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Al Staley
Allan Ramon "Red" Staley (September 21, 1928 – April 7, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1948–49 NHL season, 1948–49 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1953, was spent in the minor leagues. Biography Staley played one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ... during the 1948–49 NHL season, on November 14, 1948, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career was spent in the minor leagues and senior ice hockey, senior leagues, and he retired in 1953. Staley died on April 7, 2019, at a hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, at the age of 90. Career statistics Regular season and ... [...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] |