See Camp In Action

Springfield Hockey

Summer 2021
Date/Time TBD
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Nelson Arena
1601 N. 5th St,, Springfield, IL, 62702

​Grades 2-12

Fee ​TBD

REG OPENS EARLY 2021

Christopher Gomez
Camp Leader

Christopher Max Gomez (CMG) is the CEO of the management consulting company, Spirit Consulting. Christopher played college hockey at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana and has been coaching youth hockey for the past three years at the Darien Hawks. Christopher has many passions in life, including spending time with Abba through meditative prayer, raising his darling boys Chris & Carter, public speaking, and freeing people through evangelization. 

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki
Chaplain

Bishop Paprocki, "The Holy Goalie", will be joining CHC again as Chaplain at the Darien Camp and the Springfield Camp. He is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois. His love for the game of hockey is evident on the ice with the campers. Bishop Paprocki serves as the Chairman of the Episcopal Advisory Board of Catholic Athletes for Christ and wrote a book, Holy Goals for Body and Soul: Eight Steps to Connect Sports with God and Faith, published by Ave Maria Press. He uses the connection between sports and faith as a focus of his ministry.

Tim Healy
Coach

Tim is in his third year serving as an instructor at Catholic Hockey Camp. He played youth hockey in Springfield, IL, and one year of Junior Hockey in Peoria, IL.  Tim played college hockey at Saint Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, where he served at Captain his senior year. Tim has coached all levels of youth hockey and served as the General Manager of the Springfield Junior Blues of the North American Hockey League (NAHL).

Richard Gomez
Coach

Coach Rick is now in his fourth year as one of the hockey directors for Catholic Hockey Camp. Richard grew up playing AA hockey (since the age of three) in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and has been coaching youth AA hockey for the past five years. Some of the clubs which Richard grew up playing include the St. Jude Knights, Orland Park Vikings, Darien Huskies, and Chicago Flames. In high school, Richard played Midget Major Central States for the Chicago Flames, with his team winning state in both his junior and senior years. Richard played Division 1 club college hockey at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with his team winning the ACHA Division 1 national championship both his freshman and senior years. Richard served as his team assistant captain his senior year.

Schedule

Daily Camp Schedule... Coming Soon

Camper Attire:

• Hockey Gear
  
  • Under armor, Jock (for boys), Shin pads, Hockey socks, Hockey Pants, Skates, Shoulder Pads, Elbow Pads, Neck Guard, Hockey Gloves, Helmet with full cage, Mouth Guard, Jersey, Hockey stick
• Athletic shoes and shorts for off-ice workout 
• Camp Jersey - These will be handed out at Family Night and at Monday check-in.

          Other T-shirt is permitted if camp shirt is being laundered.

Items to bring: (please label with name)

• Water Bottle
  
• Snack (if needed)
  

​We will provide:

• Daily Lunch (coming soon)
• Official Catholic Sports Camp Jersey & T-shirt