Goaltending Development Rick Wamsley Rick Wamsley Playing Career

Goaltending Development Rick Wamsley

Rick Wamsley Playing Career • • • Playing career Minor Hockey. . D community OHL, Fincups, Alexanders AHL 2 years Nova Scotia NHL 12 years Mtl, St. L, Cgy, Tor Stanley Cup 1989 – Calgary

Wamsley Coaching Career • • • NHL / AHL – ’ 93 -16, Tor, CBJ, St. L, Ott. Hockey Canada Symposium, Toronto ‘ 12 OHL Protect Net Symposium Angus Glen ’ 13 Hockey Canada POE since ‘ 13 OHL consultant since ’ 13 Sweden / Finland ‘ 14

Wamsley terms • Set – Depth and Shoulders • “Ready to receive” • Eyes 1 st – Body follows • Protect Net – Middle 1 st • quickest route to center of new shot lane – Defines goaltenders job

Wamsley Terms - 2 • Read – Situational awareness – Opposition options • Your teams defensive position • Patience – Let play develop – Down with shot save approach

3 C’s • Compete • Chance to win • Crunch time

Skill 1 st ! • • Sean Burke “ Today’s goalies taught backwards” Position 1 st Skill 2 nd – Canadian Goaltending Symposium 2012

Skill 1 st • Stance – Has to be athletic • • • Knee bend, similar shin and spine angle Weight – balls of feet Width - can’t jump, can’t move Hands - out in front, in vision, level Chin down – head trajectory Stick - heel on ice

Skill 1 st • Skating – C-Cuts – T- Push – Shuffle – Pivot – Butterfly slides – Power Pushes

Skating • Most drills done in stance – Hands out – Stick down • Head stays still – No bobbing – up and down motion • Inside edge work – Transfer of weight • Front of blade to back of blade • One leg to other • Try to leave shoulders square on stops • Show Skating video

Skill 1 st - Hands • Out in front – able to see hands with peripheral vision • Elbows bent – No tension in arms • Level – 9 -3 O’clock is best for development • Glove Hand? – Thumb up, Fingers out ? • Slight double coverage is OK.

Skill 1 st - Hands • Eyes – Track • Start on puck – Read shooters blade? • Follow puck • Finish on Puck • Soft Hands – Let puck come you • Trap – If you ca trap you have soft hands !

Skill 1 st • Stick – Heel on ice – 10 -4 O’clock angle • Acts as 3 rd leg – Balance tool • Show hands video

Defend 10 Scoring Situations • Clear shot • East West (lateral) pass • Break Away • North South pass • Entry • Screen • Net Drive • Deflection • Below Goal line • Rebound

Clear Shot • An unobstructed shot where the goaltender sees the puck from the release to the net. – Shooter has little or no option to advance to the net – Goalie has time to get set • • Max depth for situation No motion back or sink required Ready to receive position Avoid center shifting and chasing wide shots? – Show clear video

Breakaway • Player is ahead of all defending players with only the goaltender to beat – Max depth - plus – Motion back or sink required • Speed of sink depends on speed of attack • Mindful of gap, avoid to deep to quick • Patience required let shooter make 1 st move • Show breakaway video

Entry • All situations where the puck is carried across the blue line into the zone that results in an attempt at the net. – Early set on play – depth • Just outside crease different spot for each goalie • Let play develop as much as possible • Read - potential next play – puck carriers options, – defensive position of teammates, what are the taking away? – Show Entry video

Net Drives • An in-zone play where the player has the ability to skate the puck all the way to the net or a better scoring area. – Read puck carries options, defenders taking away – Read potential depth required, more or less? • Down stance? V/H, RVH or Overlap – Timing into ? • Show net drive video

BGL ( Below Goal Line ) • Situation that originates along or below the goal line to either – near post ( walkout ) • Read options, stuff or can puck get to far post • gain depth? – far post (wraparound) • Maintain visual on puck as much as possible • Stick - paddle down help? • Sliding into far post, skate blade, skate lace, shin – Practice all – Show BGL video

East West • Puck that travels across the middle of the ice either passed or carried and forces the goaltender to move laterally. – Read options ? Starting depth? – Eyes 1 st – pass can not bet eyes • Helps set quickest route to middle of new shot lane – Footwork to get across – depends on urgency • Pivot into ? T push or shuffle with time • Butterfly slide with less time – Hands, stay with body – Understand what shooter sees? • most shots end up in middle of net

North South – Low High • Puck that is passed from below goal line – Out stays on same side of ice – Acrosses middle to other side • Read – depth and position of outs • Left or right shot – Effects route – Feet position on feet • Out at dot – push to stick • Across more flat – middle 1 st then out – ? How aggressive can you be and still be set – From down stance ? Stay down

North South – high low • Most situations are shot pass • Read – Position and shooting hand of receiver – Motion back or sink required – Route to puck • If in tight • Middle of new shot lane if higher • Show N/S video

Screens • Situation where one or more players from either team disrupts the goaltenders vision as the puck travels to the net. • Fight to find puck – high or low – If possible look short side • Leave feet as much as possible in shot lane • If in doubt Protect the Net

Deflections • A shot where the puck changes direction because of impacting a stick or player prior to reaching the net. • If possible get tight to potential tip • Leave stick in middle – Avoid chasing puck and opening up 5 hole – Original wide shots have to come back to net to score

Rebounds (recovery) • Second chance to score off an original shot or attempt at the net. • Have time, position no time, out of position – Eyes 1 st find puck – Nothing under nothing thru (seal) – Active hands with time, no time block – If in doubt get something in the middle

Off Ice • Develop Athletes

Thank you • Köszönöm