2014 College Night The Road To Hockey After High School October
13, 2014
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Welcome Welcome to AHAIs new format Welcome to our special
guests Junior Tier I Doug Christiansen United States Hockey League
Junior Tier II and Tier III Craig Barnett, North American Hockey
League (NA3HL), Director of Player Development College Hockey, Inc.
Kyle Lawson Concussion & Safety Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth
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AGENDA Introduction to the evening Opening Remarks The lay of
the land in Junior and College Hockey The Junior Hockey Option Tier
II and Tier III Junior Hockey Tier I Junior Hockey the United
States Hockey League College Hockey NCAA and ACHA Hockey
Opportunities Concussion Awareness AHAI College and Junior Hockey
Open House Closing remarks
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Mike Mullally AHAI Board of Directors
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Tier I United States Hockey League Tier II North American
Hockey League Tier III North American 3 Hockey Lge. Pay to
play
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Lay of the Land Junior Hockey 3 flavors Tier IUnited States
hockey League Non pay to play Best of the best Tier IINorth
American Hockey League Non-pay to play where the game changes Tier
III pay to Play hockey many leagues and teams: East, West, North
and South Varied skill levels based on location Maybe too many
Junior teams?
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Lay of the Land Tier III Pay to Play Juniors North American 3
Hockey League Atlantic Junior Hockey League Eastern Junior Hockey
League Minnesota Junior Hockey League Northern Pacific Hockey
League Western States hockey League Continental Hockey Association
Empire Junior Hockey League Southeast Junior hockey League
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The Lay of the Land College hockey
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College Hockey College Hockey 2 Flavors NCAA National
Collegiate Athletic Association the big time Division I and
Division III Scholarship money? not always ACHA American Collegiate
Hockey Association Officially, college club hockey 3 Levels
Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 414 Official ACHA hockey
clubs
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Doug Christiansen Junior Tier I The United State Hockey
League
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Craig Barnett Junior Hockey Tier II North American Hockey
League (NAHL) Junior Tier III North American 3 Hockey League
(NA3HL)
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Kyle Lawson NCAA College Hockey ACHA College Hockey
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Elizabeth M. Pieroth, PsyD, ABPP Board Certified
Neuropsychologist Associate Director, Sports Concussion Program
NorthShore University HealthSystem
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AHAI College Night
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Mike Mullally AHAI Board of Directors
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So now what? If your objective is to go to College and play
hockey Education - College Degree Social Experience Stability of
College Athletics Life long friendshipsNetwork The Best Financial
Deal in College Education Play some Junior Hockey and attend your
Community College 2 Years of Community College 2 Years at the
Illinois university of your choice = Full degree at the Illinois
University of your choice. Is Junior Hockey for you? Advantages of
playing. Older and more desirable to any college coach Continued
hockey skill development Personal Growth and maturation Stay in
Illinois or go away to play Junior Hockey
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So now what? College This year ACHA has expanded to 414 schools
There is a school and a hockey program for almost everyone NCAA
Schools if you are good enough to play at the NCAA level no one
will lose you in the crowd. Academics.. Not much more to say!
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be SERIOUS about school and have FUN with your Hockey!
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REFERENCES www.nhl.com www.ncaa.org www.usahockey.com
www.achahockey.org www.collegehockey.com www.prephockey.org Jim
Johannson USAH Assistant Executive Director Hockey Operations
Opportunities in Hockey Questions ?? www.AHAI.orgwww.AHAI.org THANK
YOU & GOOD LUCK!
