The Calgary Flames Foundation and Rebecca Johnston along with Girls Hockey Calgary are looking forward to kicking off the inaugural Johnny’s Elites – Rebecca Johnston Girls Hockey Camp.
The hockey camp is designed specifically for female hockey players ages 14 and 15 years old, who are looking to take the next step in their hockey careers. Led by three-time Olympic gold medalist and member of the Calgary Flames Player Development team, Rebecca Johnston. The camp will focus on helping female hockey players who have their sights set on collegiate careers and beyond in order to help achieve their goals.
“I am looking forward to getting on the ice and sharing my knowledge and experiences with these young ambitious hockey players. We have assembled a select group of on-ice and off-ice instructors with the objective of inspiring, motivating and showing these girls what it takes to become an elite hockey player,” said Rebecca Johnston.
Johnny’s Elites will run August 1-3 at WinSport from 8:30 AM to 12 PM. The camp will consist of three components aimed at teaching players how to further their development. On-ice instruction will take place from 8:30-9:30 AM, with dryland training 10:00-11:00 AM, concluding with a classroom session which will have guest speakers touching on the importance of nutrition, sport science, and health and well-being.
Tuesday, August 1
7:30-8:00am- Registration
8:30-9:30am- On-ice Session
10:00-11:00am- Off-ice Workout at CSI Gym
11:00am-12:00pm- Rich Hesketh – Flames Alumnus / Head Coach Strength and Conditioning U of C Athletics
Wednesday, August 2
8:30-9:30am- On-ice Session
10:00-11:00am- Off-ice Workout at CSI Gym
11:00am-12:00pm- Ryan Straschnitzki – The Straz Strong Foundation / Overcoming Mental and Physical Challenges
Thursday, August 3
8:30-9:30am- On-ice Session
10:00-11:00am- Off-ice Workout at CSI Gym
11:00am-12:00pm- Classroom session with Rebecca Johnston
On-ice instructors include:
Marlene Boissonnault – Cornell (NCAA-D1), Team Canada (U18 World Championships, 2015 silver)
Jaime Bourbonnais – Cornell (NCAA-D1), Team Canada (World Championships, 2021 gold, 2023 silver)
Emily Clark – University of Wisconsin (NCAA-D1), Team Canada (2-time Olympian, 2018 silver, 2022 gold)
Kailey Keller – Linwood University (NCAA-D1)
Dayna Owens – University of Calgary (CIS), University of Alberta (CIS)
Jennifer Shaw – York University (CIS), Calgary Fire alumni
Cassandra Vilgrain – UNH (NCAA- D1), UBC (CIS), Brynas IF (Sweden-SDHL), Calgary Hitmen