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"51 in 30" is the battle cry behind the new USA Hockey goaltending initiative with the goal of having American born goaltenders play 51 per- cent of the minutes in the NHL and National Women's Hockey League by 2030. 51 IN 30 GOALIE PROFILES k The Arizona State University Sun Devils continue to be the talk of the college hockey world, and Joey Daccord is a big reason why. After shutting out Boston University on the back half of a late January series, the junior goalie improved his save percentage to .930 while facing 31.6 shots against per game. He also led the country in appearances (28) and shutouts (7). After three strong seasons at Cushing Academy, Daccord was the 199th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. After a solid season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL, the 20-year-old has flourished in the desert and is poised to help the Sun Devils make the NCAA tourna- ment for the first time in its third year as a Div. I program. JOEY DACCORD Arizona State University Walk The Dog GOALIE DRILL OF THE MONTH INDEPENDENT HEY COACHES, as a team heads down the stretch at this time of the year, are you playing one goalie more often than the other to earn a playoff spot? Or are you trying to figure out which games you can get your less skilled goalie between the pipes? Instead of focusing on wins and losses, it's important to keep your eye on the bigger picture and keep rotating your goalies. The best kind of development for goalies is giving each of them the opportunity to play in every situation (close games, import- ant games, must-win games, and even the impossible-to-win games). When it comes to younger goalies, there are no backup goalies just as there are no backup players. We want young goalies to receive every opportunity to grow and get better. If we start holding one of them back because we as a coach don't think they are capable of helping our team win, we are stifling their devel- opment both physically and mentally. Let kids play and figure out how to overcome their own limitations. The team win/loss record is not as important as making sure the players on your team are better at the end of the season than they were at the start of the year. – Brent Seidel B ET W E E N T H E P I P ES PHOTOS COURTESY OF Arizona State University; USA Hockey Magazine 16 // MARCH 2019 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM MAINTAINING A REVOLVING DOOR BETWEEN THE PIPES OBJECTIVE: Develop a goalie's ability to stay square to the puck, identify and hold their base depth as they shuffle along with the puck carrier. KEY ELEMENTS: Goalies stay on their angle, square to the shooter and maintain their base depth as they track the puck to make the save. It's also important to control rebounds. ORGANIZATION: Coach/player sets up at the top of a face-off dot and carries the puck straight across to opposite face-off dot. Coach/player shoots the puck at any point between the hash marks. After the shot the coach/player looks for a rebound to shoot again. Repeat from the opposite side. VARIATIONS: Change the direction of the path of the shooter to create different patterns for the goalie. REMEMBER: Stay on your angle, identify and hold your base depth, keep your stick on the ice when shuffling, and practice good recovery to control any rebounds.