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That 70s Line
That 70s Line is the nickname of the ice hockey Line (ice hockey), forward line consisting of Centre (ice hockey), center Jeff Carter and Winger (ice hockey), wingers Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli who played for the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. The nickname, a reference to ''That '70s Show'', comes from all three players having jersey numbers in the 70s. Debuting in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs#Western Conference final, 2014 Western Conference final, That 70s Line combined for a total of 23 Point (ice hockey), points during that series, allowing the Kings to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks and advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, which the Kings won. The line received credit as a critical factor in helping the Kings win their second Stanley Cup, and were noted for their chemistry and the offensive spark that they provided to the Kings' lineup. That 70s Line led the Kings in scoring throughout the beginning of the 2014–15 NHL season; however, after Pearson br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, a line is a group of forwards who play in a group, or "shift", during a game. A complete forward line consists of a left wing, a centre, and a right wing, while a pair of defencemen who play together are called "partners". Typically, an NHL team dresses twelve forwards along four lines and three pairs of defencemen, though some teams elect to dress a seventh defenceman, or a thirteenth forward. In ice hockey, players are substituted "on the fly," meaning a substitution can occur even in the middle of play as long as proper protocol is followed (under typical ice hockey rules, the substituting player cannot enter the ice until the substituted player is within a short distance of the bench and not actively playing the puck); substitutions can still be made during stoppages. Usually, coordinated groups of players (called linemates) are substituted simultaneously in what are called line changes. Linemates may change throughout the game at the coach's say. Ice hocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |