Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Drills

  • Chip To Speed Passing Drill

    I worked this drill at practice last night and really liked the results. You have to keep the tempo high and make sure the players are focusing on making a good pass off the wall. I prefer the players to pass the puck off the yellow dasher and not up off the wall. I think…

  • Penn State Backchecking Drill

    Got this drill last week and ran it in practice with my team. Drill works really well once you get the timing down. Make sure you have F2 work hard backchecking the inside lane while the D rides F1 off the puck. Penn State Backchecking .

  • 3 Player Passing Drill

    I don’t remember where I got this drill but I really like it and so do my players. You can run it with any player in each line or have the X2 player be the defensemen. Basically this drill is working on outlet and headman passing. Give it a try. 3 Player Timing Passing Drill…

  • Shoot the lane and Breakout

    Drill: On whistle F2 passes puck to D2. F1 breaks to the slot and looks for a pass from D2.  After shot F1 cut thru middle and looks for outlet pads from behind the net from D2.  After F2 skates by D1 follows in a puck support role.  D2…

  • Recycle Drill

    Drill: Players start at opposite corners with a puck P1 leaves and skates in and shoots on goal and then turns and skates back toward blue line P2 leaves on the shot and carries the puck up P2 hits P1 with a pass just outside the blue line P1 then…

  • University of Denver Pioneers Transition Drills

    Here are a few transition drills from head coach George Gwozdecky of the University of Denver. These drills add to the growing library of drills given to us from Division 1 head coaches. Hope they can bring some benefit to your team. Transition Drill #1 Transition Drill #2 (3 Passes) Transition Regroup 5 on 0…

  • University of Denver Pioneers Transition Drills

    Here are a few transition drills from head coach George Gwozdecky of the University of Denver. These drills add to the growing library of drills given to us from Division 1 head coaches. Hope they can bring some benefit to your team. Transition Drill #1 Transition Drill #2 (3 Passes) Transition Regroup 5 on 0…

  • Goalie Iron Cross

    Drill: Goalie starts in the center circle and forward skates to the top of the circle.   Goalie drops and covers 5 hole.Then a right leg pad kickThen a left leg pad kick Skate backwards to the center, repeat step 2 Slide to the left, repe…

  • Hockey Drills DVDs

    Hockey Drills DVDs Hockey Drills DVD from Championship Productions Breakout Drills Breakouts are necessary to create the dangerous 2-on-1 plays. Mark Carlson, the USHL’s Coach of the Year in 2004-05, covers the key breakout ingredients – quick, mov…

  • Hockey Drills DVDs

    Hockey Drills DVDs Hockey Drills DVD from Championship Productions Breakout Drills Breakouts are necessary to create the dangerous 2-on-1 plays. Mark Carlson, the USHL’s Coach of the Year in 2004-05, covers the key breakout ingredients – quick, mov…