Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Ready To Roll
We are just hours away from the start of the 2010 Wetsern Elite Hockey Camp. We are excited to meet our old friends and make new ones. See you all Thursday at noon.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Seminar
The meeting will be held at the Blair Oko Golf Academy Lounge which overlooks the rink (Kinsmen Arena). As the seminar will be held at supper time, Blair Oko has offered to set up a “pizza buffet” for our seminar. Cost will be $8 per person to have pizza and drinks/refreshments (to be collected at registration).
Please let me know if you wish to attend the seminar so I can let Blair know how much pizza to prepare. I strongly recommend that all parents attend the seminar as Coach Darryl will be touching on many important topics in regard to your son’s future.
Non camp attendees are welcome to join in and learn from Coach Darryl, please let us know if you wish to attend.
Monday, July 12, 2010
2010 Roster Is Complete
Our roster for the 2010 Western Elite Hockey camp is now complete. The 30 man roster has elite players from: The Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Czech Republic.
Goalies:
Adin Hill - Calgary
Garrett Storms - Edmonton
Walker Shenher - Edmonton
Billy Gorn - Edmonton
Defense:
Ben Verrall - Saskatoon
Greydon Robinson - Kelowna
Keenan Shaw - Edmonton
Michael Bruni - St. Albert
Matej Kolar - Czech Republic
Mark Matsuba - St. Albert
Macklin Pichonski - Leduc
Holden Daley - Sherwood Park
Forwards:
Ryley Wozniak - Fort Saskatchewan
Brett Van Os - St. Albert
Evan Tordiff - NWT
Jake Virtanen - Abbotsford
Riley Simpson - Edmonton
Tyler Busch - Lloydminster
Tyler Mrkonjic - St. Albert
Bryar Ortynski - Edmonton
Trevor Whynot - Whitehorse
Jaedon Descheneau - Leduc
Morgan Klimchuk - Calgary
Romano Morrison - Edmonton
Tyson Predinchuk - Regina
Chance Thomas - Spruce Grove
Dexter Hanas - Whitecourt
Jake Schutz - Wetaskiwin
Jared Steinbach - Whitehorse
Matthew Bruyer - Edmonton
See you all in just over 2 weeks !!
Goalies:
Adin Hill - Calgary
Garrett Storms - Edmonton
Walker Shenher - Edmonton
Billy Gorn - Edmonton
Defense:
Ben Verrall - Saskatoon
Keenan Shaw - Edmonton
Michael Bruni - St. Albert
Matej Kolar - Czech Republic
Mark Matsuba - St. Albert
Macklin Pichonski - Leduc
Holden Daley - Sherwood Park
Forwards:
Ryley Wozniak - Fort Saskatchewan
Brett Van Os - St. Albert
Evan Tordiff - NWT
Jake Virtanen - Abbotsford
Riley Simpson - Edmonton
Tyler Busch - Lloydminster
Tyler Mrkonjic - St. Albert
Bryar Ortynski - Edmonton
Trevor Whynot - Whitehorse
Jaedon Descheneau - Leduc
Morgan Klimchuk - Calgary
Romano Morrison - Edmonton
Tyson Predinchuk - Regina
Chance Thomas - Spruce Grove
Dexter Hanas - Whitecourt
Jake Schutz - Wetaskiwin
Jared Steinbach - Whitehorse
Matthew Bruyer - Edmonton
See you all in just over 2 weeks !!
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Awards Keep Coming
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Way to go Jake!! See you in a few weeks.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
More Awards !!
Our camp this year is set to put a great group of young players on the ice. We are proud of all our player's accomplishments on and off the ice.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Camp Attendees are Honoured
The Vimy Ridge Academy had their awards night on Thursday June 3, 2010. Three members of the 2010 Western Elite Hockey Camp were presented with special awards.
Riley Simpson was recognised as an "Honour Student" by maintaining an 80% or better average during the school year. He was also awarded "Student Athlete of the Year" for grade 8.
Ryan Matsuba was recognised as an "Honour Student" and was also awarded "Student Athlete of the Year" for grade 9.
Keenan Shaw was awarded "Honours with Distinction" by maintaining a 90% or better average.
Congrats to the boys for setting and maintaining a standard of excellence in your schoolastic endeavours.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Fragle named head coach
Friday, April 30, 2010
2010 Bantam Draft
Western Elite Hockey wants to congratulate our current and past members that were drafted into the WHL in the 2010 Bantam draft on April 29th.
#5 Morgan Klimchuk
#45 Brett Zarowny
#62 Jaedon Descheneau
#127 Tyson Predinchuk
#132 Ryan Rehill
#240 Macklin Pichonsky
Way to go guys.
