By Kim McCullough

NHL players do off-ice workouts at least two days per week in order to play and feel their best throughout the season. With an 82 game schedule and so much time spent practicing and traveling, these elite players don’t have the energy to do long drawn out off-ice workouts. Therefore, most of their in-season workouts are kept to 30 minutes or less. Read more »

Author: Marcus Peter

Skates don’t come cheap and they are perhaps one of the most important pieces of hockey equipment to a player. Therefore it becomes quite important to understand how to purchase skates that will aid your play and help you enjoy the game better. If you are a beginner and are planning to buy yourself a new pair of skates then here are some basic tips to get you started:

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Colorado ( PRWEB) October 15, 2008 — At summer’s end, Colorado’s inline hockey student athletes will prepare for the upcoming middle school and high school competitive inline hockey fall and winter seasons. Combined with the already successful high school and middle school leagues, CHSIHL plans to introduce several new programs that will promote the importance of continued athletic development year round. Student athletes will have the opportunity to continue their inline hockey training through out the year in a professional and structured environment that will give them an advantage for the start of the new scholastic inline hockey seasons.

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TORONTO, Sept. 24 /CNW/ — Bauer Hockey today announced it has purchased Mission-ITECH Hockey, a leader in goal equipment, protective apparel and facial protection.

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NASHVILLE (Business Wire EON) September 16, 2008 — The Predators and Delta Dental launched the campaign, with Predators defenseman Greg de Vries and forward Scott Nichol distributing free “boil and bite” mouth guards to more than 70 kids participating in the G.O.A.L! (Get Out And Learn!) program in Nashville. The Predators will distribute approximately 4,000 mouth guards statewide this year to youth registered for inline and ice hockey programs. Read more »

SHERBROOKE, QC, Sept. 10 /CNW/ - Sher-Wood Hockey Inc. announced today it has purchased the inventory, receivables and certain manufacturing assets relating to Inglasco Ltd., a Sherbrooke, PQ based producer and distributor of hockey related novelty products as well as NHL and CFL licensed merchandise. The company had sought protection from its creditors on July 17, 2008. Read more »

MONTREAL, Aug. 28 /CNW Telbec/ -

Reebok Hockey is pleased to announce its partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) for the 2008 NHL Premiere Series in Stockholm, Sweden and Prague, Czech Republic taking place on October 4th and 5th. Under this partnership, Reebok will be a category exclusive marketing partner, exclusive supplier of game jerseys and the leading on-ice equipment supplier. At the Premiere Series, Reebok Hockey will unveil its 2009 global hockey product line and activate a major in-arena brand marketing campaign. The NHL Premiere Series will allow Reebok to connect with European hockey consumers by creating a unique and compelling brand experience within an authentic hockey environment. Read more »

By Kim McCullough

The majority of young players will be participating in skill-based training camps this summer. However, a select number will be heading off to high-performance tryout camps over the course of the next few months.

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By Kim McCullough

In Part 1 & 2 of “What to AVOID This Summer”, we reviewed the importance of functional training and interval-based conditioning in a complete off-season training program. In Part 3, I will explain the third (and possibly biggest) problem I saw with the varsity women’s hockey program I recently reviewed. Read more »

By Kim McCullough

In Part 1 of “What To Avoid This Summer”, we discussed the importance of players performing functional exercises in their summer training programs. In this article, I will talk about another training problem that is far too common with girls hockey players - and young female athletes in general. Read more »