in the d-zone is one of my go-tos as well. Also, when coming out of the corner in the O-zone banking the puck off the side of the net so that it shoots out in front of the goalie rather than trying to thread the needle through sticks trying to go tape-to-tape. One of my favorites in college (because I had a cage on) was when guys got in your face and you crosscheck down on the hands. If you're lucky you get a little forearm or they drop their stick usually resulting in retaliation penalty. Refs will rarely call it and it only takes a little movement to be effective. damn you're greeeasssy. I love it. I'm still a big fan of doing 2 things when battling in front of your own net. 1. stick parallel to the ice, pushing down on the back of his pants. Totally throws them off balance. 2. pushing up slightly on the back of his helmet where it meets his neck. This forces the front of his helmet down over his eyes. Make sure the ref isn't looking at you before you attempt either. Both often cause the other guy to turn around and two-hand you which can often draw a retaliation penalty. Didnt see the stick tap. As a backchecking forward, can't remember how many times calling for a pass or tapping my stick would get the puck carrier to dump it back to me without him looking . Never hurts to