How I Relearned the HOCKEY STOP after Many Years

When I was a child, ice hockey was my life. Now, as an adult, after many years, I am back on ice ... and this happens. Why? Why something that used to be second nature I cannot do anymore?
Let's first clarify one thing. I do skate a lot ... on rollerblades. In the summer I am out rollerblading almost every day.
On ice though, the few times I've been out recent years it's been during those open ice hours, packed with people. This is the first time in a long long time where I have the ice to myself.
So what has become natural to me is the rollerblade powerstop. On ice it makes the blade dig into the ice. Combined with a sharp turn it kinda works in a way, I mean, it does, but it's NOT a hockey stop.
The second time on the ice, magic happens. Yes, magic. While I did not focus on doing a hockey stop, not trying to do a hockey stop. I just did it. On my weak side! Both blades sideways, parallel, shaving off ice, like a hockey stop shall be.
It's like some long lost memory just came back. And of course I repeated it. Over and over again. No effort needed. The hockey stop is back just like that.
Funny though. It worked on my weak side. On rollerblades it's the opposite. With inline skates I do the powerstop only on my dominant side. I cannot do it on my weak side at all. And now on ice hockey skates it's the opposite.
It's like when I try my dominant right side, I put too much weight on my right foot and my left foot turns in a ninety degree angle. As if I am still wearing rollerblades.
Again, magic happens. After half an hour, the hockey stop is back on my right side too. I repeat it. And repeat. And it works every time.
The lesson of this story is that you never forget. It just takes some effort to get memories back. Be patient. Trust me. It's worth it.
And if you've never learned the hockey stop in the first place, I'll explore this topic more, so stay tuned for updates.

[@markd4768]

This is so true! I played at the pro level in 1996 blew my knee out! Knee was never the same! Long story short over 20 yrs later and 100 lbs heavier I had an itch to play again! I could only glide, it felt like I never knew how to skate! I lost 40lbs and it took about five 1 hour sessions on the rink and it all came back like I never stopped! Of course much slower and not as solid on my skates but it was an amazing feeling again and I’m glad I did it.❤️🏒🇨🇦 Oh yeh I’m 46 and my hockey career ended at 25! I started skating at 5 and played intercity AAA MINOR hockey all my life! Played in the QMJHL and in the AHL.

[@hissukka6619]

oh wow

[@Preposter]

I skated for half my life and I stopped skating for the other half of my life. Started skating again and I'm doing horribly.

[@commentoilmondo]

so how old are you? it seems like a math problem to solve...

[@candystone3550]

Give it time - it will come back !

[@McMcPherson]

I played AAA then quit after highschool school and haven’t touched skates till last season , still could stop perfectly , muscle memory still intact haha !

[@usdrealm1]

Very similar story for me. I skated inline hockey my whole life, and when I took up ice skating too I was almost completely unable to learn to hockey stop until I gave it a go on my weak side where I found that it was ridiculously easy. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

[@iamrhockey]

I’ve been playing travel and AAA hockey my entire life and I can’t roller blade to save my life

[@dylanlevy2107]

I call BS

[@mtbigphan9979]

I play AA

[@iamrhockey]

Dylan Levy congrats?

[@dylanlevy2107]

@@iamrhockey if you play aaa hockey you could easily play roller hockey in a week... I played both at a aaa level so that's why I'm laughing at you cause it's basically the same shit

[@abduahmedhockey3580]

At least you play AAA

[@blazer3765]

those skates don’t look stiff

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

I like your videos, there is a clarity and precision, and a down to earthness, which suits my learning style I am a 53 year old learner, trying to get to grips with ice skating. Videos such as yours are invaluable. Your comment on the weight distribution on both feet is interesting, and I'll see if I can work on that. Keep up the good work. Incidentally, nice to see you wearing protective clothing. Why risk injury.

[@arieschick1]

Beautiful ! A dedicated progression from awkward to graceful. Memories do come back!

[@MrJason300]

I'm glad it's came back :). I've never learned how to perform a hockey stop, but this is still encouraging.

