Brandon Rubeo

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...

One skill I work on a ton with my players is picking pucks up off the wall. In this #drill I have the 1st skater come down the wall to receive a rimmed puck. I’m instructing them to immediately “escape” or turn towards the wall as they’re...

Lesson client and HPC+ member @JDaff21 snipes blocker side on the shorthanded breakaway last night in a big 5-4 win over Carrick. 🎯 #snipe #highlight #breakaway #goal

Once we got our edges and hands warmed up, I put the boys through this integrated skill drill where we’re chaining together a variety of skating and stick skills — pivots, tight turns, soft touches, dekes, and a shot right after. Why? Hockey...

Generally I always start my lessons with an edge progression, first without and then with pucks. Yesterday I decided to change it up on my Monday 10U AAA group and started with a v-starts focus, while adding in some pivots and ending with a shot....

Anthony Duclair with some nasty sauce to set up the OT winner earlier this month. #highlight #sauce

Early morning reps with a few 12U and 10U players. We focused on faking the shot off the rush before sliding the puck across for a quick release. From there, the passer picked up a second puck from the corner, cycled it back to the shooter, and...

I had George work on a quick stop and start in the neutral zone before catching a pass high in the slot for a shot off the rush, followed by going around the near circle to catch a 2nd pass for a shot on his way to the net—how about that bardown...

Long time client (since he was 4 🤯) Christian Humphreys of the Kitchener Rangers (COL draft pick) making it look easy with this series of pull in shots. Note, he practices shooting to different sides of the net. As a right-handed shot coming...

Great drill to work on picking up rimmed pucks with a cutback before making a quick fake with a soft touch through a stick and ending with a pull-in shot to change your release point. JR does a great job demonstrating this drill. Imagine this...

Simple drill to work on building speed with crossovers before cutting back after a soft two-touch “dangle” ending by a pull-in shot. 7-year-old Robbie did a nice job here although we talked about how to more effectively set up for the pull-in...