Boys Ice Hockey Camps - Cornell University

2009 Big Red
Boy's Hockey Camps

July 5-9, July 12-16
and July 19-23

2009 camp itinerary

For boys ages 8-16

The boy's hockey camps are five days long, Sunday-Thursday. Campers will be placed in one of three groups at check-in on the first day of camp. Groups are based on age, experience, friends attending and position. Each group will be made up of a Red team and a White team. Campers ages 10 and older can attend as resident campers. Boys ages 8-9 must attend as commuter campers.

The camp is held on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. All on-ice sessions take place in Cornell's historic Lynah Rink. Camps feature two on-ice sessions and two off-ice sessions per day. On-ice sessions cover all aspects of the game including tactical sessions for offense/defensive strategies, game/position strategies, plus individual stick work and skating skills/drills. Some sessions will consist of team vs. team games where the Red team will play against the White team.

In addition to ice-time, morning and afternoon off-ice sessions include dry land training, video analysis and recreational games. Campers receive a FREE Cornell camp T-shirt and Cornell hockey jersey.

Evenings feature our recreation program that includes miniature golf, go-carting, movies, swimming, basketball, volleyball (on sand courts) and bowling.

Local players can attend camp as a commuter. Commuters participate in all on-ice and dryland/video sessions, but do not take part in the evening recreation program. Lunch at RPCC is provided for commuter campers (dinner on Sunday).

	Residents	Commuters
Enrollment price	$599	$449
Late enrollment/late forms	+$30	+$30

To avoid a $30 late fee, required forms and full payment must be postmarked by:

June 19 for the July 5-9 camp.
June 26 for the July 12-16 camp.
July 3 for the July 19-23 camp.

Click HERE for more deadline information.

The boys hockey day camp will run Sunday-Thursday with two on-ice sessions per day. The camp is intended for players who are trying out for a travel team. Campers receive three hours of on-ice instruction per day. This camp is separated into three age groups:

Each group is limited to three goalies, 10 defensemen and 18 forwards.
Campers are NOT allowed to move up in age group classification.

When Mike Schafer was hired as Cornell's 12th head hockey coach in 1995, his goal was to bring the Big Red back to the top of the ECAC Hockey League. During his 10 seasons on the Big Red bench, he has accomplished that objective, winning four ECACHL tournament titles and staking a claim to three regular-season crowns. Schafer has guided his Cornell squad to five NCAA tournament appearances in his first decade, including the Big Red's first run to the Frozen Four since 1980 in 2002-03. His team has consistently been ranked among the nation's elite over the last four seasons, reaching the No. 1 overall ranking in 2002-03 and 2004-05.

In 2004, Schafer was voted the ECACHL Coach of the Year by his peers for the third year in a row, having also received the honor in 2002 and 2003. He is also a three-time finalist for the Spencer T. Penrose Award, given to the national coach of the year. He is just the second Big Red hockey coach to reach 200 career victories, and he is the only Big Red mentor to win ECACHL championships in his first two years. In 1997, the team won a record-setting ninth ECACHL tournament championship and maintains the lead with 11.

Over the years, Schafer has coached 32 All-ECACHL picks and 14 ECACHL All-Rookie team selections. In 2004, goalie David McKee was named ECACHL Co-Rookie of the Year before putting together one of the dominant seasons ever by a goalie on his way to 2005 ECACHL and Ivy League Player of the Year honors. Among the players whom Schafer has coached in the last 10 years are two ECACHL Players of the Year, three Ken Dryden Award winners, three Defensive Defensemen of the Year, three players who have been named Defensive Forward of the Year a total of four times, two ECACHL Rookies of the Year, seven players who have been named first-team All-ECACHL nine times and two players who have been named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans a total of three times. Eleven of Schafer's former Cornell athletes entered the 2005-06 season having signed agreements to play in the National Hockey League system.

A 1986 Cornell graduate, Schafer was a four-year letterman on defense for the Big Red. He was a team captain for two seasons and capped his college career by leading the skaters to the ECAC championship and a No. 5 national ranking in his senior year.

