Pro Tips with Joel Hofer: The Simplest Way to Improve Your Goalie IQ? Just Watch
How much hockey do you watch?
It’s something I ask my goalies all the time. Based purely on anecdotal evidence, it seems fewer and fewer goalies watch entire games. That’s unfortunate, because watching a full game — not just the highlights — is an excellent way to build your ability to read the play.
Watch hockey. That's pretty much it. That's all I do, especially during the year. I watch so many hockey games.
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Hofer names the four goalies he studies most closely — and what he's actually looking for when he watches them — in the next paragraph.
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