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Le programme donne au joueur l’accès à l’expérience hockey Harrington tout en demeurant à son école d’origine. L’objectif est de développer les habiletés de base tout en touchant à la programmation du Collège Harrington.

Les entraînements sont prévus du lundi au jeudi de chaque semaine de 15h30 à 17h00 à l’aréna de Boisbriand et au nouveau centre d’excellence de Boisbriand du 8 septembre au 27 mai 2010. Ce programme est en collaboration avec le hockey mineur et chaque joueur pourra ajuster son horaire selon les activités de son équipe. À la fin des activités du hockey mineur, le joueur pourra participer à des tournois AAA d’été pour le Collège Harrington.

Tous les joueurs atomes et pee-wee double lettre seront acceptés. L’enseignement du hockey se fera en anglais.

Une soirée d’information est prévue jeudi le 20 août 2009 à 19h00 au Collège Harrington (1600 chemin d’Oka à Oka)

Pour s’inscrire, vous devez remplir le formulaire d’application ci-joint.

Pour renseignements supplémentaires, vous pouvez communiquer avec :

Martin Daoust au 450-415-0656.

HCC becomes 8th team in Quebec College Hockey League

College Harrington du Canada _ Hockey Quebec Sign New Deal

Oka, Quebec, Canada, Monday, June 3, 2009

College Harrington du Canada has completed a protocol agreement with Hockey Quebec through the Laurentides-Launaudières region establishing HCC as the first federated school in the history of hockey in the province of Québec. The deal will have HCC teams playing at the top Quebec level in the Montreal Metro Hockey League. The HCC Tier I program will integrate into Hockey Quebec’s elite structure with teams at the Peewee, Bantam and Midget levels. HCC will also have teams at the Tier II and III levels. The protocol will permit players from outside of Quebec to join the school and Tier I hockey while not infringing upon the existing recruiting territories. This past season HCC participated in the Laurentides Lanaudiere league in a pilot project to determine if there was a fit for the school.

HCC has acquired the 8th franchise in the newly formed Quebec College Hockey League. This League, managed by the Federation Quebecois Sport Etudiante and funded by the Quebec government through the Minister of Education becomes the first federated (Hockey Quebec, Hockey Canada and ultimately the International Ice Hockey Federation-IIHF) provincial school league in North America.

The College League will attract NHL, CHL and NCAA scouts and will arguably will become the second highest level of Junior hockey in Canada just below the CHL (Major Junior). Players and their families have been waiting for a long time for a junior level league that equally values academics that is backed by the hockey federation and the government. University scouts will now have a reliable league where they can be assured that all the players they scout under the umbrella of the Quebec College League are academically eligible to enter university.

HCC is a non-profit, private English language high school and runs approved CEGEP level courses attracting students from around the world. An admissibility certificate for instruction in English is not a requirement. College Harrington du Canada is a small school where each student receives individual attention aimed at helping him reach his fullest academic and social potential. The environment is warm, supportive and inspiring, and one which fosters personal growth in every facet of the curriculum and community life. The program is relentless in its pursuit of knowledge and personal development. Students from 12 countries across the globe bring exceptional depth and diversity to the HCC school culture. HCC is accredited by the ‘Ministère de L’Education, du Loisir et du Sport’ (MELS) and administers curriculum defined by the Ministry. HCC, established in the century old Oka Abbey, invites applications from both boarding and day students.

HCC is hosting an open house on Wednesday, July 3rd between 18:00-21:00. The public will enjoy the opportunity to visit the historic premises, chat with teachers, coaches, students and to hear the Headmaster’s outlook for 09-10. The college has limited positions available for day student admissions. Day students will have access to our new Sport-Étude programme and access to what is the finest suite of high school and college hockey coaching talent in North America.

As released to the media on June 3rd

Le Collège Harrington devient la 8e équipe de la ligue collégiale

Une première au Québec. Le Collège Harrington signe un protocole avec Hockey-Québec.

Oka, lundi le 3 june 2009

En effet, le Collège vient de signer un protocole d’entente avec la région Laurentides-Lanaudière pour la saison 2009-10. Le protocole permet au Collège Harrington d’inscrire ses équipes Pee-Wee, Bantam, Midget et Junior dans les ligues Montréal Métropolitaine AA et la ligue inter-cités BB Laurentides-Lanaudière. L’année dernière, la région Laurentides-Lanaudière avait accepté Harrington comme projet-pilote dans la ligue inter-cité BB dans les catégories Bantam et Midget. Ce protocole permet aux joueurs de l’extérieur du Québec de jouer dans les meilleures ligues disponibles sans altérer les structures déjà implantées dans la région.

Le Collège Harrington du Canada est devenu le 8e franchise de la ligue collégiale AAA du Québec. Cette ligue est gérée par la fédération du sport étudiant du Québec de concert avec le ministère de l’éducation et Hockey Québec. Pour la première fois au Canada, Hockey Canada accueillera des joueurs de la fédération internationale de hockey sur glace dans une ligue provinciale exclusivement scolaire. Cette ligue collégiale attirera les dépisteurs de la LNH, la LCH et la NCAA. Elle deviendra la 2e ligue en importance après la ligue junior majeur du Québec.Les joueurs et les familles attendaient depuis longtemps la venue d’une ligue qui valorise autant les études que le hockey. Finalement, les dépisteurs des universités canadiennes ont maintenant une ligue fiable qui s’assure de la préparation académique de ses joueurs pour leur entré à l’université.

Le Collège Harrington est une institution anglophone privée qui enseigne les programmes du Mels au secondaire et au CEGEP. Ses locaux sont situés à l’ancienne Abbaye d’Oka. À cette école, chaque étudiant reçoit une attention particulière qui vise à développer les élèves au maximum de leur potentiel académique, sportif et social. Les élèves proviennent de plus de 12 pays à travers le monde. C’est donc dans un environnement exceptionnellement diversifié que les étudiants approfondissent leur culture. Aucun certificat à l’amissibilité à l’enseignement en anglais n’est requis.

