“Champions Find Ways To Win” Rules of Engagement “Champions Find Ways To Win” Ivan Gloeden Clem Hand Darryl Nilson Fraser Oliver Dan Schofield

Table of Contents MOJO OFFENCE HEAD MAN PUCK OFFENSIVE PLAY MAKE USE OF SPACE CYCLE LOW FORECHECK DEFENCE DESIRE ANGLING COVER POINTS D-FENCE OFFENSIVE PLAY PLAY OFF THE PUCK WIN THE BLUE LINE DEFENSIVE PLAY D to D GOALIES PLAYING THE PUCK CUTTING OF ANGLES DO YOUR JOB

GET MOJO ON OUR SIDE EARLY… AND KEEP IT! Energy and lots of it! Commitment to the cause Everyone, no weak link Positive Fight for it because you really want it Take the HEART and WILL away!

HEADMAN THE PUCK Make the pass Error on offensive side OFFENCE HEADMAN THE PUCK Make the pass Error on offensive side Do it fast and quick Get speed and forward direction on our side. Keep advancing Get forward direction on our side

Make Good Use of Space OFFENCE Chip it up into space Dump & chase Corners are the space real men go into Give and go into space Find space and move to it Cycle low, keep moving puck to space Behind the net is space

CYCLE LOW, ATTACK & CREATE SEPERATION OFFENCE CYCLE LOW, ATTACK & CREATE SEPERATION Make use of dead space, keep possesion Create separation, use the points Attack the area, one time the pass and shot Keep it deep, cycle and frustrate and FRUSTRATE MORE Win the boards BE GRITTY ANTICIPATE Cycle low, cycle low & cycle low again Wear them down!

AGGRESSIVE1,2,3 FORECHECK OFFENCE 1st man go fast, angle the man (pin) and force the error 2nd man take the forehand pass away, read and react, capitalize on the “forced error” 3rd man high, slows any counter-attack, intercept the pass through the middle

90% DESIRE JUST DO IT! I WON’T BE BEAT DEFENCE I WON’T LET MY TEAM BE BEAT IT’S TEAM EFFORT (ANGLING,PINNING) I WON’T I WON’T I WON’T

ANGLING Defense is played on the “full” ice surface DEFENCE Low Angling, finish the check (bang, bump, rub out, eliminate choices) Full Ice Angling, FORCE & KEEP PLAYER OUTSIDE (stay with him) Forwards have to care; and care enough to WORK IT! Defense is played on the “full” ice surface

COVER POINTS DEFENCE Use speed Don’t let the shot in Block the shot and….. Look for OPPORTUNITY to CAPITALIZE Don’t let the shot in Block the middle! Finish the check

PLAY THE MAN NOT THE PUCK DEFENCE D - FENCE PLAY THE MAN NOT THE PUCK FINISH ALL YOUR CHECKS, I MEAN ALL YOUR CHECKS ANGLE & ANGLE MORE WIN THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS WIN THE BLUE LINE 2 HANDS ON STICK AND SKATE THROUGH THE PLAY

PLAY OFF THE PUCK OFFENSIVE PLAY MOVE, DON’T WATCH FIND SPACE, GO HARD MAKE IT HAPPEN GO TO WHERE THE PUCK “SHOULD” GO

WIN THE BLUE LINE – get the puck in or get it out OFFENSIVE PLAY WIN THE BLUE LINE – get the puck in or get it out No passing at the blue line in offensive and defensive zone Make an earlier decision, be quick in your thinking CROSS ICE PASSING BETWEEN BLUELINES Carry it in if you can win the zone Dump and make good use of space (corners and behind the net)

OPEN THE ICE SURFACE UP USE THE POINTS SUPPORT WITH D TO D PASSING D MEN OPEN THE ICE SURFACE UP USE THE POINTS SUPPORT WITH D TO D PASSING USE THE CORNERS & BEHIND THE NET REVERSE THE PLAY

GOALIES PLAY THAT PUCK!

GOALIES GET OUT OF THE CREASE AND CUT ANGLES OFF

DO YOUR JOB do it well and have some trust in the team OFFENCE DEFENCE DO YOUR JOB do it well and have some trust in the team you have both a team and individual responsibility on this team