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WHAT THE LOCAL PROS AND EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY:

Ryan Suter - Nashville Predators, NHL

 "Total Hockey will give each player the competitive advantage and make a more complete hockey player.  They will work on skills needed at all ages to be successful as a hockey player and make it to the next level."

Adam Burish - Chicago Blackhawks, NHL

 "Total Hockey is an outstanding training facility for players of any age or skill set. From skating to stick handling to shooting, all aspects are covered in a fun and challenging way that will have you wanting to come back again and again. Total hockey is a great experience that I would recommend all players"

Gary Suter - 15 year NHL veteran

 "I wanted to bring Total Hockey to Madison because the training philosophy that Dean Talafous has developed is not only fun but is very effective in raising a players skill level."

WHAT THE PROS AND EXPERTS SAY:

"The program at Total Hockey - Hudson is a great example of what happens when a hockey mind thinks creatively about helping youngsters become better players. Dean Talafous knows from first-hand experience the importance of quickness in the first few strides and the ability to combine stick skills with skating and vision. Anyone who watches a session of Total Hockey - Hudson will walk away saying, ‘No question -- they're better hockey players right now, than they were an hour ago.’
The Talafous philosophy is that multi-tasking -- using hands, feet, and vision, all at the same time -- separates great players from average ones. Combining this with quickness training on the ramp -- and adding an element of recorded competition to measure personal improvement -- makes each workout seem like a hockey game. So, after watching young players train at Total Hockey - Hudson, you wonder how dryland training could ever be done another way.”

Jack Blatherwick
Physiologist: Washington Capitals

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"My involvement with Total Hockey stems from my firm belief that North American hockey players have never had the opportunity to develop skills comparable to our European peers. We play hockey but seldom focus primarily on the skills that separate the good from the great players. Puck handling, power skating, shooting, even hockey instinct development. In my view Total Hockey offers to bridge that gap. The quality of the off-ice programs will most certainly turn any young hockey player into a more confident and skillful skater when he next hits the ice."
 
Denis C. Potvin
NHL Hall of Famer
Total Hockey - Florida
 
"Total Hockey Training will drastically improve all players, from mites to professionals. The SPEED RAMP gives me that extra step that I need to stay quick and competitive in the NHL. Total Hockey is by far the best skills training program for ALL ages and levels of players."

Dan Hinote
Stanley Cup Champion with The Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Current player for The St. Louis Blues (NHL), and partner in the Total Hockey West Metro Facility.