Your hockey journey starts here
Get on the path and play
forward, in our fun and engaging programs.
Get on the path to become a skilled & stronger player with the Play Forward Pathway. From your first hockey stance to deceptive turns, we’ll teach you the fundamental milestones to succeed.
The Play Forward Pathway provides a fun and engaging structure to your learning environment so you can develop at your own pace. Focusing on your individual skill development, with detailed ways to evaluate how you are progressing, we help guide you to be the complete player.
pathway to hockey.
Give it your best shot and learn hockey in a fun way through Play to Learn! Learn foundational skills and put them into practice through interactive games.
Focus on the fundamentals of learning to skate & building hockey skills while gaining agility, balance, and coordination on ice through our beginner level.
Learn Hockey Fundamentals with Play to Learn on the Play Forward Pathway.
Wear your skates comfortably?
Stand, fall and get back up on your own?
Glide safely on the ice?
- Forward Stride
- Hockey Stance Glide
- Inside Edges
- Single Knee Drops
- Glide turn
- Insides Edge Stops
- Alternating Knee
- Drops
- Tight Turn
- Stops and Starts
Great! If you’re ready to learn the basics and gain balance, coordination & confidence in your stride, sign up for Play to Learn.
Give it your best shot and learn hockey in a fun way through Play to Learn! Learn foundational skills and put them into practice through interactive games. Focus on the fundamentals of learning to skate & building hockey skills while gaining agility, balance, and coordination on ice through our beginner level.
Learn Hockey Fundamentals with Play to Learn on the Play Forward Pathway.
Wear your skates comfortably?
Stand, fall and get back up on your own?
Glide safely on the ice?
- Forward Stride
- Hockey Stance Glide
- Inside Edges
- Single Knee Drops
- Glide turn
- Insides Edge Stops
- Alternating Knee
- Drops
- Tight Turn
- Stops and Starts
Great! If you’re ready to learn the basics and gain balance, coordination & confidence in your stride, sign up for Play to Learn.
now grow your game.
Get to that next level and continue evolving your game though Play to Develop. Now that you have fundamental hockey skills, build your work ethic, and grow your game through play-based learning.
From passing & shooting to scoring & conditioning, hone your technique and build teamworking skills to become a more dynamic player.
Accelerate Hockey Skills through Play to Develop, Intermediate Hockey Programs.
Skate with ease?
Make a complete stop?
Skate with a stick in your hand?
- Forward Stride
- Narrow Handle
- Crossover Turn
- Backward Stride
- Side handle
- Outside Edges
- Forward Pass
- Wide Handle
- Forward- Backward Transitions
Great! If you’re ready to push your limits, increase your skills, and keep developing sign up for
Play to Develop.
Get to that next level and continue evolving your game though Play to Develop. Now that you have fundamental hockey skills, build your work ethic, and grow your game through play-based learning. From passing & shooting to scoring & conditioning, hone your technique and build teamworking skills to become a more dynamic player.
Accelerate Hockey Skills through Play to Develop, Intermediate Hockey Programs.
Skate with ease?
Make a complete stop?
Skate with a stick in your hand?
- Forward Stride
- Narrow Handle
- Crossover Turn
- Backward Stride
- Side handle
- Outside Edges
- Forward Pass
- Wide Handle
- Forward- Backward Transitions
Great! If you’re ready to push your limits, increase your skills, and keep developing sign up for
Play to Develop.
become the complete player.
Continue refining your skills, challenge yourself and perform at your best! You’ve enhanced your game and now you’re ready to break boundaries because you’ll never stop improving.
Compete against others, improve your speed, acceleration and transition skating while building your performance to conquer obstacles through teamwork and gameplay.
Build confidence and put your skills to the test through learning advanced techniques in Play to Perform.
Pass the puck?
Stickhandle?
Crossover?
- Forward Stride
- Turns with Puck
- Wrist Shot
- Backhand Pass
- Catch and Shoot
- Stops and Starts
- Passing while skating
- Shot in Stride
- Move to Turn
Great! If you’re ready to conquer the quest to become the complete player, sign up for
Play to Perform.
Continue refining your skills, challenge yourself and perform at your best! You’ve enhanced your game and now you’re ready to break boundaries because you’ll never stop improving. Compete against others, improve your speed, acceleration and transition skating while building your performance to conquer obstacles through teamwork and gameplay.
Build confidence and put your skills to the test through learning advanced techniques in Play to Perform.
Pass the puck?
Stickhandle?
Crossover?
- Forward Stride
- Turns with Puck
- Wrist Shot
- Backhand Pass
- Catch and Shoot
- Stops and Starts
- Passing while skating
- Shot in Stride
- Move to Turn
Great! If you’re ready to conquer the quest to become the complete player, sign up for
Play to Perform.
At Canlan Sports, our coaches go through extensive training to ensure you’ll always be learning from the best people committed to enhancing your skills and making your experience fun.
The principles and philosophies of the Play Forward Pathway were crafted from our global network of coaches and leaders in player development, in partnership with the Coaches Site.
- Pro skills & drills were developed by Glen Carnegie the skills coach for the Vancouver Canucks.
- Along with key teachings learned and developed from Head Coach Jeff Blashhill for the Detriot Red Wings, Head Coach Pete DeBoer of the Vegas Golden Knights and many more National Hockey League Coaches Association members.
Youth Hockey Programs take place seasonally. Work on your skill development
to enhance your play on the ice. Select your program below to get started.
Adult Hockey Programs run all year long. Stay fit and grow your skills
to become your best. Select your program below to get started.