This one is more about taking advantage of all that free off-ice time you have, but not just saying you'll do it - schedule it! Make it a habit!

Just a quick chat about gift giving this holiday season for your hockey player and hockey families. Merry Christmas!

Link to the Ororo Vest - https://amzn.to/3sZFKpZ

Quick chat about my definition of Hockey IQ and how to help your young player recognize it and strengthen it.

Discussion about gaining and maintaining possession as an individual player and as a team.

I know I said I wasn't going to talk NHL, but it's the Stanley Cup!

Quick episode (aka rant) about paid coaching vs parent or volunteer coaching in youth hockey. Bottom line, find a good coach. Don't be sucked in by the lies that paid coaches are necessarily better or that parent coaches always give special treatment to their kid. Yes it happens, but that's why you look for the best coach and focus on player development ability.

Tryout season is crazy time. Parents, coaches and manager all lose sight of reality in search of something else. Instead, can we just truly focus on the players. How can we help them grow and get better?

In this intro episode, we simply cover what we will cover in future episodes!