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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Netminder.
Club Career : Played for Port Arthur Bear Cats 1924-26, New York Rangers 1926-28, Toronto Maple Leafs 1928-33, Montreal Canadiens 1933-34, Chicago Blackhawks 1934-35, Montreal Maroons 1935-36 and New York Americans 1936-37.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1928 & 1932.
Won the Allan Cup in 1925 and 1926.
Honours : Won the Vezina Trophy in 1935.
NHL All-Star First Team 1934-35.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career (playing) : Played for Toronto Marlboros 1982-83, Pembroke Lumber Kings 1983-86, Ayr Bruins 1986-87, Whitley Warriors 1987-88, Medway Bears 1988-90, Medway Bears & HC Vipiteno 1990-91, Medway Bears 1991-92, Solihull Barons 1992-93, Solihull Barons & Medway Bears 1993-94, Solihull Barons 1994-95, Guildford Flames & Dumfries Border Vikings & Medway Bears 1995-96, Solihull Blaze 1996-99, Isle of Wight Raiders 1999-02, Peterborough Phantoms & Romford Raiders 2002-03 and Basingstoke Bison 2003-04.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached Isle of Wight Raiders 1999-02, Peterborough Phantoms 2002-03, Basingstoke Bison (assistant) 2003-04 and Coventry Blaze (assistant) 2004-.
Medals : Won English League in 1991-92.
Won English League Play-offs in 1992 & 1993.
Won English League A Conference in 1992-93.
Won Autumn Cup in 1994-95.
Won English League North Conference in 1997-98.
Won English National League 1997-98.
Won English National League Play-offs 1997-98.
Won English League Premier Division in 1998-99.
Won English League Premier Play-offs in 1999.
Won English Cup in 2001 (player/coach).
Honours : BIHWA All-Star right-wing and Division One Player of the Year 1989.
Pembroke Lumber Kings all time leading scorer with 490 points.

Referee/Linesman.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964.

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1983 & 1985 World Championship (Pool C).
Club Career : Played for HC Gap & HC Rouen.
Medals : Won World Championship (Pool C) gold in 1985.
Honours : Won the Albert Hassler Trophy in 1984-85.

International Career : Played for France in the 1920 World Championships.

An unsponsored cup competition in the UK, exclusive to Superleague teams, which was a replacement for The Express Cup which was discontinued when the Superleague failed to agree terms with the newspaper. When the Superleague folded and was replaced by the Elite League, they adopted the competition.
i. 1998-99 : A made-for-TV competition with three games - the final and both legs of the Nottingham Panthers v Cardiff Devils semi-final - shown on BBC's Sunday Grandstand. The first round also counted towards Superleague points rather than being played as a seperate competition. After each side had played the others home and away, the leading four teams qualified for the semi-finals with first meeting fourth and second playing third, also over home and away legs. The cup winner was decided in a one off final.
ii. 1999-00 : The same format as 1998-99 with just highlights from the final, which was sponsored by Alamo Car Rental, featured on BBC's Sunday Grandstand.
iii. 2002-03 : The Superleague teams were joined by British National League side Coventry Blaze. The preliminary round was held on a home & away basis with the eight teams split into two regional groups. The top two in each group played in the one-off semi-finals held at Sheffield Arena. The winners met in the one-off final held at the MEN Arena in Manchester.
iv. 2003-04 : The first round of games, both home & away, between the eight Elite League members counted towards the Challenge Cup, with the top four teams progressing. The top team played the fourth team and the second team played the third team - home & away - aggregate scores. The final between the winning teams was also played on a home & away basis with the team finishing higher in the original standings receiving choice of home leg.
v. Winners :
1998-99 Sheffield Steelers 4-0 Nottingham Panthers (Sheffield Arena)
1999-00 Sheffield Steelers 2-1 Nottingham Panthers (London Arena)
2000-01 Sheffield Steelers 4-2 Ayr Scottish Eagles (Odyssey Arena)
2001-02 Ayr Scottish Eagles 5-0 Belfast Giants (Odyssey Arena)
2002-03 Sheffield Steelers 3-2 Nottingham Panthers (MEN Arena)
2003-04 Nottingham Panthers 4-3 Sheffield Steelers (at Nottingham 1-1, at Sheffield 3-2 in OT)

International Career : Played for the Hong Kong representative team.
Club Career : Played for Streatham Redskins and Guildford Flames.

Club Career : Played for Louisville Rebels 1959-60.
Honours : Won the George H Wilkinson Trophy 1959-60.

Club Career : Played for Dumfries Border Vikings 1995-96.

Born in Shawville, Quebec, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs 1937-40, Montreal Canadiens 1940-41, Montreal Canadiens & Brooklyn Americans & Springfield Indians 1941-42, Boston Bruins 1942-43 and Montreal Canadiens 1943-49. Coached Sydney Millionaires 1949-50.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1944 & 1946.

International Career : Played for Great Britain (Junior U-19) in the European Championships (Junior) in 1988.
Club Career : Played for Bournemouth Stags 1983-87, Swindon Wildcats 1987-92 and Bracknell Bees 1993-94 & 1995-96.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for Pensacola Ice Pilots 2003-04, HC Varese 2004-05 and Basingstoke Bison 2005-07.

