Cote and the Mooseheads Eliminated by Oceanic

Tiger Paw Elite Summer Hockey School Instructor Alex Cote had his hockey season come to an end to day as he and his Halifax Mooseheads lost in overtime to the Rimouski Oceanic.The Mooseheads lost 4-2 games to 2. Alex returns to the Tiger Paw Elite Summer Hockey School and will have some new material to share regarding Championship Habits!

from www.functional hockey.com: With summer right around the corner, are you being S.M.A.R.T. ?

With summer right around the corner, are you being S.M.A.R.T. ? Summer is quickly approaching! Do you have a plan? Do not miss out on a great opportunity to prepare yourself for next hockey season. You have 10-12 weeks from the end of the school year to the start of a new one, leaving plenty of time to work on developing your game (both physically and mentally). Will you use this time wisely? Do you know how to use this time wisely? Can you tell me what are you doing today to become a better player (or a better person)? The above is a pretty robust question if you don’t have an understanding of where you are and where you want to go (ie. what you want to accomplish). How will you know if you ever get there? How will you even know how to get there? As your summer gets underway, what paths will you take? If you haven’t begun to do so, you need to start thinking about what you want to accomplish this summer and what you want to accomplish next season. Not only thinking about it, but writing it down in the form of clear, concise goals. These written goals will help guide you toward your destination and in times of difficulty can be used to re-focus your efforts and get you back on track. Your goals should be straightforward and focus on what you want to happen. As you go about creating your goals, you should incorporate the SMART model for goal-setting. S — Specific: think about what you want to accomplish, why you want to accomplish it, and how you are going to accomplish it M -- Measurable: you need to be able to gauge your progress A — Attainable: you need to set goals that you can achieve, nothing to easy, nothing too hard, but they need to be outside your comfort zone R — Realistic: can you realistically achieve this goal (within the availability of your resources, knowledge and time) T — Timely: have you set a time frame and end point for this goal Goal-setting can be a powerful tool if used appropriately and consistently. Every college coach I worked with last summer conveyed the importance of goal-setting within their own programs. They stressed the need to accomplish this, not only on a team basis, but on an individual-player basis as well. Some of the many benefits derived from the goal-setting process include providing you with something to strive for, motivating you to take action, creating benchmarks for success, and building up your self-esteem. I encourage you to take time to think about what you want to accomplish this summer, why you want to accomplish it, and how you will go about accomplishing it. Remember to create clear and concise goals following the SMART protocol; create daily or weekly goals that can be used as stepping-stones along the pathway towards your overall (or long-term) goals; set goals that are attainable, but outside your comfort zone, as they will feel much more rewarding and satisfying when they are achieved. Let me finish this post, by re-asking the following questions: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY TO BECOME A BETTER PLAYER and ARE YOU BEING S.M.A.R.T. ABOUT IT?

Guest Instructor Barberio Honored Again!

Mark Barberio Named Norfolk Admirals Player of the Year NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals and Beach Engraving are proud to announce that defenseman Mark Barberio has been named the winner of the 2011-12 Norfolk Admirals Player of the Year award, as voted upon by the players and coaching staff. Barberio, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, posted 13 goals and 61 points with a plus-28 rating and 39 penalty minutes in 74 regular season games with the Admirals this season. He led the team in assists (48) and was fourth in points. Barberio also led all AHL defensemen in assists, points and plus/minus, helping Norfolk to the AHL’s top-ranked offense, third-ranked defense and best overall record. He was also first among AHL rearguards in power-play scoring, notching 31 assists and 38 points as Norfolk ranked second in efficiency with the man advantage (21.7 percent). Last night, Barberio scored a goal in Norfolk's playoff opener. A 22-year-old native of Montreal, Quebec, Barberio set a single-season franchise record for scoring by a defenseman – besting the previous record by 13 points. He was voted as winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's outstanding defenseman earlier this month. Barberio was also voted to the Eastern Conference starting lineup for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic and was named a First Team AHL All-Star earlier this month. Barberio, a sixth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2008, established franchise records for a rookie defenseman when he totaled nine goals, 22 assists and 31 points in 68 games in 2010-11. In 142 career games with Norfolk, Barberio has posted 22 goals and 92 points. The Admirals and Beach Engraving honored Barberio's selection as Player of the Year prior to tonight’s game against the Manchester Monarchs. Barberio's name was added to the Norfolk Admirals Player of the Year Trophy and Beach Engraving has also presented him with a personal trophy. The awarding of the Player of the Year trophy started in the 2004-05 season with the donation of the trophy by Beach Engraving. Prior winners of the award include Rene Bourque (2004-05), Mark Cullen (2005-06), Corey Crawford and Martin St. Pierre (2006-07), Norm Milley (2007-08), Brandon Bochenski (2008-09), Ryan Craig (2009-10) and Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2010-11). The trophy is currently on display in the Admirals Administrative Offices at Norfolk Scope and will be on display on the upper concourse during all Admirals games.

