How to Control the Puck like the NHL's Best Players

[@Train2point0]

Thanks for watching! What was your favorite part of today's video? Was it the No-stickhandle? The Kane Drag? Let us know in the comments below!

[@bobapower99]

Love learning about the Kane drag. The similar motion to prepping for a shot makes a lot of sense. It's also refreshing to learn about the low probability of toe drags, when everyone is always trying it.

[@bradoalfredo5203]

Adding the clips of the nhl players who are using the same methods in-game that you are teaching was an excellent touch. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

[@Train2point0]

Glad you enjoyed it, yes the visuals are powerful and help players draw the connections 💯

[@zpenguins68]

These are the best instructional videos for hockey on the internet. Totally demystifying the game so it can be fun to train instead of constantly trying to figure it out on your own.

[@Train2point0]

Happy to help. Appreciate the kind words.

[@MARKRODGERS1]

Honestly man, I’ve been running hockey schools for about 15 years now in southern Ontario, and not many skills coaches are preaching these methods. You are breaking things down with effective video feedback so that it makes sense and Good on you for sharing these keys with the masses. Have conviction in the message you are spreading. I have taught, implemented, and seen first hand these exact skills and the results that follow lead to NHL caliber talent.

[@Train2point0]

Couldn't agree more, thanks for the nice comment. Seeing our players results and using the exact movements the top players in the game are doing we know we are changing the game for skill development.

[@CdnGulfa]

Dude - great explanation of the progression for hands. I call the 2 foot skating "Russian Wide" to my players and tell them it's the skating style when stickhandling. I'm 48 and noticed it when I was young watching Canada vs Russia in the 80's. Your video is truly in my opinion one of the best stickhandling instructional video's out there. Well done Bud!

[@Train2point0]

Fedorov back in the 90's comes to mind for me. Kuznetsov is a great example in the game today for a Russian with that width. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment.

[@ilyak.6953]

@@Train2point0 was just about to say, watch Kuznetsov skate with puck. Semin was toe drag move master, it actually worked quite often

[@laronda10]

The key to the kane drag is that the heel isnt as high off the ground giving more control and confidence within the move

[@davetechme]

This feels like the very first time I was invited to the (not so) secret college course group chat. 😄

[@Train2point0]

Haha great analogy.

[@-P-ikka]

Nerd 😢

[@shawndrob]

Didn’t know the terminology but 100% agree, footwork is so underrated when it comes to stick handling

[@Train2point0]

Terminology can be different across countries and different hockey communities. Main thing is being able to identify the movements. Glad you notice the feet.

[@drzoltanvajo142]

Fantastic vid, as always! I've been a USA Hockey certified coach for well over a decade, and you're right: we haven't progressed as fast as the game.

[@Train2point0]

Awesome! Thanks for the kind words 👍

[@stevenhewko58]

Thank you for the great instructional video. Been playing for close to 40 years and always looking to improve. Much appreciated! 👌👌👌

[@Train2point0]

Very welcome 🙌

[@777MR_MOTIVATION]

Thank you i play defense and need a better way to keep the puck in at blue line when theres no one to pass to these will help me as a defensemen definitely going to practice this after my game tonight, might even try it at warm ups!

[@Train2point0]

Glad you liked it. Lots of defense focused content coming to Train2point0 in the near future.

[@777MR_MOTIVATION]

@Train2point0 thanks i got notifications on for that

[@mr2_mike]

@@777MR_MOTIVATION so. Did it work?

[@777MR_MOTIVATION]

@@mr2_mike yes dude at first i wasnt doing it i needed to practice it a bit but yes it got me some assists and almost a goal

[@parsleypalace3272]

Your videos help me understand what I'm watching at hockey games. I look at ice and fall down, but I love the game of hockey. Players amaze me on a regular basis.

[@Train2point0]

Glad to hear it!

[@diamondhands1021]

You are teaching very advanced things, some beginners need to learn just how to protect the puck while moving forward, even if it's energy consuming, but it's basics!

[@Train2point0]

Agree, we teach the simple things as well. Everyone is at different skill and age levels in hockey.

[@jjbasson]

love this, thanks for the video. i do a little 'non stick handling' just by instinct, for me it's not about fakes on the goalie so much as creating guiderails for the puck so i can keep my eyes up while knowing where the puck is. if the puck is drifting off to the side, maybe some of those 'ghost touches' would have actually helped keep the puck on the line i wanted/thought it was on

[@Train2point0]

You are welcome and correct.

[@fleatactical7390]

EXCELLENT tips! These really are the keys to opening up your stick handling skills.

[@Train2point0]

Absolutely, glad you liked it.

[@AtebitAcorn]

This is a good video. I agree with everything you said. I didn’t know about the non stick handle though. Very nice.

[@Train2point0]

Glad it was helpful 👍

[@Miroshen]

Great vid! Love this content:) But there are TWO ways to go backhand to forehand and the one you left out is super common. “Roll out the back” is is when they let the puck roll from toe to heel and make a circular motion with the stick to go from back hand to forehand so that the puck has a spin on it that helps the player keep control. It also keeps the puck on the stick longer in the motion than just lifting up and over, and that helps increase control.

[@Miroshen]

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[@Train2point0]

Good point, thanks for that. Did you learn this from Belfry?

[@Miroshen]

@@Train2point0 a friend of mine coaches at university and he clued me in. But I found a vid of Belfry talking about it (here is the link again: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJioeaWnap6WsM0)

[@Miroshen]

@@Train2point0 also, I want to tell you, I’ve watched every video you’ve put on KZbin in the last 18 months. You inspired me to improve my hockey skills again. I’m 44 years old, pops played for the Bruins, and I was always skilled but never really applied myself. As I’ve gotten older I’ve had more trouble keeping up with the kids who have learned newer and better skating techniques. A year and a half ago I dropped down to a lower tier. But after watching your videos I began going to stick and puck sessions to try the new techniques out on my own. I am probably 20-25 percent faster bc of it, I move laterally so much better…. and I’m now playing in the pro am league which is two tiers higher and the best mens league in the state. Im playing against former pros, semi pros, and college players and I’m not only able to keep up now but I’m an impact player. Your stuff is awesome!

[@hockeyhacks2.0]

Oh man, this is gorgeously eye opening!!!👀😁

[@cer7cer7]

This is excellent. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next video.

[@Train2point0]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment.

[@ピザマリ]

Big respect from Japan!!!!

[@Train2point0]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it.

[@mguarin912]

Excellent video. All very practical tools to use for improvement. Thanks!

[@Train2point0]

Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment.

[@MTLGSE]

This is so good.

[@Train2point0]

Thank you.

[@geographynerd967]

Great video. Much appreciated!

[@Train2point0]

Glad it was helpful👍

[@itsjaynguyen]

Looking for the video of you teaching that most players receive the pass with the open blade. Can you link me

[@fluntimes]

Funny - I do the Kane drag and the Crosby move because I found it to be the lazy way to move the puck forwards, backwards and across! I'm not the best stickhandler, so these little shortcuts help.

[@Train2point0]

haha that's awesome.

[@jerichobeach2967]

The first one i knew but not the others. I was good at protecting the puck not with trickery much but with body position spacial awareness but i was never super fast and had an even worse shot

[@mattliu3046]

Love your vid! Your sence is super!

[@Train2point0]

Glad you like it, thanks for the comment.

[@scooter4572]

So the Kane move is a smooth heel drag (commonly called toe drag by TV annoucers) with a pull in. Good to know. It would be great to dive into this in more detail b/c it certainly is fun to execute, but difficult to develop

[@longdog33]

no it's a toe drag.

[@Train2point0]

Exactly, more circular.

[@scooter4572]

I think a "V" shaped move is more practical. You are under pressure, so V shape is easier to execute

[@martinmichalek]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@Train2point0]

You're welcome!

[@tommy41111]

Best stick handling practice on ice is semi full speed skating while controlling the puck. Nothing fancy. Just skating fast and controlling the puck. The fancy stuff comes with hours and hours and weeks and weeks of putting in work

[@Train2point0]

No question. Repetition + awareness. When training with The Downhill Skating System we like our players to use a puck most of the time.

[@jamesj6597]

The importance of using your feet in stickhandle really stands out as a difference maker

[@Train2point0]

No question, opens up so many options with your hands and feet in sync.

[@Chuter44]

Great video dude.

[@Train2point0]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Byroscapes]

what stick do you use? Good Video!

[@Train2point0]

All personal preference, have switched many times, currently NM29's curve.

[@MbisonBalrog]

I never thought about that. Moving stick over puck like a CR7 stepover

[@Train2point0]

Exactly, great example. Deception.

