Champs App Podcast

On this episode we talk with Tony Maci, head coach of the Union Women’s hockey team. We discuss his coaching experience and winning a national championship with the Clarkson women’s program, all the changes happening with the hockey programs at Union and of course go into detail about recruiting. 

You can connect with Tony Maci either on the Union women’s hockey website: https://unionathletics.com/staff-directory/tony-maci/517 or via Tony Maci’s Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/tony-maci

You can learn more about the Union College

Follow Tony Maci and the Union Women’s Hockey Team on X: @tonymaci14 and @unionwhockey and on Instagram: @tony_maci34 and @unionwhockey

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⁠Champs App⁠ is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a ⁠⁠free Champs App account⁠⁠  where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

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Introducing ⁠⁠CHAMPS+⁠⁠, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. ⁠⁠CHAMPS+⁠⁠ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts.

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or duringthe webinar to be answered by our experts.

New articles and videos which includes highly curated content will be added weekly throughout the year, so you can always find fresh, relevant information to help guide you with both recruiting and becoming a better hockey player.

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college recruiting process or just need advice from other players or parents, you can join the ⁠⁠CHAMPS+⁠⁠ discussion groups (coming soon!), organized based for parents and players based on where  you are in the recruiting process.

So take a tour of ⁠⁠CHAMPS+⁠⁠ now – you can see the full list of articles, videos and events. You can subscribe to ⁠⁠CHAMPS+⁠⁠  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis.

Visit  ⁠⁠https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus⁠⁠ now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠⁠⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠⁠⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠⁠⁠Champs App Messaging⁠⁠⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automaticallypopulates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠⁠⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠⁠⁠ please visit:https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of ⁠⁠⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠⁠⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠⁠⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠⁠⁠to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠⁠⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠⁠⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·  Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is our ⁠⁠Champs App Team Coach Directory⁠

On this episode, we talk with Ray Kizzie, head coach of the Salem State women’s hockey team. We discuss his playing and coaching journey in Texas, the competition level in Division III hockey, his plans for the Salem State program and go into detail on the recruiting process. You can connect with Ray Kizzie either on the Salem State women’s hockey website: https://salemstatevikings.com/sports/wice/coaches/Kizzie_Ray or via Ray Kizzie’s Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/ray-kizzie

You can learn more about Salems State women’s hockey team here: https://salemstatevikings.com/sports/wice/index

Follow Ray Kizizie and the Salem State Women’s Hockey Team on X: @rkizzie17 and Instagram:  @kizzie17 and @salemstate_wih

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⁠Champs App⁠ is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a ⁠free Champs App account⁠  where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

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Introducing ⁠CHAMPS+⁠, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. ⁠CHAMPS+⁠ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts.

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during
the webinar to be answered by our experts.

New articles and videos which includes highly curated content will be added weekly throughout the year, so you can always find fresh, relevant information to help guide you with both recruiting and becoming a better hockey player.

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college
recruiting process or just need advice from other players or parents, you can join the ⁠CHAMPS+⁠ discussion groups (coming soon!), organized based for parents and players based on where  you are in the recruiting process.

So take a tour of ⁠CHAMPS+⁠ now – you can see the full list of articles, videos and events. 
You can subscribe to ⁠CHAMPS+⁠  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis.

Visit  ⁠https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus⁠ now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠⁠Champs App Messaging⁠⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically
populates the coach’s name & email and inserts information from your Champs App profile. ⁠⁠To learn more about Champs App Messaging⁠⁠ please visit:
https://www.champs.app/2024/03/introducing-the-champs-app-messaging-tool/

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Here is a list of ⁠⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠⁠
to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·  Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams.

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is our ⁠Champs App Team Coach Directory

On this episode, we talk with Graham Thomas, head coach of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. We cover a wide range of topics including him helping start the Syracuse women’s hockey team, training with Connor Bedard, the amazing success of the UBC women’s hockey program and his recruiting advice for players.

