PRESS

The opportunity for First Nations youth to get a cutting edge in hockey is becoming a reality.

“It transcends culture,” said Tyadg McGauley, president of OM Hockey Systems. “It is our culture. Canada I always say is a young country and Canadian values to me mirror hockey values.”

After playing professional hockey in Sweden and Japan, McGauley wanted to give back to the hockey community. The limited access Indigenous youth had to on ice training in the province caught his attention.

A new hockey development camp in Saskatchewan is breaking major barriers in sport by providing opportunities for people in remote communities.

Tyadg McGauley is the founder of OM Hockey Systems, an obstacle-based skills and training program for aspiring hockey players across the province.

“The cultural fabric of the country is hockey,” McGauley said. “The conclusion I came to is that there are huge holes in the ways that we develop hockey players especially at the highest levels.”

Tyadg McGauley spent years playing in junior and pro hockey leagues in Canada, the U.S. and even Japan.

Now the 29-year-old is giving back by offering hockey camps to Indigenous youth, who don’t always have a chance to play Canada’s game.