Хоккей. Оборона: форчекинг : система 1–2

1-2-2 Forecheck

This forecheck involves hard pressure from the first forward (F1), and then as the puck is moved, quick pressure from F2 or F3 while F1 recovers. When F1 initiates pressure, he should angle the puck carrier in order to provide F2 and F3 a read on where the puck may go. Some coaches like F1 to stop the puck carrier from getting the back of the net and turn him up the boards, while other coaches encourage F1 to angle—steer and get a hit to separate the puck from the puck carrier. If F1 pressures the puck carrier and the puck is moved in the direction he is skating, then he should avoid finishing the hit and continue on to pressure the pass. Usually in a 1-2-2 system, the defensemen never pinch on direct passes to the opposing wingers but will come down on long wide-rim plays (where the breakout team rims the puck from one corner to the other half boards). F2 and F3 should be wide to initially take away passes to the boards and then react to mid-ice passes as they happen (figure 6.1).

The strength of this system is that the other team is enticed to bring the puck up the boards, and then the boards are taken away. Also if the opponent breaks out, usually only one forechecker is committed deep in the zone. The weakness in the 1-2-2 system is that the opponent has slightly more time to make plays on the breakout, and teams with good passing defensemen can hit the middle of the ice.

As mentioned in the breakout section, there are four ways the opponent can break out, so it is important when discussing forechecking systems to outline how to shut down each breakout. Listed here are the various breakout options and the specifics of how to react when forechecking in a 1-2-2 formation.

F1 pressures O1. F2 and F3 position themselves in line with the dots, even with the opposing wingers and ready to take away passes up the boards. Initially, the wingers can also line up wider to prevent any quick rim plays, but we prefer that they stay inside to minimize mid-ice space and then move to an outside position. If O1 passes to O4, then F2 closes quickly and F3 moves across, locking the middle (preventing passes to the center) (figure 6.2).

Over

F1 pressures O1, and on the pass, F3 moves down to take away the pass to O2. F2 moves across to take away the pass up to O5. F1 recovers quickly and locks the middle (figure 6.3). If the puck is moved in the same direction while F1 is chasing O1, then F1 should continue to pressure 02 while F2 and F3 hold their positions.

Wheel

F1 forces O1 as he wheels the net while F2 locks across the middle. F3 backs up while staying inside the dots and is ready to take away the boards. F1 should force only if he is within one stick length of O1. If not, he should cut across the front of the net and pick up O1 on the other side (figure 6.4).

Reverse

F1 forces O1 as he wheels the net, and then as O1 reverses the puck, F2 closes on the pass. F3 moves across to lock the middle. It is important that F1 recover high on the back side (figure 6.5).

Rim

F1 pressures O1. If the puck is rimmed to the wide side, then D2 moves down to pinch on the winger. F3 covers up for D2 by moving up to the corner of the blue line. If the puck is rimmed up the strong side, then F2 closes down on the winger (figure 6.6).