Hockey & Boarding School
Boarding school hockey programs have helped grow many of the NHL's very best players. Don't believe us? Former boarding school hockey stars include budding superstars (and Stanley Cup ring holders) Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby, up-and-coming LA Kings defenceman Jack Johnson and Hall of Famer Brian Leetch... among many others. In women's hockey, boarding school grads include the Lamoureux twins, Jocelyne and Monique.
There are a number of boarding schools across Canada with hockey teams, as well as schools that focus on developing hockey players. You don't have to develop into a professional hockey player to benefit from a hockey boarding school, of course. As one Brentwood College School teacher says, "Sports absolutely has a beneficial effect on learning. Any time you're involved in sports, you're working with a team, cooperating with others and learning self-discipline."
Women's hockey rules in boarding school
What holds true for guys is equally true for women's hockey. A US boarding school women's hockey coach tells us, "We’ve seen graduates returned with a 3.97 grade-point average (in) pre-med and played hockey the whole season. That's what makes the whole experience worth it."
"I greatly improved my hockey skills, made lifetime friends, found mentors who would have a profound effect on my future, and engaged in life-altering experiences that not many people of my age could have laid claim to."
—Jim, Banff Hockey Academy
At a boarding school, hockey players bond on the ice and off the ice. In some cases, friendships formed can become life long, as seen in the relationship between Sidney Crosby and Jack Johnson.
Aside from all that, there is no better way to hedge your career bets than by attending boarding school. It's a big gamble to focus on hockey but boarding school opens up a wealth of other options.
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Havergal College 1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 2H9 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Trinity College School 55 Deblaquire Street North, Port Hope, Ontario, L1A 4K7 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Upper Canada College 200 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1W6 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate |
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Lakefield College School 4391 County Road 29, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0 Type: Liberal Arts |
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St. John's-Kilmarnock School 2201 Shantz Station Road, Waterloo Region (Breslau), Ontario, N0B 1M0 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate |
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St. George's School 4175 West 29th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6S 1V1 Type: Traditional |
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Branksome Hall 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1N4 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate |
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Appleby College 540 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3P1 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Athol Murray College of Notre Dame P.O. Box 100, Wilcox, Saskatchewan, S0G 5E0 Type: Traditional |
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Merrick Preparatory School 118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario, K0G 1N0 Type: Traditional |
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Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning 72 Orchard Dr., Belleville, Ontario, K8P2K7 Type: Progressive |
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The Bishop Strachan School 298 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1X2 Type: Progressive |
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Rothesay Netherwood School 40 College Hill Road, Rothesay, New Brunswick, E2E 5H1 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate |
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Balmoral Hall School 630 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3S1 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate |
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The Hill Academy 20490 Porterfield Road, Caledon, Ontario, L7K1T2 Type: Traditional |
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Niagara Christian Collegiate 2619 Niagara Parkway, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 5M4 Type: Traditional |
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The Sacred Heart School of Montreal 3635 Atwater Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1Y4 Type: Traditional |
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North Star Academy 950 Élodie-Boucher, Laval, Quebec, H7W 0C6 Type: Traditional |
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Brentwood College School 2735 Mount Baker Road, Mill Bay, British Columbia, V0R 2P1 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Rosthern Junior College High School 410 6 Ave, Rosthern, Saskatchewan, S0K 3R0 Type: Progressive |
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College Bourget 65 Rue Saint-Pierre, Rigaud, Quebec, J0P 1P0 Type: Traditional |
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King's-Edgehill School 33 King's-Edgehill Lane, Windsor, Nova Scotia, B0N 2T0 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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Luther College High School 1500 Royal Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 5A5 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate |
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St. Andrew's College 15800 Yonge Street, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3H7 Type: Traditional |
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Ashbury College 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 0T3 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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Ridley College 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7C3 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate |
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Unisus School 7808 Pierre Drive, Summerland, British Columbia, V0H 1Z2 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate |
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Stanstead College 450 Dufferin Street, Stanstead, Quebec, J0B 3E0 Type: Traditional |
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Fort Erie International Academy 7 Tait Ave, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 0G1 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Pickering College 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 4X2 Type: Progressive |
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Bishop's College School 80 chemin Moulton Hill, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 1Z8 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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Shawnigan Lake School 1975 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, V8H 2G7 Type: Traditional |
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St. John's-Ravenscourt School 400 South Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3K5 Type: Liberal Arts, Reggio Emilia |
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