Hockey players who have participated in figure skating may have better edging technique, which is critical for starting, stopping, and turning effectively. They also come into hockey programs with good backward skating technique.
For example, a young Canadian figure skater named Ethan Crowe, also plays hockey. He can outskate all the boys on his hockey team. Ethan kept it a secret for awhile before he told his hockey coach that he was actually a figure skater. Thanks to figure skating, he is able to fit right in with the other boys who have been playing for a long time because he is such a good figure skater.
