Edmonton Minor Hockey - KC Knights of Columbus Hockey - Initiation, Atom, Peewee, Bantam, Midget, House and AAA

September 3, 2011
KC's Bantam AAA Squires saw some action in an exhibition game against MLAC at KC Arena on Saturday with Co-Coaches Barry Rimmer and Grant Fuhr behind the bench.

September 2, 2011
KC's St. Matthew Hockey Club President, Marcel Alucema, was quoted in a recent Edmonton Journal article about a study his club is taking part in with the U of A on concussions. Forty 11 and 12 year old hockey players from St Matthew will have a device attached to their helmet measuring acceleration force in several directions, along with data about each impact. Click here to see the Edmonton Journal article.

July 9, 2011
Congratulations to KC's Ethan Browne on making Team Brick Alberta for the Brick Invitational Super Novice Tournament, and Neithan Salame for being picked up by the Chicago Jr Blackhawks! The tournament took place July 4-10 at West Edmonton Mall.

July 20, 2011
Check out KC's billboards, bridge banners and radio ads on TEAM 1260!
Bridge banner....

The first of 8 billboards around the city. This one is at 104 Street and 67 Avenue.

April 21, 2011
Michael Harkin has been appointed as Operations President for Knights of Columbus Hockey effective immediately. The Board wishes to thank Ken Rylance for his exemplary work over the past few years.

April 7, 2011
Congratulations to all of the award winners and ring recipients at the KC Awards Banquet! Check out the Photo Gallery to view and download photos. (Once in the Gallery, click on the photo to advance to the next one. To download a photo, click on the 'Download' arrow to the bottom right of the photo. Right click and save to your hard drive. They are large files for printing; 2 to 4 megabytes each.)

March 30, 2011
Congratulations to the KC players who were selected to participate in the Alberta Cup on April 13-17th in Lethbridge at the Nicholas Sheran Arena!
Edmonton North Oilers: Dylan France, Ty Thorburn, Jordan Wenckowski, Nick Jones, Ryan Piche and Carson Brezinski
Edmonton South Bruins: Pat Carlin, Mathieu Lapointe

March 9, 2011
Congratulations to the KC Midget AA Colts on making it to the provincials!

January 13, 2011
Congratulations to Nicolas Beland, who plays for KC Bantam AA Voyageurs in winning the Wayne Gretzky Award. The awards is presented annually to players who best exemplify sportsmanship and dedication to the game as well as scholastic achievement and community involvement at a kickoff ceremony for Edmonton Minor Hockey Week. Nicolas Beland, is one of this year's winners and is grateful for the $750 scholarship that comes with the prestigious award. Congratulations Nicolas!!
Click here to see the Edmonton Journal article.

January 2, 2011
"Together is amazing" - The coach and I decided that none of our boys needed another $10 gift from their teammates for a Christmas gift exchange Instead, we talked to them need to support our local food bank. The league they play in was hosting an All Star game on December 18 and they asked for donations to the food bank instead of charging an entry fee. We decided this should be a team event, and the boys each brought $10 and we took them to Safeway to purchase items for a meal. We gave them some suggestions and they went about purchasing the items for a complete meal. Some boys pooled their money and others ended up chipping in more than the required amount out of their own bank accounts. Together they spent in excess of $225 and gained a better appreciation of how much food actually costs! Happy New Year! Maureen Schell

December 31, 2010
Congratulations to the KC Lancers on winning Silver at the U of A Golden Bear Christmas Tournament!

December 25, 2010
KC Lancers Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas The KC Lancers understand our boys are privileged to play hockey and thought it would be a good idea for them to celebrate Christmas by finding a way to give back to those who are less privileged. A hockey mom on the team who works for Social Services requested the team do a food hamper for a local family in need. The entire team stepped up and put forth a great effort to make it happen, not just for one family but for two. A coach offered a turkey, some hockey mom’s baked, some families grocery shopped while others donated enough toys for six children. Hockey players packed up hampers and hockey Dad’s helped to load the heavy boxes into the van. It was a fun and meaningful experience that brought the entire team together for a good cause. Maybe our boys learned a few things too. One young hockey player reflected on the evening and said, “Sometimes we get so caught up in the things we don’t have, we forget about the things we do have.”

