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Break Out Plays

Special Note: These sequences occur when our player has control of the puck on the LEFT side of the ice.

(If we have control of the puck on the right side of the ice, the mirror image will occur.)

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Break Out Play 1

Generally: the Winger along the boards goes up the boards, the Winger in the middle of the ice goes up the middle of the ice, the Centre cuts across the middle of the ice AWAY FROM the puck carrier. Once one of our players gains control of the puck in our end, the FORWARDS must turn up ice and start skating AWAY FROM the puck carrier according to this sequence.  In this sequence our Defencewoman is carrying the puck out of our end.  At any point while carrying the puck, she must pass it ahead, if a Forward is open (called headmanning the puck).  By the time she crosses our blue line she should have passed the puck ahead, otherwise there will be 10 players all crammed into the neutral zone making it difficult to advance the puck ahead. DEFENSE:  Note that the Defencewoman without the puck stays a little behind the puck handler and about half way across the ice.  This creates a safe outlet for the puck handler to pass to, if a problem arises.  Also, if the puckhandler loses control, the other Defensewoman is in position to prevent a breakaway on our goalie.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Break Out Play 2

Generally: the Winger along the boards has control of the puck (or is fighting for the puck), and dumps the puck up the boards to centre ice, the Winger in the middle of the ice anticipates the puck going up the boards and skates towards the boards at centre ice to pick up the puck, the Centre skates up the middle of the ice to create a 2 player rush. Now the Winger (without the puck) follows the other 2 forwards up the ice to aid in the attack.

 
 
 

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