Victus Academy’s on-ice coach Joe Underwood, owner Dan Schmidt, and Grade 11 student Mackenzie Osborne talk with Stuart Gooden from CTV about overall Victus Academy program. The importance of merging the hockey and strength programs into the overall academic curriculum giving students the “best of both worlds” is highlighted. Check out the video here or […]
Three Grade 10 student-athletes participated in the prestigious provincial Minor Midget OHL Cup tournament: Jack Harper representing the Guelph Gryphons, Mason Mantzavrakos and Ben McFarlane both representing the Cambridge Hawks. Ben McFarlane was named Player of the Game in a win against Elite Hockey Group in which he scored. Click here to view the full […]
Social Studies teacher David Moore will be the featured speaker at the annual Battle of Ogdensburg commemorating the invasion of Ogdensburg, New York that occurred during the War of 1812. Mr. Moore will be discussing the “Strategic Context of the War of 1812.” Mr. Moore received his Honours degrees in history, political science and education […]
Victus Academy’s on-ice coach Joe Underwood and strength coach Neil Martin talk with Marc Venema from CTV about the on-ice and strength program at Victus Academy. The importance of the skills-based on-ice program and the technical strength training are highlighted as well as the analytics generated from the RapidShot shooting system. It was filmed in […]
As part of ongoing research into concussions and return to play protocol, CTV News featured a study done by Ravi Menon at the University of Western Ontario which suggest concussions damage brain over a long period of time. Victus Academy’s Director of Athletic Performance, Justin Brooks, and Grade 7 Student, Ava Murphy, were interviewed about […]
On September 28th, the student-athletes, coaches, and teachers at Victus Academy laced up their skates and skated 55 laps, the equivalent of 5km, to fundraise for the Terry Fox Foundation. The event was covered by CTV’s Randy Steinman. Check out the video here or view it below:
For Immediate Release (Monday, September 25, 2017) This Thursday September 28, grade 7-12 students from Victus Academy, a private hockey academy located at Sportsworld Arena, will lace up their skates instead of shoes to skate in honour of Terry Fox. Kicking off with a short opening assembly starting at 8:20am, students will then lace up […]
Victus Academy’s first ever U18 game was well attended by the student-body, parents, and teachers and it did not disappoint. On the first shift, Dean Jackson was sent on a breakaway and nearly had Victus Academy’s first ever U18 goal, but was robbed by the A21 goaltender. After some good chances on both ends, A21 […]
2016-17 Grade 11 student Luke Bignell has officially signed with the Barrie Colts of the OHL. Last year, he played for the Kitchener Dutchmen as a 16 year old while training with us, posting 14 goals, 21 assists for 35 points while adding an additional 7 goals, 10 assists in 13 playoff games. Best of […]
Congratulations to goaltender Matthew Dunsmoor, who has committed to the Mississauga Steelheads for the 2017/18 season. While attending Victus this past year, he earned the OMHA-SCTA Player of the Year Award, was drafted to the OHL Priority Selection in the 8th round, 155th overall and participated in both the OHL Combine and OHL Gold Cup. […]