Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Drills

  • Hockey Canada – D Agility Transition

    Got this drill from my friends at Hockey Canada. Worked it at practice last night and it looked good once we got the hang of it. The drill works on supporting the puck with the weakside D as well as transitioning to offense using the forward cutting through the middle. Make sure your D concentrate…

  • Cornerstone Skating Drill for D

    I’ve used this drill for years to help develop the skating skills of my defensemen. It works many of the fundamental skills a good defenseman needs to play at a high level. If you have the ability to split your ice to work with the defenseman, this is a great drill to add to your…

  • Wisconsin Head Coach Mike Eaves – AROSA 7 Passes

    I received this drill from Coach Eaves last year, but thought it would be good to highlight again as we begin to prepare for the upcoming season. I use this drill a lot because it works a number of areas in a quick moving drill. Players need to concentrate on good passing and receiving skills,…

  • Russian Suicides II (The Admiral II)

    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…

  • Russian Suicides II (The Admiral II)

    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…

  • Wisconsin Head Coach Mike Eaves – Slovak 1v0 Middle Drive Drill

    Here is one final drill from Mike Eaves. This is another passing drill that works on the stretch pass to a player driving the middle of the ice. Be sure that the players are skating hard on the drive portion of the drill. This will get them used to the speed they need to move…

  • Wisconsin Head Coach Mike Eaves – Mass Confusion Drill

    Drill runs from both ends at the same time. Working on moving the puck through the middle of the ice. Make sure the players keep their head up while skating for the stretch pass. Timing is very important on this drill. Mass Confusion         .

  • Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves – Russian Paradox Drill

    I really like this drill. It works individual defensive skills along with team defensive skills. The idea is to get the puck out of the zone either by carrying it or passing to a teammate who can carry it. You don’t want the defensive team to just flip the puck out of the zone. The…

  • Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves – 4 Nations Drill

    Here’s a drill from D1 head coach Mike Eaves of the Wisconsin Badgers. Nice drill to work on zone entry and getting to the net hard. It incorporates timing passes and full ice skating. I also want to thank Kevin and the guys at www.HockeyShare.com for the animation software, so I could create the video…

  • Drills from Miami of Ohio Coach Rico Blasi

    Here are some drills from head coach Rico Blasi that he runs with his D1 Miami of Ohio team. Obviously at this level these drills are done at a very high tempo. Some of the drills we have on the site already in a similar style, but I thought it would be good to group…