Hockey Player Magazine

Category: General

  • Gimme 5: The five fundamentals of hockey

    Gimme 5: The five fundamentals of hockey

    By Bob Cunningham Oct 22, 2001, 17:06 ©BBS Grouped together in general discussion, the five fundamentals of ice hockey—skating, passing, shooting, stick-handling and checking—seem simple enough. You have to able to skate, to get the puck to a teammate, to send the puck toward the goal now and then—to do it with a hockey stick…

  • Foot speed and quickness for defensemen

    By Tony DiRito So many defensemen are expected to step-up or take the body on opposing forwards, but very rarely are these defensemen taught what exactly is involved in accomplishing these tasks. For a defenseman, the first and foremost skill that should be taught is foot speed and quickness. This terminology is applied to every…

  • On Defense with Stu Grimson

    On Defense with Stu Grimson

    By Bob Cunningham Printer friendly page ON DEFENSE with Stu Grimson When you watched Stu Grimson play hockey, you don’t usually reflect on “The Grim Reaper’s” mental approach to the game. But the 6-foot-5 former Chicago Blackhawk insists that pre-game preparation and on-ice concentration are the key ingredients to success for a defenseman at any level of…

  • It’s Where You Want To Be!

    By Jason Reed Printer friendly page Off the ice they are pretty much the same guy—quiet, family oriented and friendly. On the ice they may seem different as night and day—one is aggressive and charges up the ice while the other prefers to stay home and keep an eye on the net—but in reality, they are still…

  • The Left Wing Lock

    By Gianni Raimondo Printer friendly page The left wing lock is a controlled forechecking system that was popularized by the Detroit Redwings in the late 1990’s. Before I get into the details of this system, it is important to note that there are a few variations of the Left Wing Lock. Off course, a coaching staff should…

  • How to Run Practice

    By Bill Ferguson Printer friendly page Mike Milbury teaches his players NHL fundamentals. ©BBS We’ve all heard the phrase “Practice Makes Perfect.” But when it comes to hockey that old adage can get you in hot water. And as we all know, hot water and ice hockey don’t mix. A more accurate phrase might be “Practice Makes…

  • Defense zone face-offs

    By Quint Randle Figures A & B Your goalie may have just come up with a big save, but now you’ve got a big face-off coming up in your own zone—right in front of your net. The way your team sets up before the puck is dropped in no small way determines what happens after…

  • Ice Hockey Gains Popularity in Kenya

    Ice Hockey Gains Popularity in Kenya

    Here we’ve got an article from VOANews.com. You wouldn’t naturally associate ice hockey with Africa, but there are some avid players at the Solar Ice Rink in Nairobi, Kenya, the only ice rink in East Africa. The next closest rink is 2,000 miles from one in South Africa. Even with a small amount of opponents…

  • The low-down on line chemistry

    By Julia Negro Printer friendly page The Triple Crown Line (Photo: BBS). Certain great hockey players are remembered as much for the lines they played on as for their own individual accomplishments. The French Connection. The Triple Crown. The Kid Line. Even the Red Army’s famed KLM line is etched as a unit in our hockey memories.…

  • Give stats-taking a try

    By Dave Taylor Printer friendly page Dave Taylor is now starting his fourth year as G.M. of the Los Angeles Kings. (Photo courtesy L.A. Kings.) How often do you watch a hockey game and think about the statistics being compiled by the coaching staff — probably not very often. And I’m not just referring to “shots on…