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Being better in the faceoff circle: the challenge of Michael Hage
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Being better in the faceoff circle: the challenge of Michael Hage
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Michael Hage had a first season in the NCAA that could be described as exceeding expectations by many. He quickly established himself as an important player for Michigan.

This season, however, was not only filled with good performances, and Hage knows it. If his season had been perfect across the board, he would already be negotiating his entry-level contract with the Canadiens.

The first-round pick of the Habs in the last draft believes he should improve in the face-off circle.

This is what he revealed in an interview with Russ Cohen of The Hockey News.

We can start by explaining that Hage finished the season with a 46% efficiency rate in the face-off circle, which is not bad, but still leaves room for improvement.

Out of his 33 games played this season, Hage only completed 9 where he won more than 50% of his face-offs. He has a consistency problem.

By observing his statistics in each game, we realize that he had several games with a very high success rate in the face-off circle, but he also had games where he didn’t have an answer to his opponent.

Hage, however, confided to Russ Cohen that he feels he has improved in this aspect during the year. He learned from some of his older teammates.

The prospect of the Canadiens will certainly want to improve this aspect if he wants to one day aspire to be the second center of the Habs.

With his 34 points in 33 games this season, Hage didn’t just focus on the things to improve. He arrived at Michigan with the mentality of having an impact on this new team, and he knows he succeeded in doing so.

Another season in the NCAA won’t hurt him. He’s on the right track, and it’s great to see him recognize the aspects he needs to improve.


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