defenseman breakout

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Description

1. start drill like regular breakout.
2 dump puck into zone and the closest defense will pick up puck and start skating hard behind the net, to make a pass to the winger skating to hash marks.
3 winger will quickly pass back to defense who will bank a pass off the boards to the center.
4. option 2 is for the defense to carry the puck out of the zone and pass up to center or other winger who should be transitioning as the defense skates up with puck.

Notes: watch positioning and passing