Championship Habits start with athletes setting goals

Athlete's Guide to Setting Goals Provided by Dr. Colleen Hacker Professor, Pacific Lutheran University • Athlete's Guide to Setting Goals Setting goals can help athletes not only improve their overall performance--it can also boost their ability to handle adversity. Here are some guidelines to developing specific sports goals for yourself or your team and suggestions for making sure the goals are realized. Types of Goals In an earlier sports psychology article I highlighted that there are three types of goals: performance goals, outcome goals and "do your best" goals. The preferred type of goals to set are performance goals that specify both the observable behavior and the time frame for when these changes will occur. I generally recommend that for every outcome goal that a coach or athlete sets, it should be accompanied by at least four process goals. For example, if you set a goal to become a starter on next year's team (an outcome goal) you should set four process goals that will increase the likelihood of you achieving that goal. These performance goals would be behavior or activities over which you have complete control and your participation and ultimate success is virtually guaranteed. Examples of Performance Goals An example of four process goals to accompany the outcome goals might be: I will complete my strength training program three days per week all year long I will stay after practice on Wednesdays and Fridays to take 50 extra shots with my wrist shot and 50 extra shots with my back hand I will watch game film at least two hours every week and write down three key tactical points for each video session I will complete five, five-minute imagery sessions each week all season long Key Lessons From Process Goals What should be clear from these examples is that: Athletes can completely control whether or not they engage in these activities (whether or not the coach ultimately selects them to be a go to guy!) Engaging in these activities will lead to improvements in each of the specified areas of performance and these improvements will increase the likelihood of achieving the outcome of becoming a go to guy! Each of these goals provides a specific standard of proficiency and a specified time for achievement 10 Guidelines for Creating Performance Goals In order for goal setting to work for you and your team, the following guidelines should be followed: Goals should be difficult but realistic to achieve (Unrealistic goals create anxiety and disbelief) Goals should be specific, observable and measurable Set proximal (short term) as well as distal (long term) goals Set performance or technique goals rather than outcome or do your best goals Write your goals down ("ink what you think") Discuss your goals with at least one other person Set the goals yourself rather than simply adopt someone else's goals for you Provide and get goal support through interactions with coaches, teammates and other important people in your life ( strength and conditioning coach) Evaluate your goal effectiveness and adjust the goal difficulty in the future so those goals are optimally challenging for your current abilities and your future potential Set goals in each of the four pillars of sport: technical, tactical, psychological and physiological

Instructor Lee at IIHF World tournament in Reykjavik, ICELAND

Tiger Paw Elite Summer Hockey School instructor Martin lee is in Reykjavik, ICELAND attending the 2012 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Div. II Group A tournament representing his native country of New Zealand. The New Zealanders lost their first game of the tournament to the host Iceland team, 4-0. Martin will bring his unique experiences to the camp this summer which will include his time as the Championship Habits presenter. He will provide insight into the words dedication and commitment when he talks about the various experiences he has undertaken in his pursuit to be a world class hockey player. If you are interested in following Martin and his New Zealand squad, the Black Ice, follow this link: http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm-iia/statistics.html

Vincent Lessard Signs On as Tiger Paw Goalie Instructor

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61579008@N00/2893718375/ The Tiger Paw Elite Summer Hockey School has reached agreement today and have installed Vincent (Vinny) Lessard as the goalie instructor for the 2012 summer. Vinny is a local boy who played his hockey in Lakeshore , played one season for the Lac St Louis Lions and then moved on to prep school at St Andrews College in Aurora, Ontario. From there Vinny joined the Surrey Eagles of the BCJHL.

