Why?
The game of hockey has never been wide open to players of different sizes, skillsets, and mental frameworks. Want to skate through everybody and score 50 goals? Awesome, there's a team out there for you. Want to be trusted to take care of business in your own zone? Coaches lay awake at night praying for those types of players. Want to do a bit of everything and be relied on when the game is on the line? Good news, you're going to get a lot of ice time.
The key to each type of player is the . . .