How to Be a Supportive Hockey Parent
One of the biggest determining factors in both a child’s success and enjoyment in the game of hockey is the support of his or her parents. They’re the ones that drive you to and from the rink for practice, give you pep talks before the big game, and they’re also the ones fronting the expenses […]
Team of the Month – Smooth Grooves!
Congratulations to iPlayHockey’s Team of the Month for April 2019 – the Smooth Grooves! The Smooth Grooves Ladies Hockey Team are a team playing out of Richmond, British Columbia. Their skill levels vary from newbies to seasoned veterans. They are the best bunch of ladies you could ever find, more like a family then just friends playing hockey. […]
Coaching Your Own Kid
Being a hockey coach is a difficult enough task as is, but it becomes even more difficult when you’re also coaching your own kids. That’s not to say that coaching your kids isn’t rewarding and worthwhile, but there’s a lot of considerations that come into play that wouldn’t be on the table when coaching a […]
The Craziest First Round EVER?
We’ve only just wrapped up the first of four rounds of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs, but have these playoffs already been the craziest ever? Upsets are the story across the board, which started with the Columbus Blue Jackets SWEEPING the Tampa Bay Lightning out of contention – a team that barely squeaked into […]
Developing Good Habits
Improving at sport in general is all about developing good habits and tendencies, and hockey is certainly no exception. Hockey is played at such an incredibly high speed compared to other sports because of the skates and the surface which it’s played on, and with the puck being passed and shot around so fast and […]
Coaching AA Hockey!
The start of a new iPlayHockey series where we interview various members of the hockey community across Canada, in an effort to see the role they play and why, as well as what got them into hockey in the first place. In this edition, we speak with Clarke Wismer from Chilliwack! What’s your role in […]
Team of the Month – Elliot Lakes Toppers!
Congratulations to iPlayHockey’s Team of the Month for March 2019 – the Elliot Lakes Toppers! They are a very encouraging beginner team who never gave up this year. Their support for each other is amazing. They played every weekend in and out of town while learning the basics this year. Their arena had closed recently due […]
Make Practice Fun!
We have all dreaded hockey practice at one point or another in our lives. Having our parents drag us out of bed at 6AM on a Saturday morning isn’t the ideal way to start the weekend. Heck, even Allen Iverson, one of the best athletes of our time struggled with the concept of practice. Luckily, […]
The Crazy Cost of Youth Hockey
Original story posted here. “Megan Lincoln couldn’t put her son into hockey right away when he wanted to play. She didn’t have the time to take off from work to shuttle him to practice, nor the money to pour into a traditionally expensive sport. “Nothing is cheap,” Lincoln said. “There’s nothing about hockey that is […]
The Benefits of Practicing Well
Yes, there are some days where we definitely don’t want to go to practice. Your kids want to stay home, building snow forts, going tobogganing and drinking hot chocolate. You want to stay home, relaxing by the fireplace with your wife, watching as much sports as you can get away with. Although it’s tough, you load up the […]
Is Shortening the Bench a Good Thing?
It can be super exciting for a child to play in a crucial situation, but can also be devastating to be held off in favour of your teammate. Are you okay with coaches “shortening the bench”? Tell us your thoughts on Twitter! Original story posted here. It was the playoffs. The game was tight and […]
March Break Camps!
Are you the parent of a hockey player in a panic because March Break is next week and you don’t know what to do with your child all week? Worry no longer. Hockey camps are the way to go! There are several benefits to enrolling your child in a week-long hockey camp. Your child gets […]