Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Goalies

  • Fukami Breakout Warm-up Drill

    Fukami Breakout Warm-up Drill The Fukami Breakout Warm-up Drill is a great drill to get everybody moving. It incorporates a little bit of everything, and even involves the goalies in the play. Here’s the diagram: Fukami Breakout Warm-up 1. On the whistle, forward dumps a puck on net 2. Goalie sets the the puck up…

  • Goaltending the Tretiak Way

    Goaltending the Tretiak Way

    Goaltending the Tretiak way By James Baxter Nov 5, 2001, 19:34   ©BBS The following article is based on a two videotape series from the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Center for Hockey Excellence. The tapes include an extensive interview with Vladislav Tretiak—the only Soviet player ever elected to the Hall—and excerpts from a Tretiak-run goalie…

  • Well…Excuse Me!

    Well…Excuse me! By Mitch Korn Oct 31, 2001, 16:41   Goalies, like all hockey players, are accountable for their actions. It’s very easy to point the finger at, or to place the blame on, somebody else, when in reality the goalie should be responsible. It is the coach’s job to recognize that there are many…

  • How to Choose a Goalie

    How to choose a goalie By Mitch Korn Oct 31, 2001, 15:57   Well, it’s the start of a new season and coaches everywhere are faced with a common dilemma: how to choose a goalie when they themselves know very little about goaltending. Many coaches fall into the trap of believing that “bigger” is better…

  • On Wheels: Rolling in Goal

    On wheels: Rolling in goal By Wayne Anderson Oct 31, 2001, 15:54   This summer I had the pleasure of working with Mike LaZazzera, the national Goaltending Program Director for Huron Roller Hockey school. Now that winter approaches, Mike is back at his other job—goaltending coach for the University of Maine Black Bears. At Maine,…

  • We’re No. 2: Life as a Backup Goalie

    We’re No. 2: Life as a Backup Goalie

    We’re No. 2!  Life as a backup goalie By Bob Cunningham Oct 30, 2001, 07:54   Tugnutt: “It sort of stinks.” ©BBS They don’t keep any charts. They never know when they’ll be called upon. There’s nothing special they can do to maintain game condition and instincts. They are the men behind the men behind the mask.…

  • Stopping the Low One

    Stopping the low one By Mitch Korn Oct 30, 2001, 07:18   There is always a lot of debate about the best way to stop the puck down low. Should it be a skate save or a half-butterfly? In my view, there is no single right answer. A lot depends on the circumstances and the…

  • Playing angles: Part 1

    Playing angles: Part 1

    By Mitch Korn Every coach, parent and goaltender talks about “cutting down the angle,” but I doubt very much that they all understand the intricacies of the process. While moving forward, moving laterally, or backing up is the physical part of playing angles, the most critical aspect of the process is mental. The three steps…

  • Stopping the breakaway

    Stopping the breakaway

    By Mitch Korn Learn to discern a real move from a fake. Every goaltender and goaltending coach has his or her own theory on how to play the breakaway. Regardless of the approach, the bottom line is to stop the puck. Certainly, every goalie will play off his strengths. A goaltender who is good on…

  • Rick O Shay Goalie

    Rick O Shay Goalie