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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
2019 - 2020
BELL MTS ICEPLEX
In the midst of an unusual season at Bell MTS Iceplex, it is important to look back at the
year that was. The 2019-20 season was unlike any other with the hockey world coming to
a complete standstill on March 12, 2020.
Though the pandemic abruptly ended the season for many teams, the Iceplex doesn’t
measure success by playoff and end of season results. Our focus remains on development,
teamwork, self-confidence and on fostering long-lasting friendships, both on and off the
ice. We’re happy that Bell MTS Iceplex has played a role in developing the many players
who have walked through our doors during the season.
We remain grateful to our community for their diligence, which allowed the Iceplex to
reopen at the start of June, and for their loyalty in returning to our facility when it was
safe to do so. Our priority remains providing a safe venue for hockey and a superior guest
experience. This year, that has meant rethinking all aspects of visiting our facility and
implementing enhanced cleaning and distancing measures. Along with the dedication
of our Jets Hockey Development coaches to providing quality programming, a shared
commitment to safety from our guests and our program and operations team led to the
busiest summer since the Iceplex opened in 2010.
We look forward to the upcoming season and to seeing hockey excel amid a new normal.
This season will bring new challenges, but the sport will still provide the same skill and
character development opportunities as well as memories that will last a lifetime. Bell
MTS Iceplex remains ready to adapt to evolving best practices and provincial guidelines
in order to keep our players engaged, on the ice and in the gym.
On behalf of Bell MTS Iceplex, we thank you for your continued support. We are truly
inspired and excited by the passion our community has for the game of hockey.
David Sattler
General Manager, Bell MTS Iceplex
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A PREMIER FACILITY
AND EXPERIENCE
If you play hockey in Manitoba, you’ve most likely played
hockey at Bell MTS Iceplex at some point.
Bell MTS Iceplex is integrated into all levels of hockey. The Jets Hockey
Development (JHD) program works with players of all ages, while several high
school hockey programs call the Iceplex their home rink. The new Winnipeg
Recreational Hockey League (WRHL) uses the Iceplex as its central location,
and professional hockey players are no stranger to the arena with it serving as
the official training and practice facility of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose.
Bell MTS Iceplex is committed to providing more than just a great hockey experience
– we’re committed to providing a superior guest experience. The words “guest
experience” encompass everyone who enters the building, and every interaction you
have in our facility. Whether you are on the ice for a Jets Hockey Development training
session, in The Press Box restaurant for appetizers after a game, or in the stands as
a spectator, the Iceplex team strives to ensure that every interaction in our building
equates to a premier experience.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 NHL SIZED RINKS
11,023 HOURS OF ICE TIME USED
103 HOCKEY TEAMS AND
34 RINGETTE TEAMS IN WRHL
11 HOME TEAMS
19 TOURNAMENTS HOSTED
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COVID-19
AND RETURN
TO PLAY
Bell MTS Iceplex aims to serve the community, and
with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
and Manitoba last spring, that meant closing the doors
on March 13, 2020 for the safety of our guests and the
larger community.
From March through May, the Iceplex proved that our
services need not be confined to a building. Both Jets With all the things that the Iceplex has in place
Hockey Development (JHD) and the Focus Fitness gym
turned to social media and online platforms to stay now, they’ve made it seamless to come back.
connected to athletes. JHD produced skills videos to You check in on the website and get everything
give players home training options, while Focus Fitness
produced daily at-home workout videos available to cleared, and then you get to just walk in, sign in
everyone in the community. and say hello, and you’re off to whichever rink
June 1 marked the official reopening of the Iceplex to or amenity you’ve come to use.”
the public, with several new protocols to keep guests
- Greg Husson, Iceplex customer
safe. With safety as our top priority, the Iceplex
enhanced cleaning and disinfecting, implemented
physical distancing, required mask use, limited
spectators, and limited guests’ time in the building to
15 minutes before and after their ice time. The Iceplex
made the process as seamless as possible, providing an
online self-screening tool for guests to complete prior
to arrival and a sign-in station at the front door. As the
Province of Manitoba loosened restrictions, we were
able to expand programming to include scrimmages,
games and contact, as well as allow more spectators.
Thoughtful planning and consultation with the province
and health officials is ongoing and the Iceplex remains
flexible and ready to adapt programming and protocols
to meet the provincial phased reopening strategy and
best practices in health, safety, sanitation, distancing,
and capacity.
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JETS HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT
65 TEAMS TRAINED DURING WINTER SEASON
300+ HOURS SPENT TRAINING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS
33 WHL DRAFT PICKS AND 34 MJHL DRAFT PICKS
The offerings of Jets Hockey Development (JHD) are as vast as the experience of their roster of high-level coaches – and those offerings only
continue to grow. Guided by Hockey Canada’s Core Skills, JHD is dedicated to providing players of all ages and skill levels development as
both hockey players and as people, through hockey camps, skating programs, boardroom sessions, team training sessions, private sessions,
spring hockey teams and more.
