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I break down techniques and strategies of some of the best goalies in the game. I take them apart piece-by-piece and help goalies understand how to use them in their own game.

Break-Down: Basic Goalie Movements

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Break-Down Basic Movements

Lacing up the skates and strapping on the pads can be a daunting experience for a first-time goalie. Even more daunting is the experience of stepping out onto the ice and trying to mirror what your favorite goalies are able […]

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Break-Down: Mental Prep

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Break Down Mental Prep

The hardest position to play in all of sports. That’s an oft-used description by broadcasters, fans, and players alike when asked about the difficulty of being a goaltender in the game of hockey. Hockey goalies bear a burden of responsibility […]

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Break-Down: Butterfly

August 18, 2019 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Marc-Andre Fleury butterfly

Since the mid-1990s when Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy virtually patented the play style, the butterfly style has dominated goaltending. Once a foreign, unorthodox method of dropping to your knees to make a save instead of staying on your […]

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Break-Down: Stance

July 16, 2019 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Basic goalie stance

A good stance is one of the fundamental components to improving as a goaltender and becoming more comfortable in the crease. There are a variety of unique play styles and stances, and every goalie should work on finding what is […]

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Break-Down: Playing the Puck As a Goalie

July 18, 2018 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Mike Smith playing the puck

Goaltending is one of the most unique positions in all of sports, undoubtedly so in hockey. Goalies need to address every play situation differently than any other player on the ice, as well as develop skills similar to those of […]

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Break-Down: The ‘ABCs of Depth’ In Goaltending

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
ABCs of Depth

Goalies across the world are taught similar fundamentals of playing goal to fine-tune their game, one of the most important being learning how to find optimal depth in the crease in every situation. Most commonly referred to as the ‘ABCs […]

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Break-Down: Deep vs. Aggressive

September 17, 2017July 9, 2018 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Quick aggressive

It is nothing short of typical for today’s goaltenders, NHL or otherwise, to play a moderate, reliable style, being aggressive when needed and conservative when needed— come out of the blue paint on breakaways and straddle the top of the […]

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Break-Down: Head Trajectory

August 4, 2017July 9, 2018 Brandon SeltenrichThe Break Down
Devan Dubnyk

Goalies have been told to always “keep their eyes on the puck” and “follow the play with their eyes,” lest they lose sight of the puck and it ends up in the back of their net. However, in recent years […]

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