"Hockey Player for Life" is a new book, sponsored by Global Synthetic Ice, and written by author Howard Shapiro. It is an inspiring story that will appeal to anyone who has ever been involved with the sport of hockey.
The story is about a 13 year old "can't miss" hockey player who misses. It begins with his rising up after falling down and the subsequent mistakes he makes and life lessons learned along the way.
Howard Shapiro will be meeting fans and signing copies of the book on Wednesday, August 18, from 10am until 2:30pm at the Pittsburgh Penguins Summer Hockey School located Robert Morris University (RMU) Island Sports Center on Neville Island in Pittsburgh, PA.
Copies "Hockey Players for Life" will be available at the signing, or can also be ordered online. The book has received great reviews on Amazon.com, and elsewhere. Global Synthetic Ice heartily supports this book, get your copy today!
Marc Filion of Super-Glide Canada sent us this great slideshow video of a Super-Glide synthetic ice rink being assembled and enjoyed by its new owners. These kids got a bonus when Georges Laraque came to personally "deliver" their new rink!
Global Synthetic Ice can provide Super-Glide synthetic ice for indoor or outdoor rinks for any size and any purpose. Contact us today for more information!
If you've been following our blog, you've seen our posts about Super-Glide synthetic ice skating facilities and rinks mostly in the US, Canada, Germany and Japan. You might be saying to yourself "sure, but those are some of the most highly populated areas of the world... are you really GLOBAL?"
Goran Jokic, president of Igloo Ice has been successfully marketing Super-Glide synthetic ice in Belgrade Serbia for everything from figure skating shows to hockey training, practice and play, even special private events. Goran is an expert skater with a long hockey career. He tested most of the available synthetic ice brands on the world market before confidently choosing Global Synthetic Ice's Super-Glide as the best product and the only synthetic ice product that his company offers.
So, is Global Synthetic Ice really "global"? You bet we are! And our reach is spreading further every day.
“Stickhandling Guru,” Sean Skinner, recently created a video where he discusses synthetic ice, and its use in training and developing hockey player skills. For over 20 years Sean has been sought after, the world over, as a professional ice hockey skills coach and elite trainer. He has worked for Hockey Canada, the Swedish Hockey Federation, USA Hockey, the International Ice Hockey Federation, and the top Russian Hockey Clubs. He even caught the eyes of the Montreal Canadiens, where he ran their pre-season training camp in front of 14,000 + fans.
In this video Sean notes that “the surface is just like being on ice” and that it’s a “fantastic training tool.” And yes, that’s the Super-Glide product, from Global Synthetic Ice, that he’s skating on!
Nice moves Sean! Thanks for sending this along.