En septembre 2009, le Collège ouvre 40 nouvelles places à la population désirant fréquenter le Collège sans demeurer à l’Abbaye.

Le Collège organise une soirée porte ouverte mercredi le 3 juin entre 18h00 et 21h00. Vous pourrez alors visiter l’école, rencontrer le doyen Terry Davies, les enseignants et les élèves. Les entraineurs de hockey seront aussi disponibles pour répondre à vos questions sur notre programme sport-études maintenant disponible, de jour seulement, pour les élèves externes.

Profitez de cette occasion unique de visiter notre école internationale et voir si votre enfant pourrait s’y épanouir selon vos propres aspirations.

As released to the media on June 3rd

Pictures of the HCC first annual APC Golf Tournament
held this past weekend at the Lorraine Golf Club



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Victory for the Bantam 94 Icebergs

The Bantam 94 Icebergs team won the Casselman AAA tournament on Sunday May, 3, 2009 in St Isidore, Ontario. The Icebergs went undefeated for the weekend as they made their way to the final game of the tournament. They took on the Outaouais Express in the final and won the game four to one. The Bantam team will play next in the Ottawa Voyageur tournament in Orleans, Ontario starting May 29. 2009

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HCC student’s bid to play for Team USA

HCC bantam defence Mark Dryer has been selected to participate in the USA Hockey South-eastern District National Camp Tryouts in early May 2009. After Affiliate Tryouts with top competitors from throughout North and South Carolina, Mark was chosen to compete at the District level. Mark will attend the next camp in May and we wish him all the best in his bid to play for Team USA. Mark joined HCC last year and the six foot three 14 year old has developed into quite a prospect for either the CHL or the NCAA.

College Harrington du Canada Appointment

Mr. John Keightley, President of College Harrington du Canada, North America’s premier preparatory school for elite hockey players, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Terry Davies as Headmaster, effective August 1, 2009.

Mr. Davies, a graduate of McGill University (Bachelor of Education), Middlebury College (Master of Arts) and the Université de Paris-Sorbonne (D.I.P.P.) is a pioneer in private school education and Canada’s leading founder of successful private schools (5).

Mr. Davies began his career in education in the early 70′s and was instrumental in introducing the Montreal English Language School Board’s first high school French Immersion programming. Mr. Davies wrote a number of French language curricula for the new programme and still found time to serve as a student council advisor and coach of football, hockey, soccer, curling and track and field. In 1974, Mr. Davies founded West Island College, Canada’s first private French Immersion school now located in Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec. He followed with the opening of West Island Colleges in Calgary, in 1982, Ottawa in 1984 and the very innovative Class Afloat programme in 1985. See: www.classafloat.com. In 1982, Mr. Davies also founded a nation wide consulting firm, Canadian Educational Alternatives cea Ltd which provided management and oversight for all three schools. Today, with thousands of graduates and over one thousand in attendance in those schools, Mr. Davies has founded the Nova Scotia based boarding school for West Island College International, the operating school for “Class Afloat”.

As a sidebar to the development of schools in Quebec, Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia, Mr. Davies was the first to establish a 50% joint venture partnership with an emerging middle European country in the late 80′s. Together with a State owned shipyard in Poland, Mr. Davies designed and built a 58 meter three mast tall ship that continues to serve today as a floating classroom for West Island College International. This vessel has taken more than 1500 high school and university students to more than 240 ports of call worldwide. In securing academic options for the varied international student profiles that populate this programme, Mr. Davies initiated and successfully concluded partnerships with the Quebec Ministry of Education, The Alberta Ministry of Education, the Nova Scotia Ministry of Education, the Cegep Marie Victorin and Acadia University. He has, through these experiences, acquired significant familiarity with international student placement and a host of post secondary options for high school graduates.

Mr. Davies will be leaving his position as President and CEO at the American Foundation for Education Under Sail, a growing consulting firm that he founded in 2004. Mr. Davies and his family expect to move from Charlotte, North Carolina to a home near the school this July. Mr. Davies is joined by his wife Laura, also an experienced school administrator, their daughter Bryn who will attend West Island College in Dollard des Ormeaux and their son Rhys who hopes to enter Secondary III at College Harrington du Canada.

Throughout his career, Mr. Davies has maintained a close tie to hockey in general and to College Harrington du Canada in particular. He and Mr. Keightley worked closely together to establish the partnership between the Lac St Louis Lions AAA Hockey Club and West Island College. Mr. Davies, in his role as the Director General at West Island College was key to the structuring of a timetable that suited the development of the elite hockey player. He assisted the triple A franchise in its accommodation of international students, a specialised instructional programme and housing requirements in the West Island Community. The success of that development led to the launch of College Harrington du Canada where, again, Mr. Davies was a founding partner. The College’s application to the Quebec Ministry of Education was drafted, submitted and supervised by Mr. Davies who, subsequently, held a seat on Harrington’s Board. Returning to Harrington is, for Mr. Davies, returning home to a place and a programme that he helped to create.

Mr. Davies has, in his spare time, coached pee-wee, bantam, midget and high school hockey teams and continues today with an inline team, the Charlotte Junior Checkers, the region’s pee-wee travel team. Mr. Davies is also a published author, an amateur aviator (he has built his own airplane), a scuba diving instructor, golfer and avid reader. Additionally, Mr. Davies has volunteered and served as Chairman of various YMCA’s and is currently Vice-Chairman of the American Sail Training Association and a trustee of Sail Training International (based in the U.K.)

Mr. Davies brings extensive educational leadership and business management acumen to the challenge of expanding Harrington’s excellent promise. The College, one that includes high academic standards and exceptional training for elite hockey players, is without peer in North America. Successful students may pursue pathways to Cegep, a host of superb colleges, universities, NCAA eligibility, QMJHL and a host of under 17 and world junior teams.

