Goalie Development - GARD Goaltending
G.A.R.D. Goaltending (Goaltending Academy for Research and Development)
G.A.R.D. was created out of a consolidation of four well know goaltending programs originally based in the Durham Region.
They decided to combine their sizable technical expertise to create a new energetic organization, G.A.R.D. Goaltending, servicing all the needs of modern goaltending.
G.A.R.D. operates and has operated goalie instructional programs throughout Ontario, Europe, and Asia.
Larry Sadler (Smartgoalie.com)
Larry is a trained Hockey Canada HP1 coach, a certified USA Hockey Coach, a Hockey Canada NCCP instructor, he is a certified Hockey Canada Goalie Coach Level 1 & Level 2, and Hockey Canada Master Instructor in the Goalie Coach Certification Program. He is a certified goalie instructor who is approved to use the Finnish Goaliepro approach.
He has been a goaltending lecturer and has taught at conferences in the US, Sweden, Finland, and Canada. He has taught goalies for over 45 years and has served as a Goalie Evaluator at provincial and national U17 Camps. He served on the OHL Goalie Advisory Board for three years and has been a goaltending coach with goalies playing in the OHL, KHL, OHA, NCAA and CIS.
He was invited to observe the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Finnish Ice Hockey Association U17-U20 goalie camps, he has been goalie consultant and scout for the Swedish WJC and U20 team, and he recently worked as goalie coach for HC Gherdeina (Italy).
He was the Port Hope Panthers Jr C goalie Coach (2016-2017).
Matt Bourgeois (Absolute Goaltending)
Matt is the Goalie Development Lead with the NOHA, for their Goalie Coach Level 1 & Level 2 Certification Program. He is a certified Hockey Canada –Instructional Stream - Level 1 & Level 2 Goalie Coach and Level 1 & 2 instructor for the program.
He has been developing goalies in North America, Europe and Asia for over 15 years. He has developed goalies from Initiation to the KHL. He spent the last two seasons in China working with both their National Male and Female Team goalies. Recently He spent 4 months in Beijing as the Development lead for the NHL’s grassroots program.
He currently works as a Goalie Specialist/Family Advisor and Player Representative in North America with AXIS Talent Management and placing several players on Prep, Junior and Professional teams. Matthew is an advisor to the OMHA, a Hockey Canada HP1 (pending) and a staff writer for the Goalie Guild. He was a presenter at the Network Goaltending Seminar in Nashville (June 2018).
He will be the goalie coach for the Cobourg Cougars OJHL team (2018-2019).
Andrew Miller (Rick Heinz Goaltending)
Andrew has been a trained educator and program designer with the PVNC Catholic District School Board since 1990. He is in charge of creating all off-ice classroom sessions and in ensuring the overall course curriculum core skills will be introduced
to NMHA goalies, whether they play AA or AE and that they meet the age-specific needs of those goalies.
He is a certified Hockey Canada D1 coach as well as a certified Hockey Canada Goalie Coaches Level 1 coach. He attended the OHL Goalie Coaches Conference in 2017 and 2018. From 1997-2008 he was head instructor with the Rick Heinz Goalie Schools.
He has served as assistant coach/goalie coach for St Peters Secondary School College and St Stephens Secondary School OFSSA boys and girls hockey teams (2105 OFSSA bronze medal winner), and for Rep boys and girls minor hockey. He was an evaluator and instructor at a 2018 OHL/OHF U15 goalie clinic (Oshawa).
He played goal with the Ryerson University CIS hockey team.
Paul Gabourie (Gabourie Goaltending)
Paul has both his Hockey Canada D1 and CHIP coach’s certification and is a Hockey Canada Level 1 certified goalie coach. He opened Gabourie Goaltending January 1, 2018 but prior to that he trained goalies in the Oshawa area at all levels.
He has been a NASC Head Coach, an OCHL, an Oshawa Minor Generals, and an Oshawa Lady Generals goalie coach. He has been with championship teams in both girls and boys hockey (3 time Silver Medalist, and Midget AA Gold Medalist). He has worked with goalies at the OHA Junior level.