December 16, 2010
Congratulations to Brett Zarowny, of the KC Midget AAA Pats, for being chosen for the 2011 Hockey Alberta U16 team competing in the Canada Winter Games in Halifax on February 11-27th! See the Hockey Alberta website for details, and click here to read an article written by the Prince George Cougars, who drafted Brett in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.

November 19, 2010
Community and Service Action - KC Voyageurs Bantam AA On Thursday, November 18th, the KC Voyageurs Bantam AA players met at The Mustard Seed to participate in a community and service project. In between scheduled games and practices, the Voyageurs gave of their time to serve a meal to the needy and marginalized people of the downtown core. They were involved in everything from serving, cleaning, cooking, and organizing packages. A huge thank you to the parent that organized this and to the parents that stayed to support the players in this endeavour. Great work Voyageurs!!

August 2010
KC Coach Mentorship Program kicks into action for the FY10 – FY11 Hockey Season; Bob Green, Rick Carriere and Billy Moores give our KC Coaches some tips…

KC Coaches from Initiation to Midget were taking it all in as veteran hockey professionals Bob Green, Rick Carriere and Billy Moores focused in on some very important messages when developing young hockey players.
Dave Lynes, Director of KC Coach Mentorship Program opened up the first session with an overview of the mentorship program – “we are all here to develop hockey players, ensure they play at the highest level possible and make their development fun. Dave then introduced our 1st speaker Bob Green, GM of the Edmonton Oil Kings;
Bob spoke about scouting and the importance of good evaluations when forming your team.
1.    Identify the top, middle and bottom of the group early, and put your focus on the middle group to ensure you pick the right players
2.    Use games to find the right players as well – games will expose players and elevate others
3.    When releasing players, be positive and make sure the player wants to come back to the rink the next day
Rick Swan & Larry Draper, Coaches of the Midget AAA Pats then did a quick recap and we watched an important video about EAGLES and DUCKS – “we all need to be Eagles to drive positive change and work hard to bust up the flocks of negative Ducks”. Rick then introduced Rick Carriere, from the Medicine Hat Tigers;
Rick spoke about player development and the importance of building a good plan as a coach
1.    Be committed to improve your players and your team thru development
2.    Be consistent – don’t confuse the message
3.    Be patient – everyone learns at different rates and different levels
4.    Give Praise – find something to praise the player about, be positive and give specific feedback that will build their confidence
5.    Work on practice habits – hard work, good effort at all levels, keep it competitive and fun
6.    The 2 biggest things to work on are skating and competing
7.    The importance of character players on a team
8.    Build a plan around role specific player development
Billy Moores for the Edmonton Oilers took the stage in our next session focused purely on building an effective practice which in turn builds confident, over achieving and well developed hockey players.
1.    The importance of drill building – starting out small, building over 3 or 4 practices
2.    The importance of quality – look for the little things to improve upon – proper stick placement etc.
3.    Always giving feedback, make it positive and make it specific
4.    Never give up on a kid, they all have something special to give.
Both sessions were full houses and every KC Coach left there with a positive attitude and a few more tools to draw from.
Thanks to Rick Swan, Larry Draper and Dave Lynes for putting this together. It is efforts like these that make KC one of the best hockey development centers in western Canada.

August 22, 2010
Tryouts for KC Rep teams from Novice Tier 1 to Midget AAA officially kicked off on Saturday. Hockey Operations unveiled a new evaluations system led by Jim Flemming, a parent rep expectations meeting led by Carrie Plett, followed up with a question and answer session led by Ken Rylance and Alex Bryks. The message was clear that this season’s focus will be player and goaltender development. While Novice, Atom and Peewee teams will still be communicated via the phone, Bantam and Midget communication will all be done through the web site.

June 23, 2010
NEW! KC will be offering I1 an I2 for Initiation/Timbits Hockey this season! I1 is once per week for kids learning to skate, or just learning to play hockey for the first time, and I2 is twice per week for kids who are more comfortable on their skates are ready to learn more about the FUNdamentals of hockey. Please see our House Hockey Program page for links to our club's websites for further information!

