In his early days, Belfry wanted to be a hockey player but ultimately turned his attention to coaching. In order to differentiate himself, he spent time identifying strategic advantages others were missing. As his unique way of viewing the game began to develop, Belfry studied relentlessly; taping Hockey Night in Canada and picking players from each game to analyze.

“When you watch games as a fan, you view the games in their totality. But, when you watch one player in a game, then watch another player from that same game, it’s like two totally different games are being played. Your view transforms from totality to a singular person and that translates into my coaching. When I first start with a player, they’re teaching me the entire time. My job is to figure out what makes an individual the player they are, find areas of opportunities inside what’s being done, and plug in the skill that’s missing.”

Today, Belfry is regarded as an innovator and the leading expert in uncovering new pathways of performance excellence. His unique approach to the game has helped many transfer training-to-game, just as it will help you.

Darryl has spoken across the country and internationally about his research-based teaching methods that have helped create some of todays top-performing athletes.

Darryl Belfry – NHL Skills Coach. ‘great players can bend the game’

Listen to Darryl Belfry talks about the secret player summit that led to revelatory observations from Patrick Kane, Claude Giroux and others. Plus, he shares why Auston Matthews continues to evolve the way he shoots the puck and much more on his approach to player development.

Darryl Belfry is hockey’s premier development coach, with clients including Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, John Tavares, and Auston Matthews. Belfry Hockey details this powerful curriculum, developed over years of studying relentlessly to identify strategic advantages others were missing.

It’s a system that emphasizes discovering authentic identity, pinpointing translatable skill, building a personal performance matrix, and more.