Ron Barkwell
Ron Barkwell (born December 14, 1946) is a former ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre who was drafted 1st (9th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings, but never played in the National Hockey League. Playing career Barkwell starting play in his hometown of Moose Jaw with the Moose Jaw Canucks of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League, TBJHL. He was soon moved to the Flin Flon Bombers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, MJHL where he was a proficient at both centre and winger (ice hockey), right wing. The Detroit Red Wings took a gamble by selecting Barkwell with their first pick in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, 1967 NHL Entry Draft. The Wings hoped that Barkwell would continue to develop and become an active member of the organization. However, Barkwell would never play in the NHL. He joined the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League in 1967 and only put up 8 points in 21 games. The following season he joined the Port Huron Flags of the International Hockey League (1945–2001), ...
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Centre (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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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 ...
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Ice Hockey People From Moose Jaw
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Flin Flon Bombers Players
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Detroit Red Wings Draft Picks
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. The Red Wings have participated in all 58 NHL Entry Drafts (where draft (sports), participating teams select newly eligible players in a predefined order) as well as six supplemental drafts and have drafted 540 players. The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to ...
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