Showing posts with label GDI News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GDI News. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Past GDI Champions!


Well, it's that time again! GDI Prairies one on one lessons are jam packed with instruction and excitement. Over the course of July and August the center is open from 10:30-9:30. Looking to the weeks ahead the schedule is already more than half full. Tip of advice, organize and register your time slots in advance to secure your training!

Of course, with every GDI session there is that compete factor included! Over the past months the one on one battles have been intense. The GDI one on one war zone of one on one games has had its fair share of battle scares and bone fractures, broken sticks, and has left teammates physically and mentally exhausted after the final series.

On another note, the fact of competing may be considered one of the most crucial and looked upon aspects of the position. Goaltenders that give their all, no matter what, if it is a fun "pick up game" or if it during actual in game performance, will always be considered and known as a "competitor". These "competitors" define the character that everyone admires!

...who knows, maybe YOU could be the next "competitor" for that team your are training for.

In the end, whether the end result has ended in a championship victory or an epic loss, the competition is always one to remember!

Until your next game, here are a couple pictures of past victories...



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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Ian Clark - Helping the Pro's Work on Every Part of Their Game


Less than a month after being the Blue Jackets' new goaltender coach, Ian Clark is trying to instill his philosophies into Columbus' younger netminders.

"Goaltenders play the most important role on the team and they have the biggest impact on team success," Clark said. "Their preparation has to be impeccable. My objective is to implant those seeds in the young guys."

While Clark is making his first appearance at development camp, Mathieu Corbeil, Allen York, and Martin Ouellette are all returning participants.

Clark said he spent Tuesday just watching the players and getting to know them while Wednesday he began to get more technical with the trio. (For the full news article Click Here)

In addition to a previous eight years with the Canucks organization, Clark was also a member of Team Canada's coaching staff at the World Junior Championships from 2003-06, winning silver medals in 2003 and 2004 and capturing gold in 2005 and 2006. He also served as the Florida Panthers goaltending consultant in 2001-02. Highlighting the list of goaltenders he has worked with includes Roberto Luongo, Cam Ward, Marc-Andre Fleury, Cory Schneider, Andrew Raycroft, Johan Hedberg and Mathieu Garon.

Clark, 45, is recognized as the leading educator of the goaltending position as his knowledge and innovative approach has attracted high-performance goaltenders at the NHL, minor pro, major junior and NCAA levels. He was the founder of GDI (the Goaltender Development Institute) and served as technical author of From the Crease – The Self Development Guide to Hockey Goaltending from 1998-2003 and The Goalie News from 2003-08.



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Thursday, June 16, 2011

1v1 Competition Champions: Hoger & Kleinsteuber


The night after the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup another team of champions were born.

GDI crowned Instructor Derek Kleinsteuber and Zach Hoger champions after a hard fought battle that heated up for a full 25 minutes.

After a tough loss within the first round opponents Tyler Brown and Dan Ferguson were determined to tie up the series. The second round may go down in the record books as the longest in GDI history. After several missed opportunities on their part Team Kleinsteuber started to falter and allowed the first goal. Hoger was resilient in tight thereafter with several goal line stops that were within inches from going in.

The final goal to win the championship may have had a fair amount of controversy with a possible interference call still pending, but either way the battle was hard fought.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Summer Training Hours Announcement


GDI Prairies has announced a new schedule during the summer for 1v1 training hours.

During the months of July leading into September there will be 10 hours available each day, creating a wide spread availability for each goaltender to be able to enhance their on ice performance.

From July 4th to September 7th training hours are from Monday to Friday are 10:30am to 3:30pm and 4:30pm to 9:30pm. On Saturdays training hours are 10:00am to 3:00pm.

For more information on GDI Programs Click Here.

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