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  • Shots That Score

    Shots That Score

    Shots that score By Wayne Anderson Watching a roller hockey team practice at the local rink, I saw almost every player work on their slap shot while warming up the goaltender. Down at the other end there was one player practicing on an open net, trying from in close to score in the top corners.…

  • The Four Basic Shots of Hockey

    The Four Basic Shots of Hockey

    The four basic shots of hockey By Bob Cunningham Oct 31, 2001, 15:44 ©BBS Most National Hockey League players use one or more of the four basic shots in hockey—the slapshot, the backhand, the wrist shot and the snap shot—effectively and consistently. But the big names of the game—Gretzky, Lemieux, Hull, Bure—do all of them…