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The Tretiak clinic
The Tretiak clinic By James Baxter Nov 5, 2001, 19:40 Tretiak On What It Takes to be a Goalie A goalie must be (well) above average in all of these areas: • Coordination of movement, fluidity • Concentration • Thinking, clarity and quickness of thought • Agility, quick up and down A goalie must also be thick-skinned, a…
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Goaltending the Tretiak Way
Goaltending the Tretiak way By James Baxter Nov 5, 2001, 19:34 ©BBS The following article is based on a two videotape series from the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Center for Hockey Excellence. The tapes include an extensive interview with Vladislav Tretiak—the only Soviet player ever elected to the Hall—and excerpts from a Tretiak-run goalie…