Comments on: Two-On-One Rushes

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:03:54 +0000

Hey, Bret… By now you have probably watched Milbury and JR on the USA vs Switzerland men”s hockey broadcast, arguing about absolutely everything. Great entertainment! Much more to come, I’m sure!

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:13:20 +0000

I could read hockey tips from you on a daily basis, keep em coming!

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:41:52 +0000

According to hockeydb.com Regier is playing in Austria. So there ya go

By: garett

garett — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:38:11 +0000

i know your move very well bourney..head down with blinders on and rip 1 off the glass!! just missed

By: djimass

djimass — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:09:51 +0000

Great tip Justin. There is one thing I want to point out though: rec league goalies (for the most part) never go for the head and/or shoulder fakes; they always seem to be strickly looking at the puck. Therefore I’m always passing on a 2-on-1. It’s easier to beat a moving goalie than one who is square to the shooter. (Thanks Coach Huglen for making all of us work on saucer passes in college!)

By: penaltykiller9

penaltykiller9 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:22:07 +0000

As an old goaltender from the dark ages(late 60′s-70′s) . I always wanted my d-man to force the play as early as possible preferably forcing him wide to force the pass. Swedish video is excellent, reminds me of the best prank I ever witnessed. Most of you are to young to remember the leather “Charlie Burns” helmets from the 60′s.They had rawhide laces on the backplate of the helmet . I was at old Bowdoin Arena in Maine with the old chain link fencing behind the nets the team that had taken the ice was doing sprints and a player took a breather resting against the fence someone tied the lace on his helmet to the fence when he stearted his sprint he skated forward but his head remained stationary having him kind of leviate till his helmet came off .He never knew who the culprit was.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:18:33 +0000

I’m the pinching defenceman…more tips from a pro…nice!

By: kev

kev — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:58:42 +0000

@ mike, it’s probably b/c defensemen in the NHL play the pass so much better than your avg rec leaguer. also, the decision making of an avg nhler is light years faster than that of a rec leaguer. by the time us beer leaguers are done with the checklist, we’ve skated the puck past the goal line.

By: jtbourne

jtbourne — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:53:17 +0000

Yep, good call Mike, super subtle. Like two stickhandles with the blade facing different ways. Net, pass, goal.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:48:55 +0000

I don’t know if there is any data to support this but it seems to me that about 90% of 2-on-1′s in the NHL end up shooting. And maybe they are subtle, but they do not seem to be checking off items on the to do list. They definitely wait, wait, wait, but almost always shoot, shoot, shoot.