Colorado Avalanche Zone Entries: Offensive Zone Entries

Holding the puck through the offensive zone blue line is crucial in today's NHL. Early kick-outs or driving down the walls often turns into turnovers or dump ins. Entering the zone with posession is key. Colorado is one of the best teams in the NHL at entering the offensive zone with posession. We see the importance of

• Kick-out and driving through the D
• Legal picks and intelligent routes
• BHand and FHand kick-out skills
• Utilizing the depth of the zone
• Attacking weakside D and exploiting gaps with speedGaining the blue line

Video analysis is only valuable if it changes behavior on the ice. In the final part of the video, we show how these concepts are translated into drills and game situations during our sessions at MAC Hockey Development.