Black & White: EP. 6 – The Bench

Even for elite players, most of the game is spent on the bench.It’s a sanctuary for rest, communication, and most importantly, in-game adjustments.

“There’s so many changing parts during a game, during a shift where a play happens in our favor, not in our favor, you come off and you talk about it,” Jeff Carter says on bench conversation.

Hockey is a game that hinges largely on correspondence with teammates, and the bench is the hub of the team’s crucial in-game line of communication.

“Every shift something happens that obviously you can work on,” Jamie McBain stresses. “So it’s very important that you’re able to talk and communicate every shift.”Along with the players talking are the coaches,…