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The Breakaway Shot – Master it

The Breakaway Shot – Master it

Off-ice hockey training

The puck squirts out into open ice. You are the first one to it. You take off. When you look up, there only clean ice between you and the goalie. You, my friend, are now on the breakaway! One of the most exciting plays in hockey, the breakaway is thrilling, exciting, and more than a little bit nerve-wracking. When nothing is between you and the hockey goal, it is all on your shoulders to either score or be stoned by the keeper.  Read more

 

— Sniper Sam
Improve Your Passing Skills

Improve Your Passing Skills

Improve Your Passing Skills

HockeyEveryone wants to be the one to put the puck in the back of the net but, truth be told, the type of player that every great player wants to play with is a great passer. Being able to thread a long, cross-ice pass through the defense or perfectly set up a quick one-timer are skills that will get you far in the game of hockey.   Read more

 

— Sniper Sam

5 Characteristics-

5 Characteristics of a Good Leader   There is no greater honor in the game of hockey than wearing that big “C” or “A” on your chest. Being a captain...
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New Year, New Decade, New You!

New Year, New Decade, New You!

New Year, New Decade, New You!

Off-ice hockey trainingNew Year's is a time to both look back at the years past and forward to the years ahead. The end of a decade and the beginning of a new one makes it an even better time to do so. The 2010s have been an amazing decade for hockey. The decade ahead is filled with promise too. A 32nd team will join the bunch with the Seattle team joining in 2021. Young guns like Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Brock Boeser and Nathan MacKinnon will try and place their names among the biggest stars. And, every team will start fresh and try to add their names to the Cup in the 2020s. Read more

 

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#quarantined: How to Stay Safe & Train at Home During These Uncertain Times

#quarantined: How to Stay Safe & Take Advantage During These Uncertain Times   During these unprecedented and uncertain times, everyone in the world has a responsibility to do their part...
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SNIPERS EDGE

Happy Holidays from Snipers Edge

The First Indoor Hockey Game

Off-ice hockey trainingIn 1875 members of the Victoria Skating Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, gathered for the first organized match of a new sport the club had been playing recreationally, on frozen ponds for some time.
James Creighton, a Canadian lawyer, engineer, journalist, and athlete gathered his friends, members of the club, and some students from McGill University to play an official game where teams would be chosen and scored would be kept.  Read more

 

— Sniper Sam
Dryland Hockey Tiles vs Hockey Shooting Pads

Dryland Hockey Tiles vs Hockey Shooting Pads

Slick Tiles - What are the benefits?

Off-ice Training

The best way to get better as a hockey player is to train. When you are on the ice, it is easy to work on all the skating and stick skills you need to develop your game. Just because practice ends though, does not mean you have to stop working on the skills that will make you unstoppable on the ice. The best way to do this is to replicate real rink conditions as closely as you can while doing off-ice training. There are two main ways to do this.   Read more

 

— Sniper Sam
Two kids playing hockey using their sticks in the game

Stickhandling Tips

Stickhandling is among the most important skills a young hockey player can work to master. Outside of skating, it is the skill that players will use the most on the ice. What is the key to becoming a great dangler? It is practice and repetition. The more you practice stickhandling the better you become.  

— Sniper Sam

Train at Home & Score More Goals On-Ice!

Train at Home & Score More Goals On-Ice! When you ask hockey players what they want to get out of training, you hear a wide range of answers. They will...
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DRYLAND HOCKEY FLOORING TILES

Hockey Flooring Tiles- What are the benefits?

Slick Tiles - What are the benefits?

Off-ice hockey trainingWhen you talk to the best players at every level of hockey, they will tell you the same thing. Whether it is a top player from youth hockey, high school, college, juniors, the minors or the NHL, you will hear the same thing. This is that their training does not stop when they step off the ice and take off their skates. At all these levels, one of the best ways to train on dry land is through Hockey Slick Tiles.  Read more

 

— Sniper Sam

Celebrate Minnesota Hockey Day 2020 with Events and Deals

The NHL’s Minnesota Wild is putting on its 14th Annual Hockey Day in Minnesota. The event celebrates the amazing hockey community in the “State of Hockey” and includes a number...
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Tips to Mastering the Wrist Shot

Tips to Mastering the Wrist Shot

As the market leader in hockey shooting tarps for 20 years, naturally one of the questions we are commonly asked is: “How can my player shoot the puck better?” While there...
— Sniper Sam