Spring Travel Program

Spring Travel Program Details

Who Can Participate: The VHG Travel Program is typically reserved for players who take part in our Small Group Skills Training program and/or programming throughout the calendar year. However, VHG has added players from outside the SGST program in the past and will go outside the boundaries of the program if spaces need to be filled.

Where Do Teams Go

This depends on numerous factors, including but not limited to: team skill/strength, seasonal availability, player age. However, VHG has strong ties with Andrews Hockey Growth Programs along with various Eastern Canadian Prep Schools (Mount Academy, OHA, RNS, etc). In 2021-22, The VHG Female 18U Development Program toured and played against Mount Academy (Charlottetown, PE), and its 2007 and 2008 Male teams participated in the Andrews Hockey Beast of the East Showcase (Moncton, NB).

What Comes With the Travel Program

Once the team(s) are selected (usually January-February of a given year), VHG offers a Spring Travel Package to players that includes*:

*** Practice time leading up to the off-island trip (6-10 hours*)

*** Custom jersey/hockey socks*

*** Tournament and coaches fees

*** Attire (hoodie/ball hat/shorts/leggings/t-shirts/crew necks/satchel bags*)

*** Team meal during the trip

*** Game tapes uploaded to the VHG YouTube channel

*** Player insurance*

* – – – The asterisk indicates that there may some flexibility as to what is offered in each travel program from year-to-year.

*** The above items are packaged together for a fee to VHG. All other costs (hotel in travel destination, rental vehicle, airfare, gas, personal spending money) are separate costs that the players and families are responsible for. If travelling with close friends, sharing a rental vehicle and hotel fares can help reduce cost of the trip.

Who Coaches the Teams

For more information on VHG Coaches, click here . VHG strives to be a non-parent coach program; team managers are usually parents and have been bench assistants in the past, but Head/Assistant coaches will usually be non-parents. Coaches in 2023 will be:

2009 Male – John Veitch and Liam Leonard

2008 Male – Ryan Bessey and TBD

2007 Male – Andrew Pearcey and Scottie Marshall

2010 Female – Jennifer Pollett and Carmen Elliott

2009 Female – Andrew Pearcey and Cathy Morgan

Where are Teams Going in 2023

See below;

2009 Male – Beast of the East (Moncton, NB) May 11-14

2008 Male – Beast of the East (Moncton, NB) May 11-14

2007 Male – Beast of the East (Moncton, NB) May 11-14

2010 Female – Battle of Boston (Boston, USA) June 8-11

2009 Female – Battle of Boston (Boston, USA) June 8-11

Team Rosters

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For More Information

Please Contact ap@vhghockey.ca

Click here to see how our 2007 Travel Team Did @ the Beast of the East Showcase – Spring ’22

Click here to see how our 2008 Travel Team Did @ the Beast of the East Showcase – Spring ’22

Click here to see how our Female 18U Travel Team Did @ Mount Academy – Spring ’22