As goaltenders we are always looking to get the upper hand over our goal-scoring rivals. We look for certain clues and patterns to their game. With players we face on a regular basis in our respective leagues (if intelligent and a student of the game), many of us keep notes to remember their favorite moves, [...]
Continue Reading →I enjoy inspirational and reflective quotations. They don’t solely have to come from athletes but from any accomplished individual and any historical era. Collectively, my favorite quotations come not from hockey but from arguably the greatest motivating coach in sport history – Vince Lombardi. It is with this in mind that I collect goalie quotations. I am certain some of these are familiar to you. For those of you who are not familiar with them, I hope you enjoy them and have a laugh. Share others with us in the comments section and tell us a story about what it means to you, how you came across it and when you cite it most often when talking hockey. Here’s a small collection to enjoy!
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The local hockey school is short on goaltenders for some of their puck-handling and goal-scoring camps. Your child is known around town as a good goaltender and you receive a call from the school operator asking if you would be interested in bringing your child out to the camp at no [...]
Continue Reading →With the exception of the goaltender’s mask and cup, the most important piece of equipment is inarguably the goal stick since it can be used in so many ways. It can cover the puck. It can be used to stop dump-ins, to make passes and to shoot the puck off the glass. It is an [...]
Continue Reading →This is the fourth of four quizzes in a series. If you haven’t tried quiz #1 or quiz #2 , or quiz #3 you should give them a go as well!
This quiz will be a real challenge to anyone who has only been following the game in recent years – but it will [...]
Continue Reading →Triangulation is categorized by Hockey Canada as a group tactic. It involves 3 attacking players and is commonly employed in odd man rushes. Most commonly this is a 3-on-2 rush. In this situation two attackers go wide with one being in possession of the puck. They form the base of the triangle (see [...]
Continue Reading →Looking off the puck (LOTP) is a small but critical element to the success of any goaltender’s game. As the phrase implies, the goaltender takes a very brief opportunity to look away from the puck location to see what potential passing and/or shooting options are available to the puck carrier. The issue is not IF [...]
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