>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) HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.