Breakout: Double Fly

The Double Fly is the aggressive version of the Fly. Both wingers release early, hold their walls, and run vertically to the far blue line. The defencemen are left to make the retrieval and the long pass on their own.

Reading the diagram: the two defencemen own the zone. Both wingers sit on their walls high in the zone and immediately drive straight up ice — the two long straight arrows. The red arrows on the far side show the target areas: the wingers are stretching the ice, forcing the opposing defence to back off the blue line rather than step up. The third forward stays available underneath as a short outlet if neither stretch pass is on.

Why it works: two stretched forwards create two long-pass threats at once. If the other team pinches, one pass turns the play into a rush the other way. Even when the pass never comes, the threat pushes their defence back and gives your defencemen room to skate the puck out.

Risk: if both wingers leave and the pass is intercepted, your defencemen are alone. Use it when you trust your retrieval and when the other team is pinching hard.