We are offering two goalie development programs in August. On Aug. 13-15 we are hosting an eight-hour advanced goalie clinic at Richfield Arena. On Aug. 20-22, we will be at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine for a six-hour session focusing on fundamentals.
We have openings in both sessions. Convenient online registration is available.
At our July session at Richfield, we had goalies from several hockey communities in Minnesota as well Iowa and Canada. It was a fun group of kids. The goalies worked hard at improving their skills. The coaches saw lots of improvement in their individual skills by the end of camp.
Coach Carroll, one of the Minnesota's top goalie coaches, has been hosting clinics like this since 1995.
Our second summer session begins this Friday at Richfield Arena. This session focuses on fundamental skill development and building self-confidence through repetition. We have a few openings available. You can reserve a spot today by registering online.
Registered participants include goalies from Canada, Wisconsin, Iowa and several communities throughout Minnesota.
Last month at our Eagan session, goalies from all over the Minneapolis-St. Paul area as well as Hutchinson and Rochester joined us for the three-day, six-hour clinic. The coaches saw noticeable improvement in the skills of the group from Friday to Sunday.
Each participant received a special souvenir from the Minnesota Wild. Eric the Maskman, who custom paints goalie helmets, stopped by Sunday to visit with the goalie families and show off some of his latest creations.
Only a few more months to go before the puck drops on a another season of Wild hockey!!! Can’t wait ..in meantime, check out some big saves from Niklas Backstrom….
Our 16th season of providing goalie development programs is underway.
This weekend we are in Eagan, Minn., for a six-hour session focusing on fundamentals. Great group goalies in the session, all working hard at getting better while also having fun.
Participants are from all over Minneapolis-St. Paul area as well as outstate communities including Rochester and Hutchinson.
Custom painted goalie helmet by Eric the Maskman.
Eric the Maskman who recently painted a goalie helmet for me, is expected to stop by on Sunday to visit with the goalie families to talk about what’s involved with custom painting a goalie helmet.
Goalies will get special gift from Minnesota Wild at conclusion of Sunday’s session.
Another Minnesota goalie could be selected in the NHL draft, which is June 25-26 in Los Angeles.
Zane Gothberg, who just graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, is the 6th ranked North American goalie available, according to the NHL Central Scouting Report.
I had the opportunity to work with Zane in 2007 when he participated in Minnesota Hockey’s Dave Peterson Advanced Goalie Camp. Gothberg has accepted a scholarship offer to play college hockey at the University of North Dakota. Gothberg attended the Carroll Goalie School during his youth hockey days.
If Gothberg is drafted, it would mark the second consecutive year a goalie who played high school hockey in Minnesota was selected in the NHL Draft.
Last year, the Phoenix Coyotes took Roseau’s Mike Lee in the third round (91st player overall). Lee will be a sophomore at St. Cloud State this fall.
Our 16th season of providing development programs for goalies of all skill levels begins on June 25 at the Eagan Civic Center. It’s a three-day, six hour program with an emphasis on fundamentals. There a limited number of openings remaining for this session.
We are also offering fundamental and advanced programs in July and August. Our popular fall sessions start in September, just in time to help goalies get ready for tryouts.
Class size for all programs is limited to 20 goalies. I encourage interested goalie families to sign-up today for best selection.
Our complete schedule and convenient online registration is available by visiting the 2010 programs page at www.carrollgs.com
This past weekend, I was at Plymouth Ice Arena, working as a goalie evaluator for Minnesota Hockey’s Advanced Final 54 tryout for the Girls Advanced 16 and 17 Programs.
There were six goalies in each age group. We had the challenging task of ranking the goalies from top to bottom. The highest ranked goalies in each age group have a chance to be invited to USA Hockey’s National Development Camp along other talented goalies from throughout the country.
The other goalie evaluators were Mandy Cronin from USA Hockey and Aaron Haupert, an assistant coach for St. Mary’s University women’s hockey team.
We watched the goalies closely during scrimmages (and expanded warm-ups) and we had some excellent in-depth discussions on the strengths and weaknesses of each participant as we determined the final rankings.
This year, we decided to do something a little different at the Let’s Play Hockey Expo in St. Paul. We gave away souvenir paper goalie masks to people who stopped by our booth. As you’ll see in the video..they were quite the hit!
The two-day event attracted 40,000 hockey fans.
Just finished a spring mini-clinic in River Falls, Wisconsin for youth hockey goalies in the western part of the state.
We had 16 boys and girls from four different youth hockey associations join us for the on-ice session. For some it was the final ice time of the year, for others it was a chance to sharpen their skills before the spring season gets going. Either way, all the goalies worked hard, improved their game and had fun!
Four players from the UW-River Falls women’s team helped with the session.
Gustavus women's hockey team following the third place game.
The Gustavus women’s hockey team finished the 2009-10 season Saturday afternoon by dropping a 4-1 decision to Elmira College in the third place game at the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championships, which were held on campus in St. Peter, Minn.
Even though the year didn’t end like we wanted it to, the Gusties really had a wonderful season!
The women won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular season and playoff championships and defeated UW-River Falls in the NCAA Quarterfinals to advanced to the Final Four of NCAA Division III women’s hockey.
Gustavus finished the season with a record of 22-6-2. After stumbling a bit at the start of the year, the Gusties went on an amazing 20-1 run to qualify for the National Tournament.
The Gusties were a young team and graduate only two players so they should be a contender again next season.
Steve Carroll is one of Minnesota’s top goalie instructors and skill development leaders.
He has 30 years of goalie coaching experience at the college, high school and youth levels.
Since 1995, the Edina, Minn., native has been operating the Carroll Goalie School in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area.
He is an assistant coach for the Gustavus Adolphus College women's hockey team and serves as USA Hockey's Minnesota District Goalie Coach-in-Chief.