Tiger Paw Guest Instructor wins Best defenseman Award in AHL

Bolts Prospect Mark Barberio Named AHL's Outstanding Defenseman Tuesday, 04.10.2012 / 3:07 PM / News AHL The American Hockey League announced today that Mark Barberio of the Norfolk Admirals has been named the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s outstanding defenseman for the 2011-12 season, as voted by AHL coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 30 cities. Barberio leads all AHL defensemen in assists (47) and points (60) and is tied for second among blueliners with a plus-25 rating in 71 games this season, helping Norfolk to the AHL’s top-ranked offense, third-ranked defense and best overall record. Barberio, who has set a single-season franchise record for scoring by a defenseman, is also first among AHL rearguards in power-play scoring, notching 30 assists and 37 points as Norfolk ranks second in efficiency with the man advantage (21.9 percent). Voted to the Eastern Conference starting lineup for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic back in January and named a First Team AHL All-Star last week, the 22-year-old native of Montreal is the youngest winner of the Eddie Shore Award since 1981 (Craig Levie). Barberio, a sixth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2008, established franchise records for a rookie defenseman when he totaled nine goals, 22 assists and 31 points in 68 games in 2010-11. Barberio is the first Admiral to win the Eddie Shore Award. This award, which was first presented by the AHL in 1959, honors the late Eddie Shore, a member of both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the American Hockey League Hall of Fame who is widely regarded as one of hockey’s greatest defensemen. Shore won a total of five Calder Cups in his career, including two as the general manager of the Buffalo Bisons and three as the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians. Previous winners of the Eddie Shore Award include Steve Kraftcheck (1959), Al Arbour (1965), Noel Price (1970, ’72, ’76), Brian Engblom (1977), Terry Murray (1978, ’79), Brad Shaw (1987), Dave Fenyves (1988, ’89), Eric Weinrich (1990), Darren Rumble (1997), John Slaney (2001, ’02), Curtis Murphy (2003, ’04), Niklas Kronwall (2005), Sheldon Brookbank (2007), Johnny Boychuk (2009) and Marc-Andre Gragnani (2011). In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 85 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 2011-12 regular season ends on Apr. 15, and then 16 clubs will continue to vie for the league’s coveted championship trophy when the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs get under way. The Admirals will conclude the 2011-12 regular season with a three-game road trip beginning next Friday against the Albany Devils. All games can be heard at 102.1-FM, 1490-AM and 1021TheGame.com. You can also watch on a pay-per-view basis at AHLLive.com. Tickets for Playoff games A and B are now on sale at the Scope Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. These games will take place next week at Norfolk Scope Arena. Once exact dates and opponents for the games are determined, they will be announced at norfolkadmirals.com.

http://functionalhockey.com/EasternCDP.html

Designed as more than just a simple showcase, the Eastern Collegiate Development Program will be a unique training and networking experience. Prospective college hockey players will be immersed in a dynamic 3-day camp. A comprehensive on-ice and off-ice curriculum designed and led by current NCAA college coaches will provide players with an opportunity to, not only enhance their individual skill and game awareness, but to showcase their abilities, interact with, and be evaluated by college coaches. Program Highlights: Practices and games led by current college coaches On-ice instruction emphasizing technical and tactical development Position specific training (forward/defense/goaltending) Off-ice instruction (dryland/seminars/workshops) focusing on the recruiting process, steps to becoming a successful student athlete, and the mental/tactical aspects of hockey. 6:1 player to coach ratio Players will have the opportunity to work with all of the college coaches over the course of the camp Personalized attention with a 1-on-1 review by a college coach at the end of camp The Eastern Collegiate Development Program is open to all high school aged players (entering grades 9-12 as well as post-grad players). Enrollment is limited and players are accepted on a first come first served basis. Camp fee is $450. Early registration discounts are available (Pay $379 until 5/15). REGISTER ONLINE NOW Centre Multisport de Châteauguay 255, Boulevard Brisebois Châteauguay J6K 3X4 Functional Hockey strives to provide player and coaching development opportunities to enhance success in the sport of hockey. BRUCE TURPIN -- 773-339-9645 BTURPIN@FUNCTIONALHOCKEY.COM

