Frank Jerwa
Encyclopedia
Frank Ludwig Jerwa was a professional ice hockey
player.
for the Canmore Miners from 1926 to 1928.
The brother of hockey player Joe Jerwa
, Frank was also a member of the Can-Am Second-All Star Team in 1936. Jerwa retired from playing hockey in 1941.
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...
player.
Playing career
Jerwa played for teams in the NHL, ASHL, S-SJHL, PCHL, Can-Am, NWHL, and the IAHL hockey leagues. Jerwa played the position of left wingWinger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
for the Canmore Miners from 1926 to 1928.
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from 1937 — 1939
The brother of hockey player Joe Jerwa
Joe Jerwa
Joseph Charles Jerwa was a professional ice hockey defenseman who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and New York Americans....
, Frank was also a member of the Can-Am Second-All Star Team in 1936. Jerwa retired from playing hockey in 1941.