1. Game Plan 2 Pass Drill to Warm-up – Pass near Red, not Blue
Go when puck crosses Blue going out, 1st Shot to the pads or glove
I’ll call out forward lines during games
Left – Center – Right, you snooze, you lose
1 Backcheck (& Fore), 2 Pass, 3 Shoot and Rebound, 4 D Zone Position
PRESSURE – PRESSURE – PRESSURE
Stay on Defensive side of the puck
Breakout – hash marks – take off to open ice once D commits
Forwards skate to open ice for passes
Gain the Red line – Rush – Urgency
Get the puck deep - 5 foot rule
F must recognize when a D is ahead of them and stay on the Blue line
Bring the puck into the O-Zone near the boards (WIDE)
Do not skate into the defense – Deception – Delay to wait for support
Short Shifts - Sit for 30 then get up, watch and encourage
O-Zone triangle - keep moving to create passing lanes
Use the Points
Use body to protect the puck
Let Goalie get puck in front of net – Lift opponents sticks
1-1-2 Penalty Kill and Play the Box (sticks in passing lanes)
Think 1 line ahead, think about what to do before you get the puck
Face Off positions and movement when the puck drops

2. Defensive Zone Position
When the other team has the puck in our Defensive zone
Stay in your room
Wings keep your back to the boards - watch the D and the corners
If the puck comes into your room – go get it – go hard
Its ok to leave your room to get a loose puck
Center supports the Defensemen – gets the loose puck or picks up the forward who gets away from our D
Defensive Zone Position X X X X RW LW RW LW X X X X RD LD C G G C LD RD X X

3. Penalty Kill X X X F1 Play in a box in the Defensive Zone
Keep the puck out of the middle of the box
Sticks need to be in the opponents passing lanes
Don’t chase the puck unless you are confident of getting it
When you get the puck, ice it and get off the ice for fresh legs X X F2
Penalty Kill LD RD
1-1-2
Stay above the offensive goal line
F1 puts pressure on puck carrier to force a pass
F2 then goes hard to the player receiving the pass
F1 goes quickly towards our end to take F2’s spot
F2 then puts pressure on puck carrier to force a pass
F1 goes hard to the player receiving the pass
Repeat
When you get the puck, ice it and get off the ice for fresh legs X X F F X LD RD X G G X
A SHORT SHIFT MEANS YOU’VE DONE A GREAT JOB

4. Entering the Offensive Zone
Top speed in the neutral zone
If there is a clear path to the goalie, the player with the puck goes straight in, others follow for rebound
Otherwise, the player with the puck brings the puck into the offensive zone near the boards – go wide
Players without the puck skate to open ice so that there is a passing lane –this is often nearer to the boards than to center ice – you can often skate across the ice to create a passing lane
Do not skate into opponents, skate away from them.
D need to get to the offensive blue line quickly - join the offense
If a D is rushing the puck, the last forward needs to pull up at the blue line X X
Entering the Offensive Zone X X LW X C RD RW LD G

5. Offensive Zone PositionLD RD LD RD
No forward positions in the Offensive Zone
Stay in a triangle when we have the puck
Forwards without the puck need to skate to open ice
One forward stays above the face off dots
Another stays on the weak side (ok to be below the goal line)
Always be moving – skate into passing lanes
Defensemen stay inside the Blue Line when we have the puck
D move together when the puck moves
Strong side D on the boards
Weak side D in the middle
Use the points! - Screen the goalie!
Shooting Zone
If you have the puck and enter the shooting zone – SHOOT
Go to the net when you see your teammate with the puck in the shooting zone
Offensive Zone Position
We’re shooting this way G

6. Lining Up For Face-OffsLW RW LW RW C RD LD LD RD
In the Neutral Zone – Center ice or Blueline
C pulls puck back to LD or RD
LW and RW break towards face off dot
If we win the face off, LW and RW go to open ice for a pass
If we lose the face off, LW and RW go to the puck
Lining Up For Face-Offs LW C RW LD RD C RD RW LW LD C LW RW G G LD RD

7. Moving When the Puck DropsLW RW LW RW C C RD LD LD RD
C directs puck towards goal if on forehand, pulls puck back to RD if not
LW goes for loose puck
RW goes to the goal (weak side)
C directs puck towards goal if on forehand, pulls puck back to LD if not
RW goes for loose puck
LW goes to the goal (weak side)
Moving When the Puck Drops
C pulls puck towards corner
LW goes for loose puck, then point
RW goes to point
C pulls puck towards corner
RW goes for loose puck, then point
LW goes to point C RD RW LW LD C LW RW G G LD RD

8. EFFORT
CONCENTRATION
ATTITUDE