01Jul 2017 by Jeremy Weiss 3 Comments
USA Hockey’s New Icing Rule, and How it Affects your Penalty Kill

USA Hockey’s New Icing Rule, and How it Affects your Penalty Kill

Special Teams, Team Systems
USA Hockey's New Icing Rule, and How it Affects your Penalty Kill A few days ago I did a post about USA Hockey's new icing rule, and what effect it would have on your team's power play. I recommend you check it out before moving forward with this post. You can check it out here >> This post is the promised follow-up. The Rule Change The new icing rule aims to force more puck control and skill plays from the shorthanded team, rather than just being able to dump the puck, which is a less-skilled play. Here's a quote from USA Hockey's site: USA Hockey has modified its playing rules for the 14-and-Under age classification and all younger age classifications (youth and girls) to no longer legalize icing while a…
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20Jun 2017 by Jeremy Weiss No Comments
USA Hockey’s New Icing Rule, and How it Affects your Power Play

USA Hockey’s New Icing Rule, and How it Affects your Power Play

Special Teams, Team Systems
USA Hockey's New Icing Rule, and How it Affects your Power Play The online hockey world is buzzing with USA Hockey's new icing rule, announced last week, which eliminates icing while a team is on the penalty kill. This is the first of two posts that will outline what I feel are the "key game changers" that coaches should be mindful of as they prepare for the 2017/18 season. In this post we will address the Power Play, and in a couple of days we will hit the Penalty Kill. UPDATE: You Can Check Out the Penalty Kill Post Here >> Let's Start with the Rule Change Itself Here's a summary of the rule change, taken from the USA Hockey website: USA Hockey has modified its playing rules for the…
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