Founder & Head Coach

Vas Zolotarev

International Hockey Skills Coach · Power Skating Specialist

About

Turning good players
into dominant ones

I'm an international hockey skills coach specializing in power skating, stickhandling, shooting, and off-ice conditioning for elite youth, juniors, and adult players.

Currently I coach with IHPro alongside 4× Stanley Cup Champion Max Ivanov (Florida Panthers skating coach), running high-level youth and junior camps across the United States — Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arizona — and Europe: Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, Czech Republic, and Switzerland.

As Founder & Head Coach of Hyper.Hockey in Boston MetroWest, I design intensive skill-development programs for competitive skaters of all ages, including a dedicated adult improvement track focused on real, measurable progress.

In the 2024–2025 seasons I also served as Skills Coach for the Hopkinton High School Varsity Hillers, bringing the same IHPro methodology to a high-school varsity program.

My coaching philosophy is simple: deliberate skill work focused on every detail. No wasted ice time. Every drill has a purpose, and every player leaves better than they arrived.

3+
Years of elite coaching
11+
Countries coached in
2
Varsity seasons at Hopkinton HS
Hyper.Hockey

Founded November 2023. Training in Boston and Boston MetroWest. Small groups and private sessions for youth, juniors, and adults.

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Career

Coaching Journey

Skills Coach
IHPro — International Hockey Training
Aug 2024 – Present
United States & Europe (On-site)
  • Works directly with 4× Stanley Cup Champion Max Ivanov (Florida Panthers skating coach) delivering elite youth and junior hockey skills camps
  • Leads power skating, stickhandling, shooting, and off-ice conditioning sessions across Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arizona, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, Czech Republic, and Switzerland
  • Develops and implements international-level skill development curriculum for top prospects
Founder & Head Coach
Hyper.Hockey
Nov 2023 – Present
Boston MetroWest, Massachusetts
  • Founded and runs elite skill-intensive hockey training programs for competitive skaters of all ages in Greater Boston
  • Created a specialized adult hockey improvement program focused on power skating, stickhandling, and game-speed skills
  • Designs and delivers detail-focused, measurable skill development sessions that consistently elevate player performance
Varsity Skills Coach
Hopkinton High School Hillers
2024 – 2025 Season
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
  • Served as dedicated skills coach for Hopkinton High School Varsity Hockey during two highly successful seasons
  • Focused on power skating, edge work, stickhandling, and shooting technique for high-school varsity athletes
  • Contributed to significant team performance improvement through targeted on-ice and off-ice conditioning
Where I Coach

Hockey skills training in Boston

Alongside the camps I run across the US and Europe, I coach small-group hockey skills training for Boston-area youth and junior players — deliberate skill work focused on every detail, built around power skating, stickhandling, and shooting.

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Ready to elevate your game?

Open to private coaching, small group sessions, team contracts, and camp opportunities in the US and Europe.

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