Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Defense

  • Hockey Defense Drills

    Hockey Defense DrillsHelper Drill Here’s a great drill from Sportvideos.com that encourages defensemen to scan the ice before they receive the puck when regrouping in the neutral zone. In this drill, the defenseman starts on either size of the ice …

  • Hockey Defense Drills

    Hockey Defense DrillsHelper Drill Here’s a great drill from Sportvideos.com that encourages defensemen to scan the ice before they receive the puck when regrouping in the neutral zone. In this drill, the defenseman starts on either size of the ice …

  • Hockey Defense Drills

    Hockey Defense DrillsHelper Drill Here’s a great drill from Sportvideos.com that encourages defensemen to scan the ice before they receive the puck when regrouping in the neutral zone. In this drill, the defenseman starts on either size of the ice …

  • Hip Checks

    How to throw a Hip Check You don’t see hip checks in the NHL much now a days. Players and coaches have realized that most of the time a hip check is a low risk-reward play. The risk of either taking yourself out of the play if you miss the opposing pla…

  • Hip Checks

    How to throw a Hip Check You don’t see hip checks in the NHL much now a days. Players and coaches have realized that most of the time a hip check is a low risk-reward play. The risk of either taking yourself out of the play if you miss the opposing pla…

  • Hip Checks

    How to throw a Hip Check You don’t see hip checks in the NHL much now a days. Players and coaches have realized that most of the time a hip check is a low risk-reward play. The risk of either taking yourself out of the play if you miss the opposing pla…

  • Passing Drills for Defense

    Passing Drills for Defensemen Here’s a great series of passing drills that will benefit all players, but in particular defensemen. The back and forth passing practiced in the Quad Passing, and Cross Ice Passing drills are valuable skills when playing …

  • Passing Drills for Defense

    Passing Drills for Defensemen Here’s a great series of passing drills that will benefit all players, but in particular defensemen. The back and forth passing practiced in the Quad Passing, and Cross Ice Passing drills are valuable skills when playing …

  • Passing Drills for Defense

    Passing Drills for Defensemen Here’s a great series of passing drills that will benefit all players, but in particular defensemen. The back and forth passing practiced in the Quad Passing, and Cross Ice Passing drills are valuable skills when playing …

  • Defense: Control The Gap

    How to Control the GapGap control is one of the trickier decisions you will have to make when playing defense. The ‘Gap’ refers to the amount of space between you and an opposing player entering your defensive zone with the puck – usually a one-on-one….