Camps/ Tournaments
Blaine Skills Camp
We at the Minnesota Moose are excited to announce our 1st Annual Youth Hockey Skills camp. The camp will be held at the home of the Minnesota Moose, the Fogerty Ice Arena. The Moose will be teaming up with them Capstone Hockey Services to work with local youth players in their off season development.
Focus point of the camp :
Skating: Inside Edges, Outside Edges, Balance, Stride, Power Skating, Cross-Overs, Backwards Skating, Mohawks, etc...
Stickhandling & Passing: Controlling the puck with speed, Making plays in tight areas, Heads up skating with the puck, giving and receiving passes, receiving the puck with 1 hand
Compete: Small area Games, Full ice games, Small area compete drills, how to protect the puck, how to take hands away from opponent
The CHS/ Moose Skills camp will be held 2 days a week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Tuesdays the focus will be skating with and without the puck with compete games at the end of each Tuesday. Thursdays the focus will be stickhandling, shooting and compete drills, at the end of every Thursday we will pay 3 v 3 cross ice for at least 15 minutes.
Dates:
May 31st 2022- July 21st 2022 (Off July 4th week)
Tuesdays: 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/12, 7/19
Thursdays: 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/14, 7/21
Group Times and Ages:
Staff may move players up or down depending on skill level
Mites Group 1: 5:20PM-6:20PM (Mite C/ U8 Futures and Lower)
Mites/ Squirt Group 2: 6:40PM-7:40PM (Mite B/U8 and Higher/U10)
Pewee/Bantam Group 3: 7:40PM-8:40PM (Pewee/U12 & Bantam Eligible)
Cost: $350 (Jersey Included)
****Jersey will be included with registration****
Staff:
Jon Jonasson- Minnesota Moose Head Coach/ Midwest Scout Janesville Jets/ Director of Hockey Capstone Hockey Services
Joe Dibble- General Manager of Janesville Jets/ Owner Minnesota Moose/ Owner Capstone Hockey Services
Nick Blanchette- Minnesota Moose Assistant Coach
Camp will also feature coaches from the Minnesota Moose and other Professional, NCAA and Junior Players
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR THE 2022 BLAINE SKILLS CAMP!
2022 Tournament Registrations Below
The Moose will be participating in the Madison Meltdown and Capstone Hockey Services Invitational this summer. These tournaments are for Current Junior Eligible/ Midget AAA/ High School players looking to tryout for the MN Moose, Gain Exposure from College/ USHL/ NAHL/ NCDC Scouts & and play competitive high tempo tournaments to prepare for camps and the season.
Contact:
Nick Blanchette
Associate Head Coach- Minnesota Moose
(218)821-3350
mnmoosestaff@gmail.com
Jon Jonasson
Head Coach/ GM
mnmoosecoach@gmail.com
MADISON MELTDOWN 2022
Madison Meltdown
The Madison Meltdown is entering its 8th year running, the tournament is held in a good neutral location for players and scouts to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois. The purpose of the Madison Meltdown is to offer maximum exposure to its participants and high tempo competition. This tournament is comprised of teams built by AAA Midget Coaches, Junior A Coaches, College Coaches and Junior Hockey Advisors. Each coach brings a competitive team to compete for a championship and offer its players exposure to scouts and fellow teams in the tournament.
The tournament attracts 70+ scouts every year from NCAA D1, NCAA D3, ACHA D1, USHL, NAHL, NCDC, MJHL, AJHL, NOJHL, USPHL, and NA3HL
Every year players earn Tenders, Draft Picks, and Contracts for the following season. The meltdown has seen Dozens of players that have gone on to NCAA D1 hockey along with many alumni currently playing Junior A or College Hockey.
Tourney Info
When- May 6th-8th, 2022
Where- Sun Prairie Ice Arena, 838 Grove St, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Age Group- 02-06
Teams- 24
**4 Game Guarantee/ 5 with Championship**
Individual players please click link below to register!
CHS INVITATIONAL 2022
Capstone Invitational
The Minnesota Moose have a strong relationship with Capstone Hockey Services. This is proved because of the talent it attracts and the scout attendance is higher than most every summer. This year is the 5th year anniversary of the Capstone Invitational. Every year this tournament is used for multiple purposes of teams that join the tourney. Some teams use this as a Junior A tryout where they bring players in to see how they can play against high level competition, others bring players in to see where they fit for the upcoming seasons. Many teams also enter this tournament hoping to find missing pieces for the upcoming season. This tournament attracted over 250 scouts in the last 4 years and this year it will be the biggest yet.
In the last 4 years the Invitational has had over 275 scouts in attendance from NHL, NCAA D1, NCAA D3, ACHA D1, USHL, NAHL, NCDC, MJHL, AJHL, OJHL, NOJHL, USPHL, and NA3HL
Tourney Info
When: July 29th - July 31st, 2022
Where: Braemar Ice Arena, 7501 Ikola Way, Edina, MN 55439
Age Groups: 02-06
Teams: 24
**4 Game Guarantee/ 5 with Championship**
Individual players please click link below to register!