A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

Pelham, Alabama, USA. Pelham is a small town that is considered a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The team was owned by Dean Whitney. Played in the Southern Elite Hockey League 1998-99. The team had an overal record of 16-7-1 before folding due to financing problems.
Home ice : Pelham Civic Complex
Team colours :
General manager : Ted Oloriz
Head coach :

Pelham, Alabama, USA. Pelham is a small town that is considered a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The team was owned by the league. Played in World Hockey Association 2 2003-04. The team was owned by the league. Coach Garry Unger saw his team win 34 games (lost 26) on their way to the playoffs.
Home ice : Pelham Civic Complex
Team colours :
Head coach : Garry Unger 2003-04

San Antonio, Texas, USA. Also known as the Freeman Coliseum.
Home ice for : San Antonio Dragons and San Antonio Iguanas
Capacity : 9,965 seats
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Awarded to the Coach of the Year in the Southern Ice Hockey Association.

1975-76 : Garry Keward

Presented annually to the British Defenceman of the Year since the 1988-89 season. See Alan Weeks.

Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Played in the ECHL 2003- .
Home ice : Sullivan Arena
Team colours : blue & white
Affiliations have included : St Louis Blues 2007-08
General manager : Terry Parks
Head coach : Davis Payne

Referred to as the AAHL.

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. Founding member of the West Coast Hockey League in 1995. Was the northernmost professional team ever in North America (64° 50" north latitude). Suspended operations in 1997. Moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado and became the Colorado Gold Kings for the 1998-99 season.

Home ice : Big Dipper Ice Arena
Team colours : yellow & red

Forward.
Club Career : Played for Lukko Rauma.
Honours : SM-liiga All Star Team winger 1994.

Hungary. Founded in 1960.
Home ice : Székesfehérvári Jégcsarnok (capacity 3,500)
Team colours : blue & white

Albany, New York, USA. The team joined the International Hockey League for the 1990-91 but folded, after 55 games, in February 1991.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Albany, New York, USA. Played in the American Hockey League 1993- .
Home ice : Pepsi Arena
Team colours : red, blue & white
Affiliations have included : Arizona Sun Dogs 2006-07, Carolina Hurricanes 2006-08, Colorado Avalanche 2006-07, New Jersey Devils 1993-06
General manager : Garen Szabieski, Chris Lamoriello
Head coach : Robbie Ftorek 1993-96, John Cunniff 1996-01, Bob Carpenter 2001-02, Dennis 'Red' Gendron 2002-03, Dennis 'Red' Gendron & Robbie Ftorek 2003-04, Robbie Ftorek 2004-
Honours : Won the American Hockey League Northern Division 1994-95.
Won the Calder Cup in 1995.
Won the American Hockey League 1995-96.

Born in Stockholm, Sweden. Defenceman. Started playing hockey at the age of seven. Debuted in the Swedish Elite League in the 1982-83 season. Quebec Nordiques 7th pick (152nd overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Sweden including the 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 & 1997 World Championships, the 1998 Olympics, the 1987 & 1991 Canada Cups and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Stocksunds IF, IF Brommapojkarna, Djurgården IF 1982-87, Quebec Nordiques 1987-88, Quebec Nordiques & Halifax Citadels & New Jersey Devils 1988-89, New Jersey Devils 1989-90, Utica Devils & New Jersey Devils 1990-92, New Jersey Devils 1992-93, Albany River Rats & New Jersey Devils 1993-94, New Jersey Devils 1994-95, New Jersey Devils & Calgary Flames 1995-96, Calgary Flames 1996-01 and New Jersey Devils 2001- .
Medals : Won World Championship silver in 1986 & 1997.
Won European Championship silver in 1986 & 1987.
Won World Championship gold in 1987.
Won Canada Cup bronze in 1987.
Won European Championship bronze in 1989.
Won the Stanley Cup in 1995 & 2003.
Won World Cup of Hockey bronze in 1996.

Awarded in memory of French international hockey player Albert Hassler. Presented annually to the "Meilleur Joueur" (most valuable player) in the French League. First awarded in 1977-78.

