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simpson simpson bnr ca philadelphia flyers p pete clark seth hos cad att com pittsburgh penguins p lori iannamico lli cs cmu edu thomas sullivan tms cs cmu edu quebec nordiques a st louis blues n joseph achkar jca cec wustl edu san jose sharks s nelson lu claudius leland stanford edu south florida tampa bay lightning n tom wilson wilson eola cs ucf edu toronto maple leafs n darryl gamble darryl cs yorku ca vancouver canucks s alan chim chim sfu ca washington capitals p david lu david eng umd edu winnipeg jets s umturne ccu umanitoba ca a adams n norris p patrick s smythe calgary formerly atlanta flames detroit formerly detroit cougars detroit falcons edmonton formerly alberta oilers wha edmonton oilers wha hartford formerly new england whalers wha minnesota cleveland barons were merged with minnesota for the season new jersey formerly kansas city scouts colorado rockies quebec formerly quebec nordiques wha toronto formerly toronto arenas toronto st patricks winnipeg formerly winnipeg jets wha teams with mailing lists see section for addresses boston buffalo los angeles montreal philadelphia pittsburgh st louis san jose tampa bay vancouver washington schedule schedule for the nhl april sun mon tue wed thu fri sat min cal mon was buf bos det chi nyi nyr cal sj har pit chi stl que ott van det tor phi win edm win sj ott har van tb min la mon nyi nj tor tb phi pit que bos buf har nyr bos que edm van que bos van cal bos mon cal sj buf min har ott chi nyi pit nyr buf det stl chi cal la mon pit det tb chi tb pit nj edm sj nyr nj sj la har que nyr was nyi was was phi la sj van ott phi win tor win stl min stl tb nj was ott nyi nyr pit phi tor ott bos was mon mon buf bos ott phi buf que buf nyr phi cal edm nyi har sj cal cal van chi min pit nj tor chi tb chi la van was nyr min det win edm ott que edm win tor har stl tor har nyi min stl tb win van la nyi nj nj pit tb stl the season will begin on and end on playoffs will begin on and end on or before nhl regular season games will be played in non nhl cities during season cities milwaukee sacramento cleveland indianapolis phoenix miami oklahoma city dallas atlanta cincinnati providence peoria hamilton saskatoon halifax here is a chart showing the number of games between the teams games each n n n p p w b b h m o q c d m s t t c e l s v w j y y h i a o u a o t u h e i t b o a d a j a i i r i t s s f r n t e i t n l r l m n n nj nyi nyr phi pit was bos buf har mon ott que chi det min stl tb tor cal edm la sj van win valerie hammerl hammerl acsu buffalo edu has posted this year s version of nhl c a schedule program for nhl games for example users can find out the games played on a certain date or find out the next ten games played by team x a copy can be obtained by e mailing hammerl acsu buffalo edu following is the neutral site schedule tue calgary vs minnesota saskatoon tue ottawa vs toronto hamilton tue chicago vs washington indianapolis tue toronto vs quebec hamilton wed buffalo vs new jersey hamilton tue los angeles vs chicago milwaukee tue montreal vs los angeles phoenix wed tampa bay vs new york rangers miami sun edmonton vs new york islanders oklahoma city tue new york islanders vs st louis dallas mon san jose vs montreal sacramento mon hartford vs winnipeg saskatoon mon boston vs pittsburgh atlanta mon st louis vs hartford peoria tue philadelphia vs calgary cincinnati sat quebec vs tampa bay halifax mon new york rangers vs san jose sacramento mon detroit vs philadelphia cleveland tue winnipeg vs ottawa saskatoon mon vancouver vs buffalo hamilton thu minnesota vs vancouver saskatoon tue washington vs detroit milwaukee tue new jersey vs boston providence sun pittsburgh vs edmonton cleveland location subject to change nhl playoff schedule wales conference division semifinals april campbell conference division semifinals april may wales conference division finals may campbell conference division finals may wales conference final may campbell conference final may stanley cup final june if neccessary news scores spike bryan k strouse bks cbnewsh cb att com posts weekday news and box scores sunday through thursday john p curcio jpc philabs philips com posts weekend news and box scores both maintain e mail lists for faster delivery net contacts post team news as they see hear read it notable team news transactions and announcements note that this information is culled from press releases and posts it is updated each month and only information currently under discussion or of continuing importance or interest will be listed for more than two postings boston bruins boston legislators and the developers proposing a new boston garden finally agreed to a deal that puts the seat million project back on track to be finished in september right wing daniel marois will be sidelined indefinitely following surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back sent defenseman glen murray to providence of the american hockey league buffalo sabres puck acquired left winger bob errey from pittsburgh for defenseman mike ramsey veteran buffalo sabres broadcaster ted darling will be inducted into the club s hall of fame sunday april darling who joined the expansion sabres in was the team s play by play announcer on both television and radio until illness forced him out of the booth during last season recalled forwards viktor gordiouk