Goaltending Essentials

Modern hockey places different demands on goalies than in previous eras. The advantages offered by the butterfly, , pad extension and the two pad stack save techniques will help goalies cope with these demands. Years ago goalies were taught to keep thier legs together, in what is now considered a "stand up" style of play. But that was in the days when the offensive attack came down the ice in a straight line. Today's game is full of weaving cross ice plays, and if the goalie hopes to keep up, they should consider playing a down game. In other words, the save techniques offered here consist of save movements where the goalie goes down on the ice. Examine the advantages offered by the butterfly, half-butterfly, pad extension, and the two pad stack save techniques in detail on their respective pages.

This site was constructed as an exercise for an Internet Interfaces class at the School of Communication, Information, and Library Science SCILS in the MLS program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

This site was designed with images and content available in;
From the Crease Magazine. GDI Publishing, Inc. BC, Canada.
Daccord, B. (1998). Hockey Goaltending. Windsor, On: Human Kinetics.

It is also based on years of personal experience of playing and watching hockey.
Questions and comments can be directed to Greg Byrne at byrnejg@scils.rutgers.edu