Boys' Premier Ice Hockey

This summer, hone your hockey skills with two of New England's best hockey coaches, Ted and Dan Donato.

High School Boys Premier Ice Hockey

Mon. & Wed., July 6–August 12 | 4:15–7:15 p.m. | Cost $2,000
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Strength and Conditioning Session | 4:15–5:15 p.m.
Train in the Strength & Conditioning Center with Coach St. Onge.

On-Ice Session | 5:45–7:15 p.m.
Join Harvard College Head Coach Ted Donato, Harvard College Men's Ice Hockey staff, and coaches from Boston-area colleges and universities this summer for boys' Premier Ice Hockey. Coach Donato's sessions will focus on skill and skating development as well as hockey sense and game tactics. Players will be instructed in positional play. Each day, Coach will use small games and full-ice tactical drills to help players improve their physical game and their mental understanding of complex hockey concepts.

Middle School Boys Premier Ice Hockey

Mon. & Wed., July 6–August 12 | 2:30–5:30 p.m. | Cost $2,000
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Strength and Conditioning Session | 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Train in the Strength & Conditioning Center with Coach St. Onge.

On-Ice Session | 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Join the Dexter Southfield Boys' Varsity Ice Hockey Head Coach Dan Donato, Dexter Southfield ice hockey staff, and local prep coaches this summer for boys' Premier Ice Hockey. Coach Donato's sessions will focus on skill and skating development, as well as hockey sense and game tactics. Players will be instructed in positional play. Each day, Coach Donato will use small games and full-ice tactical drills to help players improve their physical game and their mental understanding of complex hockey concepts.

Packing List

Hockey equipment
Water bottle
Sneakers for off-ice activities
Training clothes for Strength & Conditioning

Advantage Testing

Sign up for academic support through Advantage Testing to round out your athlete's summer plans.

Academic Fundamentals

Rising Grade 8 & 9
Advance your academics this summer. Topics include: Algebra I & Geometry, punctuation, grammar, active reading, and five-paragraph essay writing.

SAT PREP

Rising Grades 10 & 11
Focus on core SAT content, including Algebra I/II, Geometry, data analysis, reading comprehension, grammar, punctuation, and test technique and timing.

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If you would like to set up a payment plan for Premier Hockey, please contact summer@dextersouthfield.org or (617) 751-3625.

Meet the Coaches

Ted Donato

Ted Donato is the Robert D. Ziff ’88 Head Coach for Harvard College Men's Ice Hockey. Prior to coaching, he played in the NHL for thirteen years and played in the Olympics. Coach Donato has had an impressive career, marked by coaching NHL and Olympic-level players, serving as a top hockey clinician for more than 25 years, and securing numerous league titles and International Championships. His leadership also guided Harvard to both NCAA tournaments and the NCAA Frozen Four.

Dan Donato

Daniel Donato

Dan Donato has been the Dexter Southfield Head Coach of Boys' Varsity Ice Hockey and Varsity Baseball for 19 years. Previously, he was the Boys' Ice Hockey Head Coach at Salisbury School, where he twice won the New England Championship. He has coached his hockey teams to numerous other league championships in both hockey and baseball. His hockey teams have qualified for the New England Prep School Tournament every year he has coached. Coach Donato was named the Prep School coach of the year in 2006 and 2011 and has proudly developed players who have gone on to play college D1 and D3 ice hockey, all levels of professional hockey, and the Olympics.

Ross St. Onge

Ross St. Onge serves as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Dexter Southfield. He holds a Master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning from Springfield College and brings extensive experience across elite youth, collegiate, and professional athletic programs.

Before joining Dexter Southfield, Ross coached at Exos, Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, and Westminster School, where he implemented both off-season and in-season training programs. At Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, Ross led programs for the Thunder Hockey Club (NCDC), Islanders Hockey Club Premier and Elite teams, and the North Shore Hockey Academy.

His internship experience includes working with Division I football at the University of Iowa and assisting with Springfield College football and lacrosse programs.

Ross brings a performance-driven, athlete-first philosophy to every session, helping student-athletes reach their full potential through structured, evidence-based training.