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From the Trainer’s Room: Rotational power, how it applies to hockey
May 9th, 2023The ability to produce rotational power is critical in nearly all sports, including ice hockey. You need rotational power to shoot, take faceoffs, change direction, and manage body contact of all types. There are many modalities that can be used to train “core” strength such as cables and bands. One of my favorite methods is…
Jr. Sharks alum Celebrini earns trifecta of USHL awards for 2022-23 season
May 8th, 2023The USHL has announced that Chicago Steel forward Macklin Celebrini has been named the USHL Rookie of the Year, USHL Forward of the Year, and USHL Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. League awards are voted on by each member club’s general manager after each club nominates their players for awards. Committed to…
Behind the Bench: Work hard and smart, get results
May 5th, 2023Years ago, I was helping a young athlete with an off-ice workout program. Part of the training was running a course we did at Notre Dame called the Gauntlet. It’s brutal. Run 1 mile in under 6 minutes. 3-minute breakRun ½ mile in under 3 minutes. 1:30 breakRun ¼ mile in under 1:15.Done. It’s tough….
San Ramon native, Tri Valley, GSE grad Love commits to NCAA D-III New England College
May 4th, 2023The NA3HL’s Texas RoadRunners have announced that forward and captain Tyler Love has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for New England College beginning with the 2023-24 season. Love, 20, was a two-time NA3HL Top Prospects selection was fifth overall in NA3HL scoring during the 2022-23 season with 77 points (34 goals, 43 assists)…
From the Trainer’s Room: It’s all in the hips
April 27th, 2023I once heard a world-famous sports coach tell his pupil, “It’s all in the hips.” Of course, this was fictional golf legend Chubbs Peterson during the movie “Happy Gilmore” in 1996. Although a comedy about golf, these are wise words when it comes to hockey skating performance. The hockey player’s hips are their engine, but…
Behind the Bench: Do you work hard? Think again!
April 27th, 2023After graduating from Notre Dame, I thought I knew what hard work was. Then I learned better. I was watching Quinnipiac play Minnesota for the college hockey championship a few weeks ago. Quinnipiac has a player with the last name Brind’Amour. That brought back a memory, and then the camera panned to show Rod Brind’Amour –…
Jr. Kings grad, Gilroy native Wolf named AHL’s MVP, top goaltender for ’22-23 season
April 23rd, 2023The AHL has announced that Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers is the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the league’s MVP and also the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2022-23 season. The awards are voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each…
From the Trainer’s Room: Balancing your offseason
April 18th, 2023We have reached an exciting time of year. The NCAA Frozen Four produced wonderful games. Major inline tournament circuits are in full swing. The NHL playoffs are just beginning, and the draft is just around the corner. Unless you are living under a rock, every hockey fan probably knows who is expected to be drafted…
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Behind the Bench: The work, the grind, the effort
April 13th, 2023In my last column, I talked about having perspective and appreciating where you’re at while accepting what you actually want to accomplish (and be OK with that). Today, let’s assume you want to be the best and you are taking action to be the best. What does that look like? Are you really paying the…