Meet the Coaches
Two coaches. One standard. Every athlete trained like they matter. Because they do.
Bradley Shaw
Performance Director and Strength and Conditioning Coach
Bradley grew up playing hockey as an undersized forward, and learned early that if he was going to compete, he had to outwork everyone in the weight room. He started taking his training seriously at twelve, long before most kids his age were thinking about it. By the time he was playing junior, he was designing his own programs and running off-ice sessions for teammates. When his playing days ended, coaching was the obvious next step. He hasn't looked back.
He founded Shaw Hockey Performance in 2022, starting out of the back of a Ford Ranger and open fields before eventually building into SHP's own dedicated training facility in Bedford, NS. In the years since, he's worked with hundreds of hockey players from U11 through to the professional level, with multiple athletes going on to be drafted into the QMJHL.
As Performance Director, Bradley oversees every athlete and every program at SHP. That means no athlete falls through the cracks. He's monitoring progress, reviewing testing data, and making sure the programming each athlete receives reflects where they actually are in their development. It's a level of oversight he takes seriously, because he believes the details matter and that consistency across the entire program is what separates good training environments from great ones.
As a coach, Bradley is detail-oriented and expects a lot. From himself and from every athlete he works with. But those expectations come with genuine investment. He wants to understand exactly where each athlete is, what's holding them back, and what it's going to take to get them where they want to go. That combination, high standards and real support, is the environment he's built at SHP.
His belief is straightforward: every hockey player, regardless of where they're starting from, deserves access to serious, science-backed training and the knowledge to understand why it's working. That's what SHP was built to provide.
- ISSA CSCC, Certified Specialist in Strength and Conditioning
- Founder, Shaw Hockey Performance. Est. 2022, Bedford, NS
- 6+ Years Coaching Hockey Athletes, U11 through Pro
Noah Hazlett
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Noah developed his foundation in strength and conditioning working with varsity athletes at Ontario Tech University, including the Ridgebacks hockey program, where he built hands-on experience in periodization, athlete monitoring, and high-performance training environments. That hockey-specific background brought him to SHP, where he now works with athletes across all ages and levels.
What defines Noah's coaching is his approach to exercise selection. Not just choosing good exercises. Choosing the right exercises for the right athlete at the right time. With hundreds of thousands of movements to draw from, the real skill is filtering down to the highest-ROI options for each context. Noah has built a strong toolkit over the years, but what sets him apart is the process behind it: understanding load, intent, and what each athlete actually needs in that moment.
He's known for clear coaching cues and creative programming, especially when it comes to working around injuries and modifying movements without sacrificing the training effect. If something isn't working for an athlete, Noah finds a way to keep them moving and developing.
On the testing side, Noah has extensive hands-on experience with VALD ForceDecks, the same system used at SHP. His thesis research explored the relationship between Reactive Strength Index (RSI) and Dynamic Strength Index (DSI), two of the most important force plate metrics for assessing athlete readiness and power development. That research directly informs how he interprets data and programs for the athletes he works with.
- BSc (Hons) Coaching and Sport Performance, Munster Technological University
- Diploma, Fitness and Health Promotion, Durham College
- NSCA-CSCS and CSCA, in progress
How We Coach
We're not screamers. We're not soft. We hold athletes to a standard, explain the why, and expect the work to get done.
Players figure out quickly that we care about them as athletes and as people. We expect them to care about the work the same way. If you want a coach who'll yell at you for motivation, we're the wrong fit. If you want coaches who'll help you become the player you're trying to be, you'll fit right in.
Ready to Work With Us?
The program starts with a conversation. Tell us where you are, where you want to go, and we'll take it from there.