GDI Southeast is thrilled to announce that 92′ Maryland born Tyler Kapp has committed to Hockey East Providence College for the Fall of 2013!
Ty has been working with Coach Honick since he was a squirt and has been a special goaltender since those early days. We have seen Ty grow from an impressively capable youth goalie to a Junior A All-Star and now a D1 goaltender. “Ty deserves this more than anyone as no one has dedicated themselves to their game like he has over the years” claims Honick.
Kapp is a product of many schools and coaches that have helped him along the way, crediting all of them for helping shape his game. His well known Father Tom (also known as Ty’s Dad) admits that traveling North America in search of information on the position has finally paid off with Ty reaching this next step. It has ingrained one thing in Ty, never settling, and always working to be a better student of the game.
It’s been a long journey that has included many accolades, from an impressive Tier 1 Midget career that ended with a 3rd place finish at USA Hockey U18 Nationals with Team Maryland, to 3 years as a 92 representative of the Southeast District at the National Festival, a 2 time MD High School Champion and 4 time team MVP, an invite to the 2011 World Junior Club Cup in Russia with the EJHL All Stars, and being named to the EJHL All Star team twice from the EJHL Boston Bandits.
Ty has instructed and mentored our younger goalies in recent years, and has been a fixture at GDI Southeast Regional Camps and GDI National Camps for 6 years. Many impressionable goalies even rate their performances on a scale between 1 and Kapp (10). His work ethic and skill set are second to no one, and he has certainly earned every opportunity, honor, and achievement that he has obtained. Often taking the long way around, Ty has never been one to cut a corner and is the example setter for defying the odds, dedicating it all, believing in yourself when no one else seems to be behind you, staying the course, and being persistent.
Often attracting the attention of college recruiters only to fall victim to the modern desire for bigger netminders, Ty has proven that it’s more about your ability, potential, academics, reputation, and character, than it is about size that matters.
Ty actually sat out the 2012/2013 season with injury and has managed to persevere with this new chapter in his career. Committed to developing his game at the next level in college and rising to the challenge of competing for playing time with two very good fellow goaltenders at Providence, Ty is preparing as he does regularly, one day at a time. “Each day I wake up and ask myself what I can do to improve today” he says.
Best of luck Tyler, we can’t say enough about your unique perspective and continued dedication to reaching your dreams.
This article will be re-written in the coming days after catching back up with Tyler to provide more insight.