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    50 Hockey Rules
    50 Hockey Rules
    50 Hockey Rules
    Ebook58 pages47 minutes

    50 Hockey Rules

    By Ken Jones

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    50 Hockey Rules provides 50 pages of entertaining, quick-hitting advice for hockey players and fans alike, using the New Jersey Devils 2011-2012 season as a case study.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKen Jones
    Release dateFeb 28, 2013
    ISBN9781301977932
    50 Hockey Rules
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    Ken Jones

    Ken Jones was a Zen practitioner, writer and teacher of some forty year years standing, and alsoa widely published haiku and haibun poet.

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      Book preview

      50 Hockey Rules - Ken Jones

      Introduction

      Let’s start off with a simple stipulation. I’m a hockey fan. I’m not an expert, and don’t pretend to be. So, if you don’t agree with some of my opinions, I could be wrong and you very well may be right! Take them for whatever you think they are worth.

      As a fan, it was great fun to watch the amazing run the New Jersey Devils made in the 2012 Playoffs! It was thrilling to watch, a real joy to see a club grow and evolve during the year. And it was also tremendous to see the team transform itself from, at first, a non-contender into a solid playoff unit and then, finally, into an elite club. They did themselves proud and gave season ticket holders like me and all the other members of the Devils Army a thrilling post-season.

      Many of us hockey fans have our own thoughts and opinions on how a club can become a winner. So, for whatever they are worth, I decided to put mine down on paper using my favorite club, the New Jersey Devils, as a case study. During the 2011-2012 season, there were many, many good things going on in Newark. And, to be candid and fair, there were also some areas the Devils probably can improve on. Here are some of them. I hope those of you who play the game pick up some pointers and that all of you enjoy the read.

      Rule #1 - You Gotta’ Have Heart

      This one pretty much speaks for itself. I fully realize he’s now persona non-grata, but when you look at a player like Zach Parise, how can you not notice his tenacious checking and propensity to battle for the puck? If I was a player on a team he played on, I’d be embarrassed to give anything less than 100% on each and every shift. And I think that’s rubbed off on several of the Devils, even those who are perhaps more offensively inclined are now putting in the effort to backcheck and pressure the puck like never before. Hard work is contagious.

      But heart need not be constrained simply to one’s work ethic. Look at David Clarkson. Here we have a player who is not the greatest skater in the world, and one who also does not have hands or puck skills which will be confused with Kovalchuk, Crosby or Datsyuk anytime soon. But what Clarkson does have is spirit. He fights for the puck, he protects the puck and he hits hard. Nothing comes easy for him, yet he’s a thirty goal scorer. How can you not admire that?

      Looking at the career path of others can also tell you a lot about their character. Consider Stephen Gionta. He flew around the ice in the playoffs like they were the last games he would ever play. How one could not appreciate that effort is beyond me.

      Players like this inspire others. It’s vital to bring in as many role models and positive influences as possible.

      Rule # 2 - Home Ice Advantage

      Now here’s an area where the Devils could do a lot better. Yes, I know they are in a difficult and competitive market. And I also know that the economics of professional sports call for getting those premium seating areas sold before worrying about filling an arena. But putting economics aside, a club really diminishes their home ice advantage when the best seats closest to the ice are routinely have rows and rows empty during the regular season. And many of the good seats in the ends of the lower bowl as well as those in the 100 level are frequently unfilled.

      Realistically, what can be done? I think in the case of the Devils, there are probably many things. One would be to implore those corporate buyers of the best seats to actually use the tickets. Come up with ways to encourage them to get out to the games or provide

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