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Jets goalie Laurent Brossoit tracks a rush chance drill with a row of pucks on the ice during practice at Canada Life Centre.

Laurent Brossoit and Goalie Coach Wade Flaherty with Drill for Rush Chances

Kevin Woodley | | 4 min read
Key Takeaways
  • Set up pucks from the face-off dot toward the blue line to simulate a lane-rush with a cross-ice pass option — a common and uncomfortable in-game scenario.
  • Brossoit uses a traditional VH (one-pad down) in this situation because puck position, not shooter position, dictates the technique.
  • Getting to the post early at a specific trigger point on the ice gives goalies a realistic chance to stop both the sharp-angle shot and react to a lateral pass.
  • Wade Flaherty emphasizes that this drill is about finding each goalie's best solution for the play, not copying Brossoit's exact technique.
  • The rush-with-a-lane scenario — not a true odd-man rush but a defender angling out — happens frequently in games and requires dedicated practice repetitions.

Winnipeg Jets goalie Laurent Brossoit stayed out late after a recent morning skate to work with long-time goaltending coach Wade Flaherty, and one of the drills stood out as a great way to work on getting comfortable with a tough play, one applicable to all ages.

Flaherty and Brossoit lined up a bunch of puck from the face-off dot out towards the blue line, creating a lane for their shooters driving towards the net off the rush, with another player set up for a possible cross-ice pass from below the dot.

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