[@vittoshiroimperiali3659]

I in-line skate a lot in the last 20 years ..this winter I try ice ..and find myself able to do it .. I tried hockey stops for 3 days on the fourth I manage ...but only on my weak side I guess I need more practice ...forgot to mention ..I went ice skating after watching your videos and realize I could do this .. So thank You for the motivation !! Great video I hope more are coming ...

[@jeffhermida4788]

I learned how to rollerblade from your channel. I just started ice skating and now im learning again from your channel. Thanks for all the videos!!!

[@Vizor88]

So awesome! Thank you so much for sharing: "It just takes some effort to get memories back!" wow

[@BarryMcKee3906]

I played hockey from age 4 to 15. Off skates for 50 years. I started skating 6 weeks ago. Very humbling experience. I totally get what you are saying. I had no confidence in stopping until I started doing lines at a good pace. Low and behold, I could hockey stop. Now if only my quads would stop burning..... Thanks fo sharing your story. I think that unless a person has not had this experience they just won't get the point.... Cheers!

[@mikkihintikka7273]

I have played hockey for 8 years and i have about 10 minutes experience on rollerblades. from my perspective that is so wired problem you have there but i could never imagine doing what you are doing on rollerblades that looks so hard! Keep up the good work m8!

[@mikg2618]

Magic happens when you don't put your knees in a triangle posture but open hip and move one knee away outside from under the body position, both legs become parallel, same as runners and stopping speed on both legs become almost equal. Thus less difference in speed btw legs turn into less rotation power. More weight on both balls of the feet, not fingers makes rotation more controllable

[@FOOTBALLCOMEDYGUY]

I used to roller skate every weekend, and I got really good at it, always won contests at my local rink. After 2 years of being very busy and not skating at all, it only took like 2 skate sessions to get the muscle memories back.

[@trishamuse1714]

You are so encouraging!

[@rollingdubaiguy6415]

I still play hockey every winter. Yes, we have ice hockey in Dubai! But this summer I inline skated so much, in the city, at the parks and at the skate park that when I got back on ice I too had "forgotten" how to hockey stop on ice. But, as you said it came back quickly. I find it interesting how you need to lift and lighten up on your blades before the hockey stop. It feels almost gentle compared to the inline skating techniques. Great videos! I'm amazed at how quickly you can produce them. I am so slow at putting up new videos. Keep up the good work!

[@HowToInlineSkate]

Thanks for nice feedback. I just subscribed to your channel.

[@breezey9639]

Rolling Dubai Guy! Oh my gosh this isn't a bad thing

[@spelelv9072]

Rolling Dubai Guy! Čau 😁😁😁 Tu esi viens no pirmajiem latviešu yutuberiem kuri taisa vidio angļu valodā. Turpini taisīt labus vidio !!! 😁😁😁

[@zayn4816]

I went skating in Sweden while on holiday after not skating in years, but I am a inline hockey player. My skills came off way easier on the ice😂😂 the skates felt lighter to me and I found stops easier to do but maybe that’s just me 😂

[@renatekakis2234]

Tu skeito tur pat kur es! Tāds pārsteigums ieraudzīt Rīgas domes logo!!! Un, ļoti noderīgs video,paldies :)

[@PROLIFICCA]

Yo u are amazing. You've just made me believe I could do it myself. I have always imagined the entry intothe the hockey stop as a fast and violent move. Now i can see itcan be done gently. Magic... Have to try it! :)

[@HowToInlineSkate]

Thanks for the nice feedback. Yea, it's like you MUST be gentle with the ice. It's all about not digging the blade into the surface. Coach Jeremy has some good tutorials. Good luck!

[@ari-hr2up]

I'm a figure skater and this really helped thanks!!

[@rlojek]

Love this. I experience the same thing.

