Head Shave for Lori Craven gofund.me/93093c08

Scrub and Grub fundraiser for the U15 ⁦Lloyd Liners⁩ #wayward2westerns

Check out hockeyfactory.ca and book a rapidshot lane now! Lanes still for tomorrow!

Huge thanks to Brandon Schesnuk and Swift Oilfield Supply for their sponsorship of Jack Teasdale’s away jersey, and for being a program sponsor this season! Thanks for supporting Lloydminster Lancers hockey!

Have you heard Lloydminster’s cool new automated shooting facility! Step on inside Hockey Factory, the batting cage for hockey, you will experience the RapidShot hockey training system! It collects & passes real, official hockey pucks 🙌🏽 👉🏼 booking.cojilio.com/thehockeyfacto…

Another fun year at the Lori Craven has come to an end! Do it all over again next August! #moundpounders

“Canada owes us nothing” This is an honest & well said reflection.

Haha I just had a conversation tonight with a buddy coaching D1. He has an 8 year old that’s a pretty good little player. He’s getting calls from “elite” programs left and right, early Brick stuff, etc… His response to them? Nah, we’re good. He’s already seeing the stress

Tier One hockey is out of control.

“There is no such thing as an elite 12 year old” We had such an awesome conversation with youth development expert John O’Sullivan on our latest podcast. So much good insight for all parents trying to navigate the youth hockey experience with their kids. 🎙️

20 of the 23 players on the USA Four Nations roster DID NOT leave their home area to play hockey until they went to play junior. In a day and age where families feel the pressure to move their kids away from home earlier and earlier, I hope this stat can provide some perspective

A few weeks ago, Rapid Athlete Development put out a newsletter that is an absolute must-read on what it takes to be great. So much so, I asked him if I can put it on my website and share it with the world. Homerun advice for any parent or kid in the game.

Here's a really interesting stat that just came from my Americans in the NHL project I posted last week. One of the things I looked at was Date of Birth - looking to see if there was a "Relative-Age-Effect" in hockey. To put it simply, if you are a hockey player born in January

Every Tier 1 organization in Illinois is required to have a "Fact Sheet" that breaks down the costs for the season for families looking to join. I got sent one for a 10u team. The estimated cost just for the org fee and travel: Over $17,000. For 9-10 year olds.

Yesterday I made a post about the cost of playing 10u AAA hockey in Chicago. To say it hit a nerve is putting it lightly. Here's a follow up from the perspective of a hockey mom on the realities of the business of youth hockey. Must read.

Hockey Parents - I just did a bit of a deep dive into the marketing of AAA organizations for their mite programs. So many in their marketing are touting player advancement, playing against elite competition, and elite development on ice/skills/off ice, etc... A few even