Defense

    -    Puck Retrieval’s, game plan, head check, angle of feet/body/stick

    ⁃    High tight hands, puck outside body

    ⁃    Stick positioning - 2 hands

    ⁃    Dictating pace - slow/Fast

    ⁃    No crossover within blue

    ⁃    Walking blue line

    ⁃    Active stick, when to poke, stick on puck

    ⁃    Baiting 

    ⁃    Creating shooting lanes- backhand to forehand, fake, move feet, 10/2 feet

    ⁃    Maximizing the blue line - creating more space

    ⁃    Playing away from puck- skating to space to be an option

    ⁃    Deception- every puck touch/pass

    ⁃    Using backhand- receive pass and give

    ⁃    Receiving, puck outside body

    ⁃    Finding the right passing option and delivering at the right time

Forwards

    ⁃    puck protection

    ⁃    Puck outside body- long reach

    ⁃    Eyes up- 

    ⁃    Backhand - Datsyuk - 

    ⁃    Change of speed- create time/space

    ⁃    Small area battle 

    ⁃    Receiving puck to shoot without stick handle

    ⁃    Delays

    ⁃    Give and go

    ⁃    Come under the puck for timing (Crosby,McDavid)

    ⁃    50/50 puck battles - How? Body positioning, stick/body contact, timing, 

 

SKILLS

 

Skating

    ⁃    maximizing stride

    ⁃    Pro posture 45 degree

    ⁃    Edge work inside outside

    ⁃    Tight turning and maintaining speed off tight turn/delay

    ⁃    Opening hips and body

    ⁃    Maintaining speed without stride

    ⁃    Pivots

    ⁃    Maximizing crossover- inside/outside push

    ⁃    Change pace

    ⁃    Explosive starts to get separation speed- off stop or turn

 

Puck skills

    ⁃    outside body

    ⁃    Protection in tight areas

    ⁃    Receiving passes- stick position

    ⁃    Deception -shoulder drops, lean on stick, head fake, stick fake, 

 

Shooting/Scoring

    ⁃    Physics- where to shoot? Left or right shot and % 

    ⁃    bring string to show pucks eye

    ⁃    Stick- curve, flex, lie

    ⁃    Shot- snap, wrist, slap, backhand

    ⁃    Not many chances to score in games so perfect it.

    ⁃    In stride, Changing angle (Matthews)

    ⁃    Load/release 

        -       how does he score? Same or multiple ways?

    ⁃    Shot- snap, wrist, slap, backhand, deke

    ⁃    Soft area, traffic, net presence, on rush, one timer

 

Extras

    ⁃    taking pucks off walls

    ⁃    Deception

    ⁃    Using backhand

    ⁃    High hands on stick to play outside body

    ⁃    2 hands on stick

    ⁃    Buying space with/without puck, speed up or slow down

    ⁃    finding open space, creating space

    ⁃    Small area

    ⁃    50/50 puck battles - How? Body positioning, stick/body contact, timing,