Hockey Player Magazine

Category: General

  • The Days of Summer: Play Hockey!

    The days of summer: Play hockey! By Joe Morales Nov 6, 2001, 07:21   Soon the Stanley Cup finals will be well behind us and another hockey season will come to an end. In the Eastern U.S. and Canada, it was a tradition after the Stanley Cup playoffs to start putting the hockey equipment away…

  • Careers in the NHL: Angela Gorgone

    Careers in the NHL: Angela Gorgone

    Careers in the NHL: Angela Gorgone By Bob Cunningham Nov 6, 2000, 07:17 Step inside the offices of The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and you’re greeted with an atmosphere that efficiently blends the upbeat professionalism of the Walt Disney Company with a colorful extracurricular flavor that is found in pro sports. Walk past the receptionist’s…

  • Kitchen’s One-On-One Recipe

    Kitchen’s One-On-One Recipe

    Kitchen’s one-on-one recipe By Fred Pletsch Nov 6, 2001, 07:00   Mike Kitchen. ©BBS Offensive talents Wendel Clark and Mats Sundin garnered most of the headlines as the premier players involved in the 1994 draft day deal between Toronto and the then-Quebec Nordiques. But a player some consider to be the best defensive defenseman in…

  • Tools You Need to Succeed

    Tools You Need to Succeed

    Tools you need to succeed By Mitch Korn Nov 6, 2001, 06:55   Parents may panic when they hear their child announce “I want to be a goalie,” even though goaltender is one of the greatest positions in sports. So before you give your loved ones a heart attack by “donning the pads,” there are…

  • Power in Transition

    Power in Transition

    Power in transition By Robby Glantz Nov 6, 2001, 06:52   Stephane Richer. ©BBS After having watched the Stanley Cup Finals between New Jersey and Detroit, it became even more obvious to me that transition moves may be the most vital skating element in modern hockey. You only have to watch Paul Coffey or Stephane…

  • Recent Books and Videos

    Recent Books and Videos

    Recent books and videos By HP Staff Nov 5, 2001, 20:18   Devoured any good books lately? Stared down any good videos? Hungry for new drills? For new information? For a good read? If so, don’t worry, there are plenty of new hockey books and videos available to satisfy the specific needs of all you…

  • Evolution in Net

    Evolution in Net

    Evolution in net By Mitch Korn Nov 5, 2001, 20:13   While the phrase “You’ve come a long way, baby” was not coined about goaltenders, it certainly does apply when you look at what’s happened over the last 25 years. Just look at the equipment. Since Jacques Plante’s invention of the mask, there have been…

  • Three Common Mistakes

    Three Common Mistakes

    Three common mistakes By Robby Glantz Nov 5, 2001, 20:09   Summer is a season for learning, both for aspiring players and their teachers. My instructors and I have zeroed in on the three most common mistakes our students made with respect to their overall skating techniques while attending our camps. They were: not maintaining…

  • Protecting a Lead

    Protecting a Lead

    Protecting a lead By Fred Pletsch Nov 5, 2001, 20:07   The leading team should be the smart team in hockey and, when it comes to protecting a one-goal advantage in the last 10 minutes, Jacques Martin has a checklist of priorities to make your team play with the intelligence of “Club Mensa.” Martin, 43,…

  • Skating skills to look for

    Skating skills to look for By 1994 Nov 5, 2001, 20:01   From time to time we like to discuss the skating strengths of current NHL players. We do this to give you a different perspective while watching these players perform, one that will help you improve your own skating by better understanding what makes…