The college boasts students from over 10 countries worldwide and Mr. Davies’ broad experience in international education will be a great asset to the school. College Harrington du Canada, under Mr. Davies’ academic leadership, will advance the standard for academic excellence as students, in parallel, forge their place in a world of incomparable opportunities for success in school, in life and in their chosen sport.

Stories in the media

Quebec boarding school teaching Canadian hockey to kids from around the world

Story in cyberpress.ca (in 3 parts):
1- Appartenir au Québec
2- Le mal du pays (dans l’abbaye)
3- À Oka, le hockey est international

Junior team wins championship
April 2, 2009

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Last night the HCC Junior Icebergs won the championship match against team Ulysses. It was a 5 to 4 overtime victory, with HCC winning the series 3 games to 1.

Shigenobu Kakudate (Tokyo, Japan) scored the first goal in the game, with an assist by Harrison Rigsby (Orlando, USA) . The second goal was scored by Paris Heyd (Christchurch, New Zealand), with Joe Minich (Delaware, USA) and David Bastien (Mascouche, Canada) assisting. Pat Ryan (Orlando, USA) scored the 3rd goal, assisted by Francis Rodrigue (Granby, Canada), and David Bastien scored the 4th. The 5th and winning goal was scored by Zack Buckland (Orlando, Florida), with an assist by Harrison Rigsby.

This is the third consecutive championship title for the Junior Icebergs.

HCC’s new home rink for next year

Next year, HCC’s home rink will be: centredexcellencesurglace.ca

Construction has started for the Icebergs
new home rink!

Martin Daoust in studio on CKAC

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Venus pour apprendre
(from Radio-Canada. Read the story and watch the video at
www.radio-canada.ca/sports/hockey/2009/03/11/002-HHC-mercredi.shtml)

Ils viennent d’aussi loin que du Japon, de l’Australie, de la Nouvelle-Zélande ou de l’Autriche… Et ils ont tous un but commun: faire le saut chez les professionnels.

« C’est très exigeant, ce n’est vraiment pas facile, explique Patrick Boileau, ancien défenseur de la LNH aujourd’hui entraîneur au Harrington Hockey College d’Oka (HHC). Ça prend des gars qui veulent, qui veulent apprendre, qui sont prêts à prendre les bouchées doubles. »

Du lundi au vendredi, ils sont soumis à un entraînement rigoureux avant de se rendre en classe. Chaque équipe dispute aussi deux matchs par semaine.

Le HHC, mis sur pied en 2001, est affilié depuis quelques saisons à Hockey Québec.

« Il y a beaucoup de discipline, c’est dur, mais ça vaut la peine », explique Harison Rigsby, un joueur américain.

Le Harrington Hockey College d’OKA mise sur l’excellence, et un seul chemin y mène: le travail.

« Il faut les pousser beaucoup, ajoute Martin Daoust, directeur technique du HHC. Si tu veux arriver à des niveaux supérieurs, tu n’as pas le choix. Souvent, on leur dit: “Pousse (sic) to the limit, or your gonna stay there.” »

Le choc des cultures

L’éloignement et le choc des cultures font aussi partie des défis. Shige Kakudate a quitté sa famille au Japon pour le HHC. Le programme coûte 32 000 $ par année…

« Je dois faire ce sacrifice de m’expatrier si je veux atteindre mon rêve de passer chez les pros », admet-il.

Pour les 70 jeunes du programme, les sacrifices passent aussi par l’ancienne abbaye d’Oka. Un endroit tranquille, et surtout, qui garde les pensionnaires loin de toutes distractions.

« On les a tous les jours, la fin de semaine ils sont avec nous, explique Boileau. C’est là-dessus qu’on est capable de les garder sérieux. S’ils ne sont pas sérieux en classe, les pénalités touchent le hockey. »

La réussite scolaire est obligatoire. Les cours se donnent en anglais, une autre difficulté pour les athlètes étrangers.

« On leur dit tout le temps que le plan B, c’est aussi important que le plan A, dit l’ancien défenseur des Red Wings et des Penguins. Pour nous au collège, le plan B, c’est l’éducation. »

C’est d’ailleurs ce plan B qui offre la meilleure garantie. Car, peu importe, l’argent ou les efforts investis, rares sont ceux qui atteindront les plus hauts sommets.
(D’après un reportage de Jacinthe Taillon)

Recent games (Jan.-Feb. ’09)

• January 31, 2009: Pee-wee win Loyola Ed Meagher tournament with 4 players on all-star team Forwards Matt Clement and Taiki Satoh, Defenseman Yu Hikosaka goalie and PhillipBleau

• February 24, 2009: Pee-wee Icebergs lose 4-2 in GMAA final

• January 18, 2009: Midget 2 Icebergs lose 2-0 in the 31st Lachute National Midget Tournament final

• February 7, 2009: Bantam Icebergs make it to semi final in the 34th annual St-Eustache Bantam Tournament

College Harrington du Canada’s Oka Campus Unveiled

HCC is excited to present to you images of its new Oka campus.

The buildings were built in 1881 on an 800-acre property inside the Oka provincial park (24 square kilometers), and have since been occupied by the monks of the Abby of Notre Dame du Lac.The monks’ numbers have dwindled over the years from 200 to 25. They have consequently moved to new buildings that better suit their order, east of montreal.

The buildings they are leaving behind have a long and rich history and College Harrington du Canada is extremely honoured to have this magnificent property bestowed upon us. This spectacular campus has forest and apple orchards, and the buildings contain 100 bedrooms, mutiple dining halls, a library, a gymnasium, classrooms, workshops, rec rooms, and much more.

Anyone interested in a campus tour should contact HCC at 450-415-0656.

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Japanese hockey player Takuma Kawai makes his way to the Memorial Cup
Canadian Press – as posted on NHL.com
May 19, 2008, 3:26 PM EDT

Gatineau Olympiques defenceman Takuma Kawai may be a Japanese hockey player, but he’s sporting a very Canadian gap in his front teeth.

