Seeing what Duluth had done with Squirts, Wright immediately realized this was a blueprint they could use to provide a better experience for their youngest players. In July of 2017, Minnesota Hockey posted a feature taking an in-depth look at the Duluth Amateur Hockey Association’s decision to eliminate Squirt A “traveling” hockey. It was by far the […]

Gosselin encourages families to be active, whether that means taking gymnastics or swimming lessons, playing baseball or another sport in the summer, or simply participating in recreational sports like hiking. For those who live and breathe for the moments they spend on the ice (or watching their pride and joy do so), it comes naturally […]

Even at the most fundamentally basic level why would somebody discontinue their training during the times of the year where performance is at its highest importance? Having a passionate dedication to improving the performance of hockey athletes for many years now and providing as much content as humanly possible in order to create a positive […]

You cannot always be on the attack in your training. An army needs time to rest, eat, let the wounds heal and take rest from the pressures of battle. If you want to become a better hockey player, it’s important to go all-out in your training. You shouldn’t be holding back when you’re in the […]

The neural language your body is utilizing must have some degree of transfer/specific carryover to your sports demands – if it doesn’t, you’re just learning how to do circus tricks … not become a better hockey player. Balance training is something that has made its waves through the hockey training industry, but what it’s really […]

You can’t just create energy out of nowhere for sport-specific physical expenditure – and you also can’t just create energy out of thin air to replace the energy you just utilized during a workout or hockey game. You will learn how to eat properly on game day and during the off-season to maximize your performance, […]

A flip or saucer pass is the most effective pass when you have a man between you and your intended target. A good saucer pass floats eight to 10 inches off the ice and lands flat close to the blade of a teammate’s stick. Everybody loves to skate with the puck and stickhandle through the […]

Flexibility and mobility is a topic I have covered on many occasions. It’s a topic that many other experts have covered on many occasions and that has been the subject of literally thousands of research studies. Welcome to the Hockey Mobility Training guide.  This is a comprehensive guide teaching you why mobility is important for […]

So, some agility training or agility related movements can be beneficial not only for agility (obviously), but also for body composition enhancement. Welcome to the Hockey Agility Training guide. This is a comprehensive guide to hockey agility and learning how you can properly train your agility to translate to becoming more agile on the ice and […]

Speed truly is one of the most athletic actions a hockey athlete could ever express, and it is one of the most secretive areas in my industry of strength and conditioning because nobody wants to share their systems. Whether you are a hockey player looking to learn how to skate faster or a coach of […]