O’Reilly thanks his parents!

Ryan O’Reilly shows an attitude of gratitude to his parents for all they did for him growing up with hockey. When you show an attitude of gratitude you play for something higher than yourself. When you do this great things happen to you! Be selfless and show gratitude every day for everything you have! Come…

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10 Second PP drill (Bob Johnson)

Attackers must move the puck quickly. Defenders challenge at full speed stop and start, stick on the puck. Coach fire in a new puck when the puck is cleared, frozen or a goal is scored. Two attackers on all loose pucks. Attackers an defenders rotate in on each whistle. Go through each defender once on…

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MURRAY PP 5 ON 0 / 5 ON 4

1’s play 5 on 4 vs 3’s at one end, 2’s execute PP options 5 vs. 0 at other end, 4’s are on the bench.  Goes for 30 to 45 seconds.  On whistle, 3’s go to the bench, 1’s become penalty killers (PK guys wait on 1 knee until the PP gain entry), 2’s execute…

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Q&A: Dan Lambert hopes to return the Predators’ power play to respectability www.nhlcoaches.com

At the end of the season, Peter Laviolette bared his soul as he explained how the Predators tried everything to fix their dysfunctional, league-worst power play. Nothing worked. Only six teams in the salary-cap era (2005-present) have finished a season with a success rate lower than the Predators’ 12.9 percent. In an attempt to tackle the problem and avoid the same…

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