XCEL Sport Testing

06/14/2019

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06/12/2019

XCEL Sport Testing will be back in Arizona putting the Coyotes' prospects through an on ice testing Combine. If in the area, come watch your new Yotes being put through their paces!

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04/19/2019

Recently, XCEL Sport Testing had the pleasure of working with Courtney Ports of the National Hockey League (NHL) LA Kings and Christine Souto of the Toyota Sports Center (LA Kings practice facility) at their inaugural Youth High Performance Hockey Academy.

Our NHL-style, on ice hockey testing Combine kicked off the program and was the first time youth hockey players in Los Angeles were exposed to our performance testing. They were put through the same on ice tests that NHL and CHL players are put through at their Development Camps and Top Prospect Draft Combines.

The plan is to give the players an elite experience they've never had, introduce them to high performance concepts and methods that the Pros use, give them a baseline of their skill level, provide follow up testing to allow them to keep track of their progress and benchmark themselves to NHL standards.

Our testing was well received by players, parents and organizers alike. We look forward to spending more time in California helping the Kings grow the game of hockey!

02/25/2019

Back with the Big boys in May!

02/21/2019

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01/26/2019

From prospect testing 2 years ago at the development camp to the game. Well done .

The NHL announced today that forward Clayton Keller has been selected to represent the Arizona Coyotes at the 2019 NHL All-Star Game.

01/25/2019

The benefits of our testing. How do you compare to CHL/NHL benchmarks?

40 of the Canadian Hockey League’s top prospects for the 2019 NHL Draft were put to the test on Tuesday competing on and off the ice in advance of the Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

01/17/2019

SCTA Bantam All Star Combine results. Congrats to all attendees for the great effort. All the best to you while chasing your dream!

01/14/2019

This past weekend, we conducted off-ice and on-ice skill and fitness testing at the South Central Triple A (SCTA) Bantam All Star Showcase. This was our third year.

Overall it's a great experience for these young aspiring athletes. They are all focused and eager to learn how to get to the next level with their Major Junior draft just a year away.

Kudos to the SCTA for continuing to include our testing Combine as part of the weekend. They understand that those players, when drafted next year, will be going through the exact testing. Players will come to their Draft Combine with some ease and confidence through having experienced the testing.

As well, having the players' baseline scores in the database, OHL teams can compare progress over the year to have a better, overall player picture, with an understanding of their commitment to training.

Players can share their results with Skating and Strength Coaches to identify weaknesses and train those specific areas, can come to one of our Open Combines and re-test to measure progress over time, and, compare results to CHL benchmarks to ensure they are on the right path to success.

Well done SCTA! Good luck players!