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knack of getting the puck up quickly into the top part of the net. Do little drills out of the corners. Skate out of the corner with the puck along the goal line. Keep your feet mov- ing along the goal line. And then pull the puck out quickly and go top shelf near side corner. "The more players can work on small-area games and be able to find space in those tight areas really helps with goal scoring." NET FRONT PRESENCE "Being in front of the net is one of my favorite things. I was almost always in front of the net screening the goalie. A lot of my goals have come from fight- ing to get to that open space in front of the net and get my stick free. Get in a position to get rebounds or tip the puck. It's a lot easier to score when the goalie's eyes are taken away. "Find the right techniques and mental and physical strength to get through being slashed, hooked, and cross-checked. You can succeed." THROW THEM A CHANGEUP "When you're going against defensem- en and goalies, say a 1 v 1, if you change your speed it becomes a lot more diffi- cult for them to stop you. If you come down the ice at full speed all the time they can easily read that. But if you change your speed all the time it causes them to change, it makes them slow up a little. When that happens, you pick your speed back up or cut to the inside and then out. Changing up your pat- terns makes it more difficult for goalies and defensemen." FIND THE SOFT SPOTS "There are times when players have to keep moving their feet. Then there are times when they have to slow down, too, to find that soft spot in the offensive zone. I know one thing that's really important in the offensive zone is being able to cre- ate 2v1. The biggest thing is isolating a defenseman and find the soft spot around them. Or think of it as a triangle. We call it the Snow Cone. The person with the puck is the point or tip of the cone and the defender is in the middle part as the snow cone. So, the other forward slips into that open space on the side and forms the tri- angle to isolate them for a 2v1." JUST KEEP SHOOTING "Honestly, sometimes it is just a matter of getting the puck on net. It doesn't have to be a perfect shot or even a great shot. But as long as you get it off and get it on net you give yourself a chance to score and maybe a chance for your teammates, too." JAN/FEB 2 0 2 6 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M 11 Practice a quick release and experiment with different ways to change the shooting angle.