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Possession & Prophylaxis

Possession & Prophylaxis

Larionov's RUS U20: Defensive Play

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Jack Han
Dec 26, 2020
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The Game isn’t simply a contest of naked aggression, but also one of patience and posturing.

Avid chess player Igor Nikolayevich Larionov is well aware of this. Now the hockey grandmaster is in the process of teaching this important lesson to his charges on the Russian U20 team.

In their 5-3 win on December 25th against a powerful United States squad, the…

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