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Uusikaupunki, Finland. Founded in 1995 as a merger of Kalannin Pallo 65 and Lätkä-77. Known also by its abbreviation UJK. Jää-Kotkat means "Ice-Eagles". Played in the Finnish Division 1 1995- .
Home ice : Uudenkaupungin jäähalli
Team colours : Blue and white
Honours :

Club Career : Played for Manchester Storm 1997-00.
Medals : Won the Benson and Hedges Cup 1999.
Honours : BIHWA All-Star forward 1998-99.

Jaca, Spain. Also known as CAI Jaca.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Honours : Won the Spanish Champioship in 1983-84, 1990-91, 1993-94 & 1995-96.

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1981.
Club Career : Played for Fife Flyers1981.

Presented by the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association in 1974 in memory of Jack Adams. Awarded annually to the NHL Coach of the Year.

First awarded in 1984. Awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Calder Cup.

Awarded annually to the top prospect in the Washington Capitals organisation. This memorial award is named in honour of Jack Button.
Winners :
1997-98 Benoit Gratton
1998-99 Matt Herr
1999-00 Glen Metropolit
2000-01 Matt Pettinger
2001-02 Nolan Yonkman
2002-03 Maxime Ouellet
2003-04 Rastislav Stana

Named in honour of Jack Riley. Awarded to the East Coast Hockey League Playoff Champions until 1996 when the trophy was retired (see Patrick J Kelly Cup).

Born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Defenceman. St Louis Blues 1st pick (17th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) 1999-01. Played for Canada in the 2007 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Regina Pats 1997-01, Worcester Ice Cats & St Louis Blues (two games) 2001-02, St Louis Blues 2002-04, Missouri River Otters 2004-05, St Louis Blues 2005-06 and St Louis Blues & Peoria Rivermen 2006- .
Medals : Won World Championship (Junior) bronze in 1999-00 & 2000-01.
Won World Championship gold in 2007.
Honours : Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2003.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 5

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Dallas Stars 1st pick (5th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1996-97.
Club Career : Played for Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 1995-97, Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds & Michigan K-Wings 1997-98, Michigan K-Wings 1998-99, Dallas Stars & Michigan K-Wings 1999-00, Dallas Stars & Utah Grizzlies 2000-01, Boston Bruins & Providence Bruins 2001-02, Toronto Maple Leafs & St John's Maple Leafs 2002-03, Toronto Maple Leafs & Pittsburgh Penguins & St John's Maple Leafs 2003-04, IF Björklöven 2004-05, Pittsburgh Penguins & Florida Panthers 2005-06, Florida Panthers & Anaheim Ducks 2006- .
Medals : Won World Championship (Junior) gold in 1996-97.
Won the Stanley Cup in 2007.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 5 22 28 43 55

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs 1934-37, Boston Bruins 1937-38, New York Americans 1938-39, Boston Bruins 1939-44 and Boston Bruins & Toronto Maple Leafs 1944-45.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1941 & 1945.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1978 & 1979 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Minnesota North Stars (two games) 1977-78, Minnesota North Stars & Oklahoma City Stars 1978-81, Edmonton Oilers & Wichita Wind 1981-82, Edmonton Oilers & Birmingham South Stars 1982-83, Edmonton Oilers 1983-86 and New York Rangers 1986-87. Coached Knoxville Cherokees 1988-91 (assistant 1988-89), Quebec Nordiques 1991-94 (assistant), Cincinnati Cyclones 1994-95, Wichita Thunder 1995-96, Kansas City Blades 1996-97 and Pittsburgh Penguins 1997-00 (assistant).
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1984 & 1985.

Born in Cedar Springs, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1938 & 1943.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs 1929-39, New York Americans 1939-41 and Boston Bruins 1941-1944.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1932.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971.
NHL Leading Scorer 1932 (See Art Ross Trophy)
NHL All-Star First Team left-wing 1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35 & 1936-37.
NHL All-Star Second Team left-wing 1932-33.
NHL All-Star Roster in 1934, 1937 & 1939.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1984-85.

Club Career : Played for Billingham Bombers 1995-96.

