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Alex Ovechkin is not a power forward...there is no other link that confirms this...stop putting him in
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Power forwards are desirable because of their well-rounded skill set and physical play. Smaller skilled forwards, who are talented offensively but lack the strength of power forwards, are often easier to defend because they can be pushed around, knocked off the puck, or are more susceptible to intimidation. Power forwards do not tend to have any of those liabilities.
Power forwards are desirable because of their well-rounded skill set and physical play. Smaller skilled forwards, who are talented offensively but lack the strength of power forwards, are often easier to defend because they can be pushed around, knocked off the puck, or are more susceptible to intimidation. Power forwards do not tend to have any of those liabilities.


This role is slowly changing because of the new style that incorporates more finesse play in the NHL. Many players are combining the role of the power forward and a traditional "sniper", like [[Alexander Ovechkin]] of the Washington Capitals who is one of the most highly-skilled goal scorers in the NHL, but also uses his tremendous speed to deliver enormous physical play and is very tough to knock off the puck because of his leg strength.


==Current Power Forwards==
==Current Power Forwards==
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*[[Todd Bertuzzi]], Anaheim Ducks.
*[[Todd Bertuzzi]], Anaheim Ducks.
*[[Brendan Shanahan]], NY Rangers. With over 600 goals scored, and 3 Stanley Cup rings, Shanahan is widely-known as the "prototypical" power forward because of his combination of skill, speed, and toughness.
*[[Brendan Shanahan]], NY Rangers. With over 600 goals scored, and 3 Stanley Cup rings, Shanahan is widely-known as the "prototypical" power forward because of his combination of skill, speed, and toughness.
*[[Alexander Ovechkin]], Washington Capitals
*[[Ryan Malone]], Pittsburgh Penguins
*[[Ryan Malone]], Pittsburgh Penguins


Revision as of 18:29, 10 March 2008

In ice hockey, a power forward is a forward who possesses above average offensive skills and plays a tough, physical game. Most of the time, power forwards are physically large, but some players are referred to as power forwards despite being no more than six feet tall. Power forwards tend to be proficient stickhandlers and skaters who shoot the puck well and, at the same time, are capable of delivering crushing body checks and may also fight occasionally. Many power forwards plant their bodies in front of the opposing team's net and use their large frames to screen the goaltender. Power forwards also tend to be very difficult to knock off possession of the puck, hence their ability to "power through" opposing defenders.

Power forwards are desirable because of their well-rounded skill set and physical play. Smaller skilled forwards, who are talented offensively but lack the strength of power forwards, are often easier to defend because they can be pushed around, knocked off the puck, or are more susceptible to intimidation. Power forwards do not tend to have any of those liabilities.


Current Power Forwards

Famous Power Forwards

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