Elite Edge Hockey Development

08/18/2025

Des Moines Youth Hockey we have received numerous calls from concerned parents regarding your tryouts. LiveBarn was not available and the windows were covered so parents could not see. This does not align with the rules on your website.

Andy Fales

02/24/2025

Spring and Summer Training - 2025
Des Moines - RecPlex

2025 Prime Hockey Summer Skills

Join our dedicated coaching staff and former Iowa Wild Assistant Coach Nate DiCasmirro this spring and Summer to fine tune your game and learn new hockey skills and concepts!

June 3rd through July 17th
7 Total Weeks!
Group 1 – College, Junior A, High School – 9:00-9:50 am
Group 2 – P*e Wee, Bantam – 10:00-10:50am
Group 3 – Mite, Sq**rt, P*e Wee, Bantam – 3:00-3:50pm
Group 4 – Mite, Sq**rt, P*e Wee, Bantam – 4:00-4:50pm

Cost - $999 for the FULL CAMP
$159 for individual weeks

01/09/2025

Training - 2025
Des Moines - RecPlex

2025 Prime Hockey Spring Skills

Join our dedicated coaching staff this spring to fine tune your game and learn new hockey skills and concepts!

Join Prime Hockey in 2025 for On-Ice player development in Des Moines!

8 - 60-minute sessions to choose from. Players can sign up for 1 to 8 Sessions

Spring Skills - Thursday's 4:15-5:15 PM

Highlights:
Open to Boys and Girls
Focus on Skills, PEP Training, and power skating
Focus on Offense/Defending
Focus on skating and puck movement
Group broken down by age and ability
Plus, a whole lot more!

Costs:
Spring Sessions (8 in April/May) - $309
Spring Half Session (4 of your choice) - $169
Individual sessions $45

Dates: April 3, 10, 17, 24 - May 1, 8, 15, 22

Spring Skills Staff

Toms Strauss - Former Professional Coach
Phil Axtell - Former NCAA and Pro Player
Nate DiCasmirro - Former Iowa Wild Coach (Will be back for 1-2 weeks this spring) and hopes to run some session in DM.

09/19/2024

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In this week’s “What’s Bugging Andy?”, Andy urges the Des Moines Buccaneers owner to sell.

08/29/2024

Sign up today for your winter development!! Spots are limited.

2024 Prime Hockey Winter Skills - Join our dedicated coaching staff this winter season to fine tune your game and learn new hockey skills and concepts!

08/28/2024

Winter Training - 2024-2025 Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex

2024 Prime Hockey Winter Skills

Join our dedicated coaching staff this winter season to fine tune your game and learn new hockey skills and concepts!

We will be offering a combination of individual skills, skating instruction, and PEP Hockey Training during the ice sessions.

MONDAY – THURSDAY

6:30AM - 7:30AM Options
6:00AM - 7:00AM Options
October 7 – March 6
Monday/Wednesday Option
Tuesday/Thursday Options
1 Day a Week Options

MONDAY AND THURSDAY

Monday
4:30PM – 5:30PM
October 7 – March 3
1 and 2 Day A Week Options
Thursday
4:00PM – 5:00PM
October 10 – March 6
1 and 2 Day A week Options

CLICK HERE for more information and to Register!

https://www.primehockeytraining.com/

02/22/2024

We would like to thank the founder of ,Joe Quinn, for coming out and working with our kids today.

Joe has trained some of the NHL’s top talent with names like Connor McDavid, Connor Bedard, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, and many more!

What a great opportunity for our players and coaches to learn from some of the best. We look forward to having Joe back in Des Moines soon!

01/14/2024

With the announcement of Nick Saban’s retirement, here is a great quote that adds perspective to how in depth of a coach he was.

Saban was all about culture and what he created could not have been done without good people around him. These coaches and athletes do not reach the highest levels without being good people.

Character adds more value than you think. More times than not, one of the first questions college coaches ask when recruiting a kid are, “What’s their character like?” And “What’s their family like?”

Who you are some of the time, is who you are all the time. The person makes the player… be that person and add that value!

01/09/2024

Our coaches have had the privilege of being around other great players/coaches that have gone on to the NHL.

When discussing what made them reach their goals of being in the top 1% of what they do, it was very clear that talent wasn’t the anchor that got them there.

It was a mindset and work ethic that was unmatched. It was obsession. These people had a higher standard for themselves and a work ethic through details and preparation that separates them from the pack. Day after day, they chipped away.

At the end of the day, what are you willing to sacrifice now, for you to gain in the future?

01/02/2024

Girls Summer Team Tryouts 14U/16U

Registration Closes 1/15/24

Update on the Girls Elite Edge Summer Team. We will be doing a combined 14U/16U team. The birth years for the summer are 2007- 2010. To register for tryouts, please email the below information to [email protected]. Tryouts are $50, see below for Venmo information. Let me know if you have any questions regarding the summer team.

Tryouts will be held at RecPlex on Saturday, January 20th at 6:15pm-7:15pm.

Player Name:
Player Birthyear:
Player Position:
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