Summer Hockey Camps/Clinics

There is so much to do this summer, especially if you want to play hockey.  I will be attending the Collins Hockey Camp in July at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe.  Oceanside has some great things going on this summer, Mark Ciaccio Power Skating Skill Development Camp is June 1-5th and  Brock Ballard’s Evolution of Hockey Day Camp.  Mark Ciaccio will also be at the Alltel Ice Den in Scottsdale, June 8-12th

I also recommend, Kurt Goar’s Big City Summer Hockey Camp at Polar Ice Gilbert, I have attend Big City and Kurt is a awesome Coach.

Hockey Warriors (and Friends) Video

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Murph and Sean (goalie) are having fun on the ice during Big City Boys.  Kurt Goar runs an awesome clinic on Sunday nights from 5:15 to 6:30 pm at Polar Ice in Gilbert.

Goalie vs Center in Flag Football

Wow! What a game today against my goalies team. The Titans were victorious!! Playing Flag Football is so much fun and great exercise.

April is a busy hockey month, there are hockey clinics, power skating classes, private lessons and tryouts to attend. The month is packed! I am excited about the upcoming season, but it will be nice to finish with tryouts and enjoy the rest of summer. Arizona Rubber (the very cool AZ hockey magazine) has published the list and times of tryouts in AZ here.

See you at the rinks! Murph

Off Season Training Starts Today!

Yesterday, I played my last hockey tournament as a Mite. We had two games, we won the first and lost the second to the Polar Bears. It was a good way to end the season, playing against my friends on the PB. We should have won that game … but, long shifts and tired legs … we lost by ONE!

Today officially started my off ice training, so I can be ready for the next season of Squirts. I am playing Flag Football and I know the Coach! We won both games and our team is looking great with only two practices under our belt.

I am looking forward to next weekend, my team is taking on my goalie’s flag football team!!  May the best hockey player WIN!!

200 Off Ice Shots Daily

Practice Shots

I have 18 days until I leave for Michigan.  I am getting pumped up and dreaming that we will WIN!  I have been practicing shooting on goal from both angles in the driveway.  I am able to knock out my 4 targets with 5 shots.  Still working to get all 4 out with 4 shots!!

I increased my daily goal to 200 shots.  I hope the extra work pays off in Michigan!

Hockey all day … all the time!

We had a day off from the tournament, so I had my line mate over to play some hockey.  We took a quick jog aroundimg_1873 the block and then worked on our shots together.  Between the two of us, we netted 300 shots!  It was totally awesome.  My mom was nice enough to retrieve ALL of the pucks, so we could just keep shooting.  We had a small game of one on one and Bunting was goalie, he ROCKS!  Then it was off to play x Box 360 Live NHL.

Late in the afternoon we went up to the Gilbert Rink to catch a 18AA tournament game.  Some of my hockey friends were there and we hung out and watched the game.  Now we are off to the hockey pin trading event.  It was a total hockey day!