Hosted at the Mattamy Centre (formerly Maple Leafs Garden), the venue’s multi-purpose facility was a great fit, between the gym set up to host the conference, the arena for on-ice demonstrations, and the alumni lounge for meals and the keynote presentation by Bob McKenzie.
The event organizers and hosts from www.thecoachessite.com were also great. The host of the weekend was Ryan Pinder, who is the co-host of Sportsnet 960 (I wasn’t too familiar with Ryan before the weekend, but he’s a funny, smart guy to talk hockey with).
I met a lot of people throughout the weekend, learned even more, and had fun the entire time.