Garth MacGuigan
Encyclopedia
Garth Leslie MacGuigan is a retired professional ice hockey
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. He was selected by New York Islanders 50th overall in the 3rd round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. In the Same year he was drafted 56th overall in the 5th round by the Quebec Nordiques in the WHA Amateur Draft. He went on only to play in 5 games for the NHL
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
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Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
. He was selected by New York Islanders 50th overall in the 3rd round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. In the Same year he was drafted 56th overall in the 5th round by the Quebec Nordiques in the WHA Amateur Draft. He went on only to play in 5 games for the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
's New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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