1. Goaltending Development
Rick Wamsley

2. Rick Wamsley Playing Career
Minor Hockey ....D community
OHL, Fincups, Alexanders
AHL 2 years Nova Scotia
NHL 12 years Mtl, StL, Cgy, Tor
Stanley Cup 1989 – Calgary

4. Wamsley Coaching Career
NHL / AHL – ’93-16, Tor, CBJ, StL, Ott.
Hockey Canada Symposium, Toronto ‘12
OHL Protect Net Symposium Angus Glen ’13
Hockey Canada POE since ‘13
OHL consultant since ’13
Sweden / Finland ‘14

6. Wamsley terms Set – Depth and Shoulders Eyes 1st Protect Net
“Ready to receive”
Eyes 1st
Body follows
Protect Net
Middle 1st
quickest route to center of new shot lane
Defines goaltenders job

7. Wamsley Terms - 2 Read Patience Situational awareness
Opposition options
Your teams defensive position
Patience
Let play develop
Down with shot save approach

8. 3 C’s
Compete
Chance to win
Crunch time

9. Skill 1st ! Sean Burke “ Today’s goalies taught backwards”
Position 1st
Skill 2nd
Canadian Goaltending Symposium 2012

10. Skill 1st Stance Has to be athletic
Knee bend, similar shin and spine angle
Weight – balls of feet
Width - can’t jump, can’t move
Hands - out in front, in vision, level
Chin down – head trajectory
Stick - heel on ice

11. Skill 1st Skating C-Cuts T- Push Shuffle Pivot Butterfly slides
Power Pushes

12. Skating Most drills done in stance Head stays still Inside edge work
Hands out
Stick down
Head stays still
No bobbing – up and down motion
Inside edge work
Transfer of weight
Front of blade to back of blade
One leg to other
Try to leave shoulders square on stops
Show Skating video

13. Skill 1st - Hands Out in front Elbows bent Level Glove Hand?
able to see hands with peripheral vision
Elbows bent
No tension in arms
Level
9-3 O’clock is best for development
Glove Hand?
Thumb up, Fingers up, Fingers out ?
Slight double coverage is OK.

14. Skill 1st - Hands Eyes Soft Hands Trap Track Let puck come you
Start on puck
Read shooters blade?
Follow puck
Finish on Puck
Soft Hands
Let puck come you
Trap
If you ca trap you have soft hands !

15. Skill 1st Stick Acts as 3rd leg Show hands video Heel on ice
10-4 O’clock angle
Acts as 3rd leg
Balance tool
Show hands video

16. Defend 10 Scoring Situations
Clear shot
Break Away
Entry
Net Drive
Below Goal line
East West (lateral) pass
North South pass
Screen
Deflection
Rebound

17. Clear Shot
An unobstructed shot where the goaltender sees the puck from the release to the net.
Shooter has little or no option to advance to the net
Goalie has time to get set
Max depth for situation
No motion back or sink required
Ready to receive position
Avoid center shifting and chasing wide shots?
Show clear video

18. Breakaway
Player is ahead of all defending players with only the goaltender to beat
Max depth - plus
Motion back or sink required
Speed of sink depends on speed of attack
Mindful of gap, avoid to deep to quick
Patience required let shooter make 1st move
Show breakaway video

19. Entry
All situations where the puck is carried across the blue line into the zone that results in an attempt at the net.
Early set on play – depth
Just outside crease different spot for each goalie
Let play develop as much as possible
Read - potential next play
puck carriers options,
defensive position of teammates, what are the taking away?
Show Entry video

20. Net Drives
An in-zone play where the player has the ability to skate the puck all the way to the net or a better scoring area.
Read puck carries options, defenders taking away
Read potential depth required, more or less?
Down stance? V/H, RVH or Overlap
Timing into ?
Show net drive video

21. BGL ( Below Goal Line )
Situation that originates along or below the goal line to either
near post ( walkout )
Read options, stuff or can puck get to far post
gain depth?
far post (wraparound)
Maintain visual on puck as much as possible
Stick - paddle down help?
Sliding into far post, skate blade, skate lace, shin
Practice all
Show BGL video

22. East West
Puck that travels across the middle of the ice either passed or carried and forces the goaltender to move laterally.
Read options ? Starting depth?
Eyes 1st – pass can not bet eyes
Helps set quickest route to middle of new shot lane
Footwork to get across – depends on urgency
Pivot into ? T push or shuffle with time
Butterfly slide with less time
Hands, stay with body
Understand what shooter sees?
most shots end up in middle of net

23. North South – Low High Puck that is passed from below goal line
Out stays on same side of ice
Across crosses middle to other side
Read – depth and position of outs
Left or right shot
Effects route
Feet position on feet
Out at dot – push to stick
Across more flat – middle 1st then out
? How aggressive can you be and still be set
From down stance ? Stay down

24. North South – high low Most situations are shot pass Read
Position and shooting hand of receiver
Motion back or sink required
Route to puck
If in tight
Middle of new shot lane if higher
Show N/S video

25. Screens
Situation where one or more players from either team disrupts the goaltenders vision as the puck travels to the net.
Fight to find puck – high or low
If possible look short side
Leave feet as much as possible in shot lane
If in doubt Protect the Net

26. Deflections
A shot where the puck changes direction because of impacting a stick or player prior to reaching the net.
If possible get tight to potential tip
Leave stick in middle
Avoid chasing puck and opening up 5 hole
Original wide shots have to come back to net to score

27. Rebounds (recovery)
Second chance to score off an original shot or attempt at the net.
Have time, position no time, out of position
Eyes 1st find puck
Nothing under nothing thru (seal)
Active hands with time, no time block
If in doubt get something in the middle

28. Off Ice
Develop Athletes

29. Thank you
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