Webinar: Training Load Monitoring in Ice hockey
In Team Sports: What variables to look at, how to communicate the results to the players and how to individualize training programs based on the data.
Sports Science Investment Continues to Pay Dividends as German Ice Hockey Team Qualifies for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
After a pair of dominant wins over Japan (5-0) and Austria (6-0), Germany clinched a place in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Tournament with a victory over hosts…
Live, Play and Recover: NHL Coaching From the Heart
Personal Trainer Sami Alalauri knows hockey and the art of coaching. He can read a player’s mood by the position of his cap. This is hardcore stuff.
Coaching From the Cloud: New Approaches to Individualized Training Prescription
Maritta Becker, assistant coach of ERC Ingolstadt, is familiar with the challenges of remote coordination, as she prepares the team for the season ahead.
Firstbeat Coach Profile: Ari Salo – Rouen Dragons Ice Hockey
Firstbeat Sport Manager Veli-Pekka Kurunmäki recently caught up with Dragon’s Assistant Coach Ari Salo to talk about how their team utilizes Firstbeat’s physiological monitoring capabilities to create memorable performances.
German Ice Hockey Federation Sports Science Commitment Bears Early Fruit
Early wins over Slovakia and USA helped propel the German Hockey team towards a quarterfinal berth at the 2016 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is…
Taking a Look at Firstbeat Sports at Detroit Red Wings Development Camp
The training and recovery data provided by Firstbeat gives the Red Wings coaching staff critical information that allows them to make educated decisions about how to best prepare each player to give the team the maximum chance of success.
Winning Teams Personalize Recovery: Case Oulun Kärpät Ice Hockey
Ice hockey team Oulun Kärpät from the Finnish primary league Liiga has been using the Firstbeat Sports solution for a year now. Head Coach Lauri Marjamäki emphasizes the importance of…
Schwenninger Wild Wings Take the Ice With Firstbeat: Better Training, Better Team
During the off-season the Wild Wings started using Firstbeat Sports Team monitoring system to evaluate training and guide player development.
New Partnership With German Ice Hockey Federation
We are excited to announce that the German Ice Hockey Federation will begin using Firstbeat Sports systems for all their national team programs. This includes the elite men’s and women’s…
Study: Stress and Recovery of Jokerit Helsinki Players in Kontinental Hockey League
Tomas Westerlund (Bachelor of Sports Studies) studied the stress, training load and recovery of the players in the international Kontinental Hockey League using Firstbeat Sports and Lifestyle Assessment. The subjects…
Firstbeat Coach Profile: Jason Kilijanski – Rochester Americans Ice Hockey
The Rochester Americans (AHL) use Firstbeat Sports system to help them get the best performance out of the team when it´s most needed.
The Pre-season Measurements Already Revealed the Upcoming Challenge in Finding the Balance Between Loading and Recovery
Jokerit Helsinki ice hockey team started to apply Firstbeat Sports in order to be better prepared for tight game rhythm and travelling.
Firstbeat Coach Profile: Doug McKenney – Buffalo Sabres Ice Hockey
The Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Buffalo Sabres, Doug McKenney, explains how they use Firstbeat Sports monitoring software with the hockey team.
Firstbeat Coach Profile: Devan McConnell – UMass Lowell River Hawks Ice Hockey
In this series, we’ll be introducing you to some of the coaches and staff taking advantage of the Firstbeat Sports solution to monitor training and recovery. We’ll get their personal…
Applying Heart Rate Information in Finnish Ice Hockey
JYP coach Jyrki Aho explains how the Firstbeat Sports software has been applied in the training of the Finnish league ice hockey team.
Jokerit Helsinki Optimizing Performance and Recovery
Jokerit Helsinki ice hockey is playing their first season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The team started to apply Firstbeat Sports in order to be better prepared for tight…
“Estimating the Physical and Mental Resources of the Team is the Most Challenging Part”
Heart rate data delivers the big picture and helps players to optimize their performance, says head coach of the Finnish premier ice hockey team.