VH Post Integration || Pure Goalie Drill Powered by Stop-It Goaltending

This week, the guys from Stop-It Goaltending give us some VH Post Integration drills! A little longer than most of our drills, but worth every second!
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[@DizzyAviator]

That goalie is low key a beautiful wall

[@ronpetronella1040]

Good Job Brian

[@DizzyAviator]

At 0:9 does he say hello?

[@dantemenzies5719]

Who’s that monster

[@purehockey]

Ian Milosz, Boston College.

[@boydcarlson6347]

I just started using this what I’ve noticed is it’s smoother to go from this and stand up in case the other teams defense gets the puck to shoot rather than trying to go from an RVH and stand up. It helps me follow the puck better

[@purehockey]

Glad you found this video helpful!

[@bratprince11]

Great video. Question though. At 3:13, I've given up 2 or 3 goals this season on the top blocker side (far side) while in this same position. It's come from left-shot guys coming in from below the goal line. How can I play these goals better from this position?

[@jerryphillips6809]

It's difficult to say based on your description of events, ie not seeing it for real.1. Are they drawing it back to change the angle once they see you have committed to your short side post? then it's your positioning.2. Do you have active gloves forward? Getting your blocker forward allows you to intercept the puck at a lower plane.3. This demo is showing a dead, non active, blocking position you will have more success in saving the puck and moving off post laterally or forward if you are in an active stance. This is done by holding your horizontal pad off the ice a few inches in an active VH. Holding this position gets your upper body forward and dramatically increase your mobility. Of more importance, it gives the shooter the 5 hole option which you will takeaway by snapping your pad down on the shot release, a good shooter always takes what you give them.

[@bratprince11]

@@jerryphillips6809 Just saw this. Thanks Jerry...that was a great reply. It was definitely #1 (my positioning). I haven't given up any of those far side, VH goals like last season. I watched a lot of goalie videos (rear view) over the last year and saw that whenever guys gave up similar goals to my scenario, it was almost always because the puck had moved towards the middle of the ice while the goalie stayed too long against the post. I was basically playing the angle of the player and not the puck. This season, I made a conscious effort to play the puck angle when in my VH and RVH (which I tend to do on my blocker side). Thanks for the advice on the horizontal pad and upper body. I'll work on that this summer.

[@jeffgoldjuul9185]

Seems to leave a lot more openings than just standing up and squeezing the pads together on tight angles near the goal line. Being down before the shot also puts you out of position if there is a pass out in front or across. You also let the shooter know what you are doing which is why there are so many goals over the goalies shoulders now from sharp angles. NHL shooters can pick that corner, years ago that was considered a bad goal now the commentators say it’s a “nice shot”. Your basically telling them where to shoot and becoming more rigid in that position. Even though the 5 hole appears to be covered when the player walks out you are even more out of position and down on the ice. If the goalie was standing already it would just be a matter of snapping his knees to the ice when he follows the shooter across. I see goaltending has evolved from that style and there must be some method to this that I am not grasping. Would love if you could explain the benefit of giving up the top of the net and already being down and out of position.