Born in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1994 World Championships and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Minnesota North Stars & Kalamazoo Wings 1987-88, Minnesota North Stars 1988-90, Minnesota North Stars & Kalamazoo Wings 1990-91, Washington Capitals & Baltimore Skipjacks 1991-92, Tampa Bay Lightning & Atlanta Knights 1992-93, Tampa Bay Lightning 1993-94, Tampa Bay Lightning & New Jersey Devils 1994-95, New Jersey Devils 1995-97 and Dallas Stars 1997- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1995 & 1999.
Won World Cup of Hockey gold in 1996.

Town at the foot of Mont Blanc in south-east France. Hosted the Ist Winter Olympics in 1924.

Chamonix, French Alps, France. Play in the Ligue Elite of the French League. Known as Les Huskies. The dominant club in the French Championship from the 1920s to the 1970s - winning 30 titles.
Home ice :
Team colours : Blue and yellow
Honours : Won the French Championship in 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976 and 1979.

Born in Australia.
International Career : Coached Australia at the 2004 (Division II) World Championships.
Medals : Won World Championship Division II (Group A) bronze in 2004 (coach).

Book by Jaroslav Drobny. Published by SBC in 1957

The alternative title for the Disney feature film "The Mighty Ducks".

Book by Phil Drackett & Dennis Fill. Published in Mundesley, Norfolk, England in 2000.

A tribute to the Peterborough Pirates in pamphlet form. Published in Huntingdon, England in 1985.

Centre.
International Career : Played for Austalia in the 1995 (Pool C) World Championships.

The substitution of players while the game is in progress and the time clock is running.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Port Arthur Bear Cats 1925-27, Boston Bruins 1930-33 and New York Americans 1933-40.
Medals : Won the Allan Cup in 1925 & 1926.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team centre 1936-37.

Club Career : Played for Swindon Wildcats 1988-93, Basingstoke Beavers & Chelmsford Chieftains 1993-94, Guildford Flames 1994-96, Guildford Flames & Wightlink Raiders 1996-97, Wightlink Raiders 1997-98 (player/coach) and Swindon Chill 1998-00.

Club Career : Played for Frederikshavn IK.
Honours : Denmark Player of the Year in 1982.

Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. Centre/Right-wing. He had moved to Canada with his parents in 1925 and they settled in Ontario. A fine stick handler and gentlemanly player, Chappell also represented Canada at cricket. A spell refereeing followed his retirement before he finally settled with his family in Canada. His post war English statistics were 136 points (72+64) and 121 PIMs from 130 games.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1936-48. He was a gold medalist with Great Britain at the 1936 Olympics, scoring twice in six matches. Three more Olympic goals came 12 years later in Switzerland. He also contributed 7+9 in 16 GB outings at the 1937 and 1938 European Championships.
Club Career : Played for Oshawa Collegiates 1931-34, Whitley Intermediates, Earls Court Rangers 1935-38, Fife Flyers 1938-39, Dunfermline Vikings 1939-40 and Brighton Tigers 1945-48.
Medals : Won the English National League 1946-47 and 1947-48.
Honours : Elected to the British Hall of Fame in 1993.

Born in France. Brother of Roger Chappot. In the 1963 World Championship Pool B in Stockholm when France played against Switzerland, the brothers played on opposite sides.
International Career : Played for France.
Club Career : Played for HC Chamonix.

Born in France but had dual French and Swiss nationality. Forward. Brother of Maurice Chappot. In the 1963 World Championship Pool B in Stockholm when France played against Switzerland, the brothers played on opposite sides.
International Career : Played 103 games for Switzerland 1958-72.
Club Career : Played in the Swiss National League 1961-1978 for HC Villars and Servette Geneve.
Medals : Won the Swiss Championship twice with HC Villars.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for France in the 1983 World Championship (Pool C).
Club Career : Played for Br�leurs de Loups de Grenoble.

Born in Trencin, Czechoslovakia. Defenceman. New York Islanders 3rd pick (56th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. The tallest player in the NHL of his time - 6'9".
International Career : Played for Slovakia in the 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2005 World Championships, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Prince George Cougars 1996-97, New York Islanders & Kentucky Thoroughblades 1997-98, New York Islanders & Lowell Loch Monsters 1998-99, New York Islanders 1999-01, Dukla Trencin & Ottawa Senators 2001-02, Ottawa Senators 2002-04, F�rjestads BK 2004-05, Ottawa Senators 2005-06 and Boston Bruins 2006- .
Medals : Won World Championship silver in 2000.
Won the Presidents Trophy in 2003.
Honours : NHL All-Star First Team defenceman 2003-04.
NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 2005-06 & 2007-08.
NHL All-Star Roster 2003.
Captain of Boston Bruins 2006-
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 3 33

International Career : Played for Canada 1990-91.

Netminder.
Club Career : Played for Guildford Flames 1995-96 & 1997-98 (one game).

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1995.
Club Career : Played for Basingstoke Beavers 1994-95 and Basingstoke Bison 1995-97.

Club Career : Played for Basingstoke Beavers 1994-95, Peterborough Pirates & Chelmsford Chieftains 1995-96 and Invicta Dynamos 1997-00.

i. Infraction - when a player takes two or more strides before checking an opponent.

ii. Officials' Signal - the official rotates his clenched fists around one another in front of his chest.

