- Biafore, Chad (1968- )
- Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Italy in the 1999 World Championships Pool
A.
Club Career : Played for Bracknell Bees
(one game) 1999-00.
- Bialynicki, Krzysztof (1944- )
- Forward.
International Career : Played 118 games (50 goals) for
Poland between 1965 and 1973 (including the 1972
Olympics).
Club Career : Played for LKS
Lodz.
- Bianchini, Karin (1974- )
- Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Italy
(Women) in the 2000 World Championship (Women).
Club Career : Played for HC Eagles.
- Bibeau, Ray (1953- )
- Born in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for London
Lions in 1973-74.
- Bibeault, Paul 'Babe' (1919-1970)
- Born in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Netminder. Wore the number 0 (zero) on his shirt
during the 1942-43 season.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1940-43 (with the Washington Lions for part of the 1941-42 season), Toronto Maple Leafs 1943-44, Boston Bruins 1944-46, Montreal Canadiens 1946, Chicago Blackhawks 1946-47, Fort Worth Rangers 1947, Buffalo
Bisons 1947-48, Dallas Texans 1948-49 and Cincinnati Mohawks 1949-52
& 1953-55.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team
1943-44.
- Bickell, John Paris (- )
- Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.
- Biddulph, Brian (1966- )
-
Club Career : Played for Streatham
Redskins 1982-87, Slough Jets 1987-92, Medway
Bears & Lee Valley Lions
1992-93, Lee Valley Lions & Peterborough
Pirates 1994-95, Chelmsford
Chieftains 1995-96, Medway Bears
1996-97 and Invicta Dynamos 1998-99.
- Bidner, Todd (1961- )
- Born in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.
- International Career : Played for Great Britain 1993.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Marlboros 1978-81, Washington Capitals, Hershey
Bears & Wichita Wind 1981-82, Moncton Alpines 1982-84, Adirondack Red Wings 1984-85, Fife Flyers 1985-86, Peterborough
Pirates 1986-89, Telford Tigers 1989-90,
Telford Tigers & Nottingham Panthers 1990-91,
Bracknell Bees & Humberside
Seahawks 1991-92, Humberside
Seahawks and Telford Tigers 1992-93, Teeside Bombers 1993-94,
Durham
Wasps 1994-95, Humberside Hawks &
Durham
Wasps 1995-96 and Guildford Flames &
Blackburn Hawks 1996-97. Coached Bracknell Bees
1991-92.
Honours : BIHWA All-Star
left-wing 1987.
- Biel (EHC Biel) [web
site German & French]
Biel, Switzerland.
Home ice :
Team colours : red & yellow- Bieler, Alfred (1923- )
- Born in St Moritz, Switzerland. Right-wing.
International Career : Played 53 Games for Switzerland 1939-1951 (including the 1948
Olympics).
Club Career : Played for EHC St Moritz and Zürcher SC 1942- .
Medals : Won Olympic
bronze in 1948.
Won the Swiss Championship in 1949.
- Biette, Karry (1973- )
- Born in Esteven, Saskatchewan, Canada. Forward.
Club Career : Played for
Erie Panthers & Roanoke Express
1995-96, Swindon Icelords 1996-97, Ayr Scottish Eagles
1997-99, Guildford Flames 1999-01 and Fife
Flyers 2001- .
Medals : Won the British
Championship 1998.
Won the British
National League Play-off Championships 2001.
Won the Premier League Play-off Championships 1997.
Won the Superleague 1997-98.
Won the British
National League 2000-01.
Won the Premier League 1996-97.
Won the Benson and Hedges Cup 1997.
Won the Express Cup 1997-98.
Won the ntl: Christmas Cup 2000-01.
- Big Dipper Ice Arena
- Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
Home ice for : Alaska
Gold Kings (1995-97)
Capacity :
Ice pad size :
- Big Stick Management [web
site]
- Based in Northern Ireland. A company, managed by ex-goalie Jim
Graves, that specialises in sports and entertainment events in arenas.
Ice hockey has a high profile in the companies CV which includes managing
European Ice Hockey Tournaments such as Continental Cup and Ahearne Trophy,
managing Belfast Giants match days and other ice events. The company has
also been involved in Irish Indoor Athletics Championships, Masters Football,
UK Supercross, World Amateur Boxing Championships and the Harp Lager
Broomball Challenge.
- Big-4
- See Alberta Big-4 Hockey League
- Big-6
- See Manitoba Big-6 Hockey League
- Biggar, Dave (1962- )
- Born in the UK. Director of Marketing for the Manchester
Storm 1995-00. Joined the New York
Rangers in October 2000 as a Vice President and Sales Manager, based at Madison
Square Garden, responsible for both the Rangers and their farm team Hartford
Wolf Pack.
