Inspiration

Week Eight: An Unexpected Surprise! 

By Ashley Mielke I headed into this session knowing it was going to be our last before our games officially started. I was excited about the opportunity to scrimmage against the dark green team, like we have done for the past several weeks, and continue to strengthen my new skillset as a hockey player. I even […]
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Week Five: Learning the Game

By Ashley Mielke This was another exciting week in the Discover Hockey program! We arrived two hours early for a classroom session that focused on teaching us the game of hockey. Our coaches, Jeff and Jeff, used a hockey board with magnetic players to teach the basics including the formation of a team, how to line […]
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Week Three: The Pucks Came Out!

Week 2              Week 4 By Ashley Mielke This is the session we’ve all been waiting for! The session where the pucks come out!  As always I arrived early to give myself enough time to settle in and get dressed. To my surprise, a Discover Hockey Alumni and NCHL hockey player, Tracy […]
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A Kiwi Learning Hockey In Canada!

Reon grew up in New Zealand, where obviously opportunities to learn and play ice hockey are tough to come by. But once he made it over to Canada and started learning how to skate and watching Hockey Night In Canada, he got the itch. And then when he had two boys of his own that were […]
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Calgary Mother of Four Learning How To Score!

Melissa was born and raised in Calgary, but didn’t really feel like she had many opportunities to play hockey as a girl. Now that she is a mother of four who are all into skating and hockey, she thought it was time to learn how to play for herself! And then she heard about the Discover […]
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