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing. As a junior, he played for St Jerome Alouette's 1960-61 and won their league championship. He also played for the Montreal Jr Candiens 1961-64.
Club Career : Played for Omaha Knights 1964-65, Houston Apollos 1965-67, Phoenix Roadrunners & Memphis South Stars & Minnesota North Stars 1967-68, Phoenix Roadrunners 1968-71, Tulsa Oilers 1971-72, Ottawa Nationals 1972-73, New England Whalers 1973-74, Cape Cod Codders & New England Whalers 1974-75 and Cape Cod Codders & Binghamton Dusters & New England Whalers 1975-76.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 7 16 18

Award to the Best Goalie in the USHL.
i. Winners
1950 Jim Henry

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Presented annually to the "Meilleur Buteur" (best goal scorer) in the French League. First awarded in 1977-78.

See "Slap Shot"

International Career : Played for France in the 1928 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for HC Chamonix.

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Played in the Eastern Hockey League 1956-73 and the Southern Hockey League 1973-77.
Home ice : Charlotte Coliseum
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Buffalo Sabres 1971-77, Calgary Cowboys 1975-76, California Golden Seals 1974-75, Vancouver Blazers 1974-75
General manager : Pat Kelly 1974-76
Head coach : Pat Kelly 1974-76, Joe Crozier 1962-63
Honours : Won the Southern Hockey League 1974-75 & 1975-76.
Won the Southern Hockey League Play-offs 1975 & 1976.

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Founded in 1993. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1993- .
Home ice : Independence Arena/Cricket Arena
Team colours : red, white & blue
Affiliations have included : Boston Bruins 1993-98, Hartford Wolf Pack, New York Rangers 2005-08, Ottawa Senators 2005- , Providence Bruins
General manager : Carl Scheer, Fred Vreighton, Steve Camp, Sam Russo, Jeff Longo, Don MacAdam & Derek Wilkinson 2003-
Head coach : John Marks, Shawn Wheeler, Don MacAdam, Don MacAdam & Derek Wilkinson 2003-
Honours : Won the Patrick J Kelly Cup in 1995-96

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Opened in 1955. Closed 1998. Re-opened as the Independence Arena in 1993.
Home ice for : Charlotte Checkers 1956-77 & 1993-
Capacity : 9,570
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The new Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road opened in 1988.
Home ice for : no ice hockey at the present time
Capacity : 24,000
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Home ice for : PEI Senators (1993-96)
Capacity :
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Played in the Maritime Senior League 1932-33.
Home ice :
Team colours :

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Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Left-wing. Fine technical skills and a finisher. He played 17 seasons in the Czech league and over 300 games, scoring 181 goals. On the national team he was most often inserted as a center on a line with Vlastimil Bubnik and Bronislav Danda. He was also a great football player who played for Bohemians in the Czech elite league in the late 1940's.
International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia 49 times (42 goals), in four World Championships and the 1952 Olympics.
Club Career : He played for LTC Praha 1941-46, 1948-50), HC Stadi�n Podoli (1946-48), Tatra Smichov 1950-52, �DA Praha 1952-54 and Sparta Praha 1954-65.
Medals : Won World Championship gold in 1949.

International Career : Played for France in the 1924 Olympics and in the 1920 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for CPP and CSHP Paris.

Born in Verdun, Quebec, Canada. Forward.
International Career : Played for Canada in three World Championships (1977, 1978 & 1979).
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens & Montreal Voyageurs 1969-71, Detroit Red Wings 1971-74, Kansas City Scouts 1974-76 and Washington Capitals 1976-81.

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Forward.
International Career : Played for Team Canada 1986-87.
Club Career : Played for Saskatoon Blades 1977-79, Saskatoon Blades & New Westminster Bruins 1979-80, Billings Bighorns 1980-81, Team Canada 1986-87 and Romford Raiders 1987-88 & 1989-90.
Medals : Won British League Division Two 1987-88.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1980-81.

Born in Canada. Played defence.
International Career : Played for Canada (Women) in the 2001 World Championships (Women) and the 2002 Olympics (Women).
Club Career : Played for St Lawrence University.
Medals : Won Olympic (Women) gold in 2002.
Won World Championship (Women) gold in 2001.

Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Drummondville Voltigeurs 1986-89, Drummondville Voltigeurs & Newmarket Saints 1989-90, Whitley Warriors & Solihull Barons 1990-91, ASG Angers 1991-92, Solihull Barons 1992-95, Blackburn Hawks 1995-96, Solihull Blaze 1996-00 and Coventry Blaze 2000- .
Medals : Won the English League Premier Play-offs 1999.
Won the English League Premier Division 1998-99.
Honours : BIHWA All-Star forward 1995-96, 1996-97 & 1999-00.

Born in Caracas, Venezuala. Played both forward and defence.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Club Career : Played for Kitchener Rangers 1972-74, Montreal Canadiens & Nova Scotia Voyageurs 1974-76, Montreal Canadiens 1976-80, Montreal Canadiens & Los Angeles Kings 1980-81, Los Angeles Kings & New Haven Nighthawks 1981-82, Los Angeles Kings & New York Rangers 1982-83 and New York Rangers & Tulsa Oilers & Edmonton Oilers 1983-84.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1976, 1977, 1978 & 1979.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for Halifax Citadels 1991-93, Cornwall Aces & St Louis Blues 1993-94, St Louis Blues 1994-95, St Louis Blues & Worcester Ice Cats & Washington Capitals & Winnipeg Jets 1995-96, Ottawa Senators & Detroit Vipers & Indianapolis Ice 1996-97, Mannheim Eagles & Augsburger Panthers 1997-98, Bracknell Bees 1998-00 and Cardiff Devils 2000- .
Medals : Won the Superleague in 1999-00.

