Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Hockey Blogs

  • How To Hockey Toronto Summer Hockey Camp 2018 – Mastercard centre

    You’ve learned from my videos, now you can learn from me in person at my Toronto hockey camp. I’m offering an adult hockey camp, father / son hockey camp (or any kid/parent combo), and kids camp. During the camp we will be working on Skating fundamentals and edgework Shooting fundamentals, getting a strong and accurate…

  • NEVER Miss a Pass Again

    Everyone loves scoring goals, but in order to do that, you need to have the puck on your stick. A lot of younger players have a tough time receiving a pass unless it’s perfectly placed on their tape, and we know that not a lot of younger players can make that pass. Today, I’m going…

  • Why Changing Your Shot Angle is an Important Skill to Practice

    In shooting you need to practice power, accuracy, quick release, changing the angle, and a deceptive release. You won’t always have a clear shot at the net, there’s almost always a defencemen in your way, and a forward back checking. When most players practice their shot, they just practice shooting straight at the net. In…

  • Create Space like Patrick Kane – Adam Nicholas

    Feature Friday is something I like to do where I bring you some of the coolest hockey content on the internet that I’ve found. This week, I’m bringing you a video by my friend Adam Nicholas. He trains hockey players all the way from minor levels, to pro levels. In this video, he’s on the…

  • Improve Your Puck Feel with this Simple Drill

    This week’s video is coming at you from the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility, featuring the Buffalo Regals. I caught them warming up their hands before their game, and asked them if I could borrow them to help with a video concept I was working on. If you want a better feel for the puck…

  • How Profiling Affects Performance

    On top of baking your skate, molding your skate, and doing everything you can to make your skate comfortable, skate blade profiling can greatly help your skating ability. There’s lots of options out there, enough to make your head spin. You can have a forward lean, reverse lean, centered lean, what degree you want the…

  • New Skate Prep: Why you Should Bake New Skates

    Is there anything better than opening a brand new pair of skates? All you want to do is toss them on, and fly around your local rink. In reality, there’s a few steps you should really take before you throw your feet in those things and go to town. In this video, we’re going to…

  • Footbed/Insole Options to Reduce Foot Pain for Hockey Players

    In the last video in this series, we looked at how baking your skate can improve the comfort, and really make your skate feel like “second skin”. If that hasn’t completely worked for you, because your skates are on the lower end and don’t have mold-able material, or something went wrong in the baking process,…

  • Two World Championships, ZERO Excuses

    You may not be familiar with the name Graeme Murray, but I’m here to tell you his story. He has inspired me with his hard work, dedication, and love for hockey, and I’m hoping that his story can do the same for you. Graeme has been playing Sledge Hockey since he was 13 years old,…

  • Testing a new Easy Backyard Rink Kit

    I’ve built a few backyard rinks in my time. One thing remains the same, when it’s time to build you need tools, you need a friend and you need at least a full afternoon to get everything laid out. The build typically involves planning, measuring, getting all your supplies in order and then carefully following…