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Gord Donnelly
Gord Donnelly (born April 5, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and Dallas Stars. He is currently an amateur scout for the Chicago Blackhawks. Born in Montreal Canada, He was selected in the third round, 62nd overall, of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. In his NHL career he appeared in 554 games and scored 28 goals, plus added 41 assists and 2,069 penalty minutes. Donnelly played in 1010 regular season professional games. Had a total of 3707 penalty minutes during an 18 year on ice career. His son Dillon played in the QMJHL, and was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 2011. He won the Memorial Cup with the Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been ... [...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] |
