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What a fantastic week of hockey in Montreal and Boston. The inaugural edition of the 4 nations tournament pitted Canada, USA, Finland and Sweden in a simple round robin format with top NHL stars competing for their respective countries. “Saturday night’s primetime matchup between the U.S. and Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off averaged 4.4 million viewers […]
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- Angle 1 v1 By Andrew Trimble To purchase Andrew’s new book, The Hockey Planner, follow this link here- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743395: Amazon.com: Books
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Just like the Olympics, Summit Series, Canada Cup, World Cup and Rendez-Vouz 87′ before it, the 4 Nations Tournament this week has been some of the most compelling and must- watch TV the hockey world has seen in some time. From Overtime victories to upsets and national pride, the 4 Nations tournament has taken a
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Recently in some online Junior Hockey Discussion groups I’ve seen parents or posters be critical of Junior Hockey Programs that offer up the services of their athletes to assist with community service and volunteer projects. Calls of “The players should get a reduction in their tuition” or “its a waste of their time”… or even
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- Attack Angle 2v2 Two teams in lines on one side of the ice. On the whistle 2 players in each line sprint around a cone or tire and then head up ice for a loose puck. Team that arrives to the puck first will attack the far net, and other
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A lot of claims that “the top teams left the EHL” and “the best teams left”, demonstrate the short-term memory of Jr hockey fans and observers. A simple google search shows that the historically strong Boston Jr Rangers left, yes, but within recent memory the Seacoast Spartans Jr team and the Railers Hockey Club really
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- 1 v1 with Regroup Forwards and Defenseman in opposite corners at both ends of the ice. All groups have pucks. On the whistle,4 lines/ 4 players activate. Forwards will shoot the puck on the goalie at their end, and defenseman will carry their puck around the nearest circle transitioning their
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Andrew– Morning Trevor… we’re right in the middle of the hockey season, and a very unique and exciting event is set to take place from Feb. 12-20 in Boston and Montreal, with teams of NHL players from Finland, Canada, Sweden and the United States competing in a best on best tournament. Rosters and schedule have
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The years of speculation regarding the EHL’s move to Tier II hockey is finally over, as they announced via their website an elevation to their level of play on February 2nd, 2025. EHL Announces Tier II Status Most observers recognize that this move puts them on level playing fields as the other College- Placement leagues
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The Eastern Hockey League, or EHL, has officially reclassified itself as Tier II. They did so via Press Release on 2/2/2025. Click here to read the press release via the EHL website- EHL Announces Tier II Status Here are some direct quotes from EHL coaches and owners regarding the new Tier status. “I am not
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