Projecting Major Junior play to the NHL level
The Hockey PDOcast
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How Do Juniors Compete in the NHL?
The average NHL team crosses the dot lane on something like 25% of their entries or exits. That's literally just in the action that gets the puck across either blue line. In junior, it's half of that. And at both levels, cross-ling plays resulted in more scoring chances. So if they don't start learning how to make lateral plays and transition, there's a real chance they won't be able to create off the rush in the NHL. The basic idea is inverting pressure. If you can out skate them to the net, get them on your back.That's favorable because you can drive. But if you can't do that, you cut back, you slow
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