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!
Make sure you stay sharp over the off-season by attending 1v1 lessons. The months of July & August are starting to fill up for 1v1 sessions at the centre.
We are open from 3:30pm-9:30pm during the week and 10:00am-3:00pm Saturday and Sunday. During July and August we are open from 10:30am-3:30pm/4:30pm-9:30pm weekdays and 10:00am-3:00pm on weekends.
To make sure you secure your spots throughout the summer, we suggest signing up for your 1v1 sessions well in advance!
GDI Off-Season Programs
With the hockey season coming to a close It's time to start planning your off-season training. GDI offers a wide variety of off-season programs.
Summer Camps:
These are the anchor to the goaltender’s off-season development needs. These 4 or 5 day camps provide the biggest impact on goaltender performance in a short period of time.
Our camps are very intense and goaltenders will conduct on-ice sessions, fitness testing, flexibility and hand eye training, classroom sessions, daily journals, off-ice dryland, comprehensive evaluation reports and much more.These spots fill up well in advance, don't miss your opportunity to train with GDI.
For more information Click Here
Pre-Season Clinics:
Portage:
August 24th-28th
PCU Centre
Five - 1 hour ice times
For more information Click Here
Steinbach:
August 31st - September 4th
T.G. Smith Centre
Five - 1 hour ice times
For more information Click Here
These spots fill up fast so don't miss your opportunity to Train Like A Pro. Email us at info@gdigoaltending.com or call us at (204) 489-7465 for more information
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Chris Driedger Preparing For Second Pro Season
Chris Driedger has been at The Rink multiple times a week training through 1v1 lessons with GDI President Ryan Cyr. Driedger completed his first season of pro hockey this past year and it's safe to say it was a bit of a whirlwind.
Driedger appeared in games with 3 different teams in 3 different leagues last season. He spent the majority of his time in the East Coast Hockey League where he appeared in 40 games for the Evansville Icemen. Driedger also spent time with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League.
Driedger's season highlight came back on March 25th when he made his NHL debut. Driedger had been with the NHL's Ottawa Senators backing up a depleted goalie roster but in a game against the New York Rangers he finally got the chance to step on the ice.
With the Rangers scoring their fifth goal, Driedger was sent in between the pipes for the final 23 minutes. Driedger didn't allow a single shot past him making 10 saves to finish off the game.
That experience will prove to be valuable as Driedger will look to further his pro hockey career next season.
Driedger has been training with GDI for over 6 years through GDI Summer Camps and 1v1 lessons.
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"The first goalies of the start their training with @mhutch34 and @GDIGoaltending ! #scheifs4kids "
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VAUGHN EQUIPMENT DEMOS
Are you looking at getting new equipment? Ask us about our Vaughn demo equipment. We have 3 different sets of Vaughn equipment that are available for you to demo during your 1v1 lesson at GDI Goaltending.
From left to right:
Vaughn Velocity 4 7250 (28"+1)
Vaughn Velocity 5 7800 (35"+1)
Vaughn Ventus LT90 (34"+2)
Contact us at info@gdigoaltending.com if you have any further questions
TESTify Performance is a new addition to GDI and The Rink. Check out Adam Jones of the Midget AAA Winnipeg Wild running through the tests of a TESTify Performance session.
For more information on TESTify Performance Click Here
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Make sure to check back at gdigoaltending.com on Tuesdays to read the Tuesday Mental Training tip.
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Head over to The Rink Training Centre Blog at www.therink.ca on Wednesday to catch THE WEEKLY WORD for all the news on the players training at the centre! Wednesday reports on players are written by The Rink's Jon Cara and Monday reports on skill development are written by The Rink's Dave Cameron.
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Did we miss something? If you know something we don't or have news regarding a friend, your son or daughter, or even about your own accomplishments please let us know! We love to hear about success stories! Email us at info@gdigoaltending.com
Brett is the Development Coordinator at GDI and is the current Goaltending Coach of the MBAAA Winnipeg Thrashers.
Brett provides 1v1 instruction at GDI, along with being apart of GDI Regional Development Camps and Clinics throughout the season. He provides a strong technical and psychological perspective on the position, helping each goaltender he instructs reach new heights.
BOOK YOUR SPOTS FOR SUMMER 1v1's
Summer Camps:
Driedger's season highlight came back on March 25th when he made his NHL debut. Driedger had been with the NHL's Ottawa Senators backing up a depleted goalie roster but in a game against the New York Rangers he finally got the chance to step on the ice.
With the Rangers scoring their fifth goal, Driedger was sent in between the pipes for the final 23 minutes. Driedger didn't allow a single shot past him making 10 saves to finish off the game.
That experience will prove to be valuable as Driedger will look to further his pro hockey career next season.
Driedger has been training with GDI for over 6 years through GDI Summer Camps and 1v1 lessons.
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What goalies will be traded this off-season in the NHL?
From @KidSportWpg
"The first goalies of the start their training with 
VAUGHN EQUIPMENT DEMOS
Make sure to check back at gdigoaltending.com on Tuesdays to read the Tuesday Mental Training tip.
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Head over to The Rink Training Centre Blog at www.therink.ca on Wednesday to catch THE WEEKLY WORD for all the news on the players training at the centre! Wednesday reports on players are written by The Rink's Jon Cara and Monday reports on skill development are written by The Rink's Dave Cameron.
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