I got this from another hockey list and I believe it has a pretty good
message to it.
 
 
 
 It is the result of an interview with Anders Hedberg, one of the better
players from Sweden to ever North America.  At any rate the Swedish Ice
Hockey Federation is becoming concerned with Sweden's lack of offense
hockey.  The major item being discussed is switching FROM the WIDER ice
surface, to the standard North American Ice Surface.  Interesting.
 
The moral of this whole ice surface/two line pass business is this.  Stop
screwing with the game.  There is nothing wrong with the rules.  The
problem is that the rules aren't enforced, and players are no longer
allowed to show any flare for the game.  Teaching 10 year olds defensive
schemes has already ruined a generation of Canadian hockey players.  Return
the game to kids, teach them two line offside.  Teach a "scheme" to clear
their own zone, teach them a "scheme" to kill penalties, and then let them
play.
 
Forget this business about more practice and less play.  More practice just
enforces the stuff that has robbed hockey of it's flair.
 
 In a recent Hockey news TV Special they asked larry robinson about Guy
Lafleur, one of the most creative hockey players to ever play the game.
larry said Guy was lousy in practice simply because practices ruined his
creativity.  In games, where he wasn't restricted by set assignments his
ability shown.  Lest anyone think Guy didn't play both ends of the ice, he
was also one of the best defensive forwards on the scabs.  Check any game,
he killed far more penalties than the highly over rated bob gainey.
 
 
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