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Darcy Werenka
Darcy Werenka (born May 13, 1973) is a Canadian- Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman whose career spanned over 20 years enjoying most success in the European Leagues. Playing career Werenka was drafted 37th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the NHL, instead spending three seasons in the American Hockey League with the Binghamton Rangers. After playing for different IHL teams in two seasons, Werenka moved to Europe and joined Austrian side Vienna Capitals in 1997, spending two seasons with them. After a season back in the IHL with the Utah Grizzlies, Werenka returned to Europe and played in Finland's SM-liiga, splitting the year with Jokerit and HPK. He then played two seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for the SERC Wild Wings and the Kölner Haie. In 2003, he returned to Vienna and helped guide the team to their first ever Austrian ice hockey championship in 2005. At the latter stages of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenceman (ice Hockey)
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from 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 forwards and a goaltender on the ice. Exceptions include overtime during the regular season and when a team is 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 season, teams (usually) have only three position players and a goaltender on the ice, and may use either two forwards and one defenceman, orrarelytwo defencemen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