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S at el l i t e Sessions
JHD isn’t confined within the walls of the Iceplex.
For some programs, the JHD coaches travel to other
rinks throughout the city to run practices and train
with teams. In 2019-20, that included the St. James
Assiniboia Minor Hockey Association Initiation
House League. The House league starts its season
with an eight-week development program before
regular season games, which JHD was brought in
to run in fall 2019. The program benefited the whole
team, developing both players and coaches. During
the 2020-21 season, JHD coaches will work off-site
with even more organizations and groups when
health restrictions allow, including Churchill High
School Hockey Skills Academy and Stony Mountain
Minor Hockey.
F e m a l e Hock e y D ay
On Feb. 29, then-Jets Hockey Development
coach Venla Hovi ran a Female Hockey Day
for Atom, Novice, Peewee, and Bantam aged girls.
All spots quickly filled for the free full-day event
which included on-ice sessions, gym training, and
the opportunity to hear Hovi, a two-time Team
Finland Olympian, speak about her experiences
in the sport. The event gave participants a well-
rounded day of development and served as a
celebration of women’s hockey.
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Jets Hockey Development features a lineup of skilled and dedicated coaches,
each with their own impressive resume of experiences in the hockey world.
DAVE CAMERON
HOCKEY CANADA SKILLS CONSULTANT
P LAYED IN WHL FOR FIVE SEASONS
(LETHBRIDGE, PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATOON)
RAFTED BY THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
D
(NO. 80, ROUND 3, 1998)
“Great instruction through Dave is
what brings us back. He makes
everyone feel special.” – JHD parent
DEAN COURT
HOCKEY CANADA HIGH PERFORMANCE TRAINED
COACH WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF HOCKEY
DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
PLAYED IN MMJHL, CSHL,
AND OBERLIGA (GERMANY)
HAS COACHED IN MMJHL, WHSHL,
AAA, AND WMHA
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LARRY BUMSTEAD
HOCKEY CANADA CERTIFIED COACH WITH 28 YEARS
OF HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT AND COACHING EXPERIENCE
PLAYED COLLEGE HOCKEY WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BISONS
HEAD COACH OF THE ST. MARY’S ACADEMY
FLAMES PREP HOCKEY TEAM
FOUNDED NORTHWESTERN
HOCKEY SPORTS CAMP IN 1988
“We cannot say enough to convey how
happy we are with Larry Bumstead.
He does such a great job with the kids.” – JHD parent
DEVIN HIMPE
A SSISTANT COACH WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF MANITOBA BISONS MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM
T EAM CANADA COACHING STAFF AT
THE 2019 WINTER UNIVERSIADE
“Devin Himpe is the best coach/
instructor my son has ever had
and he learns so much from
him every summer.” – JHD parent
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ANDY KOLLAR
PLAYED 4 YEARS OF NCAA DIVISION 1 HOCKEY
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2000 AND RUNNER UP IN 2001)
PLAYED 3 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
HOCKEY IN THE UHL, ECHL, AND WHA2
HAS TAUGHT GOALIE CAMPS WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, TRETIAK
GOALIE SCHOOL, AND IN SLOVAKIA
“Andy Kollar is an incredible mentor and coach
to my son. He truly cares about the goalies he
is training and brings an intangible value to his
training sessions.” – JHD Ice Lab parent
AJ ZEGLEN
PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR THE
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BISONS
COMPETED IN NATURAL
BODYBUILDING AT NATIONAL LEVEL
HAS WORKED WITH NHL, AHL, KHL, ECHL,
AND CFL ATHLETES AS WELL AS OLYMPIC
ATHLETES AND MEDALISTS
“AJ and his team are an amazing
asset to your programs and
complex” – JHD parent
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Take your game to the next level with Jets Hockey Development by registering
for team, individual, or small group on-ice sessions, as well as boardroom
sessions at BellMTSIceplex.ca/JHDPrograms. For programming inquiries,
contact Jets Hockey Development at JHD@tnse.com or call 204-926-5887.