[@kennethdante]

Great video, TY

[@Train2point0]

Glad you enjoyed it, all the best.

[@justdohockey87]

Good vid! 🙏👍🙌 Is it a trend these days? Or is it applied in the basic version?

[@Train2point0]

Thank you, sorry what do you mean? I don't fully understand your question.

[@keenandowling4998]

brilliant! subscribed!

[@Train2point0]

Thank you for the sub.

[@JenniferDARNELL-h5q]

I can not do ice so admire you.😷

[@mattraven69]

i was going to screenshot the part where you said HANDS W THE FEET but you chose the correct words to ruin my meme i learned how to stickhandle today, thank you

[@Train2point0]

Hahaha I'm sure there will be other opportunities, thanks for the comment.

[@kingcountyband]

great vid!

[@Train2point0]

Thanks Ian! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@drunkviggo7263]

Jason Yee blowing our hockey minds.

[@Train2point0]

haha glad you liked it.

[@PewPewAmerican]

Great stuff

[@Train2point0]

Appreciate the comment.

[@DH-oy4ij]

What curve did you go with from pro stock sticks?

[@Train2point0]

NM29.

[@beanoguy]

@Train2point0 do you offer in-person classes/course or is everything online only?

[@Train2point0]

We offer in person, lots of Train2point0 / Downhill Skating coaches located in North America and Europe depending on where you are located.

[@beanoguy]

@@Train2point0 ok cool, I'm local in Vancouver/Richmond

[@Victoria-ot6yr]

thanks!

[@Train2point0]

glad you liked it.

[@MbisonBalrog]

Can you do a HL vid of yourself playing in competition?

[@coltonvehlewald2585]

Yes

[@Capt_McNugget]

A small drag and tap forward usually beats player between stick and leg

[@Train2point0]

Dangle by design.

[@ryguy898]

what kind of curve is that? Looks Datsukian

[@garettjackson1791]

Which blade pattern are you using on your stick for this video? That looks like a nice low lie!

[@Train2point0]

MacKinnon's! haha yes it is.

[@C_72]

Can you do one of these on in-stride snap shots like Phil Kessels if possible.

[@Train2point0]

Will look into it, love outliers like Phil.

[@C_72]

@@Train2point0 Thanks!

[@Camila-dk4dk]

great videoo

[@Train2point0]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@joegrande4848]

Hard to practice Crosby curl and the Kane drag on rough uneven pavement

[@Train2point0]

Nothing wrong with that. Makes a smooth surface that much easier when you do start on smoother surfaces.

[@AllDayShorts247]

new sub, lesgooo

[@Train2point0]

haha welcome!

[@ShanahanSport]

Secrets Revealed

[@dawnpoint]

Hockey players are the closest thing we have to actual Jedi.

[@NicholasCano-zt1um]

Mc David look like his on 2x speed

[@Train2point0]

Cheat code.

[@joegrande4848]

Sadly I can't do ice hockey because I can't skate

[@Train2point0]

It's never to late learn 💪

[@stephenpasveer2035]

so your saying the pros chop onions as an advantage?!?!?!?

[@Train2point0]

Exactly.

[@SirJaymesDAudelée]

I feel like that “Crosby curl” is not really a specialized technique. If anyone drills sweeping the puck from forehand to backhand, sliding the puck beneath his stick, while slipping your blade over it, you need turn your blade out so your toe doesn’t contact his stick. And when you tap the puck through while your blade is turned out, your going to make contact with the puck more near its side, which will obviously cause it to spin, but the goal is not to make the puck spin, or to try and make it curl - which I don’t believe it really does, at least not in any practical sense. The goal is simply to move the puck from forehand to backhand, while simultaneously slipping your stick by without allowing your toe to make contact with the D’s stick.

[@Train2point0]

Interesting take, thanks for the comment.

[@joeking6841]

Can't teach talent

[@Train2point0]

Lot of good un-drafted NHL players who end up having long successful careers. Lot of players who play NCAA or juniors who had no business making it. Growth Mindset.

[@crown2347]

@dre1717 nice

[@LeaSchmidt-p8q]

This is a good video. I agree with everything you said. I didn’t know about the non stick handle though. Very nice.

[@Train2point0]

Thanks glad you liked it 👍

[@JessieFoster-t8q]

Looking for the video of you teaching that most players receive the pass with the open blade. Can you link me

[@Train2point0]

Passing asymmetries?