Global is pleased to announce the College Coaches that we will participating at the 2011 Showcases and Clinics. We will continually update the list throughout the year so check back often-Coaches subject to change.
Chicago Showcase and Clinic
Walt Kyle Head Coach Northern Michigan University- CCHA-Div 1
Mike Gibbons Assistant Coach St. Cloud State University- WCHA- Div 1
Kyle Wallack Assistant Coach Yale University - ECAC- Div 1
David Peters Assistant Coach Dartmouth University- ECAC- Div 1
Ryan Hardy Assistant Coach Williams College - NESCAC-DIV 111
Rob Facca Assistant Coach Western Michigan University-CCHA- Div 1
Burnaby Showcase and Clinic
Walt Kyle Head Coach Northern Michigan University CCHA-Div 1
Mike Gibbons Assistant Coach St. Cloud State University - WCHA-Div 1
Rob Facca Assistant Coach Western Michigan University- CCHA-Div 1
Dan Muse Assistant Coach Yale University- ECAC-Div 1
David Peters Assistant Coach Dartmouth University - ECAC-Div 1
Lance West Assistant Coach University of Alaska - CCHA-Div 1
Len Quesnelle Assistant Coach University of Mass. -Hockey East- Div 1
Brian Hills Associate Coach R.I.T. Rochester Insitute of Technology- Div 1
Las Vegas Showcase and Clinic
Walt Kyle Head Coach Northern Michigan University- CCHA-Div 1
Bob Motzko Head Coach St. Cloud State University - WCHA-Div 1
Tom Serratore Head Coach Bemidji State University - WCHA-Div 1
Guy Gadowsky Head Coach Princeton University- ECAC-Div 1
Kyle Wallack Assistant Coach Yale University- ECAC-Div 1
Len Quesnelle Assistant Coach University of Mass. - Hockey East-Div 1
Lance West Assistant Coach University of Alaska- CCHA-Div 1
Mike Gibbons Assistant Coach St. Cloud State University -WCHA-Div 1
Mike Corbett Assistant Coach U.S. Air Force Academy-Atlantic Hockey-Div 1
Joe Dumais Assistant Coach University of Connecticut- Atlantic Hockey-Div 1
Rob Facca Assistant Coach University of Western Michigan-CCHA-Div 1
Ryan Hardy Assistant Coach Williams College - NESCAC -Div 111
Peter Ward U.S. Team Development Program
Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
IMPORTANT excerpts from the NEW BOOK-Goaltenders are not TARGETS – written by Vic LeMIRE & Brent Bradford
Part of Globals mission as a company is to provide valuable information to hockey parents and players. Many of you attended our Showcases to be scouted, but one of our main goals is to make sure you have valuable information that can be used to help achieve your goals. This blog post focuses on keeping hockey fun for both the player and parent. Enjoy,and please read carefully!!!
IMPORTANT excerpts from the NEW BOOK
written by Vic LeMIRE & Brent Bradford
(Goaltenders are not TARGETS – Book 3)
[Due out summer of 2011]
Chapter 3 - The DREADED RIDE HOME!
With a combined 60 years of experiences of coaching, mentoring, and guiding hockey players, we have developed a very unique and valuable perspective of the special love and care that brings out the “best” in a hockey player! Unfortunately, during that same time span, we have also witnessed some of the most dreadful and unbearable parenting practices imaginable brought onto hard working hockey players.
WHICH ARE YOU? There are added pressures brought into a Hockey Parent/Child relationship. The pressures being described are NOT part of a family’s everyday growth pattern. Would you know what these pressures are? We hope to raise awareness and to create solutions for many parents/guardians who make terrible mistakes that cause psychological damage to your children. To be very truthful and blunt, some parents/guardians take all the FUN out of playing hockey for their kids!
Firstly, I give you the “location” … a PRISON, A place with locks and a straight jacket of seatbelts to ensure containment, virtually no method of escape. Yes, it’s the “Family Car”!!!
Young hockey players obtain their first taste of the terror usually on the way to their hockey game or practice in the Family Car. These players are exposed to many forceful commands and unreasonable demands right out of their own driveway before they have even stepped onto the ice!
