A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

i. The modern goal net is 6 feet wide between the posts, 4 feet high from the ice surface to the bar and 44 inches deep at the ice surface level.
ii. A goal is scored when the puck fully crosses the goal line. It must be hit into the net by a stick held below shoulder level or be deflected into the net off a player, his equipment or his skate - but it cannot be deliberately kicked in with a skate or handed in with a glove.

A area, marked in blue, in front of the goal - designed to protect the goalie from interference. Opponents are not allowed in the crease unless the puck precedes them.

Goal judges sit on the outside of the playing area behind the goals. Their main function is to indicate by a light, that a goal has been scored. If there is doubt as to the validity of the goal, the goal judge will consult with the referee. All shots on goal, successful or not, are entered on a sheet and the statistics added to the netminders' totals on the game sheet. If the goal is moved from its moorings, the goal judge flashes the light to indicate to the referee that he should stop play while the goal is replaced.

A red line in each end zone which runs the width of the rink. The goal cage is positioned in the centre of and behind the goal line so that the posts meet the goal line at ice level.

One of the terms used to describe the member of the ice hockey team who wears specially designed equipment - large leg pads, a helmet/face cage, a wide bladed stick, one glove similar to a baseball catcher's and the other, for holding the stick, with a large square pad called a blocker on the reverse side. Other terms include cage-man, goalkeeper, goaltender, netminder and stopper.

The netminder's catching glove must not be more than 21 cm wide and 42 cm long.

See Stick

One of the terms used to describe the member of the ice hockey team who wears specially designed equipment - large leg pads, a helmet/face cage, a wide bladed stick, one glove similar to a baseball catcher's and the other, for holding the stick, with a large square pad called a blocker on the reverse side. Other terms include cage-man, goalie, goaltender, netminder and stopper.

The netminder's leg pads must not be more than 30 cm at their widest point.

One of the terms used to describe the member of the ice hockey team who wears specially designed equipment - large leg pads, a helmet/face cage, a wide bladed stick, one glove similar to a baseball catcher's and the other, for holding the stick, with a large square pad called a blocker on the reverse side. Other terms include cage-man, goalie, goalkeeper, netminder and stopper.

A goalie win is always credited to the goaltender in net when his team scores the game winning goal.
Here are some examples :
i. His team scores the only goal of the game after only 30 seconds into the 1st period but the goalie gets an injury one minute later and has to leave the game. He gets replaced and the second goalie plays the rest of the game (58 min. 30 sec.). The win is still credited to first goalie despite the fact that he only played 90 seconds of the game. The only thing that matters is who was in the net when the game winning goal was scored.
ii. A goalie enters the game with his team leading 2-0 and it eventually wins 3-2, he gets credited with the win.
iii. The game winning goal is scored when the winning team has an empty net - the pulled goalie gets the win.

Club Career : Played for Paisley Pirates & Chelmsford Chieftains 1995-96.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the Ukraine in the 1999 World Championships Pool A.

Club Career : Played for Chelmsford Chieftains 1993-99. Coached Chelmsford Chieftains 1993-94 & 1996-98.

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

Born in White Beark Lake, Minnesota, USA. Defenceman. Captained the USA at the 1920 Olympics.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1920 Olympics and the 1920 World Championship.
Club Career : Played for St Paul AC 1919-20.
Medals : Won Olympic silver in 1920.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952.

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1990 & 1991 World Championship (Pool B) and the 1992 World Championship.
Medals : Won World Championship (Pool B) bronze in 1991.

Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Croatia in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
Club Career : Played for Medvescak.

Referred to as the GBHL. Operated 1935-45.

Club Career : Played for Nottingham Panthers 1984-89, Humberside Seahawks 1989-90, Nottingham Panthers 1990-91, Milton Keynes Kings 1991-92 and Telford Tigers 1994-96.

Originally awarded to the player of the year in Czechoslovakia, now awarded to the player of the year in the Czech Republic.

Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1942, 1947, 1952, 1954 & 1955.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1954-55.

International Career : Played for Germany in the 1998 Olympics.

Born in Clapham, London, England.
Club Career : Team manager of Streatham Redskins mid-1970s to 1988 and Richmond Flyers 1988-89. Manager/coach of Lee Valley Lions 1990-91.
Honours : Elected to the British Hall of Fame in 1992.

