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No hockey games, not even scrimmages in practice but this is ok? There hasn’t been outbreak in hockey in BC with all the protocols but it gets shut down. This is insane. Let’s the kids play. With proper protocols it’s ludicrous not to let them play. Their mental health needs it
Kevin Bieksa will make more money as hockey analyst as he did as a player. Guy is the best on the panel. Great sense of humour and not afraid to speak his mind. Anyone disagree?
@kbieksa3
@derek_popke
To all my
#TSN
/Team1040 fans out there. Who do you miss the most. For me I miss Donnie and The Moj badly. DTMZ and The Hot 2 at 1 were my dailies. Also miss
@DhaliwalSports
who is best in biz at what he does &
@mattsekeres
and
@justBlakePrice
Hot Takes. Damn I miss 1040!!!!
Goalie Parents: Do NOT pay to go to hockey camps. The reason is that they are a target and usually get worse because there is no pacing and shot after shot so get bad habits. That would be like me charging my shooters to shoot on goalies at my camps.
I get lots of questions constantly about spring hockey. I always tell them focus on a program that focuses on development and not taking trips to every expensive locale. I also encourage kids to play baseball, soccer and lacrosse. Great sports for cross training and eye/hand work
To all goalie parents/goalies. I’ve seen too many young goalies that are wearing gloves that are too big and stiff they can’t close. I miss the days of cross training where kids played baseball and learned how to catch. Buy a proper size and fitting glove that u can work in.
WHOO HOO!! Some rinks are opening and will be back doing what I love soon as the phone has already been going. Can’t wait to get some normalcy back in my life and do what I love.... LETS GO!!!
The
@nhl
and Gary Bettman don’t get enough credit for the phenomenal job they’ve done on the season startup. Still no positive results and everything done first class on and off the ice. Well done NHL!
My suggestion to all
@BCHockeyLeague
@CSSHL
@BCEHL
please use two shot keepers for the goalies. You need one up top as well as in the box. EVERY game I’ve attended averages a min of 5 shots missed and one consistently misses on one of the goalies in the game around 10. As someone
Coaches: Here ismy biggest pet peeve. When a goalies stats gets put down incorrectly and they ask if you can change it DON’T call him selfish. These stats , GAA and SP% are goals and assists for goalies. Take it from a guy who’s been working with Major Jr, BCHL, CSSHL, BCEHL for
Thank god Spring hockey is over. A very intense two months for athletes, parents and trainers. Time now to let the kids be kids and decompress.Put the hockey gear away for awhile and play other sports and just be a kid.Seen way too many with dead stares in their eyes as burnt out
To anyone out there who’s dealing with mental heath issues, I beg you to talk to those close to you before you feel there is no hope. I’ve lost my 5 person I know today and this one hurts a lot. A great, young man is longer with us and I’d give anything to have talked to him
If I can say one thing to all clients of mine and parents of all hockey players. Don’t worry about not being on the ice and training during these times. It’s not going to hurt you. Focus on staying healthy and take nice walks and be safe. I’ll see you all after pandemic. ❤️🙏🏻
I say it every year and wish ALL minor hockey associations would get on board. Anyone who is an evaluator should have ZERO connection with any of the goalies they are evaluating. If they say they are unbiased they are a liar. It’s human nature to pick someone that you work with
1) I’ve never been more bombarded with calls this year for skates looking for goalies. At least 2-3 per day. My suggestion, do what I do for players at my camps and pay goalies to come out as it’s not a benefit for them to come out and be “targets” and get blistered with shot
I’m so blessed. Just finished my 25th summer of goalie camps. I love what I do. I get to see 200 goalies each summer work towards their goal and also build life lessons that go beyond hockey. Thank u to my amazing staff, athletes and parents who make this all possible
To the leagues I work in
@GoBCHL
and
@TheWHL
I hope we can do a year to allow 21 year old in the league because of this. We do not want athletes who’ve put blood, sweat and tears into the game go to waste and affect their future and mental health
You did it baby! Congrats to
@thomasmilic35
and the rest of Team Canada winning gold at the WJC!! What a game and what an event. Now, let’s hope NHL teams will look at results instead of a tape measure and sign MILI!! Kid is a winner abd a great young man. So proud of you Thomas
We will be changing our logo colours this year in honour of the Humboldt Broncos. We encourage all other hockey programs to do the same to show their respect to our fallen brothers in the hockey community
#HumboldtStrong
#PutYourStickOut
#PrayforHumboldtBroncos
The goalie union is wishing for a speedy recovery for Tucker Tynan and his gruesome injury. Knee guards goalies. Make sure wearing and fit right. Way too dangerous not to do both
APPALLED at the OFFENSIVE comments
@jessieraeallen
made on
@TheSocialCTV
about "white boys"in
#hockey
&berating families for spending $5,000 on minor hockey when they could be seeing the world,assuming they haven't&completely devaluing the merits of what hockey can teach children
Great scouting by Team Canada on Askarov. He holds glove really high, flexes wrist forward and elbow locked on body. This will not allow wrist to rotate and thus expose a hole above the pads.
