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3.  Welcome to All our Participants  Welcome to our special guests  College Hockey, Inc. – Mike Snee  Junior Tier I – Doug Christiansen – United States Hockey League  Junior Tier II and Tier III – Craig Barnett, North American Hockey League (NA3HL), Director of Player Development  Concussion & Safety – Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth

4.  Introduction to the evening  Opening Remarks  The “lay of the land” in Junior and College Hockey  College Hockey  NCAA and ACHA Hockey Opportunities  The Junior Hockey Option  Tier I Junior Hockey – the United States Hockey League  Tier II - North American Hockey League  Tier III Junior Hockey  Concussion Awareness  Closing remarks  AHAI College and Junior Hockey Open House

5. Mike Mullally AHAI Board of Directors

6. Tier I United States Hockey League Tier II North American Hockey League Tier III North American 3 Hockey Lge. “Pay to play” hockey

8.  College Hockey – 2 Flavors  NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association  the “big time”  Division I and Division III  Scholarship money? – not always…  ACHA – American Collegiate Hockey Association  3 Levels – Division 1, 2 and 3 (M-1, M-2, M-3)  420+ Official ACHA hockey teams

9.  Junior Hockey – 3 flavors  Tier IUnited States Hockey League  Non – pay to play – Best of the best  Tier IINorth American Hockey League  Non-pay to play – where the game changes  Tier III – “pay to Play” hockey –  many leagues and teams: East, West, North and South  Varied skill levels – some based on location  Maybe too many Junior teams?

10.  Tier III – Pay to Play Juniors  North American 3 Hockey League  Atlantic Junior Hockey League  Eastern Junior Hockey League  Minnesota Junior Hockey League  Northern Pacific Hockey League  Western States hockey League  Continental Hockey Association  Empire Junior Hockey League  Southeast Junior hockey League  United States Premier Hockey League

11. Mike Snee NCAA College Hockey ACHA College Hockey

12. Doug Christiansen Junior Tier I The United State Hockey League

13. Craig Barnett Junior Hockey Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) Junior Tier III North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL)

14. Elizabeth M. Pieroth, PsyD, ABPP Board Certified Neuropsychologist Associate Director, Sports Concussion Program NorthShore University HealthSystem

15. Mike Mullally AHAI Board of Directors

16.  If your objective is to go to College and play hockey…  Education - College Degree  Social Experience  Stability of College Athletics  Life long friendships…Network  The Best Financial Deal in College Education  Play some Junior Hockey and attend your Community College  2 Years of Community College  2 Years at the Illinois university of your choice  = Full degree at the Illinois University of your choice.  Is Junior Hockey for you?  Advantages of playing….  Student Maturation – Personal Growth  Older and more desirable to any college coach  Continued hockey skill development  Stay in Illinois – or “go away” to play Junior Hockey

17.  College……  This year ACHA has expanded to 420+ schools  There is a school and a hockey program for almost everyone  NCAA Schools – if you are good enough to play at the NCAA level – no one will lose you in the crowd.  Academics….. Not much more to say!

19. AHAI College Night

20. www.nhl.com www.ncaa.org www.usahockey.com www.achahockey.org www.collegehockey.com www.prephockey.org Jim Johannson – USAH Assistant Executive Director Hockey Operations Opportunities in Hockey Questions ?? www.AHAI.orgwww.AHAI.org THANK YOU & GOOD LUCK!