Tag: Is there a height requirement for hockey?
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How important is size in hockey?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]Player height and weight are commonly considered to be pretty important things in hockey (e.g. Martin St. Louis wasn’t drafted at all because of his size). As a result, NHL players on the short side often exaggerate their height by…
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Is being short good for hockey?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]The Short Advantage In short, speed and quick reflexes will make you very successful in hockey. Because of the rule changes (we will go over later) as a result of the lockout in 2004, smaller hockey players could skate up…
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Are there any short hockey players?
[mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″ size=”20″ bg_color=”#00BCD4″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]However, smaller players have found their way into the NHL and made history. Smaller players like Martin St. Louis, Theo Fleury, Rod Gilbert, Marcel Dionne, Ted Lindsay, and Henri Richard were all of smaller stature, but pushed the boundaries and…