As they improve their puck skills, they’re doing so while landing on the outside edges of their skates and changing direction immediately. The objective is to get players to perform several skills at once and force them to react quickly as they would in a game. In addition to McDavid, Taylor Hall, Matt Duchene and John Tavares are among his summertime clients.Ī large component of his program is having players pass and manoeuvre around “gears” – a six-inch-high base with a slit for a puck to go through and a hockey stick-like attachment affixed to the end.
He travels all over North America to work with minor hockey organizations, junior teams and NHLers looking to improve their skating and skill. Quinn has now built an empire with what he calls his “unorthodox” trademarked training program. McDavid began working with Quinn at Premier Elite Athletes’ Collegiate in Toronto a decade ago when the latter was the head instructor. It was a goal that looked quite familiar to his skills coach Joe Quinn, the CEO of Power Edge Pro Hockey. McDavid waltzed through a handful of Kings during a road game last month, a display of wizardry that was only downgraded because it didn’t end in a goal.Īn even more impressive individual effort came in a late October game against Minnesota when McDavid caught veteran defenceman Ryan Suter flatfooted before launching a shot over Alex Stalock’s glove.
McNabb isn’t the only NHL player to be on the wrong end of a McDavid’s speed and agility this season, to say nothing of No. To reach that point, however, McDavid had to commit to some unique training and fully embrace its core principles. It’s well known that McDavid’s skating is his calling card, the greatest skill of arguably the greatest player in the world. I’ve been in this a long time and this is the first time I’ve ever seen this.” “He’s on a 1-on-1 and he’s right in front of you and you’re in trouble. “I see people panic when he’s on the ice,” Ken Hitchcock said. The highlight reel goal was largely due to the 21-year-old’s superior skating. McDavid finished off the play with a pull of the stick and a flick of the wrist, his shot from the lip of the crease ending up over the right shoulder of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and under the crossbar. “When he’s coming down on you, you just try to get your feet going,” McNabb said. Good morning and here's another unreal goal. It took two strides before McDavid beat him to the outside. He didn’t lose a modicum of speed and found himself even with McNabb. Instead of stopping to corral it, however, McDavid spun backwards to pick it up and then instantly pivoted back up ice. McDavid was ahead of the puck, which had been slowed after a carom off the boards. Linemate Leon Draisaitl chipped the puck into the neutral zone and it trickled past McNabb’s partner Nate Schmidt.
One of McDavid’s most recent works of beauty went something like this.
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