WATERFORD, MI – The drill is called Torpedo. And the kids love it. If they put in a good training session, Dylan Larkin and his extended family running the Larkin Hockey School at Lakeland Ice Arena, reward the kids by ending practice with it.



And truth be told, it’s just as fun for Dylan Larkin as it is for those attending the hockey camp.



The kids all line up as a huge group on one of the goal lines and the staffers grab loose pucks and set up shop along the boards. Then, they take aim as the kids make a mad dash for the goal line on the other side of the ice trying not to get hit by pucks. Escape and they get to skate back again. Get hit and you’re out.



Watching an NHL player take aim at the skates of these kids is like watching Justin Verlander play dodge ball with a bunch of elementary school children. Larkin, with a smile on his face, calmly gathers pucks and then starts picking off competitors with one stealthy shot after the next.