I still am having a hard time with the tragic loss of the Humboldt Broncos players and staff members. Watched the vigil tonight and still have lump in throat. The hockey community is tight and we care so much about our hockey brothers and sisters. RIP. 💚💛🙏🏻🙏🏻
I really wanna slap the Dane coach. Pull the poor kid FFS, it’s 10-0. Don’t ruin him, he’s actually a pretty good goalie but this has good chance to really affect confidence. Like many watching I’m yelling at tv to pull him.
In all my years working in the WHL and BCHL there was nothing worse than running practices after Christmas until the Jan 10 trade deadline. I always made sure to talk to players to keep spirits up and try and stay positive. Feel for a lot of nervous young men today till noon tmrw
Wow. As a father and understanding the emotion of sport I had instant waterworks watching Pat Maroons reaction after dad scored in double OT. Maroon took a lesser contract to play in St Louis to be close to his son
Tough time of year for everybody not making team they want in tryouts. I know it’s tough but it’s challenges like these that are what make you stronger in the end if you use as motivation. My phone has not stopped in days with good/bad news. My advice. Don’t give up,push harder!
Just saw this tweet and it has to be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I’d be so proud of I was the coach and parents of this young man who truly shows what sport and sportsmanship are all about.
Witnessed heart warming event today...our goalie was sick, so we had another child play goalie for the 1st time. The opposing team’s goalie came over at intermission to teach him how to move properly without being asked by anyone.
#Sportsmanship
I just want to send a heartfelt goodbye & best wishes to the best hockey man I know. We said goodbye to
@BWCAcademy
Director
@MacoBalkovec
yesterday.Maco is what is right about hockey. He puts athletes first and foremost and respect him more than anything. Gonna miss ya brutha ❤️
The
@NHL
really dropping the ball with this delay to start the Stanley Cup. The final should be starting tonight on an unchallenged open Saturday night and the season should never go into June.
Wow. Just heard the news. I’m so disappointed for all the young athletes w whom BH says low risk and to all the athletes in Jr Hockey (and all other sports) who now are having their scholarship chances erode. There needs to be more detailed restrictions instead of a wide brush
The thing that bothers me about restrictions is is no talk of the mental health affects. I’m not saying be safe as I agree w that but there are solid protocols in place to monitor covid and keep economy and life going. I’m sad for athletes, biz owners and employees today affects.
The most disrespectful and thing that angers myself and other coaches is at end of lesson saying they don’t have payment. You can’t go to grocery store and go to checkout and say get you next time! Do like I do for my kids lessons, have envelope w payment BEFORE class
On a side note, the scariest thing I hear from students is “we have (insert name) dad helping out at practices now, he used to play goal”. This is a recipe for disaster. The position evolves every year and if u have someone out there who isn’t up to date he’ll confuse the goalie
Showing up to the rink doesn’t make you better. Coming to the rink with the focus and intent to put taught skills to use is how u get better. See way too many deer in headlights this time of year. Come ready or stay home if not willing to give it everything you have.
Great way to start my first lesson back on the ice with
@TCAmericans
G’s Mason Dunsford and Ronin Geraghty. Great job by
@bwchockey
setting over and above safety guidelines for safety. Great job BWC
For those of you that are old enough to remember I wish we get a rally going like the coach in the movie”Bad News Bears In Breaking Training” and chant “LET THEM PLAY!” Maybe substitute the Astrodome for BC Place! BCHL needs to return. Give the boys a chance.
If you’re a goalie coach it is your JOB to stay up with current techniques and tactics and when on the ice , actually TEACH and COACH!! Too many glorified shooters posing as GC’s that are making goalies worse. If you are doing this job show some passion and detail in your job
@AmirsDoingItAll
My hope is that NO ONE will tell you/anyone whether to wear a mask or not. It’s your personal choice. Time to get along again and not be divisive against each other. Let’s unite again is what I hope for.
Everyone hates fighting in hockey huh? Was just at restaurant and the line brawl gets going and everyone cheering and the biggest roar was when the goalies went at it. Not a fan of the set up fights but organic scraps like EDM/CGY battle I still think are a staple of the game
So proud to announce that I’ll be now working with North Van MHA and West Van MHA this year and are offering incredible goalie training to their members and that I have left
@HockeyNSWC
and not affiliated anymore. Looking forward to a great year with both North and WV MHA
I hope the players, management and city know what kind of quality coach but more importantly how great of a person Kelvin is. One of the best men in all my years of hockey to have the pleasure to work with. Big loss for UBC but huge gain for Winkler. Congrats Kelvin.
