Become A Better D-Man With These 2 Exercises

Defense is a tricky position. You need to be as fast as the forwards except you must skate backward while doing it and then you may have to open up and case down a puck. Because of this, your hips need to be really good. You have to be able to open up efficiently to not lose any speed. In the video, I go over two drills that d-men should be doing in their off-ice training so they can become more effective on the ice.