Archive for July 9th, 2008
If any of you watched any NHL games this year, it should have been pretty evident to you that it is very important for a hockey goalie at a high level to be able to play the puck. Marty Turco, Martin Brodeur, and Rick DiPietro are prime examples of goalies who have the ability to act as a third defenseman. They are relied upon to go out and play the puck and often make a tape to tape breakout pass. What this does is it buys your teammates time, and it also makes opposing teams weary of playing dump and chase hockey. I can almost guarantee that when a team has to play one of those goalies they make some changes to their game plan so they don’t have to deal with just giving the puck away to the other team. If you are a young hockey goalie it is definitely a good idea to start learning how to make accurate passes, clear the zone, and have poise with handling the puck.
Check out this funny video with Steve Carell playing hockey goalie and maybe you can pick up some tips on training without any shooters.