and doug macdonald from rochester of american hockey league calgary flames acquired veteran right wing greg paslawski from philadelphia for future considerations recalled center todd harkins and left winger tomas forslund from salt lake city of international hockey league chicago blackhawks the million privately financed united center scheduled to open in august will be home to the nba s chicago bulls and nhl s chicago blackhawks the stadium is owned by entities controlled by the two teams the owners apparently still have not made a decision on whether the old chicago stadium will be razed for parking space once the new facility located directly across the street opens suspended defenseman craig muni indefinitely for failing to report following a trade with edmonton detroit red wings acquired defenseman steve konroyd from hartford for a sixth round draft pick annnounced the signing of right wing joe frederick their th pick in the national hockey league entry draft two contrite hockey fans have returned the stolen michigan sports hall of fame plaque honoring detroit red wing great gordie howe the bronze plaque was stolen more than four years ago from cobo hall in detroit site of the michigan hall of fame edmonton oilers sent forward esa tikkanen to the new york rangers for center doug weight traded defenseman craig muni to chicago for forward mike hudson nhl commissioner gary bettman said the edmonton oilers lease with northlands coliseum must be improved if the team is to survive in the city edmonton northlands is a non profit agency set up by the city to administer exhibition facilities including the coliseum oilers owner peter pocklington calls his lease with northlands horrendous and has threatened to move the team if he doesn t get a better deal he makes no money from parking concessions or building advertising the seat coliseum also has few of the lucrative private boxes that produce significant revenues for other owners announced center kevin todd will not need surgery but will miss the remainder of the season with a separated shoulder hartford whalers sent defenseman steve konroyd to detroit for a sixth round draft pick acquired left winger robert kron and a third round draft pick from vancouver for left winger murray craven and a fifth round draft pick the state of connecticut will begin negotiations to buy the civic center from the city in an effort to keep the financially struggling hartford whalers franchise in the city los angeles kings sent center john mcintyre to the new york rangers for defenseman mark hardy and ottawa s fifth round draft pick minnesota north stars if calling from the u s if calling from canada the dallas city council has approved an agreement with the minnesota north stars that will bring the nhl club to reunion arena next season defenseman mark tinordi captain of the north stars will be sidelined the rest of the season including any postseason games the north stars might play because of a broken collarbone acquired defenseman mark osiecki from winnipeg for ninth and th round draft picks in added defenseman travis richards from the university of minnesota a former employee filed a sexual harassment suit against minnesota north star owner norman green karen kari dziedzic green s former executive assistant claims green often instructed her to wear cosmetics described her outfits as very hot and very sexy once slapped her hand as she was about to eat and humiliated her by grabbing her hand and rubbing it through a client s hair the minnesota north stars who will move to dallas after this season announced that nearly season ticket reservations have been made for their new home at reunion arena which has a capacity of the met center commission has told the minnesota north stars that it wants the club out with its keys returned at midnight after the last home game the club is moving to dallas for next season the club must pay unpaid interest of on the team s late rent payment for which was made earlier this month and has been instructed not to take property such as the scoreboard and zamboni ice surfacing machine derian hatcher s game misconduct penalty was rescinded by the nhl allowing the minnesota defenseman to play in the north stars last two regular season games hatcher was given the penalty during a fight at the end of a loss at st louis on sunday april but the league didn t rescind the game misconduct penalty shane churla received the stars recalled center cal mcgowan from their top minor league club in kalamazoo mich to replace churla montreal canadiens acquired defenseman rob ramage from tampa bay for minor league defensemen eric charron and alain cote and future considerations new jersey devils bernie nicholls publicly apologized for his criticism of referee denis morel after the devils loss to the buffalo sabres nicholls was ejected by morel for being the third man in on a fight late in the second period of that game and afterward nicholls called morel a homer and an embarrassment to the referee s association new york islanders traded right wing daniel marois to boston for a conditional draft choice new york rangers obtained forward esa tikkanen from edmonton for center doug weight acquired left winger mike hartman from tampa bay acquired center john mcintyre from los angeles for defenseman mark hardy and ottawa s fifth round draft pick defenseman brian leetch will undergo