Here are a few tips to think about next time you have a 2 on 1 in a practice or a game. The tips will help A) the player with the puck and B) the player without the puck . PLAYER WITH THE PUCK The first thing the player with the puck needs to identify is the amount of time and space she/he has coming up the ice. If she/he feels a back-checker (back pressure) coming hard behind him /her this may alter the 2 on 1 and shooting the puck may be your only option. In this case, you