There are plenty of characteristics that make a great hockey winger. First and foremost, it's the ability to score—after all, games are won by teams that put more pucks in the net than the opposition.
But there are other things to consider. Being defensively responsible helps your team prevent more goals by opponents. Being physical intimidates them and makes them think twice before hanging on to the puck that extra second or blazing into your zone. Having the intelligence to make the right play at the perfect time is a skill some are born with and some have to work at.
Speed kills in today's National Hockey League, but size matters too. Leaders are made, not born. Some do it by example and others with words.
Taking all these skill sets into consideration, we've ranked the top 60 wingers in the NHL for the coming season. This isn't a ranking based on who will finish with the most goals, assists or points; it's who may make the biggest impact on his team winning games.
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This is the first installment in B/R's positional-ranking series in the lead up to the 2014-15 season. C ...
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Ranking the Top 60 Wingers for the 2014-15 NHL Season
September 26th, 2014 by Steve Macfarlane Leave a reply »
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