A Clean Sheet

Posted by Stew Carson 12/27/13

Hockey has been referred to as the 'brutal ballet', a game that combines speed and grace with the tough physicality reserved for, well....no other sport, really.  This old Bauer hockey commercial (circa 2000-and-something?) does justice in characterizing the two worlds that collide to form the greatest game on earth. It appeals to the primal, bare-bones love of the game.

Watch, enjoy, and I dare you not to be stirred by it.

(click pic to see video)

Angles, Angles, Angles

Guess what the topic of this post is?

Exactly. Angles. The effective use of angles/angling is a critical tactic for hockey players of all ages and at all levels.

In this video, Keith Acton demonstrates effective use of angling to influence and check an opponent.

Check out this week's Hockey Homework video on the HC Dallas homepage at www.hcdallas.com