On Saturday’s Illegal Curve Hockey Show Jeremy Weiss of Weiss Tech Hockey came on to discuss the Winnipeg Jets penalty kill. You can listen to his appearance on the podcast, which should be available by the end of the weekend.

Watch more videos from Weiss Tech Hockey on YouTube, they are a great tool for hockey coaches.

The video and analysis below was taken from this post on his site

A Detailed Analysis of the Winnipeg Jets’ Penalty Kill Forecheck and Defensive Zone Coverage Setups

In this video we walk through a detailed analysis of the Penalty Kill Systems the Winnipeg Jets are using. Remember, systems play is very subjective – everyone has their own opinions… this is my two cents worth!

Here’s a quick breakdown of what to look for:

FORECHECK:

  • 1-3 Forecheck: F1 tends to commit too early, allowing the Wild defenseman to walk out from behind the net uncontested.
  • F1?s Angle: Breaks my cardinal rule for trap-style forechecks – DON’T GET BEAT BEHIND YOU!
  • NZ Transitions: Jets rely too heavily on picking off passes in the neutral zone, and not enough on solid angling and positioning. This won’t work as well against the better teams.

PK DEFENSIVE ZONE COVERAGE:

  • Triangle +1 against Umbrella: Not a good systems match-up in my opinion. Angles are off, and it allows the opposing team’s “Quarterback” to easily pass to whomever he wants.
  • Standard Box against Overload: Good systems match-up, but the Jets need to tighten up on a few things (see next few points)
  • Weak-side Forward: Tends to over commit, leaving the opposing far defenseman open
  • Net-front Coverage: Jets are letting a player sit right in the middle of their coverage, in front of the net
  • 5 on 3: Too passive (in my opinion)
Michael Remis

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