“Hockey Was Never An Option For Me Growing Up”
Diane had the hockey bug from a very young age, growing up in Ontario she admired Paul Hendrson, even before he scored the goal that defined the nation in the Summit Series against the Russians on that fateful night in Moscow to bring Canada the victory and ultimate hockey supremacy in 1972. As a kid, […]
“I Assumed It Was Too Late For Me” [How Jim Accomplished the “Impossible”]
![“I Assumed It Was Too Late For Me” [How Jim Accomplished the “Impossible”]](https://www.discoverhockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_1464-3-e1503525606555-1024x583.jpg "“I Assumed It Was Too Late For Me” [How Jim Accomplished the “Impossible”]")
After skating on a frozen lake in Calgary last winter with his nephews, Jim discovered an acute desire to learn how to play hockey and was stunned to find an adult beginner hockey program right in his hometown! He signed up for Discover Hockey, and found out that everyone taking it were people just like […]
A Lifelong Team Bond
For Boyd growing up in Alberta, hockey was always a part of life, he didn’t even have to think about it. As an adult who had never played on a real team before though, he felt like something was missing, and signed up for the Discover Hockey program this year. The skills he has learned and […]
Free Skating Lesson July 18th in Calgary
Escape the summer heat, come learn to skate with us. On Tuesday July 18th, 2017 – 10:00 PM we will hold a free skating lesson with Carson David, a long time Discover Hockey program instructor. If you would like to attend please sign up here: https://breakoutplay.com/app/event/1533 Carson will cover the following in a 35 minute […]
From street hockey to ice hockey, Leon learns to play Canada’s game!
DISCOVER HOCKEY SPOTLIGHT: LEON When Leon moved to Canada as a kid, he immediately realized how big hockey really was. He soon found out it was nearly impossible to avoid falling in love with the game. Leon’s parents did not know much about ice hockey, so he stuck to street hockey instead, that is at least […]
Learning to shoot the puck hard and on target
Carson David, from Base hockey shares his insights into what it takes to shoot the puck hard and on target. Together with slow mo takes and commentary you can really understand that it takes to make your shot better and improve your hockey skills. If you would like to ask Carson anything specific, please comment […]
Discover Hockey Player Profile: Alicia
Growing up, a huge hockey fan, Alicia always wanted to try playing ice hockey and finally took the Discover Hockey program in 2016. She liked the program so much that she took it for a second time to refine her goalie skills! We sat down with her to interview her about how she discovered the […]
Beginners go from zero to hockey players in 12 weeks, incredible!
Can you believe that most of these players did not know anything about being a hockey player? That’s right, some just started skating 12 weeks ago. Look at them now, real hockey players! These are some shots from the last game of the program, team white vs team black. Two newly minted hockey teams will […]
How to make a hockey player
Recently we caught up with some new hockey players in the Discover Hockey spring program in Calgary.