The hockey world wonders what they do in Finland to develop so many world class goalies. One thing is that they have goalie coaches at all levels. I will post some Finnish goalie practice from the U20 IIHF World Championships.
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G - Walk out and Pass Across - Shot - Finnish U20

Key Points:
Goalie be square with the puck carrier out of the corner and push and slide across to be square to the one timer shot on the far side.

Description:
A. Player one walk out of the corner and pass to player two going to the net from the far corner. Player two take a one time shot.
B. Player two circle back and go to the far post from the top of the circle. Player one get a second puck and skate out of the corner and pass to player two.

*Repeat from both sides.

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https://youtu.be/S_nD1jChfOU

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Dean and I were watching and at first it looked like the power play as it was 5-4 and then we realized a coach was playing to make it 5-5 and we figured out what the game was. We don't know the practice plan and the camera picks up our conversation.
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D4 - One Pass One Second - Russian U20

Key Points:
One touch passes and one timer shots are used. Face the play with the stick on the ice and give quick support.

Description:
1. Play at one or both ends.
2. Transition to offense by making one pass.
3. Puck must stay inside the blue line or defenders get it.
4. Keep score.

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https://youtu.be/ekItl_Cpdwk

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DT 400 - Continuous Game of 2 on 2 - U18 F

Key Points:
Allow the attackers to cross the blue line before leaving.
Sequence is Support-Attack-Defend-Breakout-Rest

Description:
1. Players line up behind the blue lines on each side.
2. Offensive 1 and 2 attack vs defenders 1 and 2
3. Defenders 3 and 4 leave and the support the defense from the top of the circle.
4. Offensive 1 and 2 must attack with speed.
5. After a goal, frozen puck or breakout pass 3 and 4 skate to the far blue line and turn to attack the original offensive 1 and 2.
6. Two players leave to support the defending team.
7. Continue this flow.

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https://youtu.be/JFEiJsm6_9c

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College W
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B6 Jursi Skate-Pass-Shoot - U18 F

Key Points:
This is a drill that Russian Olympic coach Vladimir Jursinov used when I was coaching with him in Austria. The goal is to get players to practice passing and shooting while they skate. Puck handling-passing-shooting should be seamless.

Description:
1. A and B skate down the ice in passing while skating.
2. A is on the inside and continues on with a shot while skating.
3. B pivots facing the puck and continues the other direction passing to C.
4. B shoots and C partners with D the other way.

# This can be done in tandem on both sides of the ice.

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https://youtu.be/9CYHXzW6zFs

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E1 Shootout from Blue Lines - Latvia U20

Key Points:
Goalie play from out to backing in to the net ready to poke check if the player exposes the puck. Shooters make the goalie move first and shoot where they are coming from and not where they are going. Shoot five hole if they open up, high if they go down and just over the pad and under the glove when they are down. Make them cover the entire width of the net by coming in from a side.

Description:
Players line up along the blue lines at each end and take turns shooting. Create competitions and eliminations to make it competitive.

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https://youtu.be/C7nbtkXD9dA

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D1 Shinny – Russian U20

I was going from rink to rink in the 4 rink complex at Canada Olympic Park. Every rink had a different team practicing. Sometime I was with other coaches and sometimes alone. The audio often has me trying to figure out what the team is doing in the drill or game. In this game it looked like three groups rotating at the start but after a while I realized they were playing Shinny with no rules or if they had any skill rules I couldn't tell. I often have my teams or skill groups play but most of the time have rules like one touch in each zone or 2" with the puck only or a stickhandling game like - you can't pass until you cross a blue line and if you get a pass in the offensive zone you can't pass but must try to score.
So anyway the Russians were playing shinny and they seemed to do this as a cooldown activity and usually ended with a shootout.
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Key Points:
Everyone plays at once. No offsides and no rules accept good sportsmanship. Great for developing puck handling skills and recovery after a hard practice.

Description:
This is the Russian U20 team playing shinny at the end of two practices. Everyone plays including the coaches and the extra goalie. They played shinny at every practice. The players enjoyed the games and it was a very different atmosphere than the North American practices which were so military with whistles all of the time, coaches barking and making many passes in command style, coach centred sessions.

Hockey seemed like a Game at the Russian and other European practices and a Job at North American sessions.

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https://youtu.be/waxmknHzVlg

B300 Optional Practice Skills – Finnish U20

Key Points:

Players work with the coaches and do skills with good habits. In all of these drills a player could pass instead of a coach.

Description:

1. Players line up behind the blue line and skate into the neutral zone and then flare out towards the boards facing the puck and give a target. The coach passes and the player attack and shoot. Follow the shot for a rebound and then circle back to rebound for the next shooter.
2. Player get a regroup pass from the coach along the boards then shoot-rebound.
3. Coach pass to a player from the side boards to the point and the player take a one timer.

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https://youtu.be/U80uRGKRobQ

G 3-0 - Triangle Shooting Finnish U20

Key Points:
Another drill that Finnish goalie coaches use to produce those great goaltenders.
Goalie must stay square to the puck and make the save and then battle to stop the rebound.

Description:
1. One player on each side and one at the mid point.
2. Players take turns skating in and shooting while the other two skaters come in for a rebound.

