Hockey Player Magazine

Category: General

  • From the Hockey Library

    From the Hockey Library

    From the hockey library By Don Laner Oct 30, 2001, 11:51   Every fall, as a new ice hockey season begins, we look forward to checking out the new hockey books and videos that are offered. This fall promises not to disappoint, especially for those picking up the in-line version of the game. There’s a…

  • Using Your Head

    Using Your Head

    Using your head By Bob Cunningham Oct 30, 2001, 11:46   Federov: Always have a plan. ©BBS Sergei Federov of the Detroit Red Wings said it this way during an April interview on ESPN: “I play as I think. You can have all the skill in the world, but if you don’t have a plan…

  • The World’s First Hockey Game?

    The World’s First Hockey Game?

    The worlds first hockey game? By Matt Busch Oct 30, 2001, 11:17 This first appeared in the 08/1995 issue of Hockey Player Magazine® © Copyright 1991-2001 Hockey Player® and Hockey Player Magazine®

  • Summer Training Tips

    Summer training tips By Robby Glantz Oct 30, 2001, 11:16   Summer training is a vital element in improving on-ice performance. I’m a firm believer in the benefits of dry land activities, such as plyometrics, sprints, slideboards, bungee cords and inline skating. When combined, these elements will allow you to immediately strengthen the most important…

  • Should Kids Train for Strength?

    Should Kids Train for Strength?

    Should kids train for strength? By Fred Pletsch Oct 30, 2001, 11:10   Fred Pletsch Owen Nolan of the now-Denver Nordiques is a red-light flashing testament to the power and value of strength training for hockey. The 23-year old right winger, a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, rediscovered his scoring touch in the abbreviated 1995…

  • On defense with Alan Leggett

    On defense with Alan Leggett By Bob Cunningham Oct 30, 2001, 11:08   There are many subtle, and even not-so-subtle, differences between ice hockey and its thawed cousin, roller hockey. And the trick to effectively taking advantage of those variations, says defenseman Alan Leggett, is to know how you’re affected by the differences—rather than just…

  • Power Play Tactics

    Power Play Tactics

    Power play tactics By Dean Chadwin Oct 30, 2001, 11:03   At the foot of the master? Keenan listens to Scotty. ©BBS While perusing the archives at the Hockey Hall of Fame recently, I found a tape labeled “Mike Keenan/Power Play Tactics.” This was strange. Hadn’t Keenan always emulated his idol, Scotty Bowman, and refused…

  • The Care and Feeding of a Groin Injury

    The Care and Feeding of a Groin Injury

    The care and feeding of a groin injury By Bill Ferguson Oct 30, 2001, 10:59   A groin injury can stop you cold, as Randy McKay found out. © BBS Certainly anyone who has played ice or roller hockey has felt a “twinge” in the large muscle area of the thigh at one time or…

  • 10 Reasons to Get Inline

    10 Reasons to Get Inline

    10 Reasons to get inline By Quint Randle Oct 30, 2001, 08:01   (Courtesy: Bauer) If you’re one of those people who thinks that hockey season ends when the Stanley Cup is awarded, then you obviously haven’t discovered inline skates. You may call yourself a hockey “purist,” or be afraid of injury because concrete is…

  • Hockey Camp on a Budget

    Hockey camp on a budget By Bettina Young Prochnow Oct 30, 2001, 07:49   Do you want to improve your hockey skills but are short of cash for a camp or clinic? Look no further than your basement, garage, or backyard to put together some home-made equipment that will improve your skating, shooting, and stickhandling…