Minor Midget Teams across Ontario Have Already Been Scheduled for Testing through HockeyTech’s NEXT Testing
October 28, 2014 [Guelph, ON] HockeyTech has made available its NEXT Testing program to Minor Midget teams across Ontario. Fifteen minor midget teams and counting, have either already been tested or are scheduled in the next several weeks. For the first time, nearly every minor midget player in Ontario will have baseline standardized on-ice testing results, which will be made available within HockeyTech’s RinkNet system for analysis and comparison.
NEXT Testing is a service of HockeyTech which is based upon the most current science and sports research, bringing the latest equipment and protocols to bear in assessing and evaluating hockey specific skills and athletic performance potential. NEXT Testing utilizes high tech precision sensors tracking players wearing RFID tags. Testing results are not just start and finish, but rather capture seventy interval times enabling scientific measurements of speed, acceleration, transition and reaction times. All results are summarized in an easily understandable and actionable format, including a single scored index called the NEXT Testing Index (NTI). For the first time in hockey history, there is one universal test to measure players worldwide on a truly level playing field.
Below is the list of Minor Midget Teams from Ontario that have recently been tested through HockeyTech’s NEXT Testing:
- Oshawa Kinsmen Minor Midget AAA
- Guelph Gryphons Minor Midget AAA
- Clarington Toros Minor Midget AAA
- Toronto Marlboro Minor Midget AAA
- Grey-Bruce Highlanders Minor Midget AAA
- Vaughan Kings Minor Midget AAA
- Central Ontario Wolves Minor Midget AAA
- Lambton Jr. Sting Minor Midget AAA
- Richmond Hill Coyotes Minor Midget AAA
- Markham Majors Minor Midget AAA
- Ottawa Valley Titans Minor Midget AAA
- Quinte Red Devils Minor Midget AAA
- Kingston Frontenacs Minor Midget AAA
Below is the list of upcoming scheduled on-ice testing sessions with Minor Midget teams from Ontario. To personally view any of these sessions, inquire with the team to attend the session:
- 10/28/2014 – Oakville Rangers Minor Midget AAA
- 10/29/2014 – Toronto Nationals Minor Midget AAA
- 10/30/2014 – Niagara North Stars Minor Midget AAA
- 11/02/2014 – Huron-Perth Lakers Minor Midget AAA
- 11/03/2014 – Sun County Panthers Minor Midget AAA
- 11/04/2014 – Hill Academy U16 & U18
- 11/04/2014 – Toronto Titans Minor Midget AAA
- 11/05/2014 – Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs Minor Midget AAA
- 11/13/2014 – Peterborough Petes Minor Midget AAA
- 11/18/2014 – Upper Canada Cyclones Minor Midget AAA
- 11/25/2014 – Burlington Eagles Minor Midget AAA
- 12/1/2014 – North Central Predators Minor Midget AAA
- 12/03/2014 – Southern Tier Admirals Minor Midget AAA
- 12/13/2014 – Barrie Jr. Colts Minor Midget AAA
- 12/17/2014 – Eastern Ontario Wild Minor Midget AAA
- 12/18/2014 – Ottawa Senators Minor Midget AAA
- 12/19/2014 – Ottawa Jr. 67s Minor Midget AAA
“This is an important year for these Minor Midget players, providing information to see where their skating abilities are compared to their peers is a tool we want to empower these players and our customers with”, says NEXT Testing Coordinator, Ian Mosher. “The results will ultimately help us identify the elite Minor Midget skaters from the NEXT Testing results that we collect.”
A key advantage to working with HockeyTech for these Ontario Minor Midget teams and their players is that the player test results automatically are updated into HockeyTech’s RinkNet software system, which is utilized by nearly all elite hockey teams to manage their player scouting and evaluation information. Within RinkNet, this data can easily be blended with other player information, including the historical database of NEXT Testing results dating back to 2006. For example, these recent test results allow the comparison of these players to those of a current top NHL player such as Nathan MacKinnon from when he was tested by NEXT Testing at 14 years old.
“Capturing actionable player information and statistics is what HockeyTech is all about”, adds HockeyTech CEO Stu Siegel. “Especially with gathering actionable information from such a young player age, this is truly where advance hockey analytics are headed.”
About HockeyTech
HockeyTech stands as a worldwide leader in providing hockey-related technologies, analytics and information services. HockeyTech’s divisions have been providing cutting-edge solutions to the hockey world since 1998. At HockeyTech’s core is its Hockey Player Information Management and Scouting System. It is the world’s largest private data repository on hockey player, team, and league information. Our client teams, leagues and organizations rely upon our cloud-based system to manage and analyze their vital player and prospect information in a secure environment. Our clients include nearly every elite hockey team, including: 29 NHL teams, Hockey Canada, USA Hockey, CHL (QMJHL, OHL and WHL) and all 60 CHL teams, USHL and all 17 teams, 43 NCAA D1 teams, Minor Pro and European Pro teams, Tier II Junior teams, Prep Schools, Hockey Player Agencies, and Media. For more information about NEXT Testing: http://HockeyTech.com/NEXTTesting 
**FEATURED PHOTO: Quinte Red Devils Minor Midget AAA**