[@Prosper_NA]

This maneuver is my greatest adversary atm. Going back and fourth from roller to ice hockey all the time is really difficult because of obvious reasons, and I can never figure out how to hockey stop on ice skates. I can move swiftly and with little wasted movement, but I always resort to dragging my right foot behind me in an inverse "t stop" I guess. It works but it's not as efficient and I do not feel like I have the control that I do when performing a hockey stop on concrete. I think my main problem is keeping my momentum going forward. I've put about twelve or thirteen hours into trying to figure just this out, and for some reason can't do it.

[@DiegoLopez-jh9vl]

I've skated for about a year and I haven't done it in a year so I'm kinda excited to get back on

[@Cynthesis21]

The primary difference between the two stops is where your weight is concentrated on the foot and the angle of the skate. During the inline stop your weight is concentrated in the heel of the stopping foot. In the ice skating stop the weight of your feet is centered in the balls (or pads) of your foot (near the front of your foot just before the toes start). Also, in the inline stop you angle the stopping foot because you have too much grip when standing up straight. In ice skating you have very little grip when standing straight up. So to do the ice skating stop you don't angle your foot, because if you do it will grab an edge. So you start the stop while standing up and then add angle to increase stopping power. The two stops are almost opposites.

[@faceripper77]

Well said

[@chrisrugh792]

Great tips and descriptors. Glad I'm not the only one that can power stop on inlines but struggle w a TRUE hockey stop on ice. I have to remind myself to put the front skate, IN FRONT, or it just becomes a tight turn. Nor is it a forced, digging stop. I hear skaters often talk about edges when it comes to stopping. Edges in many cases are great for other techniques but in this instance I feel like I am gaining a better understanding of stopping by riding on the flats of the ice blades. In your Relearning, did you experience the same thing? Thank you!

[@shi-yingxu6050]

best lesson I have. thank you.

[@ericlindal8008]

I am having the same problem making the transition from pavement to ice. Nice video.

[@environmentNow]

The same happened to me with flying planes, after 1 year not flying in the simulator, it takes time, but you never forget how to fly!

[@figlermaert]

I have the same issue where I can stop with ease on my weak side but can’t on my dominant side. I’m trying to practice it but it is so clumsy.

[@alexnas9634]

i tore all the ligiments in my foot(havent skated since 2015) what do you recommend for me to get back on roller blades and on skates to do proper stops again

[@jakenshake7998]

Last time I went ice skating I got a 2 inch long cut on my chin that I got stitches for and I still have been wanting to ice skating ever since that

[@douglaslatindancer1001]

this happened to me too. only rollerblading and just came back to ice-skating after covid and couldn't hocky stop anymore

[@starwarsmaster5561]

Cool video

[@doncorleone36]

I switched from roller to ice 3 years ago and can still only do a true two-footed hockey stop to my weak side (turning my feet toward my left side). My left leg is slightly longer than my right. That's the only thing I can think of as a reason.

[@MrKrueger88]

Hahahahahahahaha ... If only I could do a decent stop ... Best I keep practicing . Thanks for the video 🤣🔥😆

[@theworldisyours81]

Man that place is in Riga, Latvia. Near a restaurant called lido

[@F-MK96]

Shit i had the same problem few days ago and i could not do it because the skates were not sharpen.. Do you think its better when you sharpen them to relearn it? I am buying new skates now aswell

[@xD-vg8bi]

Latvija!!!! Vau, liels like par šo!

[@victorlaw570]

What ice skates are you using?

[@paulsrimkus5961]

Yooo Latvieši labākie, skatos un tā liekas pazīstamas vietas. Beigās sktos točna Rīga

[@alen7480]

I teach hockey stops to kids and I give kids something to think about when I teach them. If you ever forget, a good way to remember (without trial and error like what happened this time) is just to make your blades less angled and more perpendicular. You will tend to slide more... but it is easier to adjust then digging into the ice from a sharp angle. In other words, your foot is more straight up as opposed to pushing in from a low angle. It has to do with edge control, but even when I teach beginners, once their feet are more straight up (which is a bit counter intuitive), the faster they learn the hockey stop (often within 10 minutes for adults and right away for kids - beginners that is).

