VAN with world-class OZ movement:

•Petey rotates up, Ds push out
•Stretched D to D
•High give & go, Hughes walks
•Weak side seam to stretched Benn
•Miller low high as new outlet
•Benn + Hughes push down
•Petey back door, Benn high slot
•Boeser net front animal

This is what you get when you utilize all 5 skaters in OZ. Involving your Ds with multiple lateral/low high exchanges creates confusion for DZ coverage.

As coaches, giving players structured autonomy in the OZ reaps more rewards than an over-coached, stagnant 3F-2D approach

For coaches who are worried about blown coverage at blue line with this much movement, VAN is never without 2 players along blue line here. Just so happens at one point it’s Petey + Miller up top.

Forget positions; fill space & cover converging teammates accordingly