Casey Jones, a 1990 graduate of Cornell University, returns to his alma mater for the 2008-09 season as the Associate Head Coach for the men's hockey program.

Jones spent the last 13 years at Ohio State, where he served in the same role as associate head coach for the Buckeyes. During his tenure in Columbus, Ohio, Jones served as the program's recruiting coordinator, a position he excelled at as he had five players drafted in the first two rounds of the National Hockey League Entry Draft over the last eight seasons.

Jones will be making his second coaching stint on East Hill after beginning his career behind the bench from 1991-1993 under Brian McCutcheon. During his initial time at Cornell, Jones recruited many of the players who would ultimately capture the 1995-96 and 1996-97 ECAC Hockey Championships, the first two seasons of Mike Schafer's coaching tenure at Cornell.

In his 13-year stay at Ohio State, the Buckeyes qualified for the NCAA tournament in three of the last six seasons, including a Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Super Six title in 2004, the Buckeyes' first in 32 seasons. In addition to his recruiting efforts, Jones, who worked primarily with the defensive, power-play and penalty-killing units, guided the Buckeye defense to a number two national ranking in goals-allowed per game and third in the nation in penalty killing in 2002-03. He also led the Buckeyes to a number-five ranking in penalty-killing percentage in 2004-05, helping Ohio State to the NCAA West Regional.

Prior to going to Ohio State, Jones spent two years at Clarkson University, helping the Golden Knights to a 43-19-9 record, an ECAC Hockey championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament in 1995.

Jones was a four-year letter winner as a player for the Big Red, serving as team captain in 1989-90, leading Cornell to a 16-10-3 mark that year. For his career, he scored 112 points on 30 goals and 82 assists while playing in 112 contests. Jones was also the winner of the Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award and was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 10th-round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

A graduate of Western Michigan, Scott Garrow was a four-year letter winner for the Broncos. As a player at WMU, he set a school record by playing in 161 consecutive games. During that span, Garrow compiled 41 goals and 61 assists for 102 points. He scored a career-high 15 goals in 1991-92. Garrow received honorable mention for the All-CCHA Academic Team (1991, 1992).

Garrow joined Cornell in June 2003 as an assistant coach and is in his second stint with the Big Red. He assisted coach Schafer from 1995-99 when he worked with the forwards, goaltenders and the power-play units.

Garrow began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at WMU during the 1994-95 campaign. During 1999 -2003, Garrow was an assistant coach and worked with the Broncos' forwards and goaltenders and was responsible for breaking down game tape and scouting video.

Garrow has also helped USA Hockey evaluate talent at the Michigan Select 16 and 17 Festivals.

Schedule
Camp registration for all resident campers will be held on Sunday at Robert Purcell Community Center on North Campus, followed by camper orientation. The afternoon sessions will be followed or preceded by off-ice workouts after which everyone will receive dinner (commuters attending resident camps receive dinner on Sunday and lunch Mon.-Thur.). An evening on-ice session will follow dinner on Sunday only.

Monday-Thursday will feature morning and afternoon on-ice and off-ice sessions. The Thursday afternoon session will feature a game and parents are invited to observe. Be sure to purchase a visitor's parking permit if observing the Thursday afternoon game.

Facilities
Our facilities include: Lynah Rink, world class dining halls, swimming pools and modern athletic training facilities. Cornell also boasts the Friedman Center, a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning facility and on campus recreation facilities.

Counselors
Our counselors provide supervision for campers in the dormitories, dining halls, to and from sessions and meals and during evening recreation sessions (one counselor for every 10 campers).

What to Bring
Campers should bring their own stick, pads, helmet, skates and a swimsuit if they wish to participate in optional swimming. Resident campers need an alarm clock, sheets, towels and pillow. Campers may also want to bring a fan.

Transportation
We will pick up campers at the Ithaca airport or bus station. You MUST contact us in writing, with arrival mode, date and time, three weeks prior to camp. There is a $25 round trip fee for this service. We do not offer pick up from the Syracuse, Binghamton or Elmira airports.

You can request more information from the Cornell Summer Sports School by phone at: