Double Your Playmaking

Many players are unable to make a backhand pass with power. Here's how to do it.

At the NHL level, every player has outstanding power on their forehand.

Not so on the backhand side.

Even among the 700 best skaters in the world, the elite playmakers stand out in their ability to shoot and pass with power on their weaker wing.

From outside the dot lane, EDM29 Leon Draisaitl rips a backhander cross-ice through three ARZ defenders. Connor …