Kawai moved away from his home and family in Eniwa, Japan, at 15 to pursue his dream of playing hockey in Canada.

The 19-year-old is living that dream to the fullest at the Memorial Cup, which is the championship of the 60-team Canadian Hockey League.

“I always wanted to come to Canada and play. When I was little I watched NHL games on TV,” Kawai said prior to Gatineau’s game against Belleville on Monday.

Japanese-Canadians in hockey are common enough. Devin Setoguchi and Kawai’s favourite Paul Kariya are just a couple of them.

But media relations personnel from the CHL were scratching their heads to come up with previous players who were born in Japan and played major junior hockey.

Suffice to say, Kawai is a rarity.

“I think I’m the first Japanese player to play major junior,” Kawai theorized. “I know there’s half-Japanese, half-Canadian players, but I’ve never heard of a Japanese-born player.”

The five-foot-11, 190-pound Kawai is actually a forward who was moved to defence in February because of injuries on Gatineau’s blue-line. He made an impact in Monday’s Memorial Cup loss to Belleville with two assists.

He’s a role player with a feisty, hard-hitting style – hence the missing teeth – which are desirable qualities whether he plays forward and defence.

“It was kind of hard at first,” Kawai said of the switch. “I had to adjust. I’m enjoying it right now. I like to make a pass and make a hit too.”

“Now, I have to use my head a lot. (Before) I just skated, made a hit and came back.”

Kawai’s older brother Ryuichi Kawai is a defenceman for the Seibu Prince Rabbits of the Asian Hockey League. The younger Kawai started following his brother to hockey practice when he was three years old.

It was a monumental event in Kawai’s life when goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji became the first Japanese hockey player to appear in an NHL game Jan. 13, 2007.

Fukufuji played the third period of a game against St. Louis and started against Atlanta a few days later.

“Oh, that was pretty exciting,” Kawai recalled. “He’s a goalie, but he’s the first Japanese-born player to play in the NHL. I know him well because he played on my brother’s team.

“He’s a really good guy.”

Fukufuji was the second Japanese player drafted by an NHL team when Los Angeles chose him 238th overall in the 2004 draft. Hiroyuki Miura was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1992, but did not play in the NHL.

Hockey took Kawai on a circuitous route from Eniwa to Gatineau, Que.

John Keightley, owner of the Lac St. Louis midget triple-A team in Montreal, saw Kawai play during a business trip to Japan and invited him to play in Canada.

The catch, says Kawai, was that he had to be Canadian to play for Lac St. Louis, so he ended up practising with the team for a season, while playing midget double-A.

He recalls feeling homesick and not just for his family and friends.

“I missed Japanese food,” he said.

When Keightley sold the midget triple-A team and founded College Harrington du Canada an hour’s drive west of Montreal, Kawai went with him and became a member of the Harrington Junior Icebergs.

Kawai played for Japan in the 2006 world under-18 hockey championship Division 1 and led his team in penalty minutes with 18, while contributing a goal and two assists in five games.

He had a goal and two assists in 25 games for Drummondville last season, but wasn’t able to stick with the club and returned to Harrington.

When Junior Icebergs coach Mario Richer resigned to become an assistant coach with Gatineau prior to this season, Kawai followed him to the Olympiques and has five goals and eight assists in 47 games with the club.

His parents, now living in Sapporo, have never been to Canada to see him play.

“They don’t know how big it is. Junior hockey isn’t that big in Japan,” Kawai said.

Kawai doesn’t know what his hockey future holds, but he hopes it extends well beyond the Memorial Cup.

“I don’t know where I’m going to play next year or the next couple years, but I want to play professional hockey and hopefully in the NHL,” he said. “That would be great.”

HCC Alumnus Takuma Kawai Wins the President’s Cup With the Olympiques

This month the Gatineau Olympiques won the President’s Cup to become the Champions of the QMJHL. Takuma Kawai is the first Japanese player to play in the QMJHL, and the first to have his name engraved on the cup. Takuma came to College Harrington du Canada from Japan in 2003 and stayed with us for four years. He has gone to accomplish great things. Takuma is also the first Japanese player to play in the Memorial Cup.

Takuma Kawai holding up the cup after the Olympiques win the President’s Cup.

Download a video montage of the 2008 President’s Cup winners from the QMJHL website. Posted May 15, 2008.

COLLEGE HARRINGTON DU CANADA JUNIOR “A” ICEBERGS CLAIM THE COVETED AMERICA EAST HOCKEY LEAGUE’S VICTORIA CUP FOR THE 2nd CONSECUTIVE SEASON

Monday March 31, 2008 Wooster, Ohio
For the third consecutive season the College Harrington du Canada flagship team, the Junior “A” Icebergs found themselves in the AEHL Championship Final and for the 2nd year in a row the Icebergs claim the Victoria Cup awarded to the league’s playoff champions.

“A reflection of our program,” announced Dan D’Astoli Program Director for College Harrington du Canada. “With the professional instruction and hockey specific training these boys receive, it is no surprise that they are the league’s best.”

Alice Noble Arena in Wooster, Ohio was the location again this year of the America East Hockey League’s Championship Showcase featuring the top 4 teams of the regular season. “Although we finished fourth in regular season play, our Juniors, have lost only 3 games in their last 29,” explained D’Astoli, “so this comes as no surprise.”

The Icebergs opened the best of 3 semi-final series against the first place South Jersey Raptors on Friday afternoon. With the superb net minding of Jared Coreau who was the league’s best goalie in regular season, the Bergs took a 3-0 lead and never looked back. The scoring for the Icebergs was lead by 16 year old Australia native Wehebe Darge (2 goals) Paris Heyd from New Zealand 1 goal and 1 assist, Karl Taylor from Winsdor, Ontario, 15 year old Patrick Ryan from Florida, Joe Minnich 16 year old from Deleware and Marc Myre, a Quebec native each got a goal while16 year old Shige Kakudate from Japan had 3 assists and Pier Paul Landry from New Brunswick also got a pair of assists. Zack Buckland (Florida), Harrison Rigsby (Florida) and 14 year old Sho Kawachi from Japan each earned an assist as Harrington took game 1 by a score of 7-4.

