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  • Last Minute Puck Races

    Last Minute Puck Races

    Drill:Lineup pucks down the middle of the rink between the blue linesMake 2 lines of players in each cornerOn whistle, players race for the puckFirst player tries to score on a breakawaySecond player backchecksFocus:Speed to a loose puckSpeed carrying …

  • The Anything For Hockey Team

    Out of over 10 000 applicants, Molson Canadian selected 11 people who have done anything for hockey. These are their stories The story of 11 people who do Anything For Hockey            Learn more about the Anything for Hockey Team Rich Lewis Don Dietrich Carolyn Hazell Bradley Friesen Jeremy Rupke  The Journey to…

  • What evaluators look for during try-outs

    I’ve been asked a lot over the years what I look for in a player during evaluations.  After watching my son during various AA & AAA Ice try-outs, I’ve been thinking more about this topic and wanted to share a bit of what I look for and some ot…

  • What evaluators look for during try-outs

    I’ve been asked a lot over the years what I look for in a player during evaluations.  After watching my son during various AA & AAA Ice try-outs, I’ve been thinking more about this topic and wanted to share a bit of what I look for and some ot…

  • What I Now Know For Sure

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  • The 73 Year Old Hockey Rookie

    I’ve been helping people learn how to play hockey and improve their skills for the past 6 years. Most of that help has been done over the internet with the use of videos and articles. I also respond to a lot of emails! One of the most common questions I get online is “Am I…

  • Improve your 1 on 1 Defense – 4 video series

    One topic we haven’t covered a lot here on How To Hockey is defense. I’ve been getting requests for a few years for more info for playing defense, so I have put together a 4 video series all about playing defense! These videos are not JUST for defensemen. As a coach, I have a simple…

  • Pass and Crash

    Drill:1. Player 1 starts backward skating to blue line with puck2. Stops at cone and passes to next player in line3. Player 1 crashes the net looking for a pass from behind the net4. Player 2 starts their backward skating once they receive the passFocu…

  • Pass and Crash

    Drill:1. Player 1 starts backward skating to blue line with puck2. Stops at cone and passes to next player in line3. Player 1 crashes the net looking for a pass from behind the net4. Player 2 starts their backward skating once they receive the passFocu…

  • Pass and Crash

    Drill:1. Player 1 starts backward skating to blue line with puck2. Stops at cone and passes to next player in line3. Player 1 crashes the net looking for a pass from behind the net4. Player 2 starts their backward skating once they receive the passFocu…