Okanagan Hockey Group
| Company type | Private sport school |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Larry Lund |
| Headquarters | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
Area served | North America Europe |
Key people | |
Okanagan Hockey School is a series of instructional ice hockey camps for youth players. The original school was founded in Penticton, British Columbia in 1963 by hockey players Larry LundLarry Hale and Bill Dineen On-ice training was held at the Summerland Arena moving to Penticton in 1966. In the 1970s, the school expanded with a dorm for out-of-town students at Queen's Park Elementary School. [1]
Okanagan Hockey School is the longest continuously-running hockey school in the world.[2] In 2004, Lund sold the organization to a group headed by Andy Oakes and former NHL players Alan Kerr and Jeff Finley.[1]
In Canada, Okanagan Hockey Camps currently operate in six locations, including Penticton and Kelowna, British Columbia, and St. Pölten, Austria, as well as a partnership with the Edmonton Oilers.
Okanagan Hockey Camps has programs designed for male and female players of all levels from 5–20 years old. There are regular and elite-level programs offered for players and goaltenders, including specialized programs for skating, power skating, shooting, and defense.
The Okanagan Hockey Group also operates the Okanagan Hockey Academy, a year-round program based out of Penticton that plays in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. The OHA is a public-private partnership with Penticton Secondary School operated out of the South Okanagan Events Centre.[3]
In addition to Okanagan Hockey Camps and Okanagan Hockey Academy, Okanagan Hockey Group is also in a partnership with the Western Hockey League in their WHL Combines program.[4]
References
- ^ a b BC Hockey Hall of Fame: The New Inductees for 2008 Retrieved on 26 January 2009
- ^ "More growth for Okanagan Hockey Group". Penticton Western News. April 4, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Okanagan Hockey Academy, retrieved 2012-08-25
- ^ WHL, The. "WHL ANNOUNCES COMBINE CAMPS". whl.ca.
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