D One Timer From Middle

Pronger Scores off a Drag and Support on the PP.  A great one timer from the middle with traffic.

Nugent- Hopkins Gets His 1st Hat Trick

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins gets his first carrer hat trick on 3 great goals.

Here is the breakdown on all 3 :

Goal 1: A great powerplay goal on a down low play.  He makes himself available as the puck comes down to Eberle. You will notice Eberle doesn't stickhandle the puck and knows that Nugent-Hopkins will be on the backside.  Nugent-Hopkins does a couple things well:

1) Moves into the puck so he is not standing and waiting, this way he is more available.

2) Stick on the ice and shows his forehand (where the pass is delivered)

3) Stays at the net and finishes a rebound

Goal 2: Off the cycle a slick backhand deflection on net. He makes himself available and times the puck moving into the slot when there is a passing lane from the D-Man.  The key here is the spacing all over the ice:

1) Space off the Vancouver player to keep his stick free.

2) Space off the cycle between him and the other Edmonton players

3) His Space away from the net to allow the puck to change directions on the high tip.

Goal 3: Another PP goal off of a down low play.  Hall does a great job on receiving the pass from Nugent-Hopkins and again without stick-handling moves into the short side stuff. After Nugent-Hopkins moves the puck down low and sees Hall taking it to the net, he follows the play with his stick ready.  He bangs a rebound back on net and it ends up n the back of the net.

Nugent-Hopkins has shown great skill, awareness and poise for a young player.  His Skill Set and Knowledge of the game is that of a seasoned veteran and he will be an exciting player for years to come. 

See you @ THE RINK

WEEKEND NEWS

This weekend The RINK Training Centre Clinics are focusing in on Shooting, and the specific topic of WRIST SHOTS.

Players will learn the basic techniques of taking a Wrist shot, from Hand Positioning, to Weight Transfer, to Puck Positioning on the blade, and Taking a Shot while Moving.  

*Drop off time for 7-9 year old Shooters will be 2:30, Boardroom at 2:45, with Ice to follow at 3:30*

*Drop off time for 10-12 year old Shooters will be 4:30, Boardroom at 4:45, with Ice to follow at 5:30*

Below is a list of the exciting topics offered to players for the coming Winter.  So pick the skills you need to work on, and grab a spot in one of The RINK Training Centre's great clinics for the Winter Season.

  

This is Your Moment...You are meant to be Here. 

Moen Shows Skills Against The Jets

The Habs came into Winnipeg and got out hit by a bigger team.  What the Jets couldn't control was the Hab's skill and team play to compete in their first NHL regular season game.  Here is one example of how the Hab's players controlled the game in Winnipeg.

Travis Moen out works two Jets players and finishes a great goal.  Here is the breakdown:

A. Break-away Speed- This is a great example of breakaway speed because when Moan "breaks away" from the two Jets players the result is a breakaway for him. This ability to skate past players and have that next gear is something that every player wants but is hard to get.  When you can shift gears like this it makes you very hard to play against. 

B. Puck Protection- Watch how as Moen is coming into the net, he feels pressure from the back-checker and moves the puck to his backhand side so that the puck is protected.  He doesn't keep it there for long, just long enough to make sure he has room to move it across the net.

C. Forehand Fake and Finish- After the puck is protected, Moen adds in a small Forehand Fake as he is moving across the net.  This Fake makes the goalie think he is shooting the puck. As he continues to pull the puck across, the goalie has no choice but to open up his five hole, where Moen Slides the puck.  This is a great goal and takes confidence and patience with the puck.  

Come work on your "Break-away speed" and Finish this winter at The RINK

Just Put It On Net

The Red Wings show how to execute a simple net drive with a shot from the outside lane.

Here are some things they do well;

A. Width to Attack- Thru the Neutral Zone, Bertuzzi stays wide where there is some open ice and receives the pass to gain entry to the zone.

B. Get It On Net- You can see Bertuzzi look around and look for his options.  He see that he is being cut off from continuing forward so he just puts a puck on the net. 

C. Net Drive- The shot isn't a dangerous shot but what makes the save harder is that the player drives the net and gets inside position on the defenseman.  Fleury sees this and now has to worry about putting this easy shot to a spot where it is not dangerous.  He doesn't do this and leaves the rebound in the slot where it ends up in the back of the net.

The benefits of doing the little things well will allow you to have more success in your game.  It may not always be flashy but doing these things well game in and game out will allow to to play the game at the highest level possible. Come work on these "little things" @ The RINK

Scoring In Tight

McGinn shows a great touch around the net elevating his backhand from in tight.  The skill to do this is something that takes practice and really gives players confidence in tight to the net.  Many players including players in the NHL would just bang this puck on net and not have the presence of mind to lift the puck on the backhand.  With practice to build confidence in tight players can add this skill to their game.

Come work on your scoring abilities at The RINK

Hand Eye Co-ordination

The young guys have some great talents that many of them learned in practice.  Zibanejad from the Senators shows his hand eye co-ordination as he drives the net and bunts a goal in.  

A. Drive the Net- watch as Neil enters the zone with the puck, Zibanejad drives wide and gets a step on Schenn, This allows him to be first to the rebound.

B. Stick Ready- His stick is ready to react to the rebound. With the puck being in the air he uses a small motion with his hands to make contact with the puck.  This is not a big swing trying to hit the puck hard, he knows he is close to the net and just needs to get it back to the net.  The small motion makes it easier to hit the puck.

C. Skill- This is a skill that guys practice much of the time just fooling around after practice.  Being able to keep the puck on your stick and just keep it from hitting the ground or ice is a great skill to try. You can use a tennis ball or golf ball before a game to get your hands warmed up.  This skill is something that can be practiced and helps in many areas of your game including; deflections, rebounds, knocking pucks out of air on saucer passes etc...

Come work on your Hand-Eye Co-ordination at The RINK