The Atlantic Hockey Federation is excited for its next guest in the Federation Education Series. This series will feature presentations for our players, families, and coaches on the landscape of hockey along with the Player Advancement Model. The second presentation will feature Craig Barnett, the Executive Director of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
Craig Barnett was a part of the 1987 NCAA championship team as a goaltender at Plattsburgh State University in New York. Barnett continued his career playing professionally for the New York Rangers minor league team before becoming a coach. His 15-year coaching career includes coaching at the NCAA I and II levels. After coaching, he worked within athletic administration and has been the Executive Director of the ACHA since 2018.
The American Collegiate Hockey Association, founded in 1991, is the National Governing Body for Non-NCAA Collegiate Hockey throughout the United States. With 461 college and university-affiliated teams representing 48 states and 2 Canadian provinces, the ACHA provides a structure, regulates operations, and promotes the sport of Hockey nationwide.
The AHF is working with the ACHA to invite all players and their families to an exclusive webinar presentation. The presentation will cover collegiate hockey opportunities in the ACHA.
ACHA, “College Hockey Opportunities”
Date: Wednesday, November 9th
Time: 7:00 pm EST
RSVP: Register here!
OR:
ACHA, “College Hockey Opportunities”
Date: Monday, November 14th
Time: 7:00 pm EST
RSVP: Register here!
This webinar will take approximately 30 minutes with time for a Q&A. This is for all players in the Federations wishing to play college hockey and will cover what the American Collegiate Hockey Association is.
Consider:
- 33% of all NHL players played NCAA hockey, the most ever!
- NCAA Division I men’s hockey is made up of 60 member schools across six conferences
- 93% of NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes will earn a degree
- And of course, there are the undeniable benefits of pursuing a university degree and experiencing all that campus life has to offer