Hurricanes First Goal Program
The Carolina Hurricanes First Goal Program is a league-wide initiative and partnership between the Carolina Hurricanes, the National Hockey League, and the National Hockey League Players' Association. The initiative provides first-time participants (boys and girls) aged 5-10 with hockey equipment and the opportunity to enjoy instructional hockey sessions. The 2024 program is sponsored by Invisalign, UNC Health, and Carolina Hurricanes forward #37 Andrei Svechnikov.
Our First Goal program has introduced hockey to over 4500 young boys and girls since 2016!
In preparation for First Goal and the introduction to hockey skills, we strongly recommend completing a Learn to Skate program at any of the local rinks.
Program Benefits:
- Upon registration, players will be invited to an equipment fitting and will receive a full set of hockey gear
- Each participant will receive six hours of on-ice training. Each ice session is one hour in length.
- Two tickets to a Hurricanes home game (date choices TBD by the Hurricanes)
- A graduation certificate, once the program is complete. Then families are given next-step opportunities for their new hockey players to continue learning the game at the facility of their choice!
- 25% off the purchase of a Kids Club Membership, which gives kids the opportunity to skate on the ice at PNC!
Participating Locations:
*All groups are co-ed except the Girls Only group at Invisalign Arena.
- Polar Ice Wake Forest
- Polar Ice Raleigh
- Polar Ice Garner
- Polar Ice Cary
- Polar Ice Wilmington
- Invisalign Arena
- Hillsborough Sportsplex
- Greensboro Ice House
- Cleland Ice Rink, Ft. Bragg
- Charlotte Bojangles Arena
The weekly Learn-to-Play sessions take place over six weeks in July and August.
If you cannot make a session at the location you signed up for, you can attend a makeup session at any location at your convenience. Please notify the coaches when you arrive for check-in.
For more information contact
Shane Willis
Director of Youth Hockey & Community Outreach