Born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career (playing) : Played for Amherst Ramblers & Toronto St Patricks 1921-22, Amherst Ramblers 1922-23, Toronto St Patricks 1923-24, Toronto St Patricks & Boston Bruins 1924-25, Boston Bruins 1925-26, New Haven Eagles & Ottawa Senators & London Panthers 1926-27, London Panthers & Philadelphia Arrows 1928-29, Philadelphia Arrows 1929-30 and Buffalo Bisons 1930-32.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached Charlottetown Abegweits (MSHL) 1933-34.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1922.

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1934-35.

Jackson, Michigan, USA. Played in the All-American Hockey League 1986-89. Started as a semi-pro team, tried moving up to minor-pro status for 1987-88 but returned to semi-pro for 1988-89.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1999-03.
Home ice : Mississippi Coliseum
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Minnesota Wild 2000-01
General manager : Brad Ewing 1999-
Head coach : Derek Clancey 1999-

Formerly the Cleveland Barons, the franchise transferred to Jacksonville half way through the 1972-73 season. Played in the American Hockey League 1972-74.
Home Ice : Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
Team colours :
General manager : Jack Vivian
Head coach : John Hanna

Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League 2002-03, World Hockey Association 2 2003-04 and the Southern Professional Hockey League 2004- .
Home ice : Jacksonville Coliseum
Team colours : red, white & blue
General manager : Ron Duguay 2004-
Head coach : Ron Duguay 2004-
Honours : Won the World Hockey Association 2 in 2003-04.

Played in the Southern Hockey League 1995-96.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Home ice for : Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Capacity : 8,000
Ice pad size : 187.5 feet x 85 feet

Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Founded in 1990 as the Louisville Ice Hawks. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1995-00. Plan to re-join the league from the 2003-04 season.
Home ice : Jacksonville Coliseum
Team colours :
General manager : Jeff Brubaker, Larry Lane, Shawn Hegan
Head coach : Jeff Brubaker, Bruce Cassidy 1996-98, Brian Curran 1998-99, Alain Lemieux 1999-00

Home ice for : Jacksonville Barons
Capacity : 7,900
Ice pad size :

Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Played in the Eastern Hockey League 1964-72 (for two seasons 1966-67 & 1967-68 the team name was Florida Rockets).
Home ice :
Team colours :

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Croatia in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
Club Career : Played for Mladost.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the Netherlands in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Club Career : Played for Aab Ishockey.
Honours : Denmark Player of the Year in 1988.

Born in Berlin, Germany. Played both forward and defence in a career that spanned four decades - 1924-51.
International Career : Played for Germany 1927-39 (including the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics).
Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998.

Berlin, Germany.
Home ice for : Berlin Capitals
Capacity : 6,412 places (3,603 seats, 2,796 standing and 13 for wheelchairs)
Ice pad size :

Born in Manitoba, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Peterborough Pirates 1993-95 and Manchester Storm 1995- .
Honours : BIHWA All-Star defenceman 1996.

Born Kladno, Czechoslovakia. Right-wing. Pittsburgh Penguins 1st pick (5th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia (Junior) 1988-90. Played for Czechoslovakia in the 1990 World Championships and the 1991 Canada Cup. Played for the Czech Republic in the 1994, 2003, 2004 & 2005 World Championships, the 1996 & 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998, 2002 & 2006 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Poldi Kladno 1984-90, Pittsburgh Penguins 1990-94, Poldi Kladno & Pittsburgh Penguins & HC Bolzano 1994-95, Pittsburgh Penguins 1995-01, Washington Capitals 2001-03, Washington Capitals & New York Rangers 2003-04, Avangard Omsk & Poldi Kladno 2004-05 and New York Rangers 2005- .
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) silver in 1988-89.
Won World Championship (Junior) bronze in 1989-90.
Won World Championship bronze in 1990.
Won European Championship bronze in 1990.
Won the Stanley Cup in 1991 & 1992.
Won Olympic gold in 1998.
Won World Cup of Hockey bronze in 2004.
Won World Championship gold in 2005.
Won Olympic bronze in 2006.
Honours : Won the Art Ross Trophy in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001.
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1999.
Won the Lester B Pearson Award in 1998-99, 1999-00 & 2005-06.
NHL All-Star First Team right-wing 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00 & 2000-01.
NHL All-Star Second Team right-wing 1996-97.
NHL All-Stars Roster 1992, 1993, 1994 (did not play due to injury), 1996, 1997 (did not play due to injury) & 1998.
NHL World All-Stars Roster 1999, 2000 & 2001 (did not play due to injury).
Captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins 1998-01.

