Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Drills

  • Post-Up Half Ice Passing Drill

    Every week when I look at the site statistics I see that the half ice drill section is always at or near the top for views. I know many organizations are going to more shared ice practices to save on cost and get players on the ice more often. This new dynamic is causing coaches…

  • 3 Shot Warm-Up Drill

    Here is a simple warm-up drill you can use at the beginning of practice to get the players skating and the goalies seeing shots from all three areas of the ice. Make sure the players are skating hard. Dombro 3 Shot Warm-Up                   Many coaches have asked…

  • Offensive Tactics with Chris Campanale

    Recently my team was having some trouble consistently creating offense. We have a lot of talented players but they were getting lazy and falling back on old bad habits. Sometimes a coach needs to bring in a new voice to speak to the team about some of the concepts he is trying to teach. Chris…

  • Horacek Underneath Drill

    I picked this drill up watching former NHL player Tony Horacek running a practice with his team last week. I ran it with my team last night and really liked it. The drill takes a minute for everyone to understand their role but once it gets going it really has the players working to make…

  • Team Canada Passing Drills

    Here are a couple of simple but effective passing drills supplied by the coaches of Team Canada. When working on passing drills make sure your players stay focused on the fundamentals of a good pass. Head-up Stick on the Ice to receive Tape to Tape Good Pace on the Pass Don’t get lazy and make…

  • Cornell One Touch Warm-Up

    Here is a simple warm-up drill from Cornell university that works on one-touch passing and moving the puck up the wall for a shot on goal. This drill helps develop better passing skills and also helps to warm-up the goaltenders. Make sure to tell the players where to shoot from.I prefer to keep the shots…

  • Behind the Net Forechecking Drill

    This is a nice drill to help your defensemen develop good habits against a hard forecheck. The defenseman must shoulder check when he is skating to make sure he knows where the forecheck is coming from and which side of the net to exit to make the pass. Try to make sure the defenseman skates…

  • 2 on 1 – Full Rink

    Drill:2 Forwards start at each blue line1 D starts on the goal line at the wallPlace a puck behind the netOn the whistle, the 2 forwards skate down toward the circles and curl up the rink looking backThe D retrieves the puck and hits one of the 2 F wit…

  • 2 on 1 – Full Rink

    Drill:2 Forwards start at each blue line1 D starts on the goal line at the wallPlace a puck behind the netOn the whistle, the 2 forwards skate down toward the circles and curl up the rink looking backThe D retrieves the puck and hits one of the 2 F wit…

  • A Day with Tony Horacek at Midget National Camp

    I posted about this before but just in case you don’t remember, my organization has former NHL player Tony Horacek coaching our 16 National program. Tony invited me out to skate with his team yesterday to help with day 2 of his summer camp. I took the opportunity with excitement because I really like watching…