Chances are, you do not know the name Harold Samuel. But in 1944, Samuel, the founder of a property company in England, coined the famous phrase about the three things that matter most in real estate: “Location, location, location.”
It’s an idea that is as relevant in hockey as it is in real estate - but there haven’t been many players who can be identified by a location from which they did their best work. The most famous example in hockey history might be “Wayne Gretzky’s Office,” that area behind the opponent’s net where he would set up, survey the situation, and make a deft pass or sneak out for a shot that would result in a goal.