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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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USA Hockey Exporting Ideas and Principles to Irish Coaches
June 2, 2023
When we have an opportunity to help out a country like Ireland, it’s something that we certainly want to do It’s hard to imagine a country without any permanent ice rinks competing on the international hockey scene, but somehow Ireland manages to attract players, coaches and fans. Admiring the Irish passion for hockey despite huge […]
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Clinics Emphasize the Skills of Proper Body-Checking
June 2, 2023
Having the players understand that critical difference that everything they’re doing, the way they control their body, the way they use their stick, and the way they can actually gain possession of the puck translates into a smarter hockey player Joe Provenzano grew up playing youth hockey on the east side of Detroit. Following a […]
Mental Toughness for Hockey Players
June 2, 2023
When athletes learn adversity management skills, the stressful elements of the game become more easily handled, resulting in more fulfillment and overall satisfaction. Competition finds personal weaknesses and shows no mercy! This is happening everyday in the lives hockey players young and old. What weaknesses am I referring to? I am referring to the mental […]
A Scientific Approach to Developing Goalies
June 2, 2023
You can’t expect success right away in any difficult enterprise. You have to be patient, you have to make mistakes along the way, and not expect anything to come quickly. Perseverance pays off. SOME USA HOCKEY GOALIES HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING COACHED BY A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER What do hockey goaltenders and scientists have […]
What Makes Hockey Players Great
June 2, 2023
Great players don’t get anywhere without a solid work ethic. The player that strives to improve at every practice is one that every coach yearns for. Lou Nanne is a Minnesota hockey legend. He was an All-American, league MVP and remains the first and only defenseman to ever win the WCHA scoring title while at […]
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Hockey Neutral Zone Regroup Drill
June 2, 2023
Remind your D to not stand still while making passes in open ice; keep moving. Purpose: Create a hectic, fast-paced environment so your defensemen learn to transition the puck in the neutral zone with crisp, accurate passes while keeping their heads up and eyes on the play. Also, this drill encourages proper puck support and creativity […]
First-Generation Hockey Player Overcomes Obstacles
June 2, 2023
“Because in the end, the game is fun and the support of all my teammates and coaches helped me overcome.” Like almost everyone else, Jackie Houston began playing organized hockey with a team of toddling 8-year-olds. The only difference is that she was 13. And she’s black. A Boston native raised in foster care, Houston […]
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Fundamentals of Great Defensemen
June 2, 2023
While skills like making hard passes, or having stick on puck may seem elementary, they play an increasingly important role as players progress to higher levels of hockey. Can you imagine what school would be like if they tried to teach sentence structure before spelling? Or if math teachers went straight to multiplication and long […]
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Increased Development Focus Lifting Montana Hockey
June 2, 2023
Many-splendored Montana, with its big skies, tall peaks and mad grizzlies, ranked among the faster-growing American states by population in 2017. Hockey participation in the Treasure State is also on the rise, with strong gains in every category. But it’s not merely a surge in transplants driving the growth, and that’s great news for the […]
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Former NHL Player Making Girls Hockey a Force in Carolina
June 2, 2023
“Women’s hockey in the Olympics this year will be a big draw,” he said. “I think that will help our numbers jump again going into next year.” Shane Willis played 141 games with the Hurricanes, and now is helping grow the Junior Hurricanes. In parts of five seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay […]
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