NHLer
Noun
Meaning
NHLer (plural NHLers)
(ice hockey) Someone who plays ice hockey in the NHL.
Examples
Following his nearly three-minute message to a national TV audience in the United States and Canada, Dumba became the first NHLer to kneel during the U.S. national anthem.
Retired NHLer and West Guilford resident Bernie Nicholls knows about concussions first-hand, having to deal with the dizzy spells and difficulty with short-term memory related to his hockey career.
Ovechkin isn’t the only NHLer who has kept mementos from his career, but his collection has been described as on the “extreme” side.
Tanev was limited to just 42 games in the 2017-18 season, his lowest total since becoming a full-time NHLer.
‘Top 100’ NHLer Bryan Trottier plays in Wiky game less than one.