Coach

  By BRIAN DALEY  Working with my coaches and our U16 players, we established four pillars that define our Team Culture. Everything we do and say is driven by and supports one of these pillars.  We play ‘4C Hockey’. COMMITMENT   CHARACTER   COMMUNICATE   COMPETE I know this isn’t a new or unique concept.  I know many...Read More

By JJ Santagata A year ago I would have been on the other side of this writing a letter about how I appreciate the game more than anything as a player.  Yet after unforeseen events, my playing days ended shorter than I would have liked.  It was heart-wrenching to step away from the game as...Read More

  By Ian Leier I would like to start off by saying I never knew I would be a coach. I never felt the “calling” people talk about. To be honest, I lucked into the whole thing and could not be more grateful to be coaching hockey for a living. With that being said, here...Read More

  By Dan Cassano When I think about the game of hockey, I think about being part of a team – something bigger than myself.  My first season as a player was way back in 1996, when I was eight years old.  I played every year until 2014 when I was done with college.  As...Read More

  By Eric Ormson First, I want to thank The Hockey Think Tank for the opportunity to contribute to their mission of helping hockey people share their ideas and experiences. Or as Mike Babcock would say “rob and do”. I have coached at Chesterfield Hockey association for the past 8 years and specifically with the...Read More

  By Pete Montana I had the absolute pleasure recently of meeting Peter Van Buskirk, Head Coach at College Of The Holy Cross. Their Female Program is NCAA DI. They’re located in Worcester, Mass. I was attending Alberta’s recent U16 Identification Camp in Camrose. Sitting in the stands, the only scout in the building, I...Read More