Where did the hip check go, and why?

[SenzZen]

 

[Hennessy]

Beautiful

And if that was Backstrom flying through the air?

 

[FeatherHead]

And if that was Backstrom flying through the air?

Beautiful.

 

[SML2]

Probably disappeared around the time players got to average well over six feet, and when Ulf Samuelsson basically wrecked Cam Neelys leg. Too hard to get low on guys that big without seeming to target that knee joint.

 

[trick9]

And if that was Backstrom flying through the air?

Orlov rarely hits his teammates.

 

[Alwalys]

Did the second pens player catch a skate in the face?

 

[57special]

If a player throws a Boby Baun/ Curt Giles type hip check, then everyone wants to fight him. Hell, after a good, but clean bodycheck, everyone wants to fight.

It is trending towards being a ' light contact" league. Players will still get injured due to the speed, blocking shots, etc. Should result in less concussions.

 

[Dr Quincy]

Hip check is a really risky play. They are easy to miss and the consequences for missing exteme. Coaches don't want defensmen using that hit. That's where it went

I think this is the main reason as well.

 

[Caeldan]

Did the second pens player catch a skate in the face?

If I remember correctly, yes.

 

[robertmac43]

In this day and age if you miss the hit you are burned for a two on one so quickly, Coaches don't want that.

 

[SenzZen]

Did the second pens player catch a skate in the face?

Fortunately not, but he did blow out his knee.

 

[CartographerNo611]

It was replaced by the much more entertaining poke check that fills arenas.../s

 

[DrewGl]

Orlov still throws them from time to time.

 

[Sens With Benefits]

I'm surprised that no one really does the Rob Blake ass check. That was a great hit.

 

[K Fleur]

Nvm delete already answered.

 

[SotasicA]

It's not like hip checks were that common in the 80's either, for instance. You'd see maybe one or two a game, if that. It's not necessarily the most efficient way to defend, but there's a time and place for it. Just to keep your opponent honest, if nothing else. Like when you take a long distance small percentage shot. You mix things up, so the the D can't just defend one play every time, and the goalie has to lock his eyes on the puck carrier instead of cheating and watching out for one-timers.

 

[Sweet Leaf]

Denis Potvin was the master.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Were they really all that common to begin with? As the person above states, it's not an efficient way to defend because there's a good chance you take yourself out of the play along with the player you check.

It's more about angling and closing guys off and moving the puck as quickly as possible these days.

 

[mitchmagic]

This ruled:



But I think it's gone because refs would just call it tripping and therefore it became a liability for your team.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Denis Potvin was the master.

I thought Slava Fetisov was the master... I'll have to check out some of Potvin's work on youtube. I love a good hip check.

 

[txpd]

For a while now the better hip checks have been thrown against the boards. Blake was a terror that way. Harder to miss those too

 

[Sweet Leaf]

I thought Slava Fetisov was the master... I'll have to check out some of Potvin's work on youtube. I love a good hip check.

Not sure how many hip checks will be in this but I think you'll enjoy it:

 

[AvsFan29]

Players got faster and shiftier. If you miss a hip check, your stuck with your ass in the air. The guy you were trying to hit has lost none of his speed, and now you need to pivot while bent over, and try to chase the guy down.

If you miss and hit the boards you're also toast.

It still happens sometimes on slower skaters who have their head down.

 

[McGarnagle]

After Brad Marchand threw one on Sale he got suspended for 6 games. It's not worth the risk if someone in the DoPS interprets it as a low bridge.

 

[shakes]

There was a rule change I thought and it basically made Bryan McCabe useless.