http://hockeyadventure.com/2008/01/27/the-problem-with-the-breakaway-challenge/ Where the world is one big hockey rink Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://hockeyadventure.com/2008/01/27/the-problem-with-the-breakaway-challenge/#comment-2453 Mike Silva Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:16:41 +0000 http://hockeyadventure.com/2008/01/27/the-problem-with-the-breakaway-challenge/#comment-2453 hey i just found this article today (4/15/08), better late then never i guess... I only have to say this breakaway challenge is one of the best additions to the all-star weekend I've ever seen. How can you say they need more time? I coach youth hockey for a living and I see kids who can scoop the puck up better than Ovechkin, and shoot from their knees better than Ilya K. All one has to do for ideas is youtube "sick junior A goal" or something like that, and they can get a hundred ideas of things to try. And you see some fancy attempts every now and then in regular season game shoot-outs. Shannon, Bouchard, Jokinen, just to name a few have broken out some nutty shots, and scored at that. I'm just a simple men's league player, but if you gave me 3 pucks at this past all star game and told me to take breakaways, and you're going to grade me on style, not if I bury it or not... I would have won hands down and the crowd would have gone bonkers. The NHL's have no excuse, they should be pulling some sick shots off. hey i just found this article today (4/15/08), better late then never i guess… I only have to say this breakaway challenge is one of the best additions to the all-star weekend I’ve ever seen. How can you say they need more time? I coach youth hockey for a living and I see kids who can scoop the puck up better than Ovechkin, and shoot from their knees better than Ilya K. All one has to do for ideas is youtube “sick junior A goal” or something like that, and they can get a hundred ideas of things to try. And you see some fancy attempts every now and then in regular season game shoot-outs. Shannon, Bouchard, Jokinen, just to name a few have broken out some nutty shots, and scored at that. I’m just a simple men’s league player, but if you gave me 3 pucks at this past all star game and told me to take breakaways, and you’re going to grade me on style, not if I bury it or not… I would have won hands down and the crowd would have gone bonkers. The NHL’s have no excuse, they should be pulling some sick shots off.

]]> http://hockeyadventure.com/2008/01/27/the-problem-with-the-breakaway-challenge/#comment-1560 Georgy Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:01:41 +0000 http://hockeyadventure.com/2008/01/27/the-problem-with-the-breakaway-challenge/#comment-1560 there will always be such factor as individual skills in professional sports. those guys are not regular players - they are unique with those skills.. there will always be such factor as individual skills in professional sports. those guys are not regular players - they are unique with those skills..

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