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For most of the players who we work with, the season is starting to really heat up, as playoffs begin to get closer…. and also as Spring Camps and Prep School considerations begin to get formulated…. Colleges are now…
Read This NewsletterA Battle Across the Border in Recruiting
By Andrew Podnieks As Originally Published on February 9, 2011 Patrick McCarron, 16, is a defenseman with the St. Michael’s Buzzers in Toronto, a team owned by his father that plays in provincial Junior A hockey. Last summer, McCarron was…
Read This PostUSHL Hockey: Tour of the Sioux City Musketeers Locker Room
USHL hockey recruit Tom Olczvk tours the Sioux City Musketeers locker room. The video gives a good sense of how professional the league is becoming and what jr hockey recruits can expect if they choose the USHL route. The Musketeers…
Read This PostShould You Motivate by Paying for Results?
Kids begin playing sports to have fun, and fun is often all they need to continue playing well. Too many rewards actually undermines a player’s progress. Players will continue to play well because they love the game and enjoy…
Read This PostAsking for a Trade – The Reasonable Approach
by Jason Nadeau In my last article series, ‘So What If Your Coach Hates You” (Nov 22nd), I argued that it is important to focus on controlling what you can actually control: how you can get better, grow as…
Read This PostWhen to Sign in the WHL? 1st Year Midget Players
by Jason Nadeau The eternal question for all hockey prospects in North America is IF they should sign in the WHL or its other CHL brethren the QMJHL or OHL? Now, this issue is so big, I can’t really give…
Read This PostNorthern Junior Hockey Watch: CHL vs NCAA
by DON SUPPA SAULT STE. MARIE -Today’s edition of the Northern Junior Hockey Watch will feature my thoughts on an ongoing and increasingly ugly debate: Major Junior (Canadian Hockey League or CHL) vs. NCAA college hockey. Specifically, what route is…
Read This PostMany Paths Lead to D-I Hockey
There’s no one right way to make it to Division I college hockey. In fact, a survey of 2011-12 college rosters shows that more than a dozen junior or high school leagues sent players directly to the Division I ranks….
Read This PostCollege Hockey Sells Out Madison Square Garden
A sellout crowd of 18,200 packed Madison Square Garden Saturday night and many more watched on MSG Network as Boston University edged Cornell, 2-1, on Ross Gaudet’s overtime goal. The third installment of Red Hot Hockey at MSG marked one…
Read This Post5 Steps to Getting Recruited to Play Hockey
Posted by JHR – Junior Hockey Recruit By s.yume courtesy of Flickr Players and parents often ask for steps they can take to start getting recognised and recruited. Here’s JHR’s top 5: 1. Focus on the Skills Listed on Central…
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