Offensive Zone Forecheck: 1-2-2 Wide

The 1-2-2 Wide is the read version of our base forecheck. F1 does not pick a side on the dump-in; he holds the middle of the ice and takes whichever way the puck is retrieved. It is the safest forecheck we run against a team that likes to swing the puck D-to-D.

Reading the diagram The net we are attacking is at the top of the board, their blue line at the bottom. The **X** with the puck below him is their retriever coming behind the net.

- **F1** starts in the middle above the top of the circles. The two red arrows show his options — he can angle to either wall and he only commits once the puck is on one side. - **F2** is wide in the strong-side circle and **F3** is wide in the weak-side circle. Both are set on the walls, further outside than in the Regular look, so whichever side F1 picks the wall is already sealed. - **D1 and D2** hold the blue line inside the dots.

How it plays out F1 delays a beat in the middle, reads the retriever's hips, then angles. Because F2 and F3 are already wide, their first pass to a winger dies on the wall. This is the look to use when they are good at D-to-D reversals — we never bite until the puck picks a side.