Offseason Training
As players look to continue their development, many pursue training outside of regular season association hockey. Below are some nearby options as a starting point.
SLPHA Programs
SUMMER OF SUNDAYS HOCKEY SKILLS
Join your friends and teammates for Summer of Sundays at the Rec Center! Sessions will be a combination of stations plus small area, cross-ice and half-ice games. The players will be grouped by age, experience, and skill. Open to all returning youth (Mite, Squirt, Peewee) and girls (6U, 8U, 10U, 12U).
SLP 10,000 TOUCH CHALLENGE
Improve your stick handling with the SLP 10,000 Touch Challenge. Download the PDF to get started. Follow the instructions and use the provided chart to keep track of your progress.
Parent-Organized Options
Minnesota All-Star Hockey
Teams are generally formed within players' 1-yr age group. Up to 10 games against nearby competition; no practices. Cost is roughly $125-$150 per skater.
- Spring: April/May (Feb registration)
- Fall: August/September (Jun registration)
3v3 Leagues
Each team has three skaters and a goalie on the ice at a time. Leagues run spring, summer and fall. Some leagues offer the opportunity to sign up individually or get your friends together and form a team!
Velocity Hockey (Edina)
MN Made 3v3 (St. Louis Park)
Summer AAA Hockey
Full ice 5v5 games, practices, and tournaments. Tryouts are generally in August/September to form teams for the following summer season.
Breakaway AAA (Chaska)
Dusty Tuuks (Minneapolis)
Euro American (Maple Grove)
Ice Edge (Eden Prairie)
MN Made Snipers/Under Armor (Edina)
MN Lakers (Brooklyn Park)
MN Blades (Bloomington)
MN Hockey Club (Twin Cities)
MN Performance Hockey (Shakopee)
SDP Select Development (Maple Grove)
Yuro Stars (St. Paul)
Clinics
The following offer a variety of clinics, private and small group lessons, and off-ice training focusing on skating technique, speed, skills, etc. Each group has a different offerings, some being full-day for a week, some 1x a week for the summer, and some offer in-season training as well.
Skaters
Fortis Academy (St. Louis Park)
Karn Skating Dynamics (St. Louis Park)
MN Wild Walz Hockey School (SLP/others)
ProEdge Power Skating (St. Paul)
MN Made Clinics (Edina)
JD Hockey (Minneapolis)
Kern Hockey (Champlin)
FHIT Hockey (Plymouth)
Impact Hockey (Minnetonka)
Little Twigs Hockey School (Eden Prairie)
Propel Hockey Camps (Eden Prairie)
Top Dog Hockey (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
National Training Groups
Goalies
Offers small group and personalized hockey goalie training for athletes looking to elevate their game.
Rob Stauber's Goalcrease Training
Offers private lessons, camps, small group training, in-practice training and more.
Zach Sikich ProHybrid Goaltender Training
Offers online evaluations, training dvds as well as camps, privates and small group training.
Offers weekend camps, hockey association goalie development programs, game evaluations and goalie coaching clinics.
Offers goalie drills and development information, goalie coaching clinics at your association facility, instructional videos and Dave Peterson's Reebok High Performance Goalie Camp.