HOCKEY GAVE US MORE.
NOW WE’RE BUILDING MORE FOR HER.
WHY BREAKAWAY
Girls hockey is growing, but development opportunities can still look very different depending on where a player lives.
Breakaway was created to help close that gap.
We're building high-level development experiences that bring together intentional coaching, hockey IQ, competition, mentorship and community by giving girls more opportunities to develop without believing they have to be somewhere else to take their game seriously.
We're not trying to create more ice time for the sake of ice time.
We're creating opportunities that mean something.
THE GIRLS ARE HERE.
THE OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE TOO.
WHERE BREAKAWAY BEGAN
ONE CAMP. ONE IDEA. A MUCH BIGGER VISION.
Breakaway began with a girls hockey camp in Charlotte.
The idea wasn't complicated.
Create the kind of environment we wished more girls had access to: challenging coaching, intentional development, genuine investment in every athlete and a place where girls could walk into the rink knowing this was built for them.
The response made something clear.
There was a need for this.
So Breakaway became bigger than a camp.
Today, we're building an organization designed to support girls throughout their hockey journey—from development opportunities and elite camps to education, mentorship and a community that grows alongside them.
And we're just getting started.
OUR MISSION
DEVELOP THE PLAYER. BUILD THE PERSON. GROW THE GAME.
Breakaway Girls Hockey exists to develop confident, resilient and competitive female hockey players through intentional coaching, meaningful opportunities and a community built specifically for them.
We want to help girls become better skaters, smarter players and stronger competitors.
But our responsibility doesn't stop at the rink.
We also want them to become confident young women, great teammates, strong leaders and people who understand the value of hard work, resilience and lifting others around them.
Because hockey can develop far more than hockey players.
BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE
THIS GAME CHANGED MY LIFE.
Hockey has been part of my life since I was five years old—from following my brother onto the ice, to growing up playing in Atlanta, to eventually finding my way back to the game as a coach.
I experienced firsthand what it was like to love hockey in a place where opportunities for girls didn't always match their ambition.
Years later, I saw the same thing from behind the bench: talented girls, committed families and players hungry for more.
Breakaway started with one girls hockey camp in Charlotte and one simple idea:
Build the opportunities we wished existed.
Today, that idea is becoming something much bigger.
— Alexis Gray, Founder & Head Coach
The mountain at the center of Breakaway represents the journey—the work, setbacks, resilience and belief required to keep moving forward.
That meaning is personal, too.
My brother Tyler was my first best friend and part of the reason hockey entered my life. We lost him far too young, but the way he lived—kind, inclusive, resilient and always making people feel valued—continues to influence what I want Breakaway to stand for.
His legacy isn't something we market.
It's something we try to live.
Be kind. Include people. Keep going. Leave people better than you found them.
For Ty. Always.
THE CLIMB MEANS SOMETHING.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
We're building toward a future where more girls have the coaching, confidence, community and opportunity to see how far this game can take them.