You can connect with Graham Thomas either on the UBC Thunderbird’s website: https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/graham-thomas/4499 or via Graham Thomas’ Champs

You can learn more about UBC Thunderbirds women’s

Follow the UBC Women’s Hockey Team on X: @ubcwhky and Instagram: @ubcwhky

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⁠Champs App⁠ is your recruiting and development

=============================

Introducing ⁠CHAMPS+⁠, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. ⁠CHAMPS+⁠ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of ⁠CHAMPS+⁠ now – you can see the

Visit  ⁠https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus⁠ now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠⁠Champs App Messaging⁠⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically

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Here is a list of ⁠⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·  Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs

On this episode, we talk with Kris Hogg who is the head

You can connect with Kris either on The

You can learn more about The RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna Female Prep team here: https://rinkhockeyacademykelowna.ca/female-u18-prep/

Follow the Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna  Girls Prep Team on X:  @rha_kelowna  and Instagram:  @rha_kelowna  

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Champs App is your recruiting and development

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Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with anexpert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the

You can subscribe to CHAMPS+  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·  Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs

On this episode, we talk with with Makenna Newkirk,

You can connect with Makenna either on the Penn

You can learn more about the Penn State women’s hockey program here: https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey

Follow Makenna or the Penn State women’s hockey team on X: @makennanewkirk  and @pennstatewhky  and Instagram: @makennanewkirk and @pennstatewhky

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Champs App is your recruiting and development

=============================

Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to send error-free messages to coaches. ⁠Champs App Messaging⁠ cuts the time to send emails to coaches by over 50%, ensures key information is included and reduces common errors because it has templates that automatically

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs

On this episode, we talk with with Joe Grossman – Head Coach of the Assumption University Women’s Hockey program.  We discuss his playing career as a goalie at

You can connect with Joe either on the team’s

You can learn more about and the Assumption

Follow the Assumption Women’s Hockey team on Twitter: @acwhky and Instagram: @assumptionuwhky

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Champs App is your recruiting and development copilot. Champs App helps athletes, coaches, parents and agents/advisors navigate the world of youth sports. We have made it easy to create a free Champs App account  where you can add a free, beautiful hockey profile with access to amazing content to help with recruiting and hockey player development.

=============================

Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs

On today’s very special episode, we look back at the some of the best answers and moments of the first 100 episodes.  We have certainly come a long way since we

Here are links to all the guests included in this retrospective episode:

Episode 4: Darryl Belfry - Girl's Hockey - Advice for Hockey Parents - Women's College Recruiting

Episode 7: Cara Morey - Head Coach of the Princeton Tigers Women's Hockey Team

Episode 20: Kerstin Matthews – Head Coach at St. Anselm College (now at St Mark’s Prep School)

Episode 94: Brad Frost – Head Coach of the U of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Hockey Program

Episode 62: Tim Turk - NHL Shooting and Scoring Coach - How to Score Goals

Episode 78: Player Development Team Coaches with Brett Beebe of RAD Hockey

Episode 95: Murry Gunty – CEO of Black Bear Sports Group, Hockey Team Owner and Hockey Dad

Episode 69: NHL Mental Performance Coach Dr. Aimee Kimball

Episode 86: Dr. Colleen Hacker – Six-Time Olympic Mental Performance Coach

Episode 99: Julie Chu – Head Coach of the Concordia Stingers Women’s Hockey Team

Episode 11 - Erin Hamlen - Head Coach of the Merrimack College women’s hockey program

Episode 50: John Harrington – Head Coach Minnesota St Mankato Women’s Hockey & Olympic Gold Medalist

Episode 37: Natalie Darwitz: U of Minnesota Golden Gophers Asst Coach & former USA Hockey Captain

Episode 88: Peter Elander – Associate Head Coach of The Ohio State University Women’s Hockey Team

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Champs App is your recruiting and development

============

Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the

You can subscribe to CHAMPS+  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis. 

