Learning To Skate

Week Seven: Bringing it Home

Author: jdavidsonOn: Mar 24Categories: Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

Week Seven: Bringing it Home

Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

By Ashley Mielke Hi everyone! It feels great to be back to the blog this week! You may have noticed that I was MIA for week six of the program. Unfortunately my son came down with a bad case of croup and was at home sick for a week. Poor guy. Although...

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Week Five: Learning the Game

Author: jdavidsonOn: Mar 16Categories: Hockey Classes, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

Week Five: Learning the Game

Hockey Classes, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

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...

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Week Four: Sharpening our Skills

Author: jdavidsonOn: Mar 07Categories: Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

Week Four: Sharpening our Skills

Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

Week 3 By Ashley Mielke As I reflect on the last four sessions of the program, I’m amazed by the progress that our group has made. Not only have we learned a number of new skills, we are continually improving and becoming more confident each week. We...

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Week Three: The Pucks Came Out!

Author: jdavidsonOn: Feb 23Categories: Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

Week Three: The Pucks Came Out!

Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

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...

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Week Two: Finding Our Edge

Author: jdavidsonOn: Feb 17Categories: Hockey Classes, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

Week Two: Finding Our Edge

Hockey Classes, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

Week 1             Week 3 By Ashley Mielke (@theashleymielke) I registered for adult beginner hockey in January 2022 and made my childhood dream of playing a reality. This is my story, where I will chronicle my journey week-to-week as I become...

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Week One: Pursuing a Childhood Dream

Author: jdavidsonOn: Feb 07Categories: Ice Hockey Stories, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

Week One: Pursuing a Childhood Dream

Ice Hockey Stories, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

By Ashley Mielke (@theashleymielke) I registered for adult beginner hockey in January 2022 and made my childhood dream of playing a reality. This is my story, where I will chronicle my journey week-to-week as I become a hockey player. Since the tender...

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A Kiwi Learning Hockey In Canada!

Author: jdavidsonOn: Nov 23Categories: Hockey Classes, Ice Hockey Stories, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile No Comments

A Kiwi Learning Hockey In Canada!

Hockey Classes, Ice Hockey Stories, Inspiration, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players, Player Profile

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...

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Mohamed learns to skate and play hockey in Calgary

Author: RomsOn: Oct 22Categories: Learning To Skate No Comments

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Edmonton Winter 2020 Highlights (Part 2)

Author: jdavidsonOn: Mar 05Categories: Highlights, Hockey Classes, Ice Hockey Stories, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players 1 Comment

Edmonton Winter 2020 Highlights (Part 2)

Highlights, Hockey Classes, Ice Hockey Stories, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players

Check out these highlights of the Winter 2020 Discover Hockey learn to play program from Edmonton! These players were brand new to hockey just 8 short weeks ago and now they are real hockey teams joining the Non-Contact Hockey League! If you’re...

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Edmonton Winter 2020 Highlights (Part 1)

Author: jdavidsonOn: Mar 04Categories: Highlights, Hockey Classes, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players 1 Comment

Edmonton Winter 2020 Highlights (Part 1)

Highlights, Hockey Classes, Learning To Skate, New Hockey Players

Check out these highlights of the Winter 2020 Discover Hockey learn to play program from Edmonton! These players were brand new to hockey just 8 short weeks ago and now they are real hockey teams joining the Non-Contact Hockey League! If you’re...

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