- Biggs, Don (- )
- Club Career : Played for Binghamton
Rangers 1992-93.
Honours : Won the Les
Cunningham Plaque in 1992-93.
- BIHA
British Ice Hockey Association. Founded in 1913. The governing body for ice hockey in
Great Britain in the 1913-14 season and from 1923 to 1999. The founding clubs were Cambridge University, Manchester, Oxford
(University) Canadians, Princes (London) and Royal Engineers (Chatham). Major B M Patton
was the first President of the BIHA. The BIHA was replaced as the governing
body for ice hockey in Britain in 1999 by Ice
Hockey UK.
Major B M 'Peter' Patton 1913-14 and 1923-34
P Vassar Hunter CBE 1934-58
Sir Victor Tait KBE 1958-71
John F 'Bunny' Ahearne 1971-82
Frederick Meredith 1982-1998
John Fisher 1998-99
 - BIHWA
- See British Ice
Hockey Writers' Association
- BIHWA BNL Coach of the Year
 - Introduced for the 1997-98 season by the British Ice
Hockey Writers' Association, the award is presented annually to the top coach in the
British
National League.
- BIHWA BNL Player of the Year
-
- Introduced for the 1997-98 season by the British Ice
Hockey Writers' Association, the award is presented annually to the top player in the
British
National League.
- BIHWA British Netminder Trophy
-
- Introduced for the 1998-99 season by the British Ice
Hockey Writers' Association, the award is presented annually to the leading British netminder (league)
- based on save percentage.
- BIHWA ISL Coach of the Year
-
- Introduced for the 1996-97 season by the British Ice
Hockey Writers' Association, the award is presented annually to the top coach in the
Superleague.
- BIHWA ISL Player of the Year
-
- Introduced for the 1996-97 season by the British Ice
Hockey Writers' Association, the award is presented annually to the top player in the
Superleague.
- Bikár, Péter (1945- )
- Centre.
International Career : Played for Hungary in the 1964 Olympics
and in eight World Championships between 1965 and 1974, scoring 47
points (20 goals + 27 assists).
Club Career : Played for Ferencvarosi
TC.
Medals : Won four Hungarian Championships 1971-1974.
- Bill Hunter Trophy
i. Awarded annually to the top
defenceman in the Western Hockey
League since 1966-67.
ii. Awarded to the World Hockey Association scoring
leader 1972-79. - Bill Levins Trophy
Awarded annually to the regular season MVP in the Central
Hockey League (1992- ). The trophy is selected by the coaches in the CHL and the
media. First
presented in the 1992-93 season.- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
- The trophy was presented by the Professional Hockey Writers'
Association in 1968 to commemorate William
Masterton. It is an annual award by the PHWA and is given to the NHL player who best displays the qualities of
perseverance and dedication to hockey.
- Billerudshallen
- Värmland, Sweden.
Home ice for : Grums IK
Hockey
Capacity : 1,347
Ice pad size :
- Billingham Bears
Billingham, Cleveland, England. Under 16 team playing in the English
Junior Championships.
Home ice : Billingham
Forum Ice Rink
Team colours :
Honours : Won the English Junior U16 Championship in 2000.- Billingham Bombers
Billingham, Cleveland, England. Founded in 1971 (known as Cleveland Bombers 1982-91 and
Teeside Bombers 1993-95). Played in the Northern League
1977-81, the English National League 1981-82, the British League Premier Division 1991-93
and the British League Division One 1995-96.
Home ice : Billingham
Forum Ice Rink
Team colours : white & red
Head coach : Terry Matthews 1977-78
Team captain : John Holohan 1975-76,
Chris Plant 1976-78
Honours : Won the Coca-Cola Trophy
in 1976-77.
- Billingham Buccaneers
Billingham, Cleveland, England. Reserve team for the Cleveland Bombers
1977-78, 1982-83.
Home ice : Billingham
Forum Ice Rink
Team colours : - Billingham Bullets
Billingham, Cleveland, England. Junior team at the Billingham Forum
1982-83.
Home ice : Billingham
Forum Ice Rink
Team colours : - Billingham Eagles
Billingham, Cleveland, England. From 1996, originally founded in 1971 as the Billingham Bombers (known as Cleveland Bombers
1982-91 and Teeside Bombers 1993-95). Have played in the English
League since 1996.
Home ice : Billingham
Forum Ice Rink
Team colours : White and red. - Billingham Forum Ice Rink
- Billingham, Cleveland, England.