Played in the International Hockey League 1949-52, Ontario Senior A League 1960-61 & the International Hockey League 1963-64.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Honours : Won the International Hockey League Championship in 1950.
Won the Allan Cup in 1960.

Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Played in the Colonial Hockey League 1992-94. The team relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, USA as the Saginaw Wheels.
Home ice :
Team colours :

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

International Career : Played for France in the 1924 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for CSHP Paris.

Born in Caen, France. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for France (Junior) 1998-99. Played for France in the 2003 & 2006 World Championship Division I and the 2004 World Championship.
Club Career : Played for HC Caen Calvados and Amiens Gothiques.
Medals : Won World Championship Division I (Group B) gold in 2003.
Won World Championship Division I (Group A) silver in 2006.
Honours : Won the Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy in 1999-00.

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1979 Won World Championship Pool C.
Medals : Won Won World Championship Pool C bronze in 1979.

St Louis, Missouri, USA. The former name of the St Louis Arena.

A player is checked when an opponent legally impedes his movement with their body or stick.

Born in Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing. San Jose Sharks 2nd pick (29th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Belleville Bulls 1997-00, Kentucky Thoroughblades 2000-01, Cleveland Barons 2001-02, San Jose Sharks & Cleveland Barons 2002-03, San Jose Sharks 2003-04, HV71 2004-05 and San Jose Sharks 2005- .
Honours : Won the Maurice Richard Trophy 2005-06.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 14

Defenceman. Minnesota North Stars 1st pick (4th overall) in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft (he was Minnesota North Stars first ever draft pick). Did not go on to play in the NHL.

Born in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Netminder.
International Career : Played for Canada (WHA All-Stars) in 1974 against the USSR and in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Club Career (playing) : Played for Pittsburgh Hornets, Rochester Americans, Sault Ste Marie Thunderbirds & Toronto Maple Leafs 1961-62, Rochester Americans & Sudbury Wolves 1962-63, Rochester Americans 1963-65, Boston Bruins & Oklahoma City Blazers 1965-67, Boston Bruins 1967-72, Cleveland Crusaders 1972-75, Cleveland Crusaders & Boston Bruins 1975-76 and Boston Bruins 1976-80.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached Boston Bruins 1980-85.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1970 & 1972.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
Won the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy 1964-65.
Won the Ben Hatskin Trophy 1972-73.
WHA All-Star A Team 1972-73.
WHA All-Star B Team 1973-74 & 1974-75.
NHL All-Star Roster 1969.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Defenceman. Montreal Canadiens 5th pick (40th pverall) in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for the USA (Junior) 1981-82. Played for Team USA 1983-84. Played for the USA in the 1984, 1998 & 2002 Olympics, the 1984, 1987 & 1991 Canada Cups and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1983-90, Chicago Blackhawks 1990-98, Chicago Blackhawks & Detroit Red Wings 1998-99 and Detroit Red Wings 1999- .
Medals : Won Olympic silver in 2002.
Won the Stanley Cup in 1986, 2002 & 2008.
Won World Cup of Hockey gold in 1996.
Honours : Won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 1989, 1993 & 1996.
Won the NHL Plus-Minus Award in 2002.
NHL All-Star First Team defenceman 1988-89, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96 & 2001-02.
NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1990-91 & 1996-97.
NHL All-Stars Roster 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 & 1998.
NHL North America All-Star Roster 2000.
NHL All-Rookie Roster 1985.
Captain of Chicago Blackhawks 1995-99.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 7 24

Chelmsford, Essex, England. Founded in 1987. Have played in the English League 1987-93, the British League Division One 1993-96, the English League 1996-98 and the English League Premier Division 1998- .
Home ice : Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre
Team colours : black, grey & white, teal & black
General manager : Mike Urquhart 1987-89, Mark Steed 1989-90, Laura Urquhart 1990-91, Mark Downes 1991-92, Steve James 1995-96
Head coach : Mike Urquhart 1987-91, Brad Doshan 1991-93, Karl Goebel & Steve Rattle 1993-94, Jim Fuyarchuk 1994-95, Steve James 1995-96, Karl Goebel 1996-98, Karl Goebel & Peter Hewitt & Erskine Douglas 1998-99, Erskine Douglas 1999-00, Shaun McFadyen 2000-01, Erskine Douglas 2002-03, Dean Birrell 2003-04, Andy Hannah 2004-05, Elliot Andrews/Jake French 2005-

Chelmsford, Essex, England. Formed in 1987 as the second team at Chelmsford. Played in the English non-import league South Division 1987-88.
Home ice : Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre
Team colours :

Centre.
International Career : Played for Italy in the 1999 World Championships Pool A.

See Mechel Chelyabinsk

International Career : Coached China in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Centre.
International Career : Played for China in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

International Career : Played for China (Women) in the 1998 Olympics.

See Severstal Cherepovets

Club Career : Played for St John's Maple Leafs 1993-94.
Honours : Won the Les Cunningham Plaque in 1993-94.

Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999 (builder).

