Young Group of Forwards Leads Way on Cornell Offense
The following article appeared in the November 12 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.
BY REENA GILANI
The men’s hockey team’s offense has always stuck to its goal: to get past the opposing team’s defense and create chances to score. This year, Cornell’s forwards aim to complete this goal while making the offensive play as aggressive and physical as possible.
“To get the puck you’ve got to have transitions and you have to systemize –– break it out against different types of forechecks,” said head coach Mike Schafer ’86.
Schafer has emphasized more physical play this season to show other teams that the Red is still a challenger going into this 2010-11 season. Powerful forechecks can benefit Cornell in more than one way. Physical play not only slows down the opponent, but it also creates more puck possession for the team, thereby opening up further scoring chances.
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