Comments like:
a) “You better not be late on the ice for practice!” says one father…(This occurs even though the father arrived home late to pick his young hockey player up!)
b) “Remember, I am paying all this money for you to play hockey…so I better see you work extra hard out there!”
c) “You make sure that you do what I tell you in this game. Never mind what the coach says!”
These are just a few of the regular commands that are forced into the minds and hearts of young hockey players. There are many more abusive, one-way conversations that take place in this situation. Parents/Guardians have, what amounts to, a truly CAPTIVE AUDIENCE in the Family Car. Unfortunately, parents/guardians seem to take complete advantage of the situation!
Coming to the game after a hard day at work or at home, the Parent/Guardian release their frustrations with yelling and screaming in the stands. This is PARENTITIS. It is these same adults that cannot wait to get their young hockey player into the car to GRILL him/her all over again! (Hockey sounds so FUN to this point - doesn’t it!)
a) “Why is that other kid playing on YOUR line? He’s terrible!”
b) “You came off the ice after only 30 seconds … Why don’t you stay out there longer?”
c) “That coach of yours just really does not know how to coach properly!”
Tips for Parents/Guardians:
You are rightly justified to try to help your children develop the hockey skills necessary to compete successfully at high levels. You are also expected and qualified to keep the learning atmosphere completely healthy and enjoyable. It is sooooo much simpler to teach someone with honey than with vinegar. It is true; each child requires feedback and support (both educational and emotional...not to mention financial support is needed at all times!)
The EDUCATIONAL feedback of playing hockey is most often best left to hockey coaches. It is quite proper and beneficial for Coaches and Parents/Guardians to meet several times per season to discuss exactly what the projected teaching plan will be for a young hockey player.
•Make this a “Joint” effort!
•Develop a PERSONAL TEACHING PROGRAM designed by you and your coaches whereby you both agree to monitor, encourage, and reward each and every accomplishment that is completed successfully by your young hockey player.
•Have various attainable goals set ahead of time with realistic chances of success.
•Do not expect to see your child become the fastest skater after only a few practices!
Set up performance goals for each practice that will enhance a child’s skills by using BABY STEPS! This will produce such delight of accomplishment to the plyer that he/she just cannot wait to get out onto the ice again for the next practice. Honestly…this method WORKS for all hockey players from Little Squirts to NHL Professionals.
Now that you are in the car with your young child, it is most important to speak heavily of all their great improvements they recently accomplished! If necessary, WAIT until several hours have passed to bring up ANY problems or ideas about something that he/she should strive to improve on or to correct!
YES...areas of concern must be addressed. However, timing and tactical presentation can make all the difference in the world as to how your child receives your important information!
AN IMPORTANT POINT TO CONSIDER:
Have you ever noticed how EXCITED a player reacts when he/she observes a freeze frame snap-shot of him/herself in game action? It is never threatening...only breathtaking to see the gracefulness and special effort that is frozen in time…NO MISTAKES HERE…only great efforts and super memories!
A video tape, on the other hand, can illustrate a plethora of mistakes on almost every shift during a game - if that is what you want to point out, it can be easily done. Using the rewind button with slow motion just adds to the degradation of the moment! The proper way to TEACH at home using video tapes of a player’s performance, is to select at least four segments of GREAT PERFORMANCES to discuss before even trying to examine one segment of mistakes!
REMEMBER: Honey ATTRACTS MORE THAN Vinegar!
EMOTIONAL feedback is either (1) the glue that produces a lifetime of great memories and incredible FUN for your child’s life OR (2) the pain that causes them to RUN AWAY from the great sport of hockey turning them to areas of negativity, e.g., crime, immorality etc...!
Do you realise that it is impossible for someone to break into a neighbour’s home or to do drugs with a neighbour’s family members if he/she is ON THE ICE having FUN playing hockey!
Note to Parents/Guardians:
Here is a taste of reality we hope each hockey family seriously considers!
•How important is hockey in your family’s life – Really?
•Was it necessary to swear at your child because you were angry?
