The Finnish U17 Team is playing in a good U18 Mac's Midget Tournament right now. I just got back from watching them win 9-3. They won the first two games 9-1 and 13-0. I was talking with Kalle Kaskinen the head coach and he explained their attack strategy to me. Here it is.
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B4-B600 – 3-0 Breakout-Shoot Cycle-F or D Shot-Finnish U17
Key Points:
The key is to attack the forechecker 3 on 1.
Description:
1. D to D or D tight turn to lose first checker.
2. D attack the second wave with the strong side wing flying up the boards and C in the middle.
3. Pass to C or W and do a wide entry or soft chip by W that C picks up.
4. Wide W give width and stay wide going to the net.
5. Middle D be 4th man on the rush.
6. Option is to pass to the wide W.
B4-B600 – 3-0 Breakout-Shoot Cycle-F or D Shot-Finnish U17
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