Home ice for : Billingham
Eagles, Billingham Bombers, Cleveland Bombers
(1982-91), Teeside Bombers (1993-95)
Capacity : 900 seats
Ice pad size : 180 feet x 80 feet
- Billingham Wildcats [web
site]
Billingham, Cleveland, England. Play in the EIHA's Northern League (Women)
Division 1.
Home ice : Billingham
Forum Ice Rink
Team colours : - Billings Bighorns
Played in the Western
Canada Major Junior Hockey League 1980-82. Franchise moved to Nanaimo Islanders.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Head coach : Russ Farwell
1980-81 - Billington, Craig (1966- )
- Born in London, Ontario, Canada. Netminder. New Jersey Devils
2nd pick (23rd overall) in the 1984 NHL
Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) 1984-86 and Canada
1990-91.
Club Career : Played for Belleville
Bulls 1983-85, Belleville Bulls
& New Jersey Devils 1985-86, New Jersey Devils
& Maine Mariners 1986-87, Utica
Devils 1987-88, New Jersey Devils
& Utica Devils 1988-89, Utica
Devils 1989-90, Team Canada 1990-91, New Jersey Devils
1991-93,
Ottawa Senators 1993-94, Ottawa Senators
& Boston
Bruins 1994-95, Boston
Bruins 1995-96, Colorado Avalanche 1996-99
and Washington Capitals 1999- .
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1993.
- Billkvam, Arne (- )
- International Career : Assistant Coach for Norway in the 1999 World Championships
Pool A.
- BI-LO Center
- Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Home ice for : Greenville
Grrrowl
Capacity : 14,108
Ice pad size :
- Bilyaletdinov, Zinetula (- )
- Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the USSR in the
World Championships between 1978 and 1987. Played in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. Scored 8 goals for Russia. Assistant Coach for Russia
in the 1999 World Championships
Pool A.
Club Career : Played for Dynamo Moscow
1977-88. An assistant coach with Winnipeg Jets
1994-97.
Head Coach of Dynamo Moscow 1997-00.
Medals : Won Olympic
gold in 1984.
Won World Championship gold in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1987.
Won Olympic silver in 1998 (as assistant to the Head Coach for Russia
in Nagano, Japan).
- Binghamton Dusters
Binghamton, New York, USA. Played in the North
American Hockey League 1973-77.
Home ice :
Broome
County Veterans Memorial
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Boston
Bruins 1974-77 & 1979-80, San Diego Mariners 1975-76
General manager : Ron Orr 1974-75
Head coach : Wayne Kitchingman 1974-75, Wayne Clairmont 1975-76- Binghamton Icemen
Binghamton, New York, USA. Played in the United
Hockey League 1997-98. Name changed to B C
Icemen.
Home ice : Broome
County Veterans Memorial
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Phoenix Coyotes
2000-01
General manager :
Head coach : - Binghamton Rangers
-
Binghamton, New York, USA. Played in the American Hockey League in
1990-97.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Affiliations included : New York Rangers
General manager :
Head coach : John Paddock
1990-91
Team captain : Ken Gernander
1995-97
- Binghamton Senators
Binghamton, New York, USA. Played in the American Hockey League in
2002- .
Home ice :
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Ottawa Senators 2002-08
General manager :
Head coach : - Binghamton Whalers
Binghamton, New York, USA. Played in the American Hockey League 1977-90.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Affiliations have included :
Hartford Whalers 1980-90
General manager :
Head coach : Larry Pleau 1984-87- Binns, Rod (1945- )
- Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1981.
Club Career : Played for Streatham 1975-76 and Durham
Wasps 1980-81.
- Birbraer, Max (1980- )
- Born in Ust Kamenogorski, Kazakhstan, USSR. Left-wing. He moved to Israel
when he was 15. Became the first Israeli player to be drafted by the NHL.
New Jersey Devils 6th pick (67th pick
overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Albany
River Rats 2000-03, San Antonio
Rampage & Laredo Bucks 2003-04,
San Diego Gulls 2004-05,
Long Beach Ice
Dogs 2005-06 and Cardiff Devils
2006-07.
- Bird, Leslie (- )
- Forward.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1934
World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Saskatoon Quakers 1933-34.
- Birmingham Barons (1961-64)
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Played in the Blackpool Tournament
1961-64 and the Hockey Fan Cup 1963-64. Renamed
Solihull Barons and relocated to Solihull
Ice Rink, after the closure of the Summerhill Road rink.
Home ice : Mecca Ice Rink
Team colours :
- Birmingham Bulls (1976-79)
Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Founded 1976. The Bulls
became a World Hockey Association team when Toronto Toros moved their franchise to Birmingham. Played
in WHA for three seasons 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-79. They folded following
the merger
of the WHA with the NHL.