•Why throw a hockey stick across the dressing room because a mistake was made on the ice?
•Is your child’s respect important to you at all?
Children will do the math when they grow up. It will be done! They will ask themselves, How can any parent/guardian think that the most effective strategy in keeping hockey FUN is to swear and throw a disgraceful temper tantrum in the face of eight-, ten-, twelve-, and fifteen-year olds? Is it a power issue? Is it a bully situation? Is it because a parent/guardian could never perform as effectively as his/her child? Is this the way to deal with a child’s mistake? Are some parents/guardians living vicariously through their children?
The power a parent/guardian probably believes he/she has when swearing intensely at a young athlete WILL turn against them in a hurry. These types of situations will ALWAYS be remembered! A parent/guardian may think they will always have a child’s respect, as they grow older; chances are they WILL NOT have the respect from that child!
REMEMBER: Make sure your young hockey players know how pleased you are with their efforts. Explain to them that all the hard work they are doing will result in positive outcomes. The cold drink you provide them after a game is sooooo very refreshing to them! It is the same with any other refreshment you provide them. Tell them about all their GREAT efforts they displayed; they will become so hungry for more compliments and positive conversations – what a teachable moment you have the ability to create – reveal to your child the true reason for
playing hockey.
Parents, if you cannot provide a calm and positive atmosphere for your child when traveling to or from a hockey game, GET someone else to drive them to games and practices! Hockey players should be so very happy to jump into a car and explain to you how much FUN the game was...and to THANK YOU for driving them to the game!
Questions To Ponder:
•When was the last time your child thanked you for helping them play hockey?
•Has your child ever asked you not to attend any more games due to your embarrassing profanity in a sports environment surrounded by children?
•When was the last time you went outside and practiced alongside your child and gave him/her a high-five?
We pray this chapter hits home with those who really need to hear it! Have FUN and truly enjoy each other through the wonderful hockey years! They will go by fast...and you will WISH them back!
That is a
Bradford’s Goal Academy
and Coach Vic LeMire Guarantee!
IMPORTANT excerpts from the NEW BOOK
written by Vic LeMIRE & Brent Bradford
(Goaltenders are not TARGETS – Book 3)
[Due out summer of 2011]
Chapter 3 - The DREADED RIDE HOME!
With a combined 60 years of experiences of coaching, mentoring, and guiding hockey players, we have developed a very unique and valuable perspective of the special love and care that brings out the “best” in a hockey player! Unfortunately, during that same time span, we have also witnessed some of the most dreadful and unbearable parenting practices imaginable brought onto hard working hockey players.
WHICH ARE YOU? There are added pressures brought into a Hockey Parent/Child relationship. The pressures being described are NOT part of a family’s everyday growth pattern. Would you know what these pressures are? We hope to raise awareness and to create solutions for many parents/guardians who make terrible mistakes that cause psychological damage to your children. To be very truthful and blunt, some parents/guardians take all the FUN out of playing hockey for their kids!
Firstly, I give you the “location” … a PRISON, A place with locks and a straight jacket of seatbelts to ensure containment, virtually no method of escape. Yes, it’s the “Family Car”!!!
Young hockey players obtain their first taste of the terror usually on the way to their hockey game or practice in the Family Car. These players are exposed to many forceful commands and unreasonable demands right out of their own driveway before they have even stepped onto the ice!
Comments like:
a) “You better not be late on the ice for practice!” says one father…(This occurs even though the father arrived home late to pick his young hockey player up!)
b) “Remember, I am paying all this money for you to play hockey…so I better see you work extra hard out there!”
c) “You make sure that you do what I tell you in this game. Never mind what the coach says!”
These are just a few of the regular commands that are forced into the minds and hearts of young hockey players. There are many more abusive, one-way conversations that take place in this situation. Parents/Guardians have, what amounts to, a truly CAPTIVE AUDIENCE in the Family Car. Unfortunately, parents/guardians seem to take complete advantage of the situation!
