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In our previous article, we looked at how Pavel Bure’s ability to generate speed and offense using linear (and lateral) crossovers can easily still be used in today’s game. In fact, players such as Nathan Mackinnon and Connor McDavid are making a living (and living hell for defensemen) right now in the NHL doing so. So […]
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Its a myth that you cant use video for youth hockey players. Any age group can learn by watching themselves, watching their peers, or even watching NHL players. This season I am coaching my sons U8 team AND our Wolves u16 split (which ended in November after a trip to the state finals) and our
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Drevitch Shooting Warmup Great Drill to begin a practice, warmup the goalies, and develop passing and communication. Position 4 lines (2 inside the center ice circle & 2 at opposite diagonal bluelines) Great way to get your feet moving and warmup your goalies!! See video for drill in action.
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Due to recent discussions, I’ve decided to share this piece I wrote back in June of 2021. This is part one of a two part article series. Part two will be published later this week. One of the most ELECTRIFYING players in NHL history, Pavel Bure who was coined The Russian Rocket, was one of the
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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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8U Hockey – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things! | RSS.com Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of The Hockey Toolkit! In this episode, Trevor and Andrew jump into a conversation about recent NHL happenings, including suspensions and dangerous altercations in recent games. The guys then dive into their thoughts on U8 or Mite hockey… what they’ve
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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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