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How Quinn Hughes Gets Shots Through

Workshop 155: OZ blue line shooting principles

This Workshop is Addressed To

  • Defensemen who want to make fewer OZ turnovers, get more shots through and score more goals

  • Aspiring scouts looking to understand why certain Ds are more effective from the blue line than others

Video Outline

  • Four principles for blue line shooting

    1. Keep puck out of opposing F’s reach

    2. Change point of attack

    3. Reduce distance to net

    4. Shift weight to maximize velocity

  • Quinn Hughes’ elite technical details

    • Hiding the puck

    • The fade-away

    • The crossover start

    • Using the shot threat to open the middle

    • Surrounding the puck

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