Can someone who has children in minor hockey or someone who has played the game at a higher level than me explain to me why coaches don't teach players to go to the bench when a stick breaks?
I have always wondered why in the NHL or other leagues players stay on the ice in their own zone when a stick is broken? They are useless out there outside maybe a shot block. It takes 4 seconds to skate to the bench and grab a stick and be back in the play.
This has been a huge annoyance for me for years and I know that Kelly Hrudey brought up this topic a few games ago. Just now we were down a man for what seemed like 20+ seconds and the guy was doing nothing.
Rant over!
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