Builds good habits for zone entries and communication
Description
Forwards at all 4 ends of the blue line, pucks at opposite sides with the Defenceman split up in the middle along the boards.
Two Coaches will be in opposite corners with pucks.
To begin a Coach will blow the whistle and the first side will start (Blue). F1 and F2 will start with a 2-on-0 at their own end.
After a shot is taken. The players will then look to transition up ice where D1 will come into the drill.
Coach 1 will pass a puck out to the curling F2 and begin skating up ice with F1 curling on the other side. They will play out a 2-on-1 to the other end for a shot.
As the players are crossing the blue line F3 (line diagonal to the coach in the corner) will begin to skate towards the coach looking for an outlet pass from them.
After the 2-on-1 has finished, D1 will step out of the drill and F1 and F2 will curl and transition back up the ice joining F3.
As all three forwards begin coming back down the ice, D2 and D3 will join the drill and play the forwards on a 3-on-2 to the net.
After a shot is taken the coach will blow another whistle and the other set of forwards (Red) will start again with a 2-on-0 and then receive a pass from Coach 2 and transition up ice.
Key Points
Awareness of when it is your turn to go will be key for this drill to run smooth.
Players need to communicate for passes and zone entries, build good habits for games.
Defencemen work on gap control, taking away passes, and blocking lanes