takes care of the transportation, communication and other aspects of delivering high-performance hockey. The goal is to relieve some of the stress that comes with being a hockey family. As for the recent successes of the academy’s teams, Gallagher said it’s not necessarily a sign that the program is hitting its stride in recent years.
They’ve always provided high-quality hockey programs, but, as he said, it has never been a win-at-all-costs model. “We’re just staying consistent with the values we’ve always had,” he said. “We want to create good citizens. We want to create people who are good members of teams. “We want to have high-performance athletes… but people who are not just capable of being successful in the hockey world.”
