Hockey Drills for Passing and Receiving

George Gwozdecky has a winning touch. As head coach at the University of Denver he has once again turned a losing program into a nationally respected contender, just as he had done at Miami University. Gwozdecky is highly regarded as one of hockey's top coaches and most gifted clinic speakers. He also was a top collegiate player at the University of Wisconsin and in 1994 was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame. Gwozdecky lives in Denver, Colorado. K. Vern Stenlund is a leading hockey instructor who played professionally and has coached at all levels. He is also a consultant to the Huron Hockey School and has assisted in establishing satellite clinics in West Orange, New Jersey; Chicago and Geneva, Illinois; Toronto, Ontario; Traverse City, Michigan; and Jackson, Wyoming. Stenlund lives in Windsor, Ontario.

Puck exchange principles; evaluation and development of fundamentals; focused warm-up drills; puck transactions through the wheel; four blues passing and receiving; high-speed puck movement; one-time or touch passes; aggressive timing and transitions; mastery of puck control.