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This is a good drill for "power play" practices.  The player in the corner passes to the defensemen at the point, who passes to his defensive partner in the middle of the ice.  The most important part of this drill is the shot coming from the point. First of all it needs to hit the net, and secondly it has to be low and give the forwards a chance to tip.  Forwards need to be prepared for a rebound as well.  A good variation is to add  defensemen down low.

To start this drill, the puck is dumped into the corner by the coach.  The defensemen should be positioned in a place where he will get to the puck just before F1.  F1's job is to take the body on the defense.  F2 is then responsible for picking up the loose puck.  F3 remains in good position in the high slot.  F2 then feeds F3 in the high slot for the scoring chance.  The tendency is for F3 to get sucked down to low.  The higher F3 can stay in the slot the easier i

The goal of this ice hockey drill is to get players familiar with cycling down low in the offensive zone. It is important that players keep their feet moving and always be aware of where their team mates are. At all times one forward should be in the high slot so they are in good position if there is a turnover. Once the coach blows the whistle, the next player who receives the puck is to pass to the player in the high slot. The other two player then crash the net for a rebound.

A very simple ice hockey drill, but it has some great habits that forwards need to work on.  The first is to keep their feet moving throughout the entire drill.  Catching the pass and getting off a shot in stride is a difficult thing to do but a great weapon for any forward.  The drill should be run two or three at a time out of one corner and then switch corners.  At first have players all shoot using their forehand.  This way players will have to adjust if the receive the p

This is a quick drill that requires quick, hard passes.  It is a great opportunity for forwards to work on their one-time shot, the defense to work on accurate passes, and the goalies to work on their lateral movement.  In the diagram below, F2 begins the drill with a hard accurate pass to D2.  D2 fires a hard pass to to F1 coming out of the corner.  F1 needs to time their break to the net so they receive the pass from D2 just outside the far post.

This variation involves a couple more passes and two shots, one from the forward, and one from the defense.  F1 starts the drill with a pass to D1.  D1 walks the puck to the middle of the ice and makes a hard pass to F2 coming out of the corner.  F2 needs to time their break to the middle so they are not waiting for the pass.

This drill focuses on cycling.  To set up, the coach has the pucks at the blue line in the center of the ice.  Three players go at a time and they should try to go with their linemates.  The drill starts by the coach dumping the puck softly into the corner.  F1 forechecks and picks up the puck on an inside/outside route as shown in the diagram.  F2 follows and provides support for F1 as F1 carries the puck up the wall.  F2 calls for the puck and F1 cycles the puck back i

Offensively this drill helps players develop the habit of passing and moving to open space to expect a return pass.  For defensive players, they are able to work on staying between their man and the net becuase they know when the whistle blows the forward will be trying to get to the net for a scoring chance.

This is a quick drill where forwards need to focus on moving their feet and burying the puck.  Split the players up evenly into the two corners.  The coach should place tires or cones out near the top of the circles as shown and gather the pucks just outside the blue line.  On the whistle, the first two forwards skate as hard as they can out around the tires.  One of the forwards picks up the puck set out by the coach.