St. Jude Girls Hockey Program Brochure
Why Do St. Jude Girls Play Hockey? “I play hockey because I can! I love it, it’s fun, and I have great memories.” -Natalie Ginnodo “It’s fast. It’s fun. And I love scoring goals with my teammates.” -Grace Garrett “If boys can do it, I can do it too. And BETTER!” -Lilly Beer “Hockey makes me feel like I can be better than anyone. It’s fun. And when we win a game, it makes me happy.” -Katie Manning “My why is because they told me I couldn’t. My why is for my family, my friends and teammates. My why is because I want to.” -Coach Jackie
Girls Hockey Program St. Jude is committed to providing ALL players with opportunities to learn to play ice hockey, to develop and enhance their skills, and to reach their full potential both on and off the ice. St. Jude began its first all girls program in the spring of 2013 and is excited to expand that program for the upcoming season.
Coaches shire where she played Varsity for four years and
Paul Manning
received many awards. During high school and college, she was selected to play at the Olympic
St. Jude has been home to
Training Center in Lake Placid, NY and participate
Paul for many decades. He
in Team USA U18 and U22 camps. She has traveled
played his youth hockey at
the country coaching youth hockey camps and clin-
St. Jude before winning 3
All girls on any St. Jude house or travel program will be
state championships with Mt. Carmel and moving on to
invited to periodic girls-only skates throughout the sea-
play college hockey at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. In
son.
2007, he returned to St. Jude as coach and now serves as
In addition, St. Jude plans on forming a Girls U12 team
the club’s hockey director. In 2010, he was named the
for the 2014-15 season that will compete in NIHL and
AHAI Coach of the Year. Under Paul’s leadership, the St.
be coached by Jackie Wedster-Kooistra. The team will
Jude Coaching Staff started the Little Knights ADM Pro-
be structured to allow girls who are selected to the team
gram, which was named the 2010-2011 Minor Hawks Pro-
to play exclusively with that team OR to double-roster
gram of the Year Award. In 2013, Paul launched St. Jude’s
on the Girls U12 team and a co-ed team that is appro-
first girls hockey program and is fully dedicated to expand-
priate for the player’s skill level.
ing the program to ensure that girls’ hockey opportunities
The Girls U12 team will practice together once per week and all girls on the team will participate in power skates and off-ice activities with other St. Jude athletes. The chart below summarizes the St. Jude Girls Program Offerings:
ics, and was the varsity assistant hockey coach and head off ice instructor for Berwick Academy Prep School in Berwick, Maine. Jackie was recently named the head skating instructor at USA Hockey’s U18 Select Camp. Jackie is a hockey coach, certified personal trainer, and strength and conditioning coach.
continue to grow.
Jackie Wedster-Kooistra St. Jude is proud to have one of its own leading the way to
Program Element
Description
expand opportunities for girls
Girls Supplemental
Free for any girl playing on a St. Jude
hockey in the Chicagoland
Skates
House or Travel team
area. Jackie’s hockey career
Girls U12 Team
Girls U12 Team will compete in the NIHL
began at the age of seven
Girls Division, play approx. 20 regular season games, practice together once every week, and participate with other St. Jude athletes in weekly skill instruction and off-ice activities. Double-Roster Option Girls may double-roster on a St. Jude allgirls team and another co-ed team in accordance with USA Hockey and AHAI rules.
when she first took up hockey and became a St. Jude Knight (after being expelled from figure skating lessons). After her pee-wee year, she played AAA hockey for Team Illinois until her high school years when she played varsity for Culver Academy in Indiana. After high school, Jackie received a full scholarship to the University of New Hamp-
St. Jude Knights Hockey Club 5505 127th Street Crestwood, IL 60445 (Located Inside Southwest Ice Arena) Pau Manning Hockey Director Phone: 773-517-7602 E-mail: [email protected] Jackie Wedster-Kooistra Girls Hockey Program Director Phone: 773-640-1133 E-mail: [email protected]
Girls Hockey Program St. Jude is committed to providing ALL players with opportunities to learn to play ice hockey, to develop and enhance their skills, and to reach their full potential both on and off the ice. St. Jude began its first all girls program in the spring of 2013 and is excited to expand that program for the upcoming season.
Coaches shire where she played Varsity for four years and
Paul Manning
received many awards. During high school and college, she was selected to play at the Olympic
St. Jude has been home to
Training Center in Lake Placid, NY and participate
Paul for many decades. He
in Team USA U18 and U22 camps. She has traveled
played his youth hockey at
the country coaching youth hockey camps and clin-
St. Jude before winning 3
All girls on any St. Jude house or travel program will be
state championships with Mt. Carmel and moving on to
invited to periodic girls-only skates throughout the sea-
play college hockey at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. In
son.
2007, he returned to St. Jude as coach and now serves as
In addition, St. Jude plans on forming a Girls U12 team
the club’s hockey director. In 2010, he was named the
for the 2014-15 season that will compete in NIHL and
AHAI Coach of the Year. Under Paul’s leadership, the St.
be coached by Jackie Wedster-Kooistra. The team will
Jude Coaching Staff started the Little Knights ADM Pro-
be structured to allow girls who are selected to the team
gram, which was named the 2010-2011 Minor Hawks Pro-
to play exclusively with that team OR to double-roster
gram of the Year Award. In 2013, Paul launched St. Jude’s
on the Girls U12 team and a co-ed team that is appro-
first girls hockey program and is fully dedicated to expand-
priate for the player’s skill level.
ing the program to ensure that girls’ hockey opportunities
The Girls U12 team will practice together once per week and all girls on the team will participate in power skates and off-ice activities with other St. Jude athletes. The chart below summarizes the St. Jude Girls Program Offerings:
ics, and was the varsity assistant hockey coach and head off ice instructor for Berwick Academy Prep School in Berwick, Maine. Jackie was recently named the head skating instructor at USA Hockey’s U18 Select Camp. Jackie is a hockey coach, certified personal trainer, and strength and conditioning coach.
continue to grow.
Jackie Wedster-Kooistra St. Jude is proud to have one of its own leading the way to
Program Element
Description
expand opportunities for girls
Girls Supplemental
Free for any girl playing on a St. Jude
hockey in the Chicagoland
Skates
House or Travel team
area. Jackie’s hockey career
Girls U12 Team
Girls U12 Team will compete in the NIHL
began at the age of seven
Girls Division, play approx. 20 regular season games, practice together once every week, and participate with other St. Jude athletes in weekly skill instruction and off-ice activities. Double-Roster Option Girls may double-roster on a St. Jude allgirls team and another co-ed team in accordance with USA Hockey and AHAI rules.
when she first took up hockey and became a St. Jude Knight (after being expelled from figure skating lessons). After her pee-wee year, she played AAA hockey for Team Illinois until her high school years when she played varsity for Culver Academy in Indiana. After high school, Jackie received a full scholarship to the University of New Hamp-
St. Jude Knights Hockey Club 5505 127th Street Crestwood, IL 60445 (Located Inside Southwest Ice Arena) Pau Manning Hockey Director Phone: 773-517-7602 E-mail: [email protected] Jackie Wedster-Kooistra Girls Hockey Program Director Phone: 773-640-1133 E-mail: [email protected]
