📈 Learn
James Duerr shares four drills to help players create a lane and shoot through traffic.

🏆 Celebrate
Ryder Baker earns Playmaker of the Week with a profile that showcases both the work and the results.

⭐️ Watch
Three slick finishes from Clarke McGuigan, Gio Maisano, and Thomas Zednik.

James Duerr
Bentley University Forward • Coach at AdvantEdge Hockey

James Duerr returns with four drills designed to help players get shots through traffic by finding a lane underneath a defender’s stick.

Several variations require players to move the puck before releasing, teaching them to create a shooting lane instead of forcing the shot directly into pressure.

The key: identify the open triangle, move the puck when necessary, and release before the lane closes.

Celebrating a member whose passion, consistency, and contributions stood out this week.

Ryder Baker
Defenseman • 2011 Pittsburgh Vengeance

Ryder Baker earns Playmaker of the Week for building one of the strongest young player profiles in the Club—combining game highlights, on-ice training, basement shooting sessions, and clips from camp in Finland.

His profile does more than showcase the results. It shows the work behind them. Ryder is clearly committed to improving his game, and he is using his HPC profile exactly as intended: to document his development and show what kind of player he is becoming.

Clarke McGuigan (Canada)
Clarke stays composed on the penalty shot and snaps the puck five-hole for the finish.

Gio Maisano (Florida, USA)
Gio finds a small opening over the blocker and snipes near-side.

Thomas Zednik (Slovakia)
Thomas sells the shot, pulls the puck around the defender with a toe drag and finishes glove side.

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