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- 802 Donahue St. Santa Rosa, CA 95401
- 123-456-7890
Designed to help players of all ages and skill levels improve their hockey skills, speed, and confidence.
Breakaway Hockey is the Santa Rosa Growlers’ off-ice training and performance center designed to help players of all ages develop speed, skill, and confidence.
Located in downtown Santa Rosa, with doors opening soon, this is where real development happens between ice sessions—for youth players, competitive athletes, and adult league players alike.
Breakaway Hockey was built with one goal in mind — to give players a place to get better.
As the official off-ice training and performance center of the Santa Rosa Growlers, our mission is to help athletes of all ages develop speed, skill, and confidence through focused, high-repetition training.
Located in downtown Santa Rosa, our facility is designed to bridge the gap between ice sessions—providing the tools, structure, and coaching players need to improve faster and perform at a higher level.
From youth players learning the fundamentals to adult league competitors looking to sharpen their game, Breakaway Hockey is where development happens.
This program is designed to help players develop the essential skills of both giving and receiving body contact. Players will learn how to play with confidence in a more physical environment while reducing the risk of injury. In our Level 1 “foundations” session, players will strengthen body contact specific skating fundamentals, angling and gap control, and learn the difference between legal and illegal contact.
In the Level 2 advanced session players will learn proper body mechanics when receiving or making a body check, gain mastery of angling and gap control, and practice using different types of body checking strategies effectively in game situations. Checking along boards, pinning opponents, open ice checking, and reverse checking. Level 2 is appropriate for all 14U players and up (not 12U players). Enrolling in both Level 1 & Level 2 provides players with the maximum training to strengthen their contact readiness.
Full day camp designed to improve fundamental hockey skills and tacticle play. Each day, players will be developing their game on ice for 2 hours at Snoopy’s Home Ice and 1.5 hours off the ice at the Breakaway Hockey Skating and Performance Center.
Whether you’re just getting started, playing travel hockey, or competing in adult leagues — Breakaway Hockey is built for you.
Our facility is designed for high-repetition, focused training—giving players the tools they need to improve their skating, shooting, and overall performance.
Develop stride efficiency, balance and edge control.
Real-time feedback on accuracy, speed, and release.
Maximize repetitions and skill development.
Focused training for shooting, puck handling, and control.
Build power, speed, and overall performance.
Personalized instruction to improve your skills, technique, and performance.
Train with Santa Rosa Growlers players and coaches who bring experience, structure, and a focus on real player development.
Founder | Defense | Video Coach
Blake Johnson is a Sonoma County native who grew up playing for the Santa Rosa Junior Hockey Club. He went on to play five years of ACHA hockey and is entering his 11th season of Senior A as a founder of the Santa Rosa Growlers.
Blake brings valuable coaching experience, including three years as a youth head coach, two years at the ACHA level and is USA Hockey Level 4 Certified. A dedicated defenseman, he specializes in developing individual defensive skills, teaching team systems and strategy, and maximizing performance through detailed video analysis in Breakaway’s review room.
Director of Player & Coach Development | Head Coach
Mikayla Capelle is a Canadian-born hockey player and coach with a high-level playing background and a passion for developing athletes at every stage. She competed at the NCAA Division 1 level with RPI Engineers women’s ice hockey, where she refined her game against top collegiate competition in the ECAC. Prior to that, Mikayla represented her province on the national stage at the U18 level and trained at the prestigious Okanagan Hockey Academy during her high school years.
Now behind the bench, Mikayla serves as the Head Coach of the Santa Rosa Growlers and as the Director of Player & Coach Development at Breakaway. She brings a detail-oriented, player-first approach to coaching, with a strong focus on skill development, skating mechanics, and game understanding.
Mikayla is committed to helping players build confidence, improve performance, and reach their full potential both on and off the ice.
Skating & Skills Coach | Forward
A Bay Area native, Egan Wolford brings over 20 years of competitive hockey experience to the Growlers Breakaway facility. His journey began in roller hockey before transitioning to ice at age 12, eventually playing four seasons with the Junior Sharks. During his youth career, Egan competed in the prestigious Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament and was twice selected for the US National Player Development Camp.
Egan’s senior career includes prep school hockey at Albany Academy and junior stints across North America, including Saskatchewan and New York. He played collegiately for Fitchburg State University (NCAA D3), where he balanced athletics with a degree in Film and Marketing. Currently, Egan competes for the Santa Rosa Growlers, where he successfully transitioned from defense to forward.
Having trained alongside elite coaches and professional-level athletes, Egan is dedicated to high-level skills development. He combines his technical knowledge with a high-energy, positive coaching style to lead skating and skill-building sessions for the next generation of players.
Strength & Conditioning | Goalie Coach
Get more repetitions to build consistency and confidence.
Improve stride, edges, shooting, and puck control.
Build speed, balance, and explosiveness.
Train when you want without waiting for ice time.
Answers to the most common questions about training, memberships, and what to expect at Breakaway Hockey.
Breakaway Hockey is built for players of all ages and skill levels—from youth players just getting started to travel, high school, and adult league players looking to improve their game.
Off-ice training focuses on developing skating mechanics, shooting, puck control, and overall performance without the limitations of ice time. It allows for more repetition, targeted training, and faster improvement that carries over onto the ice.
We offer private lessons, small group training, development clinics, and monthly memberships that provide access to the facility and equipment.
No. Whether you’re new to hockey or an experienced player, our training environment is designed to meet you where you’re at and help you improve.
Most off-ice sessions do not require full hockey gear, but we recommend bringing gloves, a stick, and athletic wear. Specific requirements may vary depending on the training session.
Our facility is designed for high-repetition, focused training—giving players the tools they need to improve their skating, shooting, and overall performance.
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