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https://youtu.be/UkMg-4f_xUc

B600 - 2 x 2 Shots - Swiss U20

Key Points:

Pass hard and quickly. Always face the puck and accelerate with the puck. Shoot with the feet moving and shoot to score - not to shoot. One touch pass on puck exchanges.

Description:

A. 1 and 2 leave from diagonal blue lines.
B. B3 pass to R1.
C. R1 one touch back to B3.
D. B3 pass to R2.
E. R2 head man to R1 who attacks and shoot
F. R2 skate around circle for pass from R3 and attack the other end.
G. B1 and B2 do the same sequence from the diagonal blue line.
H. Repeat the other direction with B4 and B5 passing to R6.

*Follow shots for a rebound and then screen or circle back to rebound for the next shooter.

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https://youtu.be/DPwI9x_HIt4

D4 - Two Pass – Swiss U20

Key Points:
My favorite game to warm-up the players at the start of practice. The quicker they make the passes after regaining the puck the more scoring chances they produce. This video shows the Swiss U20 Team playing 2 Pass as a warm-up.

Description:
1. Players must stay inside the blueline and if they puck goes out the other team gets it.
2. Before scoring the offensive team must make at least two passes.
3. When the defenders regain the puck they must make at least two passes before a shot.
4. Make rules with skills for skating, shooting, passing or good habits. So the game is a template to either use as itself or modify rules to cause the players to do skills or moves within a game situation.

* I add skill rules such as one touch passing, goals on one timers, only back hand passes, only forehand passes, goals must result from plays below the goal line, maximum two seconds with the puck, maximum one second with the puck, goals must result from plays from the point, you must make an escape move before passing, etc. Whatever you want the players to work on within a game situation can be the rule modification for 2 pass.

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https://youtu.be/6bxJ2Sy79OI

B6 Swedish Puck Exchange U18 F

Key Points:
Pass while skating. This exchange overloads the nervous system and works on quick reactions. Add more passes and tasks as the players improve.

Description:
A. Player 1 from each line skate and exchange pucks two times.
B. Players continue skating, shoot and follow the shot for a rebound.

Options:
C. Screen for the next shooter.
D. Circle back and rebound for next shooter.
E. Give and go with the next shooter.
F. 1 and 2 exchange passes with diagonal 1 and 2 and all get a pass.
G. Three players leave and exchange passes.
H. After shooting defend 1-1 vs next shooter.

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https://youtu.be/KF9mkO0TbVo

C3 - 1 on 1 From Blue Line and Corner – Sw

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association has a website with great drills and games. I am going through them and doing diagrams of the drills. Coaches can go to the link for the site to watch them. They are very well done. A lot better than I can do with my camera. The videos have more than one drill but I am sure the coaches that come here are smart enough to figure that out.[/i]
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Key Points:
On offense protect the puck, shoot while skating and follow the shot for a rebound. On defense play from the net side with the stick on the puck. Stay with the attacker and control the stick after the shot and then look for the puck.

Description:
1. Attacker and defender leave from the blue line and the passer is on the other side of the ice above the dot.
2. Attacker skate into the slot for a pass and the defender skate backward.
3. First pass is in the slot and battle to score and defend.
4. Second pass happens when the first battle is over and the puck is shot into the far corner.
5. Attacker protect the puck vs. defender and battle to get to the net and score.

http://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20140417102942736

C3 - 1 on 1 From Blue Line and Corner – Sw
https://youtu.be/g6qrbuXBH0M

C500 - 1-1 in Front and Support at Point and Behind - Sweden

Key Points:
The most dangerous attacker is in front of the net. Play 2-1 but really a 2-2 as the goalie takes the shooter and defender denies the pass. Seal the stick to the outside on the shot and tie up the stick and then look for the rebound after the shot.

Description:
1. Coach has the pucks and passes to either the point or behind the net.
2. Players at point and behind can only shoot or pass.
3. Defender deny pass to the player in front and rebound goals.
4. Repeat about three times.

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C500 - 1-1 in Front and Support at Point and Behind – Sw
https://youtu.be/fPSGQBPmQxY

E1 - A6 - Shootout – Russian U20

Key Points:
Goalie play it like a regular shootout and leave from the goal line to get used to coming out and then timing the skating back with the shooters speed. Shooter make the goalie move and ‘shoot where he is coming from and not where he is going.’ Remember that under the crossbar is always a good shot; as Glen Hall said, “there is no one up there.”

Description:
Shootout competition.

The pucks are in the middle and each player gets one shot vs. each goalie with the team that scores the most goals the winner. Players leave from diagonal corners.

In this video of the Russians the losing team had to walk on their knees from the blue to the red line.

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https://youtu.be/12UOnXP37C8

D400-C5 - 2-1 Battle in Slot - SW

Key Points:
Defender has to recognize who is the most dangerous player but never give a breakaway. Attackers must do everything quickly and constantly move.

Description:
1. Two attackers and one defender battle in the slot area (War Zone).
2. Coach pass to F1 the closest attacker.
3. Attacker pass to F2 or shoot.
4. Extra players on the side keep the puck in and pass to the highest attacker.
5. Defender keep the stick in the passing lane and head on a swivel to know where each attacker is.
6. Rotate every 30 seconds.

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C5 - D400 - 2-1 Battle in Slot – SW
https://youtu.be/h87Kt6CK2mU