Hockey Goalies: 5 Exercises to Help You Perform a Butterfly Save
Dozens of times every game, hockey goalies assume a position unique to the sport—the butterfly. Goalies who use the butterfly need incredible lower body mobility since the position requires them [...]
6 Essential Exercises to Improve Your Skating Speed
Probably the most often question we get asked is: " What can I do to improve my skating speed?" Outside of non-physical traits of game sense and...
Hockey Players: Strengthen Your Shoulders to Avoid Injury
Hockey is an incredibly physical sport, and the intense contact can damage your shoulder if it lacks sufficient strength. Forwards and defensemen must be able to give and take body [...]
Effective Dry-Land Training for Hockey Players
When developing a dry-land training program, hockey players and their strength coaches need to consider many factors to ensure that it is effective and leads to athletic development. Some of [...]
Off-Ice Conditioning with Doug Crashley
Maintaining your conditioning level throughout the long hockey season is crucial. All the time, I see athletes work hard to build their strength, speed, agility and conditioning in the off-season, [...]