This drill runs counter to everything I've been preaching in my career about passing the puck. But there's a good reason - hockey players should be using their teammates to get up the ice and into a position to score. Once you're there? Shoot the puck! Someone has to go to the net and stop and someone has to shoot the puck.


This small area game accomplishes both. It's other name: the tooth chipper. I've seen it happen, this one is intense.

Watch Erik Karlsson define pass ready. Who's going to look this guy off? Who's going to skate with the puck when 65 is presenting his stick like that? Nobody, that's who.

Give this man the puck.