Hockey Player Magazine

Tag: skating

  • Create Space like Patrick Kane – Adam Nicholas

    Feature Friday is something I like to do where I bring you some of the coolest hockey content on the internet that I’ve found. This week, I’m bringing you a video by my friend Adam Nicholas. He trains hockey players all the way from minor levels, to pro levels. In this video, he’s on the…

  • Skating – Quick Starts & Stops

    Skating – Quick Starts & Stops

    Drill:1. Players start at one cone and skate as hard as they can to next cone2. Come to complete stop before quickly starting to next cone3. Continue through cones to endFocus:1. Quick starts and stops2. Face the same way (far boards) so they can wo…

  • Skating – Quick Starts & Stops

    Drill:1. Players start at one cone and skate as hard as they can to next cone2. Come to complete stop before quickly starting to next cone3. Continue through cones to endFocus:1. Quick starts and stops2. Face the same way (far boards) so they can wo…

  • Skating – Quick Starts & Stops

    Skating – Quick Starts & Stops

    Drill:1. Players start at one cone and skate as hard as they can to next cone2. Come to complete stop before quickly starting to next cone3. Continue through cones to endFocus:1. Quick starts and stops2. Face the same way (far boards) so they can wo…

  • Last Minute Puck Races

    Drill:Lineup pucks down the middle of the rink between the blue linesMake 2 lines of players in each cornerOn whistle, players race for the puckFirst player tries to score on a breakawaySecond player backchecksFocus:Speed to a loose puckSpeed carrying …

  • Russian Suicides II (The Admiral II)

    Drill:1. Player 1 skates to the other end around the cone2. Player 2 in other corner passes to Player 1 and then backchecks3. After Player 1 shoots, Player 2 skates around the other cone and drill continuesFocus:1. Hard skating 2. Stickhandling and sho…

  • How to Skate like Sidney Crosby

    In my last article I shared some stickhandling drills used by the pro’s. In this post I wanted to share some great skating compilations that I feel will help you get an edge over your opponent (if you practice them) In hockey there are a lot of ways to skate. Your most common are the…

  • 5 exercises to improve skating without ice

    When you start playing hockey, almost anything you can do that is related to skating can improve your skills on the ice. A big issue for any hockey player is that ice time is either expensive, or hard to get, or both. So how can we improve skating, without actually skating? In this article I’ve…

  • Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel Skating Stride Analyzed

    Robby Glantz is one of the most respected skating instructors in hockey today. He’s been teaching for over 20 years, has released numerous instructional videos, and works with a number of pro players and teams. He currently has a segment running on the NHL network called Stride for Stride where he breaks down an exciting…

  • Summer Inline Skating Drills with Marsblade

    As a young hockey players I was always looking for ways to work on my skills in the summer. One summer I bought a pair of roller blades and was excited at the similarities to skating on the ice (until I tried a full speed hockey stop, ouch). Besides not being able to stop, I…