ANTIGONISH, NS – StFX men’s hockey head coach Brad Peddle has announced that applications are still being accepted for the upcoming 2009 X-Men Summer Hockey School.

“We do have some openings for our camp this summer and are pleased to welcome back an outstanding staff that includes our X-Men coaches and players, along with a couple of guest instructors that will be on the ice each day,” comments X-Men head coach and Camp Director Brad Peddle. “The X-Men Subway Summer Hockey School has been very successful and well received in the past due to our high-quality staff and the premier facilities at the Keating Centre and StFX University. We expect another great camp this year and encourage youth of all ages to come out and participate.”

The 8th annual camp will run from August 17-21 and August 24-28 and will feature a wide variety of programs for all skill levels. Week one features a High Performance elite full day camp open to players in Novice, Atom, Peewee and Bantam, in addition the following specialty camps: Minis program, Goaltender program and Powerskating.

Week two features the very popular Skills, Drills and Development full day camp option for youth aged 6 to 13, along with the following specialized programs: Stickhandling camp, Defensemen camp, Goaltender program and Bantam-Midget Conditioning camp.

Further information on all X-Men Hockey camp options can be found on the 2009 camp brochure, available locally from Cleve’s Source for Sports, Subway Restaurant, StFX Keating and Oland Centres, or online at www.goxgo.ca. For further information, please contact X-Men head coach Brad Peddle at 867-2273 or assistant coach Norm Batherson at 867-3316.