A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

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Born in Val D'or, Quebec, Canada. Left-wing. Pittsburgh Penguins 9th pick (161st overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Hampton Roads Admirals & Cleveland Lumberjacks 1995-96, Cleveland Lumberjacks 1996-97, Syracuse Crunch & Hershey Bears 1997-98, Hershey Bears & Colorado Avalanche 1998-00, Columbus Blue Jackets 2000-02, Colorado Avalanche 2000-03, Atlanta Thrashers 2003-04 and Atlanta Thrashers 2005- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 10

Auckland, New Zealand. A member of the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. The Auckland Ice Hockey Association is the biggest ice hockey association in New Zealand and teams play their matches at the Paradice Avondale Rink and Paradice Botany Downs Rink.
President :
Grant Hay

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Vancouver Canucks 7th pick (117th overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in the 1993 World Championship (Junior). Played for Team Canada 1992-94. Played for Canada in the 1994 Olympics and the 2000 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Nepean Raiders 1990-91, Boston University 1991-92, Team Canada 1992-93, Team Canada & Hamilton Canucks 1993-94, Vancouver Canucks & Syracuse Crunch 1994-96, Vancouver Canucks 1996-01, New York Islanders 2001-04 and Chicago Blackhawks 2005- .
Medals : Won Olympic silver in 1994.
Won World Championship (Junior) gold in 1993.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 33

Born in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Right-wing. Buffalo Sabres 8th pick (183rd overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Rochester Americans & Buffalo Sabres 1989-91, Buffalo Sabres 1991-92, Buffalo Sabres & Rochester Americans 1992-93, Buffalo Sabres 1993-98, Los Angeles Kings 1998-99, Los Angeles Kings & Atlanta Thrashers 1999-00, Atlanta Thrashers & Buffalo Sabres 2000-01, Dallas Stars & Montreal Canadiens 2001-02, Montreal Canadiens & Hamilton Bulldogs 2002-03 and Florida Panthers 2003- .
Honours : Won the Red Garrett Memorial Trophy in 1989-90.
NHL All-Star Roster 2001.

Audi, the German car manufacturer, used car components in a montage of an ice hockey player during their Spring 2001 advertising campaign for the launch of their new Audi A4 saloon. The campaign also saw images of a frog, a kangaroo and a skier. During the campaign the images and soundtrack could be viewed on the Audi UK web site.

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1981 & 1982 World Championship (Pool C).

See Augsburger Panther

Augsburg, Germany. Club founded in 1878 - the oldest winter sports club in Germany (played hockey since 1937). Previous names included HC Augsburg, Augsburger ERV and Augsburger EV. Played 8 seasons in the Bundesliga from 1958 to 1994 : best seasons 1968-69 and 1969-70 when they reached 5th place. Played in the DEL since 1994, best season so far was 1995-96 when they reached the German Championship quarter finals.
Home ice : Curt-Frenzel-Stadion
Team colours : red, green & white
General manager : Karl-Heinz Fliegauf
Head coach : Daniel Naud, Benoit Laporte 2004-

Born in Havlickuv Brod, Czechoslovakia. A classic left wing who worked all over the ice.
International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia 100 times (24 goals), mostly on a line with Bohuslav Ebermann and Ivan Hlinka or with Eduard Novák and Milan Nový. Played in four World Championships between 1969 and 1978, in 1976 he played in the Olympics and the Canada Cup. Coached the Czech Republic in the 1999 (assistant), 2000 & 2001 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Havlickuv Brod 1956-64, Dukla Jihlava 1964-82 and VEB Selb 1982-83.
Medals : Won World Championship gold in 1999 (assistant coach), 2000 & 2001 (coach).
Won the Czechoslovakian league 8 times between 1967 and 1982.

Augusta, Georgia, USA. Founded 1998. Formerly known as the Raleigh Ice Caps. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1998- .
Home ice : Richmond County Civic Center
Team colours : dark blue, light blue, black & white
Affiliations have included : Anaheim Ducks 2006-07, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils 1998-00, Phoenix Coyotes 2002-03, San Antonio Rampage.
General manager : Paul Gamsby, Mike Pierson, Paul Gamsby
Head coach : Dan Wiebe, Dan MacPherson, Jim Burton, Stan Drulia

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) 2000-01.

