Brandon Rubeo

This drill gives players a flowing scoring sequence with multiple puck touches, shot types, and finishing situations. The player starts by retrieving a rimmed puck behind the net, cutting back toward the wall, using a quick deke as they come out...

This is a great multi-skill drill that combines speed, deception, passing, and finishing. Players build speed through crossovers entering the zone, sell a shot off the rush, then use a cutback to create separation before making a soft saucer pass...

After watching last night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 1 winner, one detail stood out. Most players would open toward the net. Instead, Colton Sissons opens away from pressure, protecting the puck and creating a better passing option. We worked on a...

Simple drill, but a lot of game habits packed into one rep. Coach throws a puck behind the net, and the first player has to hunt it down, take efficient steps into the puck, cut back to create separation, and make a soft sauce pass over a stick to...

I’ve known Christian Humphreys @CH48 since he was 4 years old, so seeing him score the game-winning goal to help clinch an OHL championship is pretty special. What stands out to me here isn’t just the finish — it’s the timing, awareness, and detail...

The player builds speed with a few crossovers, catches a pass near the high slot, then immediately moves laterally to the right to simulate beating a defender in front of them. The first touch pushes the puck around the 1st defender (obstacle) to...

This is a simple but highly effective puck-protection sequence built around one key offensive habit: moving pucks across your body to create new lanes. The player retrieves on the forehand, immediately pulls laterally to the backhand around...

Most players get this puck and stay on the wall. That’s often a mistake. In this drill, we’re training the ability to get off the wall immediately and attack the middle — where plays are made. Key details: - Clean rimmed pickup off the wall -...

This is a high-tempo, multi-touch #drill that forces players to handle pucks under pressure, adjust to imperfect passes, and attack with deception. Setup & Flow: Player starts backward with a backward crossover start Coach feeds a puck to the...

Morning crew wanted to play a game of 3 bar at the end of our skate whereby each of us got 3 pucks to hit all 3 posts from the hash marks. I assume they nominated me to go first so I could show ‘em how it’s done. 😁

If your shot keeps getting blocked, you’re too easy to read and too predictable. Here are 5 ways to change your release point and create your own shooting lane. 1. Fake backhand → forehand shot 2. Fake wrister → push & shoot 3. Fake slapshot →...

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This drill focuses on a defenseman retrieving a loose puck behind the net and creating separation from a forechecker before transitioning into fake pass and ends with a shot. The defenseman retrieves the puck, sells a quick fake to one side, then...

This drill blends puck retrieval, clean regroup habits, timing through the neutral zone, and agility and deception off the rush. Version 1: Player 1 retrieves a loose puck, opens up, and goes D-to-D to simulate a quick regroup. Player 2...

The player starts toward the middle, builds speed using crossovers around the cones (simulating picking up speed through the neutral zone before crossing the blue line), then sells an inside fake and takes the puck wide (the stick on the ice in the...

First player in line builds speed through the neutral zone using crossovers and enters the zone wide. As they approach the top of the zone, they slightly cut toward the middle, catch a pass, and get a shot off—emphasizing underhandling the puck to...

Left-side defenseman receives a D-to-D pass, walks down the left wall, sells the shot, then escapes back to the blue line. From there, he pivots, opens up to the net, and snaps a low wrister on net. Coaching focus: • Head up under pressure • Shot...

I have my skaters open up like they’re playing the half wall on the power play. The 1st pass they one-time on net. The 2nd they fake the one-timer and take two quick steps to the middle to release a quick snapshot. The 2nd shot is something...

Another #drill working on picking rimmed pucks off the wall and making a play. @CSiwek10 demonstrates the drill, picking up the 1st puck and making a soft saucer centering pass to @prhags11 for a shot (can be a one-timer or catch and release)....

We had limited area of ice available yesterday but made the most of it with @JDaff21 Here, I had him practice a classic “winger pivot,” purposefully passing behind him to work on an immediate forehand pull, followed by a soft touch through a...