High Level Team Play on Display in NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
If you love hockey, and not just the Blackhawks, there are some things happening in team game play that show the direction NHL hockey, and hockey in general, is headed…. Read more »
Category Archives: Knowledge Bomb
The Little Things Make the Difference Between Winning and Losing
With 42 games left, the season is basically half over. Yet, the Blackhawks continue to look like they are often playing preseason hockey games. Some subtle, but highly impactful things,… Read more »
7 Ways to Jump-Start the Blackhawks Power Play
Given the individual skill of Hawk power play units, why does the Blackhawks power play often struggle? Year after year, it continues to be one of the mysteries that no… Read more »
Two Blackhawks That Need to Learn the Two-Touch Shot
As a shooting coach, it’s natural for me to pay close attention to how Blackhawk players, and players around the NHL, shoot the puck. Beyond the mechanics of how the… Read more »
Breaking the Toughest Trap in Hockey History
I met him at a local rink near Princeton, New Jersey. An old warrior whose life was etched in deep crevices across his face. Bumping into him during a puck… Read more »
The Ten-Fold Path of the Goal Scorer
What separates pure goal scorers from everyday NHL players? Let’s follow their Ten-Fold Path: Mindset: Every prolific NHL goal scorer begins each shift with the idea that, “It is possible… Read more »
How the Slot is Won
How can the Blackhawks be more effective in the offensive zone slot? Let’s take a page from NHLers past and present who developed a specific move or moves that… Read more »
How I Watch a Hockey Game
Sometimes someone can describe something you’ve always seen, but never noticed. Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock did that for me during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. At the time, Hitch… Read more »