1. Biomechanical Foundations of Ice Hockey Skating and Goaltending Shawn M Robbins, Ethan WC Wilkie, Minori Iizuka, and Philippe J Renaud 2. Visual Perception in Ice Hockey: A Narrative Review of Past Research and Contemporary Evidence Vladislav A. Bespomoshchnov, Christian Vater, and Geir Jordet 3. Training in Ice Hockey Petr Stastny, Michal Vagner, and Robert Roczniok 4. Physiology of Ice Hockey Jeppe F. Vigh-Larsen, Franck Brocherie, Jamie Burr, and Magni Mohr 5. Ice Hockey Analytics: Development, Data, and Application John Lind, Erik Lignell, Johan Andersson, Adam Andersson Almqvist, and Patrick Lambrix 6. Laterality in Ice Hockey Simon Grondin 7. Talent Identification and Athlete Development in Ice Hockey Daniel Fortin-Guichard and Joe Baker 8. Pedagogy of hockey: Small Area Games and the Development of Hockey Players Jean Lemoyne, Tomas Peric, and Stéphane Perreault 9. Injuries, Concussions, Head Impacts, and Prevention Strategies in Youth Ice Hockey Paul H. Eliason, Ash T. Kolstad, Eric Gibson, David Laperrière, Lyndia Wu, Kathryn J. Schneider, and Carolyn A. Emery 10. Between the Pipes: Challenges and Opportunities to Advancing Goaltender Development Ben Csiernik, Thomas Magnusson, Richard Murray, Zoe McGee, and Nick Wattie
Biography
Simon Grondin is a professor at École de psychologie of Université Laval, Québec, Canada. His areas of expertise include perception and psychophysics, psychological time, and cognitive neuroscience. He is a former editor of the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology and former associate editor of Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. He is also the author of several articles and books on various aspects of ice hockey.
"The Science of Ice Hockey" offers a unique and comprehensive exploration of the sport, grounded in the latest advancements in biomechanics, physiology, psychology, and more. With contributions from world-renowned experts and emerging researchers, this textbook promises to be an indispensable resource for students, coaches, and sports scientists alike, delivering a rigorous scientific perspective on ice hockey like never before."
Adam Douglas, PhD, CSCS – Hockey researcher and Director of Performance
