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watching football this past weekend. Saw the block Maurice Jones-Drew layed on Shawn Merriman. Do it like that :P

Similar to the one Hines Ward put on Ed Reed. Heck yeah.

On-topic...unfortunately the only good checks I've seen on a big guy by a little guy are when he had his head down or spearing. I'd just say use the little weight you had to move him off the puck like others have said rather than try to blow him up.

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I'm about 6ft and 210, I somehow managed to (unintentionally) hit a guy during drop in that was about the same height, but he was about 70 lbs heavier. I was still on my feet, and he had been driven back a few feet, and landed on his arse.... let just say I avoided him like the plague after that...

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A lot of it just has to do with skating ability, too. I'm not a big guy, but (even as a more "finesse" player) I still throw the occasional big hit and am usually able to hold my own against bigger, stronger players (I have been manhandled/steamrolled on more than one occasion). I've been a very good skater - very solid for my size with exceptional balance - ever since I first got on the ice when I was four years old. It's all about getting yourself set and using leverage to try to stand the guy up/slow him down.

If I were you I'd learn the art of the hip check and get yourself into the weight room.

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Agree completely on the backlash against the "slew foot" (I always called it a leg whip). It's unbelievably cheap and it's extremely dangerous.

A hockey helmet, unfortunately, does absolutely nothing to protect against a decelerative head injury caused by the head striking the ice when falling backwards. Simple physics dictates that when someone falls backwards, their head is moving much faster than any other part of the body. Thus, it will strike the ice with much greater force than any other part of the body, and it almost always causes the occipital lobe of the brain to slam into the cranium and cause a severe concussion.

I saw it happen once in a beer league game that preceded mine; a teammate of the victim suckered the guy who committed the act and knocked him out. The official (good friend of mine) didn't call a penalty on the play, so I asked him afterward and he goes "Hey, he asked for it by pulling that crap to begin with."

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A hockey helmet, unfortunately, does absolutely nothing to protect against a decelerative head injury caused by the head striking the ice when falling backwards. Simple physics dictates that when someone falls backwards, their head is moving much faster than any other part of the body. Thus, it will strike the ice with much greater force than any other part of the body, and it almost always causes the occipital lobe of the brain to slam into the cranium and cause a severe concussion.

Agreed 100%. Just ask Donald Brashear. :( I've been tripped skating to a face-off backwards and did exactly what you're talking about resulting in a concussion. Blows...

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A hockey helmet, unfortunately, does absolutely nothing to protect against a decelerative head injury caused by the head striking the ice when falling backwards. Simple physics dictates that when someone falls backwards, their head is moving much faster than any other part of the body. Thus, it will strike the ice with much greater force than any other part of the body, and it almost always causes the occipital lobe of the brain to slam into the cranium and cause a severe concussion.

Agreed 100%. Just ask Donald Brashear. :( I've been tripped skating to a face-off backwards and did exactly what you're talking about resulting in a concussion. Blows...

The problem with damaging that area of the brain is that your name/face memory is stored there. It's been six years since my last concussion and to this day I still have problems remembering names and faces. On the plus side, I get to meet a lot of new people every day. :blink:

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Just aim low. I'm not talking about taking out his knees, but definitely get him around the hip or lower. That is if you want to get him on his ass.

If you just want to get the puck still go low but aim more spread your body so you get both his waist area as well as his gloves on the stick.

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kinda cheap but... if you can some how push him towards the boards when he hits the boards, slew(correct spelling???) foot him and it makes it look like he fell because he hit the boards

Wow. That's... remarkable.

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Exactly who back home do you want to hit? And why would you want to do that? A lot of the more senior players have jobs and aren't out there to hurt people. Why would you want to headhunt? Or at least lay a hurting on? Did he/she hit you and make you look bad during drop in? I have played with and against these guys. If someone makes you look and/or feel bad, then hell yeah, you want back. I can give you a few tips depending who you want to get even with. Other than that, improve your game til you can spot them a distance a way then go low and burst upwards to knock them off unexpectedly.

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Exactly who back home do you want to hit? And why would you want to do that? A lot of the more senior players have jobs and aren't out there to hurt people. Why would you want to headhunt? Or at least lay a hurting on? Did he/she hit you and make you look bad during drop in? I have played with and against these guys. If someone makes you look and/or feel bad, then hell yeah, you want back. I can give you a few tips depending who you want to get even with. Other than that, improve your game til you can spot them a distance a way then go low and burst upwards to knock them off unexpectedly.

kovalev on tucker, nuff said

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You have to use his height and weight against him. You must get underneath a little, apply a little lifting motion to get his skates slightly off the ice, and then see him fall like a bag of bones. Of course, you will need some strength to do that, though.

Go watch a judo dojo for a session. You see little guys creaming big guys like that all the time!

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Get to know his moves. Watch and study. Every move has its moments of vulnerability. Figure out when and where they are and position yourself to be at your "strongest at his weakest". I've developed into a defensive forward (centre)who backchecks right into my own crease. Often their winger is looking for his centreman in the slot and I try to appear as though I don't have him checked, or am paying attention to the puck carrier instead. Really, I'm tuned into every move my check is making and know that when he gets his pass I'm perfectly ready for a stick lift, an arm obstructing his hand on his stick or a straight out interception (dangerous). I keep it simple and quick, a fast surprising move that requires little strength (little is all I've got really) I leave the puck for my d-man who knows how I play and leaves me the man. He outlets to my winger and I'm the late man over the opposition blue line or even take the place of a rushing D on the point. PS, I'm 6 foot but 170lbs soaking wet. My arms are whipflex.

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As a rather inexperienced hitter, I'd like to raise a question for the sake of myself taking any advice.

If you were to try to hit a bigger player, and go for the hip...doesn't this raise a considerable risk of knee on knee contact? That is if you mistime yourself by a little, or if he makes a quick move away.

Being a smaller player, I'd like to show whatever future coach or teammates I have that I will be physical when needed, but I don't want to be dumb about it ;)

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I'm 6'3" 220 and I found a couple ways for smaller guys to play me effectively.

1. Position yourself so that he thinks he has a lane up the boards, then use your speed to just cut him off and rub him out along the boards. May not give you a big splashy check, but you'll get the puck away from him.

2. If you're in the open ice stay as low as possible, he may try to jump over or sidestep you and you can catch him.

The reality is if he's large and you're small he's going to win a physical confrontation the majority of the time. A lot of guys that big are bigger than everyone else growing up so they develop bad habits (trying to run over people,handling the puck with their head down, etc.). Try to use your hockey sense to get the puck away from him.

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