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Listen to Ryan Walter explain why he and Mike Johnston decided to write Hockey Plays and Strategies. Ryan Walter is an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Walter has also served as captain of team Canada in the World Junior tournament and played for team Canada in four World Championships.
Much like other aspects of offensive play, coaches have to decide how comfortable they are with getting their Ds involved in the offense. This section describes special plays made in the offensive zone using an active defense. When the offensive player (F1) has the puck and D2 reads that the defensive team is overplaying one side of the ice, D2 should quickly move down the back side and be ready for the pass.
On lost draws, RW shoots through to the corner and puts pressure on the opposing D. LW takes away the D-to-D penalty-kill clear or assists RW in the corner. On a draw where the puck is loose, RW screens and LW pulls the puck back to D1. On a draw where the puck is loose, RW and LW move in to get the puck back to D2.
Unlike other sports, in the game of hockey, players change on the fly roughly every 40 seconds. At the younger ages, once one player changes the other players think they also must change, even if they are on the backcheck or pursuing the puck carrier. The timing of how long players stay on the ice and at what point of the shift players change or don’t change tells experts a ton about that team’s character and identity.
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