#45 Brett Zarowny
#62 Jaedon Descheneau
#127 Tyson Predinchuk
#132 Ryan Rehill
#240 Macklin Pichonsky
Way to go guys.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Special Announcement - Tim Fragle to Coach
Tim is a Nait graduate in Business Management (specializing in Human Resources). During his time at Nait he played for the Nait Ooks hockey team, where he was the captain for 2 seasons. Tim played junior hockey with the Trail Smokeeaters from 1997-1999 and the Sherwood Park Crusaders 1999-2000. Tim also captained both of these teams.
Tim has 12 years coaching experience; he has coached the Canadian Athletic Club Bantam AAA, Fort Saskatchewan Midget AAA, five seasons as head coach of the Canadian Athletic Club Midget AAA hockey team and is currently the Assistant Coach of the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Tim is a qualified NCCP high performance Advanced 1 coach and has been the Head Instructor for the Nait hockey school for the last 5 years. Tim coached the Edmonton South Bruins for the Alberta Cup and has help with Hockey Alberta under seventeen programs as well. He is also currently the Director of Hockey Operations for the Northern Alberta Selects Hockey Club. Tim is also an Associate Director at the Vimy Ridge Hockey Academy
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Player of the Game Award
Western Elite Hockey would like to thank United Cycle Sports for thier partnership in our 2009 and 2010 Elite Bantam Camps.
United Cycle has once again stepped up to the plate and donated a Bauer One95 stick valued at $260.00
The One95 stick will be awarded to the player of the game from Team Black in the Western Elite Prospects game on Saturday July 31st, 2010.
United Cycle Sports is Edmonton's premier supplier of hockey equipment with over 100 000 square feet of sport related shopping.
Special thanks to the staff for their continued support.
United Cycle has once again stepped up to the plate and donated a Bauer One95 stick valued at $260.00
The One95 stick will be awarded to the player of the game from Team Black in the Western Elite Prospects game on Saturday July 31st, 2010.
United Cycle Sports is Edmonton's premier supplier of hockey equipment with over 100 000 square feet of sport related shopping.
Special thanks to the staff for their continued support.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Special Announcement - Craig Simpson to Coach
Western Elite Hockey is proud to announce that Craig Simpson is to be the head coach of one of the teams at the 2010 Western Elite Prospects Game.
Craig was drafted in the 1st Round, 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Midway through his third NHL season, he was traded as part of a package to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Paul Coffey. Simpson blossomed in Edmonton, playing on a line with future Hall of Famers Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson. He scored a career high 56 regular season goals during the 1987–88 season, and won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers, in 1988 and 1990. He would be dealt to the Buffalo Sabres prior to the 1993-94 season.
Simpson suffered a serious back injury in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 1, 1993. Though he continued to play, the injury would eventually end his playing career at age 28. He retired as a player in 1996, finishing with 497 career NHL points. He holds the record for best career shooting percentage with a 23.66% mark.
Simpson joined his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in 2005 and served as an assistant coach of the team. He helped lead the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2005–06 season.
Currently Craig is the color commentator along with Jim Hughson who does play by play on CBC Hockey Night in Canada’s marquee games.
The 2010 Western Elite Prospects Game will be held on July 31st at the Kinsmen Arena in Edmonton.
Simpson suffered a serious back injury in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 1, 1993. Though he continued to play, the injury would eventually end his playing career at age 28. He retired as a player in 1996, finishing with 497 career NHL points. He holds the record for best career shooting percentage with a 23.66% mark.
Simpson joined his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in 2005 and served as an assistant coach of the team. He helped lead the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2005–06 season.
Currently Craig is the color commentator along with Jim Hughson who does play by play on CBC Hockey Night in Canada’s marquee games.
The 2010 Western Elite Prospects Game will be held on July 31st at the Kinsmen Arena in Edmonton.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Star on the rise
At 5'9" and 140Lbs, this smooth skating defenceman shows great poise when skating the puck out of his zone. Good hands and vision of the ice will have a number of North American major junior teams watching him closely in the coming years.
Way to go Matej, see you this July.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Coach Darryl Belfry in the Class Room
This is a great video with Coach Darryl discussing the mind set of a hockey player as he tries to climb up the depth chart of his team.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Post Season Transition
By Peter Twist, BPE MPE CSCS, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Vancouver Canucks
To prepare a master plan for the summer, coaches need to consider how to make a successful transition from a long season, intense playoff, and the summer developmental phase. Your goal is to recover from minor injuries and fatigue while preparing the mind and body for off-season training.
