sports dictionary Ice hockey - MILL (HIP CHECK)

Ice hockey MILL (HIP CHECK) classic power move in hockey. This "hit" is one of the most spectacular. To perform a "hip check", the player must place his hip on the opponents line of movement. The technique has similar features to the classic wrestling throw. After such a "hit", as a rule, the attacked hockey player is forced to perform a feast in the air. An athletes skates can draw an imaginary circle. That is why the power technique was called "mill". "Hip check" has some varieties. For example, it is absolutely not necessary to work with the hip. Some hockey players simply crouch and group, thereby creating an obstacle in the way of the opponent. If you correctly calculate the trajectory of the enemys movement and create an obstacle in time, the "hit" will be successfully completed. After falling under the "mill", the hockey player is temporarily excluded from the fight. This is quite enough to select the puck. After all, it is precisely gaining control over the rubber disc that is the main task of the power reception.