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Hungary in the 1964 Olympics and two World Championships. Coached Hungary 1970-1981.
Club Career : Started playing with Budapesti Epitök in the 1957-58 season. Also played and coached at Ferencvarosi TC and won three Championships.

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

Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Netminder. Los Angeles Kings 4th pick (108th overall) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Switzerland (Junior) in 1990-92. Played for Switzerland in the 1996 World Championship Pool B and the 1999 & 2000 World Championships Pool A.
Club Career : Played for HC Ambri-Piotta 1989-93, Phoenix Roadrunners 1993-94, Phoenix Roadrunners & Los Angeles Kings (one game) 1994-95 and HC Ambri-Piotta 1995- .
Medals : Won World Championship Pool B silver in 1996.
Honours : World Championship (Junior) Best Goalkeeper Award 1991 (Pool A).

Forward.
Club Career : Played for London Lions in 1973-74.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Lithuania in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Finnish SM-liiga referee.
Honours : Won the Unto Wiitala Trophy in 1983.

Centre. Managing Director of Ilves Tampere since 1999 (due to retire from this role in May 2004).
Club Career : Played for Ilves Tampere.
Honours : Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1982-83.

Won the Matti Keinonen Trophy in 1987-88.
SM-liiga All Star Team centre 1984.
His number 13 jersey has been retired by Ilves Tampere.

Sacked by Newcastle Jesters in February 2001.

Club Career : Coached Newcastle Riverkings 1999-00, Newcastle Jesters 2000-01 and HPK Hämeenlinna.

Born in Finland. Centre.

Club Career : Played for Kärpät Oulu and TPS Turku.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 (player).
Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy in 1978-79.
Won the Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy in 1986-87.
SM-liiga All Star Team centre 1987 and 1989.

Club Career : Played for Montreal AAA.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1894.

Club Career : Played for Moncton Hawks 1933-34.
Medals : Won the Allan Cup in 1934.

Club Career : Played for Streatham Bruins & Streatham Redskins 1982-83, Streatham Redskins 1983-89, Lee Valley Lions 1989-95 and Chelmsford Chieftains 1995- .

An annual award, presented to the International Hockey League regular season MVP, between 1946-47 and 2000-01.

i. NHL

An annual award for National Hockey League Defenceman of the Year, picked by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The Trophy was presented to the NHL in 1953, in memory of James Norris.
ii. IHL

An annual award for International Hockey League Goalie(s) of the Year. The Trophy was presented by the IHL between 1955-56 and 2000-01, in memory of James Norris.

Honours : BIHWA All-Star defenceman 1988.

Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Defencman.
Club Career : Played for Belfast Giants 2006-07.

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

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

Centre.

Club Career : Played for Jokerit Helsinki.
Honours : Won the Jari Kurri Trophy in 1996-97.
SM-liiga All Star Team centre 1992.

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for South Korea in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for South Korea in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for France in the 1981 World Championship (Pool C).

International Career : Played for Slovakia in the 1998 Olympics.

Born in Romania. Forward.
International Career : Played for Romania in the 1964 Olympics.

Born in Belgium. President of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation from 1955 to 1959.

Born in Sweden. Goaltender. Played nine times for his country.
International Career : Played for Sweden at the 1920 Olympics. European champion 1923.
Club Career : Played for Järva IS, Brussels IHC and IK Göta.

Club Career : Played for TPS Turku.
Honours : Won the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy in 1993-94.

See Japan

First contested 1966. Betwen 1966 and 1989 the winner of the Japanese League was also the Japanese champion. Since 1990 the Japanese championships have been contested in a play-off format.

Tokyo, Japan.

Founded in 1965. Administered by the Japanese Ice Hockey Federation.

See Japan

Book by Andy O'Brien, published by McGraw-Hill-Ryerson in 1972.

