Ryan Shafer

If your stride feels tight or locked up, the issue usually isn’t a lack of flexibility. It’s a lack of hip strength and control through rotation. Skating speed depends on how well your hips can rotate, load, and re-load each stride. If you can’t...

Too many players use the pass as a way out instead of a solution. Let’s discuss one of the biggest hockey IQ mistakes players make, passing the puck to avoid responsibility instead of solving the problem themselves. Good hockey is not about...