Word: forechecker
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Part of Harvard’s inability to score was a result of a simple but strong Clarkson penalty kill. The Golden Knights were able to forecheck aggressively when the Crimson tried to enter the zone, and they were quick to clear the puck whenever it came near their sticks, enabling line changes and fresh legs to match up against the quicker Harvard forwards...
Another key element to Walsh’s game was the fact that he didn’t take a penalty, which was representative of a Harvard team that used an aggressive forecheck but maintained its discipline. The Crimson was whistled for only three penalties, before three more were called following third-period fisticuffs with the outcome no longer in doubt...
...playing team defense all over the ice because I don’t think we did that worth a darn on Saturday,” Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni said. “We worked a lot on that this week in practice, our defensive zone coverage and forecheck. We want to play a pressure game, and that’s difficult to do if you’re not moving. [Against Brown], we got caught all night halfway between things, and we ended up losing...
...He’s got a lot of jump in his legs,” Mazzoleni says. “He plays well on both sides of the rink. He’s got the real quick feet to elude the initial forecheck and create offense...
Clinging to a 3-2 lead with under two minutes to go, Gilligan pulled Conschafter in favor of an extra skater on a faceoff. That backfired, however, as Moore made a tremendous play to ice the game, intercepting a pass on the forecheck and notching an empty net goal...