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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Working with Goaltenders in Practice by Mitch Korn, Nashville Predators Goaltending Coach

Did you read the December edition of the InGoal Digital Magazine? If you didn’t, you might want to check it out. This week we selected one article to feature here and we’ll do it again in the coming [...]

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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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In recent articles I have discussed goal-post integration with respect to both stick and trapper positioning options with the goaltender standing on both skates, and also utilizing the V-H technique. However, when teaching goaltenders about goal-post integration we usually without much thought tell them to place their legs on [...]

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