The Summer is the ideal time to stay sharp, improve your skill level and get ready for the upcoming season with Cutting Edge’s 2026 Summer programs.

Mondays

CE 3 on 3 sessions

Cutting Edge’s 3 on 3 sessions feature a 30 minute high intensity skill development session with Cutting Edge’s Head Instructors Trent Sheldon and Ryan Penny. The last 20 minutes of each session will incorporate a 3 on 3 game providing players with the opportunity to integrate the skills they have practiced into game situations while receiving immediate feedback from our coaches. Possessing skill is only part of the equation. Understanding when and how to utilize those skills during a game is just as important. This program provides both the technical and tactical training every young player requires with a particular emphasis on skating, stick handling and shooting skills.

This program accepts a maximum of 12 players per session.

session 1: 2021-2018, 530-630 pm

session 2: 2017-2015, 630-730 pm

Start date: Monday, July 6

End Date: Monday, August 24

Cost $280 + hst (7 week program)

Online Registration:

session 1: REGISTER – 3 ON 3 SESSION 1

session 2: REGISTER – 3 ON 3 SESSION 2

CE Downhill Dynamics

Want to move like McDavid?

Our CE Downhill Dynamics small group sessions are designed for REP players (2016–2012) who want to separate from the pack.

We break down the edge work, acceleration patterns, and deception that make McDavid the most explosive player in the game. ⚡️

These sessions are based on the Downhill Skating System developed by kinesiologist and skating expert Jason Yee, and led by our Head Instructor Trent Sheldon, who has been teaching the principles and mechanics of this system for over 4 years. 
Each session will focus on advanced skating mechanics, including:

➡️ Linear crossovers
➡️ Forward stride & recovery
➡️ Punch turns
➡️ Outside edge rolls
➡️ 10 & 2’s (Mohawks)
➡️ Soft drags
➡️ Anchors
➡️ Stutter steps
…and more!

✅ Customized video analysis provided after each session to pinpoint strengths & areas for improvement
✅ Maximum 8 players per session for focused, individualized coaching. REP players only

Start Date:  Monday, July 6

End Date: Monday, August 24 (no class August 3)

Time: 730-830 pm

Cost: $420 (7 sessions)

Train smarter. Skate faster. Play Cutting Edge. 

Register - CE Downhill Dynamics

TUESDAYS

CE SKILLS #1, SUMMER 2026 (2021-2018)

CE Skills #1 is our entry level skill development program designed to help the young hockey player build a strong foundation of skating, stick handling, passing and shooting skills. The focus of the class will be on proper balance, edge control, stride technique as well as the ability to handle the puck effectively on the forehand and backhand. Small area games will also be incorporated into this program providing players with the opportunity to apply their newly learned skills in game situations.

When: Tuesdays 530-630 pm

Start date: Tuesday, July 7 (8 week session)

End Date: Tuesday, August 25

Cost $320 + hst

Online Registration: REGISTER – CE SKILLS #1

CE BODY CONTACT AND CHECKING SKILLS CLASS (2016-2012)

Body contact is part of hockey — but confidence, timing, and technique are what separate smart players from dangerous ones.

Our Checking Skills Class at Cutting Edge Hockey Development Centre is designed to teach players how to:
Give and receive contact safely
Protect themselves along the boards
Angle and contain opponents properly
Build confidence in contact situations
Develop body positioning and puck protection
Learn how to separate players from the puck legally and effectively

This is NOT about running players through the glass.

It’s about developing smart, controlled, confident hockey players who can compete safely and effectively at higher levels.

✔ Proper technique
✔ Small-group instruction
✔ Game-realistic drills
✔ Focus on safety and confidence

Players who avoid contact get exposed.
Players who understand contact gain an advantage.

Train the right way. Compete with confidence.

When: Tuesdays 630-730 pm

Start date: Tuesday, July 7

End Date: Tuesday, August 25

Cost $320 + hst (8 sessions)

CE MODERN DEFENCE, SUMMER 2026, (2018-2013)

The game has changed.

Today’s defencemen need more than size and toughness. They need mobility, deception, puck poise, and the ability to play fast under pressure.

Our Modern Defence Class at Cutting Edge Hockey Development Centre is built to develop the complete defenceman for today’s game.

Players will work on:
Retrievals & shoulder checks
Escapes under pressure
Gap control & angling
Walking the blue line
Offensive activation
Puck-moving decisions
Stick positioning & defending rush attacks
Edge work & mobility for defencemen

We teach players how to:
✔ Defend quickly instead of react late
✔ Move pucks efficiently
✔ Break pressure with skating and deception
✔ Control play instead of chasing it

The best defencemen in hockey aren’t just hard to play against —
they drive the game.

This class is designed for players who want to think faster, move better, and play the modern style coaches are looking for.

Start Date: Tuesday, July 7

End Date: Tuesday, August 25 (8 week session)

Time: 730-830 pm

Cost: $320 + hst

WEDNESDAYS

TIM TURK SHOOTING AND SCORING, SUMMER 2026 (2019-2013)

Looking to improve your shooting technique, accuracy and score more goals? Cutting Edge can help you do that with our Tim Turk Shooting and scoring classes.

Increase your shooting velocity, learn to pick the corners and add deception to fool goalies with our instructors Trent Sheldon and Ryan Penny who are trained in the Tim Turk Shooting methods:

When: Wednesdays, 530-630 pm

Start Date: Wednesday, July 8

End Date: Wednesday, August 26

Cost $320 + hst

THURSDAYS

SKATE LIKE MCDAVID

Connor McDavid is widely regarded as the fastest and best skater in NHL history by most hockey experts. In a modern NHL that is full of speedsters, McDavid blows by his competition on a nightly basis and continues to dominate games with his speed, making many outstanding skaters look pedestrian.

If you have ever watched McDavid closely and broken down his skating technique you will notice that he has an incredibly unique skating style, vastly different than anyone before him. McDavid doesn’t skate like a classic power skater with long strides reaching full extension. Instead, McDavid has the highest crossover to stride ratio in NHL history (3:1) while utilizing linear crossovers to reach his top speed in the blink of an eye and his edges to dart in every possible direction on the ice.

Kinesiologist and former pro hockey player Jason Yee has reverse engineered McDavid’s skating mechanics and dubbed them downhill skating because when they’re expected flawlessly the player skates so fast that they feel like they’re skating downhill.

Since McDavid entered the NHL a steady stream of other young stars who employ the Downhill Skating System has emerged including Matthew Barzal, Cale Makar and Rasmus Dahlin. As the game of hockey continues to evolve there will be many more players mimicking McDavid’s mechanics.

Cutting Edge and Head Instructor Trent Sheldon are offering hockey players in the GTA with the opportunity to learn and develop the mechanics behind downhill skating in a systematic and progressive class.

Session 1: 2019-2017, 530-630 PM

Session 2: 2016-2013, 630-730 pm

Start Date: Thursday, July 9 (8 week session)

End Date: Thursday, August 27

Fee: $320 + hst

Online Registration:

session 1 REGISTER – SKATE LIKE MCDAVID, SESSION 1

session 2 REGISTER – SKATE LIKE MCDAVID, SESSION 2

SUMMER PROGRAMS