Vienna, Austria.
Home ice for : CE Wien
Capacity : 4,500
Ice pad size :

Known as the AAHA.

Operated for the 1919-20 season. Referred to as the Big-4.

Hockey Alberta is one of thirteen Branch Associations of the Canadian Hockey Association. The association has around 60,000 players registered.

Referred to as the AIHA.

Founded in 1963. Referred to as the AJHL.

Referred to as the AMHL.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded 1971. One of the original ten franchises for the WHA. They played just the 1972-73 season and then changed their name to the Edmonton Oilers.
Home ice : Edmonton Gardens

Team colours : Blue, orange and white

Referred to as the ASHL.

Referred to as the ABCHL. Operated 1941-47.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Defenceman. Boston Bruins 5th pick (179th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Boston Bruins 2005- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 41

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Played in the Central Hockey League 1973-74.
Home ice : Tingley Coliseum
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Kansas City Scouts 1973-74
General manager : Sid Abel 1973-74
Head coach : John Choyce 1973-74

Albury, New Zealand. Play in the Southern Ice Hockey League.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1952.

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Lithuania in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

International Career : Played for Great Britain (Junior) in 1981.
Club Career : Played for Murrayfield.
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C silver in 1981.

The trophy awarded to the Canadian Major Senior Hockey Champions 1950-53.

Born in Sweden. Centre. The first Swedish player to be drafted by the NHL. Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd pick (49th overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
Club Career : Played for Leksands IF.

Alexandra, New Zealand. Play in the Southern Ice Hockey League.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Wood Green, London, England.
Home ice for : London Racers 2003-04, Haringey Racers 1990-92 & 2002-03, Haringey Greyhounds 1990-02,
Capacity : 1,250
Ice pad size : 184 feet x 85 feet

Alexandria, Louisiana, USA. Founded 1998. Folded at the end of the 1999-00 season. Played in the Western Professional Hockey League 1998-00.
Home ice : Rapides Parish Coliseum
Team colours : black, red, gray & white
General manager :
Head coach : Rod Davidson 1998-99, Mike Zruna 1999-00

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Born in the USSR. Forward. In USSR Championships - 322 games, 157 goals.
International Career : Played for the USSR in the 1976 Olympics (3 games, 2 goals) and the 1976 Canada Cup (5 games, 2 goals). Head coach of Kazakhstan 1998- .
Club Career : Played for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 1972-73, CSKA Moscow 1973-78, SKA Kalinin 1979-80, Spartak Moscow 1980-82, Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 1982-88 and 1995-96 (between 1988 and 1995 he worked as a coach with Torpedo U-K).
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1976.
Won USSR Championship gold in 1975, 1977 & 1978.
Won USSR Championship silver in 1974, 1976 & 1982.
Won USSR Championship bronze in 1980.

Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Kazakhstan in the 1999 World Championship Pool B.

Born in the USSR. Left-wing. About 400 league games - 345 goals. Top scorer in 1963 (53 goals). Strong, technical player with a very good touch around the net. Mostly played on a line with Alexander Almetov and Konstantin Loktev and formed one of the best lines in USSR hockey history.
International Career : Played for the USSR 159 times (112 goals) between 1957 and 1968.
Club Career : Played for CSKA Moscow 1955-69. Coached SKA 1973-74.
Medals : Won World Championship gold in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 & 1968.
Won the USSR League Champion 10 times (1956, 1958-81, 1963-66 & 1968)

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Centre. Nick told the A to Z, "After my season in Germany, I attended the training camp of the Maine Mariners in the AHL, which at that time was the farm team of the Boston Bruins. After being cut, I looked to Europe once again, but suffered my second serious knee injury in the same left knee and missed the entire 1989-90 season. I decided to quit when the knee wasn't responding and to avoid further injury. I decided to go to college and get a 'real' job. In 1992, I was asked by the Greek Ice Hockey Federation to participate in the World Hockey Championships in the Pool C which took me to Prague and Istanbul. I was asked again in 1995, this time in Johannesburg, South Africa. After that, I decided that to avoid further injury to my knee, I should quit for good. I now work in sales for a National Packaged Goods Company."
International Career : Played for Greece in the 1992 & 1995 World Championship Pool C.
Club Career : Played for Dawson Creek Capitals 1986-87, Langley Eagles 1987-88 and ESC Dorfen 1988-89.

