Ron Mays was the goaltending coach with the Niagara Ice Dogs (formerly Mississauga Ice Dogs) of the Ontario Hockey League for six seasons.  Ron’s contribution helped six former Ice Dogs goaltenders move on to pro hockey (David Shantz, Doug Groenestege, Miguel Beaudry, Michael Ouzas, Kyle Knechtel, Sebastian Dahm) after their junior careers were completed.

At the conclusion of the 2007/2008 OHL season, Ron left the organization to form Pro Goal Athlete Management (www.progoalam.com), in conjunction with former Ice Dogs scout Rick Brasil.  Pro Goal is an athlete management company that specializes in the representation of hockey goaltenders.

Ron Mays’ coaching credentials are second to none.  An Advanced II certified coach in Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program, Ron also possesses a Masters Degree in Sport Psychology, making him one of only a few goaltending coaches in the world to earn this distinction.  Ron is not only an expert in the physical, technical and tactical component of the goaltending position, his sport psychology background allows him to help goaltenders develop the extremely important and yet often neglected, psychological component of the goaltending position.

Ron is also the author of four best-selling books on goaltending and the producer of a three volume DVD series entitled Between the Pipes: The Ultimate Instructional Resource for Goaltenders which was released in October, 2003.