Steve McKichan created Future Pro Goalie School in 1992 after his NHL goaltending career was cut short because of injury. He had just finished his teaching degree and loved teaching the position. Steve had actually made it to the NHL, in part, because of his ability to be a student of the game. He learned the position from great goalie coaches like Mitch Korn and Ted Ouimet and knew he could really impact young athletes in a positive way as his mentors had done with me. He also knew that coaching young goalies would keep him in the game and ease his transition from being a pampered NHL athlete to a normal citizen.

I knew I didn’t want to work for a living and in the decades that I have taught kids to play goal I have never once felt like I was working. It was quite the opposite. I couldn’t believe I got paid to do what I would do for free. This is why over 20 years later I still personally instruct on the ice EVERY day for 6 hours! -- Steve McKichan

When he first decided to run a goalie school I had to decide on a name. At the time many names were tossed around before Future Pro was selected. “The Goalie Doctor”, “Big League Goaltending” and “ McKichan Goalie School” were all considered.

Future Pro was selected because it hits at the desire that is in every hockey-playing kid growing up in Canada, USA and the world; the desire to play in the NHL.

Steve taught public school for the first three years of Future Pro’s existence until the company really took off and became self-supporting. His classroom teaching experience was invaluable; you quickly learn in a 2nd grade classroom how lucky you have it when you get to teach kids on the ice. Teachers truly earn their paychecks.

In 1992, we held our first summer camp in Ilderton, Ontario and over a three week period 57 goalies attended. The camp has now grown to 11 weeks of summer camp in the USA and Canada and over 800 goalies attending.

"Over the past 20 years, I've had too many great memories and too much fun. My students have gone on to be doctor’s, lawyers, coaches, teachers, parents and even NHL goaltenders. I have worked with little guys who can’t hold their stick and Hall of Famers who could; sometimes over the course of the same day! I really have been lucky.

I have had the privilege of playing in the NHL, coaching in the NHL and look forward to passing my knowledge along to the next generation of budding puck stoppers – the Future Pros." -- Steve McKichan