Dedicate 2 or 3 hours a week to practicing your skills. This time is for individual practice, not team practice of tactics and strategy and not games.

Don’t allow a big tournament, game or shift get you too high or too low.

Defensively, coaches should emphasize good body position (take good angles, force offensive players to the outside, clog passing lanes), playing with head on swivel, sticks on ice and anticipating when to pressure the puck. Purpose: This is a competitive way to start practice using a drill that doesn’t require a goaltender. The purpose is to win […]

"It’s terrific to see American hockey continue to grow, particularly at the entry level, since it sets such a solid foundation for the game’s future,"

'One thing we’re working toward is helping our local associations with making sure they have appropriate next-step programming'

USA Hockey will lead the nation in the 11th annual Hockey Weekend Across America this Friday through Sunday (March 2-4).

The players on Swinging Richards try to play in four to five tournaments per year, all south of the Mason-Dixon Line. South Carolina Swinging Richards were in new territory for national championships Ryan Lovette is a true Southerner. Born in Florence, Alabama, and currently living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the farthest north Lovette had […]

“Constantly tell kids what to do and how to do it, that can really hinder a child’s passion. Kids need to figure it out on their own.”

Ed Meerbrey, who will retire from his day job at Toshiba in June, still plays two or three times a week – sometimes against skaters half his age. With the 12th annual Labatt Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Championships upon us, teams from all over the country are convening in Eagle River, Wisconsin, for an […]

No 'Miracle' yet, but members of the U.S. men's hockey team can't help but see parallels to the 1980 U.S. gold medal team.