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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SNIPERS EDGE

Happy Holidays from Snipers Edge

The First Indoor Hockey Game

Off-ice hockey trainingIn 1875 members of the Victoria Skating Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, gathered for the first organized match of a new sport the club had been playing recreationally, on frozen ponds for some time.
James Creighton, a Canadian lawyer, engineer, journalist, and athlete gathered his friends, members of the club, and some students from McGill University to play an official game where teams would be chosen and scored would be kept.  Read more

 

— Sniper Sam
Dryland Hockey Tiles vs Hockey Shooting Pads

Dryland Hockey Tiles vs Hockey Shooting Pads

Slick Tiles - What are the benefits?

Off-ice Training

The best way to get better as a hockey player is to train. When you are on the ice, it is easy to work on all the skating and stick skills you need to develop your game. Just because practice ends though, does not mean you have to stop working on the skills that will make you unstoppable on the ice. The best way to do this is to replicate real rink conditions as closely as you can while doing off-ice training. There are two main ways to do this.   Read more

 

— Sniper Sam
Two kids playing hockey using their sticks in the game

Stickhandling Tips

Stickhandling is among the most important skills a young hockey player can work to master. Outside of skating, it is the skill that players will use the most on the ice. What is the key to becoming a great dangler? It is practice and repetition. The more you practice stickhandling the better you become.  

— Sniper Sam

Train at Home & Score More Goals On-Ice!

Train at Home & Score More Goals On-Ice! When you ask hockey players what they want to get out of training, you hear a wide range of answers. They will...
— Bold Commerce Collaborator
DRYLAND HOCKEY FLOORING TILES

Hockey Flooring Tiles- What are the benefits?

Slick Tiles - What are the benefits?

Off-ice hockey trainingWhen you talk to the best players at every level of hockey, they will tell you the same thing. Whether it is a top player from youth hockey, high school, college, juniors, the minors or the NHL, you will hear the same thing. This is that their training does not stop when they step off the ice and take off their skates. At all these levels, one of the best ways to train on dry land is through Hockey Slick Tiles.  Read more

 

— Sniper Sam

Celebrate Minnesota Hockey Day 2020 with Events and Deals

The NHL’s Minnesota Wild is putting on its 14th Annual Hockey Day in Minnesota. The event celebrates the amazing hockey community in the “State of Hockey” and includes a number...
— Bold Commerce Collaborator
Tips to Mastering the Wrist Shot

Tips to Mastering the Wrist Shot

As the market leader in hockey shooting tarps for 20 years, naturally one of the questions we are commonly asked is: “How can my player shoot the puck better?” While there...
— Sniper Sam

Improve Your Passing

Everyone wants to be the one to put the puck in the back of the net but, truth be told, the type of player that every great player wants to...
— Bold Commerce Collaborator
The Value of Off-Ice Hockey Training

The Value of Off-Ice Hockey Training

The Value of Off-Ice Hockey Training

Off-ice hockey training
No matter how naturally talented you are on the ice, you cannot just expect to lace up the skates and dominate on game day. The best hockey players all know that training is one of, if not the most, important part of becoming a great player. That means long hours at the rink but also putting in the work off the ice as well. Here are the reasons why off-ice training is so important and some of the best ways to train away from the rink.    Read more

 

— Sniper Sam

Hockey Stickhandling Tips

Stickhandling is among the most important skills a young hockey player can work to master. Outside of skating, it is the skill that players will use the most on the...
— Bold Commerce Collaborator
Player practicing on Synthetic Ice

Go Synthetic and Go Home!

Synthetic Ice is an excellent hockey training aid, conveniently allowing players to develop fundamental skills by skating anywhere, any time. While synthetic ice is growing in popularity with players from...
— Sniper Sam
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3 Proven Techniques for Blowing by Defensemen

Do you wonder how players like Connor McDavid and Patrick Kane consistently blow by defensemen and maintain possession of the puck?  What kind of puck handling drills did they do...
— Jeff Knier