Born Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Club Career : Played for Sudbury Wolves 1921-22, St Michael's Majors 1922-23, Sudbury Wolves 1923-25, Galt Terriers 1925-26, London Panthers 1926-27, Detroit Cougars 1927-30, Detroit Falcons 1930-32, Detroit Red Wings 1932-38 and Pittsburgh Hornets 1938-41 & 1943-44. Coached Pittsburgh Hornets 1941-43.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1936 & 1937.
Honours : NHL All-Star First Team right-wing 1936-37.
NHL All-Star Roster 1934.
AHL All-Star Second Team 1939.

Austin, Texas, USA. Founded in 1996 as a founder member of the Western Professional Hockey League. Played in the Western Professional Hockey League 1996-01 and the Central Hockey League 2001- .
Home ice : Travis County Exposition Center 1996-06, Chaparral Ice Arena 2006-
Team colours : black, gold & white
Affiliations have included : Houston Aeros, Minnesota Wild 2006-07
General Manager : Craig Jenkins, Brent Hughes 2006-
Head coach : Blaine Stoughton 1996-97, Jim Burton & Paul Lawless 1997-98, Al Tuer & Gerald Stoughton 1998-99, Brent Hughes 1999-03, Jeff Greenlaw 2003-04, Jeff Greenlaw & Greg Gatto 2004-05, Bill MacDonald 2005-06, Brent Hughes 2006-
Honours : Won the Adams Cup 2002-03.

Known as the Goodall Cup. There is no nationwide championship for club teams in Australia. The Goodall Cup is contested by representative teams from Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The governing body for ice hockey in Australia. Oversees the Australian Championship and the Australian Ice Hockey League.
Presidents :
Ken Kennedy 1952-64
John Purcell 1976-80
Phil Ginsberg 1981-98
Don Rurak 1998-

The league is contested from April to October.

In 2005 there were eight teams in the league - Adelaide Avalanche, Brisbane Blue Tongues, Canberra Knights, Central Coast Rhinos, Melbourne Ice, Newcastle North Stars, Sydney Bears and West Sydney Ice Dogs.

2000 : . (regular season); Adelaide Avalanche (play-off champions)
2001 : Adelaide Avalanche (regular season); Adelaide Avalanche (play-off champions)
2002 : Sydney Bears (regular season); . (play-off champions)
2003 : . (regular season); . (play-off champions)
2004 : Newcastle North Stars (regular season); West Sydney Ice Dogs (play-off champions)
2005 : Adelaide Avalanche (regular season); Newcastle North Stars (play-off champions)

See Australia

Contested from the 1950s to the mid-1970s but no longer held under this format.

See Austria

First contested in 1923. Between 1939 and 1945 when Austria was a part of Germany, two Austrian teams were German Champions (1939 EK Engelmann, Vienna and 1940 Wiener Eissport-Gemeinschaft).

The governing body for ice hockey in Austria. Oversees the Austrian Championship.

Operated by the Österreichischer Eishockey Verband. Known as the Erste Bank Eishockey League.

Born in Finland.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 (media).

This competition was introduced as the English Autumn Cup in 1946-47, as the first major competition of the season and was contested as such between 1946-54. It became the British Autumn Cup 1954-60 and there was a Northern Autumn Cup 1967-69, 1970-73 and 1974-81. It became a national competition again as the Kohler Engines sponsored Autumn Cup in 1983-84, the Bluecol Autumn Cup 1984-85, the Norwich Union Autumn Cup 1985-91 and from 1992 to 2001 it was known as the Benson and Hedges Cup. In 1991-92 it was simply known as the Autumn Cup. It involved the top teams in the UK and the first round was played in regional groups. Semi-Finals were decided on the aggregate score from matches played home and away. The Final was a one off match.

An occassional competition of varying formats contested by some of the second tier of teams in the UK.
Winners :
1995-96 Dumfries Border Vikings