Worth a Shot: Shooting Tips to Score More Goals

Charlie Coyle’s shooting tips to help you score more goals – from Massachusetts Hockey Charlie Coyle knows how good he has it.  The Boston Bruins forward is now in his fifth season playing for his home-state team. He got married this past offseason, and is currently living out his dream with his wife and two…

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SEVEN TIPS TO HELP YOUR TEAM CREATE MORE OFFENSE

 By Enio Sacilotto Every hockey player and teams at all levels love to have the puck on their stick, play offence and score goals.  Playing with the puck is what makes hockey a fun sport to play.  This article offers you seven simple tips to help players and coaches with their offensive game.  A short…

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DEFENSEMEN PUCK MOVEMENT: 6 key points and 6 drills

By Enio Sacilotto The key to a hockey team’s offence is the defensemen’s ability to retrieve the puck and make the first pass to the forwards, then join the attack. Let’s say the puck is dumped into the zone, here are the main points for a defensemen to keep in mind: 1.       Go…

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DRIVING NET WITH PUCK PROTECTION

Driving the net while protection the puck is a great skill to teach our young players. Some key points to keep in mind when teaching Net Drives while protecting the puck: 1. Crossing the blueline, you read that the D has a tight gap. 2. Accelerate to get behind the D and take puck to…

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Beating the Defensemen: 5 Proven Techniques

Beating the defensemen is one of the most important skills a forward can learn By Ben Levesque, https://builtforhockey.com/ In this article, we’ll go over some proven techniques for beating the defensemen in one-on-one situations. These tips are for when you’re coming down the ice face to face with a defenseman—not when you’re battling in the corners.…

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5 offensive tips that will make you a better hockey player

By Justin Bourne,  Assistant Coach with the Toronto Marlies.  Printed with permission.  Justin’s twitter handle is @jtbourne The hockey road winds along an endless ocean of tiny tips and terrible advice, not unlike playing golf. Whether it’s “keep your head down” or “always head-man the puck,” the staples are pretty legitimate, but of the ones on the…

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SEVEN TIPS TO HELP YOUR TEAM CREATE MORE OFFENSE

By Enio Sacilotto Every hockey player and teams at all levels love to have the puck on their stick, play offence and score goals. Playing with the puck is what makes hockey a fun sport to play. This article offers you seven simple tips to help players and coaches with their offensive game. A short…

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