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4-Shot Backhand Drill
Drill:1. Setup 4 pucks out in front of the net in the slot2. Players must approach and shoot on Backhand3. Goalie must make save and recover quicklyFocus:1. Backhand shots – approaching the puck and shooting comfortably instead of trying to roll it over to the forehand2. Getting the shot off quickly with no stickhandling3. Goalie…
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Duck Soup: Anaheim’s Recipe for Success (1996)
Duck soup: Anaheim’s recipe for success (1996) By Alex Carswell Nov 6, 2001, 20:54 What would the coach of an NHL expansion team hope to see if he could look into the future? Probably a team where first-round draft choices are playing and contributing on a regular basis. Probably a team that had shaken…
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Larry Murphy: To the Hall of Fame Quietly
Larry Murphy: To the hall of fame quietly By Sam Laskaris ©BBS Murphy’s Law—you know, “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong”—certainly doesn’t apply to Toronto Maple Leafs blueliner Larry Murphy. Since breaking into the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings in 1980, Murphy, who was born in Scarborough, a city just east…
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More Youth Coaching with Pat Burns
More youth coaching with Pat Burns By Alex Carswell ©BBS A coach plays a big part in how much any youngster enjoys his formative hockey experiences. That’s why parents and youth hockey organizers would be well advised to consider what kind of coach they want in charge of their kids. At the professional level, as…
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How to Build a Backyard Hockey Rink
The Quick Explanation of building a rink The best way to build a backyard rink that will give you the most skating time, and require the least amount of maintenance is to basically build a temporary above ground pool. The basic components you need are brackets, boards, and a liner. Brackets and boards can be…
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Bustin’ Out: Adding Options to Your Breakout
Bustin’ out: adding options to your breakout By Greg Siller Figure 1 Breakout plays are used by a team to move the puck out of their defensive zone and into an offensive attack. The ability to effectively move the puck out of your own end is important both defensively and offensively. Defensively, it means that…