If you have taken a look at the stats lately, you surely noticed that defensemen are leading the ice time given by the 30 coaches in the NHL. You have to slide your cursor down to 14th spot before you see a forward. That honor goes to Brad Richards of the Tampa Bay Lightning. If you slide down an another 7 spots, you will notice Martin St.Louis. In the 26th spot, you will find Ottawa Senators captain, Daniel Alfredsson. Only three forwards are among the first 30 for ice time in the league so far. The Leader in this fine group, is François Beauchemin of the Anaheim Ducks,who has played on average close to 30 minutes a game, and the same is true for his teammate, Chris Pronger. In the top 10, only four come from the Western conference.
Among the forwards, as mentioned earlier, Brad Richards has been the forward getting the most ice time. On average, Richards plays close to 25 minutes a game, his teammate Marty St.Louis has an average of 24 minutes playing time. In the top ten, only two players come from the Western conference. An important part of hockey, is the hits, as in bodychecks. Dustin Brown of Los Angeles is leading in that department. Calgary’s Dion Phaneuf and Montreal’s Mike Komisarek are leading the defense corps in hits. Of course, if you want to take away scoring chances from your opponent, you block shots. Ottawa’s Anton Volchenkov and Habs Komisarek lead the way in that category. In the top 10, only 3 defensemen come from the Western conference.
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