S64 PT #3: Trick Play
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![]() Moderators Cozy Connoisseur Code: Written Task: We've all seen the lacrosse goals, the attempts to flick the puck over the back of the net and in-- but these are few and far between. It might even be a stretch to call those things "trick plays." The only actual trick play I can think of off the top of my head is Ted Nolan pulling one over on Team Canada at the 2014 Olympics. That said, you almost never see this kind of thing happen in the NHL. Why not? Is there a lack of creativity in the game? Is it just too complicated without enough payoff? Why do you think we don't see much of this coaching style in hockey, and would you like to see more of it? (150+ words). Recently in the world of hockey, we have seen more "trick" or "fancier" type of goals scored such as the Michigan, Trevor Zegras lobbing the puck into the air and his teammate batting it in midair to score. These sort of plays help promote the game and get it viral on the internet. To be frank, hockey isn't the most glamorous or popular sport out there compared to other major sports such as football, basketball and soccer. There was an incident where a hockey commentator was against these "skilled players showing up and scoring all these fancy goals" and how they should expect to be "punched in the mouth" if they continue to play like this. That is a very old-school mindset and is preventing the game of hockey from growing and evolving into so much more. Scoring goals is already tough enough as it is, if players are creative enough to find different ways to score that are legal than let them do it. (165 words) |
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