Mike Richter
Sportskool Hockey coach Mike Richter
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Two on One
Kris Draper tells you how to execute & defend the 2-on-1 break.
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Turning
Coach Martin teaches you to improve your overall hockey play by improving your turning.
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Three on One
Adam Graves & Mike Richter teach you the keys to a successful 3-on-1 break.
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Practice
Coach Martin coaches the coaches on structuring your team's practice sessions.
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One on One
Adam Graves & Curtis Joseph give tips on scoring and defending on the 1-on-1 break.
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Multi Station Drills
Coach Martin offers up a set of drills that will take your game to the next level.
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Balance
Adam Graves calls balance a key to successful hockey. Improve yours with these drills.
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Pass Control
Coach Martin teaches you the keys to handling offline passes with your hands or skates.
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Combination Drills
Coach Martin offers up a set of drills to help make you a complete hockey player.
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Peter Forsberg Interview
NHL Superstar Peter Forsberg of the Philadelphia Flyers sits down for a unique Q & A.
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Shooting
Adam Graves & Kris Draper talk about the keys to shooting. Learn how to shoot to score
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Faceoffs
Kris Draper teaches you to win faceoffs on both ends of the ice everytime.
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Puck Handling
Coach Martin teaches the importance of puck control. Control the puck. Control the game.
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Specialty Skills
Adam Graves offers up tips to improve your overall hockey game in this advanced lesson.
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Goaltending
Coach Martin & Mike Richter offer up tips & drills to help keep the puck out of the net.
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Checking
Adam Graves offers up the keys to giving and receiving clean checks.
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Backward Skating
Coach Martin shows you why skating backwards is a key to your hockey skills
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Rick DiPietro Interview
Go behind the mask with Islander goalie Rick DiPietro as he goes 1 on 1 with sportskool.
The indelible image of goalie Mike Richter, split like a wishbone about to break, stopping Vancouver's Pavel Bure with his right leg on a penalty shot in Game 4 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals stands as the signature moment in an illustrious 15-year NHL career.
The save, one of the most famous in hockey history, propelled the New York Rangers to another win en route to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years. Richter's 16 playoff wins that season and iconic stop helped elevate him to superstar status. For the next decade, Richter, clad in his trademark Statue of Liberty mask, was one of the premier goalies in the NHL.
Arguably the greatest American-born goalie ever, the Rangers drafted Richter in the second round, 28th overall in 1985. He played two seasons at the University of Wisconsin before leaving to play for the United States in the 1988 Olympics. After parts of three seasons in the minors, Richter stuck with the Rangers in 1990-91 and split time with John Vanbiesbrouck for three seasons before he took over the bulk of the duties in 1993-94.
Richter also backstopped the U.S. to a shocking win in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and in two more Olympics, winning a silver medal in 2002. A skull fracture forced Richter to retire in 2003. On Feb. 4, 2004, the Rangers retired his No. 35.