Coming to the game after a hard day at work or at home, the Parent/Guardian release their frustrations with yelling and screaming in the stands. This is PARENTITIS. It is these same adults that cannot wait to get their young hockey player into the car to GRILL him/her all over again! (Hockey sounds so FUN to this point - doesn’t it!)
a) “Why is that other kid playing on YOUR line? He’s terrible!”
b) “You came off the ice after only 30 seconds … Why don’t you stay out there longer?”
c) “That coach of yours just really does not know how to coach properly!”
Tips for Parents/Guardians:
You are rightly justified to try to help your children develop the hockey skills necessary to compete successfully at high levels. You are also expected and qualified to keep the learning atmosphere completely healthy and enjoyable. It is sooooo much simpler to teach someone with honey than with vinegar. It is true; each child requires feedback and support (both educational and emotional...not to mention financial support is needed at all times!)
The EDUCATIONAL feedback of playing hockey is most often best left to hockey coaches. It is quite proper and beneficial for Coaches and Parents/Guardians to meet several times per season to discuss exactly what the projected teaching plan will be for a young hockey player.
•Make this a “Joint” effort!
•Develop a PERSONAL TEACHING PROGRAM designed by you and your coaches whereby you both agree to monitor, encourage, and reward each and every accomplishment that is completed successfully by your young hockey player.
•Have various attainable goals set ahead of time with realistic chances of success.
•Do not expect to see your child become the fastest skater after only a few practices!
Set up performance goals for each practice that will enhance a child’s skills by using BABY STEPS! This will produce such delight of accomplishment to the plyer that he/she just cannot wait to get out onto the ice again for the next practice. Honestly…this method WORKS for all hockey players from Little Squirts to NHL Professionals.
Now that you are in the car with your young child, it is most important to speak heavily of all their great improvements they recently accomplished! If necessary, WAIT until several hours have passed to bring up ANY problems or ideas about something that he/she should strive to improve on or to correct!
YES...areas of concern must be addressed. However, timing and tactical presentation can make all the difference in the world as to how your child receives your important information!
AN IMPORTANT POINT TO CONSIDER:
Have you ever noticed how EXCITED a player reacts when he/she observes a freeze frame snap-shot of him/herself in game action? It is never threatening...only breathtaking to see the gracefulness and special effort that is frozen in time…NO MISTAKES HERE…only great efforts and super memories!
A video tape, on the other hand, can illustrate a plethora of mistakes on almost every shift during a game - if that is what you want to point out, it can be easily done. Using the rewind button with slow motion just adds to the degradation of the moment! The proper way to TEACH at home using video tapes of a player’s performance, is to select at least four segments of GREAT PERFORMANCES to discuss before even trying to examine one segment of mistakes!
REMEMBER: Honey ATTRACTS MORE THAN Vinegar!
EMOTIONAL feedback is either (1) the glue that produces a lifetime of great memories and incredible FUN for your child’s life OR (2) the pain that causes them to RUN AWAY from the great sport of hockey turning them to areas of negativity, e.g., crime, immorality etc...!
Do you realise that it is impossible for someone to break into a neighbour’s home or to do drugs with a neighbour’s family members if he/she is ON THE ICE having FUN playing hockey!
Note to Parents/Guardians:
Here is a taste of reality we hope each hockey family seriously considers!
•How important is hockey in your family’s life – Really?
•Was it necessary to swear at your child because you were angry?
•Why throw a hockey stick across the dressing room because a mistake was made on the ice?
•Is your child’s respect important to you at all?
Children will do the math when they grow up. It will be done! They will ask themselves, How can any parent/guardian think that the most effective strategy in keeping hockey FUN is to swear and throw a disgraceful temper tantrum in the face of eight-, ten-, twelve-, and fifteen-year olds? Is it a power issue? Is it a bully situation? Is it because a parent/guardian could never perform as effectively as his/her child? Is this the way to deal with a child’s mistake? Are some parents/guardians living vicariously through their children?
The power a parent/guardian probably believes he/she has when swearing intensely at a young athlete WILL turn against them in a hurry. These types of situations will ALWAYS be remembered! A parent/guardian may think they will always have a child’s respect, as they grow older; chances are they WILL NOT have the respect from that child!