June 17, 2010
KC's Midget AAA Pats Coach, Rick Swan, was interviewed for the Edmonton Examiner about the changes underway here at KC. Great article! Check it out on the Examiner's website here.

June 14, 2010
Click here to download information about our 2010-2011 A Program and Rep Tryouts!

June 1, 2010
Scholarship opportunity for Midget Players: the Jonathan Doody Memorial Scholarship. Each year, Phi Gamma Delta, a philanthropist organization of the University of Alberta, provides two scholarships of $750 to outstanding incoming students at the University of Alberta. See Scholarship Info for details.

June 1, 2010
The KC Squires are pleased to announce that Geoff Wowk will join the Squires coaching staff for the 2010/2011 season. Geoff has spent the past 2 seasons coaching in the AMBHL with the Maple Leaf Athletic Club, and prior to that was an assistant coach with the Grant MacEwan Griffins of the ACAC. He has also coached in Hockey Alberta's U16 program and Alberta Cup program. We are excited to add a coach of Geoff's caliber to our team and organization!

May 15, 2010
The A Program Coaches for the 2010-2011 season have been uploaded to the Rep Hockey Program page.

April 29, 2010
HUGE congratulations going out to the KC Bantam AAA Squires players who were chosen in the WHL Bantam Draft today!
- Brett Zarowny was chosen in Round 3 - 45th overall by Prince George
- Wyatt Noskey was chosen in Round 5 - 104th overall by Portland
- Jade McMullen was chosen in Round 9 - 177th overall by Prince George

April 26, 2010
UPDATE: The Edmonton North Oilers took Bronze in the Alberta Cup! Congratulations to everyone who participated!!
Edmonton North Oilers: Jordan Busch, Chance Hopkins, Chase Rylance, Cameron Brezinski, Jade McMullen, Wyatt Noskey, Ryley Rimmer and Thomas Rotundo.
Edmonton South Bruins: Rylee Makowichuk

April 10, 2010
Congratulations to Luke Pavlic for being the Top Scorer in the REM AA for the 09-10 season, and to the Colts for receiving the Al Haskins Memorial Award for 1st place overall in the REM AA league! And also, congratulations to Mike Hennessey for being named Coach of the Year for the 09-10 season for the REM AA League! Way to go!!! Click for more photos....

April 10, 2010
Congratulations to all of the award winners and ring recipients at the KC Awards Banquet! Check out the Photo Gallery to view and download photos.

April 5, 2010
The KC Crushers Novice Won "The Spring on Ice Tournament".... GOLD!!!! An exciting final game... Had to go in overtime... and the final was 4-3... a nail biter to say the least!!!! What a fantastic way to end the season... to win in our tournament!

April 5, 2010
Registrations dates for the 2010-2011 KC Rep Program will be 7:00-9:30 on June 15, July 13 and August 4th at the KC Office. Please see the Registration page for details and house club dates!

April 5, 2010
Photos from the Playoffs have been uploaded to the Photo Gallery. Check them out!

March 24, 2010
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS going out to our Novice 1 Knights who won GOLD in their city Playoffs!!! Way to go Team!!!

March 13, 2010
A big thank you goes out to Mike Hennessey who has Coached with KC for 20 years!

March 9, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS to the KC Colts coached by Mike Hennessey!!! They won the Midget AA Playoffs!! Click on the photo below to see some scenes from their final game in the championship series. The team will head to Provincials on March 25-28th in Brooks. Click here for their schedule.

March 9, 2010
All 24 KC Timbit Teams took part in the 1st Annual KC Timbits Jambouree held at the KC Arena on the weekend of March 6-7. There was face painting, balloons, prize draws, lots of HOCKEY, medal ceremonies, and a graduation ceremony for the players who are moving up to Novice next year! Click through to the Photo Gallery to see what a great time all of our Timbits Hockey Players had at the KC Timbits Jambouree!

