Simple long 1 on 1 race for 12U and younger. #hockeydrills #hockey #hockeyskills #hockeypractice Nets in middle back to back. Full speed around the bottom of circle and race for the loose puck coming out from around the goalline. Variations include forewards, backwards to forewards, on belly to start etc. Download now Free 30 day development tracker- https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/p/... www.aihockeyadvisor.com

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Improve your goal scoring with this drill. #hockeydrills #hockey #hockeyplaying #scoringgoals #goalscoring Catch and Release drill. Can be in a zone, with just forwards or in a station based practice. Lefties on one side and righties stay on the other. Direct pass to player below the circle, loop around to gather speed and come into the zone as a high forward entering the player. Catch the puck and release it with no stickhandling. Alternate sides. Shooter replaces the passer. For more content download my FREE development tracker- https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/p/... www.aihockeyadvisor www.scoringconcepts.com

Create more offense with this drill #hockey #hockeydrills #hockeyskills #2v2 #hockeytraining #coach Simple 2v2 from a stopped starting position. On whistle offensive players have to create coming out of their own zone vs a Defender and backchecker. Players need to make plays in a tight space, create options and get off the walls as puck starts there to initiate the sequence. Make it accountable by having offensive players do pushups if they turn the puck over and defenders do pushups if they give up a goal against.

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Last night was a great example of how layered rush offense can stress even a well-structured defensive team.

Vegas creates an initial 4v3 off the rush, but Colorado actually does a strong job defending the first layer. F3 tracks back above the play, the strong-side defenseman communicates the open threat, and the Avs prioritize protecting the middle of the ice.

The breakdown doesn’t really happen on the initial attack, it happens on the second wave.

As the rush continues, Vegas activates a late defenseman into the play, turning the situation into a rotational coverage problem. At that point, someone has to release and sort out the late layer.

A lot of people will point at F3 because he pressures outside the dots, but that decision is likely influenced by the timing of the backcheck underneath him. If F2 recovers quicker, he probably takes the late wave, allowing F3 to stay inside and above the play.

Instead, Vegas forces Colorado into multiple decisions in sequence and that’s what elite transition teams do best.

The Avs handled the first wave correctly.

Vegas won the second one.

Mitch Marner creates this goal entirely through deception and recovery skill.

The first detail is the individual play to attack the middle and force the defender onto his heels. But what makes this sequence elite is what happens AFTER he loses control of the puck.

Most players reset the play there.

Marner doesn’t.

He immediately regains possession while keeping his eyes and body posture pointed toward the outside lane, which freezes both defenders and the goalie for a split second. That deception opens the middle.

Then comes the elite detail: the no-look hook pass back into the slot.

No dusting it off. No extra handle. Just instant recovery, deception, and touch.

What makes high-end offensive players dangerous isn’t just puck skill, it’s their ability to create offense in broken moments when coverage thinks the play is over.

Marner loses it… regains it… and creates a Grade-A chance all in one motion.

That’s world-class deception under pressure.

Vegas works back to their defensive zone as five, recover a loose puck, and quickly transitions to offence 

Strong line-rush spacing to stretch COL's rush coverage and create space for fourth-man ice VGK52 takes advantage of a poor Colorado line change on the track. 

He scans to identify where the next tracking forward is coming from, recognizing the time and space available, and works himself into position to receive the puck

Blackhawk 2 v 1 Drill #hockey #hockeydrills #hockeyskills #practiceplans#hockeycoach #practice D's in opposite corners at opposite ends of the ice. Forwards are all 4 corners of the bluelines. On whistly- Point Shot. Next whistle- forwards activate and receive long pass from the D. Bump back and hit the outlet, starting a 2 v 1 down the ice. Once 2v1 is finished, whistle Point Shot and net front battle, before the drill continues at opposite end. Enjoy. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE. For more content- https://andrewtrimble.substack.com/ or www.aihockeyadvisor.com