The North Valley Ice Bandits are excited to introduce the
North Valley Premier team! The North Valley Premier team is the elite level AAA hockey team of the North Valley Ice Bandits hockey organization. The Premier team is the first elite level team offered in the northern red river valley. The Premier team will offer a unique and advanced development model designed for players who have a higher skill and enthusiasm level for hockey!
Our Premier team program features two weekend minicamps held in the Grand Forks, ND area. The minicamps are designed to bring our Premier players together from all corners of the region for high intensity on-ice sessions combined with structured off-ice activities. Minicamps will include 5 hours of on-ice development time along with off-ice instruction, workouts and team building activities.
In addition to the minicamps, Premier teams will compete in three elite/invite level AAA tournaments in the upper Midwest. Tournaments will be scheduled throughout the summer and will depend on the tournaments selected. Potential destinations for Premier team tournaments include Minneapolis, MN, Winnipeg, MB and other locations in the upper Midwest.
The North Valley Premier teams and the Premier program will be directed by our
Player Development Coordinator (PDC). The PDC is a non-parent coach who will design and facilitate the minicamps along with head coach responsibilities at Premier team tournaments.
For the 2027 season, we will be offering Premier teams at the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 age divisions.
Tryouts for the Premier teams and our Ice Bandits teams are scheduled for September 27th, 2026. Players interested in trying out for the Premier team should register for their birth year division and attend the scheduled tryout.
Players not selected for the Premier team may be offered a spot on our Ice Bandits team(s) for that age division. Ice Bandits team players will be given preference to play as a substitute player on the Premier team.
For inquiries, please contact us at
[email protected].