Our coaches.
Neil Manning
Neil’s best hockey asset is his hockey IQ. Going into his 6th year of professional hockey he has played professionally in North America (AHL, ECHL), Germany (DEL2), Italy, and France. A 2-way defenseman who has always always been relied upon on both the PP and the PK. Neil has worked with many players in the summer doing on-ice skill development and he identified one of the biggest missing factors in player development as hockey IQ training. He started Hockey Video Training to solve this gap. He loves being able to work closely with defensemen of all age groups and provide video analysis of their games to help them grow their hockey intelligence, increase their mind-speed and ultimately improve their overall hockey IQ. Neil’s perspective has been influenced by some incredible coaches in his hockey career, including Jeremy Colliton (NHL’s youngest head coach Chicago Blackhawks), Sheldon Brookbank (Assistant Coach Chicago Blackhawks), Don Hay (WHL most wins record and ex Calgary Flames & Pheonix Coyotes Head Coach), Yogi Svejkovsky (highly sought after NHL skills coach) and more!
Zach Hamill
Zach has made his career in hockey from his high skill-set and hockey IQ. His decision-making and the way he sees the ice is why he was a top 10 NHL draft pick and why he has played in the world’s most prestigious hockey leagues such as the NHL, KHL, NLA, AHL, DEL, Liiga. As a player, Zach has always had offensive firepower and excels on the power-play. What makes him special is he has also been relied upon consistently on the PK as he pays close attention to detail at both ends of the ice. He loves working with players from minor hockey all the way up to some of the best professional leagues. His ability to break down hockey video footage has given his clients an advantage in all zones of the ice when working with Zach. His perspective is one that he has learned through 10+ professional hockey seasons and being coached by some of the greatest in the game Adam Oates (NHL skills coach for McDavid, Stamkos, +) Bruce Cassidy (head coach Boston Bruins), Travis Green (Head Coach Vancouver Canucks), Claude Julien (Stanley Cup Head Coach winner Boston), Dean Evason (Head Coach in Minnesota), Kevin Constantine (Ex-Head Coach San Jose, Pittsburg), and more!