New Training Center - Opening September 2010

Jamie has announced the opening of a new training facility inside the Toyota Sports Center for players and goalies:

Goalies

The goalies will have a synthetic ice surface to train on the puck machine (the goalie range) It is a chance for goalies to work on the technic as well as save selection. The puck machine gives us a one of a kind environment for the goalies to have the accuracy of the machine hitting those areas that are hard to stop as well as giving us a chance to work on one save over and over giving us that repetition that is needed in order for improvement. You can work on hands for proper positioning as well as rebound control both high and low. The machine has speeds up to 100 mile per hour so it can also challenge our reflexes making us faster and stronger. It is a more one on one environment to allow the goalie to learn at their own pace. Goalies will face up to 300 shots in a lesson.

Players

The players will have a skating treadmill that is for them to have a better skating stride where they will wear their skates and the treadmill is a synthetic track that can go up to 15 miles per hour and also can be used on a incline for a more tough workout for the players. It also has a synthetic surface all around the treadmill so the players can work on their stick handling while they are in stride. It gives the players a chance to work on their edges as well as having a proper skating stride.

Players will also be able to work on their stick handling and shooting on the range when goalies are not training on it. The hardest part when players train on ice is that they don't work enough on stick handling and shooting. This will give them a chance to work with one of our coaches on the fundamentals of shooting and stick handling.