February 22, 2010
The KC Squires Coaches, Staff and players would like to Congratulate Wyatt Noskey on winning MVP for North Division of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Way to go Wyatt!!

March 31, 2010
Congratulations to our KC Players who made teams with the Alberta Cup!!
Edmonton North Oilers: Jordan Busch, Chance Hopkins, Chase Rylance, Cameron Brezinski, Jade McMullen, Wyatt Noskey, Ryley Rimmer and Thomas Rotundo.
Edmonton South Bruins: Rylee Makowichuk
Click here for schedule and info on the Alberta Hockey website.

January 16, 2010
The REM AA All Star game was recently held and the KC Colts sent 6 players to the game including Coaching Staff because of their first place standing in league play. The players were as follows:
Goal John Ilijoic
Def Eric Bracke
Def Jayson Oleschuk
Fwd Peter Daoust
Fwd Luke Pavlic
Fwd Rylan Taylor
The Game was played In Spruce Grove and the White All Stars, led by the KC Boys, were victorious over the Black All Stars 5-3. The KC boys accounted for 3 of the 5 goals, and Rylan Taylor was selected as Top Forward for the white All Star Team. The Colts current record in league play is 19 wins 5 losses and 1 tie - first place overall.
Way to Go Colts!!!

January 7, 2010
Check out the Oil King's website for a great article about KC's Klarc Wilson: http://www.oilkings.ca/wilson-ready-for-big-role-with-oil-kings-p139917. Klarc, who played for the KC Midget AAA Pats last year, was acquired by the Oil Kings from the Brandon Wheat Kings. Good to see you back in Edmonton!

December 8, 2009
KC Bantam AAA Squires in Action! St. Edmund World School holds an annual two day Kids Care Carnival in support of the Sign of Hope Campaign. Students from K-9 visit the carnival where they can play carnival games, win prizes and buy treats. All money raised goes to Kids Care Challenge. This year we were able to donate $1900.00. An integral component to the IB program is Community and Service, giving back to the community. Members of the KC Bantam AAA Squires/St. Edmund Hockey Academy student athletes donated 25 hours of their time planning, creating, and working the Hockey Shoot Out. Thanks boys, for being an integral part of the Kids Care Team!!!!
Mena Mauro-Paniccia
St Edmund World School
Bantam AAA Squires at St. Edmond World School

Bantam AAA Squires at St. Edmond World School

November 22, 2009
Today, President of Hockey Operations, Ken Rylance announces Communications leads for KC Hockey.

It gives me great pleasure to introduce two exceptional additions to my Hockey Operations Executive Team. Michel Proulx – VP Communications and Noella Paton, Director of Communications. Together, they will be tasked with building and executing the overall Marketing & Communications Strategy for Knights of Columbus Hockey.

Michel has been involved with the KC Knights Southside program where he has coached since 1998. He has been a category director and now serves as President of the Southside association. Michel brings 15 years experience to this new role as VP Communications. His primary task will be to look at developing marketing communications strategies to increase the Initiation base across all parishes. Last year, the Knights Southside Initiation program grew by 35%. Michel will work closely with all parishes and with Noella Paton, the director of communications, to ensure the continued growth of the KC program.

Noella Paton has been working in sales & marketing for the past 19 years within the tourism industry. Her credentials include a Bachelors of Education, Bachelors of Science and is currently in the process of certification in Public Relations (UVic) and Event Management (Mount Royal University) and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in Communications and Marketing to the KC organization. Along with her role as Timbits Director, she is excited to join the Communications Team and work with Michel Proulx in promoting KC Hockey and making it the number one league in minor hockey and providing the best TImbits program in the city of Edmonton.

Ken Rylance | President| KC Hockey Operations
ph: 780.633.7734 | www.kchockey.ca

November 17, 2009
2 KC Hockey Players scored their first NHL goals this past weekend!

October 23, 2009
Our Pats lost 3-0 vs Canada's National Women's Team on October 21st, but they won the shoot-out at the end! It was a great game, and the fans had fun cheering the on National Women's Team in their journey as they train for the upcoming Olympics. More photos from the game have been uploaded to the Photo Gallery.