additional surgery on the right ankle he broke in a non skating fall and is not expected to play again this season leetch suffered the broken ankle march following a victory over san jose the team said he slipped on an icy patch of pavement as he was getting out of a taxi cab in front of his apartment announced that defenseman james patrick will require surgery on a herniated disc in his back and will not play again this season returned goaltender corey hirsch to binghamton of the american hockey league ottawa senators the ottawa senators received the go ahead to build the seat palladium on the proposed location in nearby kanata ont the projected cost is c million construction will be postponed until the season one year behind schedule the ottawa senators lost their th consecutive nhl road game to tie the washington capitals for most road losses in a row assigned left wing martin st amour to new haven of the american hockey league philadelphia flyers the opening date of spectrum ii has been pushed back to fall formal groundbreaking has been postponed indefinitely traded veteran right wing greg paslawski to the calgary flames for future considerations pittsburgh penguins traded left winger bob errey to buffalo for defenseman mike ramsey reacquired defenseman peter taglianetti from tampa bay lightning for a third round draft choice revolutionary comics of san diego agreed to destroy all available copies of a mario lemieux comic book in a settlement with the pittsburgh penguins over a trademark infringement lawsuit the penguins sued in february charging that the sport stars mario lemieux comic infringed on the team s logo and uniform which are registered trademarks quebec nordiques st louis blues st louis blues center ron sutter will miss the rest of the season as a result of separating his right shoulder san jose sharks the san jose sharks announced that ticket prices will increase by about for the season when they move from the cow palace into a new million arena in san jose recalled defenseman tom pederson from kansas city of the international hockey league reached agreement in principle with left wing alexander cherbayev tampa bay lightning at least two investor groups are poised to build a sports arena in downtown tampa if the delay plagued company that holds a lease from the tampa bay lightning bows out tampa coliseum inc has a lease with the national hockey league team to develop an entertainment and sports arena next to tampa stadium but has been unable to raise enough money for the project sent left winger mike hartman to the new york rangers for center randy gilhen sent defenseman peter taglianetti to pittsburgh for a third round draft choice sent defenseman rob ramage to the montreal canadiens for minor league defensemen eric charron and alain cote and future considerations manon rheaume s first starting appearance in goal for the atlanta knights was impressive enough for her coach to say she has a chance to be a backup goalie for another minor league team next season rheaume the first female to play professional hockey stopped shots and gave up six goals against the cincinnati cyclones on saturday night april after the game her coach gene ubriaco said rheaume performed well enough to compete for the no goalie spot with the louisville icehawks of the east coast hockey league next season the knights and the icehawks are minor league clubs of the tampa bay lightning as their first season comes to a close there are rumors swirling that the tampa bay lightning just might become the atlanta lightning or the minnesota lightning but they are just rumors according to lightning general manager phil esposito espn reported on sunday april that the lightning who have been playing in seat expo hall are exploring opportunities to move to either atlanta or minneapolis but esposito said there was no truth to the report we were disappointed with espn s irresponsible comment esposito said there is just no substance to the rumor rumors have been swirling for the past two years regarding a move by tampa bay which is presently discussing plans to build a new arena toronto maple leafs defenseman matt martin who helped maine win the ncaa hockey championship gave up his final year of eligibility and signed a contract with the toronto maple leafs vancouver canucks the vancouver canucks have cleared the last hurdle in their effort to build a new stadium vancouver council has given the green light for the million dollar complex it will seat thousand people and will have an adjoining office tower it will be built between the viaducts near b c place in vancouver site preparation will begin this summer with a completion date of fall traded left winger robert kron and a third round draft pick to hartford for left winger murray craven and a fifth round draft pick obtained defenseman dan ratushny from winnipeg for a ninth round draft pick signed right wing brian loney to a multi year contract and assigned him to hamilton of american hockey league ahl washington capitals caps traded goaltender jim hrivnak and future considerations to winnipeg for goaltender rick tabaracci winnipeg jets winnipeg jets have been allowed economic assistance in order to keep them in the smythe division as a result of expansion sent defenseman mark osiecki to minnesota for ninth and th round draft picks in sent goaltender rick tabaracci to washington for jim