In Game 2 of the best of 3 series Harrington eliminated the regular season champions by a score of 3-1. Goals were scored by Marc Myre, 1 goal 1 assist, Paris Heyd and captain Hiroki Iwasaki from Japan. Pier Paul Landry got 2 assists in this close and hard fought game. Jared Coreau turned away 51 shots from the frustrated South Jersey team who managed to put only 1 by him on a late power play goal.

Game 1 of the Championship final featured the Icebergs against the Dover Seawolves. Again the rookies came out strong for the Icebergs with goals from Wehebe Darge (2 goals), Zack Buckland 1 goal and 1 assist and Harrison Rigsby also got a goal and an assist. Jared Coreau was again in spectacular form turning away 35 shots and allowing but 2 goals in the Icebergs 4-2.

Game 2 of the Championship final was a carefully played contest. Both teams were score less after the first period and then in the second Harrington got on the board with a goal from Patrick Ryan assisted by Zack Buckland and Joe Minnich. Jared Coreau was tested again on an awarded penalty shot but he showed why he was named the goalie to the First League Team and made an incredible pad save to keep Harrington’s 1-0 lead. Marc Myre gave the Icebergs a 2-0 lead assisted by Pier Paul Landry and Shige Kakudate. The Seawolves managed to get 1 goal late in the 3rd but the Icebergs prevailed to eliminate the Dover team and become the first team in the leagues history to win back to back Championship titles.

“We are very proud of these players,” said John Keightley president and founder of College Harrington du Canada“this is the 2nd year in a row that we are undefeated in the playoffs.”

Martin Daoust, Head Coach of the Icebergs and Hockey Director for College Harrington du Canada, was quite pleased with his troops. “These boys were a pleasure to work with all season and they really deserve this,” said an exuberant Daoust, “I believe that champions are made, they are not born and these guys dedicated themselves five days a week to practice and train to be the best and they proved again this year that they were.”

College Harrington du Canada has student/players from around the world who are provided with the right balance of Academics and Athletics. “We do not look for the best players or the best students for our program, we look for the best individuals,” explained D’Astoli. “We have a professional staff of coaches, instructors, sport psychologist, therapists, nutritionists and teachers who spend 10 months a year training these individuals five days a week on the ice and in the classroom. This is why we get these results.”

College Harrington du Canada is proving year after year that they have the right formula for hockey players to get to the next level. “Last season, we managed to promote 6 players to the next level at Junior Major, NCAA and professional ranks, this year we have 8 of our players invited to attend Junior Major tryouts while a few of our boys will be competing in NCAA,” announced John Keightley. “It’s always nice to see dreams come true and we’re glad that we can offer the right balance of hockey and academics to help players from around the world achieve their dreams.”

DAME-MALKA FINDING SUCCESS IN THE “Q”
(Parts of this article originally published in Eagle Watch Magazine, Vol. 11, Sep. ’07)

Sydney, Nova Scotia, October27, 2007 — Olivier Dame-Malka is finding success in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after only a month into his rookie season. Dame-Malka is doing it all as a rear guard for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

When asked if there were any surprises this year on his team, Screaming Eagles General Manager and Head Coach Pascal Vincent was quick to say yes.

“Right off the bat, look at Malka. He has an NHL shot,” said Vincent. “He couldn’t make AAA Midget last year and played for [former Screaming Eagles Assistant Coach] Mario Richer at College Harrington du Canada. He came here as a free agent and was willing to work hard and be physical. He also was not scared to drop the gloves. We have to work on his speed but he wants to get the job done.”

Dame-Malka who is 17 years old was quick to give Eagles former assistant coach Mario Richer the credit for getting him ready for the Screaming Eagles camp.

“He was my coach at College Harrington du Canada,” said Dame-Malka. “He talked to me about what it would take to make this team and what I had to work on to get ready for the camp.”

After 13 games Dame-Malka has 2 goals, 3 assists for a total of 5 points and has 22 minutes in penalties and sits a plus one. Olivier ranks 23 overall for rookies in scoring and 45th overall among defenseman in the league. Considering the fact that he has played fewer games than most of the players in the league, Olivier is off to a great start. On October 5th in a game against Acadie Bathurst, Olivier scored 2 goals and was named the games third star.

College Harrington du Canada will proudly be following Olivier’s career as it unfolds.

Go Olivier Go!

For more information on Olivier, you can search either the QMJHL or the Screaming Eagles websites.

Mario Bros. In Japan
(Originally published in Eagles Watch Magazine, Vol. 11, Sep. ’07)

For most people in Canada the game of hockey is part of life and even if they have never played the game they still understand it and if someone was trying to coach them they could at least understand what they wanted. Can you imagine trying to coach someone in a foreign land in a language that you could not speak?

That was the case the past few summers for one of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles assistant coach Mario Durocher and a former Screaming Eagles assistant coach, Mario Richer.

“The hockey school was organized by College Harrington du Canada, situated in the north area of Montreal,” said Mario Durocher. “The goal of the hockey school is to recruit Japanese players to come to Canada to play hockey and study in English.”

Durocher said another member of the Screaming Eagles coaching staff, assistant general manager Vincent Riendeau, was the person who attracted Durocher to the program of coaching the game in Japan.

“Vincent [Riendeau] is the one who got us involved with Harrington the first time, just before I came here to Cape Breton,” said Durocher. “I then asked Mario Richer to come with me for the hockey school. Last year Mario became the coach for Harrington and he asked me to go with him the second year.”

You would think that coaching in the Japanese language would be a problem for two francophone coaches but not so.

