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IHC Hockey being an innovator in the hockey world for over forty years has developed a new developmental program for “today’s hockey player”  the Q3 Hockey Skills School.  Q3 stands for:  Quick Feet, Quick Hands, and Quick Mind.  At the Q3 Skills Schools, players will be challenged to move their feet and hands with vision,Read more

IHC Hockey is proud to announce the scheduling of their popular Over Speed Skating & Stick Handling School From August 11th to the 13th at the Kirk Nevin Arena in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.  The Over Speed School is an excellent opportunity to prepare for the upcoming season as we will not try to change your skating technique,Read more

POWER SKATING & STICK HANDLING SCHOOL JUST ADDED TO KIRK NEVIN ARENA IN AUGUST IHC Hockey is offering their pre-season Power Skating & Stick Handling School at the Kirk Nevin Arena in Greensburg, PA from Monday, August 19 to Wednesday, August 21 from 12 to 1:30pm.  This is a great tune up to get readyRead more

IHC Hockey’s 2008 & 2009 birth years Chowder Cup ID Skate! Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Spencer Family YMCA Rink, Bethel Park, PA 10am to 12 noon. IHC Hockey was the first ever western PA team to have participated in the prestigious Chowder Cup Tournaments since the early 2000’s! Join the organization that has developedRead more

IS YOUTUBE AND LACROSSE TYPE MOVES HURTING HOCKEY? I am a “skills guy”.  I have been teaching hockey skills for over forty years and I love to see how today’s players can be creative and stick handle like crazy.  No one loves stick handling the puck more than I do.  Just ten or fifteen yearsRead more

IHC Hockey will be bringing their popular tournament teams to the DMV area this spring and summer.  IHC will be fielding teams in all age groups for their Canada Tournaments (Niagara Falls & Toronto) as well as teams in the prestigious and well scouted Chowder Cup Tournaments in July for players aged 17 to 19Read more

Is your team or organization looking to take a step forward and differentiate yourself from other organizations?  Then you may want to partner up with IHC Hockey as we offer private team skill and team play sessions at your practice, hockey schools designed for your team needs, tryout evaluations where a neutral third party (IHCRead more

IHC Hockey will be fielding spring tournament teams in all age groups that play in tournaments in Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada in May and June.  IHC offers professional coaching with 4 or 5 pro/college practice plans, apparel, and the tournament in Canada.  IHC will also be fielding teams in the prestigious Chowder Cup TournamentsRead more

Sidney Crosby heading up ice with speed. It is said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery.  As hockey players, we have the best platform to imitate and improve our game, NHL hockey players.  We all have our favorite NHL players that we look up to and try to emulate.  Emulating and imitating ourRead more

IHC Hockey still has openings in their popular Power Skating & Stick Handling School at the Hess Ice Arena in New Castle from Monday, August 2 to Thursday, August 9 from 6 to 7:30pm.  The school is open to ages 9 to 16.  This is an excellent opportunity to get ready for the upcoming seasonRead more

IHC Hockey is proud to announce the scheduling of their hockey schools at the Belmont Ice Complex in Kittanning, PA.  IHC Hockey will be offering their popular European Stick Handling School and their Body Contact, Checking, & Defensive Play School the weekend of August 29th and 30th.  These schools will be Saturday and Sunday andRead more

IHC HOCKEY – CORONA VIRUS UPDATE   I hope everyone is safe and healthy and I am sure you are all missing hockey. IHC Hockey is missing several associations tryout evaluations and pre-tryout clinics this month as we would have been at the beautiful Belmont Ice Arena in Kittanning this week for their pre-tryout clinicsRead more

IHC Hockey Prospects Tournament Teams are excited to announce the expansion of tournament teams based out of three different rinks.  Players will no longer have to travel across the city just to attend the Prospects practices and skill sessions. IHC Hockey Prospects will have their South Teams based out of the Spencer Family YMCA inRead more

IHC HOCKEY’S 37th YEAR! 2020 HOCKEY SCHOOLS AND EARLY BIRD SPECIALS! IHC Hockey is proud to announce their 2020 Spring & Summer Hockey School schedule.  IHC will again have schools at Center Ice Arena in Delmont, Spencer Family YMCA Rink in Bethel Park, the newly remodeled Hess Arena in Neshannock Township (New Castle), Kirk NevinRead more

I watch team practices and other hockey schools and I cannot believe how much the players stand around.  At some of the practices,  I can understand as the coaches are mostly inexperienced parents volunteering to coach.  But to see what parents pay for at some of the hockey schools with the amount of standing aroundRead more

IHC Hockey will be taking teams to the prestigious Chowder Cup Tournaments in July.  The Chowder Cup is one of the most well scouted events in North America.  IHC Hockey Prospects will field two teams in the  Junior Chowder Cup, a 2003 team and a 2004 team.  IHC will also field a team in theRead more

IHC Hockey has also added their Bantam & Midget Skills & Conditioning sessions on Sundays, May 19th and 26th from 6 to 7:30pm. For more information or to register, go to:  www.ihchockey.com * We also offer hockey schools and programs at Mt. Lebanon, Greensburg, New Castle, Meadville, Erie, and Altoona PA.Read more

IHC Hockey has added their popular European Stick Handling & Moves S chool and their Body Contact, Checking, & Defensive Play School at the Spencer Family YMCA Rink in Bethel Park to their April 2019 schedule.  Learn some new moves and some checking and body contact concepts right  before tryouts.  The schools are schedule fromRead more

IHC BLACK FRIDAY SALE $15 OFF EACH HOCKEY SCHOOL AND A FREE IHC MESH BACK HAT  IHC Hockey announces their 2019 Black Friday Sale.  Between Black Friday and the end of Cyber Monday, save $15 on each IHC Hockey School program and receive a free IHC Hockey mesh back baseball cap.  This will be theRead more

SIGN UP NOW FOR IHC HOCKEY’S 36th SEASON EARLY BIRD SPECIAL. SAVE $20 ON EVERY HOCKEY SCHOOL AND RECEIVE FREE IHC MESH BACK HAT !! IHC Hockey announces their 2019 Spring & Summer Early Bird Special  discount registration.  Register now through the end of October and receive $20 off per school per player!  You willRead more