HOCKEY ZONES
Volume 18 No. 1 Issue #48
Winter 2022
The Genesis of
Tucker Hockey
Part 4
The final installment of the Four Part Mini Series discovering the journey of
Tucker Hockey!

Part 4 provides a bird's eye view
of the last 2 decades and the
hard work that went into making
Tucker Hockey a reality.

With $2000 in his bank account, Coach Rex took a leap of faith to make his hockey dreams a reality.


Interesting Fact!

Did you know that Coach Rex's
busiest year to date consisted of
575 on ice sessions? WOW!!
Did you miss reading
Part 1, 2 or 3?
Click links below to
check them out!
On Ice Instructor Profile:
Alex Walicki
Tucker Hockey
Assistant Instructor
Tucker Hockey Tips

What is Evasive Skating?


Evasive skating is a tactical game situation skill. A skater seeks to evade, protect and keep the puck away from his or her opponents – to maintain possession of the puck, to make a play and to ultimately generate a scoring chance or a goal.

A player often skates one way, fakes and then goes the other way. It’s deception with the puck. By performing effective evasive skating skills a player will limit his or her giveaways and turnovers in the game.

However, in order to accomplish evasive skating in a game a player requires strong technical skating and puck control skills. Technical skating consists of forward and backward:

  • balance
  • edge control
  • starting, stopping
  • striding
  • tight turns
  • crossovers / crossunders
  • pivots
  • progressions to agility and mobility

This is the fundamentals of skating.
~We enjoy and preserve
what we love

~We love what we understand

~We understand because we have been taught

~The Tucker Hockey Way!
Tucker Hockey
Classic Awards


Quarterly Awards

Bradley Mersereau Memorial
Adult Award:

Winter 2022 Recipient - Barrie Hill

Read more on Barrie HERE!


Danny Cammack Memorial
Minor Award:

For the first time in
Tucker Hockey history, we have awarded 2 awards in one quarter for the Danny Cammack Award!

Winter 2022 Recipients
- Claire Czerwony
-Gabe Czerwony

Read more on Claire HERE!

Read more on Gabe HERE!


Yearly Awards

David Mahoney On Ice Head Instructor Leadership Award

2021 Recipient - Sheila Kelly


Lyle Hanna On Ice Assistant Instructor Memorial Award

2021 Recipient - Jack Evans


Ern Rideout On Ice Apprentice Instructor Memorial Award

2021 Recipient - Alex Walicki

Read more on Alex HERE!


We are very happy to acknowledge participants who love the game as much as we do through our
Tucker Hockey Classic Awards.
Winter 2022
Adult Hockey
Bradley Mersereau Memorial
Award Recipient:

Barrie Hill
Barrie became with Tucker Hockey almost 20 years ago! Barrie notes that over the years, Tucker Hockey has helped him improve his skills and continue to enjoy playing.

For Barrie, hockey has been an extremely rewarding experience in his family – it’s been like magic on ice!
What Makes a Champion?
Most athletes who play a sport will dream of becoming a champion. But very few have the supreme skills and mental toughness traits required to achieve championship success.

We believe the 5 components of a champion athlete are:

  • Elite skills & supreme confidence in those skills

  • Profound sense of dissatisfaction with their own accomplishments

  • Any goal attained immediately becomes the next step toward a greater more "unreachable" goal

  • Ability to peak their performance, to get themselves up for major events

  • Ability to put their opponents away - killer instinct!
Winter 2022
Minor Hockey
Danny Cammack Memorial
Award Recipients:

Claire Czerwony &
Gabe Czerwony
For the first time in
Tucker Hockey history, we have awarded 2 awards in one quarter for the Danny Cammack Award!

Claire Czerwony
Claire has been playing hockey for the past 4 years. Initially, she wanted to be a figure skater, but after watching her little brother at his hockey introduction course she knew hockey was her calling!

She comments that one thing that Coach Rex told her that really stuck is "Girls got Grit". Claire reminds herself of this everyday and it is something that I play by.

Coach Rex comments that Claire has a great attitude and to always keep the desire to learn and get better.
Gabe Czerwony
The love of hockey started for Gabe when he was 7. He notes that he likes that when you’re playing hockey you will never feel alone because you and your team have done so much tougher and achieved many great things. For Gabe, hockey is an experience that nothing else can replicate; it has it all, the teamwork, the challenge, and the exhilaration!

Coach Rex looks forward to seeing Gabe at our Spring 3 on 3 program and encourages Gabe to keep working hard and enjoying the game.
Congratulations to both Claire and Gabe on being awarded the Winter 2022 Danny Cammack Memorial Award! We look forward to seeing you at the rink in 2022!
A Gift from Brody

Brody, a past participant of Tucker Hockey, is generously paying forward a free Tucker Hockey program to a deserving player.

The program was awarded to Brody a year ago through our Danny Cammack Memorial Award, but Brody's family has since relocated and have decided to pay the free program forward.

We will be accepting nominations for this free program until Friday, April 15, 2022. You can nominate yourself, your child or someone you know by emailing programs@tuckerhockey.com

The selected player will be contacted no later than Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Ask Coach Rex!
Submit your question for Coach Rex at programs@tuckerhockey.com

Be sure to mention that your question is for the 'Ask Coach Rex' segment.

Your question could be featured in a future Hockey Zones E-Newsletter and if selected you'll win a prize!
Winter 2022 Poll Question
Who will win the Stanley Cup this season?
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Colorado Avalanche
Florida Panthers
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Tampa Bay Lightning
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Tucker Hockey is
Open For Spring
Hockey Development!

We offer the below selection of Hockey Development programs:

Minor

Starting as early as Saturday April 9, 2022

  • 3 on 3 Development & Play

  • Dynamic Power Skating & Hockey Development

  • Dynamic Power Skating & Creative Puck Control

  • Elite Power Skating & Conditioning

  • Evasive Skating / Puck Control & Battles Compete

  • Extreme Edges & Explosive Skating
Adult

Starting as early as Wednesday April 13, 2022

  • Ladies Only Daytime Program

  • Specialty Skills

  • Technical Skills / Fundamentals
Summer Programs
Don't miss out on our upcoming Summer 2022 Hockey Development Programs!

Programs are posted on our website and early bird rates are available until Sunday June 15, 2022

Register TODAY!
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