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“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It’s helping them to learn rather than teaching them” – Tim Gallwey
Hockey Calgary is proud to present the Hockey Calgary Coach Night Series brought to you by Score Hockey Range. The Series is aimed at bringing coaches together to learn some new skills, to share ideas, and to 'nerd out' with a group of passionate coaches. 
Idea sharing is an important part of coaching. The Hockey Calgary Coach Night Series is the beginning of an initiative to create a community network of coaches in the city of Calgary to facility idea and resource sharing and support. With the help and involvement of great coaches, we will improve our base and push each other to get better and in turn, improve the development and experience of children playing the great game of hockey.
New This Season: Original 16 celebrates things done well, and that’s why we’ve teamed up to announce an incredible opportunity—at each Coach Night Series event, we will be giving away 2 tickets to an action-packed Calgary Wranglers game! Simply attend the event for your chance to win! The lucky winner will be contacted via email approximately one week after the event with information on how to claim their prize.
Topic: Understanding Specialty Situations - Key Tactics for Powerplay, Penalty Kill, 6 on 5's, Shootout and Overtime.
Cam grew up in Calgary playing for the Southland Hockey Association (Southwest) before moving to the Calgary Royals from U15 to U18. He then went on to play Junior A in the NOJHL and earned his BSBA in Accounting and Finance from King's College while playing NCAA III. Cam spent one year as an Assistant Coach for King's College before returning to Calgary to re-join the Calgary Royals as a coach, where he has held numerous roles over all age groups. Cam is currently the Head Coach of the U17AAA Calgary Royals, is High Performance 1 Certified, Development 1 Certified, Checking Skills Certified, and will be returning to the Alberta Cup as an Assistant Coach for the second time in April as part of the Hockey Alberta Spring Showcase.
Registration link: https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/21980
DATE | Feburary 25th
LOCATION | The Score Hockey Range - 3320 9 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 3C3
TIME | 6:00pm
Jordan Colliton, the Mount Royal Cougars Associate Coach joins us for our third female Coach Night Series of the year! This event is limited to female coaches only. This coach night will feature a live game with the Mount Royal Cougars taking on the Trinity Western Spartans. Following the game, coaches will get the chance to hear from Jordan as she discusses the concept of practice planning. During this session, you will learn about-
Registration link: https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/21482
DATE | Feburary 15th
LOCATION | Flames Community Arenas
TIME | 5:00 Game Start
Cost: Free – Use code CGYCOACHVIP at mrucougars.com/tickets to grab your tickets.
*This is only open to female coaches*
Topic: Indirect Defensive Zone Concepts: Progressions and Regressions
Lane Zablocki: Founder - Optic Hockey Development, Assistant Coach - University of Calgary Dinos.
Registration link: https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/21397
DATE | Feburary 3rd
LOCATION | Max Bell Arena - Perry Cavanagh
TIME | 5:45-6:45PM
*Bring your skates, helmet, gloves and stick please*
Dean Seymour will be joining us on January 23rd at the Score Hockey Range at 7pm.
Topic: Checking and Angling details for all ages
Bio: Dean started his hockey career in Saskatoon where he played all his minor hockey in the flyer zone and later for the Saskatoon Contacts of the U18AAA league. After playing years of junior and pro hockey, Dean now spends most of his time working for Hockey Canada as the Manager of Hockey Ops for NextGen Player Development.
DATE | January 23rd
LOCATION | The Score Hockey Range - 3320 9 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 3C3
TIME | 7pm
*Bring your stick and gloves*
We have our first Between The Pipes edition of the Coach Night Series on January 13th at the Score Hockey Range! All coaches and goalie coaches are welcome to come and learn how they can better support their goaltenders during the season. This will be a great session for coaches that want to learn about the goaltending position and how to better support their goaltenders over the course of the season.
Topic: Understanding technical and tactical goaltending fundamentals and how to teach them. Learning how best to integrate goalies into practice. Discussing ways to support goaltenders throughout the season.
