DCHP-3

winger

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

in hockey and lacrosse, either of the two players on the left and right of the centre man of a forward line.

See: wing(def. 2)

Quotations

1955
The sharp-shooting winger was the turning point in the game as he took advantage of a Grand Falls penalty to change a 2-2 tie into a 5-2 Bell Island lead in little more than half a minute.
1962
The big Toronto winger had taken a commanding four-point lead going into Thursday night's game.