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Power forward (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, power forward (PWF) is a loosely applied characterization of a forward who is big and strong, equally capable of playing physically or scoring goals and would most likely have high totals in both points and penalties.[1] It is usually used in reference to a forward who is physically large, with the toughness to dig the puck out of the corners, possesses offensive instincts, has mobility, puck-handling skills,[2][3] may be difficult to knock off the puck or to push away from the front of the goal[4] and willingly engage in fights when he feels it is required.[5] Possessing both physical size and offensive ability, power forwards are also often referred to as the 'complete' hockey player.[6][7]

Alexander Ovechkin, considered by many as one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history, is often described as a "power forward".

Historically, power forward was not originally a hockey term, finding comparatively recent origins from basketball.[8][9] Harry Sinden, former president of the Boston Bruins, claims power forward first became part of hockey terminology because of the style of play of Cam Neely, an NHL player from 1983 to 1996, who could play ruggedly and also score goals.[7][10]

Punch Broadbent was one of the first players who pioneered the style before the NHL was founded in 1917,[11] while Charlie Conacher, Phil Esposito, Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard and Bert Olmstead are likewise considered quintessential examples of power forwards in the decades before the term entered hockey vernacular.[12][13][14][15]

NHL players described as power forwards edit

 †  Hockey Hall of Fame inductee

PlayerCareerRef
Josh Anderson2014–present[16]
Nik Antropov1996–2015[17]
Jason Arnott1993–2013[18]
David Backes2006–2021[citation needed]
Jamie Benn2009–present[19]
Todd Bertuzzi1995–2014[20]
David Booth2006–2018[citation needed]
Mel Bridgman1975–1989
Punch Broadbent†1912–1929[11]
Dustin Brown2003–2022[21]
Wendel Clark1985–2000[13][22][23]
Ryan Clowe2003–2015[24]
Erik Cole2000–2015[25]
Blake Coleman2015–present[citation needed]
Charlie Conacher†1929–1941[citation needed]
Shayne Corson1985–2004[26]
Geoff Courtnall1983–2000
Kevin Dineen1984–2002[27]
Shane Doan1995–2017[28]
Gary Dornhoefer1963–1978[29]
Brandon Dubinsky2006–2021[citation needed]
Phil Esposito†1963–1981[14]
Mike Fisher1999–2018
Theoren Fleury1988–2006[citation needed]
Marcus Foligno2009–present
Mike Foligno1979–1994[30]
Nick Foligno2007–present[citation needed]
Peter Forsberg†1989–2011[31]
Johan Franzen1999–2016[32]
Gerard Gallant1984–1995[33]
Ryan Getzlaf2005–2022[34]
Clark Gillies†1974–1988[13][22][35]
Doug Gilmour†1983–2003
Tony Granato1998–2001
Chris Gratton1993–2009
Bill Guerin1991–2010[36]
Scott Hartnell2000–2018[37]
Bobby Holík1990–2009
Tomas Holmström1990–2012[38]
Nathan Horton2003–2014[39]
Gordie Howe†1945–1971, 1973–1980[12][13]
Dale Hunter1980–1999[citation needed]
Jarome Iginla†1996–2017[5][10][22]
Jaromír Jágr1990-2008, 2011–2018
Tanner Jeannot2021–present
Nazem Kadri2009-present
Evander Kane2009–present[citation needed]
Tim Kerr1980–1993[10]
Ryan Kesler2003–2019[citation needed]
Mike Knuble1995–2013[40]
Ilya Kovalchuk1999–present[41]
Chris Kreider2012–present[42]
Chris Kunitz2003–2019[citation needed]
Andrew Ladd2005–2022[citation needed]
Gabriel Landeskog2011–present[43]
John LeClair1991–2006[44]
Anders Lee2013–present[45]
Trevor Linden1988–2008
Eric Lindros†1992–2007[10][22][46]
Milan Lucic2007–present[22][47]
Evgeni Malkin2003–present[48]
Ryan Malone2003–2015, 2017[49]
Patrick Maroon2008–present[50]
Randy McKay1988–2003[51]
Scott Mellanby1986–2007[52]
Mark Messier†1978–2004[10][53]
Brenden Morrow1999–2015[54]
Rick Nash2002–2018[55]
James Neal2008–present[56]
Cam Neely†1983–1996[7][13][22][57]
Owen Nolan1990–2011[58]
Eddie Olczyk1984–2000
Bert Olmstead†1948–1962[15]
Joel Otto1984–1998
Alex Ovechkin2005–present[59][60]
Cedric Paquette2013–present[citation needed]
Michael Peca1993–2009
Dustin Penner2005–2014[61]
Willi Plett1975–1988[62]
Alexei Ponikarovsky1998–2018[63]
Keith Primeau1990–2005[64]
Ryan Reaves2010–present[citation needed]
Maurice Richard†1942–1960[65]
Mike Richards2005–2016[citation needed]
Nick Ritchie2015–present[66]
Gary Roberts1986–2009[67]
Tomas Sandstrom1982–2002[68]
Al Secord1978–1990, 1994–1996[22]
Brendan Shanahan†1987–2009[10][13][22][69]
Wayne Simmonds2008–2023[70]
Ryan Smyth1994–2014[71]
Kevin Stevens1987–2002[10][72]
Mats Sundin†1989–2009[73]
Andrei Svechnikov2018–present
Brady Tkachuk2018–present[74]
Keith Tkachuk1991–2010[10][22]
Matthew Tkachuk2016–present[citation needed]
Rick Tocchet1984–2002[10][22]
Rick Vaive1979–1992[57]
Pat Verbeek1982–2002[citation needed]
Blake Wheeler2008–present[75]
Tom Wilson2013–present[76]

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