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Hockey is one of the few team sports played on ice. Its fast-paced gameplay is filled with precise passes, blistering slapshots, and hard collisions—making hockey one of the best spectator sports. Two teams faceoff with a total of twelve players on the ice at a time, including two goalies. 

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It’s Never Too Late to Try Hockey Thanks to Adult First Goal Program
February 13, 2019
Getting adults to try hockey is something a little different. Typically, it’s a kid might have a parent that wants to take him to it to give him a shot vs. these people want to try it for themselves. When Andrea Tan gets out onto the ice with first-time skaters, the reactions she hears are […]
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Transition Pivot Hockey Races
February 13, 2019
At the cone they open up to a forward skate and race to the puck placed near the blue line by the coach. Players should try to open up without crossing over. This drill focuses on footwork for defense.  By incorporating a “race” into the drill it forces players to move their feet faster than […]
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Creating a Challenging Mite Program
February 12, 2019
“The kids who are more advanced are getting more challenged, and the lower end kids are still getting challenged but are getting more confidence as well.” Considering players in Mite/8U programs are often hopping on the ice for the first time, learning basic skills, interacting with their high school heroes and initially falling in love […]
Kendall Coyne Schofield Changes Landscape of Women’s Hockey in One Week
February 10, 2019
Coyne Schofield is first all-time at Northeastern in career goals and points, but she also was a communications major and covered the men’s hockey team as a reporter as her schedule permitted. AFTER GOING STRIDE-FOR-STRIDE WITH NHL’S FASTEST SKATERS, U.S. STANDOUT TRIED HER HAND AT BROADCASTING In one week, Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne Schofield […]
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What to Eat for Early Morning Hockey
February 10, 2019
When it comes to early morning hockey, we need need to always follow the four rules of game day nutrition We often get asked what hockey players should be eating when they’ve got a 9, 8 or even 7 am hockey game or practice. It’s a great question because, whether it’s a tournament game or […]
The Path to Excellent Skating at 10U
February 8, 2019
Dan Jablonic, a regional manager for USA Hockey’s American Development Model, shares his insights. Skating is critical at every level, from 8U all the way to the NHL. But how do we separate the merely adequate from the excellent? And how do we put skaters as young as 10U on a path for excellence? Dan […]
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Winning in Transition: Angling, Gaps and Creating Turnovers in Today’s Game
February 3, 2019
The main objective of angling is to take away an opponent’s good ice and force them to bad ice. Taking the proper angle includes having your own goal in mind. Blink and you might miss a crucial part of the action. Hockey today is played faster than ever and critical to the pace is how […]
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Three Great Hockey Drills for Private Sessions
February 3, 2019
They skate in a figure eight and transition around the cones so they are always facing the stationary player. The entire time the two players are making as many passes as possible. It can be tricky to come up with unique, useful, and fun hockey drills to use in a summer session where you only […]
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Upper Body Hockey Workout
February 3, 2019
For hockey athletes specifically, the barbell row is an exercise that is particularly good for maintaining your posture during battles, improving your shot power, and majorly reducing your injury risk out on the ice. The world of hockey training has no shortage of lower body workouts, SAQ drills, speed training, and conditioning sessions – but […]
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Minnesota Hockey Pioneer Winny Brodt-Brown Blazes Trail for Next Generation of Stars
February 1, 2019
Despite plenty of awards and titles, Brodt-Brown never became an Olympian, and her professional journey has been packed with potholes. 
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