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Frank Synnott
Francis Allen "Red" Synott (December 28, 1890 – October 12, 1945) was a Canadian-born American ice hockey star of the early 1920s, playing on the first two American national men's ice hockey team, United States hockey teams, and winning silver medals with them in Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 and Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924. Besides the Olympics, he won a world championship with the U.S. in 1920. Synott also played for Boston Athletic Association ice hockey team, Boston A.A. for a brief period (1919–1920). References External links * * 1890 births 1945 deaths American ice hockey officials American men's ice hockey players American sportspeople of Canadian descent Boston Athletic Association ice hockey players Ice hockey people from New Brunswick Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winger (ice Hockey)
Winger, in the game of ice hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is along the outer playing areas. They typically flank the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink. Wingers generally have the least defensive responsibilities out of any position on the ice, however they are still tasked with defensive duties such as forechecking duties or covering the point in the defensive zone. Nowadays, there are different types of wingers in the game — out-and-out goal scorers, checkers who disrupt the opponents, and forwards who work along the boards and in the corners. Often a winger's precise role on a line depends upon what type of role the other winger plays; usually lines will have one more goal-scoring oriented winger and one winger more focused on playing the boards, checking and passing the puck to others to take shots (if a larger player, he will sometimes be called a "power fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
