Don’t Always Trust Your Defense: Clear the Zone First … then Relax!
You can read Don’t Always Trust Your Defense: Clear the Zone First … then Relax! at InGoalMag.comJust because you left the puck in a perfect spot for the defense to clear the zone doesn’t mean you can...
View ArticleThe iPad as an immediate on-ice feedback tool during training sessions
You can read The iPad as an immediate on-ice feedback tool during training sessions at InGoalMag.comAs coaches we understand our students are potentially as different in the way they learn things as in...
View ArticleA Better Way to Accurately Interpret the Shots on Goal Statistic?
You can read A Better Way to Accurately Interpret the Shots on Goal Statistic? at InGoalMag.comTuuka Rask makes routine save on a long shot off the wing. Not all scoring chances are the same, so why...
View ArticleGetting an Extra Edge: Overdrive Blades Revisited
You can read Getting an Extra Edge: Overdrive Blades Revisited at InGoalMag.comThe Overdrive Blades help prevent slip out and provide and easier to reach edge for lateral pushes from the ice. (image...
View ArticleCalling out your Goaltender: Good Idea or Not?
You can read Calling out your Goaltender: Good Idea or Not? at InGoalMag.comWhat’s that you say? New York Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist knows playing for head coach John Tortorella can mean being...
View ArticlePreparing to Handle Far Pad Rebound Shots
You can read Preparing to Handle Far Pad Rebound Shots at InGoalMag.comThis was a sharper angle attempt, but Dallas Stars goaltender makes a save on a shot off the far pad that was intended to generate...
View ArticleThe Goaltender’s “Stretch” Pass in Transitional Play
You can read The Goaltender’s “Stretch” Pass in Transitional Play at InGoalMag.comTom Barrasso is the NHL’s all-time assists leader for goaltenders with 48. (Ken DeNardo photo) Goaltenders participate...
View ArticleImportance of Edge Control for ‘Tight Zone’ Play
You can read Importance of Edge Control for ‘Tight Zone’ Play at InGoalMag.comExcellent edge control allows goaltenders to make critical quick, short, powerful moves. These directional changes enable a...
View ArticleFinding Roster Spot as 16-year-old Goalie Not Easy
You can read Finding Roster Spot as 16-year-old Goalie Not Easy at InGoalMag.comMalcolm Subban of the Belleville Bulls. (Photo by Terry Wilson, courtesy OHL Images)Many view being drafted to a major...
View ArticleBasic Considerations in Power Slide Mechanics
You can read Basic Considerations in Power Slide Mechanics at InGoalMag.comIn a recent article I presented three basic drills goaltenders encounter at camps and clinics with which to develop edge...
View ArticlePulling The Goalie Shouldn’t Be A ‘Knee Jerk’ Reaction
You can read Pulling The Goalie Shouldn’t Be A ‘Knee Jerk’ Reaction at InGoalMag.comMaking a goaltending change, as the Flyers did here, should be more than a “knee jerk” reaction. (InGoal Photo by...
View ArticleObservational Study of NHL Draft from 2001 to 2013
You can read Observational Study of NHL Draft from 2001 to 2013 at InGoalMag.comA study that breaks down all goaltenders selected in the NHL Draft between 2001 and 2013, and whether they went on to...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 1 of 30
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 1 of 30 at InGoalMag.comOver the course of the hockey season 30 goaltender-specific skating drills will be described with accompanying video...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 2 of 30 Drill #2
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 2 of 30 Drill #2 at InGoalMag.comAfter debuting last week with a simple movement pattern to the top of the crease and back to the post, the second...
View ArticleTeam-by-Team Breakdown of NHL Goalie Drafting
You can read Team-by-Team Breakdown of NHL Goalie Drafting at InGoalMag.comA statistical look at how well – or how poorly – each NHL club has been with their selection of goaltending prospects over the...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 3 of 30 Drill
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 3 of 30 Drill at InGoalMag.comThe third drill in our crease movement series is an extension of drill #1, but now the goaltender performs it off...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 4 of 30
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 4 of 30 at InGoalMag.comIn the latest progression of our crease movement patterns, goalies add a butterfly drop to the triangle drill. Check out...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 5 of 30
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 5 of 30 at InGoalMag.comThis is an easy drill, as the video shows, with shuffles back and forth from post to post, yet depending on the age of the...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 6 of 30
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 6 of 30 at InGoalMag.comThe "U" pattern is well-known classic crease movement, starting at the post or corner of the crease and, upon command,...
View ArticleGoaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 7 of 30
You can read Goaltender-Specific Skating Series: Drill 7 of 30 at InGoalMag.comWhen coming across the crease, it’s important that the goaltender move on a curved line – “coming through the middle” – as...
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