HK Olimpija Ljubljana head coach and long-time TCS partner Ben Cooper joins chalk talk to work on quick feet and shooting at the start of practice.

Description

• Start with defence in the centre circle and forwards at all 4 hash marks
• The D skates backwards before picking up a puck at the top of the circle
• A forward from the opposite end regroups near the red line and receives a pass from the D
• After the shot, the forward touches the boards on the other side of the net under pressure from a coach
• Meanwhile the original D tags up the circle and retrieves a second puck before passing to the original forward swooping through the neutral zone
• Forward shoots, collects second puck and makes low to high pass to D at blue line

Key Points

• Forwards need to be constantly pass ready, top hand high off the body and ready for a puck
• D need to make sure they’re shoulder checking to see the forward before they retrieve each puck