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Starting Your Hockey Year Off Right!

By | October 4, 2023 |
Starting Your Hockey Year Off Right!

It isn’t often that I’ll ask skaters to take a look at a goalie training segment.  Naw, you guys and gals USUALLY have enough on your minds without worrying about another position.  This time, however, what I’m about to suggest to you might just make all the difference in the world as you approach a new year…

5 More Hurdles Facing Adult Hockey Playing Newbies

By | September 30, 2023 |
5 More Hurdles Facing Adult Hockey Playing Newbies

The first time you lace up those skates as a grownup, they may feel like medieval instruments of torture. Your ankles wobble like a newborn foal’s. Each time you reach for the puck, you face-plant on the ice. Frustration mounts as fast as new bruises on your ego…

3 Must-Have Virtues For Hockey Parents

By | September 29, 2023 |
3 Must-Have Virtues For Hockey Parents

The puck drops and your mini Gretzky glides across the ice. Your heart swells with hope and pride. Will this be their breakout game? Their moment of glory?

Coming… October 2023

By | September 29, 2023 |
Coming… October 2023

Please know I do this as a courtesy to members and potential members, trying to give them a sense of what’s “coming” within the next month…

5 Hurdles Facing Adult Hockey Playing Newbies

By | September 22, 2023 |
5 Hurdles Facing Adult Hockey Playing Newbies

Starting hockey as an adult recreational player can seem intimidating, but overcoming the common obstacles faced by mature rookies will make crossing that frozen threshold well worth it…

Fight versus Flow in Hockey

By | September 20, 2023 |
Fight versus Flow in Hockey

As promised recently in Podcast 42, here’s our favorite mental training expert to discuss the theory of “fight versus flow” as it pertains to our sport…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 42

By | September 19, 2023 |
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 42

Make no mistake about it, the best hockey players — at any age — have great mental skills as well as great physical skills.  So, let’s listen to this podcast before I comment further…

Mike Babcock resigns as Blue Jackets coach amid investigation involving players’ photos

By | September 18, 2023 |
Mike Babcock resigns as Blue Jackets coach amid investigation involving players’ photos

The team announced Babcock’s abrupt departure in the aftermath of an investigation by the NHL Players’ Association into his conduct. Pascal Vincent was named Babcock’s replacement and signed a two-year contract through the 2024-25 season…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 83

By | September 16, 2023 |
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 83

Each episode includes awesome advice from hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors, with past episodes are available on CCC-TV Youtube…

Rookie Hockey Parents Brace for Takeoff

By | September 3, 2023 |
Rookie Hockey Parents Brace for Takeoff

Taking those first strides on tiny skates marks a milestone moment. But soon parents realize youth hockey is a winding journey — often a pricey one dotted with unfamiliar customs…