M@tier47

Hockey, Golf, Baseball…Dad to Reece and Brynn

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

Proud of this kid ❤️🐶

[Niagara IceDogs @OHLIceDogs]

The Niagara IceDogs are thrilled to select Reece Matier with the 181st overall pick in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection presented by @RealCdnSS.

#NiagaraNow

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@sidseixeiroshow @Sid_Seixeiro Professional

Now you … unprofessional

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@frankcorrado22 @TSN_Sports @OHLRangers You guys were all great 🍻👊🏼

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@spittinchiclets How is Dobes interfered with if he holds his position the entire play and catches the fuck1n puck ? Give me the answer @BizNasty2point0

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@spittinchiclets How is Dobes interfered with if he holds his position the entire play and catches the fuckin puck ? Give me the answer @BizNasty2point0

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

That’s the worst goalie interference call I’ve ever seen. Brutal call.

What a joke.

#Sabres #Habs #Dobes
#Quinn #NHLPlayoffs

[Fort Erie Meteors @FEMeteors]

HISTORY.

#GreatBallsOfFire☄️ | @GOHLHockey

[6 News @WJACTV]

BREAKING UPDATE | Prosecutors in Centre County say they will be withdrawing the felony aggravated assault charge against Penn State's star hockey player Gavin McKenna.
https://t.co/ana1PIzTcb

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

The boys try to make it 20 wins in a row tonight. Impressive.

Tough test against Cambridge.

[Fort Erie Meteors @FEMeteors]

Last visit to the Galt for the regular season.

#GreatBallsOfFire☄️ | @GOHLHockey

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

KIDS: Beck Malenstyn never had a point-per-game season in junior hockey. But he did:

-Win a U18 gold medal for Team Canada
-Win a WHL championship
-Win an AHL championship

And now he’s a full-time NHLer.

Not everyone can be the leading scorer of their team. If you’re not a prominent offensive player and want to make it to the next level, it’s all about doing the little things and what you’re willing to do for the TEAM.

Look at this blocked shot from last night. And more importantly, look at his teammates up on the bench yelling and on the ice helping him out. This guy is a winner and makes his team better not only on the ice but with the culture as well.

Teams need all different types of players to fulfill roles. If you’re not Tage Thompson, be Beck Malenstyn.

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

Read this ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Thoughts on Team Canada at World Juniors:

There's been a lot of discourse today about Canada's performance after bowing out to Czechia again. I've read a lot about roster construction, team toughness, how players were used during the tournament, and other things related to the team's inability to get the job done.

These things may have been an issue, but reality is the problem runs way deeper.

Here is the biggest thing that people aren't talking about:

Canada has WAY fewer youth boys playing hockey than it did a decade ago.

Looking at Hockey Canada registration and membership data, it's mind-boggling to see the numbers.

And the numbers in the biggest provinces (Ontario and Quebec) are especially egregious.

So why is this happening? Hockey is Canada's sport. It shouldn't be like this.

It's what we hear every day from families all over North America:

Costs are too high. It's professionalized at too young of an age. The stress of the youth hockey experience is too much for kids and families.

Community programs have been replaced by for-profit entities leading to higher costs and more pressure. Development has been replaced by super teams and rogue/outlaw leagues outside of Hockey Canada even before kids are 8 years old. At the older ages, hockey academies have become what families believe is the only way their kids will make it - shelling out INSANE amounts of money to send their kids to do so.

Ontario just got rid of residency rules which will only lead to less accountability and more club-hopping than there already was in the nation's craziest and biggest youth hockey market.

The reason why Canada was the hockey superpower for so long is because it was part of the fabric of the country. There was such a pride and passion for the game and what the game meant to the flag. There was such a sense of playing the game for something bigger than yourself.

Now rather than playing for the love of the game, hockey in Canada is like a job for many of these kids in the environment they're being put in. It's less about pride and passion and more about the path to making it. When in all honesty, it's the pride and passion for the game that is the biggest consistency in the kids that do end up making it.

If Canada wants to restore its hockey dominance, it better take a long look in the mirror at the grassroots and what is going on in youth hockey. If you have tens of thousands of fewer boys playing the game, you should probably look at that first. The bigger your pool of athletes, the more elite athletes you can develop.

"As many as possible, for as long as possible, in the best environment possible". That has to be the guiding principle.

There's a lot of great people in Canada doing incredible things for the game, but the system itself is fundamentally broken. If Hockey Canada is serious about getting back to the top, it has to start at the bottom.

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Parents: Your kids have a .000001% of playing a professional sport

Yet through sports done the right way, your kids have a 100% chance of building resiliency, learning life lessons, developing relationships & gaining confidence

Sports done the right way are the ultimate teacher

[Fort Erie Meteors @FEMeteors]

Proud to support an incredible cause. 💪

We were honoured to present the CircleBack Foundation with a $18,000 check — made possible by our amazing fans and our CircleBack Foundation Game.

Thank you for helping us give back. 💙

@GOHLHockey

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@pixelprayer Richard Simmons

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@CaryKelly11 Perfect

[Chris Pronger @chrispronger]

Leaders do not point fingers. They set standards.
It is not the rookie’s job to carry the load. Leaders prepare them, challenge them, and help them grow.
That is what real leadership looks like.

[Charlie Roumeliotis @CRoumeliotis]

Duncan Keith’s full Hockey Hall of Fame speech. Knocked it out of the park. What a special player he was to watch. #Blackhawks

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

For all the hockey parents out there:

A Division One Head Coach sent me this text today.

When we evaluate your kids, we’re not just evaluating them. We’re evaluating you too.

[M@tier47 @MMatier]

@modernhistory