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. General Manager of Rochester Americans 1971-74. Appeared in Coach's Corner on "Hockey Night in Canada" 1980- .
International Career : Coached Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Club Career : Played for Hershey Bears & Boston Bruins (one game) 1954-55, Hershey Bears 1955-57, Springfield Indians 1957-59, Trois Rivieres Lions & Springfield Indians 1959-60, Kitchener Beavers 1960-61, Springfield Indians & Sudbury Wolves 1961-62, Spokane Comets 1962-63, Rochester Americans 1963-65, Tulsa Oilers & Rochester Americans 1965-66, Rochester Americans 1966-68, Rochester Americans & Vancouver Canucks 1968-69 and Rochester Americans 1971-72. Coached Rochester Americans 1971-74, Boston Bruins 1974-79, Colorado Rockies 1979-80 and Mississauga Ice Dogs 2001-02.
Honours : Won the Jack Adams Award 1976.
Won the Louis Pieri Memorial Award in 1973-74.

New Jersey, USA.
Home ice for : New Jersey Devils (1964-73) Jersey Knights in 1974
Capacity : 4,000
Ice pad size :

Odenton, Maryland, USA. Youth team which plays in the Capital Beltway Hockey League.
Home ice : Piney Orchard Ice Arena
Team colours :

Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA. Founded in 1997. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1997-99.
Home ice : Show Place Arena
Team colours : blue, black & silver
Affiliated have included : Hershey Bears, Tampa Bay Lightening 1997-99
Head coach : Chris Nilan 1998-99

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Home ice for : Recreational teams Toronto Torcida (1996-97), Toronto Croatia A (1997- ), Toronto Croatia B (1997-99), HK Toronto Croatia (1999- ), Toronto Croatia Aces (1999- )
Capacity :
Ice pad size :

International Career : Played for Great Britain (Junior) in 1980 & 1981.
Club Career : Played for Durham.
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C silver in 1981.
Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C bronze in 1980.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for France in the 1985 World Championship Pool C.
Medals : Won World Championship Pool C gold in 1985.

Born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.

Club Career : Played for Barrie Flyers 1948-51, Boston Bruins 1951-55 (including 34 games with Hershey Bears in 1951-52), Detroit Red Wings 1955-56, Boston Bruins 1956-59 (including 26 games with Springfield Indians in 1957-58), Providence Reds & Quebec Aces in 1959, Sudbury Wolves 1959-60, Kingston Frontenacs & Winnipeg Warriors 1960-61, Los Angeles Blades 1961-62, San Francisco Seals 1962 and Windsor Bulldogs 1962-64.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team left-wing 1956-57.

Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. Youth team which plays in the Capital Beltway Hockey League.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Killed in an auto accident on 3 May 1999, shortly after arriving back home following Carolina Hurricanes play-off defeat in Boston.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in the 1987 Junior World Championships and for Canada in the 1997 World Championships.

Club Career : Played for Guelph Platers 1984-86, Detroit Red Wings 1986-94 (including 23 games for Adirondack Red Wings in 1987-88), Calgary Flames 1994-97, Hartford Whalers 1997 and Carolina Hurricanes 1997-99.

see Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Before the 1986-87 season the Blackhawks were usually referred to as Black Hawks - because of a poor stitching job. In May 1926, when Major Frederic McLaughlin became the owner of the new NHL franchise in Chicago, he named the team after his WWI battalion in the 86th Division - also known as the Blackhawk Division. The team jersey was designed with the Indian head encircled with Blackhawks at the top and Chicago at the bottom - because the k and the h didn't quite meet, the sportswriters reported the team name as Black Hawks. It wasn't until 1986 that the error was officially corrected. Joined the National Hockey League in 1926 and were placed in the American Division where they stayed until the 1938-39 season when the NHL reduced to a single division. When the NHL re-introduced divisions in 1967-68 Chicago were placed in the East Division but from the 1970-71 season they switched to the West Division. When the conference/division structure was introduced in 1974-75 Chicago moved into the Smythe Division of the Clarence Campbell Conference until 1980-81. In 1981-82 Chicago moved to the Norris Division of the Clarence Campbell Conference. When the structure was changed again in 1993-94 Chicago were placed in the Central Division of the Western Conference.
Home ice : United Center
Team colours : red, white & black
Affiliations have included : Cleveland Lumberjacks 1999-00, Columbus Chill 1994-98, Dallas Black Hawks 1973-78, Flint Generals 1973-82 & 1994-95, Greenville Grrrowl 2004-07, Indianapolis Ice 1989-99, Milwaukee Admirals 1984-85, New Brunswick Hawks 1978-82, Norfolk Admirals 2000-07, Nova Scotia Oilers 1985-87, Pensacola Ice Pilots 2007-08, Peoria Prancers 1982-84, Roanoke Express 2002-04, Rockford IceHogs 2007-08, Saginaw Generals 1985-87, Saginaw Hawks 1987-89, Springfield Indians 1982-84
General manager : Major Fredrick McLaughlin 1926-42, Bill Tobin 1942-54, Tommy Ivan 1954-77, Bob Pulford 1977-90, Mike Keenan & Bob Pulford 1992-93, Bob Pulford 1993-97, Bob Murray 1997-99, Bob Murray & Bob Pulford 1999-00, Mike Smith 2000-03, Mike Smith & Bob Pulford 2003-04, Pulford 2004-05, Dale Tallon 2005-
Head coach : Pete Muldoon 1926-27, Barney Stanley & Hugh Lehman 1927-28, Herb Gardiner & Dick Irvin 1928-29, Tom Shaughnessy & Bill Tobin 1929-30, Dick Irvin 1930-31, Bill Tobin 1931-32, Emil Iverson, Godfrey Matheson & Tommy Gorman 1932-33, Tommy Gorman 1933-34, Clem Loughlin 1934-37, Bill Stewart 1937-38, Bill Stewart & Paul Thompson 1938-39, Paul Thompson 1939-44, Paul Thompson & John Gottselig 1944-45, John Gottselig 1945-47, John Gottselig & Charlie Conacher 1947-48, Charlie Conacher 1948-50, Ebbie Goodfellow 1950-52, Sid Abel 1952-54, Frank Eddolls 1954-55, Dick Irvin 1955-56, Tommy Ivan 1956-57, Tommy Ivan & Rudy Pilous 1957-58, Rudy Pilous 1958-63, Billy Reay 1963-76, Billy Reay & Bill White 1976-77, Bob Pulford 1977-79, Eddie Johnston 1979-80, Keith Magnuson 1980-81, Keith Magnuson & Bob Pulford 1981-82, Orval Tessier 1982-84, Orval Tessier & Bob Pulford 1984-85, Bob Pulford 1985-87, Bob Murdoch 1987-88, Mike Keenan 1988-92, Darryl Sutter 1992-95, Craig Hartsburg 1995-98, Dirk Graham & Lorne Molleken 1998-99, Lorne Molleken & Bob Pulford 1999-00, Alpo Suhonen 2000-01, Brian Sutter 2001-05, Trent Yawney 2005-06, Trent Yawney & Denis Savard 2006-07, Denis Savard 2007-
Team captain : Dick Irvin 1926-29, Duke Dukowski 1929-30, Ty Arbour 1930-31, Cy Wentworth 1931-32, Helge Bostrom 1932-33, Chuck Gardiner 1933-34, no captain 1934-35, John Gottselig 1935-40, Earl Seibert 1940-42, Doug Bentley 1942-44, Clint Smith 1944-45, John Mariucci 1945-46, Red Hamill 1946-47, John Mariucci 1947-48, Gaye Stewart 1948-49, Doug Bentley 1949-50, Jack Stewart 1950-52, Bill Gadsby 1952-54, Gus Mortson 1954-57, no captain 1957-58, Ed Litzenberger 1958-61, Piere Pilote 1961-68, no captain 1968-69, Pat Stapleton 1969-70, no captain 1970-75, Stan Mikita & Pit Martin 1975-76, Stan Mikita, Pit Martin & Keith Magnuson 1976-77, Keith Magnuson 1977-79, Keith Magnuson & Terry Ruskowski 1979-80, Terry Ruskowski 1980-82, Darryl Sutter 1982-85, Darryl Sutter & Bob Murray 1985-86, Darryl Sutter 1986-87, no captain 1987-88, Denis Savard & Dirk Graham 1988-89, Dirk Graham 1989-95, Chris Chelios 1995-99, Doug Gilmour 1999-00, Tony Amonte 2000-02, Alex Zhamnov 2002-04, Adrian Aucion & Martin Lapointe 2005-07, Jonathan Toews 2008-
All-time best players : Tony Esposito, Glen Hall, Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Denis Savard
Honours : Won the Stanley Cup in 1934, 1938 & 1961.
Won the Presidents' Trophy in 1990-91.
Retired jersey numbers : 1 3 9 18 21 35

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Played in the Continental Hockey League 1972-76 & 1978-86.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded 1971. One of the original ten franchises for the World Hockey Association. Played in WHA for three seasons 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75. They folded at the end of the 1974-75 season.

Home ice : International Amphitheater 1974-75 and Randhurst Ice Arena
Team colours : darkgreen, gold & white
Affiliations have included : Long Island Cougars 1974-75
General manager : Walter Kaiser 1973-75 (Jacques Demers was Director of Player Personnel 1973-75)
Head coach : Pat Stapleton 1973-75

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA. Played in the Central States Hockey League 2003- .
Home ice : West Meadows Ice Arena
Team colours :
General manager : Mitch Surrell
Head coach : Dick Glass & Mark Hammersmith

Hoffman Estates, lllinois, USA. Founded in 2006. Played in the United Hockey League 2006- .
Home ice : Sears Centre
Team colours : blue, black, white & gold
General manager :
Head coach : Greg Puhalski 2006-

Played in the American Hockey Association 1930-32.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Home ice for : Chicago Blackhawks (formerly)
Capacity : 17,317 seats
Ice pad size : 185 feet x 85 feet

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Played in the Continental Hockey League 1973-75.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Rosemont, Illinois, USA. Founded 1994. Played in the International Hockey League 1994-01 and the American Hockey League 2001- .
Home ice : Rosemont Horizon
Team colours : burgundy, gold, black & white
Affiliations have included : Atlanta Thrashers 2001-08, Gwinnett Gladiators
General manager : Kevin Cheveldayoff
Head coach : Gene Ubriaco 1994-95, Gene Ubriaco & Grant Mulvey 1995-96, Grant Mulvey & Gene Ubriaco & Alpo Suhonen 1996-97, John Anderson 1997-
Honours : Won the Calder Cup in 2002 & 2008.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1975-76.

