Toledo Cherokee
Development
Every practice, every film session, every rep in the weight room — it all has one purpose. Making you a better hockey player and a more attractive college recruit.
Play for Toledo"This isn't a place where you come to play hockey.
This is a place where you come to become a hockey player."
The System
How We Develop Players
On-Ice Skill Development
Four to five structured on-ice sessions per week. Individual skill work, positional play, and game-situation reps — every session has a purpose and every player gets coached.
Video & Analytics
Film sessions after every game. Individual breakdowns. You will understand your game at a level most junior players never reach — and so will every college coach watching your tape.
Strength & Conditioning
A dedicated S&C program built specifically for hockey athletes. Not a generic gym plan. You will be stronger, faster, and more durable by the end of the season.
Professional Coaching Staff
Coaches who have played and coached at high levels. They know what the next level looks like — and they know exactly what it takes to get you there.
Dedicated Training Facility
Full-time access to ice, off-ice training space, and the equipment you need to develop year-round. Not just during the season.
Individual Player Plans
Every player gets an individual development plan. We identify your gaps, build a plan to close them, and track your progress all season long.
Film Room
Video & Analytics
After every game, the film goes up. Every shift, every decision, every opportunity — broken down so you understand exactly what happened and exactly what to do differently. College coaches watch tape. We make sure yours is worth watching.
Off-Ice
Strength & Conditioning
Cherokee players train through a dedicated S&C program built specifically for hockey athletes — not a generic gym plan. Speed, power, and durability. In partnership with Pillar Fitness & Hockey Academy, players get access to elite off-ice training that translates directly to the ice.
Official Training Partner
Pillar Fitness &
Hockey Academy
Toledo Cherokee has partnered with Pillar Fitness & Hockey Academy — the region's premier hockey-specific training facility — to give our players an elite off-ice edge.
Founded and operated by former professional hockey player Taylor Raszka, Pillar Hockey Academy is built around one goal: making you a better skater and a stronger athlete. Their staff uses real-time biomechanical analysis and delayed video review to correct your stride on the spot — so every rep counts.
Cherokee players train at Pillar's state-of-the-art Toledo facility, which features a high-speed skating treadmill, synthetic ice rink, shooting platforms, full gym, mindset coaching, and a dedicated recovery room. It's the complete package — and it's built into the Cherokee program.
Visit Pillar FitnessSkating Treadmill
High-speed treadmill training isolates your stride mechanics so coaches can correct technique in real time.
Synthetic Ice
Full synthetic ice rink for on-ice skill work, edge training, and puck handling — year-round, no schedule conflicts.
Video Stride Analysis
Delayed video monitor lets players see their own stride post-interval and make immediate corrections.
Full Gym & Recovery
Complete fitness center, mindset coaching through GAME ON, and a dedicated recovery room to keep you healthy all season.
Ready to Work?
Come Develop
as a Cherokee.
If you're serious about your game and serious about playing college hockey, submit your player profile. Our coaching staff will be in touch.