If your team enjoyed post-season play, your players went through a grueling regular season and then were in a peak output condition throughout playoffs. They have drawn upon every available reserve—including physical, physiological, mental, emotional, and hormonal components. Some players immediately cease all activity and are sedentary until their summer conditioning program begins. This can be problematic. Since playoff teams have a shorter summer phase, it is important to maintain a base of fitness to work off of, as opposed to allowing yourself to become completely deconditioned. A general base will allow you to make a quicker improvement you can accomplish within the summer period before camp begins.
Additionally, while you need time to rest and repair, you also need a transitional unloading phase. The body, mind and spirit need time to adjust from a peak output environment to one of rest and recovery. Your body’s mechanisms for recovery and repair do a better job with light activity. Active regeneration will help facilitate the process of unloading, allowing your muscles, organs, hormones, mind (etc.) time to unwind, gear down and recover. Activities that are low impact and low stress can be prescribed with a moderate intensity three times per week. If players are together, activities should be characterized by play, cooperation, and fun. If players are on their own, they should use a variety of activities that they personally enjoy. Swimming, cycling, 2-on-2 volleyball, hiking, tag football, Frisbee throwing, and pick up games from various sports are suitable. The purpose is to achieve mainly aerobic exercise within an activity that also has lateral movement and anaerobic components.
I also prescribe a low volume full body strength training workout twice per week, followed by static stretching. Three sets per muscle group is sufficient. I encourage players to complete this outside the weight room, using body weight exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, step-ups, squats, and lunges. Smaller muscle groups are accommodated with surgical tubing or using a partner to apply manual resistance.
Being active and having fun in an unstructured environment is a key factor in the body’s, mind’s and spirit’s response to tapering down from the playoffs to active rest and recovery and on to the generality and intensity of initial off-season training. Stay off the ice and out of the weight room, but utilize an active transition with pick up games and activities you particularly enjoy. Top this off with plenty of social, leisure, rest, and relaxation opportunities. I encourage my players to fulfill a four-week phase of unloading, rest & recovery, and fitness maintenance before they begin their structured hockey-conditioning program.
About the Author: Peter Twist is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Vancouver Canucks, the B.C. Provincial Director for the NSSCA, and the President of the Professional & Collegiate Hockey Conditioning Coaches Association. Twist, an Exercise Physiologist and Sport Scientist, has written two books on hockey conditioning, published dozens of articles on player development, and peer reviews submitted articles for academic journals.
If your team enjoyed post-season play, your players went through a grueling regular season and then were in a peak output condition throughout playoffs. They have drawn upon every available reserve—including physical, physiological, mental, emotional, and hormonal components. Some players immediately cease all activity and are sedentary until their summer conditioning program begins. This can be problematic. Since playoff teams have a shorter summer phase, it is important to maintain a base of fitness to work off of, as opposed to allowing yourself to become completely deconditioned. A general base will allow you to make a quicker improvement you can accomplish within the summer period before camp begins.
Additionally, while you need time to rest and repair, you also need a transitional unloading phase. The body, mind and spirit need time to adjust from a peak output environment to one of rest and recovery. Your body’s mechanisms for recovery and repair do a better job with light activity. Active regeneration will help facilitate the process of unloading, allowing your muscles, organs, hormones, mind (etc.) time to unwind, gear down and recover. Activities that are low impact and low stress can be prescribed with a moderate intensity three times per week. If players are together, activities should be characterized by play, cooperation, and fun. If players are on their own, they should use a variety of activities that they personally enjoy. Swimming, cycling, 2-on-2 volleyball, hiking, tag football, Frisbee throwing, and pick up games from various sports are suitable. The purpose is to achieve mainly aerobic exercise within an activity that also has lateral movement and anaerobic components.
I also prescribe a low volume full body strength training workout twice per week, followed by static stretching. Three sets per muscle group is sufficient. I encourage players to complete this outside the weight room, using body weight exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, step-ups, squats, and lunges. Smaller muscle groups are accommodated with surgical tubing or using a partner to apply manual resistance.
Being active and having fun in an unstructured environment is a key factor in the body’s, mind’s and spirit’s response to tapering down from the playoffs to active rest and recovery and on to the generality and intensity of initial off-season training. Stay off the ice and out of the weight room, but utilize an active transition with pick up games and activities you particularly enjoy. Top this off with plenty of social, leisure, rest, and relaxation opportunities. I encourage my players to fulfill a four-week phase of unloading, rest & recovery, and fitness maintenance before they begin their structured hockey-conditioning program.