Guest Instructor Barberio Selected 1st team all star

Barberio and Conacher Named to AHL All-Star Teams SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals defenseman Mark Barberio has been named a First-Team AHL All-Star and Norfolk Admirals forward Cory Conacher has been named a Second-Team AHL All-Star. Barberio, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, leads all AHL defensemen with 47 assists and 59 points and is tied for second with a plus-23 rating in 69 games, contributing at both ends for a Norfolk team with the top-ranked offense and defense in the Eastern Conference. Barberio has also recorded 37 points on the power play, helping the Admirals to the second-best efficiency in the AHL at 22.2 percent. He also has 17 multiple-point games on the season, as well. Barberio was a starter for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic. The 22-year-old native of Montréal, Québec, has appeared in 137 career AHL games – all with the Admirals – posting 21 goals and 90 points with a plus-22 rating. Prior to turning professional, Barberio notched 46 goals and 168 points in 261 games with the Moncton Wildcats of the Québec Major Junior Hockey League. He helped the Wildcats win the QMJHL championship in 2010 while leading all league defensemen in points and assists during the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Barberio in the sixth round (152nd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Conacher, 5-foot-8, 180 pounds, leads all AHL rookies in points, power play goals and game-winning goals. He also is tied for first among rookies in goals and is second among rookies in assists. In 70 games with the Admirals, Conacher has posted 34 goals and 39 assists for 73 points. He has also posted 106 penalty minutes, a plus-11 rating, 14 power play goals and seven game-winning goals. Conacher is tied for the overall AHL lead in goals, ranks second overall in points and power play goals while tying for third overall in game-winning goals. He was a starter for the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic, where he had two goals and three points. A 22-year-old native of Burlington, Ontario, Conacher has played in 77 career AHL games with Norfolk, the Milwaukee Admirals and the Rochester Americans, notching 38 goals and 79 points. He has played in seven career Calder Cup Playoff Games – all with Milwaukee last season – posting one assist. An undrafted free agent, Conacher played four years at Canisus College prior to joining the professional ranks. He is the school’s all-time leader in goals with 62, game-winning goals with 12 and points with 147. He signed a one-year, AHL contract with the Admirals on July 5, 2011. He then signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 1, 2012. Prior to Barberio and Conacher, the only other former Admirals to be named First or Second Team AHL All-Stars were Martin St. Pierre (First Team, 2006-07), Troy Brouwer (Second Team, 2006-07) and Dustin Byfuglien (Second Team, 2006-07). The Admirals conclude the home portion of the 2011-12 regular season schedule on Friday and Saturday nights against the Binghamton Senators at Scope. The puck drops on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday night at 7:15 p.m. On Saturday night, the Admirals will conclude the home portion of the regular season by thanking the most important members of the team – the fans – with Fan Appreciation Night. Come out for an exciting night of hockey and you may leave with exciting prizes! Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Admirals fans are invited to a pre-game party outside on the plaza at Scope, including music and games for the whole family. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. In addition, all fans on Saturday night will receive an Admirals team poster, courtesy of SUPERCUTS. Individual tickets for all regular season games start at just $12. Tickets are available now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. Reserve your 2012-13 season tickets with a deposit of as little as $100 per seat today. Current season ticket holders may also reserve 2012 Calder Cup Playoff Packages now. Stop by the Admirals’ Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!

