Archive for June 2021
Blast From the Past – As The Game Evolves, The SlapShot Is No Longer The FavoriteWeapon In Shooters’ Arsenals
By Jessi Pierce, USA Hockey Magazine Slappers. Clappers. Blueline blasts. By any name they have been a fan favorite for more than 70 years. They bring the noise. They bring the power. They bring the fans from their seats as a player brings the heat as they send the puck speeding toward the twine with…
Read MoreBorn to Coach: Luke Richardson and his Natural Ability to Lead
From the OHL website – Peterborough Petes Alumni In 2008, Luke Richardson played two games with the Ottawa Senators before trading in his stick and skates for a suit and whiteboard, as an assistant coach. He was a veteran defenceman in the NHL, tallying 1,996 penalty minutes and a reputation for being an effective communicator –…
Read MoreBehind scenes of the Lightning development process, #TweetTape and a club record
By Joe Smith Mar 24, 2021 (from The Athletic) Ben Groulx gathered his team together Friday morning in their makeshift video room, which is essentially the basement of the War Memorial Arena in downtown Syracuse. Players for the Lightning’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, sat in chairs spread several feet apart. There were three TVs, with one…
Read MoreThe Race Battle Recover System (RBR) with Jeff Compton
The Race Battle Recover System (RBR) will provide you with the exact program you need to maximize your hockey development. You will be invited to join our team through the TrainHeroic app where you will receive each workout (video, description, sets, reps, rest etc.) and it will track every rep…and allow our coaches to evaluate/make…
Read MoreBruins Tic Tac Toe Passing Drill
P1 passes to P2 (pass #1), P2 opens up around the tire and passes to P1 (#2) who has skated to the middle tire, they perform and give and go (#3) and P2 passes to P3 (#4). 1 becomes 2, 3 becomes 1 and the drill is continuous. Key Points: -Quick tape to tape passes…
Read MoreHockey Pass Types & How to Use Them | Hockey Monkey
By Tyler D, from Hockeymonkey.com Hockey Passes are one of the most important aspects within the game of ice hockey. Both good and bad hockey passes can have many different factors on the game, like leading to the game winning goal, or a turnover and a goal for the other team, so making good passes…
Read MoreNeutral Zone 5 Pass Drill
A great drill to use at the start of practise to warm-up your team and your goalies or just to practise the skill of passing. 1. One side at a time. 2. On the whistle,1 moves feet, passes to 2 (#1). 3. 2 quickly passes (#2) to 3 at the boards. 4. 3 passes to…
Read MoreHow Olympians set and reach goals
From the WORKOPOLIS website When Clara Hughes was sixteen years old, she was flipping through the channels when she chanced on coverage of the 1988 Olympics. Canadian speed skater Gaetan Boucher was preparing to race, and as she watched him glide along the track, she had one thought: I want to do that. “The fact that…
Read MoreTHE NUMBERS GAME
USA hockey has come a long way in the past 10 to 15 years. They have developed many players, and the results show on the world stage at the World Junior Championship tournament. They have won 5 medals, including gold in 2021, the past 6 years, since 2016. Their success is a result of an…
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