2019/20 Girls Development Program

KEY INFO:
- Season Starts the Week of 9/5.
- AGM will be 9/8. 
​- Eval & tourney info is here!
- 16U-19U: Please take the survey below.

We are currently in the process of finalizing our Girls Development Program (GDP) for the 2019-20 season with Winterhawks Jr. Hockey (WJH). 

Our season will run for 24 weeks (up from 18 like last season) from September through March. Also like last season, all GDP players must also participate in another hockey program such as WJH's Metro or our Girls House Program. Please click here for more info on our new House program which will feature lots of GAME DAYS, particularly for older players. 

To learn more about the upcoming season, please join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM). It's for anyone interested in hearing more about our upcoming season  Our AGM will take place Sun, Sept 8, from 6-8pm at the Community Room of McMenamin's Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211). Hope to see you there. Read on for more about our season.  

At this time, we are planning to have 12U, 14U, and 16U GDP teams with the ice time allotted. We are trying to get additional ice for a 10U GDP.

More info on evaluations, tournaments, and teams below. 

Evaluations
We ran our evaluations for 12U, 14U and 16U on 8/10 and 8/11. Head Coaches will notify players of their status starting the week of Aug 25th. 

If you missed our evals, please notify your coach and plan to attend Metro evals this coming weekend. See Tournaments below for Head Coach email addresses.  Likewise, if your player can't attend 8/10 or 8/11 and is not participating in metro, email Coach Marissa Powers, our Director of Hockey, at Powers@rosecityhockeyclub.com. Please note why your player can't attend & why she'd like to play on our dev team.

ALL players interested in the GDP must sign up in our Intent Registration.  Cost:  $15 per player.

​REGISTRATION :  GDP Intent Registration is now open!  Click here to register.

OVERVIEW OF TEAMS
​To find out what team your player is eligible for, please check out this link for USA Hockey age designations.

12U, 14U GDP and 16U GDP -  We held evaluations for the 12U, 14U, and 16U GDP teams in August.  In addition, we are currently talking with the Train Station staff to offer dry-land training for these teams. GDP teams will also be offered 3 tournaments (with the option of doing more if families express interest). Tournaments are listed below. Read on.

10U GDP -  We're facing some challenges finding ice for this group that would not conflict with 10U metro programs. We are working to find additional ice but the primary option available right now is before school at an early hour. If we can't find ice that does not conflict, we will do our best to still offer tournament play throughout the season for 10U players. We know many of you would like to have a 10U GDP team. Believe me, we would too! Unfortunately, we just don't have additional options for ice, other than what's noted here. 

*** NEW *** GDP TOURNAMENTS
To help families (and us!) plan ahead for the busy hockey season, we're announcing tournaments for the upcoming season. Pls note that these may change. In addition, teams can do additional, optional tournaments if their Head Coach is willing to roster a team.

Here is our tentative tournament schedule by team & contact info for each Head Coach.

12U GDP -  Head Coach Justin Rock
1) Miss Americans Tournament - Sep 20-22, 2019 in Pasco, WA.  More info here.
2) MLK Girls/Women Ice Hockey Tournament - Jan 17-20, 2020 in San Jose, CA. More info here.
3) Richmond Ice Classic - (T) Mar 28-30, 2020 in British Columbia. More info here. (We'll update this link when they do!)
4) Have a question? Email Coach Rock at  justin.the.rock@gmail.com

14U GDP -  Head Coach Courtney Carnes
1) Richmond Rep Classic - Oct 25-27 in British Columbia. More info here.
2) MLK Girls/Women Ice Hockey Tournament - Jan 17-20, 2020 in San Jose, CA. More info here.
3) Pacific District Tournament - Feb 27- Mar 1, 2020. More info here.
4) Have a question? Email Coach Court at courtney@rosecityhockeyclub.com.

​*** NEW ***
16U & 19U GDP 
About thirty girls tried out for the 12U and 14U teams, but unfortunately only 6 players signed up for the 16U and 19U GDP team. As a result, we will re-adjust our programming. To do so, we would love  your input. 

Please take a moment to complete this simple 5-question survey by Thu, Aug 29. We are genuinely invested in how to best serve this group of 20 kids state-wide (15 in Portland).  Whether your player is playing WJH Varsity, Klamath Falls co-ed, and/or WA Wild, we'd like to hear what your ideal 19U girls program would look like. 

Have a question? Email Coach Powers at powers@rosecityhockeyclub.com.

SCHOLARSHIPS:  Our scholarship window for GDP players is now open. Please complete an application and submit it NLT Aug 19, 2019. (It must be postmarked by this day to be considered.) We will announce scholarship winners as soon as possible.

MANDATORY - Please note: (1) Every player requires a valid 2019/20 USA Hockey membership number to register with RCHC. (2) All players are responsible for bringing their own mouth guards (and, yo, wearing ';em or doing sprints). (3) Players doing dry-land training are required to bring sticks, gloves, helmets and suitable athletic shoes.

Buy Hockey Stuff = Support the Team
When you buy items from our team store, you're helping to keep costs down for our players. Click on SquadLocker to buy a hat, t-shirt, shorts, and other neat gifts for your player. Ten percent of the proceeds go to us, a nonprofit organization.
 
Changes to Rink Schedule:  Sometimes rinks have last-minute changes to their schedules. We'll do our best to minimize the impact on your player's experience and on our program overall. Thanks for your patience & understanding.

Psst: Hey, what's a development program?  
Good question. Development programs are designed for players who are committed to playing competitively. Such players are often hoping to play college hockey and beyond. In addition, a development program is often a stepping stone between a regular season/house program and a travel team. A House program often involves little or no tournament travel while the latter, a travel team, often involves up to 7-8 tournaments per season. Our development program will offer 3 tournaments with the option of doing more (if there are enough families interested in doing so).

Our Girls Development Program (known as the GDP) is intended for competitive players with considerable hockey experience. They will need to participate in an evaluation skate to be part of the program. They will also be required to play in another hockey program (such as RCHC's regular season or WJH's metro league) and do dry-land training.  Ice times will focus on individual skill and team development. RCHC goal is to raise the overall level of play, meet developmental needs, foster team play, and support player retention. 

Contact Us:
Have a question or concern? Drop us a line anytime at info@rosecityhockeyclub.com. Otherwise, the best way to stay informed is to sign up for our newsletter, "like" us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @PDXGirlsHockey. (Tons of great pics & videos there too!)