Ice Hockey Coaching Blog

IHS is excited to introduce Folders, a brand-new feature designed to help you organize content anyway you want! With Folders, you can now easily organize IHS content, and your content into folders that make sense for you. Create Folders for teams, themes, full season curriculums, favorite content, camps, players, private sessions, parent guides, coach education or anything...

Dwayne Blais, Founder of the NSDA, Hockey Canada Certified Skills Coach and current Skill Development Coach for the Detroit Red Wings gives hockey coaches and associations advice on how to run a smooth, effective, and less stressful hockey tryout. The video and the outline below go though Pre-Ice Preparation, On-Ice Tryout Structure, The Evaluation Process, Making Cuts, Tips for Players, Parents...

IHS is proud to announce Marty Wilford as a new contributor to IHS as part of The Knowledge Bridge series with the NHL Coaches’ Association. Marty Wilford is the Assistant Coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. His coaching career began in 2011, having joined the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL as an Assistant Coach. Marty spent seven seasons in the AHL with Syracuse, Norfolk, and San Diego...

IHS is proud to announce Nolan Baumgartner as a new contributor to IHS as part of The Knowledge Bridge series with the NHL Coaches’ Association. Nolan Baumgartner is the Assistant Coach of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. Nolan was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the NHL from 1995 to 2010....

IHS is proud to announce Cail MacLean as a new contributor to IHS as part of The Knowledge Bridge series with the NHL Coaches’ Association. Cail is the Assistant Coach of the Calgary Flames in the NHL. He played 10 years professionally in the AHL, IHL, and ECHL. After retiring from playing, he began his coaching career in the ECHL as an assistant with the South Carolina Stingrays, where he won...

Five NHL Coaches. 25 New Drills. Exclusive Insights. Now Live on IHS! As part of The Knowledge Bridge series with the NHL Coaches’ Association, five NHL coaches are bringing their expertise to Ice Hockey Systems. Their contributor pages feature everything from their favorite drills to whiteboard explanations of key tactics and concepts, all designed to help you elevate your coaching and player...

Races for loose pucks, and races to create space are a part of every shift, in every game, at every level of hockey. The next time you watch a game, notice how often the puck is up for grabs. In an average game, neither team has clear puck possession roughly 50% of the game. This makes it crucial for teams to practice their ability to win these loose pucks, and create space to...

IHS is proud to announce Daniel Paille, as a new contributor to IHS. Daniel Paille is an 11-year NHL veteran and Stanley Cup champion, having won the cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. He also captured an OHL Championship with the Guelph Storm in 2004. Following his playing career, Daniel transitioned to coaching, first serving as an Assistant Coach with Canisius College in the NCAA and is he...

Mark your calendars! On October 16th at 12:30 PM EST, we’re hosting a members-only live event with Darryl Belfry: Teaching Hockey Sense Through Triangles. Register Here - IHS Members Only This session will focus on using triangles to help develop hockey sense in your players so they can read the game better, make quicker decisions, and elevate their on-ice performance. What to Expect...