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
This past November, two major hockey tournaments took place in opposite side of the country. From November 2-11, the 2023 Men’s World Under-17 Championships took place in Summerside & Charlotteville, P.E.I. Around the same time in Dawson Creek, B.C. the National Women’s Under-18 Championships were under way. These tournaments, although being so far apart geographically, showcased a great number of West Coast Hockey Prep Camp Alumni. Better yet, most of the alumni that were represented at this tournament took home medals!
At the 2023 Men’s World Under-17 Hockey Championships Team Canada White took home gold defeating USA 2-1 in OT, on that winning team were West Coast Hockey Prep Camp Alumni Koen Cleaver (goalie) and JT Ward (team athletic therapist). Koen is a local to the Port Alberni area and has been a regular attendee at camp since a young age. Koen currently plays for Pacific Coast Academy in the CCSHL and is a draft pick of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL.
Here is the full list of alumni that took part in the Under-17 Championships Tournament:
Koen Cleaver, 2007 (G) – Team Canada White – Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL – 5x Camp Attendee (2017-2021)
Chase Harrington, 2007 (F) – Team Canada Red – Spokane Chiefs, WHL – 1x Camp Attendee
JT Ward (Athletic Trainer) – Team Canada White – Victoria Royals, WHL
At the 2023 Canadian Women’s National Under-18 Tournament Team B.C. took home the bronze medal. Of the 20+ players and staff named to the team 12 were West Coast Hockey Prep Camp Alumni. Two of these alumni, Morgan Jackson and Chloe Primerano, took centre stage at the tournament leading in major statistical categories. Morgan led the tournament in points and assists while Chloe led the tournament in goals.
Here is the full list of alumni that took part in the National Women’s Under-18 Championships Tournament:
Maisie Cope, 2007 (G) – Delta Hockey Academy U18, CSSHL – 5x Camp Attendee (2019 – 2023)
Cassandra Kehler, 2007 (D) – Fraser Valley Rush U18 AAA, BCEHL – 3x Camp Attendee (2018, 2019, 2023)
Taya Lonsdale, 2007 (D) – Shawnigan Lake School U18, CSSHL – 1x camp attendee (2019)
Chloe Primerano, 2007 (D) – RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18, CSSHL – 1x Camp attendee (2022)
Eden Carius, 2006 (F) – Notre Dame Hounds U18, SFMAAAHL – 1x Camp Attendee (2023)
Molly Cole, 2007 (F) – Delta Hockey Academy U18, CSSHL – 5x Camp Attendee (2018, 2020 – 2023)
Morgan Jackson, 2006 (F) – Shawnigan Lake School U18, CSSHL – 7x Camp Attendee (2017 – 2023)
Scarlett Jones, 2006 (F) – Delta Hockey Academy U18, CSSHL – 3x Camp Attendee (2019, 2022, 2023)
Holly Magnus, 2006 (F) – Thompson-Okanagan Lakers U18 AAA – BCEHL – 4x Camp Attendee (2020 – 2023)
London McDavid, 2007 (F) – Delta Hockey Academy U18, CSSHL – 2x Camp Attendee (2019, 2023)
Whitney Juskiewicz – Assistant Coach – 1x Camp Attendee as Coach (2023)
Jesse Hammill – Assistant Coach – 2x Camp Attendee as Coach (2021, 2023)
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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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