Often the puck is passed to the defensemen, who shoot from the blue line, 60 feet out, from their position known as the " point." Long shots rarely go in, so defensemen try to keep long shots low, which gives the attackers a chance at a rebound. The defensemen on the attacking team take up positions on the blue line to prevent the defending team from getting a breakaway. The third forward, meanwhile, takes up a position about 20 feet in front of the goal, in the centre of the ice, in a spot known as the " slot." In the slot he is in position to shoot if he gets the puck. If the attacking players find that they have difficulty in stickhandling past the opposition, they may try a long shot "on goal." They may also shoot the puck into the other team’s zone and chase it, two attacking players going after the puck-one to handle the opponent, who is sure to go after it, and the other to try to wrest the puck away. They then can move to the centre to halt a breakthrough or can drive a man into the boards if he attempts to go along the sides. Ideally, the defending team’s defensemen lay back, straddling their blue line, away from the boards. A defender may also block, check, or hit the player with his body, as long as his action falls within the rules defining allowable contact. The most common way is for the defending player to poke his stick at the puck.
The opposition, meanwhile, attempts to gain control of the puck or to dislodge it. If a defenseman is leading an offensive thrust, called a "rush," one of the forwards backs him up. If a forward has the puck, the defensemen trail the play. Centre Wayne Gretzky, while playing for the Edmonton Oilers, was the dominant scorer in the NHL for most of the 1980s due to his outstanding puck handling and his accurate shooting and passing. The man with the puck is in control, and the play can go only so fast as he directs it. But, since everyone on the team handles the puck at some point during a game, a premium is placed on puck-carrying ability. Slower players must have other attributes to make a team they must, for example, be able to check well, to prevent the other players from getting past them. But contests at all levels became so quick that offensive and defensive roles often are reversed, and defensemen may find themselves at the forefront of the action. In the sport’s early days a team could get away with having a few slow defensemen. Speed is an essential requirement of the game. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.
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