7)that watching your child play minor hockey goes very fast and if you are always angry and bitter at it you are losing the joy of not watching your child play a great sport but also robbing them of the most important aspect of team sport and that is building life lessons.
You can always spot the difference who’s parents have had a child already play hockey.The “vets” sit upstairs relaxed while the newbie H2 parents are screaming on every play and blood vessels popping out of their head and leaning over bench or face up against glass
#calmdownrelax
Vegas Golden Knights are every coach’s dream. Watching these guys through playoffs I’ve never seen a team that competes non stop like they do and follow systems.Their forecheck is relentless and they take away lanes instantly. It’s amazing what a team can do when buy in to coach
@Jon_Anik
Normally I’d 100% agree with you Jon but this one I don’t know about. She might not have been 100% as most aren’t but if there was a way out it looks to fishy just like Yair pulling out against Zabit.
I see all this crap out now of video w GC’s trying to reinvent the wheel w stupid lights etc but what about training position, crease management,game video, body mechanics, tactical play,tracking etc? Focus on what is done during game and not on video game. Too many gimmicks
I still see some people pushing through and doing lessons in these small little training cubes. Notice to owners and participants. STOP!!! This is not safe and you aren’t missing anything on both sides trying to get that “EXTRA” session in. Do home/self training ONLY!!
5) you want to shoot on an actual goalie instead of shooter tutor then pay them or have it so the timing is correct that the goalie has time to reset after each shot.
If you’re not doing this before every game you are not preparing yourself. Ball work and mental visualization are two things I stress. Also add an
@blockersleeve
too to complete prep work
Absolutely love the efficiency of movements and the crease management of Levi. Strong edge control and my fav, his body mechanics are damn near perfect. He’s fun to watch as a goalie coach
Morals and ethics in goalie selections … I bring this up because I’ve been trying for years to get it changed that the local goalie coach should NOT be the one who chooses the goalies for teams like Academy, Zone
@PCAHAMain
and minor hockey tryouts. The reason is simple. The
I want to know how many die hard hockey fan got a bit of a teary eye seeing the excitement and joy of Ovechkin. One of the all time greats and it got me emotional seeing him grab the trophy and celebrate with his team. You couldn’t write a better final(although feel bad for WPG)
So proud of these two and such a pleasure to work with all year. Both Thomas Milic and Mason Dunsford were drafted into WHL. I loved our sessions this year. Boys worked hard, were motivated and always supported each other. Couldn’t ask for a better combo than these two
problem today. Everyone who’s played thinks they can coach. Coaching is breaking or down and showing the mechanics and fundamentals not just shooting pucks and taking selfies!” I’m a coach. Not someone who runs drills. Any moron can do that
Congrats to student Mason Dunsford getting first victory in
@TCAmericans
jersey. Very cool he got to play against another PFGS alum in
@DanteGiannuzzi
who played very well also in first half for Portland
R.I.P. Franc Petan.
One of the most touching moments I’ve ever seen in all my years watching the annual World Junior Championships belonged to you following your son’s hat trick.
Stay strong Nic.
#NHLJets
I worked with a new goalie tonight and after the practice was over the mom came up to me and said “Wow, I’ve never seen a change in one session like that. Thank you!” My response was “That’s because 90% of the people who NOW do this job run drills and don’t coach. That’s the
1)I have a message for all teams in the
@CSSHL
and
@BCHockey_Source
the importance of having proper stats, especially for the goalies. Today, I witnessed an E15 game between
@BWCAcademy
and
@DeltaWildHockey
, both goaltenders were fantastic as the game ended 2-1. The problem was
Great session today with Beck Warm of
@TCAmericans
Today we focused on weight transfer and hand position. Watch the perfect transfer of weight into glove side so body does not open up and keep weight forward into save. Such a pleasure to work with such a dedicated goalie.
I couldn’t be happier for Mason getting his first win in the WHL last night. We had great talk last week and congrats on a great game and showing what you are made. Proud of you. Hope for many more
You know what’s amazing. After the teams are finally made, the kids are out there having fun and getting on with the season. I know not everyone made the team they wanted but once teams set its time to make the best of season and push forward making yourself and team better
This is one of the greatest piece of news I’ve ever received and couldn’t happen to a better young man. Beck(Warm), couldn’t be more proud and happy for you. This news brought tears of joy from me. Congrats Beck. You deserve it.
