Boys District Camp Tryout

WHAT ARE NED CAMPS

The objective of USA Hockey’s Player Development Program is to select and train the most competitive men’s and women’s ice hockey teams to represent the United States at the Olympic, National, National Junior and Select levels of international competition.

The attainment of this goal begins each summer as USA Hockey hosts a series of National Player Development Camps for boys players ages 15, 16 and 17 and girls players ages 15, 16, and 17. Nearly 1,300 athletes representing each of USA Hockey’s 11 Districts participate in the camps, which attract scouts and evaluators from every level of hockey. Camp participants receive on and off-ice training under the direction of leading USA Hockey coaches, along with current and former National Hockey League and Women’s National Team players. Participants are chosen through an evaluation process conducted at the local and District levels.

In addition to the above, the New England District hosts a Futures Development Camp for the best 12s and 13s in the New England District of USA Hockey. Players try out in their home state for an opportunity to be selected to attend this highly competitive development camp. The training sessions will be led by USA Hockey national office personnel.

This camp will be the player’s first introduction to the USA Hockey National Development process, which begins at 14U. The Futures Development Camp will include on and off-ice training sessions, skill development, and small-area and full-ice games.

Ages

The District runs Player Development camps at the ages of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

When

  • 15-16-17 Camps - Tryouts held November 24th - 26th - Camp is in April.
  • 14 Camp - Tryouts held in April - Camps are in mid-July.
  • 12-13 Camps (Futures) - Tryouts held January 12th - 20th - Camp is in NH March 21-23.


Where

Tryouts will be held at the Northford Ice Pavillion

Format

Tryout format will be held over two evenings. Players will be assigned to teams. Each evening consists of two scrimmage sessions ~20 minutes in length for each team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I be notified if selected to participate in the District camp?

We don't notify players if they've been selected or not. The evaluators will rank the players and District will invite players based on those rankings. Since the number of players from CT that are invited isn't a fixed number, we don't announce results.

2025 - 15-16-17 BOYS CAMP TRYOUT

CT Tryout for the New England District Player Development Camp - 15s ('10s), 16s ('09s) and 17s ('08s). November 24th - 26th. Registration closes 11/15/2024. Registrations submitted on or after 11/16/2024, a LATE FEE APPLIES.

2025 - 12-13 BOYS CAMP TRYOUT

CT Tryout for the New England District Player Development Camp - 12s ('12s) and 13s ('11s) Boys. January 22nd and January 29th. Registration closes 1/17/2024. Registrations submitted on or after 1/18/2024, a LATE FEE APPLIES.

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2025 - 14 BOYS CAMP TRYOUT

CT Tryout for the New England District Player Development Camp - 14s ('11s). April TBD. Registration closes TBD. Registrations submitted on or after TBD, a LATE FEE APPLIES.

REGISTRATION IS NOT YET OPEN

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