Faceoff

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Another night of hockey coverage last night. Falmouth beat Greely...5-1...final regular-season game...yada yada....how the heck do hockey faceoffs work?

If it were me, I'd stand in the faceoff circle as shown above. Standing on my skates but leaning on my stick, I'd be ready for the puck. Sort of. The ref would throw the puck down—I think he is supposed to drop it, but he defiantly throws it. Then, in an attempt to hit the puck before the other guy, I'd knock my stick out from under myself, and end up on my face. Faceoff. On Face. 

This is why I write about hockey and never played it.

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