When controlling the puck around mid-ice or near your own blue-line, the defenseman WITHOUT the puck can help the other D-man by providing a pass option.
While most defensemen will remain open directly in-line with the puck-carrying defenseman across the ice, you can provide additional defensive zone support by dropping back BEHIND the (imaginary) line of your defense partner.
This is known as
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Defensive Positioning: Hinging
Posted on 14:08 by Unknown
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