Special Goalie Program
Option 1
Jul. 14 - Jul. 18, 2008
NEW Evening Program 6:00-8:00pm!!!
2 groups
For all skill and ages
Program Features
20 hours on-ice Monday to Friday
  • goalies are grouped on-ice according to age and skill in groups of 3 or 4. 4 hours on-ice daily ­ 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon
  • program runs 8 am to 5 pm daily Monday to Friday
  • practices involve 8 teaching stations with individual skills taught at each station. All skills will be taught including stance, angles, glove saves, rebounds, skate saves, stick saves, poke check, puck handling, passing, setting puck for defencemen, closing 5-hole, butterfly and attitude
  • during each practice, a whole-ice game-like situation will be taught and practiced, i.e. 2 on 1s, 3 on 1s, 3 on 2s. During these drills the goalies will be taught positioning
  • special features include using world-famous BONI puck shooting machine, screen board, mirror board and angle ropes
  • 1 hour per day off-ice training will specialize in reflex development drills
  • 1 hour daily recreation includes target shooting, soccer, ball hockey, lacrosse, basketball and rollerblade hockey
  • video tape analysis
  • daily lectures, free daily lunch
  • free official hockey school sweater
  • receive hockey school handout
  • group sizes are limited
Option 2
Goalies can choose any day or evening program and week, i.e. All-Star Program (34 skaters and 4 goalies) or Fundamental Program (34 skaters and 4 goalies) etc.
Program Features
  • 1 goalie instructor per 4 goalies on-ice
  • goalies will have goalie area on-ice for individual instruction on specific skills
  • videotape analysis
Featured Goalie Instructors
  • Gilles Gilbert - 15 years NHL Goalie (July 14-18 only)
  • Jim Bedard - current Detroit Red Wing Goalie coach (July 14-18 only)
  • Andrew Verner - former Canadian National Team Goalie - current European goalie
  • Mark McArthur - former European Elite goalie
  • Mike D’Alessandro - former University of Western Goalie & Italian league pro
  • Dave Currie - former Johnstown Chiefs goalie