Today I am going to be blogging about The Rink

The Rink is a player development facility where hockey players can train. It is also the home of the Winnipeg Ice, Winnipeg’s WHL team. There is three sheets of ice and a gym. One sheet is the full sized ice and is where the Ice play and some of the groups play. One sheet is a training sheet that is  a bit smaller than real sized ice, and one is a goalie sheet that is very small but can fit two nets the creases and a bit of space in the middle. There is two locations, The Rink North, which is the old seven oaks arena, and The Rink South, which is close to Oak Bluff and the one that I usually go to.

This is The Rink South

 

The Rink’s gym is called testify performance. It is really cool. They have things called keiser’s and they are basically weights but air filled so if you are too young to do weights you can do the keisers instead. They also have weights and medicine balls and a 20 yard turf. They are also always playing really good music so it is fun to work out. I’m guessing that is in a normal gym but I have never been in any other gym so I think it is pretty cool.  They also have bikes and treadmills and a thing  called a sled push, which is really hard but kind of fun.

The Rink also has a high school called Rink Hockey Academy, or RHA, and it is part of the CSSHL, which has Shattocks St. Mary’s in it. That is the school Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews went to. Their team has had players who will be good soon, like Matthew Savoie, Carson Lambos, and Seth Jarvis, who have all went there at some point. Their school is really high level hockey and if you want to take the NCAA route then you can stay there, or if you want to go to the CHL you can play there for two years. You can’t go to the NCAA after playing a single game of CHL so if you want to play hockey in college going to the CSSHL is the best route.

That is Seth Jarvis on the RHA team

Winnipeg Ice locker room

training sheet group skate

The rinks logo

Thank you for reading. Here is a link to The Rink’s website, and here is a link to an awesome blog, and a link to a really cool blog                                          .

This NHL season is almost done, so I thought I should make predicton’s. I will write a bit on some of my choices

North Division winner: Toronto Maple Leafs

West division winner:  Colorado Avalanche

East Division Winner: New York Islanders

Central Division Winner: Tampa Bay Lightning

Campbell Trophy: Winnipeg Jets

Prince Of Wales Trophy: Washington Capitals

Stanley Cup: Washington Capitals

The Capitals have an old team that is very well experienced in the playoffs and I think Chara is bringing a new fire to the team, and because the Capitals have so old players, they will be hungry to win the cup one last time. The Capitals still have enough in them to win another one. Mantha was a good trade that shows the Capitals are going all in this year. If the Capitals don’t win, they will be in trouble for their future, but they have a solid hungry team.

Presidents Trophy: Tampa Bay Lightning

Player Awards:

Rocket Richard: Connor McDavid

Art Ross: Connor McDavid

Norris: Victor Hedman

Vezina: Andrei Vasilevsky

Hart Trophy: Patrick Kane

Calder Trophy: Kirill Kaprizov

Kaprizov has been on fire this year, with 38 points as the rookie leader in points, and he is 20th in goals this year. He isn’t on a super good team so it makes it more impressive. And his goals haven’t been weak either, a lot of them have been highlight reel goals. The next best rookie is Robertson, who has 36 points, but he has a more offensive team of Benn, Seguin, Klingberg, and Radulov.

Ted Lindsay: Connor McDavid

Selke: Mark Stone

Stone is among the best +- in the league and he has so far excelled defensivley with the Golden Knights. Many say that he is the best pickpocketter in the league, and I agree with that. He is really good at blocking passes while also being a great scoring player. He has a lot of points this year but he has been playing very good at defense. He is definitely worth the “C” on his jersey.

Lady Bing: Nathan Mackinnon

King Clancy: Patrick Kane

Jack Adams: Joel Queeneville

 

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