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Jim Ennis (American Football)
James Ennis (born July 10, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers. Born in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Ennis played collegiate hockey for Boston University and was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played in five games for the Oilers in the 1987–88 season and scored a goal, but spent most of his rookie year in their minor league affiliate Nova Scotia Oilers. Prior to the 1989–90 NHL season, he was traded to the Hartford Whalers for Norm Maciver Norman Steven Maciver (born September 1, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He is currently an associate general manager for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). As a player, he ..., and spent that season playing for the Whalers' farm club in Binghamton. He retired in 1990. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Re ... [...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] |
