Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy Program
WINNIPEG JETS HOCKEY ACADEMY PROGRAM 2024-2025
The WJHA program has two components. The Wednesday 'school day' program begins on Wednesday October 23rd, 2024. Students who are in this program will be called out of class and load the bus at 10:30-10:50AM. The students will go to the Ice Plex, get dressed for the ice time at 11:30-12:30. Following the on-ice time, students will be given lunch, (sandwich/wrap, juice and a little snack) and will be returned to the school around 1:15 for the afternoon of classes.
The Friday after school program will begin on Friday November 1st, 2024. The program will occur between 3:30 and 7:00. Dinner will be provided, there will be a lesson geared towards athletic development and psychology as well as a skate. Some weeks, our students will even attend field trips!
It is expected that children attend the Friday night sessions as well as the Wednesday sessions.
We look forward to supporting our players as they learn teamwork and hockey skills!
WJHA FRIDAY SCHEDULE 2024-2025
What To Bring:
A change of clothes for under their hockey equipment
A wash cloth for after practice (they get very sweaty)
A water bottle
A healthy snack for before practice
Behavioural Expectations:
The hockey program is a privilege and students are expected to represent Bruce in a positive way
They are student athletes - they must be attending school, participating in class, completing assignments and being good citizens in the building to be able to take part in the WJHA program
No phones are to be brought to the rink
Commitment Expectations:
The hockey program involves two different parts, Wednesdays and Fridays
Students are expected to attend both sessions each week
If a child is not attending hockey, a caregiver phone call is required to excuse the child as the hockey academy is now part of the programming
MAY 14, 2025
Hello everyone!
We have a plan for Friday!
We aren't going to be able to do many of our regular outside activities at Camp Manitou due to the weather on Friday. The staff have been great and they have pivoted to let us take part in activities that work in the rain.
We will be picked at 9:00 from Bruce. The kids will take part in fun, celebratory activities, have lunch and receive rewards for their participation this season. We will depart from Manitou at 12:30 and be back at school during the lunch hour.
For this to be a successful day, please ensure the following with your child:
They must participate in activities with a positive, respectful attitude
They must listen to staff and treat them with respect
They must wear appropriate clothing for the weather
They must bring shoes that they can be active in
They must have breakfast prior to leaving for Manitou to ensure that they are prepared for an active morning
They must bring a change of clothes for when they return to school in case they are wet and cold
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Thanks!
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MAY 12, 2025
Good afternoon,
As I have mentioned, our WJHA celebration day at Camp Manitou is booked for this Friday. The forecast for Thursday and Friday is not looking great to say the least. The camp coordinators are looking into options for alternate dates, alternate activities or changing the weather (just kidding). As soon as we have a plan, I will share it by email.
Thank you for you patience as we figure this out.
Enjoy the weather,
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MAY 5TH, 2025
Hello everyone!
Although our on-ice time has come to an end, our students still have their floorball tournament and end of year celebration at Camp Manitou. Our Camp Manitou celebration day is scheduled for Friday, May 16 from 9:00 - 3:00. More information to follow.
Our floorball tournament is tomorrow (Tuesday May 6th) and will include game play, group photos, prizes and pizza. Please see the grade 6, 7 and 8 schedules below.
GRADE 6
Departure:
Grade 6 students will be called out of class at 2:35
Pick up: 2:45 Pick up Grade 6’s at Bruce
Drop off: 3:00 Drop off at George Waters
Return:
- Pick up: 5:00 Pick up Grade 6’s from George Waters
Drop off: 5:15 Dismissal from Bruce
GRADE 7
Departure:
Grade 7 students will be called out of class at 2:35
Pick up: 2:45 Pick up Grade 7’s at Bruce
Drop off: 3:00 Drop off at Hedges
Return:
- Pick up: 5:00 Pick up Grade 7’s from Hedges
Drop off: 5:15 Dismissal from Bruce
GRADE 8 (Tournament will occur at Bruce)
Grade 8 students will be called out of class at 3:00
Students will be dismissed from Bruce at 5:15
Have a great week! 🙂
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APRIL 7TH, 2025
Good afternoon!
I hope everyone had a great break. I wanted to send this information out one more time so that it is fresh in everyone's minds.
Please note, there is a change on the schedule for the Moose. I have added a game at HFAC on April 23 during our regular skate time.
Also, please take a moment to discuss with your student athletes how important it is to behave in an appropriate and respectful manner both on and off the ice. It is a privilege to be a WJHA athlete and to be given the opportunity to participate in games against other schools while representing Bruce. Mr. Kostiuk, the WJHA staff and I appreciate your support in delivering these reminders as we will be doing the same from the school end.
Below, please carefully read information about the remainder of the 2024-2025 WJHA season.
Please note, Friday after school hockey programming is now complete
Please refer to the schedule below for our April game and practice schedule
**May 6th will be our annual floorball tournament between schools occurring between 2:45 and 4:45. More information and details to come.
