Your ‘Hockey Butt’ Could Be Trashing Your Hips

I know some of you secretly cherish your hockey butt – you see your reflection in the glass doors of the arena and think – ‘man, that is one strong…

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How To Cheat Your Hip Mobility (Goalies & Skaters)

More than 40% of you are cheaters based on my experience. Relax! I don’t mean you cheat on your exams or your taxes, I mean you cheat on your hip…

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You Have Just Strained Your Hip Flexor. Here’s What to do.

This will resonate with both goalies and skaters. It can happen on the ice or during your off-ice training. You make a move and ‘zoink’ you feel that pain in…

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Knee Recovery + Angle Push – For Jimmy Howard

Since I strapped on the pads earlier this fall I have had lots of chances to make all sorts of awkward movements in the crease – but I might have…

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Are you an antevert or a retrovert?

  Since your hips are your bread and butter if you are a goalie I thought we should get to know this marvelous joint a little better.  I can see…

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This joint can cripple you (part two)

So yesterday, I gave you the scary part of damaging your wrist.  Today let’s talk about what to do if you really do have just a minor strain or a…

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This ‘Silly Injury’ can cripple you (Part One)

There are some injuries that are fairly routine in hockey – strained groin, strained hip flexor; even sports hernia is a pretty com mon hockey injury.  When I hear about…

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How To Fend Off The Injury Bug [SKATERS]

WARNING…a very politically incorrect truth is coming in 3…2…1… When you get injured, the coaches start making a back-up plan.  Someone else gets the chance to skate in your spot,…

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Ankle Mobility for Hockey Players

There have been volumes written about hip mobility for hockey players – whether you are a skater or a goalie, we can all agree that hip mobility is key. But…

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How Much Time On The Ice During The Summer?

  With NHL training camps opening last Thursday, naturally the media set out to find a story with the Leafs – why not pick on the best performing player Phil…

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