“Hiroki, the goalie coach, is Japanese. He speaks English very well,” said Durocher. “He translates our message. Using the board, and doing some demonstration helps everybody to understand each other. The hockey words are simiar — passo, speedo, etc.”

From an early age in Canada, youngsters who play the game for the most part have an innate desire to succeed and they play the game with heart.

“The Japanese are good athletes, they have skill, they can skate but they don’t like the physical game,” said Durocher. “So with the older group our job was to show them how to hit, how to get hit and try to show them what our Canadian game is all about: strength, heart and being physical. They have a lot to learn on that side of the game.”

After doing it the first time Durocher and Richer went back to Japan. Durocher was quite candid that it was for more than just the hockey.

“People are really nice; they appreciate and respect what you bring to them as a Canadian hockey coach,” said Durocher. “I have to admit, you really eat well over there too.”
Durocher, considered by many to be one of the top hockey coaches in junior hockey in Canada, said being involved in coaching Japanese athletes keeps you close to the ABCs of the game.

“Hockey school with young kids brings you back to the fundamentals of hockey and it is always important to keep that in mind,” said Durocher. “We have some junior major players who have technical problems like turning, skating, making quick starts, etc. and it’s our job to help them improve so they become better players.”

HEAD COACH RICHER GET’S CALLED TO MAJOR LEAGUE

HCC ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF MARTIN DAOUST

Carling Lake, Tuesday, October 16, 2007 – College Harrington du Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Daoust to the position of Hockey Director and Head Coach of the Junior Icebergs. Mr. Daoust will take over from Mario Richer, who resigned suddenly to take an assistant coach position with the Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Martin Daoust has a wealth of experience in the world of hockey, education and administration. For the last 15 years, Martin has been working as a teacher of Physical Education as well as Head Coach and Assistant Coach in Quebec Junior Major and the Quebec Midget AAA League. He has also worked with the Quebec National under 17 team as Head Coach and Assistant Coach. He was the Technical Director for the Quebec Midget AAA League and as coach, winner of the coveted Air Canada Cup, the Canadian Midget AAA Championship.

“His experience as a coach, educator and Technical Director made him an easy choice for our program” announced Dan D’Astoli Program Director for College Harrington du Canada . “He has an outstanding and impeccable reputation as a coach and individual and we are thrilled that he will head our hockey program.”

Martin will join the Junior Icebergs on their road trip to Delaware this weekend and will begin working with all the Harrington teams as of November 3, 2007.

Icebergs Capture Yet Another Championship

College Harrington du Canada’s Bantam Team Wins the Casselman Tournament

Harrington, Quebec, Canada, Tuesday, May 8, 2007

The College Harrington du Canada Icebergs Bantam squad captured the Casselman Pirates Summer Hockey Tournament championship this past weekend. The Bantam Icebergs have now won twelve games in a row and have a goals for/goals against differential of +53. The tournament saw the top teams from the Ottawa and Montreal areas compete in the Bantam major level. The Icebergs were once again the only undefeated team in the tournament. Harrington won their first game 10-4 against the Montreal Blitz and won their second game 6-0 against the Glengary Pose. On Saturday the Icebergs continued their romp with a 10-2 victory over the hosting Casselman Pirates. The St. Lawrence River Kings gave the Icebergs a run for their money but could not overcome the strength of the Harrington squad. The Icebergs won all four games of the preliminary round and finished first overall.

Harrington met the River Kings once again in the semi-final and in a similar game the Icebergs came out on top 3-2.

The final game of the tournament was a 6-1 victory for the Harrington team against the Rideau Valley Rebels. Iceberg Sho Kawachi, the only 1993 born player, led the way for the Icebergs and was named the game MVP. Sho joined College Harrington du Canada this past fall from Tokyo, Japan and is pursuing his dream of one day playing in the NHL.

The College Harrington du Canada Junior team will be participating in the NHL pre-raft showcase in Boston on May 17-20.

Icebergs Bantam team captures the Elite
AAA Outaouais Tournament championship

Harrington, Quebec, Canada, Monday, April 30, 2007

The College Harrington du Canada Icebergs Bantam squad captured the Outaouais AAA championship on April 22, 2007. The tournament saw the top teams from the Ottawa valley area, Montreal, Kingston and the United States of America. The Icebergs were the only undefeated team in the tournament. Harrington won their first game 8-5 against Outaouais Express and won their second game 7-0 against the Lac St Louis Lions. The third game of the tournament was a hard fought 4-3 victory against the Kingston representative, Rona Rage. The fourth game saw Harrington manhandle Webster Hockey Academy 7-0, a game that was called early in the 3rd period on the mercy rule.

Harrington finished the preliminary round first over all and played the USA Metro Selects hockey team in the semi-final game. The Icebergs won 7-2 on goals from Zack Allen (2) Sho Kawachi, Brayden Clancy and David Roy.

The final game of the tournament saw a rematch between Rona Rage and College Harrington du Canada and it was another tight fought battle. The Icebergs went ahead 2-0 in the first period on goals from Zack Allen and David Roy. Rona Rage came back to take the lead in the second period, 3-2. Harrington tied the game in the third period at the 8:43 mark on a goal scored by Erik Gudbranson that was set up by Patrick Ryan and Mark Dumont. The Iceberg’s Mark Dumont scored the winner at 11:19 of the third period.
The Icebergs will be participating in the AAA tournament in Castelman this coming weekend.

College Harrington du Canada AEHL 2006-2007 Champions

Wooster, Ohio, Monday, March 26, 2007

This past weekend, Wooster, Ohio, was the sight of the America East Hockey League Playoffs. Seven awards were handed out by the America East Junior A Hockey League. College Harrington du Canada laid claim to four of them, including the most prized of all — the America East Hockey League’s Victoria Cup, awarded to the Playoff Champions.