Home ice : Jefferson
Civic Center
Team colours : blue, white & red
Affiliations have included : Charlotte Checkers 1976-77
General manager : Gilles Leger 1976-79
Head coach
: Gilles Leger & Pat Kelly 1976-77, Glen Sonmor 1977-78, John
Brophy 1978-79 - Birmingham Bulls (1979-81)
-
Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Played in the Central Hockey League 1979-81.
Folded 24th February 1981.
Home ice : Jefferson
Civic Center
Team colours : red, white & blue
Affiliations have included : Atlanta Flames 1979-80, Calgary
Flames 1980-81
General manager : Peter McAskile 1979-81
Head coach : John Brophy 1979-81
- Birmingham Bulls (1983-84)
Played in the Atlantic Coast
Hockey League 1983-84. Folded on the 26th October 1984 after just three
games - two wins and one defeat.
Home ice : Jefferson
Civic Center
Team colours : red, white & blue
Affiliations have included :
General manager :
Head coach : - Birmingham Bulls (1992-01)
Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1992 as the Bulls replaced the Cincinnati Cyclones version of the ECHL franchise.
Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1992-01. Franchise
transferred to
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies.
Home ice : Jefferson
Civic Center
Team colours : red, black, silver & white
Affiliations have included :
Florida Panthers 1993-96
Head coach
: Bruce Garber 1992-93, Phil Roberto 1993-95, Phil Roberto &
Jerome Bechard & Dennis Desrosiers 1995-96, Dennis Desrosiers 1996-00,
Mike Zruna
2000-01
- Birmingham Eagles
Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
Home ice : Mecca Ice Rink
Team colours : blue & red
- Birmingham Ice Skating Rink
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
Summerhill Road - opened in 1931. Purchased by Mecca in the early 1960s and
known as the Mecca Ice Rink. Closed in 1964.
Home ice for : Warwickshire 1931-35,
Birmingham Maple Leafs 1935-38,
Birmingham Barons 1961-64
Capacity : 1,500
Ice pad size : 190 feet x 80 feet
- Birmingham Maple Leafs
Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Played in the English League
Northern group in 1935-36.
Home ice : Birmingham Ice Skating Rink
Team colours : white & black
Honours : Won the English League 1935-36.
- Birmingham Panthers
Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Played in British League Division Three 1982-83.
Home ice : All games played away.
Team colours : - Birmingham Rockets
Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Played in the English National League
South 2000-01 and English National League North 2001- .
Home ice : Planet
Ice Birmingham Arena
Team colours : black, gold,
red & blue- Birmingham South Stars
Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Played in the Central Hockey League
1982-83.
Home ice : Jefferson Civic Center
Team colours : green & gold/yellow- Biro, Anton (1939- )
- Born in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. Right-wing. Played 39 times for his country (20+10=30).
International Career : Played for Romania
in the 1964 & 1968 Olympics and in 5 World Championships
1959-1970.
Club Career : Played for Steaua Bucuresti.
Medals : Won the Romanian
Championship 5 times between 1964 and 1970.
- Biron, Martin (1977- )
- Born in Lac St Charles, Québec, Canada. Netminder. Wore the number 00 (zero-zero) on
his shirt during his rookie season at Buffalo Sabres.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in the 1996-97. Played for Canada
in the 2003 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Buffalo
Sabres in 1995-96, South
Carolina Stingrays & Rochester
Americans 1997-98, Buffalo
Sabres & Rochester Americans
1998-00 and Buffalo
Sabres 2000- .
Medals :
Won World Championship gold in 2003.
Won World
Championship (Junior) gold in 1996-97.
- Biron, Mathieu (1980- )
- Born in Lac St Charles, Quebec, Canada. Defenceman. Los
Angeles Kings 1st pick (21st overall) in the 1995 NHL
Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) 1999-00.
Club Career : Played for New
York Islanders 1999- .
- Birrell, Dean (1975- )
-
Club Career : Played for Peterborough
Pirates & Chelmsford
Chieftains 1994-95 and Chelmsford
Chieftains 1995-98
- Birthplaceofhockey.com [web
site]
- Dr Garth Vaughan's web site for the Windsor
Hockey Heritage Society.
- Biscuit
- Another name that is used to refer to the puck.
- Bishop, Alan (1976- )
- Club Career : Played for Swindon
Wildcats 1990-96.
- Bishop, Mike (1966- )
- Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1995- .
Club Career : Played for Humberside
Seahawks 1992-93, Humberside Hawks
1993-96 and Nottingham Panthers
1996- .
- Bishops Falls City Hockey League
- Known as the BFCHL.
- Bisset, Tom (1966- )
- Right-wing.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1999 World Championships Pool A.
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