Thursday August 27th, 2026 Marko Haverinen, Head of Performance at Tappara, shows how the club uses physiological monitoring to manage training load, recovery and player development through a demanding season….
Join Firstbeat for an exclusive live webinar with Alexi Pianosi, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Colorado Avalanche, as he shares how physiological data supports performance across…
This event was hosted on December 4, 2025 @ 09:00AM EST. Webinar with Moe Butler, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Performance, and Joel DeMarco, Director of Olympic Sports Performance at…
Leo Loibl is the Strength & Conditioning Coach at EV Landshut, a professional ice hockey team competing in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2. In this user story, Leo shares the…
In this Firstbeat interview, players and staff from the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) share how they integrate Firstbeat into their training program as they prepare for the 2026 Olympic…
Since the 2014–2015 season, Clarkson University’s Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams have integrated Firstbeat Sports into their performance programs. In this article, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tad Johnson describes…
Firstbeat is delighted to announce a renewed three-year partnership with the German Ice Hockey Federation (Deutscher Eishockey-Bund, DEB), continuing a successful collaboration that supports both elite and youth athletes across…
Firstbeat is delighted to announce that the NHL’s Anton Lundell, center for the Florida Panthers and two-time Stanley Cup winner, has been named a Firstbeat Ambassador for the 2025–2026 season….
Firstbeat Technologies and the elite Finnish ice hockey team Kiekko-Espoo are thrilled to announce a new three-year partnership. Through this agreement, Kiekko-Espoo will utilize the Firstbeat Sports Premium+ package to…
In this article, based on an interview with Alexi Pianosi, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Colorado Avalanche, we explore how one of the NHL’s top teams uses physiological…
In ice hockey, tracking player load is essential for optimizing performance and preventing injury. Traditionally, one commonly used metric is skating distance—the total meters/feet (or kilometers/miles) a player skates during…
Joel WenningJoel Wenning, Customer Success Manager, Firstbeat
Using data from our Firstbeat big database, we’ve analyzed the time ice hockey players spend in various heart rate zones, with a focus on how this differs by age. Higher…
Getting results in sports is increasingly decided by ever-decreasing margins. Even 1% can make a big difference.
In this episode, we’re chatting with Matias Sarvela, S&C Coach at HIFK. Matias is an experienced strength and conditioning coach with a uniquely international background in professional ice hockey and…
Welcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast where we talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA…
Welcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast where we talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA…