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By Hunter Marriott, MSc Research and Development Consultant The 4 Nations Face-Off is the first best-on-best tournament we’ve seen since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. In this upcoming tournament, Canada, the United States of America, Finland, and Sweden go head to head in a round robin format. Each international team consists of 13 forwards,…

El Segundo, CA – December 11th, 2024 – Apex Hockey, a leading provider of high-performance hockey training camps and skill development programs, is proud to announce the successful registration of its trademark for the word mark “Apex Hockey” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This milestone marks a significant achievement for Apex…

By Hunter Marriott, MSc Research and Development Consultant Speed on the ice comes not only from conditioning, but also from learning the proper techniques to improve your skating efficiency. These skills often come from a dedicated skating coach. Elite hockey players have even gone as far as hiring figure skating coaches to be able to…

At Apex Hockey, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of athletic performance, and our visual training method stands at the forefront of our coaching philosophy. Designed to hone cognitive processing and visual acuity skills, our high-performance training regimen challenges players to elevate their game by sharpening their spatial awareness, depth perception, rapid eye movement,…

Apex Skating, a pioneering force in the realm of ice hockey skills development, proudly announces its rebranding as Apex Hockey. This strategic evolution reflects the company’s commitment to revolutionize hockey performance across all dimensions, uniting advanced skills training, cutting-edge cognitive enhancement technologies, and a steadfast dedication to groundbreaking research in skating biomechanics. Established in 2016…

By Hunter Marriott, MSc Research and Development Consultant You train your body hard, but are you training your brain too? Incorporating cognitive exercises into hockey training is a topic that is relatively new to researchers but is quickly morphing how athletes train. Something as small as arrows on a screen can potentially have a large…

By Dr. Michael Del Bel (PhD) At a young age, athletes are often taught to “swing their arms” as they skate forward down the ice. That is about as much instruction as most athletes get on what they should be doing with their arms when learning the fundamentals of power skating. Without much guidance or…

By Dr. Kenneth Smale, CSCS Let’s face it, scientific research is confusing and the experts rarely agree on concepts – even the idea of ‘smoking is bad for you’ was hotly debated for many years. So when a research finding comes out that an estimate of over 90% of papers agree with, it needs to…

A recommended fitness test battery for hockey players. With the upcoming season occurring after such a long layoff, it’s important for coaches and players to be cognizant of their fitness levels prior to ramping their workload up if they want to avoid injury and be in prime shape heading into try-outs. By being aware of…

The NHL Draft Combine: A value add or just eyewash? The NHL Combine is held each year leading up to the Draft to give the top 100+ players worldwide an opportunity to showcase their athletic prowess in hopes of raising their draft stock. The tests performed by each player is comprehensive and includes anthropometrics (body…