"Last summer, my son Ethan, who plays AAA level hockey, did private classes, & skill and power skating class with Coach Darren. Coach Darren does a fantastic job of working with kids and transferring his experience to young athletes. When the hockey season started, my son's level of athleticism and hockey skills have increased immensely. With Coach Darren’s help, Ethan has improved in his game - skating, agility, balance and game awareness. Coach Darren is professional, very instructional, and incredibly skilled. I highly recommend Coach Darren’s training for young athletes at all levels."
Lucy Lui
"My son jumped from A to AA after working with Coach Darren this past summer. We greatly appreciated Coach Darren’s help, especially the 1 on 1 private training. Coach Darren is a very professional coach and helped my son to improve his hockey skills a lot. His stickhandling, shooting, edge work, and overall skating drastically improved. Darren took great care in helping my son improve his hockey skills.
We love Coach Darren and are very thankful for his help!"
Xinyu Li
"Darren is a great coach that has helped my kids tremendously. His ability to teach current and age appropriate skills and game concepts is second to none. I highly recommend him to anyone trying to excel at hockey."
Bob Janosz
"As I’ve progressed throughout my career I’ve always found comfort in solidifying my basic skills and building off of that. And Darren’s been a great guide for me to master what I can do and push my boundaries to skills I wouldn’t achieve myself"
Kaden Varga
Coach Darren quickly became one of the few coaches our son requests for clinics, camps, and private lessons. During private lessons, Coach Darren takes the time to individualize drills specific to the skills and concepts our son has identified as areas for improvement. He thoroughly explains and demonstrates the skills and provides immediate feedback in a way that is meaningful and beneficial to our son. He also appropriately challenges and pushes our son to consistently play at his best. We can’t thank Coach Darren enough for sharing his expertise and love of the game with our son and the Buffalo hockey community.
Kristin Scobey
“Darren McCormick has an excellent knowledge base and passion for the game of hockey. What’s more is that he’s able to translate that knowledge and enthusiasm into teaching. He has an incredible energy level and way of explaining minute details that really make a difference in the quality of rep. He sets a high standard and encourages each player to reach it. Darren is an incredible resource in the hockey world!”
Ashley McQuiggan
"Darren is an amazing hockey coach. He worked with my 14 year old daughter with her shooting, stick handling and overall game. Darren is both firm and fair during his sessions and as a result he is able to get the best out of players. My daughter really enjoyed working with him. She even went on to make her dream team!! I would highly recommend Darren as a hockey coach. And bonus - he is also a really great guy and player himself!!!"