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs

On this episode we talk with USA Hockey legend, Julie Chu – who is also the Head Coach of the Canadian U Sports reigning champion, Concordia Stingers.  We discuss her amazing playing career at Harvard and with 4 Olympic teams and even more World Championship teams.  In addition, she details her coaching career in the NCAA and her incredible success with Concordia in Montreal.  This is our first guest from a Canadian University women’s team, so we started at the top.

You can connect with Julie Chu either on the Concordia Women’s Hockey Team website:  https://stingers.ca/whockey/coach.php?id=835

You can learn more about the Concordia Stingers here:   https://stingers.ca/whockey/

Follow the Concordia Stingers Women’s Hockey Team and Julie Chu on X: @Concordia_WH and @juliechu13 &

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Champs App is your recruiting and development

=============================

Introducing CHAMPS+, a new way for Champs to be your recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and access more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

· Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

· Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

· Share personal, student and athletic profile information

· Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App.  Here is our Champs App Team Coach Directory https://sports.champs.app/coach-directory/

On this episode we talk all thing New England prep hockey with Cushing Academy Girls Varsity prep head coach, Valerie Bono Bunker.  She shares her path to being a multi-sport prep and DI college hockey player, how the New England prep school application process works, the path to playing college hockey from the prep school route and the nuances of playing both on prep and club team during the school year.

You can connect with Valerie Bono-Bunker either on the Cushing Academy website:  https://www.cushing.org/athletics/winter-teams/ice-hockey-girls-varsity or via Valerie Bono-Bunker’s Champs App profile:  https://profile.champs.app/h/valerie-bono-bunker

You can learn more about the Cushing Academy here:   https://www.cushing.org/athletics/winter-teams/ice-hockey-girls-varsity

Follow the Cushing Academy Varsity Girls Hockey Team and Valerie Bono-Bunker on X:  @cushingghockey and

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Champs App is your recruiting and development

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Introducing CHAMPS+,  a new way for Champs to be your  recruiting and development copilot. CHAMPS+ gives parents and players access to more recruiting & hockey development insights, advice and experts. 

With Champs+ you can attend our monthly webinars with an expert covering timely topics during for the recruiting cycle.  Members can submit questions before or during

New articles and videos which includes highly curated

Finally, if you are feeling overwhelmed by the college

So take a tour of CHAMPS+ now – you can see the

You can subscribe to CHAMPS+  on a monthly or a deeply discounted annual basis. 

Visit  https://sports.champs.app/champs-plus now and gain access to more recruiting and player development insights, advice and experts for the fraction of the price of an advisor.

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠:  https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·  Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·  Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·  Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·   Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

On this episode we talk with Ryan Vesce, co-founder of

You can connect with Ryan Vesce either on the Matterhorn Fit website:  https://matterhornfit.com/matterhorn_fit_team/

You can learn more about the Matterhorn Ivy League Showcase here:  https://allivyshowcase.com/

Follow the Matterhorn Fit All Ivy Showcase on X:  @allivyshowcase and Instagram:  @matterhornfit

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Champs App is your recruiting and development

We recently completely redesigned Champs App so that all our offerings fit together seamlessly to dramatically improve the user experience.  Next time you visit Champs App you will see that it is much easier to use Champs App as your copilot for recruiting and development. 

While we will continue to provide free content and tools

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⁠Champs App Messaging ⁠is the fast, easy way to

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Here is a list of ⁠2024 Girls Hockey Events⁠: https://www.champs.app/2023/11/2024-girls-hockey-event-calendar-camps-showcases-tournaments-spring-summer/

To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the ⁠Champs App⁠

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⁠Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile⁠ to help with college or prep school recruiting: ⁠https://profile.champs.app/sign-up⁠

With Champs App profile you can:

·         Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information

·         Add a player’s playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule

·         Share personal, student and athletic profile information

·         Invite and connect with coaches,

Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized

Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs