"The defensive position is offensive. These guys are quarterbacking the play and take control because they can see the entire ice.

Strength on strength was on display Dec. 14 when Fairport took on defending Class B section champion Batavia Notre Dame United. In that game, Hillier was tasked with slowing United senior Jameson ...

Players were overwhelmingly in favor of introducing body checking to women's hockey when the PWHL was launched some 18 months ...

but a forward, Mallette is not. The sequence exemplified the ever-growing skill of modern day hockey defensemen. While always an essential position, what's considered quintessential has changed.