WELCOME TO THE
WESTERN CANADIAN COLLEGIATE
FEMALE SHOWCASE
THE WESTERN CANADIAN COLLEGIATE FEMALE HOCKEY SHOWCASE IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER YOUNG FEMALE HOCKEY PLAYERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS, AND CONNECT WITH COACHES AND SCOUTS FROM BOTH U SPORTS AND THE NCAA.
KAMLOOPS 2025
BROCKLEHURST ARENA
JUNE 6-8, 2025
BIRTH YEARS 2007-2011
CONFIRMED SCHOOLS
FEATURED GUESTS
MICHELLE MCATEER
COMMISSIONER, WCHA
MICHELLE MCATEER IS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (WCHA), A LEADING NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY CONFERENCE. A FORMER NCAA PLAYER AND ACCOMPLISHED COACH, MCATEER HAS DEDICATED HER CAREER TO ADVANCING WOMEN’S HOCKEY AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE ATHLETES.
BEFORE LEADING THE WCHA, MCATEER PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY AS A COACH AND ADMINISTRATOR, FOSTERING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND EMPOWERING STUDENT-ATHLETES. HER LEADERSHIP HAS ELEVATED THE PROFILE OF NCAA WOMEN’S HOCKEY, DRIVING INITIATIVES TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND VISIBILITY FOR THE SPORT.
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PIERRE ARSENAULT
CEO, U SPORTS
PIERRE ARSENAULT IS THE CEO OF U SPORTS, CANADA’S GOVERNING BODY FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS, WHERE HE CHAMPIONS EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS. WITH A DISTINGUISHED BACKGROUND IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION, HE HAS HELD LEADERSHIP ROLES IN NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, CREATING PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCLUSIVITY.
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A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR GENDER EQUITY, ARSENAULT HAS PRIORITIZED ADVANCING WOMEN’S SPORTS AND INCREASING RECOGNITION FOR FEMALE ATHLETES. AS CEO, HE LEADS U SPORTS WITH A FOCUS ON FOSTERING COMMUNITY, EXCELLENCE, AND OPPORTUNITY, INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES.
CAMP COACHES
VICKY SUNOHARA
HEAD COACH, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
A MEMBER OF CANADA’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY PROGRAM FROM 1989-2008, SUNOHARA BECAME THE HEAD COACH OF U OF T'S WOMEN'S HOCKEY PROGRAM IN 2011-12 AFTER SERVING TWO YEARS AS THE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S HOCKEY AT THE HILL ACADEMY IN VAUGHAN, ONT. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY AN ASSISTANT COACH WITH THE BLUES IN 2004-05, AS WELL AS A CAMP COACH WITH HOCKEY CANADA’S UNDER-18 AND -19 WOMEN’S PROGRAMS.
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SUNOHARA HAS GUIDED THE BLUES TO BOTH THE 2019-20 AND 2022-23 OUA MCCAW CUP CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. SHE WAS NAMED BOTH THE OUA AND U SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAR IN THREE CONSECUTIVE SEASONS FROM 2019-23, WHILE ALSO EARNING OUA FEMALE COACH OF THE YEAR HONOURS ACROSS ALL SPORTS IN 2019-20.
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THE TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT CAPTAIN FOR SEVEN YEARS WITH TEAM CANADA BEFORE RETIRING FROM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN 2008. IN ADDITION TO THE 1998, 2002 AND 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS, SUNOHARA HAS REPRESENTED CANADA IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY COMPETITIONS. IN TOTAL, SHE WON 15 GOLD AND THREE SILVER MEDALS AS A MEMBER OF CANADA'S NATIONAL TEAM, FINISHING HER CAREER WITH 118 POINTS (56 GOALS AND 62 ASSISTS) IN 164 GAMES.
