Long-time TCS collaborator and current President and GM of the Portland Winterhawks Mike Johnston is back to work on defencemen passing in this regroup progression drill.

Description

• defence start in the middle circle, forwards on the hash marks (drill can run out of both ends)
• D skates backwards away from the centre ice circle and receives a pass from the coach
• F skates through neutral zone and receives pass fronm D "on the curl" and goes to the net for a shot
• After the shot, he skates around the circleand waits for the next shot
• After the D passes, they skate around the centre circle and collect a second puck and skate into the zone to shoot with a forward in front
• Progression: add a cross and drop between D partners

Key Points

• D: check your shoulder before retrieving puck
• Communicate: lots of moving parts, use your words to help the drill progress