An incredible hockey experience through the Alps region!
An international tour with MVP is much more than just a hockey trip, it is an opportunity to represent the red, white, and blue overseas. More importantly, it is an opportunity to connect with the world at large through a shared common passion, ice hockey. You will meet and interact with players from the host teams both on and off the ice… giving you the chance to see the world through their eyes, understand how they live, and create international friendships. For some it may open your eyes, for some it may bring a new friend into your life, and for others – it may be the next stepping stone in your hockey career.
Click the button below to attend the upcoming interest meeting! Date & Time: Monday, November 30th @ 8PM
Team Age: 08 & 09 Birth Years, AA/AAA
Roster Size: 17-20
Region of Team: Mid Atlantic
Team Age: 06 & 07 Birth Years, AA/AAA
Roster Size: 17-20
Region of Team: Mid Atlantic
- Depart Dulles for Munich
- Direct overnight flight on Lufthansa
- Arrive in Munich
- Dachau Concentration Camp Tour
- Short City Orientation
- Group Bavarian style biergarten dinner
- Hotel Check-In and early night to rest
- Breakfast at Hotel
- Bike tour & Free-Time in Munich
- On/Off-Ice Training with professional coaching
- Breakfast at Hotel
- Check-Out & bus to Garmisch/Innsbruck
- 3 v. 3 mini-tournament
- meal with host team
- Breakfast at Hotel
- Training Session
- Group Lunch
- Free-Time to rest
- Games!
- Depart Garmisch/Innsbruck
- Neuschwanstein 'Disney' Castle & Group Lunch
- Arrive in Zurich & Zurich Orientation Tour
- Free evening in Zurich
- Breakfast at Hotel
- Games!
- Group Lunch
- Free-Time in Zurich
- Games!
- Dinner with Host Team following Game
- Breakfast at hotel
- Trip to Lucerne with optional activities
- Lake Lucerne Boat Tour, Mt. Pilatus
& Mountain Coaster ride, Guided
Walking Tour, Free-Time
- Evening Free-Time
- Breakfast at Hotel
- Games!
- Farewell Dinner Cruise on Lake Zurich
- Depart Zurich
- Direct Flight on Lufthansa
- Arrive at Dulles
A 'Handled For You', family-oriented, cultural vacation
4-5* Centrally Located Hotel Accommodations
Training sessions with Coaches & Competitive Games
Guided Tours & Free-time to Explore Incredible Cities
Pre-Planned Authentic Meals & Eating With Local Teams!
MVP Pre-Trip & On Tour Leadership
Private Charter Bus With AC Throughout Trip
Coach Pouliot is a long-time coach and brings a wealth of hockey experience to the position and has coached in the Ashburn Xtreme program for since 2004, guiding over a dozen teams to the prestigious USA Hockey National Championships (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). Coach Pouliot is also the Executive Director of the NVSHL. Coach Pouliot graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. Upon graduation, Gary served as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps for five years and then went on to serve as a Special Agent in the FBI for twenty-seven years. Gary is a USA Hockey Level 5 certified coach.
Coach Connelie hails from Buffalo, NY and grew up playing hockey in his backyard. After his playing days, he’s been coaching hockey since 1993 with the Reston Raiders, Virginia Statesman, Washington Jr. Nationals, and the Ashburn Xtreme. In addition to being a penultimate bench boss, he’s also highly involved with USA Hockey, including Team Leader for the Southeast District U15 team, Assistant Coach of USA Hockey Select 17 Festival SE District team, selected by PVAHA to go to Ann Arbor and participate with the NTDP, ACE Director for Southeast District, and presently serves as the Director of Player Development for PVAHA and the Southeast District Select 14 camp.
Coach Wildman was a standout NCAA Division 1 defenseman for Dartmouth College. Prior to Dartmouth, he played at the Rivers School where he was league MVP and a Hockey Night in Boston All-Star and All-Scholastic player. Coach Wildman has more than 20 years of coaching experience, including both men’s and women’s teams and hockey camps, and is a certified USA Hockey Level 5 coach, the highest coaching level in the United States. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Reston Raiders Hockey Club where he has coached at every age level, from learn-to-play to 18U. Coach Wildman serves as the Chair of the Club’s Hockey Development Board, which is responsible for directing the on-ice program for the Club’s 48 travel and house teams and the learn-to-play program. In addition, he is the Director of Coach Education, leading on and off ice clinics for the Club’s 245 coaches as well as overseeing compliance with all USA Hockey coaching requirements. He has three daughters, Caroline (21), Lily (18) and Josie (13). His daughter Lily played Tier 1 U19 hockey for the Washington Pride and currently is a first-year player at St. Lawrence University. Professionally, Coach Wildman is Vice President of Government Relations for the Lupus Foundation of America in Washington, DC.
Coming from Illinois, Coach Sennott has played for multiple organizations in the Chicago area, including the Naperville Sabres, Neuqua Wildcats, and the Chicago Mission which is widely regarded as the top Tier 1 organization in the country. After finishing his youth hockey career, Kyle played collegiate hockey at Southern Illinois University (ACHA).
Coach Sennott has spent four seasons in coaching teams with both the Wilmette Braves (AHAI) and with New Trier High School (Scholastic Hockey League) and attributes his success as a Power Skating coach to many of his coaches but most notably skating coach Brian Keane of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Coach Sennott is the current head coach or the 14U AA Capitals Hockey Academy travel team, and is the video and Power Skating coach for Washington Capitals Hockey Academy teams.
Coach Herr played NCAA D3 hockey for Lebanon Valley and soon after joined the coaching staff of his alma mater, first as an Assistant Coach, and then as Head Coach
“I always found myself to be a student of the game. After my playing career ended, I found myself wanting to continue to be around hockey and think the game. Coaching was a natural fit for me.”
In addition to coaching at Lebanon Valley, Coach Herr has also coached with the Scranton Junior Knights, and the New Jersey Rockets, before finding his home with the NJ Colonials where he is the Tier II Hockey Director, the head coach for the Peewee AA team and the Tier I Midget 16 American AAA team.
On top of coaching youth hockey seemingly everyday of his life, Brendon also coaches the Chatham Public High School Varsity team. He also enjoys playing golf in the off-season and taking cooking classes with his wife. He’s always a student of the game, as well as a student of higher education. He has a degree in psychology and still enjoys learning how and why people interact the way that they do. A hockey player down to his core, his favorite hockey movie is the hockey classic, “Slapshot”