My favorite games are the All Star and the Olympics (much more old-school, skill oriented, sticks down, less forechecking, etc.) ❋ Unknown (2010)
One of the NHL's most controversial figures and maddening on-ice pests, Avery then suited up for Friday's Game 2—a move, Tortorella said, that was dictated by the Rangers' need for more energy and forechecking pressure. ❋ Mike Sielski (2011)
Because we went over this stuff, we changed a lot of things that we were going to do in two days -- power play to the forechecking -- and it will change again. ❋ Katie Carrera (2011)
The Rangers had outshot Washington 13-7 in the first period, had maintained the edge in play, but their inability to score, even while sticking to the diligent forechecking that has characterized their success this season, was hardly a sign of good things to come. ❋ Mike Sielski (2011)
Colorado was pushed around a little too much by the Sharks and never could get much of a forechecking game going. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"At times, when Sean is consistent with his play, he can add some forechecking to us," said Tortorella, who was careful to use two qualifiers in praising Avery. ❋ Mike Sielski (2011)
I thought our line did a great job of forechecking and trying to create energy for the team. ❋ Katie Carrera (2011)
With the specter of a season-long six-game losing streak weighing on the team, Coach Bruce Boudreau conducted an approximately hour and a half practice that touched on all aspects of the game, most notably forechecking and attention to defensive responsibility and accountability. ❋ Gene Wang (2010)
` ` Los Angeles is known as being a good forechecking team, and they were, but I think we forechecked them just as well. '' ❋ Unknown (2008)
To wit – Russia didn't line match or really believe in forechecking and the trap, because their coach had never played on North American ice. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Edmonton took the lead 6 1/2 minutes into the third period after some persistent forechecking. ❋ Unknown (2008)
` ` We were forechecking pretty good and created the turnover, '' Belanger said. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Cam Ward made 20 saves - and stopped the final 18 shots he faced - behind a defense that had its forechecking unit clicking and didn't allow many quality scoring chances. ❋ Unknown (2008)
We were working real hard to get the puck back and forechecking hard and creating some turnovers and we were shooting the puck, '' Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom said. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The open ice and lack of obstruction have led to furious forechecking and suicidal runs to the end boards that can result in skaters taking trips off the ice on stretchers on plays that the goalie would have handled previously. ❋ Rob Higgins (2010)
` ` It's a very upbeat locker room right now, '' said Alfredsson, crediting Clouston for emphasizing a more aggressive forechecking style. ❋ Unknown (2008)
He's an ultra-competitive winner and probably the most complete two-way center in the draft, capable of chipping in some offense off a punishing forechecking game as well as shutting down the opposition's top line defensively. ❋ Unknown (2008)
We've got to change our second period, something's going on there, we've got to get more emotion and better forechecking. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Defenseman Denis Gauthier was attempting a clearing pass deep in the Kings 'zone and put it right onto the stick of the forechecking Filppula, who took one stride and beat Jason LaBarbera to the stick side with a 15-foot wrist shot. ❋ Unknown (2008)
