A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

Known as the FAHL. Operated in Canada between 1903 and 1906.
Teams : The league started with four teams and grew to five teams in its second and third years.
1903-04 : Cornwall HC, Montreal Nationals, Montreal Wanderers and Ottawa Capitals.
1904-05 : Brockville HC, Cornwall HC, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa HC and Ottawa Montagnards.
1905-06 : Brockville HC, Cornwall HC, Ottawa Montagnards, Ottawa Victorias and Smiths Falls HC.

A club competition in Europe. Pools of teams competed for places in the final play-offs for this cup which were contested in December each season.
winners :
1994-95 Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
1995-96 Shimanno Varese (Italy)

A Russian knock-out cup competition started in the 1999-2000 season.

See French Ice Hockey Federation

Born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Centre. St Louis Blues 1st pick in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. Brother of Kenny Federko.
Club Career : Played for Saskatoon Blades 1973-76, St Louis Blues & Kansas City Blues 1976-77, St Louis Blues 1977-89 and Detroit Red Wings 1989-90.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002 (player).
NHL All-Star Roster 1980 & 1981.
Captain of the St Louis Blues 1988-89.
His number 24 jersey has been retired by St Louis Blues.

Born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Centre. Brother of Bernie Federko.
Club Career : Played for Saskatoon Blades 1976-79, Port Huron Flags 1979-80, Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1980-82 and Medway Bears 1988-89 & 1990-91.

Born in Pskov, Pskovskaya Oblast, USSR. Centre. Detroit Red Wings 4th pick (74th overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for the USSR (Junior) in the 1988 & 1989 World (Junior) Championships. Played for the USSR in the 1989 & 1990 World Championships and the 1991 Canada Cup. Played for Russia in the 1998 & 2002 Olympics and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for CSKA Moscow 1986-90, Detroit Red Wings 1990-03, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2003-04 and Anaheim Mighty Ducks & Columbus Blue Jackets 2005- .
Medals : Won World Championship (Junior) silver in 1987-88.
Won World Championship (Junior) gold in 1988-89.
Won World Championship gold in 1989 & 1990.
Won the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998 & 2002.
Won Olympic silver in 1998.
Won Olympic bronze in 2002.
Honours : Won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1994.
Won the Frank J Selke Trophy in 1994 & 1996.
Won the Lester B Pearson Award in 1994.
NHL All-Star First Team centre 1993-94.
NHL All-Star Roster 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002 & 2003.
NHL World All-Star Roster 2001.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 91

Forward.
Club Career : Played for Anaheim Ducks 2005- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 29

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Philadelphia Flyers 2000-02 and Tampa Bay Lightning 2002- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 2004.

Forward.
International Career : Played for Yugoslavia in the 1968 Olympics.
Honours : Olympic Leading Points Scorer in 1968 (Pool B).

Feldkirch, Austria. Founded 1927. Played in the European Hockey League in 1997-98. Play in the Skoda Auto European Hockey League in 1998-99.
Home ice : Vorarlberghalle
Team colours :
Honours : Won the Austrian Championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998.
Won the European Hockey League in 1997-98.
Won the Alpine League 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999.
Won the Super Cup 1998.

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

International Career : Played for Canada in the 1988 Olympics.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Luxembourg in the 1992 World Championships.

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

Born in East-Germany.
International Career : Played 250 games for the GDR National Team.

Club Career : Played for Montreal Victorias.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1895.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1979-80.

Born in Canada. Centre. Not very big but a speedy player with good hands. Was top points scorer with Murrayfield, Solihull, Tayside, Fife and Trafford. Injuries eventually reduced the number of appearances he was able to make and his impact waned from 1995 onwards.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1993-94.
Club Career : Played for Peterborough Petes 1982-83, Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 1983-85, Murrayfield Racers 1985-87, Solihull Barons 1987-88, Tayside Tigers 1988-89, Fife Flyers 1989-91, Trafford Metros 1991-92, Basingstoke Beavers 1992-93, Trafford Metros 1993-94, Telford Tigers & Newcastle Warriors 1995-96, Paisley Pirates 1996-97 and Basingstoke Bison 1998-99.
Honours : BIHWA Player of the Year 1987.
BIHWA Division One Player of the Year 1993.
BIHWA All-Star forward 1987, 1990, 1993 & 1994.

Born in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania. Centre. Played between the famous Szabó twins (Géza Szabó & Gyula Szabó) in one of the all-time leading Romanian forward lines. Played 27 times for his country (19+10=29).
International Career : Played for Romania in the 1964 Olympics and 4 World Championships between 1959-1966.
Club Career : Played for Vointa Miercurea-Ciuc.
Medals : Won the Romanian Championship in 1952, 1957 & 1960.

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

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 1899 as a sports club, started playing ice hockey in 1928. Best players : István Hircsák, Zoltán Horvath, János Póth, Adám Kereszty, Andras Mészöly, Péter Havran, Tibor Hajzer.
Home ice : Kisstadion
Team colours : Green-white
Honours : Won the Hungarian Championship in 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 & 1997.

