Eli Wilson

With over 20 years as a full-time goaltending coach, Eli is known worldwide as one of the leading minds in goaltending coaching and development. His no nonsense approach to coaching has resonated worldwide across the goaltending community. He has worked with over 30 goaltenders in the NHL, many of them since their minor hockey days.

Eli has coached and developed over 200 WHL goaltenders. He has worked as a goaltending coach for the Ottawa Senators (NHL), Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL), Vancouver Giants (WHL), and now works for both the Kelowna Rockets (WHL) and the Tri-City Americans (WHL). Under Eli’s tutelage, goaltenders have gone on to win numerous prestigious awards and championships: Stanley Cups, Conn Smythe Trophies, Vezina Trophies, World Junior Gold Medals, American Hockey League (AHL) championships, AHL Playoff MVPs, WHL Goaltender of the Year, Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Goaltender of the Year, and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Goaltender of the Year.

Today, Eli Wilson Goaltending is a world leader in goaltending development. Eli runs goaltending camps, clinics, and consults worldwide. The primary focus at Eli’s camps is to ensure that the goaltending position is taught as simply as possible by utilizing basic systems for all game situations. All drills are applied in a well thought out order to ensure maximum improvement for the goaltender. The terms used during instruction are simplistic and self-explanatory to avoid any confusion. Video analysis is used for all on ice sessions to provide instant feedback and review for the goaltenders. All aspects of Eli’s camps are of the absolute highest quality. Professional coaches, paid shooters, and dedicated off-ice trainers all make up the staff that provides the premium experience in goaltending development.

Eli is also the author of his best-selling book, Hockey Goaltending. In it, Eli shares his training methodology and provides practice drills that are now utilized by coaches at all levels of hockey.