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“You have to let them run free and have fun with it.”

Even the best goal-scorers, if they want to have special seasons, they need to get to the hard areas, create traffic and chaos on the opponent and get rebound goals. Seth Appert is developing some of the top young talent in the country. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program’s Under-18 Team head coach shared […]

It's been proven that physical activity leads to an increase in academic performance

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Hockey’s greatest players, coaches and people offer us advice, inspiration and perspective about our favorite sport. As we march through the season, Minnesota Hockey compiled a list of 10 hockey quotes for hockey families. […]

Winning isn't everything, as any athlete can perform the same as an Olympian with a certain mindset.

U.S. Women's Team ready to get the 2018 winter Olympics underway.

Each Friday, we start practice with a challenge that we come up with that is quick and easy to set up and takes no more than 10 minutes to complete. Premier Academy in Maumee, Ohio tier trains, which means that seven to eight teams train together at the same time in the gym. One of the […]

Maddie Rooney started playing hockey when she was five and switched to being a goalie during her second year of Squirts after finally convincing her dad to let her put the pads on. Maddie Rooney is the first female goaltender from Minnesota to participate in the olympics.  For the first time since 1998, when women’s […]

Encourage the player to have a firm bottom hand on their stick which will allow them to one-touch the puck back hard and flat. Purpose: To create a high-tempo, high-repetition passing drill with movement, timing and strong-stick passing. Coaching Points: Have two lines go at the same time. On the whistle, have the X1 player depart the […]