John Tavares Forechecking Goal Team Canada

Tactic Forecheck – Soft Dump

•  Pass the puck off the boards behind the defender. 
• The puck can be retrieved either by the chipper or the support man driving through the middle.

Reads:

• When to press?
• When to contain?

Individual Tactics:

• Take away the boards
• Take away passing lane with stick
• Angling 

Keys:

• Finish checks when possible

Rules:

• First man plays body, second picks up puck

Terms:

• Pick Spot on Boards, Angle, Make Contact
• Low man usually win the battles

Kane Evander Pick & Cross CAN-USA IIHF 2012

Pick & Cross:

• #1 enters zone wide
• #2 skated directly into the skating lane of the defender
• #3 drives to net

Keys:

• #2 most not make physical contact with defender

Little Things: Patrick Dwyer Penalty Killing & Short Handed Goal, USA v. Canada IIHF 2012

Penalty Killing:

• Stopping & Starts
• Beat on pass, skate into scoring zone and passing lanes 

Offensive Read:

• Defenders stick is pointing to boards, take middle lane

Rules:

• Gain the middle lane, we need a shot on goal

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Tactics:

• Box
• Diamond

Reads: 

• Bad pass by offensive team 
• The puck is shot around boards 
• Read the passing lanes  

Rules: 

• Press on every bad pass 
• Active, Smart, Sticks 
• Always Stop Set-Ups 
• If your beat on a pass, skate into passing lane 
• Body in shooting lane, stick in passing lane 

Keys: 

• All four players need to work together 
• Once you press, you need to get possession of puck 
• Off puck wing must cover the net 
• Stops & starts when penalty killing 

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