Hockey has always been a difficult sport to get involved with thanks to the high costs of equipment and barriers to league registrations. When compared with something like soccer or basketball, where the most important items are a ball and…
Hockey is a sport that’s always evolving. Hockey players are constantly skating faster and shooting harder—they’re always pushing the boundary of human physical limits. Even minor hockey teams of all ages in 2020 are vastly outperforming the same age groups…
What You Can Do Now to Be Ready for When You Hit the Ice! Right now, June 2020, the world in many places is still on pause. Unfortunately, hockey is no exception. Lately, hockey players and fans alike have been…
In my opinion, a players’ hockey stick should be viewed as an extension of their body. Players, especially at the professional level, can be very ‘picky’ as they should be since everyone has specific personal preferences. It is after all,…
Improving at hockey takes a tremendous amount of physical effort. Players push themselves during games and practices every week, performing the same grueling drills over and over to try to develop their skills. The most elite players exercise at home…
Description This is a continuous drill. On the whistle, 2 players start, coming out of each opposite corner with a puck. They skate all the way down the ice along the boards, proceeding past the far blue line, going around…
Industries across the world have been hit hard by the effects of the worldwide COVID outbreak, and sports are no exception. All major and minor sports leagues in North America have suspended play and are uncertain as to when we…
The world has been changed forever by the COVID-19 pandemic, and every part of our lives are likely to be affected in some way. The unfortunate reality of the highly contagious virus is that most of us have had to…
Description: With this drill, on the whistle, 2 players from each line (diagonal), skate across the ice to receive a pass from the other side. Player 1 (red), receives a pass and skates all the way down, then proceeds to…
The percentage of goals scored in these areas at all levels, are just one of many reasons why most coaches and teams try to work the puck into and shoot from the middle of the slot zone area. The more…
