Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / The Chilliwack Coliseum announced Monday (Mar. 25) that B.C. Hockey will host the Program of Excellence (POE) provincial camps at the Chilliwack Coliseum for the 2024 season.

By Fraser Valley Today Staff

Program of Excellence

Program of Excellence returns to the Chilliwack Coliseum this summer

Mar 25, 2024 | 1:47 PM

CHILLIWACK — Two hockey camps are returning to Chilliwack this summer in partnership with B.C. Hockey.

The Chilliwack Coliseum announced Monday (Mar. 25) that B.C. Hockey will host the Program of Excellence (POE) provincial camps in Chilliwack for the 2024 season.

The female U18 camp will take over the Coliseum from Thursday, July 25th through Sunday, July 28, before the male U16 camp runs from Monday, July 29 through Thursday, August 1.

“We are thrilled that B.C. Hockey decided to return to Chilliwack after they moved the camps here last summer,” said Barry Douglas, Vice-President of Business Operations at the Chilliwack Coliseum. “It just shows that the community of Chilliwack continues to step up and come together when we are fortunate enough to host these types of events.”

The camp participants will compete to make the female U18 POE team and the male U16 POE team.

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“We are excited to return to the Chilliwack Coliseum for our Program of Excellence camps this summer,” said Brianna Davey, vice president of member services, minor & female, for B.C. Hockey. “The Coliseum has served us well in the past, and we look forward to another successful event.”

At each camp, the invitees will be split into four teams. Over each four-day period, the teams will participate in a variety of on- and off-ice sessions, including intra-squad games and practices.

Notable program alums include Mathew Barzal, Duncan Keith, Sarah Potomak, Morgan Rielly, Shea Theodore, Micah Zandee-Hart, and many others.

The camp will be open for the public to watch these future hockey stars. The full schedule will be released closer to the event.