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How First Jamaican NHL Player Turned the Impossible to ‘I’m Possible’
Breaking boundaries, Graeme Townshend etched his name in NHL history as the only Jamaican-born player when he suited up for the Bruins in 1990. Check out the full version of his incredible journey here:
Read MoreThe Importance Of Setting Goals In Hockey
By Graeme Townshend, ProSkatingCoach.com If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll never know if you have arrived there. People do not plan to fail they fail to plan. You must have a roadmap to follow in order to achieve your full potential as a player. Don’t be afraid to set big goals for…
Read MoreA Special Session With An HNL Hockey Coach
Posted by Don MacAdam We all like to do unique things for our players. Skating is one area where there are lots of products and people suggesting they can offer just such a thing. Well, we have a special guy for you and your team- Graeme Townsend. I had the pleasure of coaching Graeme in…
Read MoreBig Phil Turning Heads
Rookie defenceman Phil Oreskovic has turned some heads in his two games with the Leafs. The 6-foot-3, 217-pound Brampton native came up from the Marlies with the reputation as a strong defensive defenceman and a tough guy (he won a decision over the New York Islanders’ Tim Jackman in Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime victory at the…
Read MoreDo You Know The Names In San Jose?
If you want to skip the NHL playoffs’ second round this weekend and make a pilgrimage to Jonathan Cheechoo’s hometown, you’ll have to drive eight hours north from Toronto to Cochrane, Ont., hop the Polar Bear Express for the five-hour train ride to Moosonee and then, because of melting ice on the Moose River, catch…
Read MoreSkating drills give young Leafs’ defenceman NHL shot
Catch a Maple Leafs practice these days and you’re bound to see something new. On Saturday, for instance, at the end of the morning skate prior to that night’s rousing victory over the Montreal Canadiens, there was 22-year-old rookie defenceman Phil Oreskovic with a stick in each hand, skating backward at medium speed between the…
Read MoreBack to the basics: Maineiacs get help from top skating coach
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Maineiacs’ skate blades sliced a bit deeper into the ice at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday. The players had a bit more zip to their strides, they carved out crisp corners and accelerated more quickly with the puck. After three losses in a row in which they were outscored 18-4,…
Read MoreThe Rogers Fastest Skater Challenge
April 19, 2010 This season, 10 local minor hockey teams came out to cheer on the Marlies and compete in the Rogers Fastest Skater challenge as part of Rogers Minor Hockey Nights. On Sunday, April 11th each team’s winner returned to Ricoh Coliseum to compete for the title of Rogers Fastest Skater during the last…
Read MoreTownshend Hockey Announces it’s fourth NHL skating coach.
I am proud to announce that Matt Rogers has been asked by our friends in the Buffalo Sabres and Portland Pirates organizations to come aboard as their skating and skills coach. Matt will be the Head Instructor at all Townshend Hockey Camps this summer along with Paul Vincent (Chicago Blackhawks), John McLean (Boston Bruins) and…
Read MoreESPN The Magazine – March 7, 2011
WHEN YOU PLAY FOR 10 MINOR LEAGUE AND NHL TEAMS IN 11 SEASONS, YOU THINK A LOT ABOUT GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE. GRAEME TOWNSHEND HAS MADE A SECOND CAREER OF THAT IN TORONTO, WHERE HE IS NOW ONE OF JUST THREE NHL MENTORS WHOSE PRIMARY FOCUS IS SKATEWORK. 1.I WORK WITH WHAT I AM…
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