Speez Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 10 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: "C'mon Spiewak! ... " https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/a862d317-a946-4580-af01-9565deeb097b https://fightinghawks.com/news/2009/2/9/3666657.aspx Can we get any comment from @Speez ? That clip never gets old Sic. One of my favorites. Kevin had some great power skating coaches growing up playing AAA hockey. He stresses the same concepts to any team he coaches be it Mites or Bantams. His squirt team that was the only Fargo team to ever win the Squirt Spectacular was a machine when it came to skating and passing. One of the concepts of Dean Blais teams was, "Speed kills". Kevin gets his players to believe in that and they are much better skaters and players when to move on to the next level, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 55 minutes ago, Speez said: That clip never gets old Sic. One of my favorites. Kevin had some great power skating coaches growing up playing AAA hockey. He stresses the same concepts to any team he coaches be it Mites or Bantams. His squirt team that was the only Fargo team to ever win the Squirt Spectacular was a machine when it came to skating and passing. One of the concepts of Dean Blais teams was, "Speed kills". Kevin gets his players to believe in that and they are much better skaters and players when to move on to the next level, Kevin had a very distinct skating stride...low and fast. He fit in perfectly with the Blais "Speed Kills" teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoteric Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 10:29 AM, brianvf said: Here's what I posted a few months ago in the 22/23 season thread as an outlook to 23/24: This was all before Johnson was put on "permanent bench" status, so I guess add him to the potentially gone list as well. Did anyone find out why he got benched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoteric Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 10 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: Four seconds into this video UND15 is on edges and gets hit by UAH11. UAH11 is literally shrugged off. How many guys on the roster on their edges can absorb that hit much less deliver back enough to knock the other guy down. That's why I'm calling for power skating to become a point of emphasis. I am also shocked we do not have power skating instructors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Hedquist hasn't played since April 19 when he left a game with an injury. I'm cringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJS Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 43 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: Hedquist hasn't played since April 19 when he left a game with an injury. I'm cringing. The most recent UND pod, Schlossman said the goalie situation was locked in for next year (Hedquist coming in). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 On 4/27/2023 at 8:17 PM, Esoteric said: I am also shocked we do not have power skating instructors. It feels like we are slowly losing touch with some of the things that made us great. I loved the "speed kills" era. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochsioux Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Irish said: It feels like we are slowly losing touch with some of the things that made us great. I loved the "speed kills" era. Same here. Not sure if the problem is lack of speed or poor passing skills. Maybe a bit of both. Even a fast team will not look fast if the passing is not sharp. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N of GF Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Does anyone here know for a fact that UND doesn't have skating instructors? Unless I've missed something, all I see are a couple of people saying they don't know if they do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 minute ago, N of GF said: Does anyone here know for a fact that UND doesn't have skating instructors? Unless I've missed something, all I see are a couple of people saying they don't know if they do. I don't know what they have, but I've called for skating to return to focus just like "Ironman" training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Working on skating skills could never be a bad thing. Is the "speed" in hockey players that everyone loves... is it something the individual is born with, developed as a youngster, installed at college level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweethockey Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: I don't know what they have, but I've called for skating to return to focus just like "Ironman" training. What did Qpac call the set play they ran in OT? "The Jet" was it? A combination of speed and perfect passing left the gophers bewildered and in 2nd place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, rochsioux said: Same here. Not sure if the problem is lack of speed or poor passing skills. Maybe a bit of both. Even a fast team will not look fast if the passing is not sharp. Completely agree here. Passing was an issue the past two years I think. Especially watching some other teams play. Much more crisp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 All these guys work on skating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 minute ago, scpa0305 said: All these guys work on skating. I'm sure they do, but with what coaching? Livanavage works with this "Boris" fellow that works with Austin Matthews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, N of GF said: Does anyone here know for a fact that UND doesn't have skating instructors? Unless I've missed something, all I see are a couple of people saying they don't know if they do. I would be shocked if they don't have skating instructors come in once or twice a year and have all the training, drills and video instruction that go with it and several players also may do it on their own over the summer as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 46 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: I'm sure they do, but with what coaching? Livanavage works with this "Boris" fellow that works with Austin Matthews. Oh absolutely they all do. I know Boris, he’s really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Oh absolutely they all do. I know Boris, he’s really good So bring him in as a consultant for the first week of fall camp or during summer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, scpa0305 said: Completely agree here. Passing was an issue the past two years I think. Especially watching some other teams play. Much more crisp. This isn't just a UND thing, the Boston Bruins were passing to the opposition all series long. Ugh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: Hedquist hasn't played since April 19 when he left a game with an injury. I'm cringing. I heard he had a lower-body Injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforce19 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, Goon said: I heard he had a lower-body Injury. Correct. He’s listed as day-to-day., 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N of GF Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 1:00 PM, The Sicatoka said: I don't know what they have, but I've called for skating to return to focus just like "Ironman" training. Yeah, I get where you're coming from. You made it clear that you don't know either way. A few people were making assumptions about an unanswered question, and they were starting to roll that snowball downhill. Just wanted to point out that no one here has any direct knowledge that they DON'T do these things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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