Milwaukee Jr. Admirals

Beginning April 7, Milwaukee Jr. Admirals will be holding a Midget Spring Program.  This program consists of twelve 75 minute sessions for $440.

These sessions will be structured as collegiate style practices.  Players will perform many repetitions per drill and be expected to executed at maximum intensity.   Many skill and positional drills will be used that force end-to-end play, resulting in challenging practices with very little down time.  This will be a great tune up for those participating in Junior tryouts and WAHA/USA Hockey camps and programs. 

Sessions Dates/Times:

April: 7, 12, 14, 21, 26, 28.

May: 5, 10, 12, 19, 24, 26.

All sessions begin at 6:15 except 5/26 begins at 6:30.

Coaches:

Matt Murray, Matt Medvecz
(see below for coach info)

 Eligibility:

Open to the public for 95, 94, 93, 92 birth years.  Must have USA Hockey Membership 2009-10 season. Competition will be high.  Players willing to learn and concentrate on all challenges put to them are welcome.  This program is not intended for beginner level players.

Registration:

Registration now open-- click registration link at bottom of this webpage.

Beginning March 22, the Milwaukee Junior Admirals will be holding a Spring Program for Squirts through Bantams. The Spring Program will consist of 10 skills sessions of 75 minutes on ice with optional participation on tournament youth teams based upon evaluation and availability to participate. Players will be grouped by birth year.  The Spring program runs thru mid May and leads into our team tryouts for Fall.  

We will also be holding a skills only group for Girls see below for times.   

See below for more information.

Eligibility:

Open to the public at the appropriate age levels.  Must have USA Hockey 2009-10 Membership. Only experienced and committed players should apply.  Competition will be high. Players willing to learn and concentrate on all challenges put to them are welcome.  This program is not for beginner level players.

Coaching Staff:

Matt Murray- Director of Hockey- Milwaukee Junior Admirals University of Wisconsin 98-02
Matt Medvecz- Director of Player Development-Milwaukee Junior Admirals- Miami of Ohio University 99-03
Peter Bakovic- Vancouver Canucks 87-88, Milwaukee Admirals 88-91
Eric Fenton- Milwaukee Admiral 96-00, Maine University 89-93

Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej- University of Wisconsin 04-08, 2 time National Champion, 2010 USA Olympic Team

All skills sessions will be structured as collegiate style practices. Players will perform many repetitions per drill and be expected to execute at maximum intensity.  Many skill and positional drills will be used that force end-to-end play, resulting in challenging practices with very little down time.  Controlled scrimmages under the coaching staff's direction will reinforce concepts and skills being taught.

All age groups Squirt thru Bantam will receive a total of ten 75 minute on ice sessions. The first week the groups will meet at specific times per birth year for evaluation purposes.  After the first week (team evaluation week) Peewees and Bantams will have a choice of Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday groups.   Even if you do not wish to participate on the Tournament Teams you should still attend the skills sessions the first week as they are part of the skills program. Cost for the Skills Program is $375 and includes a MJA jersey.

The skills sessions will be a great way to sharpen skills and stay in shape for participation in WAHA Bantam and Midget programs, as well as Junior and showcase tryouts.  Midget skills sessions program and schedule will be announced soon.

See the table below for dates and times for each group.

Participation in the skills sessions is required for those wishing to tryout for the Spring Tournament Teams.  The teams will be selected by birth year from the skills groups and at the discretion of the MJA staff. 

Minnesota Meltdown-- Twin Cities-- April 16-18
97, 98, 99, 00/01

Cougar Classic--Chicago-- May 14-16
96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01

Spring Tournament teams will be selected by birth year from the skills groups and at the discretion of the MJA staff.  This is an optional part of the program and additional fees are required for participation on teams.  Evaluations for the spring tournament teams will take place during the skills session on the first two days your group meets. All players wishing to be evaluated and considered for the tournament teams must select and pay for each tournament team you are interested in participating upon registration.  Cost per tournament team is $75.  If not selected for a team a refund of that cost will be given. Rosters will be posted on this website sometime after the first week of skills practice.  Girls only teams will not be offered, however, girls can be considered for the youth teams at the appropriate age level.

For your convenience, registration for the 2010 Spring Program can be done one of two ways:

1. Click registration link below and enter information and pay with credit card.  A small convenience fee will apply.

2. Click the registration link below and enter information, print form and pay off line by mailing in payment to Milwaukee Jr. Admirals PO Box 44116 Milwaukee WI 53214.  Payment must be received within one week of registration and at least one week prior to start of event.