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When a hook is not a hook
By Ken Brody Oct 23, 2001, 18:27 Striper Ken Brody How often are you watching a hockey game when you see a player fouled, only to have no penalty called by the on-ice official? I’m sure it’s quite often, especially in professional hockey. Why does this happen? Because calling every infraction isn’t always the…
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The perfect skating surface
By Wayne Anderson In the ever-expanding world of roller hockey, we’re not only still looking for the perfect wheel and the perfect puck, we’re also looking for that perfect skating surface. Of the several different types of surfaces out there, each has advantages and disadvantages. And a critical part of evaluating a surface is taking…
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So you want to start a college club?
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Roller hockey face-offs
By Wayne Anderson If goaltending is a coach’s most forgotten aspect of the game when running a practice, face-offs are the second most neglected. Face-offs happen throughout the game, giving coaches a stoppage of play and time to organize a plan of attack. So why do we so often forget about this important item during…
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The Junior experience: Playing in Canada
By Sam Laskaris Decisions, decisions, decisions. Everybody has to make them. Some are fairly simple, like what to have for dinner. Others, however, are much more complex. Each year many American teenagers who play hockey at elite levels have a tough decision to make: should they remain in the States and try to garner a…
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Finding the perfect player
By Bettina Young Prochnow Their home away from home is an airport. They watch over 300 hockey games on the ice, and scores more on videotape. They take an up-close and personal look at 250 players a year. Are they the world’s best hockey fans? You could say that, since a professional scout lives, breathes,…
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Staying in peak condition all year long
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Coaching good team defense
By Julia Negro Mark Morris, head hockey coach of the ECAC’s Clarkson Golden Knights, believes there are several keys to good team defense. Positional play in the defensive zone is a must, along with keeping a “tight unit,” whether playing even-strength or short-handed. Also, forwards should always come back to help out in the defensive…
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Women’s Hockey: You’ve come a long way baby!
By Bettina Young Prochnow Erin Whitten and Cammi Granato at the 1994 Women’s World Championships. ©BBS There’s a 20-year-old photograph in Valerie Tuomie Sanberg’s home that captures her and her teammates the year they were the Minnesota Pee Wee State Champions. In it, all of the girls except one wore figure skates. “The one in…
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Talk to my agent: What a player agent can do for you
Oct 22, 2001, 17:10 Agent Don Meehan. ©BBS Once they’re on the ice, most hockey players can take care of themselves. Off the ice, however, is a different story, especially for those at the elite level of the sport. For example, almost all National Hockey League players have agents to assist them in what can…