November 3, 2022

The Puck Stop x Bauer x EIHA Netminder Development Programme still has two full kits available to loan through until January 2023 for any aspiring junior club player looking to try the netminder position for the first time.

The kits available are sized for intermediate large/senior small – see sizing charts below.

Our relaunched NDP will see equipment loaned on a three-month basis to junior players who meet the criteria below. Priority will be given to female players, players from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups, and players living in areas of high deprivation and from low socio-economic groups. However, every player who meets the essential criteria outlined below is eligible to apply for the Netminder Development Programme:

Essential Criteria:

• Player has limited or no prior netminder experience
• Player is a current member of a junior club
• Player does not have access to own netminder kit
• Player is playing ice hockey in England or Wales

Applications can be made as follows:

Round 1
Applications are open from 21st September to 4th October 2022. Successful applications will receive kit on loan from 12th October 2022 to 11th January 2023.

Round 2
Applications are open from 2nd January to 16th January 2023. Successful applications will receive kit on loan from 25th January 2022 to 26th April 2023.

Follow this link to begin an application: Netminder Kit Application

This re-advertised equipment is part of Round 1 and will be on loan until January 11th 2023. Applications should be received as soon as possible and no later than Friday 11th November.

Our friends at Puck Stop and Bauer have invested a great deal into the Netminder Development Programme so it would be great if we could get these final two sets out on loan as soon as possible.