Category: Drills

Hey guys, More of a nuts-and-bolts technical post today. I'll happily admit I totally stole the inspiration from this from Canucks goalie coach Ian Clark. I was able to watch him earlier this season working with young goalies Thatcher Demko and Jacob Markstrom before a morning skate. It was a super simple drill for a … Continue reading Drill: Working On The Overlap

Hey Guys, I wanted to expand on my explanation of the drill I posted last week. In case you missed it, check it out on my Instagram. As I mentioned in the caption, I just wanted to take a familiar footwork drill and spice it up a bit. In a game situation, as much as … Continue reading Drill: 3 Point with Advance and Retreat

If you've been following along this week, I've been posting on puckhandling. The first post talked about why it's such a big deal in the first place. I followed that up with some of the keys to success when it comes to being a good puckhandling goaltender. Today, I want to deal with the easiest ways to incorporate puckhandling … Continue reading Puckhandling Part 3: Working it In

Hey guys, Today we're looking at a drill from a private session from last week. Full disclosure, I got the inspiration for this drill from a drill I saw from Slovakian National Team coach Jan Lasak. His drill involved the goalie in their butterfly, focused on a puck to their side. On the cue, a … Continue reading Finding the Puck

Hey Guys, Today I want to share another drill from our goalie development camp earlier this summer. We dedicated some time to working on shots from odd angles. These are situations that come up in games, but they may not see much of them in practice. As always, the goal is to work with the … Continue reading One Size Does Not Fit All

Hey Guys, Just a quick one today. I wanted to share with you a simple drill I did at last week's goalie camp. Most of the shots a goalie sees in his regular practice are from the slot or the wing. The usual practice drill spots. The purpose of this drill was to help the … Continue reading RVH Dead Angle Post Integration

Hey Guys, I have a special treat for today. I've gotten permission from a very talented goalie that I have the pleasure of working with to share the video of one of our private sessions together on a mini rink. I use a GoPro on the glass to get the whole picture, and I also … Continue reading A Look Inside: 1 on 1 with a Junior Goalie