Wall Play Basics

Key points: Before, During & After the retrieval

Here’s a recent email I received from a youth hockey parent.

Hey Jack,

Can you make a segment on board pickup? Picking up rimmed puck, with and without pressure. Both from the point of view of forwards and D.

And the art of sealing against the board.

Thanks, Sanjoy

In hockey, the puck is within three feet of the boards 80% of the time. As such, wall play is …