Student Spotlight Archives | Bandits Goalie School

Matt Mancina

Coach Stan and his staff demand a lot and they have a strong attention to detail. Coach Stan has taught me…

Alex Nedeljkovic

Getting drafted in the OHL felt incredible. It is almost indescribable. I felt excited that I have a chance to take the next step in my hockey career…

Thatcher Demko

“When you want to be successful as badly as you want to breath, that’s when you will be successful”. H.A.P. has the same meaning to me.

Ian Jenkins

I try to stay focused and fine tune my game from great to perfect each time I go…

Brandon Hope

It feels good to be playing in the OHL as a 16 year old. It’s a challenge for me which I like and I’m enjoying every minute of it.

Jordan Wood

You have to constantly keep looking around the screens to keep your eye on the puck

Matt Mahalak

Working with Coach Matwijiw, I have made giant leaps in my game by improving my ability to read and react to the play and…

Chris Osgood

Bandits not only simplified my style but have made me a smarter goaltender in the process.

Over the past few years of my playing career, Stan has worked with me on strong fundamentals. I learned to have better ice awareness in and around my end of the ice. These are just a few excellent skills that Stan has helped me develop in my career. I think Stan is a great teacher for goalies of all ages.

JASON BACASHIHUA

1st round pick of the Dallas Stars
Now playing with the Philadelphia Flyers
2010 Calder Cup Champion - Hershey Bears (AHL)

Since being introduced to Stan in the fall of 2004, he has shown me many new and innovative techniques that have changed my game. His training methods have not only simplified my style but have made me a smarter goaltender in the process.

CHRIS OSGOOD

3-Time Stanley Cup Champion
Detroit Red Wings

I am tremendously impressed with Stan's teaching ability, goaltending knowledge, and his communication skills. Stan is currently the goaltending coach for the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL and I believe he has the potential to be a goaltending coach for a NHL team. I recommend Stan very highly as a goaltending instructor to goalies of all ages, mite to pro!

KEN HOLLAND

G.M. of the Detroit Red Wings

Stan's philosophy and teaching methods at Bandits are exactly what most goalies need. Stan is dedicated and committed towards teaching and improving goalies. He knows the fundamentals of goal keeping as well as any goalie coach I know. Stan is a successful goalie coach, not only because he played the position at a high level, but because he also understands the position, and has a passion to teach and the skills to communicate with young goalies.

RED BERENSON

Hockey Head Coach at the University of Michigan

A few years ago I was in desperate need for a goalie coach. I decided to attend a Bandits goaltending clinic over Christmas. During those 3 days I learned more about goaltending than I did my entire life. Without the coaching of Stan and the other Bandit instructors, I would not be anywhere near the goalie I am today.

JACK CAMPBELL

Windsor Spitfires, OHL
2010 1st Round Draft Pick Dallas Stars

Bandits is one of the main reasons my career has taken the steps it has over the last few seasons. Bandits has given me the tools to become better every time I step on the ice, as well as help me with great training programs and summer camps. Stan and Bandits are the best in the business in my eyes and the reason I keep coming back year after year.

SCOTT WEDGEWOOD

Plymoth Whalers, OHL
2010 3rd Round Draft Pick (84th Overall) New Jersey Devils

I've been training with Bandits Goalie School since 2002. Bandits is a place for goalies of all ages and skill levels. Bandits offers personalized and dedicated instruction that not only I have seen firsthand but have benefited from personally over the years. Without Stan and his staff's guidance over the years, there is no way I would be playing in the OHL today.

BRANDON HOPE

Sarnia Sting, OHL

06/24/13

2013 Compuware #1 Summer Camp