Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: coaching

  • 30 Day Shooting Challenge

    If you’ve been training to improve your shot and are looking to add some new shooting techniques to your arsenal we’ve got a challenge for you! I’ve watched all the top goal scorers in the NHL and looked for any OTHER type of shot. Everyone already practices the wrist shot, the backhand, the slap and…

  • Taking 10,000 shots just got easier!

    Taking 10,000 shots just got easier!

    We’re excited to announce the release of our free 10,000 Shots app! You may have heard of the ten thousand shot challenge before but if you haven’t, it’s name pretty much sums it up. Players can improve their shot by regularly practicing (shooting 10,000 pucks) and our app aims to make it simpler than ever…

  • The Role of a Winger in Hockey

    There are two wingers in hockey, right wing, and left wing. Both wing men, as well as the centermen are referred to as forwards. The forwards are offensively minded and will score the majority of your teams goals. As a winger you will mostly play on your side of the ice, right wing will play…

  • Robert Morris Head Coach Derek Schooley Shares Two Practice Drills with IceHockeyDrills.Info

    Now that the new season is about to start I wanted to share two drills that Robert Morris Head Coach Derek Schooley shared with me. As with all drills, these should be run at a high tempo to ensure players are practicing at game speed. Both are full ice drills that run from both sides…

  • 5 Things to Learn from Crosby’s 1000th Point

    I invite you to watch the video below which shows Crosby record his 1000th point. I recommend you watch it a few times, the first time to admire it, and a few times after that to STUDY it. Paying attention to the details will help you become a better hockey player, there is so much…

  • How To Play Defense – Roles and Responsibilities

    In previous articles I’ve written about the roles of a winger, and the roles of a centerman. In this article I will be going into detail about the roles and responsibilities of the Defensemen. I’m going to start by making it VERY simple, and then we’ll go into a little more detail based on zones.…

  • Don’t Rim the Puck

    A few years ago I was working at a hockey camp with Dennis Maruk (former 50 goal scorer and NHL all-star) and we were ending the camp with a scrimmage. One of the students playing defense rimmed the puck a few times to move it up ice to the wingers. I didn’t think much of…

  • Keys to Dealing with “The End” in Hockey

    This is a really well written and thought out article on how to deal with the end of your playing career by Jamie McKinven, from the site GlassAndOut.com Typically, I like to post information for ice practice, but this is something that we all can help our players deal with each season. I’ve seen it…

  • Improve your 1 on 1 Defense – 4 video series

    One topic we haven’t covered a lot here on How To Hockey is defense. I’ve been getting requests for a few years for more info for playing defense, so I have put together a 4 video series all about playing defense! These videos are not JUST for defensemen. As a coach, I have a simple…

  • Neutral Zone Continuous Passing/Forechecking

    I received this drill from Wally Kozak and thought I would share it with our readers. This is an excellent drill to work with the defensemen to handle the forecheck pressure during a NZ regroup play. It also gives you the opportunity to have your forwards work on the teams NZ forecheck system. The drill…