Your
decision on where you will play for the next 1-4 years of your career
will be a very crucial one for you as a player and as a person. We
have listed below some of the considerations to be mindful of and
some strong reasons the Blizzard could be the right choice for you.
Education
The community of The Pas offers educational opportunities second to
none in Western Canada for a Junior Hockey player. Players still finishing
their high school may attend either Joe A. Ross or Margaret Barbour
Collegiate. The highly renown Keewatin Community College offers 12
different Post Secondary programs specializing in technical and occupational
course loads. As well as 45 first year University courses are available
through the FYDE program at MBCI.
Development
This season our club will play a 64 game schedule plus exhibition
and playoffs. We will practice on a daily basis (4:00 pm to allow
for school) and expect to have over 100 practice sessions to further
develop individual and team skills. In addition we also have access
to a complete and modern weight facility in our arena which will be
used to fully compliment our off ice training program.
Coaching
We are very fortunate to be one of only a few clubs in the MJHL to
have a full time Coach and Assistant to work with our players. Not
only will they work on team and player development but also on player
advancement as well. In addition to our top quality staff the Blizzard
also have a Director of Hockey, Marketing Director, Trainer, and Office
Manager.
Player
Needs
The Blizzard will be recruiting top quality players who are committed
to excellence. We want to continue to present ourselves as a very
hard working and enthusiastic club. In return we will treat our players
in a first class way... in fact it is safe to say that the "Blizzard"
will be treated as well as any Junior team in Canada!! Our club will
be responsible for room and board, outer equipment, player honorariums
and all educational costs while playing for our club. In addition
we have budgeted an individual player allocation for team sportswear.
We are very proud of establishing a college scholarship fund for every
graduating player.
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