The King Heights Academy Prep Hockey program is designed to take our Elite Hockey players to the next level in a team environment.
Our student-athletes receive a customized academic schedule that includes weekly team practices and skill development sessions. The foundation of the program aligns the essential skills needed to succeed at the next level with their academic schedules. Hard work, consistency, passion, goal setting and time management are the focus of a student-athlete’s time with the King Heights Academy Prep Hockey Program.
We provide a minimum of 2 weekly practices, 4 strength and conditioning/yoga / pilates sessions, and 50 games.
The Prep Hockey Program weekly schedule is built to mimic a NCAA/U Sports program with a professional staff to ensure that they reach their full potential on and off the ice. The King Heights Academy’s knowledgeable and dedicated teaching faculty work with our student-athletes to ensure they can manage their academic goals.
Our winter season is the most intense, with the following in place throughout the season:
The details of our spring session are:
We host over 100 practices for the winter season alone
Athletes go through daily strength and conditioning programs and on- and off-ice sports testing.
Our athletes plat 50-60 games throughout the winter season within the Prep School Hockey Federation, playing against teams in Ontario and Quebec, as well as prep schools in the US and across Canada.
Head Coach and Player Development
Justin is a dedicated and passionate leader with demonstrated success in hockey development. Playing professional hockey from 1997-2006 in Germany and Italy and for Team Canada at the Father David Bauer Cup in 2000, Justin easily transitioned into coaching in 2007. He’s provided development training to players at all levels, including OJHL, OHL, NCAA, AHL and NHL. Justin has a strong commitment to expand his players’ knowledge on and off the ice and to ensure they achieve the goals set out for them.
Coach and General Manager
Gord brings years of experience as a former player and coach in the GTA. Gord played his entire junior career with the Toronto Marlboros (OHL) and was also a member of the Memorial Cup championship team in 1967. In his final year with the Marlboros, Gord was drafted by the Boston Bruins. His playing career continued into University of Toronto Varsity Blues earning 4 OUA Championships and 3 National Championships.
Once retired as a player, Gord continued to give back to the hockey community by coaching where he has earned over 25 years of experience coaching AAA, Jr. A and U Sport teams. Gord has a Masters of Applied Science from the University of Toronto.
Darcy Tucker, Elite Hockey Ambassador
Dave Dolecki, Head Goalie Instructor
Brian McLaughlin, Director of Player Personnel
| Individual Work |
Defensive Zone |
Neutral Zone |
Offensive Zone |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Situational Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditioning | 5 on 5 | Faceoff centre-ice and dots | Offensive End | Breakout and Neutral Zone | Forecheck 4 on 5 & 3 on 5 | 3 on 2 Off. And Def. |
| Shooting | My first HTML | 4 on 5 | Forechecking | Offensive End First Attack | Gain Entry | Def. Setup Static 4 on 5 & 3 on 5 |
| Passing | 3 on 5 | Backchecking | Offensive End Chaos Control | Setup Plays | Def. 4 on 5 Press | 3 on 3 |
| Puck Handling | 3 on 3 | Attacking – gain entry | Offensive End Forecheck(s) | Faceoffs | Def. End Faceoffs | |
| Faceoffs | Faceoff Setups | Regrouping | Faceoffs | Neutral Zone Regroup | ||
| Puck board work | Faceoff Plays | Transitional | ||||
| Deflections | ||||||
| Skating | ||||||
| Puck battles |
We are now accepting enrolment applications for the 2023-2024 school year for all our elite prep hockey programs.
For any questions, please email info@kingheightsacademy.com or to secure your child’s enrollment, please fill out this form.
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