The 2013 North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) Showcase presented
by Easton is just one week away. This season marks the fourth straight
year the NA3HL will hold a league-wide Showcase, which features some of
the best junior talent in the United States. The event will be played
from November 21-25, 2013, at Canlan Ice Sports in Romeoville, Illinois.
All 21 NA3HL teams will play a minimum of three and a maximum of
four regular-season games at the Showcase, which is annually one of the
most well-attended and scouted events of the entire season for the
league, attracting college and junior scouts alike. Canlan Ice Sports in
Romeoville home to the NA3HL’s Chicago Jr. Bulldogs and features a
three-sheet ice facility that is one of the premier skating facilities
in the Chicago-land area, located 45 minutes from downtown Chicago.
All the games at the NA3HL Showcase will be broadcast live on FASTHockey.
Scout Information: Scout packets for all
five days of the NA3HL Showcase Tournament will be available for
purchase at Canlan Ice Sports in Romeoville for $50. A day pass with all
the amenities is also available for $20/day. The packet includes a pass
for entrance into the arena for all five days of the event, access to
the scout room, which will include catered food and beverage throughout
the event, scout book, a tournament program, and line charts for each
game.
In addition, the NAHL Event Scouting System will continue in
Romeoville. The Event Scouting System is lead by Craig Barnett,
Coordinator of Player of Personnel for both the NA3HL and NAPHL.
Barnett’s primary role is to coordinate the scouting at all NA3HL and
NAPHL events, and to promote player advancement and to supply
information to NAHL, NCAA and other junior and collegiate coaches.
As an additional element to the program this season, an education
and NCAA compliance seminar will be presented to players, coaches and
parents during the NA3HL Showcase. This will be the same presentation
used in NAHL seminars and the focus will be on differences between NCAA
Division I and Division III, the breakdown of new NCAA I conference
landscape, NCAA Initial Eligibility information including important new
rules going into effect for 2016 and how future players will be
affected, the recruiting process and how to market yourself. The
following is the seminar schedule for the NA3HL Showcase:
Friday, November 22nd
12:00pm – North Iowa Bulls, Flint Junior Generals
2:00pm – Alexandria Blizzard, St. Louis Jr. Blues
4:45pm – Minnesota Flying Aces, Pittsburgh Vengeance
7:45pm – Cincinnati Swords, Battle Creek Revolution
8:30pm – Topeka Capitals
Saturday, November 23rd
10:00am – Dallas Jr. Stars, Wisconsin Whalers
11:00am – Twin City Steel, Toledo Cherokee
2:00pm – Granite City Lumberjacks, Chicago Jr. Bulldogs
4:30pm – Michigan Mountain Cats, Sugar Land Imperials
5:15pm – Breezy Point North Stars, Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
7:30pm – Peoria Mustangs, Metro Jets
For more details on the NA3HL Showcase presented by Easton,
including ticket, hotel, rental car, scouting and schedule information,
visit www.3hlshowcase.com
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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