Choosing the right stick is not the easiest thing. There are so many options, price points, marketing strategies employed by companies to get you to choose their stick over the competitor. This article will break down main things to look for and help you choose a stick that will perform well for you!
In our continuing series on innovative coaches and how they can get the most out of their players Boltsports focuses on Matt Doyle, who has been the Hockey Director of the York Devils in York, Pennsylvania, for the last 5 seasons, his 8th year coaching. Since then the club has grown by roughly 5% annually, captured up to 10 league/playoff championships and has been in the district championships at the u14 level, three years in a row (hopefully soon to be four).
Rory Rawlyk stands 6’8” tall in skates. It might surprise you that the ice this Canadian-born hockey player now stands at center ice to coach teams of young men and women in Bangkok, Thailand.
Over time, Bolt Sports will be discussing many hockey books and how they can give you insight and help develop your game. Here are a few just to get you started.
Chris Johnston is a model hockey parent. He's served as a coach, tournament organizer, fill-in goalie, and volunteer team organizer. He’s also an artist, sharing homemade videos about the things he loves on his YouTube channel. Every winter he builds an amazing outdoor rink complete with LED lighting for lines so his kids and their friends (watch for that in a future Bolt Sports story) can play. Chris also has been known to seek out frozen ponds so they can enjoy skating and playing non-organized hockey in surrounded by nature.