REMEMBER: Make sure your young hockey players know how pleased you are with their efforts. Explain to them that all the hard work they are doing will result in positive outcomes. The cold drink you provide them after a game is sooooo very refreshing to them! It is the same with any other refreshment you provide them. Tell them about all their GREAT efforts they displayed; they will become so hungry for more compliments and positive conversations – what a teachable moment you have the ability to create – reveal to your child the true reason for
playing hockey.
Parents, if you cannot provide a calm and positive atmosphere for your child when traveling to or from a hockey game, GET someone else to drive them to games and practices! Hockey players should be so very happy to jump into a car and explain to you how much FUN the game was...and to THANK YOU for driving them to the game!
Questions To Ponder:
•When was the last time your child thanked you for helping them play hockey?
•Has your child ever asked you not to attend any more games due to your embarrassing profanity in a sports environment surrounded by children?
•When was the last time you went outside and practiced alongside your child and gave him/her a high-five?
We pray this chapter hits home with those who really need to hear it! Have FUN and truly enjoy each other through the wonderful hockey years! They will go by fast...and you will WISH them back!
That is a
Bradford’s Goal Academy
and Coach Vic LeMire Guarantee!
Friday, October 1, 2010
2011 Global Hockey Showcases and Clinics
Global Sports Hockey Showcases and Clinics
Registration is now open for Burnaby and Las Vegas Showcases and Clinics.
2011 marks Global 20th Anniversary of being a family owned and operated business. Global and The Henderson family are proud to be an interregnal member of the hockey community and wishes everybody all the best this hockey season.
Registration is open for all positions. Goalies are recommended to register right away
For more information check below or visit our website
6th Annual
Global Las Vegas Hockey Showcase & Clinic
Las Vegas NevadaSponsored by The Las Vegas Ice Center
$485.00(US)
Dates:
Group 1- June 20-23 2011 (Monday-Thursday)
Group 2-June 26-29 2011 (Sunday- Wednesday)
Format- 3 Practices & 4 games (Practices conducted by NCAA coaches& Jr Coaches) plus mini seminars hosted by the scouts & coaches
Groups:
1. Div 1- 1999-1998 Div 2- 1997-1996 Div 3-1995
2. 1994 and older
20th Annual
2011 Global Invitational Hockey Showcase & Clinic
Burnaby B.C.
Burnaby 8 Rinks
Sponsored by Dueck GM
$345.00
Date: May-12-15
Format- 1 Practices & 4 Games. Practices will be conducted by N.C.A.A. Coaches & Junior Coaches & a series of mini seminar- There will be 2 additional goalie instructional sessions for goalies.
Divisions
1. 1997-1996
2. 1995 & older
Registration is now open for Burnaby and Las Vegas Showcases and Clinics.
2011 marks Global 20th Anniversary of being a family owned and operated business. Global and The Henderson family are proud to be an interregnal member of the hockey community and wishes everybody all the best this hockey season.
Registration is open for all positions. Goalies are recommended to register right away
For more information check below or visit our website
6th Annual
Global Las Vegas Hockey Showcase & Clinic
Las Vegas NevadaSponsored by The Las Vegas Ice Center
$485.00(US)
Dates:
Group 1- June 20-23 2011 (Monday-Thursday)
Group 2-June 26-29 2011 (Sunday- Wednesday)
Format- 3 Practices & 4 games (Practices conducted by NCAA coaches& Jr Coaches) plus mini seminars hosted by the scouts & coaches
Groups:
1. Div 1- 1999-1998 Div 2- 1997-1996 Div 3-1995
2. 1994 and older
20th Annual
2011 Global Invitational Hockey Showcase & Clinic
Burnaby B.C.
Burnaby 8 Rinks
Sponsored by Dueck GM
$345.00
Date: May-12-15
Format- 1 Practices & 4 Games. Practices will be conducted by N.C.A.A. Coaches & Junior Coaches & a series of mini seminar- There will be 2 additional goalie instructional sessions for goalies.
