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Brad Schlegel
Bradley Wilfred Schlegel (born July 22, 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. Schlegel was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario. Drafted in 1988 by the Washington Capitals, he also played briefly for the Calgary Flames. Schlegel also played for the Canadian National Team for many years, and was part of the Canadian Men's Hockey Teams that played in the 1992 Winter Olympic Games, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympic Games, and won the Silver Medal both times. In 1995, Schlegel began playing professional hockey in Austria and Germany. He is a graduate of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener, Ontario. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schlegel, Brad 1968 births Living people Baltimore Skipjacks players Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey defencemen EC VSV players Hannover EC players Hannover Scorpions players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kitchener, On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to the blue line in ice hockey which represents the boundary of the offensive zone; defencemen generally position themselves along the line to keep the puck in the zone). They were once called cover-point. In regular play, two defencemen complement three Forward (ice hockey), forwards and a goaltender on the ice. Exceptions include Overtime (ice hockey), overtime during the regular season and when a team is Short-handed, shorthanded (i.e. has been assessed a penalty), in which two defencemen are typically joined by only two forwards and a goaltender. In National Hockey League regular season play in overtime, effective with the 2015–16 NHL season, 2015-16 season, teams (usually) have only three position players and a goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
