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Jerry Byers
Jerry William Byers (March 29, 1952 – December 25, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. Career Byers was drafted in the first round, twelfth overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. He played forty-five games in the National Hockey League: twenty-four with the North Stars in the 1972–73 NHL season, 1972–73 and 1973–74 NHL season, 1973–74 seasons, fourteen with the Atlanta Flames in the 1974–75 NHL season, 1974–75 season, and seven with the New York Rangers in the 1977–78 NHL season, 1977–78 season. He left North America in 1980 to join EC Red Bull Salzburg, HC Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League. He then spent two seasons in Switzerland's National League B for EHC Grindelwald before finishing his career in the Japan Ice Hockey League for Nippon Paper Cranes, Jūjō Ice Hockey Club. As a youth, he played in the 1963 and 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with his Kentville mino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winger (ice Hockey)
Winger, in the game of ice hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is along the outer playing areas. They typically flank the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink. Wingers generally have the least defensive responsibilities out of any position on the ice, however they are still tasked with defensive duties such as forechecking duties or covering the point in the defensive zone. Nowadays, there are different types of wingers in the game — out-and-out goal scorers, checkers who disrupt the opponents, and forwards who work along the boards and in the corners. Often a winger's precise role on a line depends upon what type of role the other winger plays; usually lines will have one more goal-scoring oriented winger and one winger more focused on playing the boards, checking and passing the puck to others to take shots (if a larger player, he will sometimes be called a "power forward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
