Like many of you, I've been a lifelong hockey player with the dream of competing at the highest level. That journey taught me firsthand just how competitive the game truly is. At a New England showcase when I was 16, the reality of my development hit me: I was much further from my goal of playing Division 1 college hockey than I had realized, and I lacked the actionable feedback needed to improve.

Fortunately, my efforts in the classroom led me to a tremendous opportunity: studying Engineering (and playing hockey) at MIT. In 2018, leveraging my background and in partnership with NHL legend and executive Ron Francis, we set out to build a platform designed to deliver individualized, precise feedback for player development.

Our core belief is that every athlete can unlock their greatest potential by leveraging individualized data and video, all in one HELIOS platform. We believe the range of what each athlete can achieve in sports is vast, and we are committed to helping players, parents, and coaches be their absolute best.

Cheers,

Bill Near, Founder & CEO

HELIOS combines AI-powered motion sensors with automated video capture to create a complete performance platform for hockey.

Every stride, every rep, every drill becomes measurable.

Players receive objective feedback on skating speed, acceleration, and progress over time.

Coaches gain tools to evaluate players with real data.

Organizations can track development across entire teams.

It’s not just analytics.

It’s a development operating system for hockey.

To make hockey development measurable.

Because the future of the sport belongs to the players who train smarter, not just harder.

HELIOS exists to give every player, coach, and organization the tools to unlock their full potential on the ice.