Pros and Cons of Parent Coaches
Parents play a vital role in minor hockey. Parents are what makes it all possible, and are the ones who invest their time into ensuring that minor hockey is a possibility for their kids. You can find parents filling these roles that make for a functioning league because they are often unpaid positions and the […]
July Team of the Month – Shelburne Wolves!
Congratulations to iPlayHockey’s Team of the Month for July – the Shelburne Wolves! The Wolves showed what the true spirit of a team is this past season. Even though they finished dead last in the standings with a 2-11-7 record, they battled hard right to the end of the game, and didn’t end up with […]
Enhance Your Practice!
iPlayHockey’s mission is to facilitate the needs of coaches. We work to provide essential hockey resources to coaches, camp instructors, organizations, and players across Canada. By providing drill videos, we hope you use them with your teams to better your players and your team or league as a whole. We aim our drills to cover […]
iPlayHockey’s Drill Vault
In April, we posted the first installment of the new iPlayHockey drill series. We are excited to have elite hockey coach Mike Pilon share his best drills with you, as per the requests of the iPlayHockey community. iPlayHockey is all about supporting coaches, parents, and players – giving them the resources they need to be successful. With […]
Biography of Mike Pilon
With iPlayHockey’s new look drill vault COMING SOON, we thought we’d give you a background on the man behind the drills! Mike Pilon is iPlayHockey’s official coach and helps direct the iPlayHockey drill hub. Mike comes with an abundance of hockey industry experience. He is the President of Endeavor Sports Group, which is a player development, […]
Strength and Conditioning for Hockey Players
Hockey is a sport for an all-around athlete. For starters, you are balancing on a less than 3mm piece of steel going at top speed. The game of hockey is physical, as well as high intensity, all while thinking about what your next move with the puck is. So as you could imagine, being a […]
When Your Daughter Plays on a Boys Team
Being a hockey parent can be very rewarding, especially if your daughter is skating circles around the boys her age. When it comes to deciding whether you should sign your daughter up to play on a boys hockey team there may be many factors involved. Such as, there are no girl’s teams or leagues in […]
Keeping Young Females Active
In their early teens, girls drop out of sports six times more than boys. Young girls feel the social pressures of their appearance and instead of using sports to help cope with it, they stop playing. Sports are great for keeping people healthy, happy, and active. Playing sports can help girls curve those body image […]
The Five Types of Hockey Parents
Hockey parents are the backbone of the team. They are the ones who dish out the big bucks and taxi the kids around to make it all possible. Just like every player on a hockey team has their role, so do hockey parents. There are five types of hockey parents on every team. The parent […]
June Team of the Month – Valley Elite!
Congratulations to iPlayHockey’s Team of the Month for June – Valley Elite’s novice spring hockey team! This group of kids was absolutely DOMINANT this past season, playing to a 15-1-3 record and displaying incredible sportsmanship and respect for their opponents along the way. Along with their fantastic record, they also managed to win two tournaments […]
The Father/Daughter Hockey Bond
The small town of New Liskeard in Northern Ontario didn’t have hockey for girls until Cory Siermachesky came along. His daughter Kristen Siermachesky wanted to give hockey a try at age eight, but there was no team for her to join in the community. So, Cory and three other hockey dads took it upon themselves to […]
Tips for Affordable Hockey Equipment
Hockey equipment is expensive but it doesn’t have to be! If you’re a first time hockey player or you are trying to save some money buying equipment for your growing kids, here are some tips for you! Buy used equipment – Head to your local sports consignment store. Play It Again Sports is always good […]