hrivnak and future considerations sent defenseman dan ratushny to vancouver for a ninth round draft pick winnipeg s teemu selanne broke the nhl s rookie points record the jets rookie tied the record of points set by peter stastny with quebec with a goal his th of the season and moved ahead on an assist in a loss to toronto the fort wayne komets said they have been told by winnipeg that the jets will keep a minor league affiliation with moncton of the american hockey league there have been reports the jets would move players from moncton to fort wayne next season expansion news the national hockey league announced that the expansion anaheim and south florida franchises will join the league for the season disney and national hockey league officials announced monday march that the mighty ducks of anaheim disney s expansion team will take to the ice next fall michael eisner chairman and chief executive officer of the walt disney co said the mighty ducks will play at the pond the new anaheim sports arena near disney s flagship theme park the arena is under construction and will be completed in june the pond seats the team still must meet the league s requirement that it sell at least season tickets for the final grant of nhl membership anaheim named jack ferreira general manager and pierre gauthier assistant general manager veteran nhl scout al godfrey has been hired as the midwest regional scout for the anaheim mighty ducks philadelphia flyers senior vice president bobby clarke was named monday march to the post of general manager for miami s nhl expansion team franchise owner h wayne huizenga made the announcement at the miami arena three months after being awarded a franchise huizenga said he plans to have a team on the ice in time for the beginning of the nhl season in october realignment eastern conference atlantic division washington capitals new jersey devils new york islanders new york rangers philadelphia flyers south florida tampa bay lightning northeast division boston bruins buffalo sabres hartford whalers montreal canadiens ottawa senators pittsburgh penguins quebec nordiques western conference central division chicago blackhawks dallas stars detroit red wings st louis blues toronto maple leafs winnipeg jets pacific division anaheim mighty ducks calgary flames edmonton oilers los angeles kings san jose sharks vancouver canucks schedule eastern conference teams will play five games against each of six divisional opponents four games against each of the seven teams in the conference s other division and two games against each of the western conference members western conference teams will play six games against each of five divisional opponents four games against each of the six teams in the conference s other division and two games against each of the eastern conference clubs playoffs the system will be conference based with the no team meeting the no team in the first round no vs no no vs no and no vs no matchups will be based on overall points with the four division champions being placed in the first or second place seeds in each conference and being assured of home ice in the first two playoff rounds all series will be best of seven rotation except matchups between central and pacific teams those series will rotate to reduce travel in those cases the team with the most regular season points will choose whether to start the series at home or away draft news under terms of the new expansion draft which will be held in june each of the existing clubs will be allowed to protect one goaltender five defensemen and nine forwards the most recent expansion drafts allowed teams to protect two goalies and did not make a distinction between forwards and defensemen first year pros only will be exempt from the draft which is down from the two year exemption teams had last season san jose tampa bay and ottawa still will be allowed to exempt second year pros each of the teams will lose two players with a maximum loss of one goaltender and a maximum loss of one defenseman the one exception is that a team which loses a goaltender can then no longer lose a defenseman at the end of the first phase of the draft the two new franchises will have three goaltenders eight defensemen and forwards for a total of players a second phase then will be conducted where san jose tampa bay and ottawa will select two players each from the rosters of the two new teams ottawa tampa bay and san jose will be guaranteed priority drafting selection in the draft as long as they have the three worst records anaheim and miami will choose no lower than fourth and fifth the expansion franchises will move up in the draft should either san jose tampa bay or ottawa not finish in the bottom three positions the two new teams will pick first and second in the entry draft regardless of their finish in should either of the two new teams not play next season they would have priority drafting position in the owners announced the draft will be in hartford and the draft in winnipeg the draft was scheduled for boston but a delay in the construction of a new arena required the draft be moved league news disputes the nhl owners and players have resolved differences over salary arbitration procedures clearing the way for about hearings nhlpa executive director bob goodenow didn t disclose how the issues were resolved but the prior sticking point had been the