Four-Time Stanley Cup Champion Talks Goaltending for Hour
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 already shared the on-ice segment with our Premium Members last week, which focused on the Kings “left-shoulder dominant” net-play system for goalies, and how it simplified puck tracking on plays behind the net while also reducing some of the wear and tear on the hips associated with increasingly common use of reverse-VH.
This week we continue with Ranford and an extended Q+A session, which naturally started with some follow up questions about the Kings back-of-net system, including how it can be applied with younger, smaller goalies who maybe aren’t big or strong enough to play from the knees as much. But as you’ll see in the video below, Ranford goes well beyond his on-ice lesson, engaging with all the young goalies in the audience and answering questions on everything from his career as a goalie and coach, to the evolution of the position, to technical tips, to how to manage tough mental situations from pee wee to pro:
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WOW! so cool. This is how i spend the first hour of my Sunday morning!. Amazing. I be watching this again and a gain.