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ALLISON REOTHKE
ASSISTANT COACH, SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
IN WHAT WAS A HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER HIRE, ALLISON ROETHKE JOINS THE SACRED HEART PIONEERS AS AN ASSISTANT COACH, ADDING THE 2024-25 SEASON AS HER THIRD DIVISION 1 SEASON AS ASSISTANT COACH IN HER CAREER THUS FAR. ROETHKE PLAYED AT QUINNIPIAC FROM 2016-20, APPEARING IN 114 GAMES IN FOUR SEASONS AS BOTH A FORWARD AND DEFENSEMAN FOR THE BOBCATS. ROETHKE EARNED THE COACHES AWARD HER SENIOR YEAR AFTER DISPLAYING TREMENDOUS GROWTH ON AND OFF THE ICE IN HER FOUR YEARS AT QU.
A NATIVE OF BUFFALO, MINN., ROETHKE EARNED BOTH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS AND A MASTER'S IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FROM QUINNIPIAC.
VICTORIA BLAKE
ASSISTANT COACH, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
VICTORIA BLAKE JOINS CATAMOUNT COUNTRY AS AN ASSISTANT COACH AFTER SPENDING THE PAST FOUR SEASONS IN THE SAME ROLE WITH THE SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY PIONEERS (SHU). DURING HER TENURE, THE PIONEERS CONSISTENTLY FOUND SUCCESS, WINNING AT LEAST 16 GAMES EACH SEASON—EXCLUDING THE COVID-SHORTENED 2020-21 CAMPAIGN.
BEFORE HER TIME AT SHU, BLAKE SERVED AS A SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT COACH AT PRO-VISION HOCKEY ACADEMY IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, WHERE SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PLAYER GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE.
A GRADUATE OF SUNY OSWEGO, BLAKE WAS A STANDOUT PLAYER FOR THE LAKERS, COMPETING FOR FOUR SEASONS AND EARNING THE 2018 NEWHL PLAYOFF MVP HONOR.
KRIS HOGG
ASSISTANT COACH, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
KRIS HOGG HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE CLARKSON UNIVERSITY GOLDEN KNIGHTS, BRINGING EXTENSIVE COACHING AND RECRUITING EXPERIENCE. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR AND HEAD COACH AT RINK HOCKEY ACADEMY IN KELOWNA, BC, WHERE HE LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOP CANADIAN HOCKEY TALENT, OVERSEEING PROGRAMS, RECRUITMENT, AND STAFF.
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A FORMER WHL PLAYER WITH KAMLOOPS AND LETHBRIDGE, KRIS WAS A 2004 NHL DRAFT PICK BY THE CALGARY FLAMES AND WENT ON TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY.
HANEET PARHAR
ASSISTANT COACH, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
HANEET PARHAR, A FORMER STANDOUT FORWARD FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (UBC) THUNDERBIRDS WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM, HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN HER COACHING CAREER SINCE CONCLUDING HER PLAYING DAYS. AFTER GRADUATING IN 2017, PARHAR TRANSITIONED TO COACHING, JOINING THE UBC COACHING STAFF FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON. BEYOND HER CONTRIBUTIONS AT UBC, PARHAR HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING YOUNG FEMALE HOCKEY TALENT. PARHAR’S DEDICATION AND IMPACT IN COACHING WERE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED IN 2023 WHEN SHE WAS HONOURED AS THE BFL FEMALE HIGH-PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR, LEADING TO HER ROLE AS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT THE U18 HOCKEY CANADA DEVELOPMENT CAMP IN 2024. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD ACKNOWLEDGED HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPORT AND HER COMMITMENT TO ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT.
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JORDAN COLLITON
ASSISTANT COACH, MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY
JORDAN COLLITON IS IN HER 8TH SEASON WITH THE MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY COUGARS WOMEN’S HOCKEY PROGRAM, WHERE SHE HAS HELPED ACHIEVE NUMEROUS PROGRAM MILESTONES, INCLUDING THEIR FIRST CANADA WEST FINALS AND USPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES IN 2019-20. AFTER TAKING A STEP AWAY FROM THE COUGARS TO HEAD COACH LEKSANDS IF SDHL TEAM IN THE 2022-23 SEASON, AS WELL AS COACH AND SCOUT WITH THE OTTAWA CHARGE IN THE PWHL, SHE RETURNED TO MRU FOR THE 2024-25 SEASON.