Bærum, Norway.
Home ice : Bærum Ishall

Team colours : Blue jerseys, red pants, blue stockings and helmets

Born in Uppsala, Sweden. Defenceman. In 1990 he was the round 6 draft for Winnipeg Jets. After a game with Pantern during the 1994-95 season, he was chosen for a drug test. He tested positive for amphetamine and was banned for two years. He left ice hockey and worked with a youth drug programme. In the summer of 1997 he came back to ice hockey. He trained hard for his comeback and won a contract for 1997-98 season.
Club Career : Played for AIK 1990-93, Uppsala AIS 1993-94, IK Pantern (Malmö) 1994-95 , Hamburg Crocodiles (Bundesliga) 1997-98, WSV Sterzing (Alpine League and the Italian League) and Esbjerg IK 1998-99 and Cardiff Devils 1999- .

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1948.

Sweden.
Home ice :
Team colours :

An annual award for the best player in the SM-liiga playoffs. The Kurri Trophy was introduced to the Finnish SM-liiga in 1994 in honour of Jari Kurri.

Born in Finland. Centre.

Club Career : Played for Tappara Tampere.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 (player).
SM-liiga All Star Team centre 1976 & 1977.

Forward.
International Career : Played for Bohemia in the 1911 European Championships.
Club Career : Played for SK Slavia Praha.
Medals : Won European Championship gold in 1911.

An annual award for the best rookie in the SM-liiga. The Wasama Trophy was first introduced to the Finnish SM-liiga in 1972. It was renamed in honour of Jarmo Wasama in 1995.

Sweden.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Finnish SM-liiga linesman.
Honours : Won the Pentti Isotalo Trophy in 1988.

Club Career : Played for Kärpät Oulu.
Honours : SM-liiga All Star Team centre 1985.

Club Career : Played for Ilves Tampere.
Honours : Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1989-90.

Järvenpää, Finland.
Home ice for : Haukat Järvenpää
Capacity : 1,312 (1,012 seats and 300 standings)
Ice pad size :

Finnish SM-liiga referee.
Honours : Won the Unto Wiitala Trophy in 1984.

Club Career : Played for Tappara Tampere.
Honours : Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1972-73.

Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Holds the Iron Man title in the NHL with 964 consecutive games between 8th October 1975 and 10th October 1987.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1973-74.
Club Career : Played for Peterborough Petes 1972-75, Montreal Canadiens 1975-82, Washington Capitals 1982-85, Hartford Whalers 1985-87 and Hartford Whalers & Binghamton Whalers 1987-88. Coached Binghamton Whalers 1987-88, Minnesota North Stars 1988-93 (assistant), Dallas Stars 1993-03 (assistant) and Hamilton Bulldogs 2003- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1976, 1977, 1978 & 1979.
Won the Stanley Cup in 1999 (assistant coach).
Honours : Won the Frank J Selke Trophy in 1984.
Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1987.

Born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Port Arthur Bear Cats 1927-29, Pittsburgh Pirates 1929-30, Philadelphia Quakers 1930-31 and Toronto Maple Leafs 1936-37.
Medals : Won the Allan Cup with Port Arthur Bear Cats in 1929.

Born in Presove, Slovakia. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Indianapolis Ice 1999- .

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

General Manager of the USA at the 1980 Olympics.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1980 (general manager).
Honours : Elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 (general manager - 1980 US Olympic Team).

Forward.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) 2000-01.
Club Career : Played for Sudbury.

Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Latvia in the 1999 World Championships Pool A.

Born in Pori, Finland. Forward. When he retired in 1995, he held the following Finnish SM-liiga records : Most points scored during the regular season (668 games played, 464 goals, 329 assists, 793 points), most goals scored (464) during the regular season and most hat-tricks (39) scored during the regular season. Also shared the SM-liiga record of most goals scored (38) in the play offs.
International Career : Played 82 times for Finland in two World Championships (1982 and 1983) and in the 1984 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Ässät Pori 1975-84 (Finnish Champion 1978), Pittsburg Penguins 1984-85, Baltimore Skipjacks 1984-85, Ässät Pori 1985-87, TPS Turku 1987-89 (Finnish Champion 1989), Ässät Pori 1989-94 and Rungsted IK 1994-95.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 (player).
Won the Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy in 1985-86.
Won the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy in 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88 & 1990-91.
SM-liiga All Star Team winger 1982, 1986, 1987 & 1988.
His number 4 jersey has been retired by Ässät Pori.

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