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Originally Posted by curves2000
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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Completely agree - drives me nuts.
Especially in the 1st and 3rd periods. He wasn't more than 20 ft from the bench. Three strides and he has a stick.
Second period is at least debatable, but in the 1st and 3rd, it's ridiculous to not go grab a stick.
My thoughts: when a forward breaks his stick like that, have the other forwards cheat to the far (non-bench) side so that the player who has to grab a stick then covers the short (bench) side.
Total time to adjust? Three seconds max.