A banner year is an understatement when you mention the season that the College Harrington du Canada Junior A Icebergs have had. They clinched first place overall in the regular season in the America East Junior A Hockey League, they set two league records, most consecutive wins with 13, and a 17 game undefeated streak. Veteran goalie Mickael Gasnier (Rouen, France) received best goalie in the league honors and Quebec native Olivier Dame Malka (Pierrefonds, Quebec) was honored as the league’s best defenseman at 17 years old. And to top it all off, the Icebergs were awarded the coveted Victoria Cup.

“In the last 27 games of a 50 game regular season, the Icebergs dropped only two games to the Wooster Oilers,” stated John Keightley, President and founder of College Harrington du Canada. “We were the favorites going into this playoff showcase, but hockey is played on the ice and no one really knew what to expect.”

Mario Richer, Head Coach of the Junior Icebergs new what to expect. A ten-year veteran coach of the Quebec Junior Major Hockey league, coach Richer took over the reigns from General Manager Dan D’Astoli in early December and never looked back. “I tried to hire Mario for the Junior Head Coach position in August after witnessing the fine work he did for us in one of our international camps in Japan, but he was committed to a teaching position with a high school,” said D’Astoli. “When I got wind that he was not very satisfied with his teaching position and wanted to return to coaching, I didn’t think twice about bringing him on board.” Announced D’Astoli, now full-time Program Director for HCC: “I have been coaching for close to 20 years and I witnessed a master at work in Mario Richer. The way he prepared his players technically, tactically, mentally and nutritionally is the best I have ever seen. He was ready for these playoffs as were each and every player on his squad.”

HCC’s program is a player development based program where winning championships is not the primary concern. “We are a hockey specific training academy,” explained Keightley, “we train our players on ice and off ice 4 to 6 days per week for 10 months, all while providing them with a private education. Helping these players get to the next level is our primary focus, and close to a dozen of our Junior players have received invitations to attend Junior Major camps as well as NCAA Division One and Division Three Universities. The fact that we captured these titles is a reflection of the fine work our coaching staff and instructors have done all year. If anyone watched the games, which were broadcasted live on the internet, they saw how our coach rolled the lines and ensured that every player on the bench got his fair share of ice time even in the playoffs.”

Harrington won its opening playoff game 7-1 vs the New Jersey Icehoppers and then skated past the Deleware Thunder in a 5-1 contest, they finished the round robin edging the South Jersey Raptors by a score of 2-1 for a birth in the semi final. There the Iceberg’s faced the host team the Wooster Oilers and it took Michel Querry’s (New Brunswick, Canada) overtime goal to decide the winner. The final featured a rematch between the South Jersey Raptors and the Icebergs Troy Barrs ( Ontario, Canada) was the hero this time scoring 2 goals including the game winner in a 4-2 Harrington Victory. The iceberg’s were the only undefeated team in this playoff showcase and now return home to Harrington as the undisputed America East Hockey League 2006-2007 Champions.

March 2007

Dame Malka finds his destiny in the America East Hockey League

Former Lac St Louis Tiger Olivier Dame Malka receives League’s Best Defenseman Award as he leads his team to America East Junior Playoff Championship.

It was mid-August when then 16-year-old Olivier Dame Malka, native of Pierrefonds and former Deux Rives and Lac St Louis Tiger defenseman, got the news he was not going to make the final roster of the Lac St Louis Midget AAA Lions.” I was devastated,” said a now less bitter Dame Malka “I thought I had a good camp with the Lions and when the coach said I wasn’t what he was looking for, I wanted to quit hockey, period.” Olivier recalls, “I remember telling my mom, that there was nothing more I could have done, it just wasn’t my destiny to make the Lions.”

Olivier received a few invitations to attend other Midget AAA tryouts and things just didn’t work out. His fate changed when he received a call from Dan D’Astoli, Head Coach and General Manager of the America East Hockey League franchise the College Harrington du Canada Junior A Icebergs. ” I always had a lot of respect for Dan and had heard a lot of great things about him from his former players, so I decided to give it one more try.”

At 16, Dame Malka left home to chase his dream of a pro hockey future and pursue his education at College Harrington du Canada ”It was amazing. I was on the ice every day receiving instruction from former NHL veteran defensemen Bobby Dollas and Igor Kraftchuck, I had Dr. Gord Bloom working with the mental part of my game, Marc Ikin kept me in great shape with off-ice training, and then Mario Richer came in as Head Coach. It was a very tough but complete program.”

Dame Malka was challenged early on by the older players in the league. “It was tough in the beginning, the other players were older and stronger but that made me push myself harder in games and practices, and I guess that got me the results I was looking for.”

Results? That’s an understatement. Olivier received player of the month honours twice in the season, he was the top scoring defensemen in the league, he received the league’s Best Defenceman Award and helped lead his team to a first place regular season finish and the America East Hockey League Championship.

“When Olivier joined our club I knew he had huge potential,” explained Dan D’Astoli, now full time Program Director of College Harrington du Canada. “He had something to prove and he did.” D’Astoli has received several inquiries from Quebec Junior Major Teams in regards to Dame Malka. “We encourage our players to pursue hockey through college and NCAA,” explained D’Astoli, “but this is what Olivier wants so were going to help him get there.”

“I’m not sure where I will be next year,” says Dame Malka, “I hope to get a chance with a Junior Major team but if it doesn’t work out, I will be looking forward to playing for the Icebergs in the America East. This was a fantastic experience.”

March 2007

Mickael Gasnier wins Goalie of the Year in the America East Hockey League

After 3 years in Canada, the Blerville (France) native, Mickael Gasnier has won his first award in Canada. Named the America East Hockey League’s Goalie of the Year, Gasnier is feeling proud of himself. Mickael won player of the month (Goalie) twice this season.

It was back in the summer of 2004 that the then 16 year old Gasnier decided to leave France for Montreal, Quebec, the hockey Mecca of the world. Mickael joined College Harrington du Canada (HCC) in September, 2004, a private college that develops and promotes hockey players in both sport and academics.

