January 2015
Troy Martyniuk Awarded MJHL Player of the Week Award
Troy Martyniuk won both his starts last week for the Kings, making key saves at important stretches in the tilts against Virden and Winkler. Numbers wise he stopped 66 of the 71 shots he faced over the span. Martnyiuk’s Goals Against Average was 2.38 in the two contests and he had a .930 Save Percentage. This season Martyniuk’s record is 8-15. His GAA is 3.49 while his SV% is .892. Troy has be
Logan Flodell Returns To T-Birds
Flodell was playing for the Nipawin Hawks in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. In 13 games with the Hawks Flodell had an 8-4-0 record with a .901 save percentage and a 2.44 goals against average. Last week he was named the SJHL Rookie of the Week after leading the Hawks to two wins by stopping 52 of 55 shots he faced.Goalie Danny Mumaugh has elected to end his hockey career. In three seasons
Tuesday Mental Training Tip
Stick To Your Routine... Feel Driven and Motivated DailyAs we wrap up January that means there is just over a month until playoffs.By this time of the year it is important that we feel in charge of our game. We should have a strong idea of how we stack up against teams in the league. As we start the march towards playoffs we can now build up our game.Start to get a highlight reel of your best mome
Monday Morning Goalie News
Wake up, start your week, and dive into the Monday Morning GDI Goalie News! Who stopped the most shots… which netminder rebounded from a tough loss… who had the best performance of the week?Look below, get your goalie fix to start the week. Here we go!BOOK YOUR SPOTS FOR FEBRUARY 1v1'sMake sure you stay sharp this season by attending 1v1 lessons. The month of February is starting to fill up f
Robidoux Pushes Aside 26; Terriers Clinch First Place
The Portage Terriers clinched first place last night with a physical 3-1 win over the Steinbach Pistons. The Terriers looked out matched early in the first period, and head coach and GM Blake Spiller says "I didn't think our forward group was good until 7 or 8 minutes left in the first period; our back end played well the whole game". Zac Robidoux played great turning aside all 13 shots he faced i
Deery Named Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player Of The Week
For the second straight week a GDI Goalie has been named the Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week.It’s been quite the week for Steinbach Pistons’ goaltender Nick Deery, who has been named the Recycle Everywhere MJHL Player of the Week.This honour comes on the heels of the recent announcement that Deery, 20, has committed to the Division I, University of Minnesota Duluth next season.Deery
Tuesday Mental Training Tip
When we put our mind to focusing on specific areas of our game the duration of practice will go by extremely fast. As a goaltender we want to get wrapped up in the process and the intricacies of the fine details of a goalies personal game.For example - When practicing glove usage we can go down various roads to zone into having a strict focus:- Focusing on "meeting" the puck out in front of our bo
Monday Morning Goalie News
Wake up, start your week, and dive into the Monday Morning GDI Goalie News! Who stopped the most shots… which netminder rebounded from a tough loss… who had the best performance of the week?Look below, get your goalie fix to start the week. Here we go!BOOK YOUR SPOTS FOR JANUARY 1v1'sMake sure you stay sharp this season by attending 1v1 lessons. The month of January is starting to fill up for
Deery Commits To Minnesota-Duluth
The Steinbach Pistons are pleased to announce that 20 year-old goaltender Nick Deery has committed to the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs of the NCAA’s Division 1. “It was a surreal moment after I got off the phone,” said Deery about hearing the news earlier this week. “I didn’t know what to do with myself. I made sure I called my parents right away.”Deery’s accomplishment i
Kristen Campbell Earns U-18 Silver Medal
Kristen Campbell recently participated for Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship in Buffalo, NY. Campbell and Team Canada earned silver medals at the tournament.BUFFALO, N.Y. – Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team has earned the silver medal at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship after a 3-2 overtime loss to the United States in Monda