manner in which statistics were used in arbitration hearings olympics the nhl announced february it will not make professional players available to compete in the winter olympics league leadership los angeles kings owner bruce mcnall succeeded blackhawks owner bill wirtz as chairman of the nhl s powerful board of governors appointed to join mcnall on the executive committee were ron corey of the montreal canadiens mike ilitch of the detroit red wings peter pocklington of the edmonton oilers and ed snider of the philadelphia flyers gary bettman vice president and general counsel of the national basketball association was named commissioner of the national hockey league friday december miscellaneous henri richard bernie parent and billy smith have been named special ambassadors for the stanley cup centennial a season long celebration of the nhl championship trophy the trio will appear at league wide function such as the all star game and stanley cup playoffs the national hockey league named john n turner former prime minister of canada to serve on board of directors of hockey hall of fame and museum and nominated scotty morrison david m taylor larry bertuzzi robert g bundy walter bush murray costello jim gregory leslie kaplan lawrence g meyer and alan tonks to serve on board which takes office march nhl president gil stein was one of four individuals elected to the hockey hall of fame builder s category the others were buffalo sabres chairman of the board and president seymour knox iii vancouver canucks chairman frank griffiths and veteran canadian hockey executive fred page former nhl linesman john d amico was selected in the hall of fame s referee linesman category nhl tv games are carried on tsn and cbc in canada on espn in the u s check your local listings the national hockey league has struck a conditional five year deal with espn to televise professional hockey through the season the series of agreements grants espn exclusive national coverage of the nhl starting with the season and the cable network has an option to extend the term of that domestic agreement for four more years the deal also grants espn exclusive international television distribution excluding canada for the next five years the league s new tv contract calls for espn to televise up to regular season games to its domestic audience this coming season and playoff games including the entire stanley cup final the majority of espn s regular season games will be televised on friday nights nhl commissioner gary bettman announced wednesday march that abc sports will televise five stanley cup playoff games starting next month abc will carry the playoff games on its network through an arrangement with espn the u s rightsholder for nhl games espn will provide the production of the games abc owns espn april wales conference game quarterfinals april campbell conference game quarterfinals may wales conference game semifinals may campbell conference game semifinals may wales conference game finals award winners all star teams hall of fame inductees and draft picks award winners hart trophy mvp mark messier nyr vezina trophy best goalie patrick roy mon norris trophy best defenseman brian leetch nyr calder trophy best rookie pavel bure van selke trophy best defensive forward guy carbonneau mon lady byng trophy sportsmanship wayne gretzky la jack adams award best coach pat quinn van bill masterton memorial trophy perseverance mark fitzpatrick nyi king clancy trophy contribution to community ray bourque bos jennings trophy lowest team gaa patrick roy mon art ross trophy most scoring points mario lemieux pit hall of famer players frank boucher and red dutton and executives bruce mcnall and gil stein thursday were named the winners of the lester patrick award for outstanding service to hockey in the united states the award is selected each year by a committee representing a wide cross section of the hockey community st all star team patrick roy g mon ray bourque d bos brian leetch d nyr mark messier c nyr brett hull rw stl kevin stevens lw pit all star game starters as voted by fans wales conference mario lemieux c pittsburgh jaromir jagr w pittsburgh kevin stevens w pittsburgh ray bourque d boston brian leetch d rangers patrick roy g montreal campbell conference steve yzerman c detroit brett hull w st louis pavel bure w vancouver chris chelios d chicago paul coffey d los angeles ed belfour g chicago all rookie team gilbert dionne lw mon tony amonte rw nyr kevin todd c nj vladimir konstantinov d det nicklas lidstrom d det dominik hasek g chi hall of fame inductees marcel dionne bob gainey lanny mcdonald and woody dumart first round of the entry draft player pos team roman hamrlik d tb alexei yashin c ott mike rathje d sj todd warriner lw que darius kasparaitis d nyi cory stillman c cal ryan sittler lw phi brandon convery c tor robert petrovicky c har andrei nazarov lw sj david cooper d buf sergei krivokrasov lw chi joe hulbig lw edm sergei gonchar d was jason bowen lw phi dmitri kvartalnov lw bos sergei bautin d win jason smith d nj martin straka c pit david wilkie d mon libor polasek c van curtis bowen lw det grant marshall rw tor peter ferraro c nyr new nhl rules game ejection for instigating a fight helmets are optional grabbing an opponent s stick as a defensive move is a penalty diving to draw a penalty is a penalty coincidental minors when both teams are full