Bio: Marcus Beesley has been a full-time goalie coach in southern Alberta for the past 12 years, running private sessions, camps, and clinics for World Pro Goaltending in addition to his roles as goalie coach with the Drumheller Dragons (4 years) and Airdrie U18AAA Bisons (11 years). He has also coached in the past with the Olds Grizzlys and various other U18 and U15 high performance teams. Marcus is also certified by Hockey Canada and has done many clinics and evaluation camps for Hockey Alberta.
DATE | January 13th
LOCATION | The Score Hockey Range - 3320 9 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 3C3
TIME | 7pm
We have our first Female Coach Night Series on the year on December 16th! All female coaches please join us as we will have Rebecca Johnstone and Danielle Fujita presenting on shooting and skating. Following the on-ice presentations, coaches are invited to head upstairs to The Bench YYC for drinks and food as the two presenters do a Q&A session.
Topic: Shooting and Skating
DATE | December 16th
LOCATION | Cardel Rec South & The Bench YYC
TIME | 5:30-6:30 On-ice , 6:45-7:45 off-ice.
*This is only open to female coaches*
Registration link: https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/18132
Corey McNabb will be joining us on October 30th at NESS for our first Coach Night Series of the year presented by Score Hockey Range. We will be on the ice from 5:45pm – 6:45pm following that Corey will be doing an off ice presentation from 7:15pm – 8:15pm.
Corey will be teaching the concept of properly adding progressions and regressions to your drills and practice plans.
Corey McNabb bio: Corey McNabb is the current Manager of Player Development at Hockey Canada. He is also currently the skills coach for the University of Calgary Dinos hockey team and a Hockey Canada certified skills coach.
Calling all women coaches!! Hockey Calgary is excited to announce another womens coach night with Stacy Allen on February 12 from 6:45-8:00pm at Cardel Rec South. A special thank you goes out to Jamie Keely for arranging the ice time and to Stacy Allen as she will be sharing her power skating tricks and tips to better a players skater! Also, join us after upstaird at The Bench as we will have the private room booked. Come for a drink and chat with other coaches about hockey and how we can grow the game by having more women coaches in Calgary!
Stacy Allen Bio: I am a Calgary resident with over 25 years of skating experience. I have coached internationally with a specialty in children aged 6 – 16 years old. I have an extensive hockey background with a record of success, including winning three national championships as well as a silver medal with the University of Alberta. My power skating career started with Skate Canada as a junior instructor at the age of 12, and received certification at age 17. I have owned and coached at many hockey schools in Canada and the United States. I average 1000 athlete's every year. Today my focus is on consulting minor hockey teams, private lessons and running various camps. Hockey is a marathon and not a race, it takes time and dedication to improve your skills. Skating muscles are unique training compared to any other sport. I focus on the mental training as well, learning how to push your body and positive self talk is a skill and takes time to develop.
Andrew Brewer has spent the last 11 years working with the top coaches in the sport of hockey. As a video coach with Hockey Canada & an Assistant & Video Coach in the NHL, Andrew has been relied on by the games best coaches to ensure they are the most prepared team on the ice. Andrew has spent the last 8 years as an Assistant Coach in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs & Florida Panthers. Currently, Andrew is an Assistant Coach with the Utica Comets of the AHL.
Join Andrew as takes a deep dive into the different PP and PK systems most commonly used at the NHL level.
Andrew Brewer has spent the last 11 years working with the top coaches in the sport of hockey. As a video coach with Hockey Canada & an Assistant & Video Coach in the NHL, Andrew has been relied on by the games best coaches to ensure they are the most prepared team on the ice. Andrew has spent the last 8 years as an Assistant Coach in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs & Florida Panthers. Currently, Andrew is an Assistant Coach with the Utica Comets of the AHL.
Join Andrew as he discuss effective Practice Planning in a minor hockey environment. Specifically, how to effectively share the ice and work with multiple skill levels.
Andrew Brewer has spent the last 11 years working with the top coaches in the sport of hockey. As a video coach with Hockey Canada & an Assistant & Video Coach in the NHL, Andrew has been relied on by the games best coaches to ensure they are the most prepared team on the ice. Andrew has spent the last 8 years as an Assistant Coach in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs & Florida Panthers. Currently, Andrew is an Assistant Coach with the Utica Comets of the AHL.
Join Andrew as he discuss how to effective prepare your team for competition.
