Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: Game-Situation

  • 1 on 1 Battles – Backchecking & Beat your Man

    Drill:This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)Defense starts at the Blue line and Offense starts about 5 steps inside the bluelineOn whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the…

  • 1 on 1 Battles – Backchecking & Beat your Man

    Drill:This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)Defense starts at the Blue line and Offense starts about 5 steps inside the bluelineOn whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the…

  • Faceoff Tips

    Current and Former Pittsburgh Penguins talk about the art of the face-off and give some strategy for your players.  Watch the video then read my comments below.Note:  This is not my content. I’m sharing what was found publicly displayed on yo…

  • Faceoff Tips

    Current and Former Pittsburgh Penguins talk about the art of the face-off and give some strategy for your players.  Watch the video then read my comments below.Note:  This is not my content. I’m sharing what was found publicly displayed on yo…

  • 2 on 1 – Full Rink

    Drill:2 Forwards start at each blue line1 D starts on the goal line at the wallPlace a puck behind the netOn the whistle, the 2 forwards skate down toward the circles and curl up the rink looking backThe D retrieves the puck and hits one of the 2 F wit…

  • 2 on 1 – Full Rink

    Drill:2 Forwards start at each blue line1 D starts on the goal line at the wallPlace a puck behind the netOn the whistle, the 2 forwards skate down toward the circles and curl up the rink looking backThe D retrieves the puck and hits one of the 2 F wit…

  • 1 on 1 Battles – Backchecking & Beat your Man

    Drill:This drill runs 2 separate drills on each half of the rink.Left side is a 1 on 1 battle (defense strong)Defense starts at the Blue line and Offense starts about 5 steps inside the bluelineOn whistle, O is using speed and body position to beat the…

  • Bad Puck Support Leads to Opening Goal

    Once again, I watched an NHL game and found 2 common mistakes that I constantly remind my players of during practice and games.Watch the video below and then I’ll dissect it further. Make sure you watch at :03-:05 seconds and see if you find the 2 mist…

  • Bad Puck Support Leads to Opening Goal

    Once again, I watched an NHL game and found 2 common mistakes that I constantly remind my players of during practice and games.Watch the video below and then I’ll dissect it further. Make sure you watch at :03-:05 seconds and see if you find the 2 mist…

  • Soft Defense + Soft Backcheck = GWG

    I constantly work with my players on two key areas of their game.  They are so critical and can truly be the difference between winning and losing.  Last night, we saw it in Gm7 of the Hawks-Wings series.  Earlier in the game, I made the…