17 Winning Face-off Plays

with Dan Fridgen,
former Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Head Coach

Face-offs can win or lose hockey games! Fridgen shares his repertoire of winning face-offs for defensive, neutral, and offensive zones along with 6x5 face-offs for a pulled goaltender situation. Each play is diagramed and explained in detail. He then offers on-ice demonstrations with and without defenders to give you a clear-cut idea as to how each play works. Fridgen also offers invaluable coaching expertise as to how each play might fit different game situations. Winning Face-off Plays can give you a BIG advantage in this small part of the game.

45 minutes. 2002.

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