{"id":1241,"date":"2026-01-09T09:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/?page_id=1241"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:35:28","slug":"coach-craig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/coach-craig\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Craig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  :root {\n    --gd-bg: #05060a;\n    --gd-gold: #d9b563;\n    --gd-text: #ffffff;\n    --gd-muted: #b8bcc8;\n  }\n\n  .gd-coach-page {\n    background: var(--gd-bg);\n    color: var(--gd-text);\n    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", sans-serif;\n    padding: 48px 16px 72px;\n  }\n\n  .gd-coach-inner {\n    max-width: 1080px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n  }\n\n  \/* ================= HERO ================= *\/\n\n  .gd-coach-hero {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);\n    gap: 32px;\n    align-items: center;\n    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    src=\"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MediahillGameDayHockey-091-1.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Coach Craig Nooyen\"\n        \/>\n        <div class=\"gd-coach-tag\">\n          <span class=\"gd-coach-tag-dot\"><\/span>\n          Coach Craig \u00b7 Game Day Hockey Development\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"gd-coach-hero-text\">\n        <h1>Craig Nooyen<\/h1>\n        <h3>Coach \u00b7 Instructor \u00b7 Athlete Development<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"gd-coach-body\">\n          <p>\n            <strong>Elite playing background. Academic foundation. Proven leadership.<\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            Craig Nooyen brings decades of experience in high-level hockey environments into every session he leads. His background spans elite junior hockey, NCAA Division I competition, and long-term coaching roles focused on building confident, accountable athletes.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            His approach is structured, intentional, and rooted in preparation \u2014 helping players understand not just <em>what<\/em> to do, but <em>how<\/em> and <em>why<\/em> it translates to performance.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- EXPERIENCE -->\n    <div class=\"gd-coach-experience\">\n      <div>\n        <h2 class=\"gd-coach-section-title\">Playing and coaching background<\/h2>\n        <ul class=\"gd-coach-experience-list\">\n          <li class=\"gd-coach-experience-item\">\n            <span class=\"gd-coach-experience-bullet\"><\/span>\n            Five seasons in the CCHL with the Cumberland Grads, including four All-Star selections and two years as team captain\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"gd-coach-experience-item\">\n            <span class=\"gd-coach-experience-bullet\"><\/span>\n            NCAA Division I scholarship athlete at Canisius University in Buffalo, New York\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"gd-coach-experience-item\">\n            <span class=\"gd-coach-experience-bullet\"><\/span>\n            Bachelor of Arts in Sport Psychology and MBA, supporting performance and leadership development\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"gd-coach-experience-item\">\n            <span class=\"gd-coach-experience-bullet\"><\/span>\n            Ten years as Head Instructor with the Canadian Hockey Academy\n          <\/li>\n          <li class=\"gd-coach-experience-item\">\n            <span class=\"gd-coach-experience-bullet\"><\/span>\n            6+ years of coaching experience with CMHA and Gloucester-Cumberland Girls Hockey\n          <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"gd-coach-body\">\n        <p>\n          <strong>Craig\u2019s coaching philosophy is simple:<\/strong> develop skill, build confidence, and raise standards.\n        <\/p>\n        <p>\n          He creates a positive but demanding environment where athletes are taught to compete, communicate, and take ownership of their development.\n        <\/p>\n        <p>\n          A major focus of every session is helping players own the controllables \u2014 attitude, effort, and preparation \u2014 and understand their role as teammates and leaders.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- FEATURE -->\n    <div class=\"gd-coach-feature-row\">\n      <div class=\"gd-coach-feature-media\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MediahillGameDayHockey-049-1.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Craig Nooyen coaching on ice\"\n        \/>\n        <div class=\"gd-coach-feature-overlay\">\n          <h3>Leadership in action<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"gd-coach-feature-copy\">\n        <p>\n          Craig leads by example. His sessions emphasize accountability, preparation, and trust \u2014 the same qualities that define strong teams and successful athletes.\n        <\/p>\n        <p>\n          Outside of hockey, Craig works alongside his wife, Stephanie, as a real estate agent with Empire Real Estate Group, applying the same leadership mindset beyond the rink.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/735A4000-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Craig \u00b7 Game Day Hockey Development Craig Nooyen Coach \u00b7 Instructor \u00b7 Athlete Development Elite playing background. Academic foundation. Proven leadership. Craig Nooyen brings decades of experience in high-level hockey environments into every session he leads. His background spans elite junior hockey, NCAA Division I competition, and long-term coaching roles focused on building confident, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1241"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1251,"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1241\/revisions\/1251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamedaycsc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}