About Us

Charleston's Overspeed Hockey Training was established in 1995 in Chicago IL. We pride ourselves in providing hockey specific training that has been tested and proven to work with hard work, a plan and goal. We have been active leaders in providing many player development opportunities for both boys and girls hockey in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. Our training will push you to become the player you want to be on and off-ice and help guide you in your player development.

Our teaching style is upbeat and positive yet demands a certain commitment to work ethic, working hard and smart with a plan and goal. We believe in off-ice Russian interval training while using the one well established fact; exercise science which involves training specificity. We believe that training must be specific to the range of motion, to the speed of motion, and to the direction in which forces are applied. Much of skating force is applied nearly perpendicularly to your target line. "Hockey players must train for a lower center of gravity, much lower than other sports."

We currently operate an off-ice training facility and on-ice training camps for mites up to professional athletes- Located in the New Hope Ice Arena - New Hope, MN.

Dan Charleston

Dan grew up playing hockey in Chicago, IL until he was 14 years old. He then moved to Minnesota, where he played high school hockey for Benilde St. Margaret’s. Dan was fortunate enough to win a State Championship and make All-Tournament Team as a sophomore with the Red Knights and shortly thereafter landed a spot in the USHL as a junior with the Green Bay Gamblers and later the Chicago Steel, where he received multiple honors including offensive player of the week/month and year, as well as captain. Dan moved on to collegiate hockey after leaving the USHL and earned a four-year scholarship with the University of Nebraska-Omaha (WCHA) where he enjoyed a highly successful career and became 5th all-time leading scorer, earned various player awards such as MVP and was a captain of the team. Upon graduating, Dan signed with the Detroit Red Wings and New Jersey Devils. He played throughout their minor league systems as well as overseas in the Finnish Elite League. After his playing career, Dan was granted the opportunity to start coaching and won his second state championship in 2012 as an assistant coach for Benilde St. Margaret's. From there, he became the head coach of the Armstrong-Cooper Wings Boys High School hockey program for 13 years as well as the owner and operator of Charlestons Overspeed Hockey Training. Now, Dan is back coaching for Benilde St. Margaret's and continues to build his hockey training company. Dan has had the great privilege to learn from and be influenced by some of the best people, coaches and trainers in the game of hockey.