Pre-Novice, 2016-2017 (Greater Fort Erie Minor Hockey)

New to this year, Greater Fort Erie Minor Hockey will be offering a Full Ice Development program designed to teach the fundamentals of hockey played on a full ice surface. This program will be designed to teach the proper positions and rules of the game to assist players who will be moving on to the Novice division in the near future.  

Looking forward to another great year of hockey! Schedules for the year have been posted. We are very excited to announce that Jay McKnight will be working with our Pre-Novice players this season to teach them the fundamentals of skating and hockey skills.  Sessions will provide players with a very thorough understanding of edges and balance and how they relate to the game of hockey.   Jay is a certified Skate Canada Powerskating Instructor who brings 15 years of professional skating and hockey skills instruction including experience with players of all levels including numerous ...

This year all Pre-Novice games will be half-ice with smaller nets.  When the playing surface is reduced in size, young players are being correctly prepared for the speed and quickness they will encounter as they grow older. Half–ice develops a positive environment, increases puck handling, and teaches puck protection by forcing players to play in smaller, confined areas. The key playing benefits of half-ice are that it promotes creativity, creates an environment for self-learning hockey, increased player participation, speeds up the learning process, improves decision making skills so ...