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Bourget College became a Canadian Prep School of choice for future hockey Student-Athletes. We will achieve this by instilling an effective balance between three key pillars: education, passion, and everyday life.
10 year NHL veteran Matthew Lombardi is one of the Westlake founders working at Bourget College. He along with his professional staff are present daily to ensure optimal development and to give attention to each student-athlete.
Fifteen years ago Matthew was just starting his NHL career with the Calgary Flames. He was also starting his summer hockey schools, Westlake Hockey Development. His long term vision was to evolve this 1-week summer hockey school model into a year long program and to integrate it with a great academic curriculum. This model, to surround a select group of driven hockey players with some of the sports great developers, proved successful and thus leading into today’s Private Preparatory School at Bourget College. Set in the country-side of Montreal, Canada, Bourget College's Volts will combine the full spectrum of hockey development with a top-notch notorious institution, to prepare its Student Athletes for the balance and rigours that come beyond High School.
Hockey Quebec sanctioned program
We are an accredited Hockey Canada Sports School.
Student-Athletes may be awarded a scholarship based on their academic and/or athletic ability. In order to determine your qualification, your academic portfolio will be evaluated by our admissions personnel, as well as your hockey ability rated during the recruitment process. Should you wish to qualify for an award please share this desire with a member of our admissions staff during the application process. For more information please contact Volts Hockey Director Carl Michaelson: carl.michaelson@collegebourget.qc.ca or by cell at 514-607-2431.
Visit the Financial Aid page for more information.
The BC Volts program development deliverables are:
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Matthew Lombardi left home at the age of fifteen years old to pursue his hockey career in Gatineau where he played Midget AAA hockey. He then spent the next four years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey league playing for the Victoriaville Tigers.
In 2003, Matthew moved on to reach his goal of playing in the NHL for the Calgary Flames, where he was an important part of the 2004 Stanley Cup run. Matthew went on to play in the NHL for 9 seasons before heading overseas to play in Europe. During that time he had the opportunity to represent Canada twice at the World Championships, winning a gold and silver medal. He also captained the Canadian team to a gold medal at the Spengler Cup, after having won 2 previous Spengler Cup’s with his Switzerland Club Genève-Servette of the NLA. Matthew officially retired from the game in the fall of 2016.
Matt has always considered himself a “student of the game”, always trying to learn and find ways to improve. This passion lead him to co-found Westlake Hockey Development and become a shareholder in his former Junior hockey team, the Victoriaville Tigers. He uses these avenues to help young aspiring hockey players to achieve their goals by teaching and sharing what he has learned throughout his long and successful career.
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After graduating University in 2004, Carl Michaelson played professionally in France, the USA, and Belgium. Carl then began coaching at his Alma Mater Hobart College. These years were spent scouting, recruiting, and serving as assistant coach. In 2012 he left Hobart to assume the Head Coaching duties at SUNY Canton. Carl then took his experience to France where he guided two different professional teams. Along the way, Carl has maintained scouting responsibilities with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL, as well as the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL. The professional outlook he maintains is the culmination of experience in these various roles as player, coach and scout.
In 2004, Carl co-founded Westlake Hockey Development Inc., which is focused on teaching methods that relate to developing life and hockey skills with young players. This program has had success in helping aspiring young hockey players to achieve their objectives beyond minor hockey. During the 2015-2016 season, Carl guided the Cree Nation Midget Bears hockey program to one of their most successful seasons in the past 11 years. In 2016-2017 Carl spent the season at world renowned Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, SK. Carl was the male hockey coordinator and assumed coaching duties for one of their Midget AAA team’s. These last two seasons have been spent coaching at Collège Bourget, and building the WBC program.
Head Coach U18 Volts • Head European Scout • Voltigeurs Hockey Technical Coordinator
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Brandon Reid will serve as Head Coach and Head of European Scouting for the 2020-2021 season and into the future. Long-time friends of program directors, Matthew Lombardi and Carl Michaelson, Brandon joins the Volts program with the true ambition of building a long-term culture of excellence.
Brandon comes to Bourget having completed a very successful Professional European coaching campaign, which included stops in Denmark and Germany. In Denmark, Brandon served as head coach and director of player development for Vojens of the Division 1 Professional league and the U20 program. As a first year coach, Reid had a successful season bringing both teams to highest rankings in team history, including a first bronze medal for the U20 team.
At the start of the 2015/2016 season, Reid was invited to be assistant coach at the Canadian National Sledge Hockey development camp. After impressing staff and building great rapport with players, Reid was invited back to assist at the team’s selection camp. Brandon stayed on as assistant coach for the remainder of the 15/16 season, helping lead the team to one gold and two silver medals at various international tournaments.
In 2016, he was appointed as head coach of the Aalborg Pirates of the Metal Ligaen, Denmark’s top league. After quickly leading the team to first place, winning the first eight regular season games, Reid was re-signed by the Pirates for an additional two seasons. Reid and the Pirates impressively held onto first place throughout that entire season. Reid then continued his success with Aalborg in 2017-2018, leading the team to their first trophy in club history, winning the in-season Final Four Pokal tournament, and qualifying the Pirates for the Continental Cup in 2018-2019. Under Reid’s guidance, Aalborg went on to win its first Danish national championship since 1981 and the national cup competition in the 2017-18 season. He was also named Coach of the Year in Denmark that season.
In May of 2018, he was named head coach of German DEL side Krefeld Pinguine, where he spent parts of the next two seasons.
A Vancouver Canucks draft pick, in the 2000 NHL draft, Brandon was taken with the teams 7th pick. Brandon was a born on-ice talent. From the onset of his playing career, at a very young age, he was targeted as a top prospect, and that he was. His illustrious playing career had him putting up top statistical numbers from Midget AAA, to the QMJHL, Team Canada World Juniors, capturing two bronze medals, and eventually into the professional ranks, where he played in the NHL, AHL, and numerous top European clubs, including seasons in the DEL, NLA, and KHL. Brandon amassed many personal and team accolades along the way before eventually retiring in 2014.