strength result in vs play high sticking is from the waist up new cba ratified by nhlpa on term september to september licensing and endorsements players own exclusive rights to their individual personality including their likenesses salary arbitration new rules negotiated salary arbitrators to be jointly agreed upon free agency compensation scale reduced for players age and under group iii free agent age reduced to from a player who has completed or more professional seasons minor or nhl and who in last year of contract didn t earn more than the average nhl salary can elect once in his career to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of his contract salary and awards players playoff fund increased to m in m in new minimum salary of insurance disability coverage dental broad based medical improvements increase in life insurance for players coverage for wives pension improved pension contributions of to per player per year depending on the player s number of nhl games agreement on language to guarantee continuation of security plan negotiated in regular season increased from to games in for games played at neutral sites all arrangements and revenues to be shared rosters kept at skaters and goaltenders for entry draft reduced to rounds from supplemental draft one selection for each non playoff team joint study group examine financial state of nhl issue report to assist in preparing for negotiations nhl free agency categories effective until group i players aged and under player s choice of player equalization or draft pick compensation for compensation old club has right to match offer from new club for equalization old club has no right to match offer equalization which can consist of players draft picks and or cash must be agreed upon between two clubs or submitted to arbitration group ii players aged to player s choice of player equalization or draft pick compensation for equalization old club has right to match offer only if it is at least for compensation schedule is one first round pick if player signs for year two first round picks if player signs for million year extra first round pick for each additional m over m year group iii players aged and over old club gets no compensation but has right to match offer to receive right to match old club must make qualifying offer of over player s salary in prior season group iv players considered defected free agents group v player with years of experience whose salary is below nhl average can choose to be a free agent without compensation once in his career nhl minor leagues the nhl minor leagues are the international hockey league the american hockey league and the east coast hockey league information on the central hockey league and the american hockey association can be found in section ihl contacts ihl rob springall rgs ultb isc rit edu atlanta knights scott clarkson gt c prism gatech edu cincinnati cyclones joseph combs jgcombs uceng uc edu cleveland lumberjacks rob gasser csrag uoft utoledo edu ft wayne komets rob gasser csrag uoft utoledo edu milwaukee admirals jason hanson jason studsys mscs mu edu salt lake golden eagles roland behunin behunin logdis oo aflc af mil the international hockey league has granted a franchise to a las vegas group headed by henry stickney for the season the international hockey league named bob chase voice of the fort wayne komets as the league s broadcaster of the year the ihl also said the annual award effective next year will be named in chase s honor also honored by the ihl were jim loria of the kansas city blades as marketing director of the year shelly gartner of the phoenix roadrunners as merchandise manager of the year and steve doherty of the kalamazoo wings as public relations director of the year the atlanta knights of the international hockey league announced thursday april that manon rheaume will be the starting goaltender in a home game saturday night april against the cincinnati cyclones rheaume will become the first female to start in a regular season professional hockey game fort wayne announced winger scott gruhl will retire at the end of the international hockey league season gruhl will join the muskegon fury of the colonial league the fort wayne komets said they have been told by winnipeg that the jets will keep a minor league affiliation with moncton of the american hockey league there have been reports the jets would move players from moncton to fort wayne next season the san diego gulls of the international hockey league set a record with their st victory over the salt lake golden eagles the gulls became the first team in professional hockey to win that many games in a season the montreal canadiens won games ihl s turner cup the kansas city blades defeated muskegon lumberjacks games to ahl contacts ahl rob springall rgs ultb isc rit edu bri farenell farenebt craft camp clarkson edu mark anania ananim rpi edu see section for newsletter information atlantic division cape breton fredericton halifax moncton st john s northern division adirondack capital district providence new haven springfield southern division baltimore binghamton hershey rochester utica hamilton the new haven senators have been sold by peter shipman to the ottawa senators nhl organization they are the only canadian nhl team with an american ahl affiliate and have made it clear they intend to move the team to somewhere in the