Team of the Month – Glengarry Highlanders!
Congratulations to our Team of the Month for October 2018 – the Glengarry Highlanders! The Glengarry Highlanders Midget A team is made up of young ladies with a variety of talents that make this team what it is. They are hard working and dedicated to one another and give all they have to be successful […]
Analytics in Bantam Hockey?
Is using advanced hockey analytics as early as bantam hockey taking the practice too far? Should we just let the kids go out and play and have fun, learning the game their own way? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter! Original story posted here. Danton Danielson is used to dealing with numbers. In his day job, […]
The Importance of Giving Back
The Goulbourn Rockets PeeWee B girls’ hockey team were working hard before the 2018-19 season even got started. On Saturday, September 15, 2018, the team participated in a bottle drive, going to door-to-door in various neighbourhoods in Stittsville, Ontario – the hometown for most players and of the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association. The idea to […]
Playing Hockey Every Day at School?!
Would you enroll your child in a hockey academy or private school for hockey? Original story posted here. Play hockey every day at school – for students attending Canada’s many hockey academies and private schools with a hockey focus, that’s living the dream. Having hockey and school all in the same place is a huge […]
Team of the Month – Smith’s Falls Cubs!
Congratulations to our Team of the Month for September 2018 – the Smith’s Falls Cubs! The Smith’s Falls Atom A Cubs have worked hard to get where they are today. After a successful year last year playing B, they have moved to the A-level with their team of major players. They have combined their team this […]
Hockey Season is Upon Us!
We rolled on through what was seemingly the fastest summer of all time and the momentum didn’t stop come September. The wait for the upcoming season is usually a long one, but this year it has come faster than ever. You won’t catch us complaining. We are less than a week away from October, and […]
Late Bloomers in Hockey
There are many different pathways to the same goal, and it’s perfectly okay to be a late bloomer. The game of hockey is physical, which means that growth spurts for kids and teenagers can dictate when they’re going to start to reach their potential as a hockey player – some kids may have the hockey […]
August Team of the Month – Cornwall Typhoons!
Congratulations to iPlayHockey’s Team of the Month for August – the Cornwall Typhoons! This Cornwall Typhoons team has a feel-good story – this second-tier Atom team almost didn’t exist. It was a last minute creation. The Cornwall Girls Hockey Association did not offer a second tier at this level, but there were so many passionate and […]
How Can We Avoid Individual Sport Specialization?
Original story posted here. Sport specialization is occurring, whether we admit it or not, writes Kody Blois. And there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that it’s not what our kids need. As a young athlete, I was fortunate enough to be able to pursue my passion in sport 12 months of the year. In September, […]
Need New Jerseys for the Upcoming Season?
There is something about a new set of jerseys to start off a season that makes you feel like a pro. When you step on the ice with your teammates rocking a new uniform, it gives you this extra confidence boost like the team on the other bench has nothing on you. Keener Jerseys really […]
The Perks of Being a Goalie
Being a goalie comes with some baggage, literally and figuratively. Goalies have bigger and heavier bags to carry thanks to their oversized equipment. Being a goalie can be stressful as you are the last and only one back. Deep down, goalies are everyone’s favourite player. You are the one everyone depends on and without you, […]
What Coaches Look For During Tryouts
As hockey tryouts approach, youth players across the country are gearing up to show their best skills. Now, every hockey coach is different in what kind of players they are looking for to make their team. However, there are the controllable and the uncontrollable and there is no doubt that every coach looks for these […]