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How much is too much?

By CoachC | April 25, 2025 |

We’re thrilled to present Shawnee Harlee’s insights as she addresses the well worn hockey question, “How much is too much?”

Fruit – Nature’s Multivitamin

By CoachC | April 18, 2025 |

Kim’s passion is showing youth ice hockey parents how to create simple and easy meals to help their skater’s increase their speed and stamina on the ice.

A Mighty Mite Team Doing Wide-dribbles

By CoachC | April 16, 2025 |

A young coach wrote me in our Ask The Coach section, and readers should soon catch on to his question… ~ Dennis C Hey Cliff! It’s awesome to see how much you care about coaching your Mighty Mite team there in Rhode Island. Teaching them a cool, advanced move like the wide-dribble puckhandling skill is…

A REAL Goaler Challenge

By CoachC | April 15, 2025 |

I should have prefaced a previous post (Goaler Warm-ups) with a reminder, in that our goaltenders start learning to juggle on their very first days with us. Most of them need to start with one ball, and then very slowly progress to a second and a third. Yes, a little at a time, the degree…

Great Hockey Conditioning Ideas – Part 2

By CoachC | April 13, 2025 |

I think it’s important to mention a few things before actually showing you what we’ve been up to. Okay, so what I’ve done is to design almost a simulated game for my high school guys.  Oh, they weren’t going to be playing, but they wer going to condition themselves in game-like fashion. During our first…

Ray Shero, longtime NHL executive, dies at 62

By CoachC | April 9, 2025 |

“Ray Shero’s smile and personality lit up every room he walked into and brightened the day of everyone he met,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “Widely respected throughout hockey for his team-building acumen and eye for talent, he was even more beloved for how he treated everyone fortunate enough to have known…

Former NHL goalie and broadcaster, dies at 67

By CoachC | April 7, 2025 |

Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the sixth round of the 1977 NHL Draft, Greg Millen went 215-284 with 89 ties with a 3.88 goals-against average, .873 save percentage and 17 shutouts in 604 regular-season games (582 starts) with the Penguins, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings… More…

Improving Team Breakouts

By CoachC | April 6, 2025 |

A hockey coach from Ontaria, Canada asked a great question in our Ask The Coach section. He’s definitely my kind of coach, because he’s attempting to plan his next year’s practices now-ish. So, let’s give it a whirl… ______________ Hi Lance, As the Head Coach for an Atoms AA team in Ontario, I know you’re…

Ovechkin Breaks Gretzky’s Record for Most Career Goals

By CoachC | April 6, 2025 |

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for most career goals when he scored No. 895 against the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon… More…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 61

By CoachC | April 1, 2025 |

Within “AI” circles “Michael” is viewed as a good one, and don’t forget to view this post as an introduction to April’s content…