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Johnny Carlyle
John Cumming Carlyle (31 July 1929 – 15 April 2017) was a British ice hockey player and Coach (sport), coach. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Career Carlyle learned to Ice skating, skate at his local ice rink in Falkirk, where he also learned to play ice hockey with the Falkirk Lions reserve team, the Falkirk Cubs. He went on to make his senior debut with the Lions when he was 17 years old. Following his National service, National Service, Carlyle helped the Lions to win three Scottish National League (1932 - 1954), Scottish National League playoff series before the club folded in 1955. Whilst with Falkirk, Carlyle had the first of his international call ups to the Great Britain national ice hockey team, GB team when he played in the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1950 and 1951 as a Forward (ice hockey), forward and Defenceman (ice hockey), defender respectively. Carlyle joined the Harringay Racers in the British National League (1954 - 1960), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player, and a position on the ice, whose primary responsibility is to score and assist goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory, however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in forming the common offensive strategy known as a triangle. One forward obtains the puck and then the forwards pass it between themselves making the goalie move side to side. This strategy opens up the net for scoring opportunities. This strategy allows for a constant flow of the play, attempting to maintain the control of play by one team in the offensive zone. The forwards can pass to the defence players playing at the blue line, thus freeing up the play and allowing either a shot from the point (blue line position where the defence stands) or a pass back to the offence. This then begins the triangle again. Forwards also shared defensive responsibilities on the ice with the defencemen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |