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  • 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…

  • Burkhart 2 on 2 Deflection

    Burkhart 2 on 2 Deflection My good buddy, and assistant coach, Josh Burkhart showed this one to me a couple of years ago. It’s a solid drill that has a pretty quick rotation, so not much standing around once your players pick up the flow of it. Here’s the diagram: Burkhart 2 on 2 Deflection…

  • Slovakian 3-Pass and Shot Drill

    Slovakian 3-Pass and Shot Drill Here’s a solid drill from my Slovakian friend Jan Bednar. He sends me awesome drills from time to time, and they’re always exactly my style! This drill has two variations, one ends in a 1 on 0, and the other ends in a 1 on 1. Here’s the diagram: Slovakian…