Passing

1. Passing Lane Full Ice Drill

2. Pass the Puck 3 Zone Scrimmage

Players have to stay in the zone that they start in. X’s all play together and O’s all play together. Players can only pass the puck one zone ahead. Use multiple pucks and rotate players into different zones on whistles so that they have the opportunity to score as well as defend

3. Butterfly Passing with Shot Drill:

1. Two lines at one end, the width of the goal posts

2. Players skate in pairings all the way down the ice, passing back and forth while maintaining stride

3. As players approach top of circle, player with puck shoots

4. At far end, players peel off, around the bottom of each's respective circle, coach passes to player who didn't take the shot

5. Players skate back making cross-ice passes back into the zone they started from

4. Circle Shuttle Pass Drill

Progression 1

1. 2 starts backwards and shuttle passes back and forth with PI

2 At dot, P2 performs escape move and returns to PI resuming shuttle passes

3. Once back at top, P2 pivots to backwards continuing passing and returns to dot

4. P2 pivots and escapes in opposite direction

Progresson 2

1. P2 leaves backwards and shuttle passes with PI as they skate around circle, always facing Pl.

2 Once P2 reaches start point, they stop and go in the opposite direction continuing passes with Pl.

5. 5 Puck Option