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Scott Wedgewood making a poke check or puckhandling play for the Dallas Stars, reaching toward an opposing Carolina Hurric...

Scott Wedgewood on Importance of “Counting Hands”

Dallas Stars goalie Scott Wedgewood had great advice on a recent episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast on how to stay engaged in games and improve your play reading.

Rather than counting down the clock or focusing on shots, Wedgewood counts the handedness of the opposing players, and he does it throughout the game.

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