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Barkov. WOW.

COACHES: Here's a great faceoff play to add to your arsenal. I've called this "around the pile" where the inside winger goes above the center around the top of the circle, the board-side winger goes to the net, and here the center has his stick down at the net as well (or he can

These videos are so good.

“Practice with a deliberate intention to improve is different than attending practice.” This is a must watch clip for ALL coaches and players from national champion head coach Pat Ferschweiler If you haven’t already, go listen to this EPIC conversation. 🎙️podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

COACHES: What do you do when the opposing team's penalty kill is super aggressive? Spread them out. EDM does an unreal job on their first goal yesterday. McDavid and Draisaitl changed sides twice, bringing the DAL PK all the way to the wall spreading them out on both sides.

This week’s Friday Faceoff was all about one of the biggest hot button topics in youth hockey: Parent vs. Non-parent coaches… Sometimes the way we communicate about this topic can be better. Check out the episode for the full discussion! 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Last day of school, kindergarten graduation, preschool concert today…when you all told me time flies with your kids you weren’t kidding!!

We have a massive goalie shortage in America in youth hockey. One thing that can help: 8U goalies should not be saving pucks in full size nets. 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

This is amazing.

If your kid wants to play high level hockey, the best thing you can do is surround them with great PEOPLE. 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

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.

#FlaPanthers surprise Aleksander Barkov with his third career (and second straight) Frank J. Selke Trophy for best defensive forward in the #NHL, as voted by members of PHWA.

We had Dave Hanson of the Hanson Brothers with his son Christian who played in the NHL on our podcast this week! This clip is one that EVERY SINGLE HOCKEY PARENT should see. Go check out the full episode now for more on making the movie, Slap Shot, and being a hockey parent 👇

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.

“We’d bring in a beer here and there, next thing you know we’d bring in a cooler…then a case…then a wash tub…” The behind the scenes stories from Slap Shot on our latest podcast with Dave Hanson were legendary. Must listen episode. 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

"We won our league championship and I played the entire 3rd period." Pro player Connor Carrick dad's response to his son playing the entire 3rd period in youth hockey is legendary. We need more parents like him in our game.

“You’re playing the game of hockey against other people…not nobody.” Coaches, get involved in “flow” drills by providing token pressure or opportunities for players to have their eyes up. Check out today’s Short Shifts episode for everything on flow drills! 🎙️

Congrats to Musey on this well deserved job. One of the best guys in the game. For all the young coaches out there - when you work your ass off and are good to people, it doesn’t matter where you played or started. Here’s Musey’s journey: Milton Academy - Asst (prep) Williams

COACHES: Let's take a look at the game winner last night for the Oilers. There's not a better team on the power play than Edmonton on breaking pressure from an aggressive PK. I've shown a few clips previously, and this is another example. Two things are big when playing against

A couple days ago I put out a clip talking about using intermediate sized nets for young players, and it blew UP. Some people were in 100% agreement, some strongly disagreed… so I wanted to post this clip from our podcast episode with Steve Thompson, USA Hockey Manager of Player