Whaler Nation continues to strive for excellence on and off the ice while providing a maximum level of competition, coaching, training, and safety for each of our players. Please review our comprehensive 2014-2015 program outline. We look forward to seeing everybody at tryouts May 13, 14, and 15 at the Chilled Ponds.
Squirt- Midget Programming
•6 Weeks of Summer Pre-Season Training
◦4 Days a week Monday through Thursday
◦1 ½ hours each session, Mite's/Squirts/Peewee’s, Bantams/Midgets
◦Monday’s- Happy Hour Session, Open to Private Lesson’s
◦Tuesday’s- Skills Sessions run by Junior Coaches Brad Jones, Rod Taylor, Jon Vaillancourt, & JJ Crew
◦Wednesday’s- Power Skating Session’s w/ Skating Coach Suzie Hewitt
◦Thursday’s- Small Area Games run by Junior Coaches Brad Jones, Rod Taylor, Jon Vaillancourt, & JJ Crew.
•40-50 Game Schedule
•2 Home Tournaments
•Full CBHL Schedule
•2 On-Ice Practices per week, 1 ½ ice, 1 full ice
•20 Home Game slots/10 Weekends/ 2 Games per home weekend
•1 Team Off-Ice Training session per Week
•1 Bon Secours In Motion Off Ice Training Session per Week ◦26 Weeks, 30-45 Minute Sessions Labor Day through Mid-March
◦Impact Concussion Testing
◦Professional Staff- Ryan Neal, ATC/L, CSCS, PES, CES (former Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Washington Redskins and Pennsylvania State University).
◦Wednesday Night injury evaluation clinic w/ Dr. Simpson at Bon Secours from 6-7pm
•Full access to the Whaler Nation Gym with Olympic style free weights. Add strength, increase flexibility, improve agility, and gain speed while reducing the incidence of injury.
•Head Coaches Compensation
•Head Coaches Warm-up’s
•CBHL League Fee’s
•Referee Game Fee’s for Home Games
•Practice Jersey’s
•*Goalies Only* Wednesday Night goalie training sessions every other Wednesday
Cost for the 2014-2015 Season will be $2,999. This year we will continue with a paid in full discount of 5% and a multi-kid discount of 5% off for the 2nd kid.
Mite Programming
•6 Weeks of Summer Pre-Season Training
◦4 Days a week Monday through Thursday
◦1 ½ hours each session, Mite's/Squirts/Peewee’s, Bantams/Midgets
◦Monday’s- Happy Hour Session, Open to Private Lesson’s
◦Tuesday’s- Skills Sessions run by Junior Coaches Brad Jones, Rod Taylor, Jon Vaillancourt, & JJ Crew
◦Wednesday’s- Power Skating Session’s w/ Skating Coach Suzie Hewitt
◦Thursday’s- Small Area Games run by Junior Coaches Brad Jones, Rod Taylor, Jon Vaillancourt, & JJ Crew.
•12 Game CBHL League Schedule
•2 On-Ice Practices per week, both 1/2 ice plus Skills Sessions
- 10 Home ice game slots, 6 league, and 4 exhibition
- Head Coaches Compensation
•Head Coaches Warm-up’s
•CBHL League Fee’s
•Referee Game Fee’s for Home Games
•Practice Jersey’s
•*Goalies Only* Wednesday Night goalie training sessions every other Wednesday
Cost for the 2014-2015 Mite Season will be $1,399.
All Whaler Nation commitment invitations will be handed out by the coaches and Whaler Nation Directors during the last night of tryouts. All contracts are to be completed online through the Whaler Nation website, step by step instructions for completion of the contract will be on the commitment invitation. If your player is in need of jerseys, socks, bags, shell’s, or wind suits, sizing items will be on hand throughout tryouts in the main office.
All gear orders must be completed by May 30th to ensure delivery by the start of the season. Gear can be ordered after the 30th, but it must be done in groups of 15 and the Whaler’s cannot promise delivery before the start of the season.
Additionally, Wednesday night (14th) at tryouts Whaler Nation Director Brad Jones will hold a brief parents meeting in the Chilled Ponds lobby to discuss details of the 2014/2015 Season.
Mite, Squirt & PeeWee Parents 7:15pm
Bantam, U16 & U18 Parents 9:15pm
2014-15 Whaler Nation Line-Up
Mite- Bradley Jones
Squirt- Chris Douglas
PeeWee- Phil Milbourne, Rod Taylor, Jarrod Skalde
Bantam Lower- Ted Pickett
Bantam Upper- Ryan Anderson
U16- Grant Campbell, Travis Smith
U18- Mike Klaers
Empire- Brad Jones, Jon Vaillancourt
Elite- Rod Taylor, JJ Crew
Executive Director- Brad Jones
Head of Coaches- Rod Taylor
Goaltending- Brent DeLoach, Grant Laughrey
Billeting Coordinator Brian Osmundson
WN Scheduling- Lisa Alvarado
Administrative- Kelly Foster
Whaler Nation Contacts
Whaler Nation Executive Director- Brad Jones- brad@chilledponds.com
Head of Coaches- Rod Taylor- rtaylor@chilledponds.com