Evolution Elite Hockey

Big Bear Ice Arena (www.bigberice.com) is proud to present Martin Mally at our weeklong summer camp “Finish Your Check” from Monday, July 19^th to Friday, July 23^rd. To find out more about Martin please click on the link (http://europeanelitehockey.vicid.net/custpage.php?cid=64)

July 19-23 Finish Your Check
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Maximum 25 players
Maximum 4 goalies

Martin's Accomplishments:

-Czech National Junior Team, 1st division, 9-16 year olds.
-3Championships in 7 years
-Czech National Junior Team, 1st division, 16-19 year olds.
-Special Olympic Development Squad.
-Silver Medalalist European Cup, Czech National Junior Team, 1st division, 16-19 year olds.
-1st Division, Sparta Prague, 19 and older (Czech National Team). 2 Championships in 2 years.
-3 years with the IHL Detroit Vipers.

August 2-6 Lacrosse/Hockey Camp
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“Evgenijs ''Gino'' Linkevitch grew up and played his minor hockey in Riga, Latvia (former USSR).After graduating the Latvian Sport Academy - Riga Latvia, B.S. with Honors in Physical Education and Hockey Development he began work as a hockey coach for Latvia's Birch Hockey Club, the largest club in the country,where he later was appointed Senior Coach / Director of Hockey Operations.During the 1988-89 season,he was Head Coach of the Riga Dynamo under 17 team with two of his players later recruited to play for the  Soviet World Junior Championship Team.

        1992-1995 Head Coach/General Manager of Hockey Club ''Riga''(Latvia)
        1992-1994 Head Coach of the Latvian National Junior Hockey Team

    Year of 1994 brought him the highest recognition in his country: he was elected the President of the Latvian National Coaches Association.
    More than a dozen his former Latvian players have gone on to play Pro Hockey in north America.Five of them have reached the pinnacle of hockey -   the National Hockey League( Grigorij Panteleev-''Boston Bruins'',Sergei Zholtok-''Boston bruins,Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers,Minnesota Wild,Karlis Skrastinsh-Nashville Predators,Colorado Avalanche,Dallas stars,Raitis Ivanans-Montreal Canadiens,Los Angeles Kings) including seven times All Star defensmen and Stanley Cup Winner with Colorado Avalanche Sandis Ozolinsh.
   Linkevitch began coaching in the United states,serving as the Assistant Coach for the Dubuque Fighting Saints(United States hockey League Tier 1 
   1997-2005 Hockey Director for the Huskies Hockey Club,Darien, IL.Responsible for overall hockey program development,instruction and training of coaching staff,development of Power Scating program,development of off-ice training regime,supervision of conditioning clinics as well as tryouts,and instructor of specialized skills clinics.     
   2005-2007 Hockey Director for the Blues hockey club,Bensenville,IL
   2007-2010 work independently as Scating and Skills instructor.

''The success of my teammates and myself was the direct result of the coaching we received from coach Linkevitch.He is a great coach.He is agreat teacher.He is agreat person.He is a recognized figure in the international hockey world.He is the person who has enable me and many of my teammates to reach their highest potential as hockey players.I know that players in North America will certanly benefit from his extraordinary abiities as a coach''

-Grigorij Panteleev(Former ''Boston Bruins'')

I know that much of what I have accomplished in my career is the direct result of the skillful instruction I received under the leadership of coach Linkevitch,who was very instrumental in my landing a spot in the NHL.When playing at this level was only a dream,coach linkevitch instilled in me the confidence and the attitude necessary to ultimatelymake the dream come true.I, like many others in the hockey world,have a tremendous respect for his wisdom,and his abilities to develop players to their maximum potential.''

-Sergei Zholtok(Former Minnesota Wild)

''I owe much of my success in reaching the National Hockey League to coach Linkevitch and his vision.I will always be thankful for the way he took me from barely making AAA team and to being an All-Star in hockey's greatest league.Coach Evgenijs Linkevitch's persistence,knowledge,insight and talent would certainly benefit all hockey players in the same way they benefited me''

-Sandis Ozolinsh(Seven times All-star defensmen and Stanley Cup Winner with the Colorado Avalanche''