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Ørjan Løvdal
Ørjan Løvdal (born 24 September 1962 in Svolvær, Norway) is a Norwegian ice hockey player and coach. He spent most of his career with Stjernen Hockey of the Norwegian Elitserien. He also played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1984, 1988, and 1992. He was Norwegian champion in 1986. He was awarded Gullpucken Gullpucken ( translit. ''the Golden puck'') is awarded by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation (NIHF) to the best Norwegian ice hockey player each year. The award is subject to consideration which means it is not necessarily awarded every year. ... as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1986 and 1987. Career statistics References External links * * 1962 births Living people Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Norwegian expatriate ice hockey people Norwegian i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre (ice Hockey)
The centre (or center in American English) in ice hockey is a forward (ice hockey), forward position of a player whose primary Hockey rink#Zones, zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the sideboards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and therefore often end up covering more ice surface than any other player. Centres are ideally strong, fast skaters who are able to Checking (ice hockey)#Backchecking, backcheck quickly from deep in the opposing zone. Generally, centres are expected to be gifted passers more so than goal scorers, although there are exceptions - typically larger centres who position themselves directly in front of the net in order to score off rebounds. They are also expected to have exceptional "ice vision", Hockey IQ, intelligence, and creativity. They also generally are the most defensively-oriented forwards on the ice, as they are expected to play the role of the third player in defense, after the defenceman, defencemen. Centres usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 Division 1 Season (Swedish Ice Hockey)
1980-81 was the sixth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL). Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom team in each group was relegated directly to Division 2 for the 1981–82 season. The second-to-last place team in each group played in a relegation series to determine their participation in the next season. Regular season Northern Group Western Group Eastern Group Southern Group Playoffs First round * Kiruna AIF - Malungs IF 2:0 (5:2, 5:2) * Bodens BK - Strömsbro IF 1:2 (8:7, 4:7, 1:10) * Almtuna IS - IFK Bäcken 0:2 (4:5, 3:6) * IF Troja - Bofors IK 2:0 (9:3, 6:4) Second round * Timrå IK - Strömsbro IF 2:1 (12:1, 3:4 OT, 12:3) * IF Troja - Hammarby IF 1:2 (2:6, 2:0, 4:1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |