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WATCH VIDEO OF OUR TRIP HERE.

I recently got back from an awesome 9-day trip to Germany and Austria with the Gustavus Adolphus College women’s team. (I am the team’s goalie coach).

We won the three hockey games we played while we were there including a 7-2 victory over the Austrian National Team.

In addition to the games, we had a lot time time to take in the major tourist sites. We took a tour of Munich, Germany and had lunch at the famous Hofbrauhaus restaurant.

From there we moved on to Salzburg, Austria. We toured the city and saw Mozart’s childhood home and various locations where the popular movie “The Sound of Music” was filmed.

After a few days in Salzburg, we bussed to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp near the city of Linz, Austria. It was a very interesting place to see, but spooky experience as our tour took place on a gray and overcast day.

From there, we headed to Vienna, Austria. We checked out a few of the royal palaces and toured the city. This is also where we celebrated New Year’s.

I was a wonderful trip filled with all sorts of memories. The Gusties return to ice in St. Peter on Jan. 11 hosting UW-Stevens Point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are hosting a two-hour Holiday Goalie Camp on Dec. 16, from 12-2 pm at the Schwan Super in Blaine. All goalies who register for this camp are eligible to win a free Brian’s goalie stick.

The camp is open to goalies ages 7 & older. This is a great opportunity for goalies to improve their game and build their confidence as they head into the second half of the season.

The cost is only $99. Register online today at www.carrollgs.com.

 

 

It was was quite the turnout at the USA Hockey Level 4 Coaches Clinic held recently in Bloomington.

More than 260 youth hockey coaches from throughout Minnesota and several other states were in town for the clinic.

I was invited to lead an on-ice goalie coaching clinic for the group.

Here is how it worked. They divided the coaches into four groups. I had about 65 coaches at a time for 30 minutes each. I started by showing the coaches the basic goalie stance with proper glove and stick positions.

After that, I demonstrated common goalie skating movements including forward and backward c-cuts, shuffles, t-pushes.

It was then time for the coaches to try the various movements. Across the Olympic-sized ice they went in groups of 20. It was interesting to watch them try to skate like a goalie typically does. Some coaches figured it out, but many of them struggled with the assignment.

But the bottom line was, it was a powerful learning experience for all the coaches who seemed to enjoy learning some of the tricks of the goalie coaching trade.

Hopefully they will use what they learned when their season gets underway in a few weeks.

 

 

 

As we roll into September, hockey tryouts will be getting underway soon. Will your goalie be ready?

If not, we can help! We have a limited number of openings left in the two pre-season camps we are hosting this month.

The camps provide perfect opportunities for goalies to improve their skills and build their self-confidence so they’ll be at the top of their game when evaluations start.

The camps are at Richfield Arena, Sept. 14-16, and Sept. 21-23.

Register online today at www.carrollgs.com.

 

 

This weekend, we are hosting a three-day goalie camp at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine. Great group of goalies in town for the camp, in fact they came from three different states to learn how to improve their game.

At the conclusion of each session, we typically play a game, goalies against the coaches. It’s a lot of fun. Check out the video following one of these games.

Video from Carroll Goalie Camp at Blaine

Spent the last few days directing the Minnesota Hockey Dave Peterson Reebok High Performance Goalie Camp. This is an invite only camp for 50 of the state’s top high school goalies. The camp was held at the Super Rink in Blaine on July 26-29.

The camp provided the boys and girls with an unique opportunity to train with a combination of Minnesota’s most well-respected and talented college and high school goalie coaches.

Seventeen different goalie coaches worked at the camp including seven who have won college national championships. That group included Steve Carroll, Edina, Mankato State University; Johanna Ellison, Cloquet, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Alyssa Grogan, Eagan, University of Minnesota; Adam Hauser, Bovey, University of Minnesota; Jody Horak, Blaine, University of Minnesota; Justin Johnson, Ham Lake, University of Minnesota; Andrew Kent, Lakeville, goalie coach for University of Minnesota women’s hockey team.

Other coaches were Mitch Baker, Steve DeBus, Steve Guider, Steve Houge, Todd Johnson, Bill Manual, Mike Moline, Pete Samargia, Sanya Sandahl, Bob Rajanen.

Mike Ayers, national goaltending coach for USA Hockey out of Ann Arbor, Mich., also helped out at the camp. He shared some observations and goalie development tips with participants and ran a station during on-ice drills.

More information about this camp is available online.

We just finished up our second camp of the season. We were in Eagan for a three-day, six-hour session. This session was a sell-out with goalies coming to town from 5 different states. (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri).

The goalies worked hard and we could see major improvements in their game by the time they went home on Sunday. And they had a lot of fun too!

We have limited number of spaces remaining in our August and September sessions. Register today for best selection at www.carrollgs.com.