Born in Kiev, Ukraine. Defenceman. Drafted in 1992 (132nd) by Winnipeg Jets.

International Career : Played for Belarus in the 1998 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Sokol Kiev 1990-92 and Tacoma 1992-95.

International Career : Played for the Greek Senior National Team in the Greek Spring Tournament of 1998.

International Career : Played for the Greek (Junior) in the Greek Spring Tournament of 1998.

Honours : Elected to the Russian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 (builder).

Orono, Maine, USA. Opened in 1977. The full name is the Harold Alfond Sports Arena.
Home ice for : Maine Black Bears
Capacity : 5,641
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Founded 1921. The team later changed its name to MoDo AIK.
Home ice : Kempehallen

Team colours :

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Right-wing. Ottawa Senators 5th pick (133rd overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Sweden in the 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001 & 2004 World Championships, the 1998 & 2002 Olympics and the 1996 & 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Västra Frölunda HC 1992-95, Ottawa Senators 1995-04 and Ottawa Senators 2005- .
Medals : Won World Championship silver in 1995 & 2004.
Won World Championship bronze in 1999 & 2001.
Won World Cup of Hockey bronze in 1996.
Honours : Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1996.
NHL All-Star Roster 1996 & 1997.
NHL World All-Star Roster 1998.
Captain of the Ottawa Senators 1999- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 11

Established in 2006 as the Algerian Ice Hockey Association. Now formally known as the Algerian Ice & Inline Hockey Federation.

Born in Sweden. Netminder. Debuted in the Swedish Elite League in the 1989-90 season.
International Career : Played for Sweden in the 1992 World Championship and the 1994 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Tyringe SoS and Västra Frölunda HC.
Medals : Won World Championship gold in 1992.
Won Olympic gold in 1994.

Netminder.
Club Career : Played for Cardiff Devils 2006-07.

Club Career : Played for Whitley Warriors & Lee Valley Lions 1994-95 and Humberside Hawks & Bracknell Bees 1995-96.

Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Helped to introduce ice hockey into Slovenia in 1929. Played for his country for 25 seasons.
International Career : Played for Yugoslavia.
Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002 (player).

The name given to the NHL Plus-Minus Award 1994-96 when the trophy was presented by Alka-Seltzer. The plus/minus award was first presented in the 1982-83 season.

Forward.

Club Career : Played for Tappara Tampere 1972-78.
Honours : Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1975-76 and 1977-78.
Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy in 1972-73.
SM-liiga All Star Team winger 1977.

Born in Canada. Goaltending coach with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1998- .
Club Career : Coached Sherbrooke Canadiens 1985-87 (assistant).

Referred to as the AAHL. Operated as a semi-pro league during the years 1986-87 and 1988-89. For the 1987-88 season it was an eight team minor pro league. Initially, teams came from the ashes of the Continental Hockey League. In the second season two of the franchises, Carolina & Virginia, joined from the defunct Atlantic Coast Hockey League - Miami Valley Sabres resulted from a merger between the Troy Sabres and Dayton Jets. Three of the franchises, Carolina, Johnstown & Virginia, left after one season and went on to be founder members of the East Coast Hockey League.

1986-87 : Danville Fighting Saints, Dayton Jets, Downriver Stars, Jackson All-Americans and Troy Sabres.
1987-88 : Carolina Thunderbirds, Danville Fighting Saints, Jackson All-Americans, Johnstown Chiefs, Miami Valley Sabres, Michigan Stars, Port Huron Clippers and Virginia Lancers.
1988-89 : Danville Fighting Saints, Lincoln Park Patriots, Jackson All-Americans, Miami Valley Sabres and Springfield Capitols.

