Louisiana Ice Hockey

Defense is all well and good, but the main objective in hockey is to score more than the other side, a feat that is hard to accomplish without offensively focused players. Not to say that these positions don’t contribute on the defensive end, just as defensemen often wind up for slapshots from just across the blue line, but the number 1 goal for most offensive players is to light the lamp by putting the puck in the net. Think of the greatest hockey players in the history of the game Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordy Howe, Maurice “Rocket” Richard what do all of these players have in common? They are all elite goal scorers. While hockey is considered a tough guy sport, it’s still the glamour guys who enjoy the majority of the credit for a winning season. more…

While many Louisianans have probably caught an IceGators game on TV or maybe even in person, hockey is still a relatively foreign sport in the Bayou. In order to boost interest and participation in hockey leagues, from professional to adult amateur to youth, it’s necessary for each and every interested spectator and potential player to have a firm grasp of the rules. For starters, like any major sport, hockey teams are clearly broken up into positions. Here is a look at each player’s role and how it impacts the game, starting with the defensively inclined postions. more…