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Many times hockey players will ask our professional training staff how to shoot a puck. In this ice hockey tips blog we are going to concentrate on one of the most common and critical to learn: the wrist shot or wrister .....

Chicago Blackhawk Patrick Kane is in the midst of a very impressive scoring streak that, as of this writing, has reached 23 games.  In an era when goals and assists are difficult to come by, how is it that players like Kane find their way onto the score sheet every night?  Here are 5 keys that hockey players can take .....

Every year around the holidays players are settling into their team and things are starting to gel. I always have enjoyed asking players on my teams what they would like for gifts over holiday break. Sometimes those lists align with their hockey skills, sometimes they don’t. Regardless, it’s always entertaining. I hear lots of the usual: video games, iPhones, iPads, gift cards, etc. I even have heard some of the strange: underwear, pogo stick, and the best, when a player actually wanted a Chia Pet.

So you spent the past several months training and doing exactly what you should have to get off to a great start this season. Congratulations, you are now in the top group of hockey players who are spending the time in the garage, basement, backyard or wherever it is that you stick handle and shoot pucks. So what now? How do you show all of that talent and make a great first impression to your coach and teammates?

When it comes to hockey practice, training and development, much can be learned from watching the best players in the world. Here are our 10 takeaways after teams have played their first 10 games of the season.

Having a dream is so important in reaching your goals. I was again reminded of this as I watched the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness horse races.

“If it’s important to you, you will find a way. If it’s not, you will find an excuse.”

“While you are thinking about doing it, you are getting passed by someone else who is doing it.”

There are so many great quotes about motivation, and these are two of our favorites. Everyone needs motivation and inspiration in life, whether it’s for school, work and of course training to become a better hockey player. While sayings and quotes can help keep you going during times when you aren’t really in the mood to shoot pucks, stickhandle or go for a run, it takes a deeper, burning desire to become successful.

There have been many great goals, amazing passes and downright dirty dangles in the playoffs. And these are the inspiring moments when fans jump out of their seats and off their couches to celebrate. Players should use these awesome moments to inspire them to shoot more pucks.

“Keep your head up” is an important, yet over-used expression heard in every rink, literally everywhere. But what does it really mean and why do players continue to hear it over and over, practice after practice, season after season? There are many reasons, and we’ll cover a couple of the top lessons in this article, which will give you the know-how to become a better hockey player, with better on-ice vision and awareness, by keeping your head up.

There have been some great goals scored during the first four days of the NHL Playoffs. For aspiring hockey players watching the great action, there is much to be learned from the shooting habits of the best players in the world. Here are four takeaways from the first four days of the playoffs:

The reality is the BU goalie dropped the puck, but it was the BU forwards dropping the ball that cost the team the game. This is a good learning opportunity for all hockey players who one day dream of playing in a National Championship themselves.

In golf, the most successful players also undoubtedly have the greatest attitudes, as well as the shortest memories. They hit a bad shot and forget about it. Within a minute they are addressing the ball prepared to hit a great shot.