Hockey
Players selected on the Hockey profile will have the chance to develop their skills twice a week (4 times per cycle) with our professional coaches.
- Players are not missing school for practices as it is built in their school timetable
- Players are practicing on the ice from 8h00 to 9h20.
- They can arrive at the PEPS de l'Université Laval from 7h00 to 8h00.
- A bus will bring the players from the rink to St. Patrick's High School at 9h50 AM on every Profile day.
For more information, please refer to the appropriate section below:
RSEQ and our St. Patrick's hockey program
Elite Program (Fighting Irish LHPS team)
Included with the Elite program sign-up fees
On-ice sessions
Off-ice sessions
Games general information
Academic advisor program
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Elite Program (Fighting Irish LHPS team)
Players selected on the Elite Program will be provided a chance to play in the LHPS section of the RSEQ, a provincial league that focuses on developing student-athletes while offering them opportunities to showcase their abilities to move on to higher levels (NCAA, QMJHL, Collégial D1-D2, Junior AAA, etc.) once they graduate from High School.
Here is what the Elite Program offers:
- Two on ice practices per week (profile classes) in the morning from 8:00 to 9:30
- One or two after school practices from 15:45 to 17:00 (Transportation from school to the PEPS included)
- One off-ice training per week after school from 15:15 to 16:30 in the weight room
- Season of about 50 games including exhibition games, regular season, playoffs, tournaments and showcases
- Three tournaments (At least one of these tournaments will be outside of the Province)
- Physiotherapy service (Clinique de Physiothérapie Jacques Lavergne)
- Concussions treatments and weekly follow-up with SHRed Concussions
- Team locker room at the PEPS in which players can leave their bag at all times
- Advisory program to provide school support
- Visibility for recruitment from NCAA, QMJHL, Collégial and Junior AAA (Junior A) teams and Prep School
- Once a player has been selected on an LHPS team, we are asking for a $500 commitment payment. The rest of the fees can be paid in many payments following the payments calendar payments
- Academic & hockey awards (Mathieu Darche awards & 3 stars of the month)
- International games
- Sports gala & awards
- PEP Rally (Players presentation at school)
- In-action pictures
Included with the sign-up fees
Here is a list of what is covered by these sign-up fees:
- Games and showcases of the Ligue de Hockey Préparatoire Scolaire (LHPS)
- On-Ice and off-Ice trainings
- Game and practice jerseys
- Nameplate and name tag
- Transportation by bus to games outside of Quebec City (1 hour away or more from the PEPS)
- Hotel for games on the road and tournaments
- CCM Team polo for the first-year players
On-ice sessions
All the on-ice practices take place in the morning or right after school at the Peps (Laval University); there is no session at night. We privilege this approach to ensure that players have time for schoolwork and other activities of their own. When practices occur after school, players have to leave class 20 minutes before the end of Period 4 (14:45). Players will have to make the necessary arrangements with their teachers. Players do not miss school for practices in the morning as it is built in their school timetable. Players can leave their bag in the Team locker room at all times.
Off-ice sessions
The off-ice training takes place once a week after school from 15:15 to 16:30. All sessions are performed under the supervision of an instructor that specializes in providing fitness programs to athletes.
Games general information
The games are played mostly on weekends. The LHPS being a provincial league, teams come from everywhere. In order to not always be on the road, the league uses a lot of what they call ‘’showcases’’. A showcase consists of playing 2 to 3 matches on a day or 2 (3 games = 2 days, 2 games = 1 or 2 days). With this format, all the teams get together at one place in the province and play their games on a given weekend. By having games condensed this way, players will not play matches every weekend. They will also often have a day off per weekend (i.e. Saturday or Sunday) so there is still more time for study or for family activities.
Academic advisor program
Players will be meeting two to three times a month with their academic advisor on mornings when we do not practice. Before the start of the hockey season, players will meet one by one with the coaching staff and their academic advisor to set up goals for the upcoming school year. These goals will be determined according to the student’s results from previous years. The role of the academic advisor is to ensure that players are meeting their objectives. If these objectives are not met by the student, the academic advisor determines the measures to be put in place to help the student.