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Back in the day the coaches on Hockey Canada’s side of the ice could simply open the gates to their bench, tell their players to try hard, and watch the gang in the maple leaf collect gold medals like a kid eating pancakes on Christmas morning. Well, somewhere along the way Canada realized that every […]
Catherine Silverman is a writer for The Athletic, InGoal Magazine, and she’s currently plying her trade covering the Arizona Coyotes in the middle of hockey’s heartland: the desert. Now, we’ve all heard coaches refer to goalies as voodoo. For Catherine, despite fighting the moniker for much of her life, she’s bought into a little bit […]
It’s an incredible challenge joining a brand new team as a head coach at any level, but what if you’ve never been a head coach before? That’s the situation former Edmonton Oilers assistant coach and new Bakersfield Condors head coach Jay Woodcroft finds himself in this season. And so far? Right in the middle of […]
Any time a young athlete moves, adversity tags along. Moving away from home? Check. Moving onto a new league? Yep, adversity. Moving up from junior to professional hockey? Absolutely. “Make sure everything you do today sets the table for the future.” Mike Johnston, Head Coach and General Manager of the Portland Winterhawks, has created a […]
It’s always interesting to chat with coaches who are now behind the bench for teams they once played for. That’s the case for Ryan Donald, former captain of the Yale University Bulldogs and, after a sting playing pro hockey, followed by coaching junior hockey back up here in Canada, returned to Yale as an assistant […]
Ryan Hollweg is a former National Hockey league player who made his way up through minor hockey in – wait for it – Los Angeles. Not your traditional route for a BC junior league hockey player who went to college before cracking the bigs. But Ryan Hollweg isn’t your traditional player. Part of him is […]
Victor Kraatz is doing a lot more than just teaching hockey players new tips and techniques to improve their skating. He’s teaching them how to be better people, too. Sure, you say. Every coach is trying to do that. Well, if you ever have the pleasure of meeting Victor, you’ll know what we’re talking about. […]
The Arizona Coyotes have been front and centre in hockey’s great analytics debate. However, according to Jeff Ulmer (and most coaches whose paycheque depends on wins and losses, at least to a degree), there’s no debate: analytics are a tool for improvement. Coaches use the knowledge to varying degrees, and everyone has their preference, but […]
Angus Reid was a feared offensive lineman with the CFL’s BC Lions for eleven years. 11! He had the same offensive coordinator for all eleven seasons, Dan Dorazio. Can you imagine working with the same players on the same techniques and routines for eleven seasons? Well, Dorazio did such a good job with Reid that […]
What’s your prediction for Connor McDavid this season? How about John Tavares? For their long-time on-ice skills coach Joe Quinn, the sky is the limit for these two players. “Connor is going to be better this year. And then next year, he’ll be better than that.” That’s what Joe told us on this week’s podcast. […]
