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2020-2021 U14 Team Information


  • We will field a U14 team playing a Tier I schedule
  • Open to birth years 2006 to 2008
    • ​Team will be selected solely based upon player skill level
  • Season will begin in early June with the Vault program; see below for tournament schedule
  • The coaching will focus on player development through high-level training and competition
  • ​Players will gain first-hand exposure to prep school coaches​

Vault Summer Training Program
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​The season begins in early June with the 5th Annual Vault Summer Training Program.

​Over a three month period, players will receive more than 100 hours of on-ice skills training. The Vault focuses on individual skills development, small games, and game situational training.

All sessions are led by former and current female college players. The 2020 Vault coaching staff includes ​13 current and former female NCAA Division I and III players. ​​

The tentative Vault 2020 schedule is below. Sessions will take place at the Milford Ice Pavilion.
  • 2020 U14/ U16 Minor Schedule

For a sample of the training, check out the video, or visit our Vault Training blog.
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Vault Prep School Exposure Series
Throughout the course of the summer, players will participate in the Vault Prep School Exposure Series in which various sessions are led by New England Prep School coaches. 

2019 featured sessions with coaches from 8 different schools:
  • Berkshire School, Lisa Marshall
  • Deerfield Academy, Brooke Fernandez
  • The Gunnery, Jamie Goldsmith
  • Kent School, Shawn Rousseau
  • Loomis Chaffee School, Molly Strabley & Chelsea Ouellette
  • Northfield Mount Hermon, Jess Tabb
  • Pomfret School, Sam Slotnick
  • Williston Northampton School, Christa Talbot-Syfu

The 2020 lineup will be announced in the Spring.

Regular Season Practices & Games Structure

Janice Yang, the U14-1 Head Coach, will lead 2 regular weekday practices for both U14 teams. Each practice is scheduled for one hour and fifteen minutes. Practices will build on the skills development initiated at the Vault. The teams will skate on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Milford Ice Pavilion.  

Both teams will play approximately 45-50 games over the course of the season. On weekends, when the teams are not participating in a tournament, the teams will practice and play home games at Wesleyan University or Trinity College. Additional away games will generally be scheduled in Connecticut. 

We intend to participate in the following tournaments and showcases:
U14-1 Team
Date
Event
Location
July 2020
Beantown Classic
Marlborough, MA
September 2020
NAHA Labor Day
Burlington, VT
September 2020
Stoney Creek Bantam Showcase
Hamilton, ONT
October 2020
University Showcase
Connecticut
October 2020
Berkshire Jamboree
Sheffield, MA
November 2020
Rush Hockey Buffalo Inferno
Buffalo, NY
November 2020
Boston Jr Eagles Turkey's Revenge
Boston, MA
December 2020
Legacy Holiday Classic
Worcester, MA
January 2021
Eastern Exposure Cup
Utica, NY
February 2021
Tournoi Int'l Hockey Feminin de Quebec
Quebec City, QUE
February 2021
​JWHL Challenge Cup
​Washington, D.C

Coaching Staff: 

U14-1 Head Coach: 
Janice Yang

Most recently completed a four-year career at Brown University (ECAC) where she led the team in goals her junior year and was tied for second in assists her senior year. Earned ECAC All-Academic honors in 2014 and 2015.

Before matriculating to Brown, Yang competed for Choate Rosemary Hall and the Connecticut Polar Bears.

She helped her Polar Bear teams to multiple silver and bronze medal finishes at the National Championships. A two-time New England Founder’s League Champion with Choate, Yang was also selected as a NEPSAC First Team All-Star her senior year. She was a four-year USA Hockey national camp participant.

Yang is entering her sixth year as a coach with the Polar Bears.

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  • News
    • Blog
    • Decade in Review
  • Vault Summer Training Program
    • Vault Prep Exposure Series
    • Vault College Clinic Series
    • Vault 4 on 4 League
    • 2020 Vault Summer Training Blog
    • 2019 Vault Summer Training Blog
    • 2018 Vault Summer Training Blog
    • 2017 Vault Summer Training Blog
  • Teams
  • Tryouts
    • 2020-2021 U14 Teams Information
    • 2020-2021 U16 Minor Team Information
    • 2020-2021 U19 & U16 Major Teams Information
    • 2021 U12 Spring/ Summer Team Information
  • About Us
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    • Coaches
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