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Hockey is one of the few team sports played on ice. Its fast-paced gameplay is filled with precise passes, blistering slapshots, and hard collisions—making hockey one of the best spectator sports. Two teams faceoff with a total of twelve players on the ice at a time, including two goalies. 

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Tips on How to Generate More Offense
June 2, 2023
Even the best goal-scorers, if they want to have special seasons, they need to get to the hard areas, create traffic and chaos on the opponent and get rebound goals. Seth Appert is developing some of the top young talent in the country. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program’s Under-18 Team head coach shared […]
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Ten Hockey Quotes for Hockey Families
June 2, 2023
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Hockey’s greatest players, coaches and people offer us advice, inspiration and perspective about our favorite sport. As we march through the season, Minnesota Hockey compiled a list of 10 hockey quotes for hockey families. […]
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Revved Up And Ready To Go
June 2, 2023
U.S. Women's Team ready to get the 2018 winter Olympics underway.
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Minnesota Goalie Ready for Olympic Debut
June 2, 2023
Maddie Rooney started playing hockey when she was five and switched to being a goalie during her second year of Squirts after finally convincing her dad to let her put the pads on. Maddie Rooney is the first female goaltender from Minnesota to participate in the olympics.  For the first time since 1998, when women’s […]
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High-Tempo Hockey Passing Drill
June 2, 2023
Encourage the player to have a firm bottom hand on their stick which will allow them to one-touch the puck back hard and flat. Purpose: To create a high-tempo, high-repetition passing drill with movement, timing and strong-stick passing. Coaching Points: Have two lines go at the same time. On the whistle, have the X1 player depart the […]
USA Hockey Exporting Ideas and Principles to Irish Coaches
June 2, 2023
When we have an opportunity to help out a country like Ireland, it’s something that we certainly want to do It’s hard to imagine a country without any permanent ice rinks competing on the international hockey scene, but somehow Ireland manages to attract players, coaches and fans. Admiring the Irish passion for hockey despite huge […]
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Clinics Emphasize the Skills of Proper Body-Checking
June 2, 2023
Having the players understand that critical difference that everything they’re doing, the way they control their body, the way they use their stick, and the way they can actually gain possession of the puck translates into a smarter hockey player Joe Provenzano grew up playing youth hockey on the east side of Detroit. Following a […]
Mental Toughness for Hockey Players
June 2, 2023
When athletes learn adversity management skills, the stressful elements of the game become more easily handled, resulting in more fulfillment and overall satisfaction. Competition finds personal weaknesses and shows no mercy! This is happening everyday in the lives hockey players young and old. What weaknesses am I referring to? I am referring to the mental […]
A Scientific Approach to Developing Goalies
June 2, 2023
You can’t expect success right away in any difficult enterprise. You have to be patient, you have to make mistakes along the way, and not expect anything to come quickly. Perseverance pays off. SOME USA HOCKEY GOALIES HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING COACHED BY A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER What do hockey goaltenders and scientists have […]
What Makes Hockey Players Great
June 2, 2023
Great players don’t get anywhere without a solid work ethic. The player that strives to improve at every practice is one that every coach yearns for. Lou Nanne is a Minnesota hockey legend. He was an All-American, league MVP and remains the first and only defenseman to ever win the WCHA scoring title while at […]
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