The Dauphin Kings have committed to goaltender Brian Archibald.Arch is a competitive netminder that displays a tremendously athletic and competitive nature in net. From his great prescence on the Southwest Cougars for the past 3 seasons he has helped the team to two Championship Finals, and a birth into the 2011/2012 Western Regional Championship Finals. In his rookie season in the MBAAA League h

Moving into the final phase of the U-16 Team Manitoba selection process there remains twenty-six players. The final camp will be held in Winnipeg on August 8-11, 2012 for one last in-person assessment before the final roster is announced in late September.The current roster includes several players that train with the staff at GDI Prairies, The RINK, and Elite Performance.GDI Prairies would like t

As Alex Moodie prepares to step onto the ice this morning for another spring camp with the Saskatoon Blades, he has his first experience from 2010 in mind."I remember going into a meeting right off the start and seeing all of the veteran players there," the 17-yearold goaltender said. "I was a lot smaller than I am now. It was intimidating seeing them, but it really showed me how much I had to wor

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!In the WHL - Road to the Memorial Cup:Shawinigan captures the 2012 Memorial Cup!With Gabriel Girard making many many big time stops throughou

There is an old cliché in hockey about a player battling for the name on the front of his jersey – not the one on the back. Edmonton Oil Kings goaltender Laurent Brossoit is also battling for someone else – and it’s shown on the back of his goalie mask.“We don’t know how strong we are until being strong is the only choice we have – multiple sclerosis awareness”Those words adore the

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji State University women’s hockey team has added goaltenders for the 2012-13 seaso.. The Beavers signed transfer Abby Ryplanski of Winnipeg from Niagara University and Alexane Rodrigue of Monkland, Ont.Ryplanski joins BSU after Niagara disbanded its women’s hockey program following the 2011-12 campaign. Both players will help aid BSU as they look to replace All-America s

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!In the WHL - Road to the Memorial Cup:After  the Edmonton Oil Kings captured the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions, defeating the Portland W

Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Friday that Steve Spott (Waterloo, Ont.), head coach and general manager of the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers, will be head coach of Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship, scheduled for Dec. 26, 2012 to Jan. 6, 2013 in Ufa, Russia.Spott will be joined on the coaching staff by assistan

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! Program of Excellence - Under 18 & Top 40:After a long four days the Top 40 Program of Excellence camp has came to a close.GDI Prairies

Looking at all of the strong performances through the month of April we came upon 3 outstanding goaltenders that have stole the show to claim the 3 Stars of the Month.