Matias Myttynen
Matias Myttynen (born 12 March 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Myttynen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season before later playing with JYP Jyväskylä and KalPa Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena. Team history Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ... in the Liiga. References External links * 1990 births Living people Dinamo Riga players Finnish ice hockey centres Ilves players Jokerit players JYP Jyväskylä players KalPa players HC Kunlun Red Star players VIK Västerås HK players HC Vityaz players Ice hockey people from Tampere {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub ...
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Center (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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