canadian atlantic provinces this sale and move has yet to be approved by the ahl head office but is expected to pass easily at the general meeting in may the baltimore skipjacks the washington capitals american hockey league affliate will skate next season as the portland pirates the calgary flames will base their farm team in the ahl in st john new brunswick next season the team will be called the st john blue flames the fort wayne komets of the ihl said they have been told by winnipeg of the nhl that the jets will keep a minor league affiliation with moncton of the american hockey league there have been reports the jets would move players from moncton to fort wayne next season ahl s calder cup the adirondack red wings beat the st john s maple leafs games to the home ice curse held true as all games in the final were won by the visiting team john anderson new haven is winner of les cunningham plaque as ahl mvp echl contacts echl toledo storm rob gasser csrag uoft utoledo edu the toledo storm hockey team is asking seagate convention center to consider becoming its host site beginning with the season the storm which has played its last two seasons in the toledo sports arena said it asked for dates in the downtown facility the storm also has been talking with backers of a proposed ice complex in suburban sylvania to become a primary tenant echl s riley cup hampton roads beat louisville games to see section for newsletter information minor league affiliates for nhl teams bos providence bruins ahl johnstown chiefs 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the commands either or both ftp site andy bgsu edu the directory pub hockey contains ccha press releases scores standings and rosters the sub directory archives has archives of the division i college hockey mailing list since also archives from the division iii list since may are available ncaa hockey championship semi finals maine michigan ot lake superior state boston university finals maine lake superior state freshman paul kariya who was named winner of the hobey baker award as college hockey s top player the ncaa division i hockey championships will be held at the st paul civic center in st paul minnesota on march and april for priority seating call the university of minnesota ticket office at between a m and p m monday through friday or send a postcard to university of minnesota ticket office ncaa hockey championships th avenue se minneapolis mn ncaa division i teams ccha central collegiate hockey association bowling green ferris state illinois chicago lake superior miami michigan michigan state ohio state western michigan notre dame kent state alaska fairbanks affiliate member ccha playoff structure the top will host the bottom vs vs etc in a two of three weekend series the six winners will advance to joe louis arena for single elimination the rest of the way the top remaining seeds get a bye while plays and plays on the first night on the second night the remaining teams battle it out leaving only two to play for the championship on the third night alaska fairbanks as an affiliate member will be seeded from to by the league office ecac eastern college athletic conference men s brown clarkson colgate cornell dartmouth harvard princeton rpi st lawrence union vermont yale ecac eastern college athletic conference women s brown colby cornell dartmouth harvard new hampshire northeastern princeton providence rochester institute of technology st lawrence yale the eastern collegiate athletic conference unveiled the nation s first intercollegiate women s ice hockey league and announced the teams will begin play in the season the top eight finishers in the ecac women s ice hockey league will qualify for a post season tournament the league replaces an informal team conference of nine division i and six division iii schools which held their own respective division tournaments at the end of the regular season the ecac said it would discontinue its division iii women s tournament after the season hockey east boston college boston university umass lowell maine merrimack new hampshire northeastern providence wcha western collegiate hockey association colorado college denver michigan tech minnesota minnesota duluth north dakota northern michigan st cloud wisconsin alaska anchorage has joined the wcha as a full fledged member for independents air force alabama huntsville alaska anchorage alaska fairbanks army canadian intercollegiate athletic union ciau championships finalists team division university of alberta golden bears west university of 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body subscribe olympuck your name favorite country ies cis won the gold canada the silver and czechoslovakia the bronze defeated usa yale hockey coach tim taylor was named coach for the us olympic team dany dube from the uqtr patriotes ciau and tom renney from the kamloops blazers whl are co coaches of canada s national program the nagano winter olympic organizing committee said it has approved the addition of women s ice hockey and curling to the list of official medal events at the games the decision which came at the organizing committee meeting here followed an accord reached in nagano between the committee and the ioc coordination committee the decision will be formally ratified by an executive board meeting of the international olympic committee ioc and its session