The Ron Mays Goaltending School has been providing elite level instruction to goaltenders of all ages and ability since 2001.

The program commenced with Ron Mays providing instruction to three goaltenders.  Today, well over 300 goaltenders from across Southern Ontario receive instruction from Ron Mays, many on a weekly basis.

The success of the Ron Mays Goaltending School is directly related to the success of its students.  Since its inception, over 75 students who train with Ron have progressed from the House League system to the Rep system.  Several other goalies that were already playing rep hockey have advanced in the rep system moving from A to AA or AA to AAA.  Many students who are playing at the House League level are leading their leagues in goals against average while leading their teams to championships.

Several long-time students of the Ron Mays Goaltending School have made the jump from minor hockey to junior hockey, with a number having represented their country during international competition.  Some of these students include Bryce O’Hagan, Adrian Volpe, Andrew Loverock, Lucas Lobsinger, Nicole Paniccia, Joey Lepera and Brendan Gorecki. 

Bryce O’Hagan, a Burlington resident who has trained with Ron for over 8 years, helped Team Canada capture the prestigious Ivan Hlinka Cup during the summer of 2008, a tournament which featured the best 1991 born hockey players in the world.  Prior to this, Bryce led Team Ontario to a Gold Medal at the 2008 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge where he was named MVP after shutting out the United States 3-0 in the final. 

At the OHL level, Ron spent 6 seasons as the goaltending coach with the Mississauga and Niagara Ice Dogs.  During this period, 6 former Ice Dogs goaltenders went on to play pro hockey after completing their major junior career.  During the 2004-2005 OHL season, Michael Ouzas, a career OHL back-up who had played just 27 games prior to being traded to the Ice Dogs, captured the Ontario Hockey League’s Goalie of the Year award after posting a .926 save percentage and a 2.18 goals against average.  Both David Shantz and Michael Ouzas were selected to participate in the OHL all-star game and Shantz was named to the 2004 NHL/CHL Top Prospects game before being selected by the Florida Panthers in the 2^nd round of the 2004 NHL draft.

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