**May 16th will be our celebration day at Camp Manitou from 9:00 - 3:00. More information and details to come.
April Hockey Game/Practice Schedule
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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7
| 8 | 9 NO MOOSE HOCKEY JETS PLAY AT EAST END | 10 | 11 |
14
| 15 | 16 MOOSE / JETS REGULAR PRACTICE AT HFAC | 17 | 18 |
21 JETS/MOOSE GAMES AT GATEWAY
| 22 | 23 NO JETS HOCKEY MOOSE PLAY AT HFAC | 24 | 25 |
28
| 29 | 30 MOOSE/JETS GAMES AT HFAC
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Moose Road Games:
Monday, April 21:
Pick up at Bruce: 9:40 Drop off at Gateway: 10:20 Gateway departure: 12:15
Address:
Gateway Areana
1717 Gateway Road
Wednesday, April 23:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:45 Drop off at HFA: 11:00 HFA departure: 12:55
Address:
Hockey For All Centre
3969 Portage Avenue
Wednesday, April 30:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:45 Drop off at HFA: 11:00 HFA departure: 12:55
Address:
Hockey For All Centre
3969 Portage Avenue
Jets Road Games:
Wednesday, April 9:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:20 Drop off at East End: 11:00 East End departure: 1:00
Address:
East End Arena
517 Pandora Ave East
Monday, April 21:
Pick up at Bruce: 9:40 Drop off at Gateway: 10:20 Gateway departure: 12:15
Address:
Gateway
1717 Gateway Road
Wednesday, April 30:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:45 Drop off at HFA: 11:00 HFA departure: 12:55
Address:
Hockey For All Centre
3969 Portage Avenue
Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions. Looking forward to seeing how all of their hard work has paid off!
Have a great day.
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MARCH 24TH, 2025
Good afternoon!
Below, please carefully read information about the remainder of the 2024-2025 WJHA season.
This Wednesday will be our second last practice at the HFAC. It is really important that all of our athletes attend as they will be preparing for games.
Please refer to the schedule below for our April game and practice schedule.
**May 6th will be our annual floorball tournament between schools occurring between 2:45 and 4:45. More information and details to come.
**May 16th will be our celebration day at Camp Manitou from 9:00 - 3:00. More information and details to come.
April Hockey Game/Practice Schedule
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
|
7
| 8 | 9 NO MOOSE HOCKEY JETS PLAY AT EAST END | 10 | 11 |
14
| 15 | 16 MOOSE / JETS REGULAR PRACTICE AT HFAC | 17 | 18 |
21 JETS/MOOSE GAMES AT GATEWAY
| 22 | 23 NO HOCKEY | 24 | 25 |
28
| 29 | 30 MOOSE/JETS GAMES AT HFAC
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Moose Road Games:
Monday, April 21:
Pick up at Bruce: 9:40 Drop off at Gateway: 10:20 Gateway departure: 12:15
Address:
Gateway Arena
1717 Gateway Road
Wednesday, April 30:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:45 Drop off at HFA: 11:00 HFA departure: 12:55
Address:
Hockey For All Centre
3969 Portage Avenue
Jets Road Games:
Wednesday, April 9:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:20 Drop off at East End: 11:00 East End departure: 1:00
Address:
East End Arena
517 Pandora Ave East
Monday, April 21:
Pick up at Bruce: 9:40 Drop off at Gateway: 10:20 Gateway departure: 12:15
Address:
Gateway
1717 Gateway Road
Wednesday, April 30:
Pick up at Bruce: 10:45 Drop off at HFA: 11:00 HFA departure: 12:55
Address:
Hockey For All Centre
3969 Portage Avenue
Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions. Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and relaxing Spring Break next week.
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March 20th
Good afternoon!
Below is the timeline for our final after school of the season. This Friday, we will be going on a field trip to The Beach Volleyball Centre!
Bruce After School – Week 15 Beach Volleyball Centre Field Trip |
| Jets (Grade 7/8s) | Moose (Grade 6s) |
Location | 2600 Wenzel Street |
Staff Arrival | 3:00pm |
Bus Pick up Time | 3:10pm |
@ Beach | 3:45-5:15pm |
Return to School | 5:50pm |
Dismissal | 6:00pm |
Please note that dismissal time is 6:00.
Thank you and have a great weekend! 🙂
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MARCH 7, 2024
Good morning!
As this is our last “normal” school then rink Friday session we decided to make this a fun one – we will bring board games and cards for the kids to play and instead of Subway this week the meal will be pizza!
During the classroom session, we will also do a quick follow up on the hockey rules discussed at practice to ensure that that students who joined WJHA this year will be ready to jump in to school vs. school game action in a few weeks! I will send out information and details as they become available.
A reminder that next Friday there is an Inservice, therefore, our final after school session will be a trip to the Beach Volleyball Centre on March 21st. Bus pick up on this day will be 3:10pm and dismissal will be 6:00pm. More information to come a little bit closer to the date!
