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Hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion Bobby Hull has died at 84

By | January 31, 2023 |
Hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion Bobby Hull has died at 84

Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion, died Monday at 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 35

By | January 29, 2023 |
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 35

If you’re a hockey coach, parent or adult rec player, there’s a good chance you’ve been stopped at some point without an answer to a real challenge.  Frankly I think blind Internet searches are risky, because you’re likely to be reaping some good and some not so good advice…

Simplified Floorball Rules

By | January 21, 2023 |
Simplified Floorball Rules

A worthwhile off-season usually takes some forethought and planning. And this has me suggesting that youth coaches or really into it parents might consider organizing an off-season team — or a couple of teams to form a league.

This Snippet Provides An Intro To Old USSR Hockey Training Basics

By | January 16, 2023 |
This Snippet Provides An Intro To Old USSR Hockey Training Basics

From an introduction to Coach Chic’s long ago studies at the Moscow Institute for Sport & Physical Culture, this snippet moves into the most important principles in motor learning for hockey players — don’t miss it…

CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 75

By | January 15, 2023 |
CCC-TV Hockey Show – Episode 75

Each CCC-TV episode includes awesome advice from some of hockey’s top coaches and specialty advisors…

The Speed of Learning

By | January 13, 2023 |
The Speed of Learning

Shaun Goodsell, MA Founder and CEO of Mental Edge Athletes invest enormous amounts of time in practice.  Go to a football field, a hockey rink, a baseball diamond and you will most likely see coaches and athletes preparing for an upcoming contest. Many report that practice seems insignificant and boring leading some to quit and…

A Not So Skater Helper

By | January 4, 2023 |
A Not So Skater Helper

Aaaaah, the memories… When I was a very young coach, I was just starving for any kind of information that would advance me in that profession. And so I enlisted in just about any clinic or course that helped me in that way. (Actually, would you believe I climbed US hockey’s coaching ladder twice? Yup,…

How NHL Teams Evaluate Their Prospects At The World Juniors

By | January 2, 2023 |
How NHL Teams Evaluate Their Prospects At The World Juniors

Fans watch through a different lens than scouts, who watch through a different lens than management personnel. While many fans are focused on the best players or their favorite team, scouts are primarily focused on draft-eligible players… More…

This Snippet Is All About An Awesome Snack Before A Hockey Game

By | December 29, 2022 |
This Snippet Is All About An Awesome Snack Before A Hockey Game

Kimberly Smith Lukhard is on a roll, dealing with a different healthy food for hockey players, or special one for each letter of the alphabet. This episode features the letter “D” and “dates”, which Kim says are awesome as a pre-game or pre-practice snack… To watch the entire video, please click HERE! * PS: The…

Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 34

By | December 26, 2022 |
Coach Chic’s Hockey Podcast 34

I made these recordings not long before my move to Florida. After many years of coaching high school, Juniors and college, I found it fun to be paid to coach both a Mite and a Bantam team.  Anyway, the reason the enclosed audios aren’t so great is because I was recording while driving to a…