Happy Sunday 1%er's! 👋 Our concept of the week 📚 Maintaining momentum during the holiday season... Understand the hardest season of the year is right now... The month of December. Watch this video for more... Here's This Week's Schedule 📅 Monday - Workout @ 3:45 PM (est) Wednesday - Hockey IQ Session @ 4:00 PM (est) Sunday - Weekly Catch-Up @ 6:00 PM (est) To everyone who is wondering - what the heck the "1%er's" lol you're not alone... It's a community for my most ambitious players -- who really want to make real actionable change to take their game to the junior (OHL/USHL draft), college or pro. You DM me on Skool or comment "1%er" on this post if you're curious about what this is all about... December is the month we separate!

I've seen players in the past struggle with the nutrition side of things on game days and I wish expressed how I've been doing it so here we are... Here's my outlook on game day nutrition... and how I typically approach it. Let's assume I have a game at 7PM Morning = light snack of choice... - My go-to is coffee w/ honey & a protein shake or a couple eggs/avocado) - Coffee is before skate + protein skate is after morning skate Afternoon (Meal #1) 4-6 hours out from puck drop - Moderate amount of leans protein (eggs / chicken breast) - Steak and fish aren't usually "lean" protein (they have high fat content) - Starchy carbohydrates (Sweet potatoes are my fav, others include; rice, pasta or regular potatoes) *Maybe a combination of work, a small nap, walk occurs in between here* Evening (Meal #2) 2-3 hours out - Banana's with honey (add greek yogurt bowl) - Smoothie with berries/banana/collagen - If you want my smoothie recipe DM me "RECIPE" Pre-Game 60-90 mins out - hydrate with electrolyte salt pack (salt, lime/lemon works - Caffeine if early in afternoon (please note this effects your sleep) Post-Game (this isn't mentioned in the video) - Aim for similar meal as #1 but you can go more protein... - Starchy Carbs are still super important post performance - Chocolate milk has been a staple for me lately. SWEET POTATOES (& potatoes) are my #1 carb based on my ongoing personal research and also personal experience. Consider timing is different for everyone with games happening during different times of day/week. That's why I suggest you do your research and look up the term "carb loading" as a useful tool for endurance athletes who feel as though they have heavy legs often. Typically carb (carbohydrate) loading starts the night before performance! Below you can watch a small conversation I had with my 1%er's community today! If you find this content helpful, engage with the community so I know your alive and well...

@Luke Croucher

I see a ton of players early in their career use a much longer stick. I'm curious... - What's your rational behind this? - Why longer? - If you use short, why shorter? My view here is yes, a longer stick helps with your shot than a shorter stick. This is because you have more flex on the stick... Nowadays technology allows sticks to be in the 10-20 flex range...? So why not go shorter (with the same amount of flex) with more control? I'm honestly just curious what everyone else's preference is? Drop a picture of your sticks down below👇 Share your current height and weight along side your stick flex...? Take a picture of you standing beside your hockey stick (on feet) or if you have one on skates... 🏒 👉 For reference I like my stick shorter than average... Mine goes to about my chin and half way to my neck on skates... I will take a picture and come back to you all today... - Height: I'm 5'7" (ish) - Weight: 165-170 lbs (approx 74-77kg) - I use a 65 flex stick cut down 3-4 inches (approx 75 flex ish) - Bonus I use P92M* (Max Blade*) Bauer Nexus

Here are some videos of my shot I took. I use a CCM FT6 Pro, P88, 55 flex. Right now I’m trying to increase the power of my shot. In these videos my shot felt pretty good, but I still feel like it could be stronger.