Cape Breton West Spring Hockey Camp

05/25/2026

Congrats to the following camp attendees for being selected to the protected list for the Nova Major Hockey Team:

- Emerson Keay-MacInnis
- Sam Poirer
- Danny MacDonald
- Luke Calder
- Nole Romard
- Rossi MacKinnon
- Alex Dan MacDonnell
- Lincoln MacDonald

Good luck on the final try out!

05/14/2026

Bees Camp starts up one week earlier this year!

🚨 CAMP DATES 🐝

We’re excited to be back for the 41st annual Bees Hockey Skills Camp and 1️⃣ week earlier than last year!

Camp #1: Aug. 27th - 30th
* U13
* U15
* Goalie Session

Camp #2: Sept. 3rd - 6th
* U7
* U9
* U11
* Goalie Session

Each group will receive 5 on-ice sessions to help prep for the upcoming season with a focus on skill development and having fun.
Cost per player or goalie = $150.

Registration for both camps will open on Wednesday, June 24th at 9am. The registration link will be posted on our page at that time.

We’ve got some 🔥 merch coming soon 👀

Thank you and enjoy the summer
- The Bees Crew

05/02/2026

On behalf of our entire leadership team, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of the Cape Breton West Spring Hockey Camp.

To our participants—thank you for your commitment, energy, and passion for the game. Your effort and enthusiasm made this camp an incredible experience and a true reflection of what development-focused hockey should look like.

To our volunteers & coaches—your time, dedication, and willingness to support every aspect of the camp did not go unnoticed. Events like this simply do not happen without strong community involvement, and we are extremely appreciative of your contributions.

To our valued sponsors—your support played a critical role in allowing us to deliver a high-quality program for our athletes:

Platinum Sponsor:
Zutphen Contractors

Gold Sponsor:
Beaton Mechanical

Silver Sponsors:
Walker Electrical
Eastern Fence
Brownstone Cafe

Bronze Sponsors:
RC MacLean Construction and Excavation
East Coast Credit Union

Your investment in grassroots sport and athlete development is greatly appreciated and has a lasting impact on our hockey community.

Thank you again to everyone who helped make this year’s camp a success. We look forward to building on this momentum in the future.

Sincerely,

Adam Tkacz – Goaltending Head Coach
Nick MacNeil – U7 & U9 Little Mac’s Head Coach
Keenan Gillis – U11–U18 Male & Female Division Head Coach
Stephen Graham – U9–U18 Strength & Conditioning Head Coach
Damian MacInnis – Camp Manager

Keenan Gillis - Soch Skills Adam Tkacz Nick Mac Stephen Graham Damian MacInnis

05/01/2026

U18 Zutphen Cup Champs

Keenan Gillis - Soch Skills

05/01/2026

U13 Zutphen Cup Champs

Keenan Gillis - Soch Skills

04/30/2026

U15 Zutphen Cup Champs

Keenan Gillis - Soch Skills

04/30/2026

U11 Zutphen Cup Champs

Keenan Gillis - Soch Skills

04/29/2026

2009-2013 Girls Zutphen Cup Winners!

Thanks to all the girls for participating and all the coaches for helping! We really appreciate it.

See you all next year!

Keenan Gillis - Soch Skills

04/28/2026

The 1st winners of the Zutphen Cup!

From the 2014-2016 girls group.

The game was tied 7-7 after 3 periods and it took 6 shooters in the shootout to claim the winner!

Thanks to all the young athletes for coming out and to all the coaches that helped with this group.

04/28/2026

Again…we are learning. Keenan emailed an updated schedule but some bounced back. We promise next year we will be prepared for these events.

Due to scheduling conflicts with High Performance camps we moved the girls game from Friday to tomorrow. See below. We apologize for the inconvenience.

- Wednesday
5PM- 2009-2014 girls

- Thursday
5-630- U11 boys
630-8 U15 boys

- Friday
5-630- U13
630-8- U18