Hockey Player Magazine

Category: Hockey Blogs

  • Making Proper Nutrition a Priority – Part 1

    You can’t build the machine, or keep it running, without the proper fuel.  If you are going to be serious about training for the game of hockey, proper nutrition needs to be part of the equation.  An individualized nutrition planning guide is included in HockeyOT, so this article will focus on high level concepts. It…

  • Interview with Ethan Moreau of the Los Angeles Kings

    Listen as Ethan Moreau discusses joining the Los Angeles Kings and all of the familiar faces, adjusting his off-ice training to accommodate for injuries, transitioning his workouts as training camp begins, and the role nutrition plays in the National Hockey League. To Train Like the Pros…click HockeyOT.    

  • Skating Tips: Speed Kills

    Skating Fast is Crucial to Your Game. There’s nothing worse than getting beaten in a race for the puck, or having a back-checker catch you from behind on a break-away. I’m always looking for every ounce of speed I can get. There’s no better way to imp…

  • Skating Tips: Speed Kills

    Skating Fast is Crucial to Your Game. There’s nothing worse than getting beaten in a race for the puck, or having a back-checker catch you from behind on a break-away. I’m always looking for every ounce of speed I can get. There’s no better way to imp…

  • Skating Tips: Speed Kills

    Skating Fast is Crucial to Your Game. There’s nothing worse than getting beaten in a race for the puck, or having a back-checker catch you from behind on a break-away. I’m always looking for every ounce of speed I can get. There’s no better way to imp…

  • The Importance of In-Season Training for Hockey Players

    Strength and conditioning is critical to the success of hockey players at all levels.  Athletes will spend time in the off-season increasing speed, power, strength, endurance, and agility, as well as, rehabbing injuries.  Considerable amounts of time and resources are spent in these endeavors. Unfortunately, many players end up wasting these efforts during the season.…

  • 2 on 1 Corner Dump

    Drill: 1. Line up 2 player against a Coach 2. Player dumps puck to corner and chases 3. Player 1 chases puck and Player 2 follows 4. Player 1 picks up puck and skate up the wall 5. As player 1 comes up the boards, they drop the pass back to Player 2 6…

  • 1 on 1 Corner Dump

    Drill: 1. Line up 1 player against a Coach 2. Player dumps puck to corner and chases 3. Pick up puck and skate around the cone and drive the net 4. Coach should simply help drive the player outside to help them understand how to get position 5. Run fr…

  • 1 on 1 Sprints

    Drill: 1. Line up 1 D at the blue line 2. Line up 1 F at the top of the circle 3. On the whistle, D breaks backwards, F skates forward with the puck trying to beat the D Focus: 1. Forwards concentrate on beating the D 2. Defense works on quick backwar…

  • 4 on 2 Forecheck

    Drill: 1. Line up 4 players at the blue line 2. Line up 2 coaches near the goal line 3. Have one of the Forwards dump the puck into the corner and each forward covers a Coach 4. Coaches work to get the puck out of the zone 5. Forecheckers work to get t…