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Players in hockey commonly experience lower back issues, hamstring or (especially with goalies) groin pulls and many more simple injuries that can be prevented with a proper stretching routine. Furthermore, coaches and teams, can utilize the time before a game for team building, camraderie, and much more to mentally prepare themselves for the game ahead. […]
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Indirect Passing Warmup Station 4 groups of players at the 4 neutral ice faceoff dots with pucks. Place a pad or obstacle about 5′ from the wall near the redline. On the whistle, opposite/ diagonal lines go- leave without a puck and get a pass from the line you are facing. Return the pass immediately
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2 v 2 Continuous Drill Forwards are positioned at the hash marks at each end. Defenseman are located in the neutral zone near the redline. 1 whistle to start the drill, but then the drill runs continuously without whistles. Forwards will attack the far net against 2 defenders (1 puck is used throughout). Once the
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Sometimes I feel like as a society, we’d rather go the route of “it’s always been this way” than trying to do what might (and in my opinion is) more logical. Bringing this into the youth hockey scene, out here in Chicago I still can’t believe it’s 2023 (almost 2024 for those of you who
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Changing the Angle of your shot and manipulating the release point is a very effective way to get pucks to the net while a defender has his stick or body in a shot lane. Early in the 2023-24 season everyone is talking about Connor Bedard and his incredible shooting ability, but players like Auston Matthews
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Trimble’s Drill of the Week- Chaos Drill Recently on Twitter I saw of similar video of the Toronto Maple Leafs executing this (or a similar variation) drill during a practice. Criticism came from a member of the media about the drill. At all levels, from Learn to Play to Pro, this drill (or a similar
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Newly released court documents provide details surrounding the arrest of Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic on Saturday morning, following an alleged assault on his wife during an argument over a missing cellphone. According to a police report, officers responded to Lucic’s North End apartment building shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday in response to a domestic
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David Marvin, the head coach of the Warroad girls hockey team, has filed a civil defamation lawsuit against six individuals, claiming they made false statements about him and his coaching staff. The lawsuit was filed in Roseau County District Court on November 13. The defendants named in the lawsuit are Shana Lanctot, Matt Lanctot, Jeff
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The NHL has finally decided to dip its toe into the world of NFTs, and it’s about as graceful as a hippopotamus in a ballet recital. The league is partnering with sweet NFT platform to create a collection of “digital collectibles” that will allow fans to own a piece of their favorite team’s history. The
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Minnesota 1 v 1 Drill Great for basic skills like defensemans footwork and forwards change of speed.
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