@ccmgoalie
@ccmhockey
To all the kids playing Junior hockey and to coaches as well, this week has to be the toughest. Everyone worrying about trade deadline and the unknown. Hang in there , it’ll all work out for the best in the end. Jan 10 is that day in Junior hockey you can’t wait to pass
I get this from some goalie parents. “Can u put my kid with that group as he’s not challenged”. First off, you should not need a challenge as you should always challenge yourself and ALWAYS that goalie is not even the best in that group he/she in.
#minorhockeyproblems
Having your not-so skilled kid skate around for an hour struggling to keep up because “he needs to play with top players” is not development.
#ego
#minorhockey
@ryanwhitney6
Bumped the goalie, in the crease, affected his ability to make save. Perfect call and really no controversy. Come on Whit, you’re better than this
Such an amazing coach and man. Maco’s passion on and off the ice are unmatched. I’m gonna miss ya brutha. Best of luck in BG. Very sad to see my fellow Port Moody kid leaving. ;-)
We are excited to announce Maco Balkovec as another new Assistant Coach to Head Coach
@TyEigner
! Please join us in welcoming Coach Balkovec (
@MacoBalkovec
) to the Falcon family!
#AyZiggy
I 100% agree with this statement. It is old school thinking to “keep the goalies guessing to stay hungry”. You have to prepare yourself properly mentally if you are a starter or backup for that game.
HEAD COACHES!! Please let your goaltenders know who is starting the night before the game. Their mistakes end up on the scoreboard…let them properly prepare themselves for the stress and anxiousness they are about to go through for 60 minutes.
#careaboutyourgoalies
I understand if a management group wants “THEIR” guy but seeing what they are doing to Bruce breaks my heart. Will always be a fan and wish him the best in the future
This is what it’s all about and why I love coaching. It’s not just making a better athlete, but also helping them become an even better person. Thank you Cole for this note. Stuff like this means the world to me
I found out about the news the Sedins were retiring on the weekend and was still hoping they’d change their mind before announcement today. Was an honour to watch these guys play for almost 20 years. Not only great hockey players but great men. U will be missed.
#Sedins
25 years. The first thing we all (coaches and GC’s) is their GAA and SP. It might not be 100% indicative of how good they are accurately but it’s the first eyeball stat we see. If it’s wrong, get it fixed for them. They get screwed enough usually by shot keeper so don’t have
For those that are upset at what the Senators players said in the
@Uber
I can tell you as both from a player and a coach that this stuff is said daily on both sides and it changes from day to day. One day you can hate/love a player/coach and next hate. Uber needs to fire that guy
The best young man I’ve ever had shoot first me at my goalie sessions is Connor Bedard. I’ve seen him from a 13 yr old light up Jr, WHL and pro goalies. I’ve had a lot of great ones shoot (Barzal, RNH, Gallagher, Kane) but he’s the most talented I’ve ever seen and is very humble
Elite Camp 2018 has begun. Top prospects from NCAA, WHL, BCHL, PIJHL, CSSHL and BCMML. BC’s Top Goalie School signature class. Sold out for 20th straight year.
Please let these kids play and finish out their season. A lot of those 18/19/20 yr old kids have put up to 15 years of blood, sweat and tears in hopes of getting an education or drafted. They had 3 months of no problems so give them a couple more months to finish off. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you to all our amazing clients for voting us top goalie school for a third year in a row and best overall hockey school in BC for second straight year.
#threepeat
Here’s a great example of a camp clip from
@derek_popke
at his sessions that is huge benefit for the players and the sessions that have goalies dying to come out.
Congratulations
@tgoats_35
so happy for ya buddy. What a great accomplishment and this pic says it all. Great future, great goalie but an even better individual. Congrats again Taylor and to all of Team Canada
Is it just me or is Demko’s playing style tonight looking a little K McLean-esque ? Either way , I absolutely love these retro black Canuck jerseys. (Brings back memories of Bure to me)
Congrats to longtime student
@35tmilic
on being selected to Team Canada U18 team. Couldn’t be happier for Thomas. One of the most enjoyable young men I’ve ever had to pleasure to work with. Congrats again Thomas
I love this. Two young men I’ve had the pleasure to work with since young and they faced off tonight in the
@GoBCHL
The former goalie partners w NW Hawks both played phenomenal tonight and couldn’t be more proud and happy for both
@JaydenShull
and Jackson Glassford
#proudcoach
Today is
#nationaldaughtersday
and this young lady brings a smile to my face and tears of joy as she makes me so proud everyday. Rachel, I couldn’t ask for a better daughter. Love you endlessly ❤️❤️❤️
So it really begins this week and gets super crazy. All teams set and team sessions and skill practices every day. Back to 40 plus ice sessions a week. Here we go. Thank god I love this sport!