Being in Canada is one of the best ways to reach the NHL because of the many paths available. “The international players who develop in Division 1 with their national teams have very few opportunities to make it to the NHL from their countries. But HCC strives to give them more opportunities,” said Dan D’Astoli, Program Director for College Harrington du Canada ”If the players aren’t drafted by the NHL from our league, our school prepares the player for university where they always have the opportunity to join the prestigious American university league (NCAA).” The school not only offers the necessary training, but provides students with an excellent academic program that gives them the opportunity to follow their dreams.

Mickael’s ultimate goal has always been to play in the NHL and in his quest he has accomplished much. The 1987-born goaltender has played for the French national U18 and U20 teams for the past 3 years. At 18 he was the goalie for the French under 20 team at the Division 1 World Championships.

This season was a highlight for Mickael in his hockey career as he proved to be the best. “This is quite an accomplishment for a French goalie playing in North America and especially Quebec,” said D’Astoli. “This year he learned to be consistent and I believe he is ready for the next level.” The next level that Mickael plans to play at is the NCAA Division I, and he is in negotiations with several universities for next year. “I’m confidant that Mickael will one day make it to the NHL,” said former NHL player and coach at HCC, Igor Kravchuk.

Mickaël Gasnier remporte le trophé de Meilleur Gardien de la saison dans l’America East Hockey League

Après 3 ans au Canada, le natif de Bierville (France), Mickaël Gasnier a remporté son premier trophé au Canada. Nommé gardien de l’année dans l’America East Hockey League, Gasnier se sent vraiment fier de lui. Mickaël a également remporté 3 titres de gardien du mois (octobre, décembre et janvier).

C’est durant l’été 2004 que Gasnier décida de quitter la France pour Montréal au Québec, le berceau du hockey, à l’âge de 17 ans. Mickaël joignit en septembre 2004 College Harrington du Canada (HCC), un college privé qui développe les joueurs de hockey sur l’aspect aussi bien académique que sportif.

Etre au Canada est l’un des meilleurs moyens pour se rendre en NHL grâce aux nombreuses voies disponibles. « Les joueurs internationaux qui évoluent en Division 1 avec leurs équipes nationales ont très peu de chance de se rendre en NHL à partir de leur pays d’origine mais HCC s’efforce de leur offrir plus d’opportunités » a dit Dan D’Astoli, Directeur de programme avec College Harrington du Canada. « Si les joueurs ne sont pas draftés par la NHL à partir de notre league, notre école aura préparé le joueur pour aller en université, où ils ont toujours une chance de joindre la prestigieuse ligue universitaire américaine (NCAA). » L’école n’offre pas seulement l’entraînement nécessaire mais elle fournit aux étudiants un excellent programme académique qui leur donne une chance de poursuivre leurs rêves.

Le but ultime de Mickaël a toujours été de jouer dans la LNH. Cependant il a déjà accompli beaucoup d’exploits. Le gardien né en 1987 a joué pour les équipes de France moins de 18 et moins de 20 ans pendant les 3 dernieres année. A l’âgé de 18ans, il était le gardien partant pour l’équipe de France des moins de 20 ans aux Championnats du Monde de division 1.

Cette saison fut superbe pour Mickaël au niveau du hockey car il a prouvé qu’il était le meilleur. « Ceci est vraiment un accomplissement pour un gardien francais qui joue en Amérique du Nord et plus spécialement au Québec », commenta D’Astoli. « Cette année, il a appris à être consistent and je crois qu’il est prêt pour le niveau suivant ». Le niveau suivant que Mickaël essaye d’atteindre est de jouer en NCAA (division 1) et il est en négaciations avec plusiseurs universités pour l’année prochaine. « Je suis très confiant que Mickael vas un jour évoluer en NHL », s’exclama l’ancien joueur de NHL et coach a HCC, Igor Kravchuk.

March 2007

Iceberg Makes the Cut for Team Japan

Yuhei Shinohara has been selected to represent his country at the World Championship in April. Yuhei has been with the Icebergs for the past three seasons, and at 17 years old this will be his first selection to the national team. Yuhei has been one of the top defencemen for the Icebergs and is hoping to make the jump to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League next year.

Yuhei joins Takuma Kawai (2003-2007), Kazuma Iwamoto (2003-2005) and Kazumasa Sasaki (2006) as Icebergs who have played for team Japan.

As soon as the AEHL playoffs are completed Yuhei will join his countrymen in Japan for their national training camp.

Good luck Yuhei!

March 2007

Iceberg Returns Home from World Championship

Martin Lee returns to Harrington after a successful tournament in China. The first-year Iceberg represented New Zealand for the U18 team. The team came in 4th out of 6, however Martin achieved personal success at the World Championship, finishing second overall in goal scoring.

With one game MVP and the most points for New Zealand, Martin Lee was the overall MVP for his country (www.iihf.com). Martin also represented his U20 team this past January at the World Junior Championships.

Martin will now re-join his teammates as the Icebergs practise and prepare for the league playoffs in Wooster, Ohio.

December 2006

International Junior Showcase 2006

In November, College Harrington du Canada had their first annual Junior A Showcase featuring teams from the America East Hockey League and players from over 15 countries.

Each team played four games of two x 15 minute, one x 20 minute periods at the Kevin Lowe Pierre Page Arena in Lachute, Quebec and at the Gilles Lupien Arena in Brownsburg, Quebec.

Some of the top players and students from around the world participated in and displayed their skills and talent at the Junior A Tier 2 Level. Some of these players are 16-year-old future stars and others are junior veterans ready for the next level. Many players from our league have gone on to compete at various D 1 and D 3 schools while others are competing at the Junior Major level.

The games were attended by scouts from across Canada and the U.S.: Central Scouting (NHL), Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL), Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL), Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL), Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL), Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL), St. John’s Fog Devils (QMJHL), Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) and Cornwall Colts (CJHL).

The scouts were very impressed with the level of play, comparing it to Junior A in Canada- Quebec Junior AAA and the CJHL Junior A Tier II. Many players where approached, especially from the QMJHL teams.