College Development Camp 2026

The College Development Camp is geared for Tier I and high end Tier II players between birth years 2012 - 2008 and is intended to give players in CO and the surrounding states an opportunity to engage with college coaches and learn about the college recruiting process without having to travel to the East Coast.

Cost: $495/player and includes the following:

• TC Branded Practice Jersey
• Three Hours of on ice instruction from NCAA Coaches and Players
• Best of Three Game Series coached by NCAA Coaches and Players
• Q&A Panel with NCAA Coaches and Players

Location: the full schedule is listed below, but all ice will be at the South Suburban Sports Complex.

Spots are limited to 24 forwards, 14 Defensemen, and 4 goaltenders for both the College Development Camp.

Coaches from William-Smith, Plymouth State, and SUNY - Plattsburgh will be running all on ice sessions and scrimmages. Their full bios are listed below.

On SAT 6/20/2026 an NCAA Q&A Panel will take place 10:15AM - 11:15AM following the morning ice session that day. The room is TBD. All NCAA Coaches and some of our very own homegrown CO kids playing in the NCAA will be available for questions and answers.

Cunningham was named the head coach for the William Smith ice hockey team in August of 2021. Cunningham is the third coach in program history.

In two seasons behind the bench, Cunningham has guided the Herons to a 22-28-2 overall record. The Herons have reached the NEHC tournament semifinals twice during his tenure, securing two first round upsets. Cunningham has mentored two All-NEHC picks and 43 NEHC All-Academic selecions.

Cunningham comes to William Smith after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Dartmouth. With the Big Green, he assisted with practice planning, game management and coordinated skill development and team concepts with video review. At Dartmouth, Cunningham mentored nine AHCA All-American Scholars and 33 ECAC Hockey All-Academic selections.

Prior to his stint in Hanover, New Hampshire, Cunningham spent two years in California working with the Anaheim Jr. Ducks and the Jr. Reign Youth Hockey Association. With the Ducks, he was an assistant coach with the 14U, 15U and 16U AAA boys' teams. Cunningham guided individual skill development and game strategy for teams competing in the Tier One Elite League. He also advised families regarding long-term athlete development process and assisted junior and college teams with player evaluations. In the 2017-18 season, Cunningham served as the program director for the Jr. Reign. He helped guide team-building, off-ice training and long-term athlete development guidelines. 

Emma Killeen begins her first season behind the bench with the Cardinals in 2024-25.

Killeen enjoyed an outstanding career with the Cardinals as a key piece of the defensive unit over the course of four seasons. Playing 110 games in her career, she tallied five goals and 35 assists and appeared in all 31 games in the team’s 2019 National Championship run. In the championship game against Hamline, Killeen tallied an assist on the game-winning goal as they won 4-0 to secure their seventh national title in program history.

Killeen has coaching experience working in a variety of clinics and camps, including the Elite Hockey Camp at Norwich University and USA Ice Hockey Development Camps. She also volunteered at Learn to Skate outings hosted at Plattsburgh while a student-athlete. Outside of working the ice, she worked at Eclipse Fitness and Spa as well as a CrossFit Coach in her hometown of Watertown, Connecticut.

Outside of athletics, Killeen has most recently worked as a realtor for Regency Real Estate in Connecticut.

A 2022 graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh, Killeen earned her degree in Business Administration while minoring in athletic coaching.

Ben Chipman was named interim head coach of the women's ice hockey program prior to the 2023-24 academic year and was endorsed as head coach over the summer. After doubling the teams win total in his first season, Chipman's squad set the program record for wins in a historic season last winter.

Playing in the inaugural season of MASCAC women's ice hockey, the Panthers rolled to an 11-2-2 conference mark to capture the program's first regular season crown. Chipman guided PSU to the championship game of the MASCAC Tournament, where the Panthers outlasted Rivier, 2-1, to win the title. The game-winning goal came 6:55 into the fourth overtime, making it the second-longest D-III game in women's hockey history, and just 71 seconds shy of tying the record for longest game.

Chipman has been a significant presence in the community during his time at Plymouth State. In addition to his success on the ice, he was involved with several campus organizations including the Student Business Advisory Council, Business School Corporate Sponsor Speaker, International Orientation Leader, and International Business Club. A four-time MASCAC Fall/Winter and Winter/Spring All-Academic Team member, he achieved President's List honors with a perfect GPA every semester.

Chipman's coaching experience includes five years with Plymouth State Youth Hockey, as well as time with British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) players at the STIX Collegiate Cup Showcase. He also spent two seasons coaching for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities for Children in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

FRI June 19th 9:10AM - 10:20AM, SSSC Rink 1

FRI June 19th 2:20PM - 3:30PM, SSSC Rink 3

SAT June 20th 8:40AM - 9:50AM, SSSC Rink 3

SAT June 20th 10:15AM - 11:15AM - NCAA Recruiting Seminar Q&A with Coaches

SAT June 20th 3:10PM - 4:20PM, SSSC Rink 2

SUN June 21st 9:30AM - 10:40AM, SSSC Rink 1

SUN June 21st 2:00PM - 3:10PM, SSSC Rink 2

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