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youth sports
Hockey Lessons
Skills and Drills
Ages 6-13
Want more time to work on your hockey skills?
is class is designed for advanced skaters and
participants must successfully pass Mini Cubs/
Mighty Cubs 2, be an Ice Bears player, or receive
hockey coordinator permission prior to entering
Skills and Drills. e goal is to focus on specific skills
in small class size through fun and interactive drills.
Curriculum will be adapted to focus on the individual
skaters to make this a dynamic and engaging class.
Participants should be currently enrolled in Mighty 3
or higher OR be proficient skaters.
Power Skating
Ages 6-13
Want more time to work on your power skating
skills? en here's the class for you! is class is
designed for advanced skaters and participants
must successfully pass Mini Cubs/Mighty Cubs 2,
be an Ice Bears player or receive hockey coordinator
permission prior to entering Power Skating.
Focus on skating and edgework in the context of
hockey skating through fun and interactive drills.
Curriculum will be adapted to focus on the individual
skaters to make this a dynamic and engaging class.
Oak Park Ice Bears Hockey
Hockey Info
www.pdop.org/icebears
Looking to join travel hockey? Registration
for the Park District of Oak Park's Travel
Hockey Team, the Ice Bears, will begin
in January for the Spring season.
Visit pdop.org/icebears for more details.
For more details, contact:
Dan Seltzer at hockey@pdop.org
Supervisor: Dan Seltzer
Goalie Bears
Ages 6-14
Are you interested in playing goalie for your favorite
hockey team? Here's your start! Our goalie class will
introduce you to the equipment and fundamentals
of playing goalie in a hockey game. Players in this
program should also sign up for the IBPL to gain
practical experience in a fun, game-based setting.
Ice Bears Prep League
Ages 5-14
You've been working hard in your lessons to develop
your skills. e PBHL is the perfect place to start
putting those skills to use in a game situation! Players
who sign up for this class take part in structured,
cross ice scrimmages where coaches work with
players to improve the basics of organized team play
such as teamwork, position and basic rules of the
game. Players are encouraged to take this program
in conjunction with a PDOP Hockey Academy Class.
Players must be enrolled in Polar Cubs 2/Junior
Bears 2 or above OR be proficient skaters. Players will
receive a jersey if new to the league.
Park District of
Oak Park
Fall 1 Fall 2 Winter
Program Day/Time Date Date Date
Skills and Drills W, 4:40 - 5:20P Sep 7 - Oct 19 Oct 26 - Dec 14 Jan 11 - Feb 22
Skills and Drills Sa, 1:30 - 2:10P Sep 10 - Oct 22 Oct 29 - Dec 10* Jan 7 - Feb 18
Power Skating W, 5:20 - 6:00P Sep 7 - Oct 19 Oct 26 - Dec 14 Jan 11 - Feb 22
IBPL Su, 11:30A-12:15P Sep 11 - Oct 23 Oct 30 - Dec 11** Jan 8 - Feb 19
Goalie Bears TBD Sep 11 - Oct 23 Oct 30 - Dec 11** Jan 8 - Feb 19
Skills & Drills and Power Skate:
Res Fee $97 - Fee $117 (7 weeks) • *Res Fee $83 - Fee $103 (6 weeks)
IBPL and Goalie Bears:
Res Fee $126 - Fee $146 (7 weeks) • **Res Fee $108 - Fee $128 (6 weeks)
