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Since the 1980's, the Olympic Center has been a nationally recognized center for ice hockey hosting year-round CanAm tournaments, USA Hockey Men's and Women's training camps and numerous international events. The USA Hockey Women's National Team - silver medal winners in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City- call the Lake Placid Olympic Center home. The Olympic Center is also base camp for the NHL NY Islanders pre-season training camp.



CanAm Tournaments
Come to this historic Winter Olympic Village and enjoy the most complete Tournament Package CAN/AM has to offer. Once you arrive in Lake Placid, all of your accommodations, meals and activities are taken care of. You'll find young people walking up and down Main Street and to and from the Arena in this small town atmosphere. Parents can shop and relax right up until game time -- then leisurely stroll to the Olympic Complex, which houses three rinks, for their player's games. No other Tournament and location can provide your team with the camaraderie and convenience that allows you to enjoy your Tournament weekend like the Lake Placid Challenge Cup.

Canadian Hockey Enterprises
Canadian Hockey Enterprises hockey school for youth boys, youth girls, and adults (men and women) offers unequaled quality. Our innovative hockey schools and hockey tournaments combine the very best instructors with cutting edge knowledge and great locations to provide excellent value.

Summer Hockey Camps
Find your perfect hockey camp experience -summer camps and clinics for all ages and skill levels. Shooting, scoring, stickhandling, checking, power skating and goaltending clincs and camps offered in 3 day and week long programs. Camps featuring basic fundamentals, advanced game situations, and high intensity elite programs at locations in the U.S. and Canada.
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'Miracle on Ice'
The 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York marked a turning point in Olympic history when the USA Mens Hockey team upset the Soviet Union in the Olympic Arena. This historic event became known to an entire generation of Olympic fans as the 'Miracle on Ice'.


'Miracle on Ice' the Movie
On January 31, 04 Disney unveiled its version of the famous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Called 'Miracle' , it is the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that made sports history by taking the gold medal in hockey away from the Soviets. Kurt Russell plays the leading role of legendary USA hockey coach Herb Brooks, the man who single-handedly transformed an unassuming group of college players into hockey heroes. To learn more click here

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Adirondack Shopping
Shopping is at its best in the Adirondacks - we showcase the regions finest boutiques, galleries, stores and antique & craft shops throughout Upstate New York, the Lake Champlain Valley & the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Region has been renowned for its shopping, hospitality and lodging since the turn of the century when the rich and famous constructed spectacular Great Camps and huge rustic hotels during the "Gilded Age". Today, visitors have their pick from a wide and eclectic assortment of shopping and services ranging from Adirondack gifts, rustic furniture, crafts and artwork to household items, pet care and lawn and garden equipment. click here.

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Lake Placid Winter and Summer Sports
Lake Placid, New York and the Adirondacks offer a multitude of winter and summer sports including Skiing , X-Country , Snowboarding , Snowmobiling , Dog Sledding , Ice Fishing , Ice Climbing ,Winter Camping , Skating , Snowshoeing, Bobsledding , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Canoeing , Whitewater Rafting , Golf , Balloning , Hiking , HorsebackRiding and Hunting.


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Summer Youth Hockey Camps
Find your perfect hockey camp experience -summer camps and clinics for all ages and skill levels. Shooting, scoring, stickhandling, checking, power skating and goaltending clincs and camps offered in 3 day and week long programs. Camps featuring basic fundamentals, advanced game situations, and high intensity elite programs at locations in the U.S. and Canada.
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Kid Summer Camps
Find Summer Camps with Swimming, kayaking, computer training, canoeing, archery, horseback riding, soccer, music, baseball, outdoor education, low ropes training - a great leadership development experience. Non-competitive, individual focus. Find the right camp for your child this summer and make this year a memorable one!

Teen Summer Camps
Search Teen summer camps that provide hands-on, innovative film and acting instruction, music, computer , sports camps and much more. Camp instructor opportunities for teens to help develop leadership qualities.

Child Summer Camps
Non-competitive camps with individual focus. Horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, mountain biking, rock climbing and more. Find a fun and enriching program for your child featuring top instructors.