1986-87 : League Winners - Danville Fighting Saints; Play Off Champions - ?
1987-88 : League Winners - Virginia Lancers; Play Off Champions - Carolina Thunderbirds.
1988-89 : League Winners - Miami Valley Sabres; Play Off Champions - ?

Club Career : Played for Durham Wasps 1985-87, Durham Wasps & Solihull Barons 1987-88, Solihull Barons 1988-90, Solihull Barons & Peterborough Pirates 1990-91, Peterborough Pirates 1991-93, Milton Keynes Kings 1993-94, Milton Keynes Kings & Guildford Flames 1994-95, Guildford Flames 1995-96 and Milton Keynes Kings 1998-99.

Made his fortune in Shipping and Railroads. Was the last president of the Merchants Bank of Canada.

Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945.

A trophy that was donated in 1908 by Sir Montagnue Allan to the Victoria Hockey Club in Montréal (Victorias). It's the most prestigious senior amateur hockey award - made to the Canadian Senior Hockey Champions. The winner of the Allan Cup often represented Canada in the World Championships (until 1963).

International Career : Played for France in the 1978 World Championship (Pool C).

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for France in the 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000 World Championships, the 1998 Olympics, the Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament in 2000, the World Championship Qualification Tournament in 2000 and the 2001 World Championship Division I (Group A).
Club Career : Played for Manchester Storm 1998- .
Medals : Won the Benson and Hedges Cup 1999.
Won World Championship Division I (Group A) silver in 2001.

One of the two divisions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The teams in this division in 1998-99 were Dauphin Kings, Neepawa Natives, OCN Blizzard, Portage Terriers and Winkler Flyers.

Alleghe, Italy. Founded in 1933. Play in Italian Serie A
Home ice : Alvise De Toni
Team colours : red & white
Affiliations included : HC Amatori Agordino
Head coach : O De Toni 1981-82, Barry Smith 1989-90, Fabio Polloni 2002-04, Jarmo Kuusisto 2004-05, Lusth Mats 2005-
Team captain : Lino De Toni 1995-05.
All-time best players : Lino De Toni
Honours : Won the Alpenliga in 1992.

Honorary Member, and former Secretary, of the British Ice Hockey Writers Association. Former curator of the Hall of Fame. Freelance ice hockey journalist.

Club Career : Played for Ottawa Silver Seven 1904-05.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1905.

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Vancouver Canucks 1st pick (4th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1998-99.
Club Career : Played for Vancouver Canucks 2000-04 and Vancouver Canucks 2005- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 5

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1994-95 and 1995-96.

International Career : Played for Great Britain in 1962-63.

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Defenceman. The Philadelphia Flyers first coach in 1967.
Club Career : Played for Saskatoon Quakers 1940-41, Washington Eagles 1941-42, Buffalo Bisons 1942-43, Saskatoon Navy 1943-45, Saskatoon Elks 1945-46, Springfield Indians 1946-51, Syracuse Warriors 1951-54, Detroit Red Wings 1953-55, Sherbrooke Saints 1953-54, Edmonton Flyers 1954-55, Brandon Regals 1955-56 and Seattle Americans 1956-57. Coached Philadelphia Flyers 1967-69 and was General manager between 1969-83.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1954 as a player and in 1974 & 1975 as a GM.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.
Awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1988.
AHL All-Star 2nd Team 1953.
Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1954.

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1938 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Sudbury Wolves.
Medals : Won World Championship gold in 1938.
Honours : Member of Sudbury Wolves team in Hockey Hall of Fame.

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Centre.
Club Career (playing) : Played for Troy Sabres & Carolina Thunderbirds 1986-87, Carolina Thunderbirds 1987-89, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds & Erie Panthers & Greensboro Monarchs 1989-90, Cincinnati Cyclones 1990-91, Flint Bulldogs 1991-93, Utica Bulldogs 1993-94, Fort Worth Fire 1994-96 and Johnstown Chiefs (one game) 1996-97.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached Johnstown Chiefs 1996-97 (assistant), Johnstown Chiefs 1997-98 (started season as assistant coach, became head coach mid-season), Johnstown Chiefs 1998-02, San Antonio Rampage 2002-03 (started season as assistant coach, became head coach in March 2003), San Antonio Rampage 2003-04 (started season as assistant coach, became head coach in November 2003) and Lowell Lock Monsters 2004- (assistant).
Medals : Won the Jack Riley Cup in 1989 & 1990.
Won the All-American Hockey League Play Off Championship in 1988.

