🔥 What if the secret to elite hockey skills isn’t more ice time… but more patience?

In Part 2 of our powerful conversation with Pavel Barber, we go far beyond highlight-reel moves and viral clips to unpack what real skill development actually looks like.

From mastering the basics to embracing boredom, failing forward, and letting go of ego, Pavel delivers one of the most important messages young players, parents, and coaches can hear right now.

💡 In this episode, we dive into:

• Why slowing down is the fastest way to get better
• How off-ice reps (even 10 minutes a day) can transform a player’s game
• The truth about trick shots, social media, and “instant gratification”
• Why boredom, creativity, and free play are development superpowers
• How floorball, multi-sport play, and other interests build better hockey players
• The role of failure, ego management, and grit in long-term success

🏒 Pavel also shares stories from representing Team Canada in floorball, explains why today’s kids have an incredibly high ceiling, and reminds everyone listening that comparison is the fastest way to lose joy in the game.

This isn’t about becoming the next viral sensation — it’s about learning how to love the process, trust the work, and build skills that actually translate to the ice.

📖 Want a written version you can reference anytime? Check out our companion blog: Why Slowing Down Might Be the Fastest Way to Help Your Child Get Better at Hockey

🎧 If you’re a hockey parent, coach, or young player trying to navigate development in today’s fast-paced world, this episode is a must-listen.

👉 Have questions or thoughts? Click the link in the show notes and let us know — we love hearing from our hockey community.

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🇺🇸 Some hockey moments live forever — and some deserve to be remembered forever.

This is one of those special Our Kids Play Hockey announcement episodes that hits right in the heart.

We’re proud to share that Our Kids Play Hockey is officially teaming up with the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team to help support something truly meaningful: the creation of a Monument to a Miracle at Lake Placid — a permanent tribute to one of the greatest moments in sports history.

🏒 Here’s how you can be part of it:

• 😎 We’ve partnered with Hockey Wraparound to release Miracle Sunglasses inspired by the 1980 team
• 🇺🇸 Red, white, and blue details with “1980” on one arm and “Miracle” on the other
• 💙 For every pair sold, $10 is donated directly to the Monument to a Miracle Fund
• 💸 Bonus: You’ll also get $5 off additional Wraparound products

This episode is short, powerful, and all about community — because hockey families always show up when it matters.

👉 Grab your sunglasses, support a historic team, and help ensure this moment is never forgotten.

Thanks for supporting the show, supporting hockey history, and being the best hockey community in the world. We’ll see you at the rink. 🏒

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🔥 “We want a team!”
That’s what 17,228 fans shouted inside Capital One Arena — and it perfectly captured what made the PWHL Takeover Tour stop in Washington, D.C. such a historic, emotional, and game-changing moment for women’s hockey.

In this episode of Our Girls Play Hockey, Lee sits down with Hayley Scamurra to recap an unforgettable weekend that was about so much more than a final score.

From a sold-out open practice packed with young girls and families, to record-breaking game-day energy, to a late-game scrum that reminded everyone that hockey is hockey, this takeover was a powerful statement about where the women’s game is right now — and where it’s headed.

🏒 In this episode, we talk about:

• Why PWHL Takeover Tours are so impactful for players, fans, and future markets
• What it felt like to hear fans chanting “We want a team!”
• The importance of visibility — and how one practice changed a youth team’s season
• The reality behind the end-of-game scrum (and why it shouldn’t surprise anyone)
• Alex Ovechkin, NHL support, and what respect across the game really looks like
• Hayley’s emotional homecoming in D.C. and her family’s deep Capitals connection
• How parents, coaches, and organizations can use takeover events to grow the game

💬 This wasn’t just a game. It was a reminder that women’s hockey is here, it’s thriving, and it’s demanding space — loudly.

🎙️ Have a question for Hayley or a topic you want us to cover?
Email team@ourkidsplayhockey.com
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📖 Want a written version you can reference anytime? Check out our companion blog: The PWHL Takeover Tour in Washington, D.C. Was Bigger Than Hockey

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