as a result the number of total events at nagano will increase to in seven sports canada cup team canada defeated team usa games to izvestia hockey tournament final russia ii czechoslovakia game for rd and th place 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helsinki lions milano gold malmoe if dynamo moscow shootout this was the third successive european championship for a swedish team in and the champion was djurgaarden stockholm sweden hockey games final standings gp w t l gf ga p sweden czech republic russia canada sweden wins due to head to head result vs the czech republic junior leagues contact whl randy coulman coulman skdad usask ca mitch mcgowan hamlet u washington edu the site for the th memorial cup tournament has yet to be chosen it will be staged in ontario but the exact location won t be determined until next spring in march of the two regular season division champions from the ontario hockey league will meet in a best of seven series at the start of the playoff season the winner of the series earns the right to host the memorial cup traditionally held in may the eventual ohl champion will also participate in the tourney but if the league champs also happen to be the club hosting the memorial cup then the league finalists 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the season if the plans of chl president ray miron materialize miron confirmed that el paso amarillo tuscon and albuquerque are cities under consideration for the western division which would play some interlocking games with the eastern division meanwhile san antonio and houston are close to being confirmed as the league s newest members major league hockey a new hockey league with franchises throughout the united states and canada will begin play in the fallof officials announced wednesday february major league hockey was founded by roy boe former president of the new york islanders of the national hockey league and the new york new jersey nets of the american and national basketball associations according to boe the league will debut with six to eight teams playing a schedule of approximately games franchise applications have been received from groups in chicago cleveland dallas denver detroit houston minneapolis st paul phoenix san francisco saskatoon toronto and worcester mass boe 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quebec feb feb xvii olympic winter games lillehammer norway answers to some frequently asked questions q why are the montreal canadiens called the habs a most of the team during the s was made up of people who lived in and around montreal hence they were called les habitants natives of montreal this was then shortened to the habs q why is the montreal canadiens logo a large c with an h within it a in the canadiens logo consisted of c with an a within it to signify club athletique canadien cac the next year cac no longer existed and it was changed to what it is now to signify club de hockey q what is the most informative hockey publication a the hockey news is preferred by most north american hockey fans it is a weekly journal with up to date info phone canada and us phone fax uk and rest of europe q how does a minute power play count in the penalty killing stats in the nhl a if x goals are scored then the team gets credit for x goals in x chances q how is computed in the nhl a first only applies to skaters except for a power play goal when a goal is scored each skater on the ice for the scoring team is given a and each skater on the ice for the other team is given a short handed goals do count for q what is the five hole a the space between a goalie s pads there are five major scoring zones upper left corner of goal upper right lower left lower right and five hole q what is the meaning of throwing an octopus on the ice a this tradition began in detroit in the s when two best of seven series were required to win the stanley cup every time detroit won a game an octopus with one less arm was thrown on the ice q who was the first woman to play in an nhl game a manon rheaume a year old goaltender became the first woman ever to play in an nhl game on september when she started in net for the expansion tampa bay lightning in an exhibition against the st louis blues rheaume played the first period before at the seat expo hall on the florida state fairgrounds and allowed two goals on nine shots she left with the score tied although the lightning ultimately lost the game q what is the richest contract in nhl history a mario lemieux the superstar center of the pittsburgh penguins signed the richest contract in nhl history a seven year deal believed to be worth about million lemieux will earn between million and million a year nearly twice as much as any other player in the league q who is the new commissioner of the nhl a gary bettman vice president and general counsel of the national basketball association was named commissioner of the national hockey league friday december bettman joined the nba in as assistant general counsel he became the league s chief legal officer in september of a new york resident bettman graduated from cornell university in and from new york university school of law in q how many professional hockey leagues are there in north america a six national american international east coast central and colonial hockey leagues 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