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Daily Dish: Just Say No to 4th Liners -
Stephen Heisler • 1 day, 4 hrs. ago The goals of junior hockey are to promote, develop, and administer the domestic USA Hockey program for junior-aged players, teams and leagues. The above is the stated purpose of junior hockey in ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Hockey Players Know Who Not To Hit -
Stephen Heisler • 2 days, 4 hrs. ago Outside of boxing and martial arts, ice hockey is arguably the most violent among major sports. So why do so many more National Football League and National Basketball Association ...

Daily Dish: What's the Rush?
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 0 days ago The pathway to college hockey has never seen so many differences of opinion and detours. Make no mistake, what I am about to say is an absolute certainty. The United States Hockey League, North ...

Daily Dish: New Brown Bears' Boss Resigns -
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 0 days ago In a rapid turn of events, newly appointed Kenai Brown Bears Head Coach Keenan Kelly has stepped down from the position to return home to Idaho. Kelly has accepted a position with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads ...

Daily Dish: Engaging The Player Identity -
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 1 day ago There is an ambitious trend among national governing bodies of Olympic athletics to re imagine youth sports, prioritizing health and inclusion. This is not the first time national interests have overlooked the differences that is the core ...

Best of the DAILY DISH: Breaking Down the USPHL NCDC Player Agreement
Stephen Heisler • 1 week, 3 days ago **Bringing this article back today because of the large number of calls asking what my concerns are regarding the league. Please note, this article is from 2017 and some things may have changed. Families need to go ...

Daily Dish: Pay-to-Play Player Checklist -
Stephen Heisler • 2 weeks, 1 day ago It's that time of the year again where everybody is in an all-out blitz trying to fill the rosters of pay-to-play hockey teams for next season. In Today's Dish, we are going to talk about a few things that need to be ...

Daily Dish: Summer Grind to Season Start -
Stephen Heisler • 2 weeks, 3 days ago The traditional summer junior hockey camp tour is back in full swing in 2021 after last summer's mixed bag of skating opportunities. And it looks like prospects are hitting every opportunity that's available. Coaches are being pressured ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Dangers of Depression -
Stephen Heisler • 2 weeks, 4 days ago Today's Daily Dish is going to go a little bit deeper than what is usually seen from the minimal level of intelligence that I'm working with. Unfortunately, this is an issue ...

Daily Dish: All About the Benjamins -
Stephen Heisler • 3 weeks, 1 day ago It's on! It's the time of the year when the pressure to convince players that they absolutely must sign right now, if they want to a guaranteed spot for next season, is at an all-time high. That's the teams that are generally ...

DAILY DISH: Get Stronger Between the Ears -
Stephen Heisler • 4 weeks ago 'How did he do?” That's the question being asked by one parent or another after the son has completed a prospects or open camp. As a result, I find myself asking that exact same ...

Daily Dish: Beating the Odds -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 1 day ago Let us go ahead and say this first, today's Dish is not going to be necessarily about hockey. In fact, the only link to the game is in regard to my personal health and battle with a ...

Daily Dish: Youth Prospects Wanted -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 9 days ago There has never been a better time for youth level prospects to team up with the advisory services that Victorious Hockey specializes in. In the most chaotic time in hockey's history, families will benefit from the experience and wisdom ...

Daily Dish: Major Junior or NCAA
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 12 days ago When two completely different levels of play are in competition for the same level of player, the battle is going to be fierce. College Hockey, Inc. was formed a few years ago to combat the three leagues that make up the Canadian Hockey ...

Daily Dish: Supercharge Your Game -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 16 days ago Confidence is the most important asset in any young hockey player's toolbox. Confidence is often measured by on-ice success but is more about the individual's belief in his (or her) own ability. The player may have all the physical ...

Daily Dish: Friendly Reminder -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 23 days ago One of the most overlooked benefits of being involved in the great game of hockey is the development of lifelong friendships. From mini mites to the National Hockey League, every player can tell you how important it is to be well liked in ...

Daily Dish—Have arena, zamboni, and fans…Beaumont just needs a team -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 29 days ago Happiness, hurricanes, and all the comforts of home, bring your puck to Beaumont. Houston is an hour or so away, but a world apart. Beaumont never had a clue about the frozen game until plans for Ford ...

Daily Dish: The Transition From Prospect to Pro -
Stephen Heisler • 1 mo., 29 days ago Talent is a fantastic gift that is often wasted. It takes more than talent to transition from a professional prospect to a full-time professional athlete. Many athletes rely on natural abilities and downplay the need to work hard. ...

Daily Dish: United States Honor Flag -
Stephen Heisler • 2 mos., 0 days ago Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, a flag was gifted to my brother Christopher Heisler by the Texas House of Representatives. Like many Americans, Heisler felt ...

Daily Dish: Realistic Perspective -
Stephen Heisler • 2 mos., 7 days ago It is amazing! That "other website" posts "League Rankings" on an annual basis in a biased effort to discourage families from considering one league over others. And as a result, every year we get calls and texts from ...

Daily Dish: Hockey Development Needs a Plumber -
Stephen Heisler • 2 mos., 20 days ago In the past we talked about some of the problems with pay-to-play teams and even the oversite from sanctioning bodies. Well today we are going to jump up a level of play and talk about another issue that is clogging the developmental ...

Daily Dish: Let's Re-Think Pay-to-Play Junior Hockey-
Stephen Heisler • 3 mos., 5 days ago There is a battle brewing between a few teams over the services of one particular pay-to-play prospect. One team has the player protected and the other team has been able to attract his attention. If we were talking about grocery stores, ...

Best of the Daily Dish: Remember When?
Stephen Heisler • 3 mos., 8 days ago Growing up in Alaska, one of the fondest memories was the endless supply of ice time. The Anchorage School District and city had outdoor rinks with boards set up all over the area. All these rinks had lights, but the best fun was to ...

Daily Dish: Tres Tontos (Part 3)-
Stephen Heisler • 3 mos., 26 days ago Do you watch Netflix? We do. Amazon Prime as well. When the workday is done, our family tends to enjoy one series or another. During the quarantine, we knocked off Grey's Anatomy and several Spanish language telenovelas. ...

Daily Dish: Tres Tontos (Part 2)-
Stephen Heisler • 4 mos., 3 days ago Do you watch Netflix? We do. Amazon Prime as well. When the workday is done, our family tends to enjoy one series or another. During the quarantine, we knocked off Grey's Anatomy and several Spanish language telenovelas. ...

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