Joe Wegwerth
Co-founder
Joe was born in Minnesota and moved to New York at the age of 2 and was put on skates almost immediately. A product of the Brewster Ice Arena, Joe is driven and determined to help mold the next generation of hockey players through Fail Forward Hockey.
Specialties
Joe possesses a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the game. Whatever our clients feel they are lacking on or off the ice, Joe is determined to assist them in a productive manner. Joe is upbeat and holds his clients accountable. Joe promises to give you his best in return for yours.
Puck Skills
-Playing with your head up
-Rhythm between hands and feet
-Elusive techniques
Shooting
-Learning to shoot in awkward positions
-Shooting in stride
-Goal scoring
Weight Training
-Fundamentals of the weight room
-Building your base
-Injury Prevention
Video Analysis
-Opportunities that could be created
-Positioning Advice
-Highlighting what you do well as well as areas of improvement
joe wegwerth hockey history
Amateur
Product of Westchester Express AAA Program where he led the team in scoring every year
Captained Westchester Express to League Championship and a state semi-final birth
Captain of League Champion Brewster High School
League Player of the Year
All League and All Section Selection
All Decade Team Selection
Named youngest captain in Brewster Bulldogs Junior Team history
Led team to national semi finals
Juniors and international
Selected to USA Youth Olympic Team in Innsbruck, Austria
Tied for second in team scoring
Product of the USNTDP
Part of teams capturing first at the Four Nations in Switzerland, as well as the Five Nations in Russia
Part of the leadership group at the NTDP
Selected to the All-American Prospects Game where he tallied a goal
2014 U-18 World Championship gold medal
College
Scored first career goal against UConn at the Barclay’s Center
Part of the only class in Notre Dame history to play in 4 consecutive NCAA tournaments
BIG10 Regular Season Champion
2x BIG10 Playoff Champion
2 Frozen Four appearances
National Championship Finalist
Named NCAA and BIG10 first star of the week after helping Irish win Icebreaker tournament
Professional
Selected 92nd Overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft
Signed in the Colorado Avalanche system following college
Attended Rookie Tournament with the Avalanche in Anaheim, California
Tallied first career natural hat trick against Tulsa
Signed two way AHL deal following first year pro
Named a captain of the Utah Grizzlies in his second year with the club
“good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure. we get very little wisdom from success, you know.”
— William Saroyan