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How Valuable Is Game Experience?

Many goalies have had to make a decision between being the starting goalie at a lower level or being the backup goalie at a higher level. Looking back on the choices that I have made and the experiences that I have had, I would definitely have to say that being a starting goalie at a [...]

Goalies Must Not Overlook the Importance of Sharp Skates

Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2008

As skating is so important to the success of the hockey goalie, it should be a given that sharp skates cannot be overlooked. I have heard some younger goalies that I have coached tell me that they like dull skates because they can shuffle side to side easier, however, the problem with dull skates is that you can’t get as much power on your push with dull skates which actually makes you shuffle across slower. My advice to any hockey goalie is to make sure you get your skates sharpened at either 1/2″ or 3/4″ hollow (You don’t really need to know what that means, just tell the person sharpening your skates and they should know).