VANCOUVER -- For a lot of goaltenders, right up to the NHL level, summer long has been a time to go back to school and learn new things.
Whether it's working to refine existing techniques with an old coach or seeking fresh ideas from a new one, many spend part of their offseason at a goalie school. Combined with the increased access to position-specific coaches in-season, it's a big reason goaltending continues to evolve and improve.
Increasingly, however, goalies aren't the only players at goalie schools.
At a number of high-end goaltending camps this summer, it was common to find NHL forwards working as shooters.