A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

International Career : Played for Australia.

Club Career : Played for Billingham Bombers 1995-96.

The name given to the NHL Plus-Minus Award from 1983-88 when the trophy was presented by Emery Worldwide, now based in Redwood City, California, USA - a company that specialises in global air/sea transportation and logistics services to 229 countries around the world. The plus/minus award was first presented in the 1982-83 season.

Awarded annually to the top defenceman in the Québec Major Junior Hockey League.

See Empire State Junior Hockey League

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1999 World Championships Pool A.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Great Britain in the 1971 World Championships Pool C.
Club Career : Played for Whitley Warriors.

Born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Played both left-wing and defence.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Maroons & Stratford Nationals 1926-28, Windsor Bulldogs 1928-30, New York Americans 1930-31, New York Americans & New Haven Eagles & Detroit Falcons 1931-32, Detroit Red Wings 1932-34, Boston Bruins & New York Americans 1934-35, New York Americans 1935-37, New York Americans & Pittsburgh Hornets 1937-38, Pittsburgh Hornets 1938-39, Omaha Knights 1939-42 and St Louis Flyers (two games) 1944-45. Coached Barrie Flyers.

Founded 1997. One of the divisions of the Western Conference of the American Hockey League. Teams in this division in 1997-98 were Adirondack Red Wings, Albany River Rats, Hamilton Bulldogs, Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch.

Wembley, Middlesex, England. Opened in 1934. Built by Sir Arthur Elvin and operated pre war as a dual purpose Swimming Pool and Ice Rink. It was requisitioned by the Government in Summer 1940 and used, first as a dispersal centre for troops lifted off the Dunkirk beaches, then as a home for refugees from Holland & Belgium and finally it housed evacuees from Gibraltar. Ice came back in December 1945. Its full name was the Empire Pool & Sports Arena but in 1976 it became known as Wembley Arena.
Home ice for : Wembley Lions and Wembley Monarchs
Capacity : 10,000 seats
Ice pad size :

One of the divisions of the now defunct Northern Conference of the American Hockey League. The last season for the division was 1996-97.

Referred to as EmJHL.

Venue for the World and European Ice Hockey Championships in 1950. See Earls Court Arena.

Born in LaFontaine, Indiana, USA. Play by play commentator for Philadelphia Flyers 1988-93 & New Jersey Devils 1993- . Play by play commentary for ABC's NHL coverage, OLNs coverage and the 1992, 1994 & 1998 Olympics.

Honours : Won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2004.