keskushyökkääjä
Keskushyökkääjä, or center, is a forward position in ice hockey occupying the middle of the ice. The center typically takes faceoffs, covers a large area defensively, and acts as a pivotal playmaker who links the defensive zone to the offense.
Responsibilities include winning faceoffs, initiating breakouts, distributing the puck to wingers, and supporting the defense with
Key skills for a keskushyökkääjä are strong skating, endurance, and balance, plus playmaking vision, passing accuracy,
In team strategy, the center is typically a two-way forward and the line’s central hub. They usually
Etymology and usage: keskushyökkääjä is Finnish for “center forward” and denotes the center position in Finnish