Reply To: Diary of a Season 2024-25

[Tom Molloy]

Fire Black Practice Plan: -10-17-24

Focus on pass and receive, tight gaps, puck support, 1-1 skills .Shot blocking, D shooting

Fire Black Practice Plan Date: 10-17-24
Time: 16:00-17:30 Arena: Henry Viney
Lines: 10 F, 6 D, 2 G
Puck Handling – Cutbacks – Marlene work with goalies
B6 – 3 Shots, 3 Zig zags, 3 Shots
B600 – Continuous 2-2 Regroup – Tomas – Marlene work with goalies
D4 Two Pass
B6 1-0, 2-0, Small Horseshoe
B6 Point Shots – Shot Blocking
C3 Reijo 1-1 Both Sides – Gap Control
C6 Regroup x 2, 1-1 and 2-1
D100 – Full Ice Game of 3-3
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Lots of ups and downs in our game last night in Lethbridge.
First period neither team was great but they were making passes and we weren't.. Got outshot 13-10 and both teams scored 2 goals.
Second period we played really well and dominated, outshooting them 13-6 and scoring 2 but gave up a late goal and led 4-3.
Third period we looked exhausted and gave up 4 goals, mostly on giveaways that they took advantage of. Outshot us 17-10 for a 36-33 edge in the game.
I think we are still a little worn out from 6 games in 4 days and I hope all the players take it easy today and drink lots of fluids and get a good sleep before we play Red Deer who is always a very strong team.
Hockey is a game of energy. We have two forwards injured and are down to 3 lines which made it hard to keep up the constant pressure on the puck like we did in Kelowna. When you are tired you make mistakes in judgement and execution.
Great thing about sport is that every game has it's own story. Last night was a sad one for us but it has ended.
Sunday we can write a new and happier story.
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Game vs. Red Deer, Outshot them 15-5 in first but their goalie stoned us and 0-0. Outshot them by 5 in second, no goals and they got a lucky one that bounced off a shin pad and in. Third was pretty even and they scored a PP goal on a walk in. Three of our 4 pk F are injured and there was confusion on the rotation low which allowed a clear lane to the net. They also go an empty netter.
Outshot them 35-23 and that reflected the play. Our strongest overall game of the year. Passing stats were way up and we did everything but put the puck in the net.
Saturday bus 3 hours north to play Leduc and then on to Edmonton.
Practice T-Th with fitness W and go watch a AHL game F in a private suite one of the parents has.[/i]
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Fire Black Practice Plan -10-22-24

Time: 18:00-19:15 Arena: Village Square
Lines:12 F, 7 D, 2 G

G – 20' Kaylin with both goalies
B202 – Chaos and Goalie Warm-up – C U18 F
D1- Puck Dog
B6 – Machine Gun – 2 Passes x 2 Timing and Shots
T2 – 1-3-1 Diamond Power Play
T4 – Penalty Kill 1-3 Sweep Rotation
T2-4 – Overload PP vs Low Press Overload PP at one end
T2-4 – Power Play-Penalty Kill Sequence Power Play Game Full Ice
Cheer

Rotated players from PK to PP and PP to PK. Jim reviewed the PP and both the overload and 1-3-1 have three options to use instead of all options. Tom taught the Low Press PK. Lots of puckhandling at start of practice and Kaylin, Emily, Mila, worked with the goalies.

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• Fire Black Practice 10-17-24.pdf (494 KB)
• Fire Black Practice 10-22-24.pdf (468 KB)

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