Puck Skills
Introduction to Stick Handling
If you admire the way Crosby handles the puck or how Datsyuk carries his hockey stick you are not alone. Hear what Hayley says are the keys to making hockey greats stand out.
A Quick Tip to Help Your Game in Unexpected Ways
An effective way to ease your tension and relax on the ice that can help your game in unexpected ways!
Handling the puck
Learn how to handle the puck outside your body.
Receiving a pass
With a partner, practice receiving a pass with your stick.
Back Hand Pass
Learn how to properly pass with the backside of the blade
Puck receiving in skates
Watch to learn a useful skill to practice receiving pucks on both edges of your skates.
Back hand carry
Hayley shows a good drill for practicing the back hand carry without stick handling.
An Easy Way to Maximize Your Impact on the Puck
Hayley shows a group of players how to shift back and forth from each hand while using toe drag to maximize the impact.
Fake forehand to backhand
Practice the fake forehand to backhand with your stick to improve your puck handling skills!
Flip puck
Watch to see one way you can work on your game and get past defence.
Saucer Pass for Beginners
Hayley talks players through an effective and tricky pass while demonstrating everything from how hands should be positioned on the stick to what it looks like step-by-step.
Saucer Pass for the Intermediate Player
The progression of the “saucer pass” from beginner to expert: as players become comfortable with this movement, Hayley demonstrates ways to make this pass more advanced.
Saucer Pass at an Advanced Level
Use the “saucer pass” like the pros by practicing this drill. Hayley shows how using a prop strategically placed on the ice to simulate an opponent can help players conquer this move.
Using props
Watch to learn a fun way to improve your puck handling skills!
Using your team mates
Here is another way to perfect your puck handling while using another player.
Using your body and feet
Move the puck around your body and through your feet.
Relaxation
Hayley talks about how relaxation can help your game!
Watch and Learn
Hayley talks about one thing that could help you improve your game, by just...watching.
Coming Soon!
NEW videos will be posted to help players train, develop skills on and off the ice, and learn with Hayley and friends. What videos would you like to see to help advance your puck skills? Let us know by emailing [email protected] .