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1953.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Left-wing. Father of John Ferguson Jr.
International Career : Coached Canada in the 1972 Summit Series (assistant).
Club Career : Played for Melville Millionaires 1956-59, Fort Wayne Komets 1959-60, Cleveland Barons 1960-63 and Montreal Canadiens 1963-71. Coached New York Rangers 1975-77. General Manager of the New York Rangers 1975-79 and Winnipeg Jets 1979-89.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 & 1971.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1965 & 1967.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal Canadiens 15th pick (247th overall) in 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Son of John Ferguson. Ottawa Senators Pro and Amateur Scout 1993-96. Player agent 1996-97. Assistant General Manager of St Louis Blues 1997-01. Vice-president and director of hockey operations of St Louis Blues 2001-03. General Manager of Worcester Ice Cats 2002-03 and Toronto Maple Leafs 2003- .
Club Career : Played for Sherbrooke Canadiens & Peoria Rivermen 1989-90, Fredericton Canadiens 1990-92 and New Haven Senators 1992-93.

Born in Canada. Netminder. Published a book called 'The Mecca Entertainment Book of ICE HOCKEY' in 1985. Ice hockey play-by-play commentator on satellite/cable TV channels Eurosport and British Eurosport.
Club Career : Coached Slough Jets 1986-90.
Honours : BIHWA Division One Coach of the Year 1990.

Born in Ste-Marie-du-Beauce, Quebec, Canada. Right-wing. Montreal Canadiens 5th pick (212th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Moncton Wildcats 1999-00, Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2000-03, Hamilton Bulldogs 2003-05, Montreal Canadiens & Hamilton Bulldogs 2005-06 and Hamilton Bulldogs 2006- .
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 86

Born in Sweden.
Club Career : Played for Sollefteå HK and Blackburn Hawks 1996-97.

Born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Netminder.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1993-94.
Club Career : Played for Kalamazoo Wings & Dallas Stars 1994-95, Dallas Stars & Michigan K-Wings 1995-96, Michigan K-Wings 1996-97, Dallas Stars & Michigan K-Wings 1997-98, Dallas Stars & Houston Aeros 1998-99 and Dallas Stars 1999- .

Scored the first goal of the Belfast Giants franchise on 6 September 2000, in a challenge match played in Sweden against Troja Lyungby.
Club Career : Played for Belfast Giants 2000- .

Born in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. Centre. Holds the AHL record for most shots on goal in one season (392 - 1996-97) and is joint holder of AHL record for most power play goals in one season (27 in 1995-96).
International Career : Played for USA (Junior) in 1992 & 1993. Played for Team USA 1993-94. Played for the USA in the 1994 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for University of Maine Black Bears 1992-93, Atlanta Knights & Binghamton Rangers 1994-95, New York Rangers & Binghamton Rangers 1995-97, Pittsburgh Penguins & New York Rangers & Hartford Wolf Pack 1997-98 and Boston Bruins (also Providence Bruins) 1998- .
Medals : World Junior Championships bronze in 1992.
Honours : Won the Jack Butterfield Trophy 1999.
World Junior Championships All-Star Team 1992.
AHL All-Star First Team 1996.
Sher-Wood AHL Player of the Week - 22 January 1997.

Born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Centre.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1989, 1992 & 1996 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Portland Winter Hawks 1982-83, Brandon Wheat Kings 1983-84, Hartford Whalers & Binghamton Whalers 1984-85, Hartford Whalers 1985-90, Hartford Whalers & New York Islanders 1990-91, New York Islanders 1991-95 (one game for Capital District Islanders 1992-93), New York Rangers & Los Angeles Kings 1995-96, Los Angeles Kings 1996-99, Atlanta Thrashers 1999-01 and Atlanta Thrashers & St Louis Blues 2001- .
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1992.

Club Career (managing) : General Manager of New England Whalers 1975-76 (assistant).

Club Career : Played for Sunderland Chiefs 1986-89, Milton Keynes Kings 1991-93, Blackburn Hawks 1993-94, Telford Tigers 1994-95 and Manchester Storm 195-96.

Born in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Forward.
Club Career : Played for Kansas City Blades 1998-00 and London Knights (UK) 2000- .
Honours : Captain of the London Knights (UK) 2000- .

Club Career : Played for Solihull Barons & Guildford Flames 1995-96.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Poland in the 1972 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Polonia Bydgoczcz.

Born in Moscow, USSR. Defenceman. Montreal Canadiens 14th pick (201st overall) in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. New Jersey Devils 6th pick (150th overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for USSR (Junior) 1975-78. Played for the USSR in the 1980, 1984 & 1988 Olympics, the 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 & 1991 World Championships and the 1981 & 1987 Canada Cups. Played for Russia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for CSKA Moscow 1975-89, New Jersey Devils 1989-94 (also one game for Utica Devils in the 1990-91 season), New Jersey Devils & Detroit Red Wings 1994-95 and Detroit Red Wings 1995-98. Assistant coach for New Jersey Devils 1999- .
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1984 & 1988.
Won World Championship gold in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 & 1990.
Won World Championship (Junior) gold in 1977 & 1978.
Won European Championship ( Junior) gold in 1975 & 1976.
Won Olympic silver in 1980.
Won World Championship silver in 1987.
Won World Championship bronze in 1985 & 1991.
Won the Canada Cup in 1981.
Won the Stanley Cup as a player in 1997 & 1998 and as an assitant coach in 2000.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 (player).
Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2005 (player).
Won World Championship Best Defenceman Award 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986 & 1989.
Won World Championship (Junior) Best Defenceman Award 1977 & 1978.
Won European Championship (Junior) Best Defenceman Award 1976.
World Championship All-Star team 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 & 1991.
World Championship ( Junior) All-Star team 1978.
Canada Cup All-Star team 1987.

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