100% Canadian Hockey 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 I am a major Bantam goalie and my defencemen keep stealing the puck from me . anyone know how to stop this ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosskore 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 Tell them to stop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eternal 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 Well myself being a defenceman i've found my self doing it to my goalies when their about to cover the puck up when theres a scramble in front of the net and for me its a reaction to get the puck away from the front of my net. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy_b97 1 Report post Posted October 11, 2004 You just need to get things straight with your D. It should be early in your season and it generally takes D and Goaltenders a while to get used to each other (think Belfour when he came to the Leafs). As long as you make it clear what you want and are a verbal goalie it should work out. I've always talked to my goalies an awful lot about everything, my shots, their positioning their reads and I always depend on them to bail out my stupid mistakes. Just try and develop a good relationship with the D core. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie Joe 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2004 I don't know if this is an Aussie thing or even if its the right/wrong thing to do, but I've always been taught (and teach it myself) that the goalie is the leader of the D. D men should know their jobs of course but when the play is shooting on your goalie he calls the shots and all you need to do is help him when he's got the puck. Either by getting into position and making plays. Or by sheilding him when the "Hackers" come in. Thats how we play it in A's and our goalie Stu says hes happy with the D and the support we give. Plus he can pass better than some of the players I've seen in our Div. Also has a mean tip to heal! What sort of situations are you talking about. Give us an example please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 Just communicate with them, what do you mean by "steal"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SB39 2 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 I know what you´re talking about, being guilty of it from time to time, and its pretty much an extension of natural survival instinct which is to GET THE PUCK THE &$%! AWAY FROM THE NET. The best way to get over this and other issues with your D is to have a little meeting with them and lay out your tendencies, wishes, and particularities that make you the individual goalie you are. Tell them how you like them to approach certain situations, like going down to block a shot move out of your line of sight completely, fight guys off hard in front or just cover them, pass back to you when they´re in trouble or not, and situations in which they should and should not get the puck out of the net area. Also, the goalie should be the loudest and proudest guy in the defensive zone, telling D to get out of his line of sight, get guys out from the front of the net, and telling them when you got it or they should take it, stated simply and quickly like Mine or I got it and Take it or Yours. Definitely get those guys together and talk about this cuz it will also help build the team since everybody will be more on the same page, and everybody with any sense at all listens to the goalie like a southern baptist listens to a preacher. Spain out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 1 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 Also, the goalie should be the loudest and proudest guy in the defensive zone, telling D to get out of his line of sight, get guys out from the front of the net, and telling them when you got it or they should take it, stated simply and quickly like Mine or I got it and Take it or Yours. Definitely get those guys together and talk about this cuz it will also help build the team since everybody will be more on the same page, and everybody with any sense at all listens to the goalie like a southern baptist listens to a preacher. Very true! The best goalie I've ever played with was a 40ish year old with tons of experience. He was certainly not a very good goalie from the technical viewpoint. But heck he was talking to us Ds all of the time during play, telling us if we have time to get a dumped puck, if we are in his line of sight, whom to get out of the crease etc etc. Plus he really fired us up when he stopped a puck or before a faceoff in our own end. With him back there we won games we would never have thought we might win (against teams that were way better than ours).This side of goaltending is very often overlooked. Beeing a technically good goalie is only half of it all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SB39 2 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 Add to that, our goalies have traditionally been our best motivators; when they get pumped and load, so do we, and good things happen. Spain out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100% Canadian Hockey 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 An example of this is when i was in a tournament this past weekend and i made a stop and was going to cover the puck when one of my D pick the puck up and over skated it andleft it in front of the net and the other team picked it up and put it in the net Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshy207 15 Report post Posted October 14, 2004 I am a major Bantam goalie and my defencemen keep stealing the puck from me . anyone know how to stop this ? LOL, maybe a nice little blocker to the back of the head, or a love-tap slash to the back of the knee?Seriously though, you shouldn't have to battle your own players for the puck, it's hard enough having to fight off the other team. Like these guys said, communication will work best. Let them know in the locker room what you want them to do, and maybe work out some code words for when you're going to cover the puck, when you want them to come pick it up, if you're going to play the puck into a corner, etc... and then let them hear you yelling these things on the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickz 107 Report post Posted October 16, 2004 Hack and slash at your own guys that do it. If all fails, throw some punches with your blocker and catching hand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
