Tactics and Themes

Why it’s so important Hockey Training Article

F1 is the puck carrier who is first in the zone. His role is to carry the puck into the zone and buy a little time for teammates to enter to set up play options. If F1 goes straight to the net and shoots, it’s considered an “unsupported” shot, meaning that our teammates can’t get… Continue reading Basic Attacks

Also known as the Royal Road OMHA Article from 2019

When attacking the opponents’ zone, we have the habit of crashing the net, but there are a lot of reasons to have one forward positioned in the high slot. First, what is the high slot? The high slot is not right in front of the net – that’s the low slot (in purple above). The… Continue reading High Slot