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Power in Transition
Power in transition By Robby Glantz Nov 6, 2001, 06:52 Stephane Richer. ©BBS After having watched the Stanley Cup Finals between New Jersey and Detroit, it became even more obvious to me that transition moves may be the most vital skating element in modern hockey. You only have to watch Paul Coffey or Stephane…
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Evolution in Net
Evolution in net By Mitch Korn Nov 5, 2001, 20:13 While the phrase “You’ve come a long way, baby” was not coined about goaltenders, it certainly does apply when you look at what’s happened over the last 25 years. Just look at the equipment. Since Jacques Plante’s invention of the mask, there have been…
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Three Common Mistakes
Three common mistakes By Robby Glantz Nov 5, 2001, 20:09 Summer is a season for learning, both for aspiring players and their teachers. My instructors and I have zeroed in on the three most common mistakes our students made with respect to their overall skating techniques while attending our camps. They were: not maintaining…
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Protecting a Lead
Protecting a lead By Fred Pletsch Nov 5, 2001, 20:07 The leading team should be the smart team in hockey and, when it comes to protecting a one-goal advantage in the last 10 minutes, Jacques Martin has a checklist of priorities to make your team play with the intelligence of “Club Mensa.” Martin, 43,…
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At Forward with Trevor Linden
At forward with Trevor Linden By Bob Cunningham Nov 5, 2001, 20:03 Technique, schmechnique claims Vancouver Canucks’ veteran winger Trevor Linden. The Canucks’ captain and one of the game’s hardest workers, Linden approaches playing in the National Hockey League using the same principles which got him that far to begin with; keep the game…
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Skating skills to look for
Skating skills to look for By 1994 Nov 5, 2001, 20:01 From time to time we like to discuss the skating strengths of current NHL players. We do this to give you a different perspective while watching these players perform, one that will help you improve your own skating by better understanding what makes…
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A Scorer’s Guide
A scorer’s guide By Wayne Anderson Nov 5, 2001, 20:00 With the ever-increasing focus in roller hockey being on offense, more young players are looking to their coaches and parents to provide them with the all important offensive skills that make great goal scorers. In this month’s column I’ll try to give you a…
