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Daily Dish: NAHL Grades After Two Days in Blaine –
Stephen Heisler • 1 day, 20 hrs. ago After watching a handful of games, some of these teams could not compete in our league. – Canadian Junior Hockey League coach And it's true. There's a lot of rust to be worked off the generally well-oiled North American Hockey ...

Behind the Bench, September 15th-
Michael Moore • 3 days, 14 hrs. ago The VICTORIOUS HOCKEY COMPANY's Weekly Newsletter: CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURE: REAL OR OVERHYPED? CHAMPIONSHIP CULTURE: REAL OR OVERHYPED? Coaching titans Kerr, Maddon, Arians and Saban weigh inJoe Smith The Athletic, Jun 24, 2021 ...

Daily Dish: Captain of the Crunch -
Stephen Heisler • 3 days, 20 hrs. ago It's on. We are closing in on the second half of September, and the pressure is on for coaches to fill the remaining holes in the roster. Some bench bosses have lost a lot of sleep trying to scratch and sniff for scraps while the smart ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Muckers, Grinders, & Pantydroppers -
Stephen Heisler • 4 days ago Role players are part of the game. Nothing excites the fans faster than a big hit that results in a quick goal. It is like a double-shot of excitement. Everybody is happy at the post-game party after a team effort win. Mucker - A physical ...

Daily Dish: Coaches Bill of Rights -
Stephen Heisler • 5 days ago It is time. Players are better protected, owners are always out for number one, and coaches are often left somewhere in the middle. Just to be a coach is challenging enough, an extreme amount of time, energy, blood, passion, and luck is ...

Magicians, Ice Dogs Split NAHL Opening Weekend -
Scott Ludwig • 6 days ago Hockey is back and the 2021-22 NAHL season has arrived! Minnesota Magicians took to the ice this weekend hosting Fairbanks Ice Dogs at Richfield Ice Arena. Each team walked away with a victory, splitting the two-game series. The ...

Daily Dish: Vaping is Increasing COVID Cases and Crushing Hockey Dreams –
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 3 days ago **This Dish ran last fall. We are doing it again for the new natch of incoming players that have brought the vape with them.** How did vaping become an issue for junior hockey players? These young men are risking the ...

Behind the Bench, Sept 8th-
Michael Moore • 1 week, 3 days ago The VICTORIOUS HOCKEY COMPANY's Weekly Newsletter: EGO-FREE GIANNIS Not hockey but I love the message : EGO-FREE GIANNIS The Daily Coach, July 20, 2021 When great players accept coaching, they demonstrate mental ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Hockey Reality -
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 4 days ago Len Lesser is an education and career consultant based in London, Ontario. The following article is one of his that has caused a stir in Canada. I have to go along with what Lesser is saying here, and I believe, so ...

Best if the Daily Dish: Career Up in Smoke?
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 6 days ago What is the single word that can force just about any college hockey coach to think again about a prospect? Marijuana. There are even junior organizations with players toking up on the funny weed courtesy of the resident head coach. ...

Daily Dish: Remember When?
Stephen Heisler • 2 weeks, 4 days ago Growing up in Alaska, one of the fondest memories was the endless supply of ice time. The Anchorage School District and city had outdoor rinks with boards set up all over the area, Elementary ...

Behind the Bench, September 1st
Michael Moore • 2 weeks, 4 days ago The VICTORIOUS HOCKEY COMPANY's Weekly Newsletter: KNOCKING DOWN IMAGINARY WALLS Hi Guys, So it is tryout/training camp time once again. How are we doing? Hopefully quite well but remember if you get cut it is not ...

Daily Dish: Don't Let the Lack of Discipline Blindfold Your Career -
Stephen Heisler • 2 weeks, 6 days ago Well we already know that this Daily Dish is not going to be popular. Let's face it; the discipline of players at this age is paramount and something that should not be taken ...

Daily Dish: Owners' Integrity -
Stephen Heisler • 3 weeks, 3 days ago We often talk about integrity as it pertains to players and coaches. Today we're going to get after the owners. There are two types of team owners; the hobbyist that does it for the love of the game, or in many cases, ...

Behind the Bench, August 25th-
Michael Moore • 3 weeks, 4 days ago The VICTORIOUS HOCKEY COMPANY's Weekly Newsletter: 'I NEED HIM': MEET THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES TRAINER WHO HAS HELPED NATHAN MACKINNON TAKE OFF Hello everyone, Okay, so last week was crazy. ...This week is ...

Daily Dish: Nine Qualities To Be A Good Captain -
Stephen Heisler • 3 weeks, 5 days ago Hockey is a team game where leadership is essential. Good leadership can be the difference from the team being good rather than mediocre. You may be asking, 'Why does there need to be a leader, ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Cougar on the Prowl -
Stephen Heisler • 3 weeks, 6 days ago **This Dish first appeared back in 2011**"Oh no, she found me, that woman has been blowing up my phone!" The junior coach was cornered as his friend scurried away. ...

Daily Dish: Individual Player Marketing -
Stephen Heisler • 4 weeks ago The player is always #1 at JuniorHockey.com. Because of this, we often get attacked for carrying out a certain agenda. Our agenda is simple. We look out for the player and try to present accurate information to assist each ...

Daily Dish: August Rush -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 2 days ago It happens every year; pay-to-play teams start to get anxious about filling those last six to nine roster spots. These are the times that poker player coaches love the most. The good teams with excellent reputations will hold onto ...

U.S. Opens Five Nations with 5-2 Win Over Czech Republic -
USA Hockey Communications • 1 mo., 2 days ago U.S. continues play Thursday against Slovakia at 9:00 a.m. ET VISP, Switzerland – Carey Terrance (Akwesasne, N.Y.) tallied two goals and one assist to help lead the U.S. Under-17 Men's Select Team past the Czech Republic ...

Daily Dish: Loyalty -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 4 days ago It was not that long ago when words like integrity, honor, sportsmanship, respect, and loyalty were benchmarks for what it took to be a good teammate and hockey player. The emphasis on those five words may have been eroded for many, ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Ten Commandments of Junior Hockey -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 7 days ago There are a decent number of my articles that will appear every season. Why? Because there are new players and families that filter into the site every year. Today's Dish is one of those days. This is my version of the Ten ...

Behind the Bench, August 11th-
Michael Moore • 1 mo., 8 days ago The VICTORIOUS HOCKEY COMPANY's Weekly Newsletter: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF EVEN WHEN NO ONE ELSE DOES -Scratch that. I had planned to write out this big long introduction but once I read Coach Littler's favorited article for ...

Daily Dish: Where's the Press?
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 10 days ago JuniorHockey.com gets a number of emails each week from players and parents asking why their team (or league) does not get coverage on the site. The answer is simple, the team or league is not very interested in promotion ...

Daily Dish: The Host Family -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 11 days ago We ran this article years ago and have been asked to run before every season. Host families are one of the most important elements of the junior hockey developmental experience. Hosting an athlete is an exciting ...

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