What programs do you offer?

We offer on-ice lessons and camps, off-ice training plans, and memberships at our training studio. All programs focus on skills and skating development to help you get the edge on your competition.

What's your coaching philosophy?

We teach simple, hard, fast, heads-up hockey with full-speed, game-applicable skill training. Our focus is helping every player develop and perform at their highest level both on and off the ice.

Who coaches at Advanced Edge Hockey?

Gary Klapkowski, our owner and head trainer, leads all our programs and is the Pittsburgh Predators U18 AAA and U18 AA Head Coach.

Advanced Edge Hockey Training | Skills & summer camps

Advanced Edge Hockey Training LLC delivers hockey-focused skill work in Castle Shannon, built around on-ice lessons at Ice Castle Arena and off-ice conditioning. It suits players who want help improving skating, puck and game-applicable skills, and performance through personalized off-ice training plans and summer camp training. Training is led by Gary Klapkowski, who serves as a head coach for Pittsburgh Predators U18 teams and has a long coaching and playing background in competitive hockey.