Divisions
1. 1997-1996
2. 1995 & older
Friday, August 6, 2010
Global would like to thank Fred Dobransky
Global would like to thank Fred Dobransky-Director of Western Scouting for his continued support over the years of the Global organization. His commitment to the sport makes Fred a true friend to the game and to all the players and parents Fred meets throughout the year. Global is proud to have Mr. Dobransky as a key member of the organization.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Choosing your Off-Season Conditioning Program-by Peter Twist of Twist Conditioning Inc.
Global would like to thank Peter Twist and Twist Conditioning staff for its continued support of the Global Showcases and Clinics.
With the popularity of sport conditioning these days, there are many places parents can access “hockey conditioning” so to ensure the best results, programs should be carefully evaluated. Program cost and frequency are important considerations, but pay close attention to who is coaching (credentials, references, previous success) along with what hockey specific attributes the program develops (fast feet, core conditioning, strength, balance, agility) to fully understand your investment. Recognize that sport conditioning is not the same as generic fitness provided at your local fitness club. Only educated sport conditioning coaches truly develop hockey specific physical traits that support playing at the next level.
Hockey skills like skating, shooting, bodychecking and one-on-one maneuvers all require a specific set of athletic abilities and physical tools. Without a program to develop the physical attributes hockey skills, strategies and tactics draw upon, every player will eventually hit a ceiling of ability. Summer by summer, players who strive to improve can transform their game.
What is the best way to get there? Remember there are no universal rules, but there are some things for you to keep in mind when choosing the best option for a son or daughter. Spring hockey can be a very good caliber, providing a good on-ice experience. Game time is invaluable to refine hockey pace and tempo, positioning, play off the puck, vision, patience, decision making and other variables which help develop “hockey sense”. Too much time on the ice, year-round, can lead to mental and emotional burnout, overuse skating injuries, and a bad habit of rehearsing the same weaknesses.
The general trend for all sports is early specialization. But this limits development as an athlete - and the best athletes are the ones who rise to the top. I highly recommend players participate in varied sports like lacrosse and soccer that help develop youngsters as athletes, producing a smart and skillful body capable of much more than repeating skating and shooting movement patterns.
I prefer to split the off-season to first build whole body strength, muscle growth, aerobic conditioning, body control, flexibility, core strength, single leg balance and deceleration training. Week by week, at precisely the right time, we introduce higher speed lifts, rotary power, foot quickness drills, plyometrics, speed and agility training, anaerobic sprint intervals, acceleration and multi directional reaction drills combined with similar development on the ice to create the best possible results.
This approach ensures that players bring a new body, new physical skills and fresh enthusiasm to their fall hockey. I wish all players nothing but success as they strive to reach a new level of competiveness.
Peter Twist, 11 year NHL Conditioning Coach, is President of Twist Conditioning Inc that provides franchised Sport Conditioning Centres, Smart Muscle™ Hockey training products and home study coach education. www.twistconditioning.com
With the popularity of sport conditioning these days, there are many places parents can access “hockey conditioning” so to ensure the best results, programs should be carefully evaluated. Program cost and frequency are important considerations, but pay close attention to who is coaching (credentials, references, previous success) along with what hockey specific attributes the program develops (fast feet, core conditioning, strength, balance, agility) to fully understand your investment. Recognize that sport conditioning is not the same as generic fitness provided at your local fitness club. Only educated sport conditioning coaches truly develop hockey specific physical traits that support playing at the next level.
Hockey skills like skating, shooting, bodychecking and one-on-one maneuvers all require a specific set of athletic abilities and physical tools. Without a program to develop the physical attributes hockey skills, strategies and tactics draw upon, every player will eventually hit a ceiling of ability. Summer by summer, players who strive to improve can transform their game.
What is the best way to get there? Remember there are no universal rules, but there are some things for you to keep in mind when choosing the best option for a son or daughter. Spring hockey can be a very good caliber, providing a good on-ice experience. Game time is invaluable to refine hockey pace and tempo, positioning, play off the puck, vision, patience, decision making and other variables which help develop “hockey sense”. Too much time on the ice, year-round, can lead to mental and emotional burnout, overuse skating injuries, and a bad habit of rehearsing the same weaknesses.