Chicoutimi, Qu�bec, Canada. The club's most famous player was Georges Vezina. Played in the Qu�bec Senior Hockey League 1949-53 and the Qu�bec Hockey League 1953-59. Play in the QMJHL.
Home ice : Georges Vezina Arena
Team colours :
Honours : Won the Qu�bec Senior Hockey League 1952-53.
Won the Qu�bec Hockey League 1953-54 & 1957-58.

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

Born in Essex, England but raised in Canada. Netminder. Played for Guelph City as a youngster, returning to England in 1935 to join Wembley Lions. He moved back to Canada to become director of marketing for the American Can Company and played another nine seasons with Hamilton Tigers.
International Career : He was back-up goalie for Great Britain at the 1936 Olympics and spent the entire tournament on the bench due to the brillance of first choice Jimmy Foster. He went on to become a Member of the Canadian Parliament.
Club Career : Wembley Lions 1935-36, Earls Court Rangers & Earls Court Royals 1936-37, Wembley Monarchs 1937-40 and Hamilton Tigers.
Medals : Won the Ontario Championship seven times.
Honours : Elected to the British Hall of Fame in 1993.

Lewis Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA. The overall project cost US$7.5 million.
Home ice for : Columbus Junior B Blue Jackets
Capacity : 1,000
Ice pad size : two 200 feet x 85 feet rinks

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. The was founded and partially owned by Anaheim Mighty Ducks GM Brian Burke and New York Rangers GM Glen Sather. Played in the Western Hockey League 2006- .
Home ice :
Team colours :
Affiliations included :
General manager : Darrell May 2006-
Head coach : Jim Hiller 2006-
Team captain :

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1998-99.

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Born in Cardiff, Wales. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1993- (including the 1999 World Championship Pool B).
Club Career : Played for Cardiff Devils 1988-95, Sheffield Steelers 1995-98, Cardiff Devils 1998-00 and London Knights (UK) & Guildford Flames 2000- .

Born in Westlock, Alberta, Canada. Centre. Montreal Canadiens 1st pick (18th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Forward.
Club Career : Played for Vancouver Blazers 1974-75, Calgary Cowboys 1975-77, Edmonton Oilers 1977-79, Edmonton Oilers & Quebec Nordiques 1979-80, Quebec Nordiques & Rochester Americans 1980-81 and HC Bolzano 1981-84. Coached HC Bolzano 1984-85.
Medals : Won the Italian Championship in 1984-85 (coach).
Honours : Captain of the Edmonton Oilers 1979-80.

Forward.
Club Career : Played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2005-06 and Anaheim Ducks 2006- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 24

Centre.
International Career : Played for Italy in the 1998 Olympics and in the 1999 World Championships Pool A.

Centre.
International Career : Played for Australia.

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The Central Hockey League and West Coast Hockey League match the best players from the two leagues in All-Star competition during the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons. This is only the second inter-league All-Star Game in the history of minor professional hockey in North America and the first since the top players from the International Hockey League and the Eastern Hockey League met in 1958. The inaugural CHL-WCHL All-Star Game is to be hosted at the CHL’s Fayetteville Force Crown Coliseum on 25th January 2000.

Cholet, France. Play in Nationale 1 of the French league. Known as Les Dogs.
Home ice :
Team colours : White and red

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Winger.
International Career : Played for USA (Junior) 1985-86. Played for Team USA 1987-88. Played for the USA in the 1989, 1996, 1998 & 1999 World Championships Pool A.
Club Career : Played for Team USA 1987-88, Montreal Canadiens & Sherbrooke Canadiens 1989-90, Montreal Canadiens 1990-91, New Jersey Devils 1991-92, New Jersey Devils & Utica Devils 1992-93, New Jersey Devils 1993-94, Milano Devils & New Jersey Devils 1994-95, Ottawa Senators 1995-97, New York Islanders 1997-98, New York Islanders & Washington Capitals & Calgary Flames 1998-99 and Pittsburgh Penguins 1999-00.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1995.
Won World Championship (Junior) bronze in 1985-86.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Centre. Montreal Canadiens 1st pick (16th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) 1999-00.
Club Career : Played for Quebec Remparts 1999-00, Quebec Citadels & Montreal Canadiens 2000-01, Quebec Citadels 2001-02 and Utah Grizzlies & Philadelphia Flyers 2002- .

Born in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Netminder. Ottawa Senators 1st pick (15th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Ottawa Senators 2nd pick (45th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Shawinigan Cataracts 1996-00, Grand Rapids Griffins 2000-02 and Binghamton Senators & Peoria Rivermen 2002-03.
Honours : Won the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy (shared with Simon Lajeunesse & Martin Prusek).

Born in Nowy Targ, Poland. Forward.
International Career : Played 172 games (50 goals) for Poland between 1971 and 1982 (including the 1972, 1976 & 1980 Olympics).
Club Career : Played for Podhale Nowy Targ -82, Augsburger EV 1982-83 and EV Landsberg 1983-85.
Medals : Won the Polish Championship in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 & 1979.

Netminder.
Club Career : Played for Bristol Bombers 1938-39.

Christchurch, New Zealand.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Denmark in the 1999 World Championship Pool B.
Club Career : Played for Frederikshavn IK.
Honours : Denmark Player of the Year in 1999.

