Table of Contents

Part I. Offensive Play for Forwards and Defensemen

Chapter 1. Breakouts

Chapter 2. Neutral Zone Counters and Regroups

Chapter 3. Offensive Zone Entries

Chapter 4. Attack Zone

Chapter 5. Power Plays

Part II. Defensive Play for Forwards and Defensemen

Chapter 6. Forechecking

Chapter 7. Neutral Zone Forechecking

Chapter 8. Backchecking

Chapter 9. Defensive Zone Entries

Chapter 10. Defensive Zone Coverage

Chapter 11. Penalty Kills

Part III. Building Your Competitive Edge

Chapter 12. Face-Offs

Chapter 13. Pre-Scouting Your Opponent

About the Author

Mike Johnston is the vice president, head coach and general manager of the Portland Winterhawks hockey team. Over his coaching career Johnston has had extensive experience in international play. He has also won gold medals at the 1997 and 2007 World Hockey Championships. In 1994 and 1995, Johnston’s teams also won gold at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Ryan Walter has played and coached 17 seasons and more than 1,100 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 1978 he was drafted by the Washington Capitals and named the youngest NHL captain in the second of his four seasons. He became a vice president of the National Hockey League Players’ Association and was honoured as the NHL Man of the Year in 1992