Speed is important in hockey, but too often players see speed as only going straight down the ice. In hockey you have to be fast in many areas. We need speed in acceleration, crossovers, lateral speed, stopping, turning and transitions. As you can see, there are many areas of your game that you can ...
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A good player wants three things, power, accuracy, and a quick release. With these three elements you are a triple threat and should be able to beat the goalie quite a bit. Out of all three skills, I think accuracy is the most important because it requires a player to read the net well, choose a ...
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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 forward ...
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As a Canadian I'm always curious what hockey is like in other countries. I dream of visiting countries and little known arenas and playing hockey there. I was inspired by an article called how we play hockey in Sweden by Victor Hedman on The Players Tribune. While I might not be able to easily ...
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Everyone wants better hands, and what better place to look for the best drills than the NHL. The problem is you can't really call up Pavel Datsyuk or Patrick Kane and ask "Hey bud, what drills are you doing to improve?" (The 2nd problem is the best drills for a pro aren't necessarily the best ...
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When looking for drills, people often look to the pro's. What is Crosby doing? What is Patrick Kane doing? But they ALREADY made it. Sure we might be able to get some tips or exciting drills, but the better question is, what did they do to make it to that level. In the two videos below I share ...
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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 ...
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With Father's Day coming I wanted to share this video that some of you may have seen during the Stanley Cup Finals. The video features Wayne Gretzky's voice and a lot of great father-son video clips. Part of why I love what I do is when I hear about a dad who uses my videos and articles to help ...
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The worst part about the summer is the lack of chances to play hockey, especially for those of us who live in rural areas and the rinks take the ice out for the Spring and Summer. Luckily we have beaches, and parks, and camping, but there aren't any hockey rinks there! Thanks to the Hockey Sauce ...
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 ...
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Two hockey skills that are easy to practice over the summer are stickhandling and shooting. All you need is a smooth surface and a net, and you're good to go! The only issue with off-ice stickhandling is the lack of movement. On the ice we're constantly skating, gliding, turning and moving. The ...
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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 slowly realized roller ...
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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 it, as I spent a lot of ...
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Sometimes it's fun to pretend. If you grew up playing hockey and ended up in the beer leagues the thought has probably crossed your mind "I wonder how much better those NHL'ers actually are" or "I bet if I practiced a little more I could have made it". Well, now we finally have a comparison of ...
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A couple of months ago I was browsing Pro Stock Hockey and saw that they had a Zdeno Chara hockey stick up for grabs. At 69" long (from butt end to heel) it's the longest, and possibly most unique hockey stick out there. Standing up straight it measures 77" and is a ridiculous 150 flex. The twig ...
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Vince from Hockey Sauce Kit was in town, so I made the trip to the city to shoot some videos. We ended up attempting a few trick shots, tossing some sauce, and shooting some great video with the GoPro. Check out the full video below, and if you want a Sauce Kit for the summer you can use the hockey ...
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In this video I got the chance to do a quick interview with Natalie Spooner. At only 23 years of age she won Olympic Gold in hockey for Team Canada and currently plays for the Toronto Furies of the CWHL. I met Natalie while at the Molson Canadian rooftop rink and she was kind enough to do this ...
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I just got back from the Lets Play Hockey Expo in Minnesota with a bunch of cool new products I just had to share. The expo in Minnesota is the largest hockey show in the world and businesses from across USA and Canada set up their booths to showcase their best products. Every year there are new ...
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A few days ago Bud Holloway performed one of the most amazing saves that you may ever see. The only thing is... he's not a goalie. Holloway is a forward for the St Johns Ice Caps of the AHL. What's so amazing about his save? It was a completely, out-of-nowhere mid air, fully stretched STICK save. ...
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I've done a lot of videos and articles on improving your shot, but once you get a decent shot the next problem is HITTING THE NET. I typed that in caps because you have to read that part in a coaches voice "HIT THE NET". While I've done a video on accuracy before, this one is a little different. ...
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