There are two main factors that contribute to the success of a hockey team. The first is the players. Each player on the team needs to be focused, dedicated, and willing to do what it takes to bring home wins….
People decide to become hockey coaches for a variety of reasons. Some are fresh out of a playing career and want to stay immersed in the sport. Some are parents who want to become more involved in their child’s hobby….
Tim Turk Hockey senior instructor Grant Holliday was born in 1990 in Toronto, Ontario. Grant boasts an impressive and strong educational background for hockey, as well as professional playing experience. For his post-secondary education, Grant attended Queens University in Kingston,…
Hockey is a wonderful sport. First, it makes fantastic use of winter, an otherwise bleak and cold season. It gives people from all walks of life the chance to experience the excitement and thrill of victory, and the motivation of…
It’s every hockey player’s dream: a stranger approaches you and introduces themselves as a scout. They tell you they’ve been keeping an eye on your performance and admit that they like your prowess and potential. They finish by offering you…
Youth hockey tryouts are an exciting, competitive, and sometimes stressful time of year. This is true not only for the children participating, but often even more so for the coaches who are teaching, evaluating, and, regrettably, making cuts at the…
Article by Arpon Basu, The Athletic.com BRAMPTON, Ont. – It is late May and the rink is cold and empty. Only one of the three ice sheets at the CAA Centre, home of the ECHL’s Brampton Beast, is lit up….
Hockey is an intense sport that requires speed, power, and endurance, even at the minor levels. Kids enjoy hockey for its fast pace and unique gameplay, some even utilizing skills from other sports and activities to improve their hockey game….
Imagine this: you’re a hockey parent sitting in the stands, cheering your child on during their hockey game. You’ve been to enough games to know how your child’s performance compares to everyone else’s on the team. Strangely, your child gets…
There are a ton of elements that go into the smooth operation of a minor hockey team. There needs to be players to participate, parents and family members to attend the games, referees and a dedicated coach. Not to mention…
