AVON, Conn. — A warning to shooters: You are in trouble.



The next wave of goalies is approaching. They are equipped with tools granted to no other generation.



Today’s teenage puckstoppers are holding their edges, reading plays to their conclusion, stickhandling brashly, attacking pucks with their hands, studying video and building resilience. They are not going down automatically, camping out in reverse vertical-horizontal (RVH) position, sliding needlessly from side to side on limited threats, or hanging their heads after an early goal.



Meanwhile, NHL teams are learning that sky-scraping size is no longer a priority. Shorter goalies once bypassed without a second thought are now given proper consideration.



The result: a deeper pool of smart, technical, athletic and confident goalies.



“Now we have all this other information. Now we have all these other tools,” said Jared Waimon, founder of Pro Crease Goaltending and...