Get in while you can!

Register now for Lakers hockey campSpaces are filling up quickly, but there is still time to register for the Lakers Hocvkey Camp.  Registration is open for the hockey camp, running next week, August 20 – 24, and August 27 – 31, at Memorial Gardens.Lakers Head Coach Mike McParland will lead the hockey camp with the help of Lakers players and assistant coaches.  McParland brings 20 years of coaching experience in the Swiss National League, as well as Head Coach for Team Canada Tournament Champion at the Skoda Cup Tournament in Slovakia in 2003. The camp will consist of a mix of on-ice training, off-ice core-body training and an educational component. It is divided into three age groups: 6 – 8 year-olds (costing $160); 9 – 11 year-olds ($175); and ages 11+ ($175). Goalies are also welcome to attend at a cost of $150. This year, as part of the educational component, the camp is partnering with North Bay Police Service to offer campers a talk about bullying, cyber-bullying and drug use.  The camp will also offer expert advice from Source for Sports about equipment.  Dr. Jim McAuliffe, director of Nipissing’s School of Physical and Health Education, will provide information about concussions.