Micro Ice is very proud to announce Coach Dave Breen is joining the Boston Bruins Organization as a Skating and Skills coach. It is truly a validation for what many of us have known for a long time – that Coach Dave is one of the best around! And although …

Practicing against inanimate objects has very little translatability to making plays in hockey. Cones don’t actively try to steal pucks and because of this, they do not provide the feedback required to make better decisions while under pressure. This is why at Micro Ice, we do a lot of battle …

Power skating is an over-used term in the hockey world. What is it? I believe power skating is increasing efficiency in a skater’s stride. If you are effectively transferring all of your weight from one foot to the other while skating, you will have a powerful stride. There are lots …

Two of our skaters were recently featured in USA Hockey’s magazine. They play different styles of games, but constantly push each other to be better. This summer they will be in a private HS group that works on skating, edge work, and high speed puck handling. We also battle and …

When I first started at Micro Ice, we have 2 mite teams. I had never coached mites before, and had no idea what to do and/or expect. Then I started thinking…If I had a child that wanted to play hockey, how would I design the program? (I didn’t have children …

After learn to skate, the next progression is into Learn to Play. Adding sticks and pucks is exciting, but adds more layers of difficulty. We want to continue to build on their skating foundation, but incorporate basic hockey concepts. Our sessions run for 50 minutes, with limited kids in the …

I’m not afraid to say it. I have been outcoached at every Micro Ice game for the past four years. I don’t run systems. I don’t match lines. I don’t adjust in game. I don’t pull kids who mess up. I don’t even own a white board. I remind the …