Stephen Heisler
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Unleashed Junior Hockey Coverage. A blog by Stephen Heisler - husband, daddy, and hockey writer.
Stephen Heisler
2d ago
By Derek Harper It’s a new week in major junior hockey and that means it’s time for a new Five Minute Major. The three major junior leagues under the CHL umbrella are getting deeper into their respective playoffs. Conference final matchups are being set and the contenders are becoming even clearer as this season’s Memorial ..read more
Stephen Heisler
2d ago
IF I WERE KING of hockey, we would cancel the continued practice of the kangaroo court. Hold on a second, did SafeSport not already address that ridiculousness? That’s right you silly brain surgeons, SafeSport did mandate the end of the silliness. This is junior hockey and SafeSport can’t mandate out a time-honored tradition that delivers ..read more
Stephen Heisler
4d ago
If you look at the sport over the past 25 years, the clearest example of a particular position taking their game to higher levels would be the goalie. The modern goalie has a system of play and he works diligently at honing all the critical skill sets for his position. Along with training, he studies ..read more
Stephen Heisler
4d ago
The North American Hockey League has turned the junior hockey world upside down with expansion and the drop off in level of play has been everybody’s concern ..read more
Stephen Heisler
1w ago
By Derek Harper It’s a new week in major junior hockey and that means that the playoffs are farther along with the picture for later rounds becoming even clearer. The WHL’s Portland Winterhawks are continuing their dominant ways with a lucky bounce that saw them go up 3-0 in their second round series against the ..read more
Stephen Heisler
1w ago
IF I WERE THE KING OF HOCKEY… one of the first things that must be eliminated is the practice of tampering. Now that we have your attention, let’s just go ahead and say it; coaches that try to poach players from other rosters lack respect for the game. There’s no other way around that fact ..read more
Stephen Heisler
1w ago
Let us go ahead and say this first, today’s article is not going to be necessarily about hockey. In fact, the only link to the game is in regard to my personal health and battle with a forever compromised immune system. I am a survivor that battled stage III renal cell carcinoma almost literally to ..read more
Stephen Heisler
1w ago
“There is seldom just one cockroach in the kitchen.”- Warren Buffett Junior hockey needs an exterminator. The bad guys move from situation to situation and league to league while avoiding consequences. When is our game going to do more than just sweep these fools out the door and hoping they never return? SafeSport has proven ..read more
Stephen Heisler
2w ago
By Michael Moore I hope this newsletter finds you well and savoring the exciting moments of the current season, whether you’re wrapping up a year of youth hockey or navigating the competitive landscape of Junior hockey. As we embrace the transitions and opportunities that lie ahead, it’s crucial to consider the path forward for our ..read more
Stephen Heisler
2w ago
By Derek Harper It’s a new week in major junior hockey and second round matchups are set. But there was another piece of big news this week as well with a new player granted exceptional status. On Monday, April 8, Calgary’s Landon DuPont was granted exceptional status. This means that he’s eligible to be play ..read more