Youth Hockey Clinics
For those hockey players who are ready to take their game to the next level or who want to improve their skills to make their next team, Montclair State Ice Arena offers all types of skills clinics throughout the year for players to improve. From power skating and shooting clinics to goalie clinics and stickhandling clinics, Montclair State Ice Arena has a program to enhance your hockey skills. Check out one of the classes on our schedule that are taught by our highly trained professional coaching staff.
Learn to Play Hockey
Teen 11+
This program will work on the basic skills of skating, stick-handling and shooting. Sessions will include game situations as a way to teach players to excel at the next level!
11 years old and up – Players will be divided up by age and skill level.
ALSO OPEN TO ADULTS!!
Rangers Learn to Play Hockey
10 and under
Your program fee covers a lot of great stuff. First-time Learn to Play participants get a free complete set of gear, including skates, as part of a USA Hockey sanctioned program. You’ll enjoy a family-friendly schedule with 10 weeks of one-hour sessions, all led by professional instructors alongside Rangers staff. Plus, there will be special guest appearances from Rangers Alumni.
Rangers All Girls Learn to Play Hockey
Join the New York Rangers for a fun and empowering All Girls Learn to Play hockey program at Montclair State Ice Arena! Designed specifically for girls ages 5–10, this program introduces young players to the fundamentals of hockey in a supportive, girls-only environment.
Holiday Clinics
Maffei’s Mites
Designed specifically for the youngest hockey players (8 and under), Maffei’s Mites Holiday Clinics focus on developing core skating, stickhandling, shooting, and passing skills in a fun, supportive environment.
Led by Coach Nick Maffei, these sessions offer exciting drills and games to build confidence and fundamental skills essential for progressing in hockey. Whether it’s power skating, scoring, stickhandling, or battle techniques, Maffei’s Mites combines skill-building with engaging play to keep young players excited and improving throughout the season.
*Day of walk-on rates if space allows.
NOVEMBER 28 | BLACK FRIDAY
Half Day Clinic & 3v3 Tournament
Fast-paced games with a twist! This dynamic 80-minute clinic focuses on mastering quick changes of direction and bursts of speed, so you can outmaneuver opponents, steal the puck, and find the back of the net. Then, put everything you’ve learned into action during an exciting 3v3 round-robin tournament — the perfect chance to test your skills in real game situations.
Fee: $100 pre-registered – $110 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 8:50am – 10:50am
DECEMBER 26 | HOLIDAY BREAK
Crash Course Power Skating
Level up your skating skills in a whole new way! This high-energy session focuses on skating techniques through exciting, fast-paced obstacle courses—no pucks, no sticks, just pure skating. Skaters will jump, slide, and dodge their way through on-ice challenges designed to build speed, agility, and edge control, all while having a blast.
Fee: $100 pre-registered – $110 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 9:50am – 10:50am
DECEMBER 29 | HOLIDAY BREAK
Sticks, Score & 3v3 Tournament
Fast-paced games with a twist! This dynamic 80-minute clinic focuses on mastering quick changes of direction and bursts of speed, so you can outmaneuver opponents, steal the puck, and find the back of the net. Then, put everything you’ve learned into action during an exciting 3v3 round-robin tournament — the perfect chance to test your skills in real game situations.
Fee:$65 pre-registered – $75 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 8:40am – 11:10am
DECEMBER 30 | HOLIDAY BREAK
Small Area Games & 3v3 Tournament
Fast-paced games with a twist! This dynamic 80-minute clinic focuses on mastering quick changes of direction and bursts of speed, so you can outmaneuver opponents, steal the puck, and find the back of the net. Then, put everything you’ve learned into action during an exciting 3v3 round-robin tournament — the perfect chance to test your skills in real game situations.
Fee:$65 pre-registered – $75 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 9:50am – 11:20am
Holiday Clinics for Squirt & Up
These clinics are tailored for Squirts and older players looking to elevate their skating and scoring abilities. Day of walk-on rates if space allows.
Holiday Clinics
with Adam Carlo
Coach Adam Carlo emphasizes starting, pivots, stride, edgework, and offensive concepts in his power skating and scoring clinics. With a blend of on-ice skill drills and game application techniques, Adam’s clinics help players sharpen their overall game and finish the season strong. Designed to blend skill development with fun, these sessions foster creativity and confidence on the ice.
NOVEMBER 28 | THANKSGIVING BREAK
Half-Day Clinic
& 3v3 Tournament
Work off the turkey and get wheelin!
Get your head up, create scoring opportunities for yourself and your teammates with a 60 minute skills clinic led by Adam Carlo. Make sure you’re on top of your game during the clinic, as coaches will be scouting and drafting teams to play in a 3v3 tournament to end the day!
Fee: $120 pre-registered – $130 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
DECEMBER 26 | HOLIDAY BREAK
Half-Day Clinic
& 3v3 Tournament
Tis the season, get skating & sniping! Get your head up, create scoring opportunities for yourself and your teammates with a 60 minute skills clinic with Coach Adam Carlo. Make sure you’re on top of your game during the clinic, as coaches will be scouting and drafting teams to play in a 3v3 tournament to end the day!.
Fee: $110 pre-registered – $130 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
DECEMBER 29 | HOLIDAY BREAK
Stickhandling, Scoring & 3V3 Tournament
Pass, shoot, score! It sounds simple — but great offense takes skill. Join Coach Adam Carlo for a high-impact scoring concepts and stickhandling clinic designed to expand your toolkit. Players will get tons of touches, reps, and shot opportunities to build confidence, create more offense, and help their teams finish the season strong.
Fee: $80 pre-registered – $90 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 11:30pm – 1:00pm
DECEMBER 30 | HOLIDAY BREAK
Small Area Games & Skills
Elevate your game with next-level skills and smart decision-making! This high-energy clinic, led by Coach Adam Carlo, blends edgework, stickhandling, and shooting into fast-paced, small-area drills that simulate real-game situations. Open to Squirts through Bantams, players will sharpen their skills and immediately apply them in game-like scenarios — the perfect way to boost hockey IQ, elevate performance, and bring their game to the next level.
Fee: $80 pre-registered – $90 day of walk-on if space allows
Time: 11:30 – 1:00pm
Holiday Clinic with Robby Glantz
DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1 & 2
Train with the best this New Year!
Robby Glantz — internationally recognized power skating coach and trainer to NHL & Olympic stars — is coming to Montclair State Arena for a 3-day, 6-session New Year’s Clinic. Players will develop explosive speed, stronger edges, powerful strides, and next-level puck control using Robby’s signature techniques, acceleration drills, resistance training, and elite skating mechanics.
Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock true skating power with one of the top instructors in the world.
Squirt/U10, Pee Wee/U12, Bantam/U14, Midget/U16, HS & Adults
- Mite/U8 Travel Level Players CAN ENROLL Too!
- Boys & Girls
- Players split by age/level for skill & station training
- Technique & Speed Training
- Acceleration
- Stickhandling
- Bungie Cords & Much More!!
Fee: $445 –
Total On-Ice: 6 Hours
Questions? Contact Mike Liu
Times:
Wednesday & Thursday:
1:30–2:30 PM | Ice Cut | 2:40–3:40 PM
Friday:
8:30–9:30 AM | Ice Cut | 9:40–10:40 AM
Under the Direction of
Hockey Director
Liu has an extensive coaching history in the NJ area, including growing the Hockey in New Jersey program to one of the largest Hockey is for Everyone programs across the NHL. Before playing 4 years at West Virginia University, he was part of the 2003 Randolph State Championship team that was inducted into the New Jersey High School Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.