International Career : Played for Great Britain (Junior) in 1979.
Club Career : Played for Streatham and Medway Bears.
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C bronze in 1979.
Honours : SIHA Rookie of the Year 1975-76
BIHWA All-Star right-wing 1989.

Born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series.
Club Career : Played for Niagara Falls Flyers 1962-64, Niagara Falls Flyers & Boston Bruins 1964-65, Boston Bruins & Oklahoma City Blazers 1965-66, Boston Bruins & Oklahoma City Blazers & Buffalo Bisons 1966-67, Minnesota North Stars 1967-76, Minnesota North Stars & New York Rangers 1976-77, New York Rangers & Newhaven Nighthawks & Indianapolis Racers 1977-78 and Edmonton Oilers 1978-79.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1970, 1972, 1974 & 1976.
His number 8 jersey has been retired by Minnesota North Stars.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 8 9 12 19 26 27 28

Born in Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for New York Rangers 1928-30, Detroit Falcons 1930-31, Detroit Red Wings 1932-33, Chicago Blackhawks 1933-34, Chicago Blackhawks & Montreal Canadiens 1934-35, Montreal Canadiens 1935-36, Boston Bruins 1936-37 and New York Americans 1938-39.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1934.

Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1942.

Club Career : Coached Khimik Voskresensk 2002- .

Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Scored 82 goals in an international career that included three Winter Olympic campaigns and eight World Championships.
International Career : Played 134 times and captained Czechoslovakia.
Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998 (player).

Born in Mexico. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Mexico (Junior) 2003-04.
Club Career : Played for San Jeranimo.
Medals : Won World Championship (Junior U18) Division III gold in 2003-04.

Born in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Centre. New Jersey Devils 2nd pick (27th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for USA (Junior) in 1997-99.
Club Career : Played for New Jersey Devils 1999- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 2000 & 2003.
Honours : NHL North America All-Star Roster 2000.

Born in Russia, USSR. Right-wing. During the 1994-95 Spengler Cup he wore the number 135 shirt - was his weight in kilograms (about 280 pounds) - he was the biggest player of RHL (190 cm, 135 kg). During that regular season with Traktor Chelyabinsk he wore number 13.
International Career : Played for USSR (Junior) in 1988-89.
Club Career : Played for for Salavat Yulaev, Traktor Chelyabinsk and Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1995-00.
Medals : MHL (IHL) bronze in 1993.
MHL (IHL) Cup silver in 1996.
RHL silver in 1997-98.
RHL Cup gold in 1998.

Born in Chelyabinsk, USSR. Defenceman. Washington Capitals 1st pick (14th overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Russia in the 1998 & 2002 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Dynamow Moscow 1992-93, Dynamow Moscow & Portland Pirates 1993-94, Portland Pirates & Washington Capitals 1994-95, Washington Capitals 1995-97, Lada Togliatti & Washington Capitals 1997-98, Washington Capitals 1998-03 and Washington Capitals & Boston Bruins 2003- .
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team 2001-02 & 2002-03.
NHL World All-Star Roster 2001.
NHL All-Star Roster 2002-03.

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

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Poland in the 1999 World Championship Pool B.

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

Born in Barcelona, Spain. Forward. A member of the first Spanish team to enter a World Championship. After his playing career he became an International referee.
International Career : Played 40 games (21+20=41) for Spain between 1977 and 1986 ( including the 1977 World Championship Pool C).
Club Career : Played for Casco Viejo 1976-79, FC Barcelona and Puigcerda 1983-86.

The name given to the Australian Championship.

Club Career : Played for Philadelphia Flyers.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1975.

Club Career : Played for Detroit Red Wings.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1936, 1937 & 1943.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963 (player).
Won the Hart Trophy in 1940.
NHL All-Star First Team defenceman 1936-37 and 1939-40.
NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1935-36.

Club Career : Played for Billingham Bombers 1975-76.

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1920 Olympics & World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Winnipeg Falcons 1919-20.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1920.
Won the Allan Cup in 1920.

Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. Netminder.
Club Career : Played for Chicago Blackhawks 1937-41.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1938.

Club Career : Played for Bracknell Bees 1999-00 and Belfast Giants 2000- .
Medals : Won the Superleague in 1999-00.

Forward.
International Career : Played for Poland in the 1972 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Baildon Katowice.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played 158 games for Poland between 1965 and 1976 (including the 1972 Olympics).
Club Career : Played for Baildon Katowice.

Born in Sweden. Forward.
Club Career : Played for �stersunds IK and Blackburn Hawks 1996-97.

A goal, an assist and a fight.

Awarded annually between the 1975-1976 and 1978-1979 seasons, to the World Hockey Association's most valuable player. Named after Gordie Howe. (The award was known as the Gary Davidson Award in the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons).

International Career : Played for Canada in the 1928 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for University of Toronto Graduates.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1928.
Won the Allan Cup in 1927.

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Team Canada 1999-00.
Club Career : Played for Regina Pats 1992-95, Regina Pats & Springfield Falcons 1995-96, Springfield Falcons 1996-98, Manitoba Moose 1998-99, Kansas City Blades & Team Canada 1999-00 and Ayr Scottish Eagles 2000- .
Honours : WHL West All-Star First Team 1996.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1995-96.
Club Career : Played for Long Beach Ice Dogs and Manchester Storm 2000- .

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Defenceman. General manager Louisiana Ice Gators 2004- .
Club Career : Played for Greensboro Monarchs 1991-94. Coached Carolina Monarchs 1996-97 (assistant), San Antonio Dragons 1997-98 (assistant), San Antonio Iguanas 1998-99, Toledo Storm 1999-00, Fayetteville Force 2000-01, Pensacola Ice Pilots 2001-04 and Louisiana Ice Gators 2004- .

The Pas, Manitoba, Canada.
Home ice for : OCN Blizzard
Capacity : 1,500
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Gore, New Zealand. Play in the Southern Ice Hockey League.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Centre.
International Career : Played for Slovenia in the 1999 World Championship Pool B.

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

Born in St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. Centre. General Manager Utah Grizzlies 1995-99.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup. Coached Canada in the 2000 World Championships (assistant).
Club Career : Played for Los Angeles Kings 1969-79, Los Angeles Kings & New York Islanders 1979-80, New York Islanders 1980-84, New York Islanders & Boston Bruins 1984-85 and Nova Scotia Oilers 1986-87. Coached Boston Bruins 1985-87, Spokane Chiefs 1987-89, Capital District Islanders 1990-93, Las Vagas Thunder 1993-94, Denver Grizzlies 1994-95, Utah Grizzlies 1995-99, New York Islanders 1999-01, Frankfurt Lions 2001-02, Krefeld Penguins 2002-03, Krefeld Penguins & New York Islanders 2003-04 (assistant) and DEG Metro Stars 2004- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983.
Won the Turner Cup in 1995 & 1996 (coach).
Won the German Championship in 2003 (coach).
Honours : Won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1981.
Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1978.
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1978.
NHL All-Star Roster in 1980.

Club Career : Played for Ottawa Senators.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1927.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Club Career : Coach the New York Americans 1925-26 & 1928-29, Chicago Blackhawks 1932-34 and Montreal Maroons 1934-38.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.
NHL All-Star Second Team coach 1935-36.

See GKS Katowice

Coach.
Club Career : Coached Krylia Sovetov Moscow 1947-48.

Club Career : Played for HC Torpedo Yaroslavl.

Forward.
International Career : Played for Italy (Women) in the 2001 World Championship (Women).
Club Career : Played for HC Lario.

Gosport, Hampshire, England. Also known as Forest Way Ice Rink.
Home ice for : Gosport Seakings
Capacity : 800 seats
Ice pad size : 145 feet x 73 feet

Gosport, Hampshire, England. Play in the English League.
Home ice : Forest Way Ice Rink
Team colours : Red, white and black.

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1982-83. Played for Canada in the 1984 Olympics.
Medals : Junior World Championship bronze in 1983.

President of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB).

Stockholm, Sweden. Founded 1900. IK G�ta played a total of 34 seasons in the top Swedish division. Their last season was 1995-96 when the team became the Bromma Flyers.
Home ice : �stermalms IP and Stockholms Stadion

Team colours : Red, blue and white
Honours : Won the Swedish Championship in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1940 and 1948.

