We are practicing the Breakout, allowing not only technique to be practiced, but to do so under pressure.

SET UP

Defensive Team sets up behind the blue line. 

Offensive Team Forwards line up at center ice, Defense at the blue line.

RUN IT

On the whistle, Coach dumps the puck to one side of the net or the other, Offensive team falls in, positions themselves into the zone for breakout.  The D that gets the puck passes around to the OPPOSITE Fwd.

Once the Offensive Fwd. has possession, the Offensive team begins the rush for the breakout while the Defensive team begins to engage.

OPTIONS

This can be adjusted to be:

• Odd Man Rush
• 5 on 4 with power play
• 6 on 5 with empty net