Hockey & Boarding School


Boarding school hockey programs have helped grow many of the NHL's very best players. Don't believe us? Former boarding school hockey stars include budding superstars (and Stanley Cup ring holders) Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby, up-and-coming LA Kings defenceman Jack Johnson and Hall of Famer Brian Leetch... among many others. In women's hockey, boarding school grads include the Lamoureux twins, Jocelyne and Monique.

There are a number of boarding schools across Canada with hockey teams, as well as schools that focus on developing hockey players. You don't have to develop into a professional hockey player to benefit from a hockey boarding school, of course. As one Brentwood College School teacher says, "Sports absolutely has a beneficial effect on learning. Any time you're involved in sports, you're working with a team, cooperating with others and learning self-discipline."

Women's hockey rules in boarding school

What holds true for guys is equally true for women's hockey. A US boarding school women's hockey coach tells us, "We’ve seen graduates returned with a 3.97 grade-point average (in) pre-med and played hockey the whole season. That's what makes the whole experience worth it."

"I greatly improved my hockey skills, made lifetime friends, found mentors who would have a profound effect on my future, and engaged in life-altering experiences that not many people of my age could have laid claim to."

—Jim, Banff Hockey Academy

At a boarding school, hockey players bond on the ice and off the ice. In some cases, friendships formed can become life long, as seen in the relationship between Sidney Crosby and Jack Johnson.

Aside from all that, there is no better way to hedge your career bets than by attending boarding school. It's a big gamble to focus on hockey but boarding school opens up a wealth of other options.

Upper Canada College Upper Canada College
220 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 2X8
Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate
Branksome Hall Branksome Hall
10 Elm Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1N4
Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate
Appleby College Appleby College
540 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3P1
Type: Liberal Arts
Trinity College School Trinity College School
55 Deblaquire Street North, Port Hope, Ontario, L1A 4K7
Type: Liberal Arts
Havergal College Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 2H9
Type: Liberal Arts
St. John's-Kilmarnock School St. John's-Kilmarnock School
2201 Shantz Station Road, Waterloo Region (Breslau), Ontario, N0B 1M0
Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate
Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
P.O. Box 100, Wilcox, Saskatchewan, S0G 5E0
Type: Traditional
Lakefield College School Lakefield College School
4391 County Road 29, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0
Type: Liberal Arts
The Hill Academy The Hill Academy
20490 Porterfield Road, Caledon, Ontario, L7K1T2
Type: Traditional
The Bishop Strachan School The Bishop Strachan School
298 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1X2
Type: Progressive, Reggio Emilia
Balmoral Hall School Balmoral Hall School
630 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3S1
Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate
Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning
72 Orchard Dr., Belleville, Ontario, K8P2K7
Type: Progressive
Brentwood College School Brentwood College School
2735 Mount Baker Road, Mill Bay, British Columbia, V0R 2P1
Type: Liberal Arts
Niagara Christian Collegiate Niagara Christian Collegiate
2619 Niagara Parkway, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 5M4
Type: Traditional
Stanstead College Stanstead College
450 Dufferin Street, Stanstead, Quebec, J0B 3E0
Type: Traditional
Unisus School Unisus School
7808 Pierre Drive, Summerland, British Columbia, V0H 1Z2
Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate
North Star Academy North Star Academy
950 Élodie-Boucher, Laval, Quebec, H7W 0C6
Type: Traditional
Ashbury College Ashbury College
362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 0T3
Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate
Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School
1975 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, V0R 2W1
Type: Traditional
College Bourget College Bourget
65 Rue Saint-Pierre, Rigaud, Quebec, J0P 1P0
Type: Traditional
The Sacred Heart School of Montreal The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
3635 Atwater Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1Y4
Type: Traditional
Pickering College Pickering College
16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 4X2
Type: Progressive
Luther College High School Luther College High School
1500 Royal Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 5A5
Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate
Merrick Preparatory School Merrick Preparatory School
118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario, K0G 1N0
Type: Traditional
Rothesay Netherwood School Rothesay Netherwood School
40 College Hill Road, Rothesay, New Brunswick, E2E 5H1
Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate
Bishop's College School Bishop's College School
80 chemin Moulton Hill, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 1Z8
Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate
St. John's-Ravenscourt School St. John's-Ravenscourt School
400 South Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3K5
Type: Liberal Arts, Reggio Emilia
Fort Erie International Academy Fort Erie International Academy
7 Tait Ave, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 0G1
Type: Liberal Arts
St. Andrew's College St. Andrew's College
15800 Yonge Street, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3H7
Type: Traditional
Rosthern Junior College High School Rosthern Junior College High School
410 6 Ave, Rosthern, Saskatchewan, S0K 3R0
Type: Progressive
King's-Edgehill School King's-Edgehill School
33 King's-Edgehill Lane, Windsor, Nova Scotia, B0N 2T0
Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate
Ridley College Ridley College
2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7C3
Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate
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