Sharpening

Week Seven: Bringing it Home

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 I wouldn’t have traded […]
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Calgary Fall 2021 Highlights (Part 2)

Check out these highlights of the Fall 2021 Discover Hockey learn to play program from Calgary! 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 interested in finding out more about what the program is about please click here. To see upcoming Spring/Summer […]
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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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Skate Sharpening Explained

Every hockey player knows that you need to get your skates sharpened, but that doesn’t mean we really have any idea about it. How often should we get them sharpened? How sharp should we get them (what do all those fraction numbers mean?)? Should I be using re-edging tools like a Sweet Stick? Whether you’re […]
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