Build the Foundation

Learn the habits, awareness, and hockey IQ that create the foundation for long-term success. The early years shape everything that follows.

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About Us

Setting the Stage

What Actually Matters Right Now

Families are often told to do more, invest more, and worry more at younger ages than necessary. The families who get it right focus on what actually builds long-term players.

Hockey IQ

Teaching players how to think the game — reading plays, understanding positioning, and making decisions before receiving the puck.

Decision Making

The ability to make the right play at speed is a skill built through repetition and coaching. This is where it starts.

Habits

How a player prepares, competes, listens, and responds to mistakes. Habits built at this stage become the player's identity.

Love of the Game

Players who fall in love with hockey at this age carry that motivation for a lifetime. Fun is not a distraction from development — it is development.

Skating Foundations

Everything in hockey is built on skating. Time spent mastering edges, balance, and movement at this age pays off at every level above it.

from PHL

As hockey parents, we know the modern youth hockey landscape has become overcrowded and confusing for families. Our goal is simple: help provide a foundation for families to focus on the right things at the right time.

Ryan Blossom

Co-Founder

membership

Become a PHL Insider Member

Every player's journey is different. Pro Hockey Lab meets players where they are, providing the right development, guidance, and support at every stage, from building a foundation to preparing for NCAA and professional opportunities.

What's Included

The Development Membership Built For Young Hockey Families

PHL Insider is not a discount program. It is an entry point into the Pro Hockey Lab ecosystem — giving young players and their families access to elite hockey knowledge, development guidance, and relationships that are typically unavailable at this stage.

01 Quarterly Live Development Call

Hosted by an NHL-certified player agent and featuring a special guest from the highest levels of hockey. Each quarter, members gain direct access to the people shaping the game — NHL scouts, NCAA coaches, professional players, and hockey development leaders.

01 Quarterly Live Development Call

02 Monthly Hockey IQ Breakdown

Exclusive video breakdown each month covering real game situations, hockey concepts, and age-appropriate decision-making examples from the professionals who know the game best.

02 Monthly Hockey IQ Breakdown

Exclusive video breakdown each month covering real game situations, hockey concepts, and age-appropriate decision-making examples from the professionals who know the game best.

03 Priority Camp Registration

Early access to camp registration, priority waitlist access, and first notice on new camp locations — before spots open to the public.

03 Priority Camp Registration

Early access to camp registration, priority waitlist access, and first notice on new camp locations — before spots open to the public.

04 PHL Parent Resources

Monthly development guides, practice recommendations, age-specific training focus areas, and parent education content built by people inside the game.

04 PHL Parent Resources

Monthly development guides, practice recommendations, age-specific training focus areas, and parent education content built by people inside the game.

05 Private PHL Community

Access to the PHL Insider parent community — ask questions, learn from other hockey families, and access exclusive content and session recordings.

05 Private PHL Community

Access to the PHL Insider parent community — ask questions, learn from other hockey families, and access exclusive content and session recordings.

Recommended Starting Point

Starting Point

Build your foundation. Stay connected.

For players building a strong foundation and families who want trusted guidance throughout the early years of hockey.

$19.99

/mo

Player dashboard & development tracking

Quarterly Calls with NHL agents & advisors

Monthly parent newsletter

Camp priority registration

Exclusive member resources

Community access

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Access Matters More Than Effort At This Stage

Get Your Pathway Assessment

As players enter the ADVANCE stage, development and decision-making become equally important. Our recommended pathway combines Membership, Video Analysis, and Advisory—giving families a complete player profile, evaluations, personalized video feedback, development tracking, recruiting documentation, and trusted guidance through junior hockey, NCAA planning, recruiting strategy, and the decisions that shape a player's future.

Not Sure Where Your Player Fits?

Start with a Pathway Review. We'll help you understand where your player is today and what the right level of support looks like.