[@1990edc]

"...your foot is more straight up as opposed to pushing in from a low angle..." hmmm, interesting....maybe i'll give that a try next time. thx

[@powercore9277]

Where did you film it

[@JacK-kl3en]

Weary well put :)

[@JacK-kl3en]

Very*

[@matematicasmad]

:) i need to practice in.my Town are skates parks only in december ,,even i used roller skate almost dailly i strugle with the slide on ice ... I understand i need to relax :) AND forget the resistance of the alphalt

[@tomasm.2225]

Can someone please tell me the name of the song that starts playing at 0:35? Thank you

[@sturmtrooper1452]

Is this filmed in Latvia?

[@ChemistryAmsterdam]

The blades where to scharp, the more you did it the les sharp the blades got ;) Happens to me to with scharp blades! 1971

[@nicolasfrl6543]

That's exactly what I thought !

[@user-ft8vm7vd1n]

Was trying to hockey stop but i remembered my skates needed to be sharpened, then my local skate shop was closed. I haveto wait a week until i can go me arena

[@renarts2211]

wait, is this latvia, and at lido?

[@TrolyRage]

Really suggest you to read this comment , all my childhood I was skating roller and ice , on roller I would do the strong side and on ice the week side , now I’m coming back with new skates after years , see how goes

[@skrr9713]

You are from Riga? Latvia?

[@ivyleagueg]

I know the feeling I started on inline skates then moved to hockey skates my coach kept yellin this is ice lmaoo it would come back

[@christmasebes8098]

I haven’t skated in 2 years when my pond finally froze it took me a while to learn how to stop again. 😂

[@pikkisful]

i'm going on ice tomorrow after two knee surgeries so i'm a bit scared but i guess i'll be fine trying to skate again

[@dentheplayer2409]

Are you from Latvia?

[@jackfetkovich7226]

Obviously just a suggestion... you might attract more of an ice skating audience if you were to change your name to something like " how to skate" or something like that. Love ur vids either way keep making them great!

[@nukalaipasaka]

Bro, you in Latvia?

[@mr.kartuz556]

Hello! 50 percent correct skating, it correct blade sharpening your weight and riding style !! good luck question where the indoor field where you ridden?

[@HowToInlineSkate]

www.monsterparks.lv/

[@makattak88]

This Canadian thanks you. I am the same as you.

[@_r.bauman_dab770]

You are in Lido?

[@robertsmanguss8680]

Are you from latvia?

[@sultansergazinov2370]

Are you from Riga?

[@damianmay7664]

Are skate supposed to be snug fitting or loose? I have a wide foot so I have trouble finding good footwear in general

[@faceripper77]

Snug. Half a size smaller than your shoe size usually

[@EyRobis]

Latvia💪❤

[@exTitos]

Hey bro! You live in Riga?

[@noelroos8039]

Are you from sweden ?

[@Brebeanualexcatalin]

Please make a hockey stop tutorial!

[@jurandvaldre6492]

are you from latvia?

[@jonathanpezzati9115]

That's my dame problem on roller. I've been playing ice hockey for many years during my young age and I've never learnt to stop on rollers gonna do the same opposite thing on asphalt 😅

[@EarlyBirdArms]

Is it a possibility you always stopped on your "weak side" on hockey and just didn't realize it. When it skateboard I ride dominant foot forward and when I snowboard i have my weak foot forward.

[@PONYBOYonline]

You ride different directions when you skate and snowboard!? That's fucked up...

[@kekkonenprkl]

PONYBOYonline That's what i do as well. Left foot in front on longboard. Right foot in front on snowboard. I mean, i can ride both ways, but on snowboard i can turn and stop better with right foot in front.

[@hikothemonke6433]

This happened to me to, except my skates were two sizes two small, dull, and the ice was crap so it was hard to hockey stop again

[@Lovsnow]

good for you to hockey stop. I find that duller skates are more forgiving on the hockey stop. You'll slide more than sharp/deep hallow blades. too sizes small is painful tho!

[@evertsgrotuss7393]

Are u from latvia?

