1. Bill Armstrong Assistant Coach Guelph Storm
As you can see I have a few topics to talk about.
I’m going to cover these point and get into as much depth as time allows me.
Its tough for me to re-invent the wheel, but I’m going to try challenge your thinking.
I will try to give you as much new possibilities as I can.

2. Creating Scoring Chances
Off of…Forecheck, Dumps,
Entries, Oz Play
Power Play
As you can see I have a few topics to talk about.
I’m going to cover these point and get into as much depth as time allows me.
Its tough for me to re-invent the wheel, but I’m going to try challenge your thinking.
I will try to give you as much new possibilities as I can.

3. Forecheck How to pick a forecheck - Team speed?
- Puck hounds? Checkers?
- How active are your D?
- How well does my team read plays?

4. 1-2-2 F Smart Land sharks, Smart Solid D Objectives:
Make teams go through the middle
Create turnovers around blue line
Patient and safe
Energy conservation
Play with a lead

5. 1-2-2 F FI F2 F3 D1 D2

6. 1-2-2 F F1 Hard pressure F2 Strong side support / Take away rim F3
Inside out / cut off net
Separate puck from man
Recovery above puck F2
Strong side support / Take away rim
Stay above pile
F1 support
Recovery F3
Middle support / Reads play
Pinch down / cover rim
Soft lock
Support pinching D
D1 and D2
Get up, close gap
Prepare to pinch
Safety and support
CLIPS

7. 2-1-2 F Fast checking team Objectives: - Immediate pressure
- Create turnovers
- Finishing checks
- Instant reward for hard work

8. 2-1-2 F F1 F2 F3 D1 D2

9. 2-1-2 F F1 F3 D Hard pressure no glide in stride on D1
Finish check, separate puck from body
D side of check
Support F2 F2
- Pressure on D2
- Read play
- Responsibility same as F1 F3
High slot to start
Cover rim
Strong side, turn, up
Option to pinch or soft lock D
Get up and close gap
Prepare to pinch
Safety valve
Recovery immediate
CLIPS HERE

10. Drill - Continuous F 3 Fwds start with puck on Blue go in shoot.
Coach spots puck, get red line
Dump vs. 5 man unit.
Original 3 forecheck
5 man unit breaks out vs. forecheck
Breakout group goes and shoots at
far end, coach spots them puck for
dump.
Group who originally forechecked
Changes along with D
Soon as group changes,
new 5 man unit gets on ice to
Accept forecheck.
Note: can modify # of forecheckers F F F BF BF BF D D

11. Dumps Cross Corner Rim Dumps Soft Side dump - which suits you ?
- what is your Forecheck ?
CLIPS HERE

12. Drill - Continuous Dump
3 F’s dump puck in on d1 and d2
Breakout other way, dump on D3 & D4
Breakout, Dump back in on D1 & D2 – change D3 & D4
New F line ready for Breakout with 2 new D accepting dump D1 D2 F F F D3 D4

13. The New Dump to goalie Allows goalies to handle pucks
Shot on net, have to make save
Transfer from save to stick
Decision making
Extra time

14. Puck Possession Cycles Where? (hash, net, inside)
Use net to your advantage
Puck to the net
F’s find soft spots
CLIPS HERE

15. Entries Themes The new -- New rules Enter with speed Wide drive
Middle / net drive options
High guy
Pull up
The new
-- New rules
CLIPS HERE

16. Drill 3-2 Continuous 3 on 2 below circles starts drill
X’s try to score, D get puck to
waiting Y’s
Y’s can use sticks to check X’s
but have to wait for puck to come
above circles.
Y’s get puck then take off 3-2
down ice. X’s now change.
Stress puck getting deep.
Once Y’s get past blue, 2 new D
new line of fwd’s jump to top of
circle, waiting for puck to come to
top of circles.
Back 3-2.
Note: if goal, D get puck from net,
pass to waiting fwd’s. x D x D x Y Y Y D D

17. Power Play Goals Quick efficient breakouts Setup in ozone
Create triangles and 2 on 1’s
Scoring chances
Outnumber opponents
Execute puck movement

18. Breakouts Double swing wingers stretch Five man swing breakout Roles
Swings
Zone entry
Change point of attack

19. Breakout – Double SwingC LW
CLIPS HERE RW

20. Breakout - 5 man swing D1 D2 C LW
CLIPS HERE RW

21. Umbrella / Overload Characteristics Set up Roles Goals The New
Stretch breakout

22. Overload F2 F3 F1 D2 D1
CLIPS HERE

23. Umbrella F2 F3 F1 D2 D1
CLIPS HERE

24. The New- Quick BreakoutD
D goes back hard for puck
Snaps pass up immediately
D2 has 4 options;
Back to d
Cross ice
Up wall
Breakaway pass through middle
Objective is to stretch out pk
Try to catch aggressive pk forecheck
Back D of blue line
Catch pk in change D2 F F F

25. 5-3 Personnel Setup Options F F F D D BOX + 1 F & D have same rolls on
CLIPS HERE
F & D have same rolls on
Both sides.

26. Drill – PP both ends F Power play and Penalty kill
Run out of both ends.
Direct competition.
Play with one puck, if PK dumps
Puck out, opposite end starts PP.
Once puck is dumped out PP & PK
Personnel change roles.
Can put in as many or as little
penalty killers as desire.
Keep track of goal amounts.
Most goals win.
Note: great way to have all players
Have chance to play on PP and PK X X F F X X D D D D X F X X X F F

27. Game Preparation What we do? - Video Breakdown (PP, PK, systems)
Meetings
(Specific, Team)
- Line combos, matching (keeping certain personnel away from top lines)

28. What can minor hockey coaches do?
Without video…have asst. coach watch systems, tendencies.
Any repetitive things can be taken advantage of…
Lines etc…

29. Thank you coaches!
Bill Armstrong
Assistant Coach
Guelph Storm