Hey Goalies, Check out this video! We talk about how elite goaltenders handle similar situations in completely different ways–and that’s ok! We’re not robots training to achieve perfect biomechanics in a vacuum, or at least we shouldn’t. I’m looking directly into your soul, goalie coaching instagram. Instead, let’s acknowledge that we are athletes engaged in… Read More NRH Analysis #4 Goaltending – What’s your training session look like?

Hey everyone, In this video analysis, we try and showcase the importance of your training environment and why maintaining representative elements of the game during training is so critical to development. We do this by examining one of the most structured and controlled aspects of the game: zone entries off the power play break out.… Read More NRH Analysis #3 Zone Entries off the PP BO and Training Environments

NRH Analysis #2 is up. This time we’re looking at Auston Matthews and how he solves a rather common situation and turns it into something special. And like our previous analysis, this play is coming off the wall and low in the offensive zone—something that’s been a big theme for a lot of the athletes… Read More NRH Analysis #2 – Auston Matthews

Alright folks, we’re about to get into our first ever play of the week. But before we begin, a couple points of emphasis. When we dive into the analysis of these situations, we want to make it clear that we’re trying to look at a more complete picture of how the athlete’s skilled movement emerged under the immediate conditions of the game. … Read More NRH Analysis #1 – Connor McDavid

North River Hockey serves two primary areas of hockey development. The first is our focus on putting together some of the best young talent on the east coast to compete in elite summer hockey tournaments. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where athletes are challenged to come together as a team while also showcasing… Read More Introduction