Ahhh, good ol’ lace bite. Just when you thought your new skates couldn’t get any better, you start to feel this sharp pain running down the front part of your ankle. If this pain is new to you, you’re probably already on the phone trying to get a refund for your now not-so-comfortable skates. If you’ve felt this pain before, you … Read More
5 Reasons You’re Not Getting The Ice Time You Deserve
As hockey players, we want to play. We don’t want to sit on the bench, skip shifts, or watch the game from the stands. We want all the ice time we can get. But unfortunately, not everyone can be out there at the same time, which means some players inevitably get less play time than others during a 60-minute game. … Read More
A Simple Skating Tweak That Can Improve Your Effectiveness on the Ice
If you’ve been a fan of Built for Hockey for a while, you know that I’m a big fan of shortcuts. Not shortcuts for the sake of doing less work, but shortcuts that are easy to implement and that lead to improved effectiveness as a hockey player or coach. If you look trough my past articles, you’ll find tons of … Read More
5 Things Hockey Coaches HATE Seeing Their Players Do (that you’re probably doing)
It’s rare that a hockey player gets under a coach’s skin for no reason. Usually, coaches bench or reduce a player’s ice-time due to bad attitude, bad decision-making, or an obvious lack of work ethic. Still, it usually ends up being specific actions that really throw coaches over the top and get them to the point where they’ve just had enough. In … Read More
One Simple Tactic for Maximizing Scoring Chances on a 2-on-1
The 2-on-1 is one of the most electrifying plays in hockey. It can turn the tables in any hockey game if properly executed, and—aside from a breakaway—is arguably the most favorable situation for adding another goal to the scoreboard for your team. But don’t be fooled… The 2-on-1 play in hockey isn’t always the holy grail of scoring chances that people … Read More