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If you’re a frequent reader of HockeyNow, I’m sure you’ve seen one version or another of our description of the Minor Hockey Player of the Year award, namely that it is given to players who “best exemplify sportsmanship, leadership, hockey ability and performance, and school and community participation."
Read MoreHockey never sleeps. Just ask hockey mom and HN blogger Astra Groskaufmanis. But that’s a good thing. Even in summer the game provides us great achievements, such as HN’s annual Player-of-the-Year (POY) Awards and events like Team Canada’s U17 selection camp next month at Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park.
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day to all the hockey dads! Today is a special day for you. I normally write about all things hockey mom but for this special occasion, I thought I would celebrate the joys of being a hockey dad.
Read MoreAccording to the calendar, summer officially starts on June 21. According to me, the summer officially starts the day after the last NHL playoff game is played and the Cup is hoisted. Therefore, I hereby declare that summer has officially begun!
Read MoreI worked from home the other day. My daughter was having her wisdom teeth removed and though she did sleep most of the day, someone needed to be close by to keep an eye on her and bring her the obligatory ice packs, meds, and heaping bowls of ice cream as instructed.
Read MoreHow often have you run into someone in a store or in a restaurant, politely say “Hi” and then wonder, “Where do I know them from?” They look familiar but you can’t quite place them. It drives you crazy and you wrack your brain the rest of the day trying to figure out where you’ve met them before.
Read MoreBetween the NHL playoffs, Memorial Cup and RBC Cup, who doesn’t love this time of year? The RBC Cup showed us once again that anything can happen, no matter the odds coming into a tournament.
Read MoreDespite the growing research that indicates year-round hockey (or any single sport year-round for that matter) doesn’t make for a better hockey player, there are thousands of kids that do play hockey all year.
Read MoreOld hockey sticks never die, they just get reincarnated. Our family has bought its fair share of sticks over the years, having put three kids through minor hockey. When that purchase is made, a brand new stick is automatically designated the game day stick, and the old game day stick becomes the practice stick, and the practice stick then becomes the road hockey stick.
Read MoreI was still in high school when we met. I was only fifteen but I knew this was the real thing. Oh, I know I was far too young to be in love but love knows no rules.
Read MoreMany of us are getting ready for our kids’ year-end hockey parties and there are plenty of preparations underway. Aside from choosing the date, the location, the potluck assignments, year-end gift selection, and speeches, there are thanks that should to be given to the other hockey people who’ve made this hockey season such a success.
Read MoreLife. It’s precious. The hockey family was rocked a few weeks ago with the Humboldt Broncos bus accident. The way everyone came together and still are and will is what makes the hockey world special.
Read MoreAt the beginning of each hockey season, there is great fanfare surrounding the distribution of team jerseys.
Read MoreWe’ve never met, but I am your sister. We don’t know each other, but we know everything about each other. Our paths have probably never even crossed, but we’ve travelled the same roads.
Read MoreDid you know that at this very moment research being conducted on the optimal time to pull a goalie? Countless studies, analyses, and a whole lot of math devoted to the precise moment in a hockey game when it’s more advantageous to have an extra attacker on the ice than a net minder.
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3) Around the WHL: Eleven WHL players help Canada win Hlinka Gretzky gold; Tigers deal White to ICE
4) Meet Matthew Savoie, the NAX Forward Taking the CSSHL by Storm
5) Meet The Winners Of The 2018 HockeyNow Minor Hockey Player Of The Year Award Powered By Hockeyshot
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