Hockey Zones E-Newsletter: 3rd Quarter

HOCKEY ZONES

Volume 21 No. 3 Issue #62

3rd Quarter - 2025 Edition

Korwin Brost's

Hockey Journey -

Road to Finland

From

Tucker Hockey Student, Minor Hockey Player &

Tucker Hockey On Ice Assistant Instructor

Korwin began his on-ice development with Tucker Hockey’s power skating program at 8 years old, subsequently transitioning to private, one-on-one sessions with Coach Rex on a weekly basis. According to Coach Rex, “Korwin’s work ethic at his age was unprecedented.”

At the young age of 13, Coach Rex offered Korwin a position as an apprentice on ice instructor following five years of dedication in numerous Tucker Hockey’s elite power skating and hockey skills development programs.

Korwin recently played in the USPHL in Richmond, Virginia in 2024. When his team folding mid season, Korwin contemplated retirement from playing to focus on teaching.

Fast forward to the summer of 2025, Korwin made the decision to continue playing the game we all love.

Click the link below to read more on the exciting next steps for Korwin!!

Click HERE to read more on Korwin's exciting hockey journey!!

Tucker Hockey

Summer 2025

Recap

Our Summer on ice marathon is now complete! We were honoured to have so many players join us for hockey development from August 5th to September 11th, 2025.

Here is a Recap:

2 Rinks
3 Off Ice Support Staff
6 Weeks of Hockey Development
10 Different On Ice Skills Curriculums
17 On Ice Instructors
22 Skills Development Programs
24 Development On Ice Summer Evenings
53 Ice Sessions (By Coach Rex)
88 On Ice Sessions / Practice Plans
500 + On Ice Skills Drills
1,000 + Happy Players / Parents
Many Fond Memories & Fun Times - Simply Priceless - “Making a Difference”!!

Coach Rex's Corner

What is Evasive Skating?

We are what we

repeatedly do –

excellence then –

is not an act –

but a habit.

~ Aristotle

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.

To teach evasive skating, one of Coach Rex's favourite drills is to perform 1 on 1 Battles with a player in a confined area on the ice. Start with the player in the neutral zone, between the blue lines, with the puck. Check / battle with the player, then reduce the playing space to between the redline and one of the blue lines, then reduce the space to the centre face off circle and further reduce the space again to only half the centre face off circle.

The challenge for the player with the puck is less space / area to control the puck and skate around. With this limited space – there is less time to handle the puck. With limited time and space to perform evasive skating the player is increasingly challenged and the skills will be stretched.

In conclusion, evasive skating is a tactical skating skill which is extremely valuable and effective in hockey – watch for it the next time you view a game. Watch the game within the game!

Read the full article HERE!

The Tucker Hockey Mission Statement:

Through The Tucker Hockey Way:

Instilling the love and passion for hockey

Being inclusive to all ages, background & skill levels

Improving hockey and life skills in a positive learning environment

Making a difference!

This is our Legacy of Values.

Tucker Hockey

Classic Awards

Quarterly Awards

Bradley Mersereau Memorial

Adult Award:

2025 Q3 Recipient

Jon Love

Read more on Jake HERE!

Q3 2025 Poll Question

By December 6, who will be the Calgary Flames leading point getter?

Other

Results from Q2 2025 Poll

In the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Finals, who did you cheer for?

Results from the poll:

- 28%

- 26%

The Oilers had a second close & hard fought series with the Panthers! Maybe a third time will be a charm?

Stay tuned Oilers fans!

Congratulations to the Florida Panthers on back to back Stanley Cup Championships!

Don't Miss out on Calgary's Premier Hockey Development this Fall and Winter!

Minor Fall

Minor Fall PD Day programs are available on the following days:

🏒 Monday October 20

🏒 Monday November 10

🏒 Friday November 28

Click HERE for more details and to register!

Adult Fall

We have 2 Adult 8 session group programs available this fall:

🏒 Advanced Technical & Tactical Semi Private

🏒 Technical Skills / Fundamentals

For more details and to register click HERE!

We look forward

to seeing you at the

rink this fall!

Customer Testimonials

Adult Group

Program Testimonial

I recently attended the Adult Fundamentals and Specialty Skills programs. I really enjoyed the sessions and the coaching; I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I’m grateful that Tucker Hockey provides programs for Adults who want to better their hockey skills and have more fun playing the game.

Finding quality coaching programs for those who have aged out of minor hockey or who are finding hockey later in life can be challenging. Tucker Hockey does an incredible job of meeting players where they are. Having played house league for 10 years, and men’s league for another 20, I was going into the programs with an open mind ready to correct my built-up bad habits and take in new learnings. My last couple of seasons have felt a little blah, I felt slower, less effective, and less engaged in the play.

I found the program structure really valuable, and I loved the focus on repetition and progression, it was a perfect approach to break down any bad habits and reinforce the proper mechanics. Through the 16 sessions, I picked up new skills, polished a LOT of old ones, and have a renewed vigor for hockey.

I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to Rex, Ron, Jimmy, Frank, Bobby, Mike, Korwin, Carter, Faith, and Alannah for all your guidance, professionalism, and passion for what you do. You helped reignite my passion for hockey and I’m feeling more confident than ever going into this upcoming season.

For any player of any skill level, I would highly recommend Tucker Hockey for your hockey development needs. Thanks so much!

~ Andrew L. – Spring 2024

Minor Group

Program Testimonial

“I just wanted to say thanks to all the instructors for helping Sidney so much over the past few weeks as he transitions into hockey and retires his snowboard. He is very excited for his hockey season to start! Take care and thank you again.”

~ Orrin D., parent to Sidney – Summer 2024