Some exciting moments of ‘80s-‘90s era Boston Bruins teams were offensive zone faceoffs, with centers like Barry Pederson and later Craig Janney and Adam Oates winning draws back to Brad Park (thru ’83) and Ray Bourque to tee off blasts that often ended up in back of the net.
Faceoffs are also an important aspect of today’s puck possession game and speed/skill trends – and while the offensive zone tilt is the most thrilling – the battle of the draw in all three zones can be pivotal.