Hi Todd,
Words cannot express how thankful I am for the goaltending skills, technical and mental, that you have taught me over the years. When I go back to the first time you coached me I recall knowing very little about goaltending. However, I did know the obvious...STOP THE PUCK!! The extent of goalie coaching I received before you was from anxious parents in the crowd shouting “stay out!”, “stay up!”, “cover it!”... Who knew there were so many technical skills required to become a solid goalie. At that point in my life, playing hockey with the top female hockey players in the world was nothing but a dream. Nonetheless, you helped to make it come true!!
I truly think the key to my success was the way you coached. You worked with my style of play and broke down every skill required. Working on each skill individually allowed me to perfect each before putting it all together. You always had reasons for everything you showed me and you encouraged any questions I may have had, which often led to great goaltending discussions.
Your passion towards coaching and your attention to details promotes an excellent environment for learning and development. The skills that you coach are up to date following the trends of today’s most successful goalies; which compliments the way goaltending has changed over the years.
It is not even fair to compare you to other goalie coaches that I have worked with.. you are in a league above the rest!
Thanks Todd!
Lauri St-Jacques
St.Cloud State University, WCHA (division 1 women’s hockey) 2003-2007
2X Assistant Captain
All-WCHA Third Team Goalie (Junior Yr)
Holds season school record with .916 saves percentage (Junior Yr)
Holds season school record with 3 shutouts (Junior Yr)
3X All-WCHA Academic Team
6X Player of the Week
Team MVP (Sophomore Yr)
Team Rookie (Freshman Yr)