First off... Welcome back Tucker. We had a full team for the first time in months. Tucker immediately contributed to the team. He showed little if any rust coming back, after nearly 2 months off, to play defense.
The Huskies won both games this weekend. They beat the Sabers in a non-league game 4-3. And they beat Fredrick in a league game 5-3. Victories are always nice but seeing an entire team progress is even better.
Watching the Huskies play this weekend, I noticed many big changes. They looked different. Each player stepped up their game within their capacity. Some were faster up and down the ice. Some were faster along the boards. Some passed with acuracy and power. Some cleared the puck with authority. Some played physically. Some improved their fore-checking. I could go on. Each player improved a piece of their game. And when players do that, the added effect for the team is greater then summation of all the parts.
Summation of all parts... what is that? It means the team has stepped up the level of their play. Their individual efforts propelled the team to a higher level. They, in my opinion, are where they need to be come January. It was evident on the way they used the points. It was evident on the passing. It was evident on their choices to pass or shoot. It was evident by the increase number of smart hockey plays.
It was most evident in a very dominant power play where 5 players held the puck in the zone for nearly two minutes. They worked hard on that, as a team, in recent practices. I am waiting to post the video of that power-play. Several lines controlled the flow of the game, keeping the puck in the offensive zone for almost the entire time they were on the ice. The Huskies dealt with pressure and supported each other through every hit, injury, and moments of frustration. Congrats! not only on winning but on raising the bar for the team.
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