Word: forechecker
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...title game, Harvard will have to deal with an aggressive Dartmouth defense that held the Crimson at bay during the regular season. Led by rugged defenseman Correne Bredin, the Big Green has a strong defense that relies on a physical forecheck to keep the puck out of its own zone...
...catalyst of Dartmouth's offense is its forecheck. Wiehn's game-winner came on a breakaway after her aggressive teammates created a turnover in the neutral zone, giving Wiehn the puck and plenty of open ice to work with. This system will force the Crimson to break the puck out of the defensive zone quickly and crisply...
...Crimson's countless offensive weapons are going to produce scoring opportunities. To win in the conference semifinals and championship game, however, Harvard will need to convert those opportunities and not allow its opponents to score in transition. Against Dartmouth, that means overcoming an aggressive forecheck in the defensive zone and controlling the tempo on offense...
Even if the Big Red forecheck proves effective, it should find goals much harder to come by than it did at Bright. Despite scoring the third most goals in the ECAC, Cornell has one of the lowest shooting percentages in the conference. Moreover, Prestifilippo has been playing some of the best hockey of his career down the stretch, giving up just seven goals in Harvard's last four games. He will probably have to steal at least one game for the Crimson to advance...
...know that winning hockey games starts in the defensive zone and carries through to the forwards," Hagerman said. "Our forecheck really worked against Princeton, and we need to continue to be aggressive once we make sure the puck is out of our own zone...