Summer Hockey Camps in Calgary

With dreams of becoming the next Wayne Gretzky, Canadian kids take to the ice every winter to participate in the country's national pastime---hockey. Moving a puck around the ice while wearing skates and holding a stick requires skill. In Calgary, the Canadian city that's home to the NHL's Calgary Flames and the WHL's Calgary Hitmen, summer hockey camps are available for young players to develop their skills in the off season.

  1. Dinos--University of Calgary

    • Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, Canada.

      The University of Calgary, through its Dinos program, holds summer hockey camps every year. Camps are split into five different age-group levels: novice, for players 7 to 8 years old; atom, for players 9 to 10 years old; peewee, for players 11 to 12 years old; bantam, for players 13 to 14 years old; and midget, for players 15, 16 and 17 years old. Each level is also split by gender, and both girls and boys are exposed to the same on- and off-ice conditioning. With world-class coaches and Olympic-level hockey players teaching the sessions, spots are limited. Registration begins in early spring.

      Dinos Hockey Camps

      University of Calgary

      2500 University Dr. N.W.

      Calgary, AB T2N 1N4

      403-220-7749

      ucalgarycamps.ca

    Calgary Flames Hockey School

    • The NHL's Calgary Flames, teaming up with instructors from the Okanagan Hockey School, organizes four annual summer camps, including one in Calgary. Camps begin with an off-ice conditioning program in which players learn about core stability, core strength, leg strength and foot speed and agility. The second phase of the training includes learning to shoot and puck control, first on a synthetic surface and then on the ice. Along with the instructors, players from the Calgary Flames and the Calgary Hitmen work with camp participants in practice drills.

      Calgary Flames Hockey School

      P.O. Box 1540 Stn. M.

      Calgary, AB T2P 3B9

      403-777-2177

      flames.nhl.com

    Iginla--Campbell Hockey School

    • Since 2002, Jarome Iginla--star forward with the Calgary Flames--has operated the nonprofit Jarome Iginla Hockey School. In 2008, having teamed up with Cassie Campbell, former captain of the Canadian Women's Hockey Team, it was re-branded as the Jarome Iginla--Cassie Campbell Hockey School, a one-week annual summer day camp for young hockey players. With two world-class players teaching kids basic hockey skills for the week, this camp typically has a waiting list and registration begins at least a year in advance. Proceeds from this camp go to charity.

      Jarome Iginla--Cassie Campbell Hockey School

      Calgary Flames

      P.O. Box 1540 Stn. M.

      Calgary, AB T2P 3B9

      403-777-2177

      flames.nhl.com

    Torjager Hockey Camps

    • Torjager Hockey runs summer camps for goaltenders.

      Torjager Hockey, owned and operated by Marty Yewchuk, former member of Canada's Men's Hockey Team, runs a series of camps every summer to help players improve in all areas. Camps are split according to skill: shooting, skating, checking, conditioning and goal tending. Each camp features an off-ice training component. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment for the on-ice sessions.

      Torjager Hockey

      Suite 929, 105-150 Crowfoot Cres. N.W.

      Calgary, AB

      T3G 3T2

      403-275-3948

      torjagerhockey.com