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We Need to do Better for the Kids

Today was a great day because I spent it speaking to kids and teaching frisbee. The kids were in Kindergarten to Grade 6 including a class with autistic students. I gave my Unplugg’d challenge during the morning assembly and there…

Ice Castles and Frisbee on Ice

Today was my first on-ice session at Hawrelak Park since I broke two Guinness World Records at the 2015 Silver Skate Festival on February 14, 2015. The ice was a little rough but overall really good! There weren’t any cracks…

Hockey Skates or Figure Skates?

Growing up as a figure skater and later getting into hockey, I’ve been skating for pretty much my entire life. I also raced a figure skater when I was in grade 12. At the time I was playing on the…

Bittersweet Training Day

Today was a bittersweet day. A few days ago, my favourite uncle passed away and the initial shock wore off today so I was very emotional before training. He was a big supporter and believer of me and I’m so…

Speed Skater Gym Workout Day 1

I took the day off from on ice training and instead went to the gym to get in a speed skater workout. My on ice training sessions are going great but my legs are starting to fatigue so with less…

Teaching Others How to Skate

I had another great training day on ice! But something I observed today is that a lot of people don’t know how to teach their kids how to skate – either for lack of skill or lack of teaching ability.…

Jennie’s First Ice Training Session

This was the first on-ice training session for Jennie, after having just returned from vacation. She caught on quickly and got quite a few catches for both MTA and TRC. Jill has continued to improve each training session and today…

Glendon School Booked for Pink Shirt Day 2017

I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at Glendon School on Feb 22 for Pink Shirt Day 2017! A K-12 school, Glendon celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2015 and they are located NW of Edmonton. This will be…