Hockey

[Anonymous]

Is ice hockey one of the easier sports when it comes to recruiting for Ivies? I say easier because fewer kids do hockey compared to soccer.

[Anonymous]

No, it’s one of the hardest.

[Anonymous]

No, you're competing against players from hockey states in the US, Canada, Russia, Nordic countries, etc. They all want to play in the NHL. It also takes a very long time to even get into playing hockey

[Anonymous]

OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

[Anonymous]

not really more so than any other sport or extracurricular. Ivy League hockey is big time d1. Heck all ncaa d1 hockey is big time. If a hockey d1 scholarship was a real possibility for your son or daughter you would know by the time they were a sophomore. Hockey is a weird sport in that the high school system (except in maybe mass and minn) isn’t really part of the development pipeline. If your kid isn’t one of the best players for their age group in the dc area, just let them play and have fun. There are so many other benefits to hockey other than positioning for college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

Not in the DMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

Not in the DMV

If your high school is a boarding school with a top hockey program that feeds into D1 colleges, and you make it, sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:not really more so than any other sport or extracurricular. Ivy League hockey is big time d1. Heck all ncaa d1 hockey is big time. If a hockey d1 scholarship was a real possibility for your son or daughter you would know by the time they were a sophomore. Hockey is a weird sport in that the high school system (except in maybe mass and minn) isn’t really part of the development pipeline. If your kid isn’t one of the best players for their age group in the dc area, just let them play and have fun. There are so many other benefits to hockey other than positioning for college.

Thanks. My DC is not a hockey player but his friend and the friend’s siblings have been on travel/club hockey for multiple years. My DC’s friend’s mom keeps telling us that club sports are important for high school team and college. My kid does another sport but she insists that he should play on travel teams so that he can get on high school and ultimately get a college scholarship/recruitment. But I see their entire life revolves around managing hockey schedules/travel for 3 kids. And I certainly do not wish to pursue that lifestyle even if it meant a guaranteed admission to an Ivy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

lol

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

Not in the DMV

If your high school is a boarding school with a top hockey program that feeds into D1 colleges, and you make it, sure.

This, or Minnesota high school hockey. Otherwise, high school hockey is irrelevant, as is youth hockey. You have to move away from home and play juniors from 16 to 20, then hopefully, you can get an NCAA offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

Not in the DMV

If your high school is a boarding school with a top hockey program that feeds into D1 colleges, and you make it, sure.

Not "for sure"

That is ridiculous.

Yes, chances are higher from those schools but don't be ridiculous D1 colleges are not a "for sure" JFC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- but if you make your high school hockey team and play club hockey, do you have a better chance of getting into an Ivy?

Not in the DMV

If your high school is a boarding school with a top hockey program that feeds into D1 colleges, and you make it, sure.

Not "for sure"

That is ridiculous.

Yes, chances are higher from those schools but don't be ridiculous D1 colleges are not a "for sure" JFC

But the odds are high if you go to Shattuck.

[Anonymous]

I’d like to know if ice hockey helps with admission to the top Div3 schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:not really more so than any other sport or extracurricular. Ivy League hockey is big time d1. Heck all ncaa d1 hockey is big time. If a hockey d1 scholarship was a real possibility for your son or daughter you would know by the time they were a sophomore. Hockey is a weird sport in that the high school system (except in maybe mass and minn) isn’t really part of the development pipeline. If your kid isn’t one of the best players for their age group in the dc area, just let them play and have fun. There are so many other benefits to hockey other than positioning for college.

Thanks. My DC is not a hockey player but his friend and the friend’s siblings have been on travel/club hockey for multiple years. My DC’s friend’s mom keeps telling us that club sports are important for high school team and college. My kid does another sport but she insists that he should play on travel teams so that he can get on high school and ultimately get a college scholarship/recruitment. But I see their entire life revolves around managing hockey schedules/travel for 3 kids. And I certainly do not wish to pursue that lifestyle even if it meant a guaranteed admission to an Ivy.

Not as a recruited athlete, but it would serve the same benefit as any activity to which the applicant has shown a commitment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is ice hockey one of the easier sports when it comes to recruiting for Ivies? I say easier because fewer kids do hockey compared to soccer.

No! One of the hardest college sports for recruiting and basically have to play at least a year or two in Juniors before most Div 1 or even Div 3 schools will look at you. Completely different than most other college recruiting.