Francis Lemieux
Francis Lemieux (born February 22, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre. Lemieux has played 249 regular-season games in the American Hockey League for the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Hamilton Bulldogs and Grand Rapids Griffins. He has also played in Europe with several teams. Lemieux was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He played his junior ice hockey with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens from 2001 through 2005. Not drafted by the NHL, Lemieux pursued a professional career with the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Hamilton Bulldogs, then the top farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. Lemieux played two and a half seasons before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings in February 2008, joining their top farm team, the Grand Rapids Griffins. Lemieux played for several teams in the American Hockey League, the ECHL and European leagues before finishing his career in Norway in 2015–16. References External links

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Centre (ice Hockey)
The centre (or center in the United States) in ice hockey is a forward (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), back-check 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", 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 usually play as part of a line ( ...
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