The general trend for all sports is early specialization. But this limits development as an athlete - and the best athletes are the ones who rise to the top. I highly recommend players participate in varied sports like lacrosse and soccer that help develop youngsters as athletes, producing a smart and skillful body capable of much more than repeating skating and shooting movement patterns.
I prefer to split the off-season to first build whole body strength, muscle growth, aerobic conditioning, body control, flexibility, core strength, single leg balance and deceleration training. Week by week, at precisely the right time, we introduce higher speed lifts, rotary power, foot quickness drills, plyometrics, speed and agility training, anaerobic sprint intervals, acceleration and multi directional reaction drills combined with similar development on the ice to create the best possible results.
This approach ensures that players bring a new body, new physical skills and fresh enthusiasm to their fall hockey. I wish all players nothing but success as they strive to reach a new level of competiveness.
Peter Twist, 11 year NHL Conditioning Coach, is President of Twist Conditioning Inc that provides franchised Sport Conditioning Centres, Smart Muscle™ Hockey training products and home study coach education. www.twistconditioning.com
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Global Burnaby Scout List
Global would like to thank all the Parents, Players, Coaches and Scouts that participated in the 2010 Burnaby Showcase and Clinic.
Global would also like to thank, Mr. and Mrs. Seabrook, Cliff Ronning, Garth Butcher and Lisa Northrup for all being guest speakers at this years Global Burnaby Seminars.
Click here to see 2010 Global Burnaby Showcase and Clinic Coaches/Scouts Participation list. (PDF)
Global would also like to thank, Mr. and Mrs. Seabrook, Cliff Ronning, Garth Butcher and Lisa Northrup for all being guest speakers at this years Global Burnaby Seminars.
Click here to see 2010 Global Burnaby Showcase and Clinic Coaches/Scouts Participation list. (PDF)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Rookie season ends with Keystone Cup title
Global would like to congratulate past alumni and Global coach Jakob Reichert and Troy Mick on their Keystone Cup title. Troy will be attending both Global Las Vegas and Global Burnaby Hockey Showcases and Clinic.
By Gary Ahuja - Langley Times
Published: May 04, 2010 3:00 PM
Updated: May 04, 2010 3:43 PM
Troy Mick likened it to a man playing among boys.
That was his description of power forward Jakob Reichert’s game in the second half of the season as the 16-year-old adjusted to his first season of junior B hockey.
“He is a power forward to the fullest,” said Mick, the head coach of the Revelstoke Grizzlies.
The team just capped off a magical season, winning the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title, the Cyclone Taylor Cup (provincial champions), and most recently, the Keystone Cup (western Canadian champions).
Reichert has played himself onto the radar of a handful of junior A teams, who have expressed keen interest in signing the 6-foot-2, 232-pound forward.
“Right now, he is letting his play do the talking,” Mick said.
Mick hit the jackpot with Reichert in Las Vegas, where the player was attending a Global Hockey Showcase event over the summer.
“I loved everything I saw with him,” the coach said.
“When I first saw him in Langley, he was running guys over, he was so much bigger.
“And he has such good hands for a big boy.”
Allowed to carry two 1993-born hockey players, Mick extended one of those invitations to Reichert, who played AAA midget hockey for the Langley Minor Hockey Association.
And while Reichert did have options to play closer to home, he jumped at the chance to play for Mick.
“The coach is very well known for how he develops players,” he explained about the decision.
When the season began, success did not come instantaneously to Reichert.
“I started the year as a grinder kind of guy, getting pucks deep and playing hard at both ends,” he said of his initial role.
As the season progressed, so did his job, and as Reichert worked his way up, and even found himself with power play time on the second unit.
Reichert wound up with modest numbers, scoring seven times and setting up seven others in 47 regular season games. But he ratcheted up his play in the post-season, nearly matching his regular season output with six goals and six assists in 22 games.
“He has been under the radar, but as we went into the playoffs, more and more teams were taking notice of him,” Mick said.
