We would like to congratulate two very special young goalies. Kevin Marx and Joseph Lagambina were instrumental in leading the Richmond Hill Stars Peewee AA team to the O.M.H.A. Championship. They followed this by winning the O.H.F. Championship as the best Peewee AA team in the province. Kevin and Joseph
Read More →We would like to congratulate long time student and current instructor Matthew Galajda for his outstanding career as the goaltender for the Saint Andrew’s College Varsity Hockey Team. In his two years with the Saints, Matthew finished with a record of 56 wins, 6 losses and 4 ties. His save
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June 13, 2014 by admin
in Goaltending, Training
We are pleased to announce that Steve Davies has been selected to be a member of the O.H.L. Goaltending Advisory Board. The mission of the Board is to work to improve goalie training at all levels of hockey throughout the province. The Advisory Board is led by former N.H.L. goaltender
Read More →In recent years, there has been a growing tendency for goalies at all levels to hold their glove hand high and in “a fingers up” position as opposed to the more traditional waist high 3 o’clock position. The rationale for holding the glove in the former position is that it
Read More →Several years ago I was on a pontoon boat on Lake St. Claire with my brother, John and a bunch of friends to open the bass fishing season. This annual event has marked the beginning of summer for John and me for about the past fifteen years. I’m not much
Read More →One of the most difficult situations you will encounter as a goalie occurs when the coach makes the decision to pull you from the game. When this happens, the goaltender is often filled with a sense of failure in having not lived up to his own personal expectations or those
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June 19, 2013 by admin
in Advice, Goaltending, Philosophy
During the registration calls we take for our goalie schools I often have the chance to talk with parents about their son or daughter’s experience as a goalie. Almost every parent I talk to is absolutely tuned in on how their child is playing but perhaps more importantly, how their
Read More →Many years ago, as the Director of the Goalie Program at the Okanagan Hockey School in British Columbia, I had the opportunity to work with a number of NHL goalies. For the most part, they were celebrity guest instructors, hired to attract students, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Goalies
Read More →On April 15th and 16th we conducted our Goalie Tryout Sessions for the York Simcoe Express. The goalies participated in a variety of drills that hopefully gave each of them a better opportunity to show their skills to the coaches in attendance. Before adopting this procedure, prospective goaltenders were given
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April 08, 2013 by Steve Davies
in Goaltending, Try Outs
With the hockey tryouts just around the corner, I know how difficult it is for everyone involved. The coaches have the challenge of putting together the best team possible and making sure all the pieces of the puzzle fit. The youngsters trying out for the teams will be paraded out
Read More →Kevin Marx and Joseph Lagambina We would like to congratulate two very special young goalies. Kevin Marx
Congrats to Matthew Galajda We would like to congratulate long time student and current instructor Matthew
O.H.L Goaltending Advisory Board Announced We are pleased to announce that Steve Davies has been selected to
Glove Position Debate In recent years, there has been a growing tendency for goalies at
Gone Fishing and the Overlap of Generations Several years ago I was on a pontoon boat on Lake St.