Mar 31, 2016
The intangibles of sports are always the toughest to determine success in. There are so many factors that go into creating great hockey players but there is no magic formula that exists for someone to copy. Joe Birch, Senior Director of Hockey Development and Special Events for the OHL tells us what players need to succeed.
Mar 24, 2016
Most parents coach their kids’ hockey team because they want to spend quality time together. Others want to give back to the game, or because they learned the game from their parents. Some may feel that since they’re going to be at the rink anyway, why not help out on the ice. NHL veteran of 14 years and over 900...
Mar 17, 2016
A second round pick in 2003, by Minnesota Patrcik O’Sullivan would play 334 NHL games with five teams over the course of his nine-year professional career. Now at the age of 30, the former NHLer is sharing his story to help others caught in similar circumstances of physical abuse.
Mar 10, 2016
During the 1999 Open Ice Summit on Player Development in Canada, delegates close to the game at the grassroots level recommended that Hockey Canada investigate ways to celebrate skill development in hockey. What Hockey Canada created was the National Skills Standards and Testing Program. The program is based on...
Mar 3, 2016
Expectations are everywhere, in life and in sport. Our ability to manage them is a key factor in controlling stress levels, frustration levels and overall success. Paul Dennis is a long time sport psychologist consultant with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League and joins us to talk...