Third Practice

For my third practice I will set the lines I will use for the Frederick Cup. My team manager picked up scrimmage vests for me to use at practice. He got 10 blue and 10 orange. The vests will help the players focus on who is on their line with them.

NHL Network

It is that time of year again when the NHLNetwork is free to watch for the month of October. This gives folks an opportunity to watch a number of games from all over the country and the league. It is fun to listen to Canadian broadcasts because they use different hockey terms and have different insights about teams that you not do always get watching Sports Center.

Second Practice

My second practice was a success because I had everyone at practice. This gave me a chance to work on some  possible forward lines. I  also got confirmation of what I thought after the first practice and that is the weak part of the team will be defense.

Goalies & Second practice

I still do not have a resolution to my goalie situation. I probably will not know how this will pan out until practice Wednesday night. This situation makes my planning for the season kind of difficult. Without a second goalie I will probably have to pull my team out of the preseason tournament.
   For my second practice I will focus on passing, shooting and checking. I will let you know what happens.

Goalie Issues

Well, the second week of the season is here and we have goalie issues. My senior goalie got hurt playing basketball and I am not sure when he can play. My sophomore goalie said he would play but he missed the first practice and I do not have confirmation that he will play for us. Also, I found out tonight that my senior goalie will not be able to play the second day of a three day pre season tournament.
   The adventure continues !

The Schedule

I just got my team's schedule for the upcoming season. For the most part we got a good schedule. All but one of our games are on Fridays. We have one game on Tuesday night. The game times are either 8pm or 9pm not too bad for getting fans to come. The only downside is that we do have three games that start after 9:30pm. I never like playing after 9:30pm. It is tough on the freshmen because they get tired faster it seems.
      I am starting to plan for Wednesday's practice.

The First Practice

Tonight was my team's first practice. We were missing our goalies and a couple of players. One goalie was a no show and the other goalie got hurt this week playing basketball. Also, the players missing were taking part in their fall sports which does conflict when the sports overlap. The players skating was good for a first practice. Must work on passing at the next practice.
    Anyone have a good passing drill?

First Practice of season

Tomorrow will be the first practice of the season for my team. I will be interested to see what my new players are like especially how good skaters they are.
  What do other coaches expect of their first practice?
   What do parents expect for the first practice?