October 29, 2009
Today, I am proud to announce that Pat Storms has accepted the role of Director - Goaltender Center of Excellence. The addition of Pat is vital to the KC executive team. He will be a key member to the PLAYER DEVELOPMENT structure within KC Hockey Operations. Pat’s mandate will be to highlight the importance of Goaltender Development everywhere inside Knights of Columbus Hockey.

About Pat Storms…Pat is a Hockey Parent, Hockey Coach and Hockey Player through and through. Pat says “Hockey is in my blood and is a sport that equals no other. It truly is the Coolest Game on Earth. Coaching has been one of the biggest surprises and enjoyable times that I have had the pleasure of doing. Being able to work with kids, seeing them develop and appreciating their hard work, is well worth the effort of getting involved. I have coached many levels of hockey, including Pee Wee AA, Pee Wee A, Atom, Novice and Initiation, with various positions of Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Goalie Coach”

Ken Rylance

October 21, 2009 - BIG EVENT!!!
Come on out and cheer on the KC Midget AAA Pats when they play the National Women's Team!
When:      October 21, 2009 - warm-up skate at 7:15, game starts at 7:45
Where:     Clareview Arena
Cost:        $10 Adults, $5 for Youth and Seniors, 12 and under are FREE
This game is part of a series for the National Women's Team, and they've only been beaten by one Midget AAA team so far. Will our KC Pats have what it takes? It should be a great game! Click here to download the National Women's Team Roster.

September 27, 2009
Let's give a warm welcome to our new KC Initiation Director - Noella Paton! Noella is new to KC Hockey but not new to hockey. Coming from Saskatchewan, and growing up in a hockey family, she grew up around the rink doing what she could to be part of the team. She is excited to help new parents and kids entering hockey for the first time learn the ropes, feel part of the team and have fun. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge in Public Relations, Marketing and Event Management and looks forward to being part of the KC Hockey - directors team and helping out where she can.

September 21, 2009
Ever wonder where the players come from on your KC Rep Teams?

In the spirit of improving the Knight of Columbus Hockey Program and continuing to offer the Best City Wide Hockey Development Program in Edmonton…

Today, Ken Rylance, President of Hockey Operations, announced the appointment of 5 exceptional individuals to his Executive team. (click through to the Directors page for contact information)

Tino played for KC hockey, has coached at every level since 1983 including Bantam AA and AAA, he was the President of Hockey Operations in 1990 & 1991 and served for 2 terms as St. Matthew Parish manager. Tino is one of our most knowledgeable and experienced people in terms of Parish growth, structure and operational efficiency. His immediate role within this Executive Team will be to focus on growing our Initiation base and work closely with South Side Knights, Good Shepherd, Annunciation, St Matthews and St Charles to ensure operational alliance.

Barry comes to us from Good Shepherd and brings a tremendous amount of hockey knowledge and experience to KC. He started coaching at Good Shepherd for 2 years. Then rep hockey at KC for 7 years. Barry is now a coach with the St Albert Steel Junior A Hockey Club and understands how to compete “behind the bench” at the highest levels of Hockey. His role within this Executive Team will be to focus on forming and structuring the best coach developmental program in the city of Edmonton.

Dave comes to us from St. Matthews. His Coach Mentorship knowledge is un-matched in the city of Edmonton. Dave has worked with the Leduc Minor Hockey Assoc, Hockey Alberta and the BC Hockey Assoc and has over 20 years coaching experience. His focus will be on the Mentorship Program for all KC Coaches with the mandate to give coaches the tools required to develop our KC players to the next level. His Motto is; “you pick’em – you play’em”. Dave will be working closely with our KC Midget AAA Coaches Rick Swan and Larry Draper, to ensure a clear philosophy alignment with all our coaches from Novice to Midget.

Carrie comes to us from Good Shepherd where she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with Parish alignment inside KC. She is one of our most experienced people in terms of working as “ONE KC”. Her immediate role within this Executive Team will be to focus on Parish Alignment in terms of offering the best hockey program in Edmonton under “ONE KC Structure” and work closely with South Side Knights, Good Shepherd, Annunciation, St Matthews and St Charles to ensure structural alliance.

