Connecticut Chiefs

The New Year presents us all with an occasion to reflect upon the past season but more notably, provides an opportunity to look to the future. The Chiefs would like you to take some time as a family, to consider your future aspirations, to look further down the road and consider which option is the best pathway to collegiate hockey.

With that said, how can the Chiefs hockey program help attain this goal?

We believe that a strong educational foundation is the most important objective that a family can set for their children. It is crucial in gaining acceptance into the college of your choice regardless of athletic ability.

The Chiefs hockey program is specificity tailored to the hockey player with the potential for superior academics as well as athletics. It is a program that promotes and rewards achievement in both.

The Chiefs endorse the Prep School route as the best pathway to collegiate hockey. It provides for a superior academic foundation and the level of play required by the collegiate game.

The Connecticut Chiefs U16 Midget AAA Hockey Club is a full season midget program specializing in the development and promotion of student athletes to the Prep School ranks. The Chiefs showcase their players to as many academic and athletic decision makers as possible, affording their players the best opportunity to gain entry into the Prep School of their choice.

These young men have many similar traits that are best described by the following:

·       Depth of  character

·       Desire for academic achievement

·       Passion for the great game of hockey

The Chiefs deliver an exceptionally competitive schedule of 60 plus games, playing Prep School Varsity A&B teams, highly scouted tournaments and a cross section of the most competitive AAA Midget teams in New England. The Connecticut Chiefs midget hockey program has a proven track record of helping families achieve their goals, both academically and athletically. During the past three seasons we have helped player families gain over $600,000 in financial aid to help keep over 30 players' dreams of collegiate hockey alive.

Obviously, the Chiefs program is not for everyone. Do you have what it takes?

After renewing and extending friendships of past seasons,embellishing past glories and of course eating way to much food, the parents are treated to the highlight of the night, the Alumni game.  The current  CT Chiefs U16 AAA team suits up against their older brethren, who are mostly home from Prep school on holiday break.

After the U16 team promises to take it easy on the old guys, the battle for bragging rights begins. Coach Derek loses the coin toss and takes up position on the Alumni bench while Coach Brandon gets all the talent settled away on the U16 bench.

A spirited attack by the U16 squad gives them an early lead of 3-1 but the wily coaching on the Alumni bench proves to be the difference. With crafty line matching (not cheating) the lead switches back to the Alumni, 4-3. All night a seesaw battle ensued with a highlight penalty shot goal scored by the U16 squad. In the end the talent on the U16 bench could not hold up against the experience on the Alumni bench.

At games end, a spirited game photo was taken, and copies of same will be treasured by all.