Top 10 Hockey Player New Year’s Resolutions
Find out how to “kick some ice” this year and win your battles—lots of small victories add up to winning the big ones! Adapt whichever resolutions apply to you:
Failing in School vs. Playing Sports: A Dilemma for Parents
Should poor grades keep a youngster from playing sports? There is no simple answer to this question, but parents need to consider two varying perspectives.
Q&A: Do Canadians Really Check at Age 7?
We’re not just doling out advice to hockey parents here—we’re living the life. We’re at the practices, camps, games and tournaments, listening to the latest gossip and opinions about hockey development. Then, we go ask the experts for the real truth. For help with ADM issues, we turn to USA Hockey ADM Regional Manager Joe Doyle, who we have actually made laugh out loud with the rumors we hear. See what he has to say about the idea that Canadians are checking at age 7.
ADM Q&A: Winning vs. Development
Q. In our last jamboree, my 8-year-old’s team played a team that is not using the ADM. That team beat every team by at least a 10-point margin, leading all the parents to bemoan the ADM as “setting us back.” How can you argue with results like that?
ADM Q&A: Do Canadians Really Check at Age 7?
We’re not just doling out advice to hockey parents here—we’re living the life. We’re at the practices, camps, games and tournaments, listening to the latest gossip and opinions about hockey development. Then, we go ask the experts for the real truth. For help with ADM issues, we turn to USA Hockey ADM Regional Manager Joe Doyle, who we have actually made laugh out loud with the rumors we hear. See what he has to say about the idea that Canadians are checking at age 7.
The Turning Point for a “Yeller”

