Junior Performance Training is the ultimate program for Travel level hockey players ready to take the next step in their careers. Designed to sharpen the critical skills needed to excel at Junior level, this program focuses on speed, hockey IQ, and high-level gameplay. Elevate your performance, build confidence, and get ready to compete at the next level!
Brett, a native of Minnesota, is the Founder & President of Hockey International. Hockey International is a leader in speed-training for hockey while utilizing specialized sensorydevelopment techniques to help players of all ages develop in these areas. Brett has been part of the USAH Women’s National program since 2014, working with the development camps, while also filling the role of Associate Head Coach to the 2018 Gold Medal USA Women’s Olympic Team. Coach Strot played 10 years professionally in the ECHL, UHL, ACHL, IHL & WHA2 and was a three-year letter winner at the University of Minnesota. After retiring from the game in 1997, Strot became the general manager/coach of the Jacksonville Hammerheads (Southern Elite Hockey League) to start his coaching career. Strot has been involved with junior hockey since 2008 and has been in the Tampa Bay Area since 2010 and is the current owner of the Tampa Bay Juniors.
Pavel played professional hockey in the KHL, Finnish League, ECHL and represented Team Belarus in the IIHF World Men’s and Junior competitions. In 2017, he won the World Junior Championship Group B with Team Belarus and became the tournament’s best defenseman. He was also named the best player of Belarus in 2018.
He lived in China for 1.5 years while playing for KHL’s Kunlun RedStar. Pavel was often chosen to participate in shootouts because of his strong shot.
Pavel specializes in stick handling, passing, corner battles, puck protection, one-on-one battles, body checks, stick positioning, blue line plays, in front of net plays and other defensive skills.
Over the years, he has worked with elite coaches like Dave Lewis (Detroit Red Wings), Mike Keenan (New York Rangers), Ville Nieminen (Colorado Avalanche), Alexei Kovalev, Alexander Barkov Sr, and Vladimir Bure.
Pavel is multilingual in English, Russian, and Belarusian.
