what you do if the D comes out the side that the forecheck is waiting for you, this way the forecheck cant angle him and its an easy breakout for the other team (
Jeremy is a fine hockey strategist, but I don't like this forechecking system. I don't like the fact that there is an offensive player behind the two defensemen. I don't like the fact that two forwards are slanting towards the far boards. While the two forwards are slanting, the player behind the net may suddenly breakout the opposite direction while handling the puck. There is a lot of skating room, and there are two offensive skaters skating parallel down the opposite side of the forecheckers. The penalty kill team is susceptible to a stretch pass. There is only one defenseman who has to back pedal to the player behind him while giving up the point to potentially two players. I would opt for a more conservative penalty killing scheme focusing on two players clogging the center ice area with an emphasis on pressing if possible. The other two defenders would be inside the blue line(about 10 feet). The players at center ice would drop back into their zone if the press is not doable. While this system is not perfect, it eliminates an offensive player from skating behind the defense.
Thanks for the comment - I hear your concerns, no doubt. I've had a lot of success with this one, WHEN RUN PROPERLY, but it's definitely not for every team. Much of the success or failure in this setup depends on the players' abilities to angle, and read & react. If they're impatient, and don't "wait out" the player behind the net, then you're right, he'll be able to pop out the opposite side after they've swung through. There are ways to hedge against this, but I'd probably need to make a vid to explain it. As for the stretch man getting in behind the D - I probably could have drawn that better. I agree with you on that point. I generally say our D should play tight gap with the furthest man up the ice. Thanks again - good points!
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great vid!!
what you do if the D comes out the side that the forecheck is waiting for you, this way the forecheck cant angle him and its an easy breakout for the other team (
video starts at 1:05, great after!
Jeremy is a fine hockey strategist, but I don't like this forechecking system. I don't like the fact that there is an offensive player behind the two defensemen. I don't like the fact that two forwards are slanting towards the far boards. While the two forwards are slanting, the player behind the net may suddenly breakout the opposite direction while handling the puck. There is a lot of skating room, and there are two offensive skaters skating parallel down the opposite side of the forecheckers. The penalty kill team is susceptible to a stretch pass. There is only one defenseman who has to back pedal to the player behind him while giving up the point to potentially two players. I would opt for a more conservative penalty killing scheme focusing on two players clogging the center ice area with an emphasis on pressing if possible. The other two defenders would be inside the blue line(about 10 feet). The players at center ice would drop back into their zone if the press is not doable. While this system is not perfect, it eliminates an offensive player from skating behind the defense.
Thanks for the comment - I hear your concerns, no doubt. I've had a lot of success with this one, WHEN RUN PROPERLY, but it's definitely not for every team. Much of the success or failure in this setup depends on the players' abilities to angle, and read & react. If they're impatient, and don't "wait out" the player behind the net, then you're right, he'll be able to pop out the opposite side after they've swung through. There are ways to hedge against this, but I'd probably need to make a vid to explain it.
As for the stretch man getting in behind the D - I probably could have drawn that better. I agree with you on that point. I generally say our D should play tight gap with the furthest man up the ice. Thanks again - good points!
Good vid, but im wondering