2010 Olympics DVD Sets and Books

The image above is the cover shot of Hockey Gold 2010 DVD Vancouver Olympic Games dvd box set. This 5 disc set is the official commemorative dvd box set of the men’s and women’s hockey tournament from the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The box set runs for about $50. It is also available on Blu Ray .

Also available ($60 or $80 for Blu-Ray) is XXI 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games [5 Disc Blu-Ray Box Set] reliving all the sports and events of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Here’s the cover shot:

Original Six Dynasties: Detroit Red Wings by Bob Duff

Notable hockey historian/author Bob Duff debuts a promising new series with Original Six Dynasties: The Detroit Red Wings

Buy The Book: Amazon.ca – Chapters – Amazon.com

Lindsay. Abel. Howe. Sawchuk. Decades later, the names still resonate with Detroit Red Wings fans. The Wings were the dominant American-based team of the NHL’s so-called Original Six era, when teams played each other 14 times a season, and rivalries were bitter. Often referred to as the New York Yankees of hockey, Wings GM Jack Adams would have none of it. “The Yankees,” he said, “are the Red Wings of baseball.”

Next Goal Wins! by Liam Maguire

Fun, always surprising and a hockey lover’s treasure chest of the little-known facts that shaped the game, you cannot Google the stuff that Liam Maguire shares in this entertaining little book. About 30% updated, revised and renewed from Liam’s 2001 trivia collection, What’s the Score?, First Goal Wins! includes a foreword by Wayne Gretzky. Liam has scoured the depths of the NHL archives and stats to put together many of these questions and answers, which you can’t get from just looking up your favourite player on Wikipedia. What sets his take on hockey trivia apart from the many pretenders out there is the magical connections he builds between the numbers, the players and the game’s history. Besides the straight goods, you always get the ultimate “And did you know…?”

Tales From The Toronto Maple Leafs Locker Room by David Shoalts

The Sports Publishing “Locker Room” franchise is now set to include Tales from the Toronto Maple Leafs Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Maple Leafs Stories Ever Told.


Buy The Book: Amazon.ca – Chapters – Amazon.com

These books tend to be kind of hit and miss. Fans of each particular team will always be interested, but otherwise the books tend to be pretty formulaic. But the publishers tried to correct that with the Leafs edition by enlisting veteran writer David Shoalts.


The glory years for the Toronto Maple Leafs four Stanley Cups in the 1960s may be distant memories, but what the team lacks in recent accomplishments is made up for by their history, which is rich in drama, pathos, and, most of all, humor. 


Figures connected to the Maple Leafs from the 1950s to the present offer their best stories, including some new takes on the team s legends. Players, coaches, broadcasters, and team executives come together to share a long list of funny anecdotes about their time with the Leafs.


Bobby Baun recalls the unprecedented moment in the 1964 Stanley Cup finals when he slammed a game-winning goal into the net while skating on a broken leg. Bob Haggert, a former Leafs trainer, shares his memories of Conn Smythe, the unyielding military man who founded the team. Also telling tales is Jim McKenny, defenseman-turned-forward-turned broadcaster, whose sense of humor is as deft as his skating. Joe Bowen, long the voice of the Maple Leafs on radio and television, is along for the ride, as are Bob McGill, Glenn Healy, Walter Gretzky, and so many more.


Buy The Book: Amazon.ca – Chapters – Amazon.com

Full Speed Power Play Passing Sequence

Full Speed Power Play Passing Sequence

I use the Full Speed Power Play Passing Sequence to simulate the patterns and passing lanes players will see in game situations. The idea for this drill is to instill the mindset of “Set-up, Attack, Rebound, then back to Set-up.” All executed at top speed. Here’s the diagram and explanation:

Full Speed Power Play Passing Sequence

1. Player’s line up in proper position for your team’s power play set-up (in this case it’s the “hybrid” set-up)
2. Place cones in positions where the opposing defenders will likely be
3. Work through your attack options, in order from highest probability to lowest
4. Focus on running through “set-up, attack, rebound, and back to set-up,” with crisp passes, always executing at full speed

Enjoy!

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IHD is 2 years old

2 years ago I set out to build a place to store my drills as I was just finishing up my first year of coaching. Now, it’s turned into a great project that keeps growing beyond my own original ideas. Over the last year, my viewership grew tremendously thanks to Twitter, Facebook and several new features of the site. So what are those you ask?
1. I’ve added a LinkedIn page as well to share some of the resources.
2. We’ve added downloadable Blank rinks for you to draw up your own drills.
3. The first ever IHD Newsletter was sent out last month To start receiving those, sign up here.

So what’s coming? Besides the normal drills, skills and articles, the plan is for a few things.
1. I’d like to get into video demos of the drills. Instead of just presenting the drills to you, I’d like to talk you through them.
2. I’d also like to start to run some contests to encourage you all to submit your drills. I’m working on building some partnerships but if anyone out there has some connections in the industry, I’d love to hear from you.

So what can you do?
1. Keep visiting the site.
2. Provide your feedback on the drills and articles. And participate on the Twitter and Facebook conversations.
3. Submit some drills of your own. Even if it’s a drill drawn up on a napkin, submit it and we will use it.

Denny Russell
 
Get your game inline!

Swedish 5-Pass & Shot

Swedish 5-Pass & Shot

The Swedish 5-Pass & Shot drill is a great way to work on some of the passing and skating patterns used in regroups. This is a more advanced drill, so make sure you have the right group for it before giving it a try. Here’s the diagram:

Swedish 5-Pass & Shot

1. On whistle, first player from each diagonal line leaves without a puck (only one line shown here to keep the diagram simple)
2. First player skates across the blue line, receives a pass from the second player of the opposite line, then touch-passes it back
3. After passing it back, he or she loops around the top of the center-ice circle, receives a pass from the same line he or shee left from, then touch-passes it back
4. After the second touch pass, player loops out wide, opens up as an outlet pass, receives another pass from the same line he/she left from, and attacks 1 on 0

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Center Ice, Diagonal Line, Puck, Second Touch, Shot 1, Skates

MacDonald Forecheck Drill

MacDonald Forecheck Drill

The MacDonald Forecheck is a nice little drill to work on forechecking lanes and angles. Here’s the diagram and explanation:

MacDonald Forecheck Drill

1. On whistle, forecheckers take a lap around the center circle
2. As the forecheckers finish their lap, coach dumps the puck in
3. Forecheckers attack, 5-man unit breaks out
4. After the breakout occurs, puck is passed back to the coach
5. 2 of the 3 forwards peel out to take a lap around the middle circle, becoming the new forecheckers (forwards must communicate who goes!)
6. As forecheckers finish the turn, coach dumps the puck in for a breakout from the far end
7. New 5-man unit moves into the end that just broke out

Enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Angles, Breakout, Center Circle, Circle 2, Coach, Forecheck, Forwards, Macdonald, Man Unit, Middle Circle, Puck, Unit Moves, Whistle

Stickhandling Drills – 3 drills to build your skills

Thanks to our friend Kevin over at M2Hockey and HockeyShare.com, we’ve got a great 3 part video series for you on stickhandling drills that will be sure to improve your game. I always stress to my players that you have to work on this skill. All the best players in the world have perfected this and that’s why they are so good.

These can be done anywhere. You don’t need a rink to be able to do this. Stand in front of your TV and work out while watching it. It will teach you to get your head up and focus on something other than the puck. It then becomes about the feel of the puck on the stick.

Watch them here.
Off Ice Stickhandling Part 1
Off Ice Stickhandling Part 2
Off Ice Stickhandling Part 3

Related Drills:
1 on 1 Battle
Through the Cones

Season Plans

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