How to Hip Check in NHL 11 (Video)

With the addition of the physics engine in NHL 11, hip checks are one of the most beautiful things to watch...

To perform a hip check in NHL 11, simply line up a normal check, but right before impact, click R3. Your player will stick his ass out and let his victims momentum take him up and over...

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Fighting in NHL 11 and Why You Need To Learn

Usually, fights in ranked online matches are few and far between. Or so it was in NHL 10. Usually, fights only occurred when a frustrated player was losing and wanted to take out their anger on their opponents best sniper. With NHL 11, this may not be the case.

Why? As shown in the video below, the energy gained from a fight seems to be much greater in NHL 11 than it ever was in NHL 10 (looks like 5 bars gained in NHL 10 compared to 8 bars in NHL 11) Add on top the fact that fatigue is more of a factor in NHL 11, and the new Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT) mode where people will be playing with less skilled teams so any advantage will be sought after - NHL 11 could be a bloodbath.

Bottom line. Practice fighting, keep an eye on fatigue, know who the biggest meanest player on your team is, and let him loose if you find yourself under the gun.

Defensive Breakdown #1 in NHL 11 - Getting Out of Position

In the video we see a very common occurrence that can easily lead to an odd-man rush or a breakaway. The defense (Chicago's #2 Duncan Keith) thinks he's got the situation under control and moves in to put a big check on Gagne. He gets the check, but Gagne gets rid of the puck first and now Keith is hopelessly out of position. The resulting goal could have been avoided if Keith played his position.

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