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Spots Still Available for Winter Training Clinic

There are still spots available for our training sessions that start in January and run through May

Head on over to our sign up page and we’ll see if we can schedule anything.

December 14, 2011

“They’re just top notch skating coaches”

Jack Hillen of the NY IslandersLongtime friend and student of Karn Skating Dynamics, Jack Hillen  has been skating with us a long while. Read what he had to say about us recently:

But it isn’t an accident that Hillen’s skating is one of his strong suits out on the ice. He’s been practicing and fine tuning his skills with the same two coaches for the past 15 years. “They’re just top notch skating coaches,” Hillen said about his skating coaches Barry and Jodi Karn. “They basically formed my stride. It’s not something that just happened by accident. I put a lot of work into it ever since I started skating.”

Read the rest of the article.

November 1, 2010

Video: Barry at the Calgary Flames Development Camp

Barry Karn is the man in charge of teaching the young Flames power skating – it’s about getting to places quicker with less effort.

August 12, 2010

2010 Fall Small Group Training! (Sept-Dec)

Karn Skating Dynamics is now taking requests for Sept. – Dec. Small Group Training.

Our locations and hours:

BLAKE- 6:00-8:30 am, B’VILLE- 6:00-7:30 am,  EP- 6:30-8:30 am, & PLYMOUTH- 6:00-8:00 am

Kids skate for a 1/2 hour once a week!  Sign up at the bottom of our Small Group Training page!

March 1, 2010

Mark Parrish on Why He’s Never Been Better

Star Tribune hockey writer Michael Russo recently had a chat with hometown star Mark Parrish and posted to his fantastic blog Russo’s Rants. Mark credits Barry with helping him skate better than ever:

Parrish looks in exceptional shape and seems to be skating better than ever after working this summer with powerskating extraordinaire Barry Karn, who runs the local Karn Skating Dynamics and works with the Calgary Flames.

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“I’ve never felt better on the ice. It’s amazing. I’ve known him for years and finally got stubborn enough to realize I probably need a little help with my skating. I can already feel the difference.”

Read the article in it’s entirety here.

September 8, 2009