TPH St. Louis Hockey Academy is a structured, full-day academic and hockey development environment for student-athletes in grades 4–12 — built intentionally since 2020 at the Centene Community Ice Center.
Enrollment is capped • Admission by application & evaluation only
Start Your Application How Admissions Works"Welcome to TPH Academy St. Louis, where we develop confident student-athletes with a focus on culture and character. We are located at the state-of-the-art Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri. We look forward to discussing whether TPH St. Louis is the right fit for you or your child!"
— Philip McRae
Vice President, TPH St. Louis
Not every environment is built for every student. Clarity matters.
Academics, on-ice training, gym training, mentorship, and life skills — all in a school day's work, under one roof, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
TPH St. Louis is not a team and is not connected to any specific club. During the day, this is school. After 3:30, students go to their own club teams.
We do not offer boarding or billeting. Our student-athletes live at home with their families in the greater St. Louis area.
No à la carte options, no pick-and-choose days. Development happens daily — students are either all in, or not in.
A complete academy day, observed through the eyes of our student-athletes.
Development in this order — and the order is intentional.
Character, work ethic, daily habits, life skills, and being a positive contributor to culture. The most important outcome of the academy.
Effort, time management, priorities, and daily academic eligibility. Academics are three structured, prioritized hours of every day — not an add-on.
Person and academics come first — students must be eligible to train each day. Then: purposeful on-ice development, strength and conditioning, and every rep matters.
The Centene Community Ice Center is the only facility in the world home to an NHL practice facility, NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey, Tier I AAA boys and girls hockey, NHL alumni, and a sports academy. Our students cross paths with NHL players, D1 student-athletes, and hockey professionals as part of their normal day.
Dedicated high school, middle school, and elementary school wings — plus student collaboration rooms and private study rooms.
NHL-caliber ice including Plager Rink, a shooting room, turf, and the EXOS Gym & Training Center.
On-site Mercy physical therapy, and a staff team trained across CPR/First Aid, SafeSport, concussion protocols, and ALICE — with background screening and emergency plans in place. Our first priority →
From a founding class of thirty to a program families compete to join.
30 student-athletes, 2 training groups, 2 classrooms, 3 full-time staff — and a conviction that the environment is the difference.
Full capacity every single year. NCAA commitments, USHL draft picks, and a 3.87 cumulative GPA — growth by results, not by advertising.
90 student-athletes, a complete academic, hockey, and performance staff, three training groups, grades 4–12 — and 200+ paid applications competing for this year's places.
Athletic advancement is an outcome, not the objective. The academy's purpose is the development of young people of character, discipline, and consequence.
A student-athlete's day here is powered by an ecosystem few programs anywhere can match.
It is a privilege to be here, not a right. Be GRATEFUL, THANKFUL, and HUMBLE. Treat your classmates, staff, rink employees, and volunteers with RESPECT. Be yourself, BELIEVE in yourself, strive to IMPROVE yourself. CONSISTENCY, PREPARATION, and HARD WORK — on the ice, in the gym, in the classroom. Hard work, works. DREAM big, but dreams without goals are just dreams. Set GOALS, and work towards them. Make the most of the opportunity you have been given, and strive for EXCELLENCE.
EST. 2020
The academy has operated at full capacity every year since opening in 2020 — 200+ paid applications competed for this year's places. We don't build for volume; we build for the right fit, and places go to families who share the standard.
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