Spring/Summer Elite Development 2025

Journey to Excel's Summer Development program provides pro players, elite minor hockey players, and high-level rep athletes the opportunity to take advantage of the off-season in the best way possible. We focus on building our athletes with a base that takes them through their season and beyond. 

Program open to:

• National Team members

• Professional players

• AAA, AA minor hockey players

Minimum participant age U13

Program Details:

• Runs for 12 weeks, starting with orientation on May 26th (gym only), and excludes holiday Mondays.

• Group sizes of 12-14 athletes on the ice at a time with 2 staff instructors.

• Training time slots will be assigned to participants and will be set up by level of play and age. You do not get to choose your training times.

On Ice Training:

• 34 on ice skills sessions.

• 1hr per session - shooting, edge work, stride development, and more.

• Sessions run Monday-Thursday.

Off Ice Training:

• 60 off ice training sessions.

• 1-1.5hrs per session divided into speed, agility, and quickness.

• Includes resistance training, flexibility, HIIT, and injury prevention.

• Sessions run Monday-Friday.

Training Dates and Sample Schedule

Week of May 26

• Orientation - gym only

June 2- June 27

• 2 days on-ice and 4 days off ice

• 3:45 p.m. is the first on ice session time slot

  Sample schedule

  3:45 on ice - 5:00 p.m. off ice  

   4:45 on ice - 6:00 p.m. off ice

June 30- August 15

• Monday to Thursday on ice training sessions.

• Monday to Friday off ice training sessions until August 18 (or later for pros). 

  Sample schedule

  1:45 – on ice – 3:00p.m. off ice

  2:45 – on ice – 4:00p.m off ice

  3:45 – on ice – 5:00p.m. off ice

  4:45  - on ice – 6:00p.m. off ice

VERY limited space available. Register to secure your spot and submit player information and training time slots will be assigned and sent out at a later date.