Gothenburg, Sweden. The athletic club was founded in 1894 and ice hockey started at the club in 1954. Folded in 1965. GAIS played two seasons in the top Swedish division.
Home ice : Gamla Ullevis konstisbana (Outdoor)

Team colours : Green, black and red

Born in Odessa, Russia. After his playing career, he stayed with the Blackhawks organisation, coaching the Kansas City affiliate, working as Chicago's PR director and also working on Blackhawks radio.
Club Career : Played for Chicago Blackhawks 1928-41, Kansas City Americans 1941-42 and Chicago Blackhawks 1942-45. Coached Chicago Blackhawks 1944-48.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1934 & 1938.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team left-wing 1938-39
NHL All-Star Second Team coach 1945-46.

Zlin, Czech Republic. Founded in 1928 as SK Bata Zlin. Known as ZK Bata Zlin 1945-48, Sokol Botostroj Zlin 1948-49, Sokol Svit Gottwaldov 1949-52, DSO Jiskra and Spartak 1952-58, TJ Gottwadlov 1958-89 and from 1989 - AC ZPS Zlin or TJ Zlin. Their first season in the top Czech league was 1959-60, then again between 1963-70, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1978-79 and 1981-98. Most prominent players : Jiri Kr�lik, Peter Adamik, Jaroslav Sima, Jan Zajicek, Jiri Vod�k, Antonin Stavjana, Roman Hamrlik, Radek Bonk and Michal Grosek.
Home ice : Capacity 8,500 (opened 1957)

Team colours : yellow & blue

Born in Canada. Founder of the Canadian Oldtimers’ Hockey Association (see CARHA) in October 1974. Founder and President of Oldtimer's Hockey Canada.

International Career : Played for Great Britain (Junior) in 1980 & 1981.
Club Career : Played for Whitley Bay.
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C silver in 1981.
Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C bronze in 1980.
Honours : BIHWA All-Star right-wing 1987.

Born in Peribonka, Quebec, Canada. Quebec Nordiques 1st pick (20th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (he was Quebec Nordiques first ever draft pick). His NHL career spanned 15 seasons.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1984 & 1987 Canada Cups.
Club Career : Played for Quebec Nordiques 1979-89, Quebec Nordiques & Chicago Blackhawks 1989-90 and Chicago Blackhawks 1990-94.
Honours : NHL All-Star First Team left-wing 1983-84, 1985-86 & 1986-87.

NHL All-Star Second Team left-wing 1982-83 & 1987-88.
NHL All-Star Roster 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 & 1988.
His number 16 jersey has been retired by Quebec Nordiques.

Club Career : Played for Chelmsford Chieftains 1995-96.

The trophy award to the winners of the regular season in the WPHL.

i. IHL

An annual award for International Hockey League Defenceman of the Year. The Trophy was presented by the IHL between 1964-65 and 1998-99, it was renamed the Larry D Gordon Trophy from 1999-00.
ii. QMJHL

The trophy award to the winners of the regular season in the QMJHL from the 1969-70 season to the 1982-83 season. It was renamed as the John Rougeau Trophy.

Born in Canada. Forward.
International Career : Played for Canada (Women) in the 1998 & 2002 Olympics and the World Championship (Women).
Club Career : Played for Oval X-Treme.
Medals : Won Olympic (Women) gold in 2002.
Won Olympic (Women) silver in 1998.
Won World Championship (Women) gold in 2001.

Born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Cincinnati Mohawks & Montreal Royals 1954-55, Montreal Royals 1955-56, Montreal Royals & Montreal Canadiens 1956-57, Montreal Canadiens 1957-63, New York Rangers 1963-69, St Louis Blues 1969-70, Buffalo Sabres 1970-71 and Buffalo Sabres & New York Rangers 1971-72.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1957, 1958, 1959 & 1960.
Honours : Won the George H Wilkinson Trophy 1954-55.
Won the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy 1954-55.
NHL All-Star Roster 1957, 1958, 1959 & 1961.
IHL All-Star First Team 1954-55.

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