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Todd Woodcroft: Creating Offense From Zone Entries

April 9, 2019

Watching the rise of the Winnipeg Jets has been a treat for hockey fans and coaches in the Manitoba capital for a few seasons now, so you can imagine the excitement of seeing them in action, in games and practices, every day. Assistant coach Todd Woodcroft is one of the people responsible for flying the team in the right direction, ...

99% Commitment is Hard, 100% is Easy: 4 Steps to Find Your 100%

March 24, 2019

Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, famously wrote, "Successful people adhere to the 'no exceptions rule' when it comes to their daily disciplines. Once you make a 100-percent commitment to something, there are no exceptions." A 99% commitment to something is very hard, a 100% commitment is easy. When we're 99% committed to something we're faced with decisions. There's a ...

The Best is Yet to Come: What Kind of Season Did You Have?

April 3, 2019

As April arrives it’s appropriate to reflect on the season that was while looking ahead at the same time. No matter what type of season you’ve had, there’s always one thing you can hold onto. The best is yet to come. A season’s success is not always defined on the scoreboard. Wins are great, but they’re not what solely define ...

Take the Time to Master Small Skills this Spring

April 16, 2019

Why? The game of hockey has never been wide open to players of different sizes, skillsets, and mental frameworks. Want to skate through everybody and score 50 goals? Awesome, there's a team out there for you. Want to be trusted to take care of business in your own zone? Coaches lay awake at night praying for those types of players. ...

Why Every Hockey Player is 5 Feet Away From Being a Defensive Saviour

April 17, 2019

As we roll through the 1st round of the Stanley Cup playoffs we will see it become increasingly difficult to score. Yes, it’s the best teams with the best goalies. And yes, the whistle is put away a bit more than the regular season. But the reality is that the players are more dialled in and committed to good ...

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Speaker Series | 4 Coaches Speaking at the 2019 Hockey Coaches Conference

April 23, 2019

Thinking about coming to the 2019 Hockey Coaches Conference in Toronto this summer? Here's four reasons you should save July 18-20 on your calendar. Rikard Grönborg Head Coach, Swedish National Team After a successful stint in North America at the NCAA level with St. Cloud State, and junior hockey in the AWHL and the WHL with the Spokane Chiefs, Rikard ...

Regroup | Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard

April 22, 2019

Someone check on Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters. His team was up 2-0 in game 4. They won the first game of the series. But despite that, the Colorado Avalanche won four games in a row to defeat the Flames and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Maybe Calgary would have lost anyways. The production ...

Analyzing Your Team’s Strengths: When in Doubt, Double Down

April 21, 2019

Coaches are continuously looking for ways to improve whether in-season or off-season. As they should. However, if we’re not careful, our analysis of our club can cause us to reverse course. In order to avoid paralysis by analysis we should narrow our focus. In other words, we should double down on our team's strengths. It goes without saying that coaches, ...

Podcast | Doug Lidster: How Can We Improve the Minor Hockey Model?

April 19, 2019

Doug Lidster is a legend around these parts - any time you can wear the C and flying skate at the same time, that's going to resonate with the locals. But it's not just Canucks fans who've grown to appreciate Doug's approach to the game. These days Coach Lidster is charged with leading a group of minor hockey players with ...