what is most important skill to have in high school hockey?

Mn hockey follower · Post by **Mn hockey follower** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:59 pm

what do you guys think?

61ache · Post by **61ache** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:08 pm

Mn hockey follower wrote:what do you guys think?

A hot girl friend--at least when I played.

gabT · Post by **gabT** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:09 pm

How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.

snapdog · Post by **snapdog** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:15 pm

gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.

If you can,t skate nothing else matters. I love watching pure skaters.

Can't Never Tried · Post by **Can't Never Tried** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:23 pm

By the sounds of it here on the "bored" ....a Northern residence.

Gopher Blog · Post by **Gopher Blog** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:27 pm

Hockey Sense.

LetsPlayHockey22 · Post by **LetsPlayHockey22** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:29 pm

gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.

Couldn't have said it better myself. You might be a phenomenal goal scorer but if you dont play gritty, block shots, forecheck, and hit, you won't make it to the next level.

TheHockeyDJ · Post by **TheHockeyDJ** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:32 pm

LetsPlayHockey22 wrote:
gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.
Couldn't have said it better myself. You might be a phenomenal goal scorer but if you dont play gritty, block shots, forecheck, and hit, you won't make it to the next level.

Totally agree, when Rapids went to state the last couple years they did it with hard work and grit. The forwards would block a lot of shots. In a nut shell, skate hard all game.

Gopher Blog · Post by **Gopher Blog** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:37 pm

LetsPlayHockey22 wrote:
gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.
Couldn't have said it better myself. You might be a phenomenal goal scorer but if you dont play gritty, block shots, forecheck, and hit, you won't make it to the next level.

I don't know that "heart" can be considered a "skill" as the person who posed the question asked about an actual skill. I guess I probably should have thought of that too when I put "hockey sense". Heart and hockey sense are intangible "gifts" that are obviously very important.... especially if you don't have as good of God given physical gifts.

If we are going to talk about an actual "skill", I would probably go with skating. You can still make it to higher levels if you aren't a good skater but it becomes much more difficult to succeed.

darkdemon · Post by **darkdemon** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:45 pm

At this level skating.

tomASS · Post by **tomASS** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:15 pm

Hot mom with a northern residence

just beating undercover hockey lover to the punch!

SiouxRecruit · Post by **SiouxRecruit** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:01 pm

snapdog wrote:
gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.
If you can,t skate nothing else matters. I love watching pure skaters.

Oshie couldn't skate...all in the hands haha..

hartyy56 · Post by **hartyy56** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:17 pm

gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.

i completely agree. also, smart desicions when it comes to game time

61ache · Post by **61ache** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:18 pm

SiouxRecruit wrote:
snapdog wrote:
gabT wrote:How about heart. Because lets face it, you could be better than Crosby but if you don't want to work hard then you won't be a very effective player.
If you can,t skate nothing else matters. I love watching pure skaters.
Oshie couldn't skate...all in the hands haha..

Besides a being able to get a hot girlfriend (which I still think is the most important skill a HS hockey player could have) would being a heads up player. I've known a lot of kids with more heart then actual skill...and well they had no skill. Hockey's 90% mental at that level and if you're a heads up player you can make big plays in HS Hockey.

RoseauHockeyFan · Post by **RoseauHockeyFan** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:24 pm

darkdemon wrote:At this level skating.

I agree, the difference maker at this level is usually in skating abilities.

Bash Brother · Post by **Bash Brother** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:25 pm

The most expensive equipment

The best hockey hair

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:30 pm

Bash Brother wrote:The most expansive equipment

Well, maybe for the fat kids...

hawkfan70 · Post by **hawkfan70** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:36 pm

being able to stomach this crap

Can't Never Tried · Post by **Can't Never Tried** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:36 pm

It must be scoring, since those are the stats that are so heavily relied on

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:49 pm

You are all wrong.

It's all about your WPM. If you are a fast typer, you can quickly become one of the greatest players of all time.

Pioneerprideguy · Post by **Pioneerprideguy** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:26 pm

It has to be the ability to transfer to a private school!!

hawkfan70 · Post by **hawkfan70** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:28 pm

Pioneerprideguy wrote:It has to be the ability to transfer to a private school!!

and not miss a year

2nd string · Post by **2nd string** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:54 pm

Skating Skills, Hands, Heart and a lot of extra open hockey, These are the most important things. It is not just one important skill it is a combination.

watchdog · Post by **watchdog** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:00 pm

if you cant skate take up B-ball its that easy.

Hockeyguy_27 · Post by **Hockeyguy_27** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:17 pm

Mn hockey follower wrote:what do you guys think?

I would have said skating when I was in HS but the more I've been around hockey and coaching I would definitely say "hockey sense" At the higher levels there are a number of kids who can skate like the wind and have hands but the ones who I like as a coach get the game.

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