JORDAN HAS ALSO COACHED WITH TEAM CANADA’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S UNDER-18 PROGRAM (2019-21) AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AT THE PREP SCHOOL LEVEL WITH ONTARIO HOCKEY ACADEMY AND PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE. SHE ALSO WORKED WITH HOCKEY ALBERTA’S FEMALE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROGRAM FOR NINE YEARS.
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KENDRA WOODLAND
STUDENT-ATHLETE ALUMNI, UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
KENDRA WOODLAND, FROM KAMLOOPS, BC, IS A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED GOALTENDER AND ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN’S HOCKEY. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN MINOR HOCKEY, PLAYING FROM U9 TO U18 AND COMPETING AT AAA AND AA LEVELS THROUGHOUT.
KENDRA THEN EXCELLED AS THE STARTING GOALTENDER FOR SIX YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK (UNB), BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED PLAYERS IN U SPORTS HISTORY. AT UNB, SHE EARNED ACCOLADES SUCH AS 2023 USPORTS WOMEN’S HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE YEAR, AUS MVP, AND MULTIPLE AUS ALL-STAR SELECTIONS. REPRESENTING CANADA ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STAGES, SHE SHOWCASED HER ELITE GOALTENDING SKILLS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS.
JENNA MACLEAN
STUDENT-ATHLETE ALUMNI, UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
JENNA MACLEAN, FROM WILCOX, SASKATCHEWAN, IS A FORMER STANDOUT DEFENSEMAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK (UNB), KNOWN FOR HER TWO-WAY PLAY, LEADERSHIP, AND CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE IN USPORTS HOCKEY. HER ACCOLADES INCLUDE MULTIPLE AUS ALL-STAR SELECTIONS AND A GOLD MEDAL WITH TEAM CANADA AT THE 2023 FISU GAMES IN LAKE PLACID, NY.
NOW A COACH AND MENTOR, JENNA USES HER EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE ASPIRING FEMALE ATHLETES IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGY, AND THE MENTAL ASPECTS OF THE GAME. HER APPROACHABLE DEMEANOR AND PASSION FOR EMPOWERING YOUNG PLAYERS MAKE HER A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GROWTH OF WOMEN’S HOCKEY.
2 HOUR GAME
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1 HOUR PRACTICE
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BANQUET/HOT STOVE
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NCAA SEMINAR
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U SPORT SEMINAR
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SHOWCASE TSHIRT
(1)
CAMP OBJECTIVES
SHOWCASE SKILLS
ENHANCE SKATING, SHOOTING, PASSING, AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WITH TOP-TIER COACHES
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SHOWCASE TALENT
PLAY IN HIGH-INTENSITY GAMES IN FRONT OF SCOUTS AND COACHES
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EDUCATION
PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS ON NUTRITION, FITNESS, AND PATHWAYS TO HIGHER-LEVEL HOCKEY
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NETWORKING
CONNECT WITH CURRENT AND FORMER ATHLETES, COLLEGIATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
THIS CAMP IS OPEN TO ELITE FEMALE HOCKEY PLAYERS IN BIRTH YEARS 2007 TO 2011:
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COMPETING AT AA or AAA LEVELS (OR EQUIVALENT)
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INTERESTED IN PURSUING OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLEGIATE OR PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY
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PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPING THEIR GAME AND LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCED COACHES
CAMP FEATURES
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ON ICE SESSIONS: SKILL DEVELOPMENT, GOALTENDER SESSIONS, TEAM PRACTICES, AND COMPETITIVE GAMEPLAY
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WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS:
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NAVIGATING RECRUITMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING INFORMATION
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BALANCING ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS
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GUEST SPEAKERS: U SPORTS & NCAA COLLEGIATE PROFESSIONALS AND ATHLETES
