Hockey Manitoba Program of Excellence: U16 Boys, U18 Girls Camps
WINNIPEG, MB – Hockey Manitoba is proud to announce the selections for the Boys U16 and Women’s U18 Program of Excellence Top-40 Camps, taking place May 21 -24, 2026, at the Southeast Event Centre in Steinbach, MB.
This stage marks a major milestone in the journey toward representing Team Manitoba at the 2027 Canada Winter Games. The Top-40 Camps serve as the second phase of the Program of Excellence—bringing together the province’s top athletes as they continue to develop, challenge themselves, and push for selection to Team Manitoba, with the goal of earning the opportunity to perform on one of Canada’s biggest national stages.
From this group, athletes will continue to be evaluated as Hockey Manitoba works toward naming the final Boys U16 and Women’s U18 Team Manitoba rosters that will go on to represent the province at the 2027 Canada Winter Games, taking place February 27 – March 14, 2027, in Quebec City, Quebec.
The Boys U16 POE Top-40 camp will be taking place from May 21 – 24, 2026 in Steinbach and will feature skills sessions, team building and inter-squad exhibition games. The forty (40) athletes, comprised of twenty-four (24) forwards, twelve (12) defensemen & four (4) goalies were selected by the Team Manitoba coaching staff and evaluators following the U16 Spring Selection Camp which took place in Winnipeg in early April.
The Women’s U18 Top-40 camp will be taking place from May 21 – 24 in Steinbach and will feature skills sessions, team building and inter squad exhibition games. The 40 athletes, comprised of twenty three (23) forwards, thirteen (13) defense & four (4) goalies were selected by the Team Manitoba coaching staff and evaluators following the Women’s U18 Top-68 Camp which took place in Winnipeg in mid-February.
For more information on the Top-40 camps or on the Program of Excellence please contact either Bernie Reichardt or Stephanie Keith at the Hockey Manitoba office.
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to recognize CCM Hockey, and the Western Hockey League as Official Partners of the Program of Excellence. The POE is our high-performance program that offers developing athletes who are on track to be elite with the opportunity to represent their province while providing a solid development path to the National and International stages.