“You think of an NHL player, and you
think of them focusing on what the “It’s always a feeling of comfort that
power play looks like, or what does when you drop your kid off at the doors
their trap system look like. But the JHD at the Iceplex, you know that they’re
coaches came in and showed us that going to be in good hands from a care
cutting around a cone a certain way is perspective. Everyone there is great,
important, and that the little things and they genuinely care about the
are the most important in planning.” kids.” – Tom Derrett, father of former
– Shawn Edinger, VP, St. James Assiniboia Future Jets player
Minor Hockey Association House League
“The coaches at the Iceplex are very
good at customizing sessions based
on your needs and what you want to
“The skills sessions that we have done with
add to your skill set, which I think is
the Jets Hockey Development team have
part of what makes them so effective.
been great for our players. To have one full
Another thing is the passion and energy
hour every few weeks to focus solely on
that they bring to the game, which
skill development has clearly benefitted
helps you get through some tough
our players and our team. There is only so
sessions.”– Halli Krzyzaniak, Team
Canada Women’s Hockey, Defence
much time in team practices, and only so
much available ice in the city, so having
these skill-only ice times gives our players
an opportunity for more reps and more
development.”– Bryan Williams, Head Coach,
AA Winnipeg Twins
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Goaltending is the most unique position in hockey and at
the Iceplex, goalies get their own unique sheet of ice on
which to train and develop. The Ice Lab is a 45’ by 37’ area
featuring five goalie creases, where goalies of all ages can
work on all situations of the game to become more efficient
and effective. Personalized plans are created to make each
goalie the best version of themselves. In 2019-20, Coach
Andy Kollar and his team provided 2,040 private sessions
and 310 hours of “big ice” work on regular-sized rinks with
various hockey associations.
June 2020 was a particularly busy month for the Ice Lab
with goalies eager to return to play after the COVID-19
closure. The Ice Lab saw its largest one-month total ever
with 352 private sessions. The ability to return to play
wasn’t the only draw; Ice Lab trainee and NCAA Women’s
Hockey Champion Kristen Campbell (aka Soupy) joined
the Ice Lab coaches for a six-week stint in June and early
July to run her own goalie training program dubbed
“Sundays with Soupy”. The program ran 50 sessions with
young male and female goalies.
Elevate your skills by signing up for 30-minute private
sessions in the Ice Lab at BellMTSIceplex.ca/OurFacility/
IceLab or by contacting Andy Kollar at akollar@tnse.com.
Focus Fitness
Focus Fitness is a one-stop-shop for gym and
training services for all levels of athletes and the Andy has been amazing in working with me
general community. Our team of experienced staff train
with high-level athletes, including the Jets and Moose, 10 on my game. He has such a calming presence
other pro hockey players, semi-pro and aspiring players, and I find his personality allows me to learn
and Olympians, and also work with people of all fitness
levels and experiences through Adult Strength and better and perform better. We talk a lot about
Conditioning (ASC) classes. With the gym’s closure the mental side of the game during our training
due to COVID-19, the ASC classes have been offered
as free daily online videos which will continue to be sessions and he has helped elevate my mental
produced on a weekly basis. game. Working one-on-one with Andy has
In 2019, the existing turf was upgraded, and new turf allowed me to make adjustments to my game
added to bring 5,000 square feet of turf-covered workout and hone in on details that were separating
space to the 8,500-square-foot gym.
me from reaching the next level.
Test your will with Focus Fitness today by
registering for strength and conditioning programs - K risten Campbell, Goalie
at BellMTSIceplex.ca/OurFacility/FocusFitness. and NCAA Division 1 Champion, University of Wisconsin
10 REPORT TO THE COMMUNIT Y 2019-20 BELL MTS ICEPLEXW innipeg Recre at ion a L
Hockey League
The Iceplex Adult Hockey League (IAHL) was Winnipeg’s premier
adult rec hockey league from 2010 to 2020 with 65 winter league
teams in 2019-20. When the opportunity to improve the rec league
experience for Iceplex players presented itself, the Iceplex took
advantage and launched the brand new Winnipeg Recreational
Hockey League (WRHL). Independently (and locally) owned
and operated, the WRHL allows the Iceplex to increase focus
on JHD programming and on running a top-notch facility.
The league plays out of three facilities in Winnipeg, with the Iceplex
serving as its central location. The new WRHL puts an even greater
emphasis on the player experience, expanding to 15-minute periods
and adding one Zamboni flood per game to give players more time on
the ice, better quality ice, and more dressing room camaraderie – all
the things a player could ask to get out of a hockey league. The WRHL
had 50 teams register for the summer 2020 season amidst COVID-19
restrictions and is set for growth in 2020-21 once recreational sports
are able to resume.
See for yourself what the WRHL experience is all about
by registering your team at winnipegrechockeyleague.com.
Tournaments
Bell MTS Iceplex is the most versatile hockey facility in Manitoba with
everything under one roof – making hosting tournaments of any size possible.
The arena annually plays host to many premier hockey tournaments, including
the internally hosted Winnipeg Jets AAA Classic and Winnipeg Jets Challenge
Cup, along with externally run events like the Female World Sports School
Challenge, North American Hockey Classic, and Manitoba Indigenous
Cultural Education Centre annual tournament.
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