Frank, good question. Straight on angling is a difficult skill because when you are far away the puck carrier can go left, right, back. So the first thing is to cut the ice in half and get the puck carrier into the wide lane. If you can't do that then you have to pivot to backward skating, without giving up the middle and defend from the net side.
If you deflect the puck wide then turn and angle the puck carrier toward the boards and close the gap a little behind approaching at the back of the inside shoulder so he/she can't cut in behind you. If you get then to the boards skate through the hands with the inside leg leading, lift the stick and take the puck.
There are many great examples in this posting on angling. Gene Reilly runs a full ice drill with the Red Bull second pro team. He also does a great job of showing blade on blade while defending. The Canadian women's team does a really good 2-1 angling drill, there is also a great drill from Sweden and a reference to a classic job of angling and controlled skating with Spezza va. Crosby.
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15 Minute Video – Angling Skills
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I have added this elite pro 1-1, 2-2 drill that practices all of the skills.
T3 – C5 – 1-1 x 2 – 2-2 – Pro
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Gene Reilly is the coach giving instruction to the Red Bull players. I coached with him that season. Gene is a top skills coach and was in the AHL working with the Senators team for two seasons and his main assignment was to teach Jason Spezza how to play when he didn't have the puck.
This video is often used to show how Crosby school's Spezza but instead it is a great example of how to play low 1-1 defense. I think it is a great example of stick on stick from the D side, hand on the hip, stick always on the ice. Spezza prevents Crosby from getting to the net and at that time Crosby was the top player in the world. Spezza denies the slot and then stays with Crosby after he passes. The goal is on the winger who allowed the shot from the point and not on Spezza who did a fantastic job.
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