“The second half of the year, he was really a man amongst boys on the wall,” he added.
“And his play down low was just so good; he is going to be a really good player and I think the best is yet to come.”
Reichert combines a big body, which is difficult for opposing defencemen to bump off the puck, and soft hands, which give him a goal scorer’s touch around the net.
Reichert never imagined he would return home this spring with a slew of championships to show for his efforts.
“It has been a pretty unbelievable year,” he marveled. “It was such a good year and a great way to end, but it was still sad to see it end.
“It was just so fun, I didn’t really want to leave.”
Mick fully expects Reichert, who turns 17 in September, to graduate to the next level, either with one of several junior A clubs which have expressed interest in signing him, or in the Western Hockey League with the Chilliwack Bruins, the team he attended training camp with last summer. He is currently on the Bruins’ protected player list.
The key will be to work out through the spring and summer and improve his skating and foot speed.
“At this stage, he just has to let his play do the talking,” Mick said.
“He has come a long way from the beginning of the year and that is what you want to see, the hard work and the development.
“He has been an absolute pleasure to teach and I would love 20 of him as a player.”
By Gary Ahuja - Langley Times
Published: May 04, 2010 3:00 PM
Updated: May 04, 2010 3:43 PM
Troy Mick likened it to a man playing among boys.
That was his description of power forward Jakob Reichert’s game in the second half of the season as the 16-year-old adjusted to his first season of junior B hockey.
“He is a power forward to the fullest,” said Mick, the head coach of the Revelstoke Grizzlies.
The team just capped off a magical season, winning the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title, the Cyclone Taylor Cup (provincial champions), and most recently, the Keystone Cup (western Canadian champions).
Reichert has played himself onto the radar of a handful of junior A teams, who have expressed keen interest in signing the 6-foot-2, 232-pound forward.
“Right now, he is letting his play do the talking,” Mick said.
Mick hit the jackpot with Reichert in Las Vegas, where the player was attending a Global Hockey Showcase event over the summer.
“I loved everything I saw with him,” the coach said.
“When I first saw him in Langley, he was running guys over, he was so much bigger.
“And he has such good hands for a big boy.”
Allowed to carry two 1993-born hockey players, Mick extended one of those invitations to Reichert, who played AAA midget hockey for the Langley Minor Hockey Association.
And while Reichert did have options to play closer to home, he jumped at the chance to play for Mick.
“The coach is very well known for how he develops players,” he explained about the decision.
When the season began, success did not come instantaneously to Reichert.
“I started the year as a grinder kind of guy, getting pucks deep and playing hard at both ends,” he said of his initial role.
As the season progressed, so did his job, and as Reichert worked his way up, and even found himself with power play time on the second unit.
Reichert wound up with modest numbers, scoring seven times and setting up seven others in 47 regular season games. But he ratcheted up his play in the post-season, nearly matching his regular season output with six goals and six assists in 22 games.
“He has been under the radar, but as we went into the playoffs, more and more teams were taking notice of him,” Mick said.
“The second half of the year, he was really a man amongst boys on the wall,” he added.
“And his play down low was just so good; he is going to be a really good player and I think the best is yet to come.”
Reichert combines a big body, which is difficult for opposing defencemen to bump off the puck, and soft hands, which give him a goal scorer’s touch around the net.
Reichert never imagined he would return home this spring with a slew of championships to show for his efforts.
“It has been a pretty unbelievable year,” he marveled. “It was such a good year and a great way to end, but it was still sad to see it end.
“It was just so fun, I didn’t really want to leave.”
Mick fully expects Reichert, who turns 17 in September, to graduate to the next level, either with one of several junior A clubs which have expressed interest in signing him, or in the Western Hockey League with the Chilliwack Bruins, the team he attended training camp with last summer. He is currently on the Bruins’ protected player list.
The key will be to work out through the spring and summer and improve his skating and foot speed.
“At this stage, he just has to let his play do the talking,” Mick said.
“He has come a long way from the beginning of the year and that is what you want to see, the hard work and the development.
“He has been an absolute pleasure to teach and I would love 20 of him as a player.”
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