About the Author: Peter Twist is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Vancouver Canucks, the B.C. Provincial Director for the NSSCA, and the President of the Professional & Collegiate Hockey Conditioning Coaches Association. Twist, an Exercise Physiologist and Sport Scientist, has written two books on hockey conditioning, published dozens of articles on player development, and peer reviews submitted articles for academic journals.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Executing the One-Timer
By Greg Siller
The one-timer, or one-time shot, is one of the most exciting and difficult offensive plays in hockey. It is
actually a play because it combines two players executing a pass and a shot. The one-timer combines three main elements: quickness, accuracy, and, of course, timing. The quickness and accuracy come from the passer; as this player must setup the shooter with a crisp and accurate pass, moving the puck toward the shooter’s front skate. Generally, a pass across the slot or from deep in the offensive zone to the point works best because as the goaltender attempts to follow the puck, it is moved from the initial location toward the net before the goaltender has a chance to prepare himself for the shot. As the goaltender quickly moves to get into position, the shot has already been taken.
Timing for the one-timer must be accurately gauged by the shooter, because there is only a fraction of a
second opportunity for the shooter’s stick to contact the puck and put it into the net. Practice is the only way
for your timing to improve. The shot of choice for the one-timer is usually the slap shot, however players
should begin practicing this play using the snapshot. The snap shot will allow the shooter a little more
margin for error due to the shortened backswing (as compared to the slap shot).
Practice makes perfect
To work on this play during practice, divide your team into two lines and place them near the
boards at each end of the center red line. Start the drill by having the first players in
each line skate toward the net, passing the puck as they go. As they get within 20 feet of the net, the puck
carrier passes the puck to the shooter, who executes the one-timer. It is best if right-handed shooters skate
down the left side of the rink and left-handed shooters skate down the right side so that the shooter will
always have the puck in front of him as he prepares. The shooter prepares by drawing his stick back and
times the travel of the pass so that his follow-through with the blade of the stick coincides exactly with the
arrival of the puck. Alternate this drill so that both sides have a chance to perform the one-timer.
The second drill has all players except the passer and the goaltender lined up near the center red line. The passer should be positioned about five feet from the net and behind the goal line. Start this drill by having the first player from skate toward the net. As the skater enters the slot area, he is given a pass for the one-time shot. The passer needs to be aware whether the shooter is a right-handed or left-handed shooter so that the pass will be toward the correct side of the shooters body.
Practicing and perfecting these one-time drills will add an elite talent to your offensive arsenal and you will see the results from the surprised goaltenders who rarely have time to move across the crease to stop your quick shot.
actually a play because it combines two players executing a pass and a shot. The one-timer combines three main elements: quickness, accuracy, and, of course, timing. The quickness and accuracy come from the passer; as this player must setup the shooter with a crisp and accurate pass, moving the puck toward the shooter’s front skate. Generally, a pass across the slot or from deep in the offensive zone to the point works best because as the goaltender attempts to follow the puck, it is moved from the initial location toward the net before the goaltender has a chance to prepare himself for the shot. As the goaltender quickly moves to get into position, the shot has already been taken.
Timing for the one-timer must be accurately gauged by the shooter, because there is only a fraction of a
second opportunity for the shooter’s stick to contact the puck and put it into the net. Practice is the only way
for your timing to improve. The shot of choice for the one-timer is usually the slap shot, however players
should begin practicing this play using the snapshot. The snap shot will allow the shooter a little more
margin for error due to the shortened backswing (as compared to the slap shot).
Practice makes perfect
To work on this play during practice, divide your team into two lines and place them near the
boards at each end of the center red line. Start the drill by having the first players in
each line skate toward the net, passing the puck as they go. As they get within 20 feet of the net, the puck
carrier passes the puck to the shooter, who executes the one-timer. It is best if right-handed shooters skate
down the left side of the rink and left-handed shooters skate down the right side so that the shooter will
always have the puck in front of him as he prepares. The shooter prepares by drawing his stick back and
times the travel of the pass so that his follow-through with the blade of the stick coincides exactly with the
arrival of the puck. Alternate this drill so that both sides have a chance to perform the one-timer.
The second drill has all players except the passer and the goaltender lined up near the center red line. The passer should be positioned about five feet from the net and behind the goal line. Start this drill by having the first player from skate toward the net. As the skater enters the slot area, he is given a pass for the one-time shot. The passer needs to be aware whether the shooter is a right-handed or left-handed shooter so that the pass will be toward the correct side of the shooters body.
Practicing and perfecting these one-time drills will add an elite talent to your offensive arsenal and you will see the results from the surprised goaltenders who rarely have time to move across the crease to stop your quick shot.
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