Hockey Player Magazine

Category: General

  • Striding Forward Inline

    Striding forward inline By Robby Glantz Nov 6, 2001, 19:50   Summer training is a vital element in improving on-ice performance. I am a firm believer in the benefits of dry-land activities such as plyometrics (spring-coil exercises), sprints, slideboards, bungee cords and in-line skating. An off-season program incorporating these activities will allow you to strengthen…

  • Overloading the Power Play

    Overloading the power play By By Fred Pletsch Even though you can’t go much beyond the basics with kids, Clarkson University coach Mark Morris says that in youth hockey, just as in the NCAA and NHL, personnel and execution are critical factors in the success of the power play. The first pass on the power…

  • Making Daydreams Come True

    Making daydreams come true By Mitch Korn Preparation, both mental and physical, is critical to a goaltender’s success. The physical preparation required is fairly obvious: drills, exercises, stretches and flexes can all be designed to fine-tune a goalie’s game. But since most goaltenders will tell you that a large part of their game is “mental,”…

  • Shots That Score

    Shots That Score

    Shots that score By Wayne Anderson Watching a roller hockey team practice at the local rink, I saw almost every player work on their slap shot while warming up the goaltender. Down at the other end there was one player practicing on an open net, trying from in close to score in the top corners.…

  • You’ve Got a Friend: The Goalie Coach

    You’ve Got a Friend: The Goalie Coach

    You’ve got a friend: The goalie coach By Sam Laskaris Nov 6, 2001, 19:36   Hall-of-Famer Smith. © BBS Not too long ago, all National Hockey League clubs had one coach, who obviously called all the shots. As the game became more technical, however, squads began hiring assistant coaches, some with specific duties, such as…

  • 1995: 10 Reasons the Rangers Won the Cup

    1995: 10 Reasons the Rangers Won the Cup

    1995: 10 reasons the Rangers won the cup By Alex Carswell Nov 6, 2001, 19:29   ©BBS The Curse is vanquished. 1940 is no more. The New York Rangers, after a 54-year drought, can once more call themselves Stanley Cup Champions. It was no easy ride, and at times — as when the Devils scored…

  • Skating with the Ref

    Skating with the Ref

    Skating with the Ref By Alex Carswell Nov 6, 2001, 19:24 Leary can poke check too. ©BBS Hey, you. Yeah, you, with your nose in the magazine. Who do you think of when I say “in-your-face” hockey? Huh? Cam Neely? Marty McSorley? Ulf Samuelsson? Try Denis Leary. You know, that guy in the Bruins jersey…

  • What Style Should You Play

    What style should you play? By Mitch Korn Nov 6, 2001, 07:32     Over the years, goaltenders have always been classified by the style they play. In general, goalies are grouped by the “Stand-up Style” (Jacques Cloutier of Quebec), the “Butterfly Style”(Ed Belfour of Chicago and Curtis Joseph of St. Louis), and the “Scramble…

  • Getting Your Team Sponsored

    Getting your team sponsored By Paul Chapey Nov 6, 2001, 07:30   “Dude, I’ve got this roller hockey team, and we’re really good, man. There’s this one guy, he’s awesome. You wouldn’t want to sponsor us, would you?” asked the team captain. “No I wouldn’t,” the Dude says. The only thing right about this approach…

  • 2nd Annual Book of Lists (1994)

    2nd Annual Book of Lists (1994)

    2nd Annual Book of Lists (1994) By Stan Fischler Nov 6, 2000, 07:26 Biggest dissapointment. ©BBS The most exciting thing about watching — or playing — hockey is arguing about the ice sport. NHL arguments take on an infinite variety of forms because hockey is such a contentious sport. So, in the spirit of furthering…