Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Drills

  • 4-Shot Backhand Drill

    4-Shot Backhand Drill

    Drill:1. Setup 4 pucks out in front of the net in the slot2. Players must approach and shoot on Backhand3. Goalie must make save and recover quicklyFocus:1. Backhand shots – approaching the puck and shooting comfortably instead of trying to roll it over to the forehand2. Getting the shot off quickly with no stickhandling3. Goalie…

  • 4-Shot Backhand Drill

    Drill:1. Setup 4 pucks out in front of the net in the slot2. Players must approach and shoot on Backhand3. Goalie must make save and recover quicklyFocus:1. Backhand shots – approaching the puck and shooting comfortably instead of trying to roll it over to the forehand2. Getting the shot off quickly with no stickhandling3. Goalie…

  • Russian Suicides II (The Admiral II)

    Drill:1. Player 1 skates to the other end around the cone2. Player 2 in other corner passes to Player 1 and then backchecks3. After Player 1 shoots, Player 2 skates around the other cone and drill continuesFocus:1. Hard skating 2. Stickhandling and sho…

  • Pass and Crash

    Drill:1. Player 1 starts backward skating to blue line with puck2. Stops at cone and passes to next player in line3. Player 1 crashes the net looking for a pass from behind the net4. Player 2 starts their backward skating once they receive the passFocu…

  • Pass and Crash

    Drill:1. Player 1 starts backward skating to blue line with puck2. Stops at cone and passes to next player in line3. Player 1 crashes the net looking for a pass from behind the net4. Player 2 starts their backward skating once they receive the passFocu…

  • Pass and Crash

    Drill:1. Player 1 starts backward skating to blue line with puck2. Stops at cone and passes to next player in line3. Player 1 crashes the net looking for a pass from behind the net4. Player 2 starts their backward skating once they receive the passFocu…

  • Using the Wall

    Drill:1. Player 1 skates toward Defender (Coach (C)) on the blue line2. Player 2 in the middle skates toward the middle3. Player 1 passes the puck off the wall and steps around the coach4. After getting control of the puck, Player 1 looks for Player 2 …

  • Using the Wall

    Drill:1. Player 1 skates toward Defender (Coach (C)) on the blue line2. Player 2 in the middle skates toward the middle3. Player 1 passes the puck off the wall and steps around the coach4. After getting control of the puck, Player 1 looks for Player 2 …

  • Using the Wall

    Drill:1. Player 1 skates toward Defender (Coach (C)) on the blue line2. Player 2 in the middle skates toward the middle3. Player 1 passes the puck off the wall and steps around the coach4. After getting control of the puck, Player 1 looks for Player 2 …

  • Skate 8 and Deflect

    Drill:1. Line 3 Defenseman up at the points (D location is based on skill level of players and how far they can shoot.2. Forward passes puck to point man and skates around first circle and then stops in front of net looking for a deflection from the D …