Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Hockey Blogs

  • 30 Day Shooting Challenge

    If you’ve been training to improve your shot and are looking to add some new shooting techniques to your arsenal we’ve got a challenge for you! I’ve watched all the top goal scorers in the NHL and looked for any OTHER type of shot. Everyone already practices the wrist shot, the backhand, the slap and…

  • Merch Sale to Get Kid’s On The Ice

    Part of our mission at How To Hockey is to give back, and help anyone, anywhere play the best game in the world! As every hockey players knows, it’s not cheap to play! We’re hoping to help remove that barrier by donating 100% of our proceeds from all of our merch sales in the month…

  • Taking 10,000 shots just got easier!

    Taking 10,000 shots just got easier!

    We’re excited to announce the release of our free 10,000 Shots app! You may have heard of the ten thousand shot challenge before but if you haven’t, it’s name pretty much sums it up. Players can improve their shot by regularly practicing (shooting 10,000 pucks) and our app aims to make it simpler than ever…

  • How To Reduce Soreness After Hockey

    One of our members over at The Pond was asking about how to reduce soreness after hockey. He’s 61 years old and recently started playing hockey in NEW ZEALAND! We welcome (and teach) players of all ages to play the best game in the world, and we want you to feel good after each game,…

  • Improve Power and Release – Summer Skills Session: Episode 5

    In today’s video, I’m going to show you how to command more power from your shots. Truth be told, its more than just being strong! This video will show you how to utulize your lower body, how to torque, how to transfer weight, and of course, how to use your arms for power. Let’s dive…

  • What it takes to be a AAA hockey player

    Many hockey players dream of making it to the NHL, however most of these players do not understand the amount of commitment and discipline it takes to make this dream a reality. I wanted to help players realize what it takes by asking a player who currently plays AAA hockey. AAA hockey is the highest…

  • How to do the Datsyukian Deke – SKODA

    The “Datsyukian Deke” is a deke that was made famous by Pavel Datsyuk when he scored an amazing goal on a breakaway and sent the goalie to one side of the net while putting the puck in the other side. Datsyuk performed this feat once again in a shootout and since then a number of…

  • How To Take a Slapshot-SKODA

    The slapshot is the most powerful shot in hockey, but also one of the least accurate and usually the most difficult shot to learn. The slapshot has many differences when compared to the other shots in hockey, however some of the fundamentals remain the same. In this article I explain how to take a slapshot…

  • Training- improving your slapshot power

    To improve your slapshot you must focus an two key aresa, form and strength. You could be 6 feet tall and 220 pounds but if you dont have the proper form your slapshot will be useless. I am only 170 pounds but i can still shoot over 70mph consistently. this is becasue i have practiced…

  • The Best Hockey Songs to Get you Pumped Up

    I have compiled a list of my favourite songs to listen to before hockey, some are good old rock, some are heavy metal and a little bit of rap. There are also a few old classics that are a bit lame, but still fun to sing to and get you all fired up. The widget…