>Posted on 15 Nov 1995 at 11:49:52 by David F. Delchamps
>
>righty-lefty
>
>        Back when I started watching hockey in the '60s, right-handed
>shots were a rare commodity in the NHL.  In particular, right-handed
>shooting defensemen were hot properties.  How come?  Well, back then
>there was a fairly tight correlation righty person <--> lefty shot,
>lefty person <---> righty shot.  This is because (here goes the theory)
>stickhandling and passing were the first things little kids learned
>how to do, and those are tasks best addressed with one's dominant hand
>at the end of the stick.
 
I think Dave's point is very well taken.
 
Remember when the Russian national team (the one with unparallelled
stickhandling and passing skills) was made up exclusively of left-
shooting players?
 
Luiz F. Valente
(A right-handed who shoots left)
 
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