Can Skating on a Treadmill Improve Technique and Speed?
An ongoing debate in the hockey world concerns the use of treadmill skating as a development tool. Some contend that skating on a treadmill may adversely alter a player's stride, [...]
How to Increase Skating Speed for Hockey, Part 2
Speed kills in hockey. It allows you to beat defenders to the net, win races to the puck and execute game-saving backchecks. In Part 1 of this series, we broke [...]
How to Increase Skating Speed for Hockey, Part 1
There isn't a hockey player, coach or scout who doesn't value skating speed. To be successful on the ice, you must be able to outskate your opponent to break wide [...]