Delivering Consistent Results In:
Powerskating
Puck Handling & Shooting
Hockey IQ & Game Situations
Delivering Consistent Results In:
Powerskating
Puck Handling & Shooting
Hockey IQ & Game Situations
Karen's Hockey School is founded by Karen Whiton, who has been actively training skating & hockey students since 2006.
Many people know Coach Karen as she is the Hockey Lesson Supervisor for the City of Port Moody. During her 19 year training career (17 years with City of Port Moody & 2 years with City of Coquitlam), she has worked with children (3-18years) and Adults (19+) from all walks of life.
Unlike others, Coach Karen started hockey in her early 30s after her son was born. This late start meant she had to quickly apply her athletic track & field background, sort through the most effective methods to acquire skating & hockey skills, and more importantly, know HOW to fix technical issues. Within 15 months of learning how to skate and taking numerous Adult hockey camps, she scored the tying & winning goals to help her women's hockey team secure their 1st hockey playoff championship. This clearly shows it's NEVER too late to start!
Coach Karen's training philosophy is embedded in the "T-S-P" model (Technique-Speed-Power). "Always fix technique, and the rest will follow." Together with her keen eye for detail and focus on technical corrections, she has transformed many general skaters into successful hockey players, with some making into the elite AAA ranks.
Her passion is in grassroots hockey, teaching the little kiddos & working with inspiring Youth & Adults. If you have a strong desire to learn & are not afraid of hard work - that's half the battle won.
She also firmly believes that high quality & well structured hockey programs should NOT cost ''an arm & a leg.'' That is why she continues to give back the community, as a Skate & Hockey Lesson Supervisor at her home rink at Port Moody Rec Complex and Arena. Port Moody is where she took skating lessons as an Adult, and she will be there until retirement, as she believes in giving back to the Community.
Due to the increasing demand for training times with Coach Karen, she reached out to Tri-Cities Female Ice Hockey Association 4 years ago. She is the current Skills Coach for TC Predators. This will be her 4th year returning to train female players U7 through to U21 for Spring & Summer Development, Rust Removal, etc. Association-run programs are held in Planet Ice Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam Rec Complex, and Poirier Rec Complex. Take a quick glance at the Camps offered to TC Predators & female players within PCAHA.
Recently, at the 2025 BC Hockey Awards June event, Tri-Cities Female Ice Hockey Association was named the recipient of the Frank Spring Minor Hockey Association of the Year Award - and Karen's Hockey School was featured on the bottom right (see picture above). A TRUE HONOR to be recognized! Read more about this: https://www.bchockey.net/news-listing/bc-hockey-awards-frank-spring-minor-hockey-association-of-the-year-award-tri-cities-female-ice-hockey-association
Did You Know?
Coach Karen retired from BC Hockey in Dec 2019, having officiated 12 years for minor hockey - mostly U18 boys games as well as U21 female games. At the height of her reffing career, she officiated 92 games in a single season - both as Referee & Linesman.
The most exciting games she worked were the ones at the 2017 Provincial Female Bantam Championship. "Energy, hustle, strong battles" - that is what female hockey should be about!