Why PHD?
Because Nothing
Markets Talent Better...
Than Having It!
Elite development for players who want to earn opportunity — not chase it.
Development—not exposure—is what creates opportunity at the highest levels of hockey.
Clinic Structure
-2.5 days
-Position specific focus for Defenders and Forwards.
-34 players max, 4 goalies, 12 Defenders, 18 Forwards, 2 teams of 2G, 6D, 9F each.
-13 Hours of Ice, 12 hours of on-ice INSTRUCTION + 1 Game.
-3 Video Sessions
-2 Seminars -- Player Development and Position Specific Recruiting
On-Ice Structure:
-Individual positional sessions for Defenders & Forwards.
-Defender specific focus vs. Forwards
-Forward specific focus vs. Defenders
-All players combined
-Individual team practice
-Multiple ice sessions in the various categories above are built into the camp schedule.
On-Ice Concepts
Defenders-Offensive Tactics
-Breakouts
-Joining the Rush Attack
-Offensive Zone Entries
-Neutral-Zone Re-Groups
-Offensive Zone Blue-Line Play
-Offensive Zone-Creating Offense
Defenders-Defensive Tactics
-Forecheck Pinching
-Defending The Rush--1v1, 2v1, 2v2, 3v1, 3v2, 3v4, 4v3
-Neutral-Zone Forechecking
-Defensive Zone Coverage
-1v1 Corner Battles/Pins
-Net-Front Box-Outs
-Making Body Contact
-Stick Detail
-Face-Off Detail
Forward-Offensive Tactics
-Breakouts
-Defensive Zone Exits
-Neutral-Zone Re-Groups
-Offensive Zone Entries, 1v1, 2v1, 2v2, 3v1, 3v2, 3v4, 4v3
-Offensive Zone Retrievals
-Reverse Body Contact
-Offensive Zone/Creating Offense
-Net Front Play
-Face-Off Detail
Forwards-Defensive Tactics
-Forechecking
-Angling
-Body Contact
-Neutral-Zone Forechecking
-Back-checking
-Defensive Zone Coverage
-Stick Detail
-Board Battles
-Face-Off Detail
Plus so much more.
*Goalies will receive instruction, but there are no goalie specific ice sessions
Coaching Staff
Grant Kimball
PHD Founder and
Camp Director
-25+ Seasons coaching NCAA women's D-1 and D-3 College Hockey
-Current Women's Asst. Coach at Yale University (2019-Present)
-D-1 experience as an Associate / Assistant Coach at Yale University, University of Vermont, University of North Dakota, and Wayne State Univ.
-D-3 experience as a Head Coach at Aurora University and as an Assistant Coach at Lake Forrest College
Erica Kromm
Assistant Coach
Yale University
2022-Present
Erica has been with the Bulldog program as an Assistant Coach since 2022. Prior her time at Yale, Erica began her NCAA coaching career at Long Island University. Erica was an Ivy League standout playing for Brown University graduating in 2011. After Brown, Erica went on to play professionally for the Alberta Honeybadgers and Calgary Inferno of the CWHL from 2012-2019 and for the PWHPA until 2021.
Nick Carpenito
Associate Head Coach
Northeastern University
2014-Present
Coach Carpenito has helped guide the Northeastern women's hockey program since 2014 and as the programs' Associate Head Coach since 2018. Prior to NU, Nick spent time as an assistant at Union College from 2013-14 and from 2011-2013 as an Assistant at Elmira College where he won a NCAA D-3 National Championship in 2013.
Nick's main areas of responsibility at NU in addition to his recruiting duties are working with the forwards and heading up the Power Play.
Additional Camp Coaches
To be announcement soon!
Add'l current / former NCAA Players will be camp counselors. Check back later to see who'll be joining PDH!
NCAA and Professional coaches may also be added.
We don’t sell exposure. We develop players.
At Prospect Hockey Development, we believe advancement comes from mastering the game — not attending more showcases. Our programs are built around position-specific high-level situational awareness skill acquisition, hockey intelligence, and habits that translate directly to performance. We give players the knowledge and repetitions in the systematic sequences that occur most often in games. When players know how to play, their game shows it. It's undeniable.
Who PHD Is For?
Elite girls entering Grade 10 through incoming NCAA freshmen (2026–27) pursuing NCAA hockey at the highest level.
PHD is designed for players who already compete at a high level and are serious about getting better. Our environment is demanding, focused, and intentionally coached. This is elite development for players who want to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.
Who PHD Is Not For?
PHD is not for players looking for guaranteed exposure, shortcuts, or a showcase-style experience. If your primary goal is visibility rather than development...
There are plenty of other events built for that.
PHD Programs Prioritize:
-High-Repetitions in game specific sequence situations
-Teaching the Why behind the decisions we teach. We don't just 'Do' drills.
-Video: To introduce concepts. If players can see it - they can do it.
-An environment that challenges players to scan, read, and think the game as it happens.
-Everything we do is built to translate directly to performance in real games — because that’s what matters.
This is development for players who are serious about improving their game.
If that describes what your looking for, we’d love to work with you. Click the link above to register. Space is limited.
Per NCAA rules, PHD Camps & Clinics are open to any and all limited only by number of registrants, age, and gender.