I noticed this myself. Seems Defense and goaltending always get the short end of the stick when it comes to stick to puck physics but lets add advantage to hip checks. I'm saying this as EASHL Enforcer D-man who is a big hitter. Hip checks were more consistent back in the day and were mostly done by the boards as open ice is legal but had to be above the opponents knees to prevent clipping. My cousin Terry who played in the BCHL/WHL was known for this during his time in Junior. He was small but could hip check like crazy. When I played Midget the rule was to time the hit so it was intendment to injure. Anyways Defense and goaltending really need a overhaul as offense is way to OP now.
@BIGRlTCHY wrote:Seems Defense and goaltending always get the short end of the stick when it comes to stick to puck physics but lets add advantage to hip checks. I'm saying this as EASHL Enforcer D-man who is a big hitter. Hip checks were more consistent back in the day and were mostly done by the boards as open ice is legal but had to be above the opponents knees to prevent clipping. My cousin Terry who played in the BCHL/WHL was known for this during his time in Junior. He was small but could hip check like crazy. When I played Midget the rule was to time the hit so it was intendment to injure. Anyways Defense and goaltending really need a overhaul as offense is way to OP now.
Defending is hard. It takes skill. Running around hip checking people is not skill. If you're just running around trying to land hip checks, I can see what you're having difficulty in defending.
