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Here's something most youth hockey players never do — watch themselves play. They'll watch NHL highlights for hours but never sit down and break apart their own game. That's a missed opportunity. Video review isn't something new. Professional and college teams have been using it for decades. The difference is that until recently it wasn't accessible to minor hockey players. That's changed. At Promero Hockey we offer one-on-one video review sessions for players of all ages and

Tryout season is stressful. For players and for parents. But most of the stress comes from not knowing what evaluators are actually looking at. Spoiler — it's probably not what you think. Parents tend to watch the scoreboard. Coaches watch everything else. First shift effort. Evaluators notice who comes out competing from the first whistle. Players who coast through the opening drills thinking they'll turn it on later are already behind. First impressions matter and they happ

Skating is the foundation of everything in hockey. It doesn't matter how good your hands are if you can't get to the puck first. But here's the thing — most young players don't have a speed problem. They have a habits problem. Small mechanical issues that go unnoticed in practice but cost them half a step in games. Here are five of the most common ones we see. Leaning too far forward. Players think leaning forward means they're going faster. In reality it shifts their weight