We are extremely proud to be welcoming this local star back home, and into the Bourget community.
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and Athletic Therapist
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Marc Nadeau is Westlake at Bourget College’s first appointed Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. Marc has worked with athletes at the CIS University, high school, and pro sports levels, most under the tutelage of renowned Sports Performance pioneer Scott Livingston (former Montreal Canadiens Sports & Conditioning Coach). Marc began pursuing his passion after graduating from Concordia University with a BSc. in Exercise Science with Specialization in Athletic Therapy (Marc will therefore also take on Athletic Therapy duties with WBC). After graduation, he also studied to receive his certificate as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Marc is also a practitioner of “reconditioning”, a highly regarded methodology of joining the worlds of Performance training and Athletic Therapy in order to create wholesome, robust athletes.
Marc’s athletes vary between a wide variety of sports, predominantly at the elite level. Working within the spectrum of different sports, Marc has developed a unique ability to adapt his methods to the demands of each sport and individual. However, much of Marc’s experience is in all aspects of development for the sport of hockey, functioning as the liaison between on-ice skill development and physical development. Marc’s vision is to guide the young men at Westlake Bourget College, and help them grow and develop into well-rounded, healthy, and injury-free athletes. Marc fosters this by building a culture of sustained growth, humility, and respect as these facets are paramount to the success of each player, and the program as a whole. The long term goal is to create a pipeline of robust athletes, while providing the proper tools to succeed on and off the ice. This will be accomplished by revolutionizing the physical pillar of athletic development.
Underpinned by character and commitment, the Strength & Conditioning program will constantly strive to improve and grow within the program and keep up with modern day technologies and adaptations. Through careful planning of exercise selection, execution, intensity, and volume, Marc will build athletes that are best in size, strength, and power, while managing stress and fatigue. The athletes will constantly be screened for movement dysfunction, to isolate physiological problems and injuries before they happen. The Westlake Bourget College hockey department will be an innovative program that will provide our athletes a distinct competitive advantage immediately, and into their respective futures.
Head Goaltenders Coordinator
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Marco Raimondo will serve as Head Goaltending Coordinator to the program with Westlake Bourget College. Marco is well respected and reputed in the Greater Montreal area for his ability to develop goaltenders. His astounding work has been recognized at many levels, hence why he was sought out by this year's Memorial Cup host, the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). With Halifax, Marco serves as the organization's Head Goalie Coach, and under his guidance, the organizations goaltenders, including NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks draft pick Alexis Gravel, hold 91.5 and 93.5 save percentages.
Prior to accepting the role with he Halifax Mooseheads, Marco embarked on his entrepreneurial endeavours, as he become an owner of Quartier Hockey. This two-rink and off-ice training complex provides his athletes the opportunity to pursue key elements of development, surrounded by a professional staff. Having started his own goaltending school in 2009, Raimondo Goaltending, Marco has helped many of his students reach their professional, NCAA and Canadian Hockey League objectives, among others.
Marco Raimondo's hockey and academic experiences include two years of Prep School at Culver Military Academy, in Culver, Indiana, and eventually receiving his B.A. from Concordia University. In between, he had pursued his hockey junior career with the Cornwall Colts, of the CCHL, and parts of two seasons in the BCHL with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, and the Trail Smoke Eaters.
While with Westlake Bourget College, Marco will lead the goaltending development model, and implement his winning structure to ensure the success and development of each of the programs goaltenders.
Email:
marco@quartierhockey.ca
Mental Performance Coach
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Maxime Chevrier is a consultant in sports psychology, teacher in psychology, author as well as speaker. A graduate of UQTR in psychology, Maxime has also specialized in cognitive training and concussion management. He is also one of the few in Canada to have advanced training in the NeuroTracker, a cognitive tool, which can be particularly beneficial for athletes, concussion management and as a tool for ADHD. Maxime’s track record is full and recognized thanks to his many years of experience in the field. His expertise is beneficial for many young people, amateur, professional and Olympic athletes. Whether for mental preparation, stress management or more, Maxime helps athletes reach their full potential and perform at their highest level. Maxime is also the co-author of the book “Psychopathology: an integrated approach”, published in 2011 and republished in 2017, which is used in the curricula of several colleges and universities.
Maxime will take care of the mental preparation of the players through workshops, conferences and individual and group meetings. Maxime will provide tools to help players face different situations such as: adversity, stress management, goals and motivation as well as many other issues that can arise in the life of a Student-Athlete.
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Mathilde Langevin is a 250h certified yoga and meditation teacher to both adults and children of all ages.
Mathilde ensures the players benefit from the relaxation and mindfulness techniques shown in class and carry them once they step off the mat and onto the ice. She always aims to train her athlete's focus and attention skills through a careful design of her classes, and she also pays particular attention to developing a physical yoga conditioning that is designed for each athlete based on their respective sport and abilities.
Her yoga training in France as well as her background in child and sport psychology has helped her to develop effective communication skills with her panoply of students. She aims to help each one of her student-athletes to walk out with a newfound confidence in their abilities, as well as an understanding of how mindful practices will allow each individual player to step into a whole new level of athleticism.
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Bourget College
Rigaud Arena
May (to be determined)
Bourget College's Volts Elite hockey program is the only Quebec sport study sanctioned program by Hockey Canada and Hockey Quebec in the province. Come experience one of the top student-athlete development program close to home!
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For more information please communicate with Carl Michaelson at the following address: carl.michaelson@collegebourget.qc.ca or by calling at 514-607-2431.