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==Faceoffs== During [[faceoff]]s in the defensive zone, most teams have their defence players pair up with opposing wingers to tie them up while leaving his team's forwards open to move the puck, though this is at the discretion of the individual coach. In the offensive zone, the defence player acts in his or her usual role, keeping control of the puck as the forwards fight for position. In the first organized ice hockey (see [[Amateur Hockey Association of Canada]]), defencemen used to line up in an "I" formation behind the [[Rover (ice hockey)|rover]] (defunct) as ''point'' and ''cover point''. Defence is still referred to as "playing the point", though this term now refers mostly to the role of defencemen on the power-play.
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