Forward (ice hockey)

The attacking players are placed in ice hockey as opposed to the defenders with the primary objective to carry the puck into the opponent's goal. A distinction is made between wingers, on the left or right side as a winger (English Left Wing or Right Wing ) are used, as well as center forwards (English Center). On the pitch, there are, as a rule, except extra attacker or outnumbered situations, two wingers and a center forward. The tasks that are bound to the respective position of the player, can change during the game, so that a center 's, or vice versa, the duties of the winger.

Center-forward

The center forward ( engl. center) takes on the central role in the forward line in ice hockey. He plays mostly defensive than the two wingers and it takes the playmaker position. However, there are game systems, in which the center forward is the most offensive player.

For example, listed below active center forward became known:

  • Canada Sidney Crosby
  • Russia Pavel Datsyuk
  • Sweden Johan Franzén
  • Ryan Getzlaf Canada
  • Saku Koivu Finland

Winger

In most game systems, the winger more offensive than the center. "Distributed" Depending on the tactics of the Center pucks to the two wingers, who then bring an attack to a conclusion. Another possibility is that the winger act as a template generator for the Center, in the so-called "slot", the area immediately in front of goal, draws to take the goalkeeper 's view, or abzufälschen shots.

Extra attacker

In addition, teams have the option of the goalkeeper in favor of an extra attacker (English Extra Attacker ) out of the game to take during the game. This is usually when a team is behind in the short before the normal end of the game and tried by this power play to score a goal and to reach the extension.

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