[@w22d21]

Tas gadijuma nav Lido kur vinsh slido? , Where are u from

[@gustas3726]

Are you on Lido ice in Riga

[@maudhalhinai4200]

I can do everything in ice skate except for the ice hokey break 😭💔

[@hollywoodstud850]

Having some better skates wouldn’t hurt

[@apaliini]

For his speeds those are just fine

[@johnnycanuck123video]

Vetten Jamula they look like rental skates. You don't have to spend 800 bucks on some tacks, but just get something a bit better.

[@adamzanidean3214]

Are tie them tighter

[@sacrety2146]

My skates $60

[@zpain9234]

snowy heart oof mine are $660

[@candystone3550]

Can you please teach me 13 year old son who plays AA hockey how to hockey stop on blades ? He’s powerful on the hockey stops - he’s gotten one too many panelists for “ snowing the goalie “ .

[@kristers7118]

This is filmed in Latvia. Ice hall is at "Lido"

[@idkveciit4841]

nice vids

[@gsiconnection]

can power stop on skates but failed on blades...too crowdy cant practise a lot...waiting for spring...snow everywhere.(

[@DottyDM]

It shouldn’t take you so long to stop dig those skate blades into the ice and power push instantly after you stop, but all though it was pretty bad You haven’t played in along time so I respect that. Good video man I give it a like for effort

[@karlpfeffermann6761]

I love the song at 0:35, I cant get no sleeeeeep:)

[@baohoang4159]

Can you please explain how to get the back foot to stay like that. Cause I can't get my back foot in that angle, it feels weird when I try to put it there , when I try it feels like I'm falling backwards and I lose balance. It would be really helpful thanks❤️

[@Lovsnow]

Try to stop with one foot first and don't worry about the back foot too much in the beginning. Getting the back foot around is all about fully turning your hip all the way. Good luck and have fun!

[@ilxvesundays]

EEEE... tu esi Latvietis!!!! Jo es ieraudziju Rigas dome backraoundaaa!!! AHHAHA nice malacis

[@HowToInlineSkate]

Es esmu norvegu bet es macite latviesu valoda.

[@ilxvesundays]

aaa skaidrs

[@lulinminthein9243]

thx u ..

[@CodiTC]

I'm struggling with this currently. Coming from 15 years of competitive roller hockey to my first season of ice hockey I'm having the worst time trying to stop.

[@trundlethegreat6285]

same man, playing that hard for so many years in roller then going to ice, I just cant do it lol

[@thegratest1998]

Ur great

[@lirby1886]

Latvia DINAAAMO RIIGA DINAMOO RIIGGAAAAA

[@teamtrickshot2467]

0:40 that is Lido in Latvia

[@Lakerguy1000]

You make it look so easy when it probably isn’t. Next thing ik, I try one of these on a date and I eat shit

[@amaofficial5300]

good

[@minjij4545]

when i was 4-6 i would always skate and i was really good at it. (i always skated backwards and did hockey stops) and now i literally cant stop so i spin in circles lol also i'm so used to stopping on skis it's so weird

[@MyName_Jeff]

minji j That's weird cause you can do the hockey stop on skis

[@tmcrew4612]

tas ir latvija un kad vins braukaja ar skritulslidam tas laikam ir mezaparka

[@ottorudenskiiver9018]

es zinu

[@nilsigals9474]

TM Crew vins ir latvietis?

[@dynamite.7324]

TM Crew im from latvja to

[@Grannyjojodied]

ES DOMĀJU KAD ESMU VINĪGAIS LATVITIS ŠEIT

[@nilsigals9474]

gustavs eigims mha kas tad es

[@brianlee1933]

This is me now... Life on inline skates trying to stop on ice now.

[@danielkura8432]

2:13 dat voice crack :D

[@whahle6142]

Latvietis? es redzeju backrounda dynamo logo

[@SpaceGuerilla]

whats the song at 1:00

[@goonsgarage35]

Ooo vai tu esi no Latvijas??

[@moemenmohamed5377]

Please tell me what size your wheels are for your skate 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ryans4116]

Hockey for life