See Memorial Coliseum

Born in Sweden. Played both forward & defence.
International Career : Played for Sweden in the 1924 World Championship and Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Djurgårdens IF.

Born in Canada. A hockey builder in north west Canada. Former president of the PCAHA (Vancouver, B.C. Area), the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association and the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. A former member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.
Club Career : General Manager of the Richmond Sockeyes 1973- .
Honours : Won the CAHA Hockey Week Award.
Won the BCAHA Diamond Stick Award.

Born in Canada.
Club Career : Played for University of British Columbia 1979-84, Cranbrook Royals 1984-85 (player/coach) and HK Medvescak 1985-88.
Medals : Won Yugoslavian Cup 1987-88.
Honours : Won the Yugoslavian Leading Points Scorer Award 1987-88.

Born in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Nashville Predators 2003- .

Born in North York, Ontario, Canada. Centre. Washington Capitals 2nd pick (17th overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1993-94 and 1994-95.
Club Career : Played for London Knights 1991-93, London Knights & Washington Capitals & Portland Pirates 1993-95, Washington Capitals & Portland Pirates 1995-96, Washington Capitals & Boston Bruins 1996-97, Boston Bruins 1997-01, Los Angeles Kings 2001-03 and Toronto Maple Leafs 2005- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 41

Born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. Right-wing. Hartford Whalers 1st pick (18th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (he was Hartford Whalers first ever draft pick).
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1978-79.
Club Career : Played for Hartford Whalers & Springfield Indians 1979-80, Hartford Whalers & Binghamton Whalers 1980-81, Philadelphia Flyers & Maine Mariners 1981-82, Philadelphia Flyers 1982-84, Philadelphia Flyers & Hershey Bears 1984-85, Hershey Bears 1985-86, Philadelphia Flyers & Hershey Bears 1986-87, EHC Olten & Hershey Bears 1987-89 and Hershey Bears 1989-90.

Born in St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. Left-wing. Centre. Edmonton Oilers 1st pick (17th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Club Career : Played for Prince Albert Raiders 1988-90, Prince Albert Raiders & Portland Winter Hawks 1990-91, Moose Jaw Warriors 1991-92, Wheeling Thunderbirds & Cape Breton Oilers 1992-93, Cape Breton Oilers 1993-95, PEI Senators 1995-96, Pensacola Ice Pilots & Manitoba Moose & Grand Rapids Griffins 1996-97, Sheffield Steelers 1997-99, Augsburger Panther & Sheffield Steelers 1999-00 and Sheffield Steelers 2000- .
Medals : Won the Challenge Cup in 2000.
Won the Benson and Hedges Cup in 2000.
Honours : Sekona Face To Watch - December 2001.

Born in Austria. Forward.
International Career : Played for Austria (Junior) in 1998-99.

Bern, Switzerland.
Home ice for : SC Bern
Capacity : 16,764
Ice pad size :

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Played in the Canadian Hockey Association 1909-10.
Home ice :
Team colours :

See NHL All-Star Game

See British All-Star Teams

See NHL All-Star Teams

Rosemont, Illinois, USA. Also known as the Rosemont Horizon.
Home ice for : Chicago Wolves
Capacity : 16,882
Ice pad size :

North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Home ice for : Arkansas Riverblades
Capacity : 16,377
Ice pad size :

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Home ice for : practice arena for the Phoenix Coyotes
Capacity :
Ice pad size :

Born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Club Career : Played for Boro/Landsbro IF, Murrayfield Racers 1978-79, Liverpool Leopards 1979-81 and Fife Flyers 1981-83.