WEEK 14: Bruce After School Games Day + Pizza Party |
3:30pm | Student Sign In Moose – Room 13 Jets – Gym |
Session 1 3:35-4:05 | Jets – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games | Moose – Classroom: Games, Pizza and Hockey Rules |
Session 2 4:10-4:40 | Moose – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games | Jets – Classroom: Games and Pizza |
4:40-4:45 | All students and staff: Clean up + Hockey Bags |
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4:45 | Bus Departs for Iceplex |
5:30-6:30 | On Ice |
6:45 | Bus Departs for School |
7:00 | Student Sign Out + Dismissal |
Have a great weekend!
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FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025
Good evening!
Below, please find the plan for after school hockey this week. The focus for after school this week is Self-Care.
WEEK 13: Bruce After School Self Care |
3:30pm | Student Sign In Moose – Room 13 Jets – Gym |
Session 1 3:35-4:05 | Jets – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games |
Moose – Classroom
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Session 2 4:10-4:40 | Moose – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games |
Jets – Classroom
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4:40-4:45 | All students and staff: Clean up + Hockey Bags |
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4:45 | Bus Departs for Iceplex |
5:30-6:30 | On Ice |
6:45 | Bus Departs for School |
7:00 | Student Sign Out + Dismissal |
Following this Friday, we only have a couple of after school activities.
March 7: last on ice
March 14: no hockey as it is an in-service
March 21: final field trip to the "The Beach"
May 6: annual middle school floorball tournament (details to follow closer to the date)
Have a good rest of the week! 🙂
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Good afternoon!
Below are the plans for tomorrow afternoon.
Students will be called out at 1:25 after they have check in with their classroom teachers.
When each group returns to the school, they will be given their Subway orders "to go" and can depart as they return.
All students must be picked up by 4:30.
Please review expectations with your child prior to the field trip and we will do the same from this end.
Bruce After School – Week 12 Museum Field Trips |
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 |
Location | Royal Aviation Museum | Canadian Museum of Human Rights | Pan Am Biomechanic Lab |
Bruce + WJHA Staff | Scott, Trevor, Shyla, Nicole | Norm, Theresa, Austin, Kaia | Shannon, Sydnee, Andrew |
Bus Pick up Times | 1:40pm | 1:45pm | 1:40pm |
Program Time | 2:00-4:00pm | 2:15-3:30pm | 2:00-3:30pm |
Bus Drop offs at school | 4:20pm | 4:00pm | 4:00pm |
Subway and Dismissal | 4:30pm |
Have a great weekend!
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FEBRUARY 13TH EMAIL
Hi everyone,
This week for after school we have a guest speaker from the TNYF coming to talk to the kids about Risk Management and Problem Solving!
WEEK 11: Bruce After School Risk Management + Problem Solving |
3:30pm | Student Sign In Moose – Room 13 Jets – Gym |
Session 1 3:35-4:05 | Jets – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games | Moose – Classroom: |
Session 2 4:10-4:40 | Moose – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games | Jets – Classroom: |
4:40-4:45 | All students and staff: Clean up + Hockey Bags |
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4:45 | Bus Departs for Iceplex |
5:30-6:30 | On Ice |
6:45 | Bus Departs for School |
7:00 | Student Sign Out + Dismissal |
Please note that the following week, Friday February 21st is a multi-field trip day! Each grade will be going to a different location.
Due to the varying return times next week, we will plan for a 4:30pm dismissal time for all students and will hand out Subway to go.
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FEBRUARY 7TH EMAIL:
Hi everyone,
Below is the plan for after school today!
For the classroom session we will be talking about Social Media Awareness and depending on time will be doing one or two quick activities to supplement the learning piece.
WEEK 10: Bruce After School Social Media Awareness |
3:30pm | Student Sign In Moose – Room 13 Jets – Gym |
Session 1 3:35-4:05 | Jets – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games | Moose – Classroom: PowerPoint and Emoji Games |
Session 2 4:10-4:40 | Moose – Gym: Floorball/Gym Games | Jets – Classroom: PowerPoint and Emoji Games |
4:40-4:45 | All students and staff: Clean up + Hockey Bags |
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4:45 | Bus Departs for Iceplex |
5:30-6:30 | On Ice |
6:45 | Bus Departs for School |
7:00 | Student Sign Out + Dismissal |
Thanks and have a good weekend,
JANUARY 27TH EMAIL:
Good afternoon,
Tomorrow is our WJHA field trip to Assiniboine Park. WJHA students will be dismissed from class at 3:00. They will be transported to the park for skating and sledding. Students will be picked up at Assiniboine Park at 5:00 and return to Bruce for dismissal at 5:30. Please make sure that your child brings a jacket, mitts and outdoor gear so that they can enjoy their trip! The weather looks great so it should be an awesome trip!
Have a great rest of the week! 🙂
Oops! I apologize. Dismissal from Bruce will be at 6:00 so that students will have the opportunity to eat their dinner.
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