InGoal Radio Episode 193 with Abbie Ives
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Connecticut Whale goaltender Abbie Ives began playing hockey casually because her father was a goalie, not getting serious until age 13. She developed her game through unconventional ice time — crease movement at drop-in skates and filling in at beer league — eventually earning a spot at Quinnipiac before turning professional. Ives is also the world's heaviest Sense Arena VR user, incorporating it into her pre-game and practice preparation.
- Abbie Ives didn't get serious about goaltending until age 13, proving a late start is no barrier to reaching professional hockey.
- Maximize any available ice time — Ives credits crease movement at drop-in skates and beer league fill-in appearances for building her foundational skills.
- Ives uses Sense Arena VR training more than any other goalie in the world to prepare for games and practices.
- Developing patience in the crease is a teachable skill — Ives offers specific thoughts on how goalies can train and refine it.
- The PHF is improving at the professional level, with Ives sharing observable changes in the women's game this season.
Episode 193 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features a fantastic conversation with Abbie Ives of the Connecticut Whale in the PHF.
Feature Interview
presented by NHL Sense Arena
In the feature interview, presented by Sense Arena, Ives shares great insights and advice from her path to professional hockey, one that started with just playing for fun (and because her dad was a goalie) until getting more serious at age 13. The 24-year-old, who was how she skated any time she could get on the ice, whether it was crease movement at drop in skates or filling in for her dad at beer league, to play her way into college hockey at Quinnipiac, and now the PHF. Ives has some great thoughts on how to teach and develop patience on the skates, and shares how she uses Sense Arena (more than any other goalie in the world) to get ready for games and practices, as well as where the women’s game is headed at the pro level and the improvements she’s seeing in the PHF this season.
Weekly Gear Segment
presented by The Hockey Shop Source for SportsAll that, plus our weekly trip to The Hockey Shop Source for Sports for a look at the new PadSkinz, including some new options we weren’t previously aware of, and how best to apply them.
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