Chocolate Drills

Drill Diagram

Drill Diagram

Description

D1 picks up the puck skates down low to the corner and rims the puck

D1 skates around the boards and presents himself with good gap control for 2 on 1

F3 gets hard to the boards and holds the hash mark**

F2 skates low and presents him self for the breakout pass

D2 comes below the blue line (Gap control) skates backwards to neutral zone

F2 goes wide and F3 fills the centre lane

F3 passes to D1

D1 "escapes" ***

Skates forward and makes a good pass to F3 or F2

F3 and F2 re group or pivot open to present themselves for the D pass.

Finish with 2 on 1.

Notes: ** if D pressures in game F needs to take the puck on right skate and protect the puck with a turn, if D backs off take the puck on the left skate and make a pass.

***turns around to skate forward and makes a procurl to come up ice

Tags: Winger taking puck on board, D escape, forward opening up, gap control, D do not turn backwards on low boards