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Enrico Blasi / Miami (Ohio) Ranked #1 in Hockey Poll!

Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady have guided the Miami (OH) University Redhawk Ice Hockey Program to a #1 ranking in the USA Today / USA Hockey Men’s Poll.  The Redhawks are 6-1-1 and received 29 first-pace votes.  The Top 15 programs include:
1.  Miami, OH (Coached by Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady)
2.  North Dakota
3.  Denver
4.  Michigan
5.  Boston University [...]

New Hockey DVDs: Forechecking and Defensive Zone Coverage!

Blaise MacDonald, the head hockey coach at UMASS – Lowell, has produced two new hockey DVDs.  The hockey DVDs are titled Controlled and Aggressive Forechecking Systems and Protect the House: Defensive Zone Coverage for Hockey.  These DVDs will help you:
Limit your opponent’s breakouts
Make the defensemen retrieve the puck under pressure
Force more bad passes to set up easy [...]

Jack Parker Named AHCA Hockey Coach of the Year!

Jack Parker, Head Ice Hockey Coach at Boston University, was named the American Hockey Coaches Association Division I Men’s Coach of the Year.  Parker led Boston University to a 35-6-4 record and claimed the 2008-09 NCAA Championship!  This is the third national coach of the year award for Parker (1975 & 1978) who has compiled a career [...]

Parker, Blasi Guide Teams to 2009 Men’s Frozen Four!

The NCAA 2009 Men’s Frozen Four will feature Boston University vs. Vermont and Miami (OH) vs. Bemidji State.  Boston University, coached by Jack Parker, has defeated Ohio State (8-3) and New Hampshire (2-1) to capture a slot in the “Frozen Four” while Miami (OH) University, coached by Enrico Blasi, has defeated Denver (4-2) and Minnesota Duluth [...]

USCHO / CBS Division I Ice Hockey Rankings

The USCHO / CBS College Sports Division I Ice Hockey Rankings were released on 12/1/2008.  The following program and coaches are ranked in the Top 10:
1 – Notre Dame (Coached by Paul Pooley)
2 – Boston College
3 – Minnesota
4 – Miami (OH) (Coached by Enrico Blasi)
5 – Colorado College
6 – Northeastern
7 – Boston (Coached by Jack [...]

Preseason Men’s Ice Hockey Rankings

The USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine preseason rankings have been announced!  Below are the rankings as of September 23, 2008:
Boston College
Michigan
Notre Dame (Coached by Paul Pooley)
North Dakota
Colorado College
Denver
New Hampshire
Miami (OH) (Coached by Enrico Blasi and Matt Cady)
Minnesota
Boston University (Coached by Jack Parker)
 The following teams also received votes:
UMass (Coached by Don Cahoon)
Maine (Coached by Tim Whitehead)

New Prices on all Cheerleading, Tennis, Golf, Hockey, and Soccer DVDs!

NCAA and conference champion tennis, hockey, soccer and golf coaches, UCA Champion cheer coaches, ‘Coach of the Year’ award-winners, and “excellent teachers” are some of the ways to define the type of instructors used in every DVD program produced and distributed by Championship Productions in over twenty sports.
Since 1976, Championship Productions has focused on its [...]

Sportsmanship in Athletics

Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing defines the word SPORTSMANSHIP.  Athletic directors and coaches often stress the importance of this conduct & attitude, but poor sportsmanship often overshadows the good.  The following link provides video footage of an act of good sportsmanship - members [...]

Hockey Coaches Advance to NCAA Championships!

The following coaches & programs will compete in the 2008 DI Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.  First round matches will be played on March 28 & 29. 
Enrico Blasi (Miami of Ohio)
Paul Pooley (Notre Dame)
Jeff Sauer (Wisconsin)

New Hockey DVDs featuring Mark Carlson!

Mark Carlson, Head Coach of the Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) and 2004-05 USHL Coach of the Year, has recently produced two new Hockey DVDs:
Breakout Drills
Overspeed Skating Drills
More Mark Carlson Hockey DVDs:
How to Improve your Defensemen
Drills for Offensive Creativity