Ian Clark Hand in Support Drill Progression
Thatcher Demko has played his way into the Vezina Trophy conversation in his first full season as the Vancouver Canucks No. 1 goalie, continuing an evolution that includes regular maintenance work with goaltending coach Ian Clark.
Being based in Vancouver means InGoal Magazine gets to watch a lot of the work that has gone into Demko’s development path and ongoing in-season maintenance, including this series of progressions that ends in purposeful work for what some see as a desperation situation:
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Clark's name for this drill series — and the exact starting position he puts Demko in before a single shot is fired — is in the next paragraph.
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