Dustin Wolf ProRead 1

THE SAVE SEQUENCE

Wolf’s NHL and Pro Reads debut came against the San Jose Sharks, against a team and players he grew up watching and cheering for in northern California, on a down-low cycle play:

With the puck behind the net on the forehand of skilled Sharks forward Tomas Hertl, who are the most dangerous players in this sequence for Wolf? At what point, if any, do you expect him to use an RVH on this play? Can you see any benefit to being active with his stick when he does?

Flash forward barely one second and we can see Wolf does end up in an RVH with his stick extended? Can you think of why that might be? Can you see the risks of it?

THE SEQUENCE

Of course, pace and timing matters in this sequence, so watch the entire thing play out in real time (and a slow-motion replay) below and ask yourself the same questions.

Did your answers change after watching the video? What did you like about how Wolf handled this play? Was there anything you might do different? Watch it again, and see if you can identify and things he did before this puck went down low that might have helped his read?

THE PRO READ

Now let’s hear Wolf on his approach, what he liked, and what he might do different next time: