HPL Hockey Development Program

The HPL Hockey Development Program offers hockey development through spring hockey programs, year-round hockey development, and winter hockey. The program includes evaluation skates and a learn to play hockey program called the Shooting Stars Kids Club for 4 and 5 year olds. It also runs specific programs such as the Up and Comers program for 6 year olds with ice 3 days a week and the Future Stars program for 7 year olds with tournaments on top of the league schedule.

• Ages: 4–13 years old
• Schedule: No early morning practices, with a consistent schedule that includes seven showcase weekends over the fall and winter for the Okanagan team, six showcase weekends in the lower mainland, and a rivalry series where mainland teams play each other twice in a week once a month

Over the past seven years, HPL Hockey has transitioned from being an industry leader in spring hockey programs to a year-round hockey development company, and it steps into its fifth season of winter hockey in the 2021–2022 Development Stream. The HPL Hockey Development Program includes smaller team sizes for more individual attention during ice sessions, and each age group has its own unique name with programming that caters to players at that specific age and level. The program is emerging in the Okanagan with practices there and travel to Vancouver for showcase weekends, has two new teams on Vancouver Island, and includes a new program called the Wolves with two teams in their first season and the Okanagan Knights program with an added 2011 team. Okanagan and Island programs host Vancouver-based programs for weekend series, and teams attend travel tournaments in Banff and Edmonton. The Shooting Stars Kids Club operates in Coquitlam, North Vancouver and Langley, and Planet Ice facilities have cameras on every rink so families can watch games live. Every director of HPL Hockey has several years of experience operating highly successful hockey programs. The program states that it strives to facilitate the evolution of hockey development in BC, with a goal to provide children with the best hockey experience possible every day in a challenging and safe environment, with a focus on each child’s athletic growth and on developing them into great people, not just great hockey players. The HPL Hockey Development Program states that it builds a foundation for a hockey journey and brings together a collection of top coaches, developers and leaders in the hockey industry, focusing on high-performance players and challenging players to reach their potential on and off the ice.

Last updated April 5, 2026.