International Career : Played for France in the 1987 Olympic Qualification Tournament, the 1987, 1992 & 1993 World Championships, the 1988 & 1992 Olympics and the 1989, 1990 & 1991 World Championships Pool B.
Club Career : Played for Briançon 1991-92.
Medals : Won World Championships Pool B bronze in 1989 & 1991.
Honours : Raymond Dewas Trophy in 1991-92.

Cherepovets, Russia.
Home ice for : Severstal Cherepovets
Capacity : 3,200
Ice pad size :

Forward.
International Career : Played for Sweden Women in the 1998 Olympics.
Honours : Womens European hockey champion in 1997.

Born in the USSR. Centre. Played over 220 league games - 211 goals. Top scorer in 1964 (40 goals). He mostly played on a line with Konstantin Loktev and Venjamin Alexandrov. A very constructive player with a good shot.
International Career : Played for the USSR 106 times (72 goals) 1960-67 (including the 1960 and 1964 Olympics).
Club Career : In the CSKA Moscow system since 1952. League hockey for CSKA Moscow 1958-67.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1964.
Won World Championship gold in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 & 1967
Won World Championship silver in 1961.
Won Olympic bronze in 1960.
USSR League Champion 8 times (1958-61 & 1963-66).

Born in Sweden. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Sweden between 1950 and 1956 (scored three times in 58 games) including the 1952 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Skellefteå AIK.
Medals : Won Olympic bronze in 1952.
Won World Championship bronze in 1952 & 1954.
Won European Championship gold in 1952 & 1953.
Won World Championship gold in 1953.
Won European Championship silver in 1954.

Uppsala, Sweden. Founded 1932. Almtuna played one season in the top Swedish division. Team renamed Uppsala/Almtuna IS.

Home ice : Gränbyhallen
Team colours: red, black & white

International Career : Played for France in the 1982, 1983 & 1985 World Championships Pool C.
Medals : Won World Championships Pool C gold in 1985.

Contested by teams from Austria, Italy & Slovenia 1991-99.

Christchurch, New Zealand.
Home ice for : Aardwolfs IHC
Capacity : 550
Ice pad size : 184 feet x 85 feet

One of the four divisions of the European League.

This is the term used to descibe any incident involving players leading to a penalty or penalties.

The Alternate Captain (or Assistant Captain - they are the same thing, they perform the same role, they are just known by different titles around the world) wears an A on his jersey. Because ice hockey teams play in shifts of players, the Captain isn't always on the ice - so there are two Alternates on each team so that, hopefully, there is always a Captain on the ice. The Captain or the Alternate is the only player allowed to query decisions with the Officials.

Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Founded in 1961. Played in the 1963-64 BBC 'Grandstand TV Trophy'. Played in the Southern League 1970-78, the Inter-City League 1978-82, the English National League 1981-82, the British League Division One 1983-86 and from 1995 have played in the English League. (see Trafford Metros)
Home ice : Devonshire Road Ice Rink
Team colours : white, red & black
Head coach : Ian Forbes 1961-63
Honours : Won the British National League 1982-83 (Section C).
Won the Southern League 1972-73.

Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Founded in 2001. Recreational non-checking ice hockey club formed by a group of Manchester Storm fans and registered with the EIHA.
Home ice : Devonshire Road Ice Rink 2001-03, Blackburn Arena and Altrincham Ice Dome
Team colours : blue, white & red
Head coach : Simon Cobb/Duncan Howarth 2001-04, Richard Allan/Gary Lathwell 2004-06, Gary Lathwell 2006-

Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Opened in 2007.
Home ice for : Manchester Phoenix
Capacity : 2,300
Ice pad size : 190 feet x 95 feet

Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Opened 2nd December 1960. Closed 30th March 2003. Also known as Devonshire Road Ice Rink.
Home ice for : Altrincham Aces and Trafford Metros
Capacity : 1,800
Ice pad size : 190 feet x 85 feet

See Dan D'Alvise

Alleghe, Italy. Originally opened in 1966.
Home ice for : HC Alleghe
Capacity : 2,500
Ice pad size : 195 feet x 97.5 feet