Youth Hockey

The Hockey Academy is introducing new levels with skill work designed to teach the fundamentals of hockey skating and progressively advance to more difficult skills with the stick and puck. Youth participants start in the lesson program, then advance to the Ice Bears Travel Hockey program.

Emily FranciszkowiczContact
(708) 725-2304

Hockey Program Supervisor

Class Progression:

  • 1Ages 4-6
    Ice Cubs

    Learn the fundamentals of hockey and develop basic shooting, stickhandling, passing, and shooting skills in a fun, game-based class.

  • 2Ages 7-12
    Hockey 101

    Learn fundamental skills for hockey including edge control, balance, passing, shooting, and stickhandling.

  • 3Ages 7-12
    Hockey 201

    Build on the skills you've already learned while adding more advanced skating, shooting, passing, and stickhandling techniques.

  • 4Ages 8-14
    Power Skating & Skills

    For the intermediate or advanced hockey player who wants to take their hockey skills to the next level. Work on mastery of inside and outside edges, power stops and starts, advanced pivots, crossovers for speed, and more.

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