Teaching the Kings ‘Left Shoulder Dominant’ Back-of-Net System
Bill Ranford was our special guest when The Hockey Shop hosted TendyFest 6, and the Los Angeles Kings Director of Goaltending and four-time Stanley Cup winner took the time to deliver both on-ice instruction and a lengthy and informative Q+A session.
InGoal Magazine plans to share both with our Premium Members but wanted to start with the on-ice component, in part because Ranford goes on to talk about it more in the Q+A, but also because the net play system he shared is one that Kings goalies have told us both simplifies their ability to track pucks behind the net and eases stress on their hips.
“I was in LA 17 years, never had a goalie with hip surgery using this system,” Ranford said.
Ranford explains this “back of net” system by setting up five pucks below the goal line, and a reminder there are parts of it specific to how the Kings defend the front of the net:
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That. Was. Amazing.
So clear, so simple conceptually.
I love it. So much easier on the hips than trying to get both skates on the posts.
Thanks for this.
I’m a 65 YO beer league goalie and I’ve struggled with this play.
This makes so much sense.
I tried this on my Monday and Tuesday skates.
It’s tricky – you have to have confidence in it.
And the drive over to glove side post isn’t easy at Matty made it look. 😁
I was late on it frequently and sitting in it as opposed to being torque ready.
BUT… makes the read dead simple and you see the puck all the way.
Exceptional content and insight. Well done InGoal team, and many thanks to Bill Ranford for his willingness to instruct.
I’ve been incorporating LSD into my game and had a chance to really work on it last week at camp.
Counterintuitively, I screw up more on the short side. On the long side, there is only one read. You get over and block the pass or wrap.
On the stick side, I get greedy and overreach on the paddle down. If the pass is high to the slot I’m off balance and a quick recovery push impossible.
As Ranford said, you only care about the blue paint.