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Bloodline Hockey

The Bloodline

Philosophy

For players to reach their full potential, they must make mental conditioning an integral part of their training regimen. By increasing awareness, harnessing your instincts, developing the right habits, and conditioning your mind, you will reach peak performance as an athlete and a person.

The Bloodline

Mission

Our mission is to enable good hockey players to become great players by unleashing their true potential through mental conditioning training.

Our Team

Vinny Malts

Founder / Coach

Who We Work With

Our Services

mindSET Method ™

Private Coaching

Keynote Speaking

Team/Organization Consulting 

Testimonials

I have been dialed in.

Jared S. | Athlete

I Know

Remmy M. | Athlete

It has translated onto the ice.

Ian D. | Athlete

My self awareness has completely changed.

Bryce H. | Athlete

I have a conscious mind.

Nick S. | Athlete

More confident and focused

Steve N. | Director of Yale Jr Bulldogs

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That’s pretty cool😍 Grateful for all the In That’s pretty cool😍 Grateful for all the Initial support🙏❤️ Amazon link in bio!
I wrote “The Book on Mindset” because the stor I wrote “The Book on Mindset” because the story of Alexander is one we can all feel and one many of us spend a lot of time thinking about #iykyk Swipe to read why I made it, and how to get a copy. #play4THATfeeling
Blessed for another opportunity to support the med Blessed for another opportunity to support the medical team at this years Nike Outdoor Nationals Championships❤️ Learned so many interesting nuances about the track and field game, and discovered how much is the same as any mental game. Beyond grateful for Dr. Ottley and @jcflyy9722 #iykyk #teammates
Ready and grateful for another run🙏 #iykyk #NON Ready and grateful for another run🙏 #iykyk #NON
USHL Commissioner Glenn Hefferan asked Alex Pellet USHL Commissioner Glenn Hefferan asked Alex Pelletier a great question at the 2026 @ushl High Performance Camp this past weekend — and the answer is a masterclass in growth #mindset Pelletier was just voted the best player in the USHL — the top junior league in the United States. USHL Player of the Year #iykyk But here’s what most people miss: he didn’t start there. Asked what he’d tell his 14-15 year old self, Alex didn’t talk about talent. He talked about the mindset he carried through every single stage of his development — and how he kept practicing that same growth and dynamic mindset the entire way up. At Avon, he started buried on the fourth line. His mindset wasn’t “why am I down here?” It was: be the best fourth-line winger in the building. Master that role, develop in the process, and be ready the moment the guys ahead of him moved on. That mindset moved him up — fourth line to third to second to first. By his senior year, he was the top-line scoring winger. Then he got to the USHL — third line again, behind two NHL draft picks. He didn’t change who he was. He brought the exact same mindset: be so good at this role the coach has no choice but to play me every night. A year later, those guys moved on, and Alex was ready — he took over that first line and dominated it. That’s the part to sit with: the mindset never changed, only the role did. At every stage, he attacked the job in front of him like it was the most important one in the league — and that’s exactly what kept earning him the next one. His message is simple: whatever your role is right now, be elite at it. Stay-at-home D? Be the best in the league at killing penalties, blocking shots, making the first pass. Goal scorer? Go score goals. Whatever your game is — get as good as you possibly can at it. That’s what earns the next opportunity. So here’s the real question for every player reading this: How often do you actually stay focused on being the best at the role you’re given right now? Or do you keep asking why you’re not on a higher line — without doing the work to prove you belong there? The line you’re on today isn’t the ceiling
It’s as simple as that #play4THATfeeling It’s as simple as that #play4THATfeeling
Did you know that during random moments of my day, Did you know that during random moments of my day, I play? I was inspired to share this after having a fun conversation with my brother @connorcarrick the other day. This is something I’ve been practicing pretty regularly over the last few years of my life. No one knows I actually do it. Now you do😜 My own wife doesn’t even know that I randomly do this throughout the day in our house. She is actually learning this as she reads this post — I haven’t told her yet🤣 I do this for about 20 to 30 seconds at a clip, randomly throughout the day, for a total of about two to three minutes most days. Sometimes it’s stepping. Sometimes it’s dangling. Sometimes it’s shadow boxing, or some other natural expression. It works my feet. It works my ability to move and control my body. And most importantly — it works my playfulness muscle. Every time I start to play around with these movements I’m not thinking about a pattern or a plan I have to follow. I’m just thinking about random creative ways to play with my body. Now the cool irony is every time I go through one of these patterns I feel this sense of silliness… What if my wife catches me bouncing around right now randomly in the bathroom? Why am I playing like a child right now? What will people think from me posting about something I’ve been doing privately? That discomfort is the point. Be silly. Share what you think is weird. Feel the connection to what is random and how you get judged favorably or unfavorably for what you share about your own weirdness. Silliness and randomness is a natural portal to the human spirit. It’s as simple as that. #play4THATfeeling
One of the things that fascinates me is how often One of the things that fascinates me is how often I hear great players talk about this. They ALL agree the mental part is more important than the physical. Not some. ALL who we have supported and continue to support. Why is it that they feel this way? At its root, great players are constantly thinking. Great players are constantly learning how to manage their emotions because they’re being challenged by so many different parts of the game and they want to handle those challenges with a greater peace of mind. That’s the difference. They think about how to be better and they work on their mental thought processing and their emotional reactions because they know those are the core tenets that change the way they express their greatness in the game. It fascinates me how much the great players believe in the importance of developing your mental and emotional capabilities, and yet we still have entire athletic industries out there thinking that developing the mind is only for those who are “messed up.” “Hey Vinny - please call this guy. He’s messed up.” The mental work IS the performance work. The separation between those two ideas is the problem. #iykyk p.s. This interview between Tom Brady and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an absolute master class in mindset and performance for highly competitive athletes who are chasing greatness💯

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