Girl Summer Camps
Find exciting and enriching overnight girls summer camps. Experience for ages 7 to 16. Lots of activities including swimming, boating, water skiing, sailing, bicycling and horseback riding



Boys Summer Camp
Find the perfect summer camp for your boy! Find Summer adventure and fun. Horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, mountain biking, computer skills, rock climbing and more. Non-competitive, individual focus.


Summer Music Camps
Search leading performing arts camps offering a blend of serious music instruction and traditional summer camp activities for all levels. Band, choir, jazz, chamber, musical theatre and composition.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS

Summer Camp Jobs
Have one of the best summers of your life with a camp job .Live and work with campers and counselors to create lasting friendships and have an amazing summer.

Summer Camp Counselor Jobs
Job & Career Employment! Exciting summer camp job opportunities available in most major cities, markets and states.

Summer Basketball Camp
Bring your game to a whole new level with great coaching and competition. Several Summer basketball programs to choose from. All star coaches and staff. Summer Basketball participation will assist boys and girls in furthering their basketball skills through camps, clinics and personal instruction.



Fieldhockey Summer Camp
Search top rated field hockey summer camps.
Find the best Field hockey instruction for athletes and coaches. Further your field hockey skills this summer and get more field time.




Summer Wrestling Camps
Spend a week this summer refining your skills! NCAA Div. I Champions & Coaches - Wrestling Camp Locations Nationwide - Intensive, Technique, Youth & Team Camps.

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Future Hockey Stars! Lake Placid vs. Saranac Lake (Squirts) Charlie Grant #2 & Willie Kane #4 for Lake Placid run with the puck.

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NHL (National Hockey League)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Colorado Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks
Atlanta Thrashers
Carolina Hurricanes
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Washington Capitals
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes
San Jose Sharks
Expansion Teams:
Columbus Blue Jackets
Minnesota Wild
Defunct Teams
Atlanta Flames
Hartford Whalers
Pittsburgh Pirates Cleveland Barons
Minnessota North Stars
Quebec Nordiques
Winnipeg Jets

AHL
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Quebec Citadelles
Lowell Lock Monsters
Saint John Flames
St. John's Maple Leafs Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
Albany River Rats
Hamilton Bulldogs
Rochester Americans
Syracuse Crunch
Expansion Teams (2001-2002)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Chicago Wolves
Grand Rapids Griffins
Houston Aeros
Manchester Monarchs
Manitoba Moose
Milwaukee Admirals
Utah Grizzlies
Hartford Wolf Pack
Providence Bruins
Portland Pirates
Springfield Falcons
Worcester Ice Cats Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Hershey Bears
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Philadelphia Phantoms
Louisville Panthers

A Dummies Guide to Hockey Terminology!

Assist:
Point awarded to a player or players for helping set up a goal; usually the last two offensive players to handle the puck prior to a goal being scored are credited for assists.

Boards:
The wooden and glass walls that surround the rink.

Body Check:
Using the hip or shoulder to impede the progress of an opponent who has the puck.

Breakaway:
A scoring opportunity that occurs when there are no defending players between the puck carrier and the opposing goaltender.

Changing On The Fly:
Substitution of players without a stoppage in play.

Face-Off:
To initiate play, the puck is dropped between two opposing players who face each other.

Forechecking:
Pressuring the opposition when they control the puck in the neutral or defensive zone.

Hat Trick:
Three goals scored by one player in a single game.

Power Play:
When a team has more players on the ice because of a penalty (or penalties) called against the opposing team.

Pull The Goalie:
In an attempt to tie the score, a team trailing by one or two goals may take its goalie off the ice and send out an extra skater. This usually occurs in the closing minute(s) of a game.

Shorthanded:
When a team is forced to play with fewer than six players because one or more have been sent to the penalty box.

Slap Shot:
A sweeping motion with an accentuated back swing to shoot the puck (similar to a drive in golf).

Wrist Shot:
The motion of shooting with the puck directly against the blade of the stick.

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Olympic Torch with Whiteface Mountain
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Mackenzie Intervale Olympic Ski Jumping Complex Olympic Photos courtesy of Jim Grant

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