The Secrets of Swedish Ice Hockey - Hockey In Sweden 

As a teenager that used to play hockey in Sweden i think it is amazing to see that this mindset still exists. I stopped playing at around 13-14 when all of a sudden everything started to be about being a great player in the future. To be realistic the players that get to NHL or even SHL are pure talents. The fun for me died out when everything started to become about winning. I just wanted to have fun and play hockey. I'm not saying matches aren't fun but rather it should be seen as a reward to go play another team after training 3 times a week. If we would keep the fun on and of the ice for longer I am sure more talents would keep on playing and become professionals.

I'm Canadian and I wholeheartedly agree with everything in this video. I wish we had less games and more training. I really dont like that hamburger-volume system of producing players. Skills first.

In belgium it works basically the same the only issues that we have is that we move up in age group too fast due to having not enough players for each category, because it isnt popular enough

Skating The first love before hockey. The most essential part. Puck skills come when learning the game. Thing is, if you can’t skate, you can’t play. I’m Canadian, I tell my daughter enjoy skating. It’s better than walking. My daughter says, I wish the world was full of ice, so I could skate to school. Skating, balance, footwork and edges.

6:29 Totally agree. Hockey is 99% skating. Work on skating. Don't worry about playing many games.

Wow you keep amazing me with beautiful documentaries!

Great insight! Thanks for the video

As a coach in the USA I'm working on building a Swedish style of learning and growth for my players.

Could you imagine having a community ice rink? How great would that be?

The Russians came up with this model in the 50s. Think of how great the foresight was to train this way. Then Europeans started using this model and in the last decade the US went to this model. Now all of sudden the US are producing more and more NHL players. This is absolutely the best approach to ice hockey!

Shot really well, nice slow mo, good editing. Awesome job!

Canada is becoming in Hockey what Brazil is in soccer... Always respected, loads of pure and raw talent, always the greatest, but surprised by the technique and professionalism of other countries...

As an Austrian hockey fan this is outstanding to watch, the whole status of hockey in Sweden and the philosophy behind it. Skill first, then games.

Really well done documentary

In South Africa, the whole of South Africa, we have 9 rinks that I know of. Get your head around that, 9 rinks and 58 million people. Ice time for hockey is 5:15 am - 9:30am / 17:00pm 21:30 pm ( this is not everyday and not at every rink). We just don't have what the rest of world has, but we love the game.

Your best video ever. Good job.

Really interesting👌

This is a great documentary

Canadian players who cross hockey and box lacrosse are some of the most talented athletes! And lot and lots of Canadians do!

Would love to see a similar video on Finnish Goaltending!

I was on that camp this summer

We have 30 practices before are 1st game and we have one game a week and we also have 4 on ice practice and I off ice

@hockeytutorial I would love for you to do a video about hockey training in Canada as well. The Scandinavian countries for sure have excellent skills but I think the coaches you interviewed they do downplay the game aspect from Canada and the US. There seems to be an amazing amount of skill and elite players from here still being produced

In MN most rinks are public owned rinks. There is plenty of debates going on between coaches on the ADM model, MN Hockey Association and what they want to do and what is right. IMO people focus on winning way to much at the 8U, 10U etc. Why waste ice time putting in a system for a 10U. Work on skating, skating, skating. Some work on positional awareness. Why have a 9 year old work on a 2-2-1 or whatever system just to win a squirt tourney. This will hurt them come high school as they missed a key skill development window. Most bad habits are formed in 10U, 12U and are hard to break. Great skaters will always play. Even if you have an average shot.

I should have coached in Sweden. I 100% love their philosophy. Making it affordable for families. $25 for stick time. $50 if I went with my wife in the United States. That's ridiculous to say the least.

So this is why EP 40 is so good lol. My favorite player hands down.

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Sweden’s minor hockey system and development is so much better than ours

Absolutely, they move like no one else also.

Is that rimbo?

nice

The sheer number of elite hockey players sweden produce compared to their sample size is amazing

Do this in finland

This is so true Owners are so tight on there money they don’t care about you and your success all they care about is money.

Вот это условия!

