NDP-Showcase

NDP-Showcase

Team Canada National Development Program (NDP) Showcase

An Elite Roller Hockey Opportunity for Canada’s Best Players

About the NDP Program

The National Development Program (NDP) is an elite roller hockey initiative created in 2024 by State Wars Hockey to develop and showcase high-performance young players. Originally designed for U.S. players to progress into Team USA’s National Program (USARS), State Wars is partnering with Roller Hockey Canada, and the program is expanding in 2025 to include Team Canada, providing top Canadian players a competitive stage against Team USA.

Who Can Participate?

To be eligible for Team Canada in the NDP Showcase, players must:

✔ Be a part of a provincial roller hockey team playing at State Wars 21 (e.g., Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, etc.).

✔ Register for the NDP program during their provincial team registration process.

✔ Be selected by the Canadian NDP Selection Committee—a group of provincial delegates and Roller Hockey Canada representatives.

Age Divisions

  • 8U (Born 2016-2017)

  • 10U (Born 2014-2015)

  • 12U (Born 2012-2013)
  • 14U (Born 2010-2011)
  • 16U (Born 2008-2009)

Automatic Selection: Players from the older birth year in their division who were selected for Team World at the previous year’s State Wars automatically qualify for Team Canada.

Tournament Format

    •    4 Teams Compete Per Age Group:

    •    Team Canada vs. Team USA (East, West, and Central).

    •    Dates: Begins the day after the oldest division’s championship game.

    •    Duration: 2 days.

    •    Game Schedule:

    •    Day 1: 2 round-robin games.

    •    Day 2: Final round-robin game + Championship Game.

    •    Games are scheduled early on the second day to allow families to travel home.

Costs & Player Package

    •    Player Fee:

    •    $450 per skater

What’s Included:

✅ 3 guaranteed games (plus a possible gold medal game).

✅ Custom Team Canada jersey (different from Team USA).

✅ Players use the same roller hockey pants from their provincial competition.

Team Selection Process

  • 8 skaters + 2 goalies per team.

  • Balanced East & West representation when possible.

Selection Committee Structure:

  • Provincial representatives from Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia (potentially British Columbia and Manitoba).

  • Delegates chosen based on provincial team participation (e.g., Nova Scotia gets 1, Alberta gets 2, Ontario gets 3).

  • Roller Hockey Canada oversees final team selection.

Coach Selection

  • Each team will have two coaches—one from the East & one from the West.

  • Coaches are selected by provincial partner organizations.

  • If a province has no players on a team, they will not have a coach for that team.

Why Join Team Canada’s NDP Showcase?

✅ Play at an elite level against the best in North America.

✅ Develop skills and get noticed for future national and international opportunities.

✅ Represent Canada in a premier roller hockey competition.

For more information and registration details, contact your provincial roller hockey association (Alberta = AMRHA, or Ontario = Roller Hockey London, Nova Scotia = Metro Roller Hockey League) or Roller Hockey Canada.

Provincial Representatives: