{"id":512674,"date":"2026-03-04T00:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512674\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T00:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:35:10","slug":"ecole-h-j-cody-teacher-up-for-nhls-most-valuable-teacher-award-centralalbertaonline-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512674\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9cole H.J. Cody teacher up for NHL\u2019s Most Valuable Teacher award &#8211; CentralAlbertaOnline.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinook\u2019s Edge School Division teacher is in the running for a national honour through the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players&#8217; Association (NHLPA) Future Goals\u2122 Most Valuable Teacher Program.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Einhorn, who teaches Grades 9\u201311 Hockey, Science, Psychology, and Chemistry at \u00c9cole H.J. Cody High School in Sylvan Lake, has been selected as the nominee representing the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of 31 teachers, one from each NHL market, competing for the 2026 Most Valuable Teacher of the Year title.<\/p>\n<p>Public voting is open now and continues until 11:59 p.m. ET on April 1, and Supporters can vote once per day at <a href=\"https:\/\/centralalbertaonline.com\/articles\/nhl.com\/mvt!\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL.com\/MVT.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Stories:<\/p>\n<p>Hockey-Driven STEM Learning<\/p>\n<p>Einhorn, a teacher for six years, recently launched an innovative STEM program that uses hockey to drive applied learning across science, leadership, and business.<\/p>\n<p>His program creates hands-on experiences designed to build students\u2019 critical thinking, data analysis, and real-world problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n<p>By incorporating hockey into lessons, Einhorn channels students\u2019 passion for the sport into academic engagement.<\/p>\n<p>He also integrates nutrition and wellness education to promote healthy habits and athletic development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About the Program<\/p>\n<p>The Future Goals\u2122 Most Valuable Teacher Program is part of the NHL and NHLPA\u2019s Future Goals initiative, funded by their joint Industry Growth Fund and partnered with Everfi.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 32 teachers were selected by a judging panel following a public nomination process.<\/p>\n<p>The overall winner will be announced during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4\u20138 and will receive a trip for two to attend an NHL event, including airfare, hotel accommodations, and game tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Community members are encouraged to support local educators by voting daily throughout March.<\/p>\n<p>**With information from\u00a0Chinook&#8217;s Edge School Division\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralalbertaonline.com\/features\/daily-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest local news headlines delivered directly to your inbox every afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Send your news tips, story ideas, pictures, and videos to news@centralalbertaonline.com.<\/p>\n<p>CentralAlbertaOnline encourages you to get your news directly from your trusted source by bookmarking this page and downloading the CentralAlbertaOnline app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Chinook\u2019s Edge School Division teacher is in the running for a national honour through the National Hockey&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":["post-512674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}