Our Skating & Hockey Skills program is designed for players of all skill levels who want to learn, develop, and enjoy the game in a fun, inclusive, and non-competitive environment. Led by experienced Instructors, it is ideal for those looking to learn the game, improve their skills, meet new people, and build confidence in a positive, recreational hockey environment. Whether you’re starting from scratch or aiming to sharpen your skills, this program has something for everyone.
*older teens are also welcome

Skating & Hockey Skills 1: Ideal for players who are new to hockey yet have basic fundamental skating skills. This level focuses on improving skating, and building confidence of individual skills like stickhandling, passing, and shooting though learning progressions, and low pressure game play.

Skating & Hockey Skills 2:
Designed for players with a basic understanding of hockey and some league experience who are ready to improve and apply their skills more consistently. The focus is on skating development (edges, crossovers, speed), passing and receiving under movement, continual improvement of positioning and team concept using small-area games and situational play

Skating & Hockey Skills 3:
For players with solid fundamentals who are looking to refine their skills and elevate their game. Focus is on advanced skating, agility, puck control, game strategy, positioning, quick decision-making and overall hockey IQ through structured scrimmages and con contact game-like scenarios.

Please register for the appropriate level for you as opposed to the ice schedule. 


 

With a parent, kids will learn how to balance, fall down and get up, walk forwards and backwards while having fun and playing games. Parents may wear shoes on the ice instead of skates, but they must be clean, indoor shoes. Each child must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

For kids under 6 who can fall down, get up, move around on the ice without assistance.

If your child has passed Kinderskate, he or she will continue to develop their skills with other eager skaters as they learn things like bubbles, skating forwards and backwards with speed, and gliding on one foot with balance.

New skaters or those moving on from Tots Skate will enjoy this introductory lesson. Grouped according to ability, they will learn how to move forwards, backwards, stop and glide with balance.

For Kids Skate 1 graduates, skaters will improve existing skills and learn new ones like t-pushes, bubbles and skating with more speed.

For Kids Skate 2 graduates, Emphasis in this level is backwards skating and stopping. Skaters will also learn how to turn from forwards to backwards and glide on a curve.

For Kids Skate 3 graduates, Kids will learn how to do more advanced skills like crossovers, c-cuts, 3-turns, and edge control.

For Kids Skate 4 graduates, 3-turns and crossovers are the focus, but skaters will also improve their edge control and balance.

This is where skaters will learn backwards crossovers, Mohawk turns, 3-jumps, and where they will improve skills learned in the previous level.

The focus in this level is on edge control, and learning how to connect steps and turns.

This final level has skaters doing tricky skills like shoot the ducks, waltzing turns, and figure eight crossovers.

Never been on skates before? Has it been too long? Terrified of falling? In small groups, you will learn at your own pace. Focus is on balance, falling down and getting up, moving forwards, gliding, and building confidence on ice.

Once you can glide, snowplow stop, and walk backwards, this level 2 class will introduce intermediate skills like one foot glides, edges, side stops and backwards c-cuts.

For those wanting to improve their backwards skating & edges whil learning crossovers, pivot turns, tight turns and other advanced skills.