Purpose

Passing and receiving drill to help players make good crisp passes and face passer for return pass.

Description

Players line up at centre ice.

X skates a pattern as pictured and passes to X at goal line.

Skates to far end for the shot.

Key Teaching Points

Curl wide and face passer.

Yell for pass -- communication.

Skate with speed while handling the puck.

Keep head up.

Variations

• Switch sides.
• Switch X at goal line.