A message from Stanley Cup winner ryan Walter

Prosper from your MISTAKES! ADVICE FROM A 97-YEAR-OLD CHAMPION: “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.” This advice came from John Wooden, the Hall of Fame UCLA Basketball Coach who won a record 10 NCAA championships. In an article by Matt Furey, the great John Wooden, who has since passed, said: “So many people do everything they can to avoid making mistakes – yet mistakes are the corrective feedback we need to help us reach our goals. Better to take action and correct mistakes while you’re in motion than to sit idle trying to figure out how not to make a wrong move. It’s like driving a car. You must always have your hands on the wheel so you can make minor adjustments. You must continually modify and correct your course based upon ongoing feedback. When you make a mistake and someone points it out to you, don’t say 'I’m sorry.' The correct response is: 'Thank you for telling me that. I’ll work on it.' People who see feedback as helpful are grateful to learn what is steering them away from their goals. It may be tough to listen and be open to change – but it’s what the best of the best do. Yes, you have the option to agree or disagree with the feedback – and you’ll become better at discerning what is helpful and what isn’t, the more you practice listening to it. But you’ll never get anywhere if you view mistakes as negative and feedback as undesirable.” I sense that our 97 year-old champion was teaching us less about “listening” or “doing things differently” and more about choosing the correct attitude or mindset. In her amazing book Mindset, Dr. Carol Dueck explains that we can adopt one of two mindsets while we are receiving feedback, either FIXED or GROWTH. “Mindsets frame the running account that’s taking place in people’s heads. They guide the whole interpretation process. The fixed mindset creates an internal monologue that is focused on judging: 'This means I’m a loser.' 'This means I’m a better person than they are.' 'This means I’m a bad husband.' 'This means my partner is selfish.' People with a growth mindset are also constantly monitoring what’s going on, but their internal monologue is not about judging themselves and others in this way. Certainly they’re sensitive to positive and negative information, but they’re attuned to its implications for learning and constructive action: What can I learn from this? How can I improve? How can I help my partner do this better?” Successful people have a unique perspective on making mistakes! 1- They recognize that taking action can lead to mistakes, and they not only grow comfortable with this but increase the cycle. 2- They choose the Growth Mindset, staying open to the critical concept of adjusting to become better. Make your mistakes, make your adjustments, have a great week!

Learning from Mistakes

Earlier today we posted a message from Stanley Cup winner Ryan Walter. The message was about mistakes and the different philosophies towards mistakes. while some people try to do everything in their power not to make mistakes, that often paralyzes people from doing anything at all. I wanted to take a minute to link together how Mr. Walter's message applies to Midget espoir hockey teams. At the Tigers, we encourage our players to try things that may lead to mistakes but that way they have an opportunity to learn from those mistakes and get better. For a defenseman that could mean a turnover that leads to a goal, for a forward that could be a missed opportunity to score and for a goalie, it could be that a tactic does not work out and a goal is scored...that is , in our minds, the price of development! Other programs may not agree...they may feel that if you never do certain tactics you won't make mistakes...defensemen should always put the puck in the corner when they have the puck at the offensive blueline, dump the puck in deep rather than losing possession of the puck at the blueline, don't pass the puck up the ice if you are a goalie...simple but popular examples... We have coaches to help the players with the adjustments, in practice and in game...the misunderstanding about mistakes is that the coaching staff want the players to learn from their mistakes and they have a lower tolerance for the same mistake being repeated... I hope you see the difference So, as Mr. Walter said in his message Successful people have a unique perspective on making mistakes! 1- They recognize that taking action can lead to mistakes, and they not only grow comfortable with this but increase the cycle. 2- They choose the Growth Mindset, staying open to the critical concept of adjusting to become better. Make your mistakes, make your adjustments, have a great week!

Tiger Paw Elite Summer Hockey School Schedule

The Tiger Paw Elite Summer Hockey school announced its operating hours. Reminder, the summer hockey school operates four (4) days per week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Peewee (June 25-August 4) @ Vincent Lecavalier Arena 12h30-13h30 DRYLAND 13h30-14h00 transition to on ice 14h00-15h30 On Ice (with 6 instructors) 16h00-17h00 Championship Habits/Guest Speakers Bantam 12h30-13h30 Championship Habits/ Guest speakers 13h30-14h00 Transition to On Ice 14h00-15h30 On ice (with 6 instructors) 16h00-17h00 DRYLAND Midget 12h30-13h30 Championship Habits/ Guest speakers 13h30-15h00 DRYLAND 15h00-15h30 Transition to On Ice 15h30-17h00 On ice (with 6 instructors) AUGUST 4th CAMP ENDING BBQ!