Posts About "Youth Hockey"
Penguins & Pittsburgh Youth Hockey Share Intertwined History
September 2nd, 2019 As the Pittsburgh Penguins enter a new NHL season, having five Stanley Cup championships to their credit, being a consistent postseason contender, and boasting current and alumni rosters with names like Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby, it’s hard to imagine the city of Pittsburgh as anything less than a hockey...
Ekholm's Hockey Camp Initiates Change Back Home
January 27th, 2017 P.K. Subban isn't the only Nashville Predators to make an impact as an elite-level hockey player, earning elite-level paychecks and, consequently, carrying an idolized persona. Now, Subban's teammate Mattias Ekholm has decided to give back to society, more specifically to the hockey community of his childhood team, Mora IK, in...
Youth Hockey Buzzing in Columbus This Weekend
March 11th, 2016 Columbus is buzzing with hockey this weekend. Not only is the city playing host to one of the most heated rivals in the NHL, Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins, they are also holding two tournaments for youth hockey this weekend. If you live near Columbus, be sure to take a few hours out of your weekend to soak in some good...
Cleveland Loses Youth Hockey Legend
February 3rd, 2016 Webster's Dictionary defines "legend" as "a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well". It is also defined as "a person or thing that inspires". You can easily replace the word "legend" with the name of Cleveland Barons' coach "Tim Alexander" and get the same definition. Unfortunately, a youth hockey...
My Hockey Dad
May 22nd, 2015 “I am the youngest of four. I have two sisters and one brother. I am the youngest by fourteen years. My brother likes to watch Wayne’s World and my sisters like basketball and art. My mom has big hair and my Dad loves hockey and the Toronto Maple Leafs.” Growing Up Everyone has memories of their childhood- good, bad,...
The 7th Defenseman: Why Toews is One of a Kind
January 18th, 2015 I’m going to tell you a story: The Winnipeg Junior Jets AAA summer team has just won the Sask-Can hockey tournament and the team, coached by Tom Zajac (father to Devils’ forward Travis) is celebrating on the ice. The team is captained by Jonathan Toews, a ten year old boy who did not spend one minute in the hotel swimming...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Kids' Hockey Inquiry Likely?
November 21st, 2014 With no games being played once again in the National Hockey League last night, and NHL teams keeping to themselves with nothing to report, it was left to other sources to make hockey news yesterday and today. And the news being reported is not quite what the NHL would like the general public to be reading about these days. MP's...
Does your hockey player have "lead in their pants"?
August 30th, 2012 As a youth hockey player the hockey road trip made my weekend. Usually, a teammate would ride with us or I would hop in their car for between game trips, terrorizing younger siblings and playing “guess that smell.” The entire team would undoubtedly have a group lunch at Pizza Hut or McDonald's, which came with the guarantee of one...
Youth Hockey Injuries - Parents Perspective
April 15th, 2012 I am a hockey fan of all levels, and today I saw something hockey related that was quite disturbing. While browsing my computer looking at national news stories I saw a hockey headline that made me sick. I found an article on msn.com, and the headline read, "Youth hockey injuries border on child abuse." I could not believe...
Book Review: My First Goal
December 8th, 2011 My First Goal: 50 Players and the Goal that Marked the Beginning of Their NHL Careers By Mike Brophy. (2011, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 254. CAN $19.99 / US $17.95. ISBN 978-0-7710-1682-0.) “I remember my first (fill in the blank).” It is the same for everyone, you always remember the...
