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How to play the center position in hockey?(see below)?

  • A long story short- I am the captain of my hockey team and i have played RW my whole life. Because of something unexpected, i have to play center. I obviously know how to face-off and stuff but i don't know how a center should position. Can i get any tips? For example, where can a center play in the offensive and defensive zone.. Also, any tips on face-offs? thanks

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    Words of advice: Whatever you can do to them, they can do to you. 1. Make sure your team is set before you enter the face off circle. That includes your goalie. Refs are supposed to make sure the goalies are ready, but they might forget. Also your D might still be getting there. 2. Make sure your wings and D know what you are planning to do. Are you drawing back, tying up the other guy and need help, circling, pushing forward, clearing the zone, etc? Make sure they are on the same page as you are. 3. Cheat to win. Don't put your stick all the way down if the ref is not calling it tight. In comp hockey they do. Beer league, not so much. 4. Watch the refs hands for the drop. If you wait for the puck to hit the ice, you will lose. Swing early. You can knock the puck out of the air. Once your stick is set on the ice, it slows you down a fraction. Which is the point of both players having their sticks set before the ref drops the puck. 5. You don't have to win the face offs all the time. The main thing is to not lose it, and let them get a clean break away from you. 6. You can shoot on the face off. 7. You can stick check the other guy during the face off. Sometimes just giving him a healthy assist on his swing will put his stick out of play, and allow you to steal the puck. 8. You can steal his draw. If you are getting beaten and you know which way the other player is drawing to, you can shoot your stick to that spot instead of taking a swing at the puck. You are basically picking his pass. It might be best to let your winger pick it up at that point. On that kind of play, I've seen teammates take each other out in that play. The result was the puck going the other way for an easy goal.

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Words of advice: Whatever you can do to them, they can do to you. 1. Make sure your team is set before you enter the face off circle. That includes your goalie. Refs are supposed to make sure the goalies are ready, but they might forget. Also your D might still be getting there. 2. Make sure your wings and D know what you are planning to do. Are you drawing back, tying up the other guy and need help, circling, pushing forward, clearing the zone, etc? Make sure they are on the same page as you are. 3. Cheat to win. Don't put your stick all the way down if the ref is not calling it tight. In comp hockey they do. Beer league, not so much. 4. Watch the refs hands for the drop. If you wait for the puck to hit the ice, you will lose. Swing early. You can knock the puck out of the air. Once your stick is set on the ice, it slows you down a fraction. Which is the point of both players having their sticks set before the ref drops the puck. 5. You don't have to win the face offs all the time. The main thing is to not lose it, and let them get a clean break away from you. 6. You can shoot on the face off. 7. You can stick check the other guy during the face off. Sometimes just giving him a healthy assist on his swing will put his stick out of play, and allow you to steal the puck. 8. You can steal his draw. If you are getting beaten and you know which way the other player is drawing to, you can shoot your stick to that spot instead of taking a swing at the puck. You are basically picking his pass. It might be best to let your winger pick it up at that point. On that kind of play, I've seen teammates take each other out in that play. The result was the puck going the other way for an easy goal.

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In the defensive zone, your job is mostly to help out your D-men behind the net, and to cover the *** hole in the slot. In the offensive zone, try to get open in the slot when you can and help out your wingers when they're in trouble along the boards. Ask your coach for more information.

I believe for defense, you should cover the third man by the corners. Offense -- in front of goalie

Cosmo Doofenharris

In the defensive zone, your job is mostly to help out your D-men behind the net, and to cover the *** hole in the slot. In the offensive zone, try to get open in the slot when you can and help out your wingers when they're in trouble along the boards. Ask your coach for more information.

I believe for defense, you should cover the third man by the corners. Offense -- in front of goalie

Cosmo Doofenharris

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