Impressive documentary.!!!!! North America need to learn from you guys . I live in Canada 🇨🇦 & it’s a die hard sport . According to every parent their kid is going to the NHL . You guys have no idea how crazy ppl here are . The GTHL the biggest joke . It’s all about how much you wanna spend . Skates here cost over $800 & counting it’s insane . My son’s 11 & plays AAA hockey . The coaches think that it’s NHL level. It’s sickening. If your child is not a super star ⭐️ then you’re literally screwed . My child started skating @ 2 years old . Joys of competitive sports .

Canada !!! Learn from the Swedes- the Americans did! They got players coming from Florida and arizona now!! I spent a summer practicing and training, no games at all. The progress i made was unbelievable! If canada did this they would be incredible beyond belief.

Community owned rinks?!!!! That should trigger cult45.

Bratty!

Every problem in our times is part of the greater dysfunctional socio-political environment. The same attitude is in the schools, focusing on exams instead of the natural love of learning for its own sake. For my part, as an adult goalie trying to get back in the game with limited time, I am frustrated by only playing games. Goalies especially need practice of fundamental moves that have to be instintively reactive. I have recently decided that I am going to split my time between practice at stick and puck hours (not so easy to find) and games.

Can you do this in Germany please?

What really annoys me about Canada is the age that development happens. We have tons of camps and training and all that, but it’s pretty much only for kids 12 and below. I didn’t start playing until I was 11 and because I was just starting out I wasn’t that into hockey. It’s only now that I’m in my last few years of minor hockey that I’m really into it and want to get better. The problem is that there are zero camps for kids my age unless you are the highest level player who’s going into junior. For kids under 12 you could put them in camps all year long. If price wasn’t a concern you could make your kid have hockey 365 days a year. This is a major issue because developing players that early doesn’t work as well. By the age of 13 half of the kids have dropped out from fatigue. And then the other problem is that certain kids don’t emerge as skilled until they are older or they don’t start playing until they are older, and then they don’t get a chance to become the great player that they could possibly be. Plus there’s the fact that when kids are really young there are some who will play at a higher level but by the time they are teenagers they are playing in the lowest level. That’s because some kids physically mature earlier so they have an advantage over others their age, but they are not necessarily skilled hockey players and then training gets put into the wrong players. The best way to do it is to keep hockey very relaxed and recreational until kids hit puberty and then we can identify the good players. Plus training when you are a teen versus as a child is a million times more beneficial and there will be more development.

But you didn’t mention Innebandy/Floorball!!!! Floorball fits in perfectly and is one of the biggest off ice sports in Sweden.

Sucks to be a hockey fan in an area dominated by American football and baseball (The middle of state of Kansas…). The closest team to me is the Colorado Avalanche, and I’m not even a fan of them. I’m a three-way fan of the San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs, all three of which are very far away from me. I know this video is about Swedish hockey, but Kansas gets almost no exposure to hockey.

see this is how hockey should be taught not our dump and chase bs mentality in North America

Connor Mcdavid's secret, he trained like a Swede...

I think his right but its not the case in quebec.

Who are the talking heads?

Jag fattar inte exakt samma hockey, men inte samma pris 😂

That’s why Canada wins basically every world junior

I'm from Czech Republic and I'm si sad that we can't do it same as the rest of big six (Kanada Sweeden Finland Russia and USA)🇨🇿😣

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The secrets: there’s no hitting

Sweden has better hockey players than Finland

I agree with everything, but if the Swedes are so good, why does USA and Canada beat them in the internationals in the modern age... Edit: I do not want hate just an explanation.

Why would you say no to not playing against better-skilled players at a younger level?

This is so not true i come from sweden and live there and i had to change team because my ice hockey team bullied me for 6 months and then I changed team.

Watching this makes me realize, the US doesn’t know how to develop hockey players 😂😂

Suomi Finland perkele the best country for Ice hockey

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if this approach was as superior as these people say it is, the US and Canada wouldnt be producing by far the most NHL talent

Doesn't work very well in Football though :/

So learn to be an individual player for a team game before playing the actual game? It’s nice that they believe their development is superior to North American but I think history and stats suggest something different.

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