As an initialism NHL
is national Hockey League.
As a noun NHLer is
someone who plays ice hockey in the NHL.
nhl
English
(wikipedia)
Initialism
(
Initialism)
(
en-initialism)
(sports) National Hockey League
Related terms
* NBL , NFL , NLL , NSL
* AHL , CHL , IHL , KHL , OHL , USHL , WHL , WCHL
* CJAHL , QMJHL
nhler
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(ice hockey) Someone who plays ice hockey in the NHL.