Eriksson Get Himself In Shooting Position

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: Sweden's #21 Eriksson Puts Himself in Shooting Position

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Sweden Executes Two Cycles & Crosses - Sweden's Niklas Kronwall (#7) Goal

Special thanks to Nikolas Sturmankin http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=130164

for telling me where to find this video. Nick coached with me with the TBHF National Development Program and played for Erzurum Genclik Sports Club. 

Well executed crosses and cycles force the defender to choose a man and create 2 v. 1's.






Tactic Cycles:

• Move the puck to open space when under pressure
• Cycle when under pressure

Keys

• Communication
• The defenders skates should be pointing in the same direction of yours

Tactics Cross:

• Crosses can be executed any where on the ice

Types of Crosses

• Hand Off
• Cross & Pass
• Cross Behind
• Cross In-front
• Cross Using Board Pass

In both cycles Sweden executes, notice the defenders skates are pointing in the same direction of puck carrier.

In both crosses, Sweden froze the defenders.



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