There are any number of drills we could dive in depth for a Goalie and Defensiveman pairing, but by far the most out of the box drill Gato pushes for practice with is the no hands drill! When putting yourself between an opposing shot on goal and the goalie your biggest(literally) asset is using your body to get in the way of the puck. To train your body movement without the crutch hand/arm balance and a Hockey Stick allows you to make maneuvers on a dime to get in the way of a shot on goal. Now this applied to the Goalie just as well with those big leg pads, if you can stop a puck without your hands, you're 90% of the way towards pitching a shut out. So pair up with two Forwards against 1 Defensiveman and 1 Goalie, hands tied behind your back of course, and see if you can stop a shot with just your body!

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