The Myth of the Big Hockey Player: Does Size Really Matter?

For years, coaches have favored bigger, taller players in ice hockey. But does size really translate to better performance on the ice? We'll talk about the importance of assessing skills, game intelligence, and psychological characteristics in addition to physical attributes. Main source was Elite Adolescent Ice Hockey Players: Analyzing Associations between Anthropometry, Fitness, and On-Ice Performance Gaëtan Martini, Jean-François Brunelle, Vincent Lalande, Jean Lemoyne Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug; 19(15): 8952. Published online 2022 Jul 23. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19158952 PMCID: PMC9330307