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"Working with Mike every day during the N.H.L. lockout helped prepare me mentally & physicaly for life in the N.H.L. We remain good friends and I wish him and Canadian Goaltending Academy all the best."
Cristobal Huet , Chicago Blackhawks
CANADIAN GOALTENDING ACADEMY
A new era of Goaltending Instruction, Faciltiys and Development
My name is Mike Rosati. I have recently retired after a 16 year professional career spanning from the NHL, Elite European/International Pro levels and have teamed up with Ray Dyke. Ray brings with him over 30 years of teaching experience and together we have formed the Canadian Goaltending Academy.We work together combining all of our years of playing and teaching experience and have come up with a formula for success at all levels. "New Age " Dynamic and Trend Setting Goaltending Instruction". Canadian Goaltending Academy is a diverse company, We work with goaltenders from all levels and gender. From Professional to College, University, NCAA, OHL Draftees, Jr, World Juniors, AAA,AA,A and many other levels and ages from 7 to adult from around the world. We offer programs and services that fit the needs of a seasoned pro, an upcoming prospect, or a goaltender that just wants to improve and become the best that he or she can be.To date the improvement of our goaltenders at all levels has been astounding. We are proud of all of our goalies no matter what level they play. Because of our students, their success and their belief in the systems that we have developed and teach daily, they have put us on the leading edge of Goaltending Instruction. We have the programs, We have the facilties, We have the skills and the knowledge combined with an experienced staff in place to demonstrate, communicate and teach you the goaltender how to make the right decisions and execute them with success. Big or Small we can teach you all. We are the year round, Full Time Professional Goaltending School that you have been searching for. It is with great pride that we introduce this company and offer our professional services and staff to all of you, the goaltenders, who deserve to better your game, your team and yourself. After all, isn't that why you search for a goaltending school.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Mike Rosati
1984 - 86 St Michael's Jr B Buzzers Member of Ontario Under 17 Hockey Team
1986 - 89 OHL Hamilton Steelhawks, Niagara Falls Thunder Steelhawk Rookie of the year, Play off MVP, OHL Wins Leader, Emms Division Champion
1988 Drafted and signed with New York Rangers NHL
1989 - 90 Erie Panthers ECHL
1990 - 96 Hockey Club Bolzano ( Italian Elite League ) 2 Time Alpen League Champion 2 Time Italian Champion
1996 - 98 Mannheim Germany DEL 2 Time Champions Spengler Cup Team Member
1998 - 99 Signed as Free Agent Washington Capitals NHL
1998 - 99 AHL Portland Pirates, IHL Manitoba Moose
1999 - 2003 Mannheim Germany DEL Spengler Cup Team Member
2004 - 05 Goaltending Coach, Assistant Coach German Finalists Jersey Displayed Hockey Hall of Fame Coached Cristobal Huet, Montreal Canadiens Steve Passmore, Chicago Blackhawks Timo Pielmeier ( Drafted San Jose Sharks )
2006 - Present Canadian Goaltending Academy Owner/Partner
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994 Olympic Games Lillehamer Team Italia
World Championships Milan Italy Team Italia
1995 World Championships
Stockholm Sweden Team Italia
1996 World Championships
Vienna Austria Team Italia
1997 World Championships
Helsinki Finland Team Italia
1998 Olympic Games Nagano Japan Team Italia World Championships
Zurich Switzerland Team Italia
2000 World Championships
St Petersburg Russia Team Italia
2001 World Championships
Hanover Germany Team Italia
2002 World Chapionships
Team Italia
An Interesting Read
Have you ever noticed the reaction of Calgary Flames goalie Mikka Kiprusoff after giving up a very weak goal or after making the most unbelievable save of the night? It is exactly the same! He raises up his mask & takes a drink of water. Why? Because he, like every other high level goalie understands that that particular play is just one very small piece of the puzzle that requires at least 60 minutes of total concentration to complete. Every goalie strives to attain that feeling of quiet, calm, confidence, but maintaining that is not always an easy task. Quite honestly, it takes years of playing experience, suffering the losses & celebrating the victories to understand this fine balance not only throughout the course of the season, but within each game itself. So the next time you see a goalie go for a skate after the whistle, understand that what he is trying to do is settle down and recompose himself for the next face off .I try to explain to my younger goalies that the easiest way to maintain that composure is to have a really bad memory. You need to be able to put behind you that last save or that last goal & prepare yourself for the next shot or before long you will have two goals to worry about. This is the game within the game. It can be an emotional roller coaster at times and the goalies who are able to control their emotions the best are the ones who will be consistently successful. When I trained Cristobal Huet during the NHL lockout I knew that he was destined for success not solely because of his abilities but more so because of his temperament. He never allows himself to get too high after a great win or too low after a defeat. He just doesn,t get rattled. This serenity allows him and his team to compete against any other team on any given night. It is never hard to keep a positive attitude when everything is going well. However , when facing adversity, it is even more important to remain upbeat , maintain that same passion for the game and demonstrate that when everyone is expecting you to fold under pressure , you are capable of rising above it all, with ice water flowing through your veins to be the glue that keeps your team together. Then there is the game between games, the media!! Whether it refers to a professional sports journalist or your team mates parents, there will always be praises and or criticisms. Unlike the game with in the game, here we can allow ourselves to dedicate some time to understand what our mistakes were and practice to correct them, but as we approach game day, once again we need to dismiss them and clear our heads in preparation for our next opponent. It is always a great moment when an older experienced player can pass on some of his or her wisdom to the younger generation. For me it was John Vanbiesbrouk. At my first training camp with the New York Rangers, he warned me of the New York media and the importance to accept and disregard both the accolades and the criticisms and that through the course of a season the positives always out way the negative. Although shoulder surgery and the arrival of Mike Richter prevented me form ever having to deal with the New York media, 10 years later at the 1998 Olympic games in Nagano, Japan, John and I sat together in the athletes cafeteria and spoke about how two completely different career paths brought us back to the same place in search of realizing the same dream of playing for an Olympic Medal.
Writen by Mike Rosati (C) Aug 2007
