About BTP
Two years, one facility, and a simple idea: the players who improve fastest do specialized, skill-specific work in small groups. We built a place to do exactly that.
Two years, one facility, and a simple idea: the players who improve fastest do specialized, skill-specific work in small groups. We built a place to do exactly that.
Between the Pines started in Lino Lakes with a conviction: the players who separate themselves are not the ones doing more general hockey. They are the ones getting real reps in skating, stickhandling, and shooting from coaches who know how to teach each one. That kind of private instruction has always been expensive and hard to find.
So we built BTP to deliver all three at once: small pods of 8, an 8-station off-ice facility inside Twin Cities Sports Shop, on-ice sessions at Centennial Sports Arena and the Super Rink, and a staff of coaches who love to teach the game. Two years in, we trained more than 400 athletes last season and became Centennial Youth Hockey's off-ice skill development partner.
Boys and girls, 8U through 9th grade. Skills first, every session.
Every BTP coach has played or coached at a high level, and every one of them loves to teach.
Sean has coached boys and girls at every age for more than 20 years, and more than 100 of his athletes have gone on to play Division 1 hockey. As head coach of Centennial girls varsity (CSLP) he has taken the program to four State Tournaments. He runs BTP's on-ice curriculum, leads Summer Pods, and handles the mental side of the game as a certified life coach.
He learned the craft from some of the best teachers in the game, including Sean Skinner, Barry Karn, Dean Talafous, and Larry Hendrickson.
U12A State Tournament coach and current Centennial varsity assistant. Carter runs video analysis, the technology stations, and much of the on-ice coaching, and drives the off-ice training experience.
Leads the vision and strategy behind BTP: program development, facility growth, and long-term direction.
A senior at the University of Vermont and a former Ms. Hockey finalist, Lauren coaches Summer Pods. Players get to learn from someone doing it at the Division 1 level right now.
Creator of BTP's leadership curriculum and the force behind BTP Strength powered by Charity. Runs all strength training and baseline testing.
Your first point of contact for everything: programs, scheduling, questions, and logistics. Every email to betweenthepineshockey@gmail.com gets an answer.
BTP's staff also includes other experienced trainers who love to teach the game. You'll meet them on the ice and in the facility.
Summer 2027 Pod requests are open until November 15. Winter Training with Centennial Youth Hockey starts in October.