Velocity Hockey development
Velocity is an elite hockey training program focused on modernizing skills development. Our on-ice sessions have a fast, relentless pace and are packed with drills designed to simulate game situations. Constant movement and frequent corrections are core features in every clinic we run. Hit the ice with us and see for yourself!
SPRING training schedule
The Summer training schedule will also be made available by end of February.
Velocity U15 Skills
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
High intensity skills clinic designed to strengthen shooting, hockey IQ, stickhandling, skating, and puck battling.
Defense Clinic
Monday, April 28, 2025
On-ice skills sessions focusing on tactics for defensemen including puck retrievals, zone exits and breakouts.
U18 Velocity SKills + Game
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Two-hour on-ice sessions with one hour of Velocity skills development followed by a VSHL game.
Spring AAA
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Game situation scrimmage available for all age groups & skill level.
The velocity model
Our goal is to create smarter, more effective hockey players. We teach our athletes a variety of skills and demonstrate how to leverage each skill in game situations to become more efficient hockey players.
Every Velocity clinic is fast-paced, intense and fun, and each class has a specific focus to help players of all ages and skill levels improve.
Skating
Straightaway speed, tight turns, crossovers, open stance, transitions.
Hockey iq
Shoulder checking, communication, scanning, timing, decision-making, deception and fakes.
stickhandling
Wrist extension & utilization, stick fakes, puck placement, deking, and angling.
Shooting
Refining shooting motions and techniques in quick release, one-timers, tips & deflections, shooting in stride.
puck battling
Body positioning, puck protection, retrieving pucks, offensive positioning, etc.
passing
Passing technique, one-touch passes, receptions, backhands, vision, and positional awareness.
defense
Breakout passing & zone exits, defending in-zone or off the rush, cutting off rims, point shots, and puck retrievals.
Meet the head coach
Ryan Handfield
Ryan has been working in the hockey world for well over a decade, coaching over twenty teams across a variety of calibers and age groups. He created Velocity Hockey Development in 2014, fueled by a passion to help players in Montreal improve as much as they can. Ryan believes on-ice trainings should be as much about teaching & learning as they are about pace and speed, and designs his Velocity sessions around skills that are directly transferable to game situations. He trains players of all ages and skills levels with a variety of sessions offered, including Velocity Skills and Defenceman courses.
He's known as a passionate coach, a strong communicator and someone who tries to get the most he can out of every player on the team. He currently coaches with the Montreal-based NPU Rebels.
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