The only problem with this channel Is not enough videos. Where you at, your content is great

Couldn’t find the KZfaq channel with the videos shown. Sts hockey. Can you link it?

Thanks! Going to use this for a defenseman training program

Funny thing, gotta do this move with same intensity you would in a game, or I find it's often difficult to keep focus on both the puck handling...and keeping the defensive player away. Gotta have that physical intensity....as well as focus intensity. Often I can do this better in a game, than in practice....lol.

"why its called surfing" : because somebody thought it sounded cooler than saying "angling"

Do you have links to the STS stuff?

The stay-at-home defenseman should be ready to move into the power zone at any time.

Great stuff. Everyone needs to be on the same page. D man needs to understand what the center is doing when he’s coming back and positioning himself for the center swing. As a center, often times inexperienced D men are wondering what the heck I’m doing when I’m setting up. They just need to be patient and give their wingers and center man a second to position themselves so the D has two solid options. That’s why I also like the D to hold onto the puck until they get to the spot you pointed out unless the winger is already good and ready to take that breakout pass as the D comes out from behind the net. Then I yell out to the winger “let’s go” so he knows I’m an option up the middle or “boards, boards” if he’s under pressure.

Super useful insights and tips for breakouts. Thanks for sharing !

"Beat one guy. Make a good pass." I need to tattoo that on my body somewhere. Great vid!

"Never say never, and never say always" has been a go to of mine since I heard you say it on another video. Really appreciate your content Mike! Cheers from New Brunswick.

Works well with a bumper in the high slot. 👍😊

Is there a good starting point of stick length for someone who is beginning in the sport. Such as a body landmark while standing on flat ground. I like your explanation of not blaming your bad stick handling on the length of the stick, its more your hand placement but there is a tipping point that your stick will just get in the way if its to long or short. You hear and see the push for really short sticks but they just feel really odd and feel like im playing with my kids stick. Any help is appreciated thanks for the great video.

Should have got a chance in the show. Was right up there in points with Sarnia. Yakupov Galchenyuk & Kale were dominant

Great Video! What do you use to edit the videos? Thanks

On the second oilers breakout, Yamamotos play on the boards resulted in him getting an assist. It just goes to show how a good break out will get you one the scoresheet. Every little play matters.

Great video thank you

Great video

MIke I know you don't make these any longer, but they are priceless. Thank you!

I found your comment, its the wave of the future, funny because growing up in the 80s/90s, that's how we were taught. Wingers high, Centre is support low. In the Defensive zone, Wingers take D and D take wingers. Thinks of the old table top hockey games, those wingers never came very low.

If I think of best current scorer… he almost always is in the traditional position on the face off dot on his strong side. I do agree with you 100%, just interesting to watch OV

Sydor and Matvichuk I swore were the same person!! 😂😂

Fantastic

Beautiful Analysis

Thanks for telling me I don’t have to hold the goalie’s hand. I thought I was “doing the right thing” by staying near the post. Makes sense to be engaged, helping out, or providing a passing option. Thank you!

SUPER helpful video for me a new dman. thank you! like how you broke it down for three options.

4:20 thank you for mentioning tracking with peripherals. I think getting players to use their peripheral vision to track the puck on their stick is significantly under taught.

I think of it like golf - if you take your eye off the ball you shank it but you know ahead of time exactly where you want it by doing a quick head check

Great video! Could you explain the “ fake pass” in this drill?Thanks.

Great video. My beer league teams can learn a lot from these excellent breakdowns. We come out with speed, and we're fine. We can't do that consistently though ... so, when we are rimming or chipping the puck out, it's always a turn over in the neutral zone and the play is coming right back at us. You're breakdowns here were an "aha!" moment for me as you talk about the weak side wing, and how they can help, for example, when a puck is rimmed to the other side. I realize I need to get moving to that side to get those pucks the other winger chips past their D when our center is caught low.

me watch cause i play “world of chel” and trying to get off goalie 💀 (love goalie just dont know how to be a position player)

thx coach, wish someone would have mentioned this years ago to me...

Hey Mike I want to try to help player learn using video clips with voice overlay. Would you please share the name/s of the tools you use to make these videos *which I find very useful and enjoyable)? Thanks!

Great video, keep them coming!

Excellent video. Thanks and appreciate your excellent coaching style. Any chance you could make a video on a) best practice options for forwards entering the zone and b) positioning and options for forwards and defense to hold the offensive zone?

Cool

excellent explanations. these will really help to gain more time and advantages. thx!

Rantanen? The shooter looks like burakovsky

Great breakdown with examples. To recap, what are some of the ways a defender can be burned here? 1)swinging too low and losing a race (as illustrated in the Kassian ex.) 2)”drifting into the ditch” and giving up the middle 3) angling too perpendicularly and only getting one check attempt (Jones ex.) 4) anything else to watch out for? Also, are you Alberta based? Lots of clips from the Edm area.

This guy has a great teaching voice, and a clear, uncomplicated way of explaining multi-faceted issues. Thank you so much!

Thank you for sharing. I understood from the photo reference of the torn glove that the hand should slightly wrap over the end of the stick. Firstly, is this what you meant? What in your opinion is the purpose of taping a knob at the end of the stick?

Thank you very good will help!

Great video. Question: How do you avoid getting a penalty with that "v" thing of 1 hand on the body and 1 with the stick on the other side of the player? I've gotten a few penalties in that position

Thank you! Just got into ice hockey from roller hockey and these videos are great! Helping me understand my role and how to get better 🙏🏻🙏🏻

It is fine to swing lower as a winger on a breakout to get more time and space to make a better play?

Very informative, high quality 10 or 11 minutes.

Great breakdown! I agree with you on 3) Winger Positioning. I don’t think that is controversial at all for a smart, efficient team concept. When watching the game, I often see turnovers occur during breakouts as defensemen and wingers are bunched too close together in their DZ, resulting in one player possessing the puck, feeling the pressure from a forechecker and making a desperate pass to that nearby teammate. This usually is an errant pass, into their teammates skate, and is prime for a takeaway. It is making a bad situation worse. The winger creates more space for their team to breakout and balances their team transitioning from offense to defense. My biggest pet peeve watching a game is when a player makes a seemingly lazy backhand pass in a clearing attempt or breakout, which doesn’t clear the DZ and is prone to a takeaway. Advancing the puck efficiently up ice is critical and turnovers on either blue line will cost you more often than not.

Great video, I was switched to wing from center and have felt a bit lost out there.

Just found your channel. Great content. Keep it up.

Really instructive! I like the idea of the center a bit lower than the traditional ‘up ice’ positioning. Also like the 45 degree pass to the center down low. I hate that some coaches eliminate 1/3 of the ice. We’ll done!!!