Jerome comes to us from St. Matthews and has a proven track record in player development that has been successfully repeated year over year. He brings a load of hockey knowledge and experience to our Executive Team and wants to see KC back on top at every level. Jerome lives and breathes Hockey and understands what players NEED to do to get to the highest level of their Hockey Career. His role within this Executive Team will be to focus on forming and structuring the best player developmental program in the city of Edmonton.

August 14, 2009
Knights of Columbus Hockey has a new President - please welcome Ken Rylance!

June 22, 2009
Today, The KC Board of Directors announce they are expanding their "A" Program and will add the NOVICE tier 1 program into the Knights of Columbus Athletics Clubs “Rep Program” effective immediately. See the Novice Knights page for details!

June 18, 2009
Online Registration is now LIVE. Check it out - register from the comfort of your own home. Both Rep and House Players are welcome to use the Online Registration! Rep Conditioning and Tryout Camps can be registered and paid for online.

Pay with Visa or MasterCard. Click through to the Registration page for information.

June 12, 2009
2009-2010 Coaches for the rep program have been announced. See Rep Hockey Program for details.

April 21, 2009
Congratulations to all of the award and graduating midget ring recipients at this year's KC Banquet! Details are on our News & Events page. Click through to the Photo Gallery page to view download photos.

April 8, 2009
Sale! Sale! Sale! Lots of equipment for sale - must go! Check with Ron at 780-457-4529 for newly reduced prices.
Equipment room hours: Saturday 10:00am to 12:00pm, Wednesday 7:30pm to 9:00pm.
Closed: June 13, 2009 to July 10th, re-opening on July 11, 2009.

April 8, 2009
Congratulations to our '94 players who were chosen to participate in the Alberta Cup! Cole Grekul will be competing for Edmonton South. Marko Pavlic, Shaun MacPherson, and Dalen Mimeault will be competing for Edmonton North. All four players played with the KC Bantam AAA Squires this past season. Eight zone teams will compete in a four day tournament format competition in Calgary, while also taking part in an education seminar.

April 8, 2009
Congratulations to the KC Colts for taking home the Silver in the Midget AA provincials! This came after a very successful regular season finishing 1st overall.

April 8, 2009
Coming soon to KC Hockey Clubs - Timbits Hockey is here! Stay tuned for details!

March 16, 2009
Alberta Hockey announced Goaltender Equipment Change for 2009-10 season. Details can be found here (click to download pdf document).

February 26, 2009
The KC Peewee Royals faced off with a team of Croatian hockey players yesterday at the KC Arena. The Croatian team of 10 to 12 year olds (who were sporting some very cool jerseys) has been in Edmonton for a little over a week playing hockey, a little lacrosse, and visiting West Edmonton Mall. The game started with a team handshake, and ended with an exchange of gifts and pizza. See the Photo Gallery for scenes from the game.

February 11, 2009
The Edmonton Oilers have a new online resource for local Coaches - 'The Coach Connection'. Sign up for weekly emails with coaching information, tips and tricks of the trade. Coaches will also be able to participate on message board conversations with other coaches across Oil Country.
"The Edmonton Oilers Coach Connection is a great resource for coaches across Oil Country," said Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers Assistant Coach. "Our coaching staff is looking forward to interacting with the coaches who utilize this system to help develop the skills of young players."
To sign up, go to: http://oilers.nhl.com/encana/coachconnection.htm.

February 2, 2009
The South led the way and were up 4-0 halfway through the 3rd in the 2009 Midget AAA All-Star Game, but the North almost tied it up in the last half of the period. KC's Kyle Harris assisted the North's 2nd goal. The final score was South 5, North 3. See game details here: http://www.amhl.ab.ca/all-stars.htm

January 28, 2009
Our Peewee Royals Team had a very special guest for practice on January 28th - Oiler's Jason Strudwick stopped by the KC Arena to give a little back to his roots. Jason was coached by our own Tino Greco back in 1990. Click the photo for more scenes from their practice...