Born in Minnesota, USA.
Club Career : Played college hockey. Coached Detroit Falcons, Miami Matadors 1998-99, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks and Manchester Storm 2000- .

Born in the USA. Member of the 1960 US Olympic team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley. Founded the hockey equipment company called Christian Brothers.
International Career : He played for the USA 1958-65.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1960.
Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998 (player).
Elected to the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 (player).

Defenceman.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1980.
Honours : Elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 (player - 1980 US Olympic Team).

Born in Gibbons, Alberta, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career (playing) : Played for Saskatoon Blades 1986-90, Telford Tigers 1990-91, Columbus Chill 1991-92, Columbus Chill & Hamilton Canucks 1992-93, Charlotte Checkers & Hamilton Canucks 1993-94, Portland Pirates 1994-96, Manitoba Moose & Portland Pirates 1996-99, Columbus Chill 1998-99 and Peoria Rivermen & Milwaukee Admirals (one game) 1999-00.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached Peoria Rivermen 2000-05 and Utah Grizzlies 2005- .
Medals : Won the Kelly Cup in 2000.
Honours : ECHL Play-off Most Valuable Player in 2000 (joint winner with J F Boutin)
ECHL All-Star Game in 2001 & 2004 (coach).

Forward.
International Career : Played for Australia in the 1974 World Championships.

Born in Ayr, Scotland. Netminder.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1950-51.
Club Career : Played for Ayr Spitfires and Ayr Raiders.

An annual competion in the UK, first contested in the 1997-98 season.
1997-98 : Upper Deck sponsored the competition, which included all British National League teams plus English League sides Solihull Blaze and Wightlink Raiders. A five week regionalised tournament staged between 6th December 1997 - 11th January 1998. Each team played the other sides in their region on a home-and-away basis with the leading team in the North playing the top team in the South in a home-and-away series to decide the title. Telford Tigers beat Guildford Flames 10-7 on aggregate.
1998-99 : VIC sponsored the competition, which included all British National League teams plus Perth Panthers and six English Premier League teams. A regionalised tournament staged between 3rd October 1998 - 17th January 1999. Each team played the other sides in their region on a home-and-away basis with the leading teams in Group A and B, and the top two teams in Group C meeting in the home-and-away semi-finals. The winning semi-finalists played a home-and-away series to decide the title - Peterborough Pirates 5-3 Basingstoke Bison.
1999-00 : ntl sponsored the competition. The tournament was open to British National League teams and was played on a knockout home-and-away basis over the Christmas and New Year period. There was a qualifying play-off between the bottom two teams from the 1998-99 season and a second qualifying play-off between league newcomers Milton Keynes Kings and Solihull Blaze. The league final standings for the 1998-99 season were used to seed the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Fife Flyers beat Basingstoke Bison 6-5 on aggregate in the two-leg final.
2000-01 : ntl sponsored the competition. The British National League's ten teams took part in this competition, in which the first round was played on a regional round-robin from 19th November - 23rd December 2000. In the two-leg semi-finals, the first team in the South faced the leading team in the Midlands and the North's top team met the Midlands runner-up. The winning sides played a home-and-away series with aggregate goals deciding the title. Guildford Flames 7-3 Fife Flyers.

Forward.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1980.
Honours : Elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 (player - 1980 US Olympic Team).

International Career : Played for Bulgaria in the 1973 World Championships.
Honours : Best Defenceman World Championships Pool C in 1973.

Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Forward.
International Career : Played for USA (Women) in the 2001 World Championships (Women) and the 2002 Olympics (Women).
Medals : Won Olympic (Women) silver in 2002.
Won World Championship (Women) silver in 2001.

Born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Left-wing. Calgary Flames 1st pick (24th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

International Career : General Manager for South Korea in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Chur, Switzerland. Played in the Swiss Nationalliga A.
Home ice : Hallenstadion
Team colours : red & black
Head coach : Niklas Wikegard

Club Career : Played for Glasgow Eagles 1988-89.

Club Career : Played for Glasgow Eagles 1988-89, Telford Tigers 1989-90, Telford Tigers & Nottingham Panthers 1990-91, Telford Tigers 1991-93, Dumfries Vikings 1993-95 and Dumfries Border Vikings 1995-97.

Agent for SOE during World War 2. Infiltrated into France twice by parachute and twice by submarine. Captured in 1943, survived solitary confinement in a concentration camp. Married his courier 'Odette' and wrote two books about his wartime adventures.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1932.

Born in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Philadelphia Flyers & Hershey Bears 1986-88, Philadelphia Flyers 1988-91, Los Angeles Kings & Phoenix Roadrunners & Pittsburgh Penguins 1991-92, Pittsburgh Penguins & Los Angeles Kings & Phoenix Roadrunners 1992-93 and Edmonton Oilers & Cape Breton Oilers 1993-94.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1992.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1989-90.
Club Career : Played for Kamloops Blazers 1987-89, Kamloops Blazers & New York Islanders & Springfield Indians 1989-90, New York Islanders & Capital District Islanders 1990-92, Capital District Islanders 1992-93, New York Islanders & Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1993-94, New York Islanders & Kalamazoo Wings 1994-95, Adirondack Red Wings 1995-96, Chicago Blackhawks & Indianapolis Ice 1996-97, Orlando Solar Bears & San Antonio Dragons & Kansas City Blades 1997-98 and Kansas City Blades 1998- .