Ep.4 Mike Sommer. New York, PWHL – Say Yes, Be a Sponge.
Owen Hart
July 11, 2024
Mike Sommer is one of the longest tenured Prep Camp coaches and is now the Assistant Coach with PWHL New York.
Marketing/Recruitment - West Coast Prep Camp | Coordinator/Coach - LGS
Team Canada defeated host team Sweden 10-0 in the U18 Women’s World Championship finals in January to capture their second gold medal in as many years. This years Canadian team once again had a heavy West Coast Prep Camp alumni presence. West Coast Prep Camp alumni from this years Team Canada roster included players Jordan Baxter and Morgan Jackson. Notable members of the team’s coaching and training staff are also camp alumni in assistant coach Stefanie McKeough and head equipment manager Mike Matthies.
Jordan Baxter, who also won gold at the 2022 U18’s, has been attending prep camp as an athlete and as a coach and will be back again with us this year. Jordan is committed to play at Ohio State in the NCAA for 2023-24.
Morgan Jackson was the sole Vancouver Islander represented on Team Canada’s U18 roster. Morgan will also be attending West Coast Prep Camp this year, which will be marking her 6th year with us!
The Assistant Coach for the gold medal team was Stephanie McKeough who is currently coaching at the University of Ottawa. Stephanie attended camp in 2021 and is hoping to be back in the near future.
Team Equipment Manager Mike Matthies was a member of our prep camp team in 2020 as an AT. Mike currently is the AT for the Prince George Cougars of the WHL.
Last year’s gold medal winning roster for Team Canada at the U18 World Championships also featured West Coast Prep Camp alumni in Jordan Baxter, Sara Swiderski and Hailey MacLeod.
Congratulations to all of these amazing individuals for their success on the world stage!
Morgan Jackson is bringing ice hockey gold back to Vancouver Island after helping Team Canada to victory at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship. https://t.co/tsueYdw9hK
— Victoria News (@VictoriaNews) January 16, 2023
Congratulations to Jordan Baxter, Gracie Graham, Morgan Jackson, Maya Serdachny and the rest of Team Canada for winning 🥇 at the 2023 #U18WomensWorlds!
— BC Hockey (@BCHockey_Source) January 15, 2023
Way to go! https://t.co/u00WmmHZR9
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Mike Sommer is one of the longest tenured Prep Camp coaches and is now the Assistant Coach with PWHL New York.
The West Coast Hockey Prep Camp is one of Canada’s most well respected overnight summer high performance hockey development camps.
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