What does "top 6 forward mean?" in NHL.?
Top 6 means your best 6 guys that play forward. Each line has 3 forwards, so it is a forward that has the talent level to play on one of the top 2 lines on a team. Top 6 defenseman is similar to this except for that there are typically, sparing a rare occasion, only 3 defensive pairings suited up each night for a total of 6 defensemen. Ex. When the San Jose Sharks talk about needing to trade a Top 6 defenseman because they have 7 of them, it means that they have an extra defenseman they can't suit up each night that is a waste of salary cap space and should be traded. Ex. The Ottawa Senators wanted a Top 6 Forward that plays wing as well as other things for Danny Heatley. Because Marleau did not want to waive his no trade clause and Jonathan Cheechoo spent the last year playing on the 3rd line for the Sharks that had 7 top 6 forwards, Ottawa told the San Jose that the deal was not good enough.
What is the best NHL team of all-time?
If we're going with a range of years, the 75-76 through 78-79 Canadiens should be at/near the top of the list. They won four consecutive Cups, and finished 1st in the league each year (actually, from 74-75 all the way through 81-82 they finished first--the President's Trophy wasn't awarded until 1985-86). They had Ken Dryden as their goalie, who is probably regarded as a top 5 goalie of all time (try to get a consensus on any
A hockey team has 23 players on it consisting of 13 forwards, 7 defenseman and 3 goalies. The team charity...?
The number of ways to choose 3 defensemen (and 5 others) is: (7C3)(16C5) = 35(4368) = 152880 The number of ways to choose 8 people from 23 is: 23C8 = 490314 1. The probability that 3 defensement are chosen is 152880 / 490314 = .3118 2. The probability that at least one goalie will play is equal to 1 minus the probability that no goalies will play: P(at least 1 goalie) = 1 - P(no goalies) = 1 - (20C8)/(23C8) = .743083 3. To answer question 3, let's look at the distribution of forwards. That is, what is the probability that 0 forwards will be chosen, followed by the probability that 1 forward will be chosen, etc... Then we will pick the value that has the largest probability. P(0 forwards) = (13C0)(10C8)/(23C8) = .0000918 P(1 forward) = (13C1)(10C7)/(23C8) = .00318 P(2 forwards) = (13C2)(10C6)/(23C8) = .0334 P(3 forwards) = (13C3)(10C5)/(23C8) = .147 P(4 forwards) = (13C4)(10C4)/(23C8) = .306 P(5 forwards) = (13C5)(10C3)/(23C8) = .315 P(6 forwards) = (13C6)(10C2)/(23C8) = .157 P(7 forwards) = (13C7)(10C1)/(23C8) = .035 P(8 forwards) = (13C8)(10C0)/(23C8) = .0026 The expected number of forwards is 5 because it has the highest probability of occurring. *EDIT: After re-thinking this last problem, I think the expected number of forwards to play is 13(10)/23 = 5.65. The reason I came to this conclusion is that I realized this was a hypergeometric distribution, and those have a mean of nm/N. See the link below:
How many lines are there on a NHL teams, and how are they determined?
There are typically four forward lines and three blue line or defensive pairs. For the forward lines, there are generally two strong scoring lines and a tough, aggressive defense-oriented line (sometimes called a checking line). The 4th line varies pretty wildly between being a third scoring line, a second checking line, or just a makeshift line of whoever's left on the roster. It really depends on the team playing. For the three defensive pairs, your top pair is generally the best defenceman and the player who compliments him the best, the second pair is the next best defenceman and the player who compliments him well, and then the other two defencemen on the roster. (It's worth noting that not every coach believes in having set pairs of defencemen and a few teams really just put out whichever two players best fit the situation.) There's really not much more to it than that. Your best scorer will almost always be on your first scoring line, but other scoring players can be shifted between lines to find the best balance on a line (e.g. if your best forwards are all crash-the-net, score-off-rebounds-and-deflections types, you're not going to keep them all on the same line). Alot of who goes in which line with whom is based on the style of the team and the personal quirks of the players involved. There are no hard and fast rules.
What is the NHL record for shortest time between goals?
Both teams - 2 seconds December 19, 1987 Boston and St. Louis Ken Linseman scored for Boston at 19:50 of the 3rd period to cut the lead to 6-5 Doug Gilmour scored for St. Louis at 19:52 of the 3rd period by slapping the puck in mid-air on the centre-ice face-off into Boston's empty net. St. Louis won 7-5 One Team - 4 seconds (and this has been done numerous times, most notably by Deron Quint)
NHL Hockey Survey Questions: Please Answer.?
1) Washington Capitals 2) Verizon Center 3) 1-2 games a season 4) I went to 1 game last season. I've been to 4 games total and my record is 0-4. I'll probably go to 1-2 games this season. Let's hope my record doesn't slip to 0-6. It'd be nice for them to win one of the games I attend. 5) Ovechkin. Backstrom is a close 2nd. Both are talented and classy players, but neither of them are playing like the way they did last season. It's been an off season for the entire team. 6) Schultz. He's wimpy. He has size (at 6'6") but doesn't take full advantage of it. He needs to start hitting/bumping people. If he can do that, his game will improve immensely. BQ* They need fire. They lack the spirit I've seen in them the past 2 seasons. (When I moved to the D.C. area in 2007, I knew nothing about hockey. When a friend took me to my 1st game in late 2007, I was quite impressed by their play and determination. They leapfrogged from last to first place that season, a remarkable feat). Also, instead of relying on their offense, they need to bring up their back end game and have the defensemen stay back more often. Now that Theodore is gone, goalies Varlamov and Neuvirth will need to step up their goalie game. I have faith in them; we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Go Caps!
Top 10 most SKILLED players in the nhl? Why?
Most skilled, not best. 1. Datsyuk- he can deke, play 2- way game and is the king of shoot outs 2. Kane- really skilled and has excellent hands 3. Crosby- great vision, underrated defense and offensive abilities are too good to ignore 4. Toews- a little underrated, but he can play the whole game 5. Kopitar- really underated, definitely a top 10 player, great hands, excellent timing, great playmaker