August 2014
Warriors boast unprecedented goaltending depth - Adamyk Between The Pipes
One thing became clear at Moose Jaw Warriors training camp.For the first time in team history they have goaltending depth.All four goaltenders the Warriors brought to main camp looked like they have WHL careers in their future. Justin Paulic is the veteran of the bunch, but considering three of those goalies — Zach Sawchenko, Brody Willms and Mitchell Adamyk — are 15 or 16 years old, that pres
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 1v1 SPOTS FOR GDI AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1v1's:As the summer progresses, the months of August and September are starting to fill up for 1v1
Hurricanes Acquire Robidoux from Tigers
GDI Goalie Zac Robidoux has been traded from the Medicine Hat Tigers to the Lethbridge HurricanesThe Lethbridge Hurricanes acquired 1996-born goalie Zac Robidoux from Medicine Hat in exchange for a 3rdround pick in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft as well as a conditional 4th round pick in 2017.In watching Robidoux play, Lethbridge Hurricanes General Manager, Brad Robson says “he’s a big goalies tha
Caligiuri Named Kings Goaltending Coach
GDI Instructor Joe Caligiuri named this years MJHL Dauphin Kings Goaltender Coach.Joe Caligiuri came to the Kings for the 2009-2010 RBC Cup season after 3 seasons in the WHL. In 61 regular season games Caligiuri posted a 2.59 GAA and .909 SP%. Joe was instrumental in getting the Kings to the RBC Cup Final that year and was awarded Playoff MVP for his efforts. Upon graduating from the Kings Joe
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 1v1 SPOTS FOR GDI AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1v1's:As the summer progresses, the months of August and September are starting to fill up for 1v1
GDI Instructor Ryan Cyr Attends NET360
Net 360 is the vision of a small group of people, each an expert in their specific field of hockey development, that all share a common passion for the game as well as a desire to be a driving force behind the development of goaltenders.From August 11-15 in Kelowna, BC GDI President Ryan Cyr will be instructing at Net360.Goaltenders in attendance includes 5 NHL Goalies.For more information Click H
Tuesday Mental Training Tip
STAY MOTIVATED:The summer can be long - it can be tiring.When we hit the season, know that your commitment to getting better will make things easier!Going through the months of June, July, and now into August we must have a balanced approach to each day. Keep our mind at ease by sectioning your day into components of training and then into other areas with family, work, and friends. We need to enj
Mark Friesen Continues As Goalie Coach For The Winkler Flyers
Mark Friesen joined the Flyers as a Goaltending Coach last season after completing his five year WHL Career (Chilliwack, Swift Current) followed by one season at the University of Manitoba.“We’re glad to welcome Mark back to our coaching staff. It’s nice to have the continuity, and speaking with Adam Vander Linden (Flyers goaltender), he is very happy to have Mark back and felt he showed gre
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 1v1 SPOTS FOR GDI AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1v1's:As the summer progresses the months of August and September are starting to fill up for 1v1
Tuesday Mental Training Tip
PRACTICE - BLOCKED VS. RANDOM:As an athlete there are two different ways of practicing.Going through a goaltender personal training session you can execute a blocked or random variable context style of practicing. Both of these have benefit.A Blocked Context will help you execute a simple task - Such as catching a puck or accepting a puck into your core coverage. There is one focus and it is known