Tactical Tweaks in EDM

A few clips from Jay Woodcroft's coaching debut

Jack Han

(*EDM80 is Markus Niemeläinen - I blanked on his name in the video)

Edmonton Oilers Twitter stalwart Woodguy shared a insightful quote by EDM forward Zach Hyman (transcribed by Zach Laing) after the team’s 3-1 over the New York Islanders.

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Thanks to @zjlaing for transcribing Hyman's words here. One quickly implemented change to the netural zone scheme worked in game 1. A change many wanted for a while now. "why does "player X" keep giving up the blue line?!?!?" - because he's coached to do that. Glad that changed.
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February 12th 2022

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Another thing I was very happy to see was very few 80 ft passes to a stationary F at the center line to chip it into the ozone and chase. Much more possesion from dzone-->nzone-->ozone. Dumped when they needed to, but that long dump by design seemed mostly gone.

February 12th 2022

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To Woodguy’s points, newly-promoted coach Jay Woodcroft’s tactical adjustments should help EDM win the transition game and tilt the ice in its favor.

What’s new:

  • On Offense: Four in the Rush

  • On Defense: F3 tracks middle

Watch the video above to find out exactly what’s different.

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