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3 Plus 1
Ice Hockey Systems, Penalty Kill

Whe the puck goes to P2, K2 applies pressure and eliminates the pass to P1 by taking an inside to outside path.  When P2 passes puck to P3, K3 anticipates this pass and pressures P3 as fast as possible. If P3 makes the pass to P4, then K4 pressures P4. When K4 pressures P4, K1 fills in the low slot vacated by K4 until K4 returns.

I Formation Penalty Kill Forecheck
Ice Hockey Systems, Penalty Kill

This is one of the more common penalty kill systems.  It requires the penalty killers to be passive and allow the team on the power play to carry the puck out from behind their own net.  This diagram shows a standard power play breakout with the defense carrying the puck out from behind the net in the middle of the ice.  K1 attacks P1 from an angle and forces P1 to make a pass to P2.  K2 anticipates this pass and jumps P2 as he receives the pass.  The goal is to force a turn

Diamond Penalty Kill Forecheck
Ice Hockey Systems, Penalty Kill

This is an aggressive penalty kill where the goal is to force a turnover before the red line.  K1 needs to force the puck carrier to one side and at the same time force a pass to the boards. Once the pass is made, K2 (or K3) will anticipate that pass and jump the new puck carrier.

Double Stack Penalty Kill Forecheck
Ice Hockey Systems, Penalty Kill

This penalty kill will often give the opponents a look they have rarely seen before.  In this case we have stacked K1 and K2 on the right side of the ice just inside the red line.The key is for K1 to time their swing so that P1 has to make a decision about ten feet inside the blue line.  If K1 has a good angle, then the only play available to P1 will be a pass to P2.  K4 needs to anticipate this pass, and the moment it is made, K4 jumps P2.  If it is done correctly, P2 will have n

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