Loyal Guild readers,
Hello, this is Justin, the founder of The Goalie Guild and the one responsible for unleashing all of the content found behind our doors. I just wanted to take a few minutes to explain to you what Version 2.0 is all about. Many of you have expressed your excitement for what’s coming up, even though we’ve been in a shroud of secrecy for most of the summer.
First of all, the overall site aesthetics will be much more eye-appealing and simple. The new layout is clean, so things won’t seem nearly as cluttered as it is now. In fact, if you want a sneak peek at what platform the revised Guild websites are using, check out www.theavalancheguild.com!
If you’ve been to this website before, you know all about the unique goaltending insight and analysis we’ve been providing the hockey community for over two years. Although this website didn’t officially launch until February 1st, it is the fourth website in The Hockey Guild series and easily considered as my personal favorite and my self-proclaimed brain child. I’ve put a lot of effort and time into developing and designing the website with my own two hands and in just a few short months I’m proud to say it’s time to take the next step.
My passion for goaltending is truly entering a new stage this season and I’m more than ready to embrace it. I am committed to helping others understand the position better through answering questions and providing fantasy and goalie prospect insight. I am also looking forward to building an extensive library of goalie scouting charts and analysis for those that find value within them. Our long-term goals are to develop a hardcore goalie resource developed by goalies, for goalies.
Yes, it will be a lot of hard work. But this is how I learn about the position and continue to improve my own game. Just a few years removed from college hockey, I’m currently a private goalie coach, a scout, a competitive player and a student of the game. I don’t see this ever changing, either. (Also, if you want to get to know me a little better, check out the ABOUT US page…)
We hope that you enjoy our unique writing style and brand that we’ve internally developed over the last two years. The Goalie Guild is an extension of The Hockey Guild, which does things very differently here in Colorado. We have a great working relationship with the National Hockey League, Hockey Fights Cancer and the Colorado Avalanche thanks to the unique and interactive on and off-ice events and programs we host through other Guild websites.
With that being said, I’m very excited to take The Goalie Guild in that direction by tying in a number of interactive aspects to the new version as well.
The new version will be comprised of two main aspects – the free version and the membership version. Yes, we are now offering exclusive and unique MEMBERSHIPS for the upcoming season. Now when I say that word, a lot of those “social media experts” will cringe and say that’s a terrible idea because it could result in the loss of a large percentage of overall viewership. Our response to that?
We’ll always keep it free, but we can also provide something more for the loyal members!
Remember the sole purpose for our existance - to enhance your understanding of the goaltending position. As a result, we will continue to provide a completely ad-free website, while still growing. In order to grow, we will now provide valuable memberships for the loyal goalie souls as well.
One unique aspect of our website is the complete lack of obnoxious, flickering banner ads. We are totally free from all non-hockey related web or video advertisements and we use all of our space strictly for companies that sponsor one of our contests or events, or if we feel like promoting a goaltending or NHL-related promotion. Truth be told, all that you will find on our website is PURE. GOALTENDING. ANALYSIS.
The first thing we want to clarify is that there will be plenty of content available for free on a weekly basis. We have columns and features that have been around for years, none more vital than School of Block, which appears on DobberHockey.com every Monday afternoon, so there’s plenty of ways to get some of our goalie insight.
There will also be free weekly downloads, including our trademark Scouting Charts, Dirty 30 Weekend Updates and more. You also have the ability to join our unique games and contests for prizes, and of course all of our goalie mask and equipment reviews, previews and interviews. We also plan on adding exclusive videos, interviews, radio programs and more, all available for free.
But for anyone that wants to become an exclusive and honorary member, they will receive even more insight and analysis, and get it before anyone else in a manner that is easy to read and takes absolutely no effort. They will also receive things like Guild apparel and small gifts that give them the recognition they deserve for supporting our ad-free venture. The memberships are dirt-cheap and come in three different varieties – monthly, seasonal and annual.
We are not going to release all of the membership information and packages just yet … but we promise they are extremely affordable, very valuable and quite entertaining. We also plan on giving away tons and tons of different types of memberships to goalies across the globe through the rest of the summer, so you can always try and win a membership as well!
Some of our upcoming projects include personal mailbag features, more player profiles and even a monthly goaltending e-magazine, with great analysis and articles on all types of goaltending topics. Our relationships with companies like Masked Marvel helmets, Bandits Goalie Schools, Airxess, Stomp, etc means you will learn a lot about the different aspects behind equipment and technique as well.
In a sense, we are doing exactly what our mission statement says – advancing and enhancing the goaltending community through a wide variety of interactive and insightful features and content. If you take some time to cruise around this site and see just all of the features we’ve developed in a few short months, you can just imagine what we’ll have in store for members as the 2009-10 season approaches.
I want to personally thank each and every person that has visited this website in order to learn more about the position, the prospects and the philosophy behind the most amazing athlete in all of sports – the goaltender. We hope you have enjoyed this website as much as we have enjoyed creating it and look for Version 2.0 next week!!!
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