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The Vancouver Whale’s promote the pursuit of excellence, through integrity, and self-discipline on and off the hockey rink.
We aim to create an environment where athletes can progress and showcase their individual talents while celebrating their work ethic in a team environment.
Our goal is to use hockey as a fundamental tool to shape the characters of young athletes. The overall objective of The Vancouver Whales is to run a professional hockey experience on and off the ice, and offer athletes the highest level of training while preparing them for the next level.
All teams will receive professionally run practices, specific dryland hockey training, high-level tournament exposure, and individual player development.
An integral person is honest, trustworthy, and carries strong morals. Being accountable and trusted by your peers (teammates, coaches, parents) is essential for the success and comradery of a team. This especially applies to our coaching and management staff; we will model and reciprocate the same level of trust and respect.
Comes from having the highest level of respect for oneself, and others, choosing a positive attitude, and cultivating a community of like-minded individuals. Learning to not only respect teammates but also opponents and game officials is a value that our program will demand from our players.
To effectively motivate yourself and others comes down to discipline. Discipline builds an athlete’s character to help them focus and attain the ability to work towards achieving their goals without any distractions. Teaching a player to always put in their best effort no matter the situation is something that will provide positive benefits in their hockey journey, schooling and professional careers.
To continue to challenge oneself to achieve the highest level of excellence, by setting goals, training with intention, creating seasonal progress plans with accountability along the way.
Maintaining a positive mindset, and not losing sight of the love for the game of hockey.
Linden’s playing career included time in the WHL, BCHL, and Canadian University Hockey League, where he graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Kinesiology; specializing in High-Performance Strength and conditioning...
Having over 14 years of coaching experience, Kirk brings a long history of high-quality skill development; working with players from minor hockey to the pro level. Kirk has held the title of Lead Skills Coach for Pacific Elite Hockey School...
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