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Hockey Development Systems: Part 1
As you know, we’re always on the look out for good hockey information, and we recently came across a free, 3-part mini-series on off-ice training for hockey. Since most of us are beginning to make our off-season plans right now, the release of this mini-series is very timely, and we thought you might like to…
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Tips from Tony Granato
By Bob Cunningham ©BBS Let’s face it: there are quite a few pretty good hockey players in North America. Literally thousands possess the basic skills to be effective scorers and defenders, and a precious few even have the privilege of being recognizable by single-name monikers. Mario. Jaromir. Gordie. Gretz. But for most of us, there’s…
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Before he was an NHLer: Radek Bonk
By Kevin Iole Bonk “a la” Las Vegas Thunder. ©BBS Visitors to the Las Vegas Thunder’s practice sessions who want to talk to teenage center Radek Bonk are often forced to wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. The 6’4”, 215-pound native of the Czech Republic, who was taken by the Ottawa Senators as the…
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At forward with Mark Messier
By Bob Cunningham ©BBS Being an NHL superstar as long as he has, Mark Messier would certainly have the right to harp on personal achievements when asked about the secrets of his success. But Messier, who has been a member of six Stanley Cup championship teams during his career, most recently with the 1994 New…
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Brendan Shanahan: One of the NHL’s power elite
By Stan Fischler Oct 22, 2001, 17:14 That may explain why he was the New Jersey Devils first draft pick, second overall (behind Pierre Turgeon), in 1987. Not that Brendan was an instant star. The maturing process was slow, and often painful, at the Meadow-lands. And there were times when it appeared that the tall,…
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On Defense with Stu Grimson
By Bob Cunningham Printer friendly page ON DEFENSE with Stu Grimson When you watched Stu Grimson play hockey, you don’t usually reflect on “The Grim Reaper’s” mental approach to the game. But the 6-foot-5 former Chicago Blackhawk insists that pre-game preparation and on-ice concentration are the key ingredients to success for a defenseman at any level of…
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It’s Where You Want To Be!
By Jason Reed Printer friendly page Off the ice they are pretty much the same guy—quiet, family oriented and friendly. On the ice they may seem different as night and day—one is aggressive and charges up the ice while the other prefers to stay home and keep an eye on the net—but in reality, they are still…
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The pro schedule
By Mitch Korn After spending the past four seasons as the goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres organization, I thought I’d share some things that seem to separate the pros from the rest. Here’s what makes them so special. While being an NHLer appears to be very glamorous (and at times it is), it is…
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Executing a Slap Shot: 50 More Hockey Tips
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