- Neal, Frank (- )
- Defenceman.
-
Club Career : Played for IFK
Helsinki.
Honours : SM-liiga All Star Team defenceman 1979.
- Neal, Jay (1970- )
- Bornin Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for Kent State
University 1989-93, Huntington Blizzard
& Toldeo Storm 1993-94, Toldeo Storm
1994-95, Raleigh IceCaps 1995-96, Amarillo
Rattlers & Central Texas
Stampede 1996-97, Bakersfield Fog
1997-98, Bakersfield Condors
1998-99, Port Huron Border Cats
& Louisville Panthers & Michigan
K-Wings 1999-00 and London Knights (UK)
2000- .
Medals : Won the Jack Riley Cup in
1994.
- Neale, Harry (1937- )
- Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Became a colour commentator on "Hockey Night in
Canada" 1977- . One of his witty lines was "Turnovers in your
own end are like ex-wives. The more you have, the more they cost you."
Club Career (playing) : Played for Toronto Marlboros
1955-56.
Club Career (coaching) : Coached
Minnesota Fighting Saints
1974-76, New England Whalers 1976-78,
Vancouver Canucks 1978-82,
Vancouver Canucks 1983-85 and
Detroit Red Wings 1985-86.
Club Career (managing) : General Manager of
Minnesota Fighting Saints
1973-75 (assistant), Vancouver Canucks
1982-85.
Medals : Won the Memorial Cup in
1956.
- NEC
- National Exhibition Centre outside Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
- Necker, Stanislav 'Stan'
(1975- )
- Born in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. Defenceman. Ottawa
Senators 2nd pick (29th overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry
Draft.
International Career : Played for Czech
Republic in the 1996 World Championships
& the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for HC Ceske Budejovice
1993-94, Detroit Vipers & Ottawa
Senators 1994-95, Ottawa Senators
1995-98, Ottawa Senators & New
York Rangers & Phoenix Coyotes
1998-99, Phoenix Coyotes 1999-00, Phoenix
Coyotes & Tampa Bay Lightning
2000-01, Tampa Bay Lightning
2001-03, Nashville Predators & Milwaukee
Admirals & Tampa Bay Lightning
2003- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 2004.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 2
- Nederlandse Ijshockey Bond
- See Netherlands Ice Hockey Federation
- Nedialkov, Victor (1982- )
- Born in Bulgaria. Forward.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria
(Junior) 1999-00.
Club Career : Played for CSKA Sofia.
- Nedomansky, Vaclav (1944- )
- Born in Hodonin, Czechoslovakia. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia 1964-74 in nine World Championships and the Olympics
in 1968 and 1972.
Club Career : Played for Toronto
Toros 1975-76, Detroit Red Wings 1977-82, New York Rangers and St
Louis Blues 1982-83.
Honours : Elected to the IIHF
Hall of Fame in 1997.
- Won the Paul H Deneau Trophy 1975-76.
- Nedorost, Andrej (1980- )
- Born in Trencin, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for
Columbus Blue Jackets 2005- .
- Nedorost, Vaclav (1982- )
- Born in Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. Centre.
Club Career : Played for
Florida Panthers 2005- .
- Nedved, Petr (1971- )
- Born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia. Centre. Vancouver
Canucks 1st pick (2nd overall) in the 1990 NHL
Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Team
Canada 1993-94. Played for Canada in the 1994
Olympics. Played for the Czech
Republic in the 1996 World Cup of
Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Seattle
Thunderbirds 1989-90, Vancouver
Canucks 1990-93, Team Canada & St
Louis Blues 1993-94, New York Rangers
1994-95, Pittsburgh Penguins
1995-97, Sparta Prague & Las
Vagas Thunder 1997-98, Las Vagas
Thunder & New York Rangers 1998-99, New York Rangers 1999-03, New York Rangers & Edmonton
Oilers 2003-04, Sparta Prague
2004-05, Phoenix Coyotes
& Philadelphia Flyers 2005-06 and
Philadelphia Flyers & Edmonton
Oilers 2006-07.
Medals : Won Olympic
silver in 1994.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 10
19 93
- Nedved, Zdenek (1945- )
- Born in Laný, Czechoslovakia. A right wing who was very good at the league level but
who never quite made it all the way to the national team. He played 16 seasons in the
Czechoslovakian league, 545 games (203 goals).
Club Career : He played for Sokol Lány 1952-59, PZ Kladno
1959-62, Poldi SONP Kladno 1962-64, Dukla Kosice
1964-67, Poldi SONP Kladno 1967-78, Lokomotiv Beroun 1978-81 and CKD Slaný 1981-86.
Medals : Won the Czech League in 1975, 1976, 1977
& 1978.
- needateam.com [web
site]
- A site owned by Mike Normile that aims to connect players with teams.
- Needham, Mike (1970- )
- Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in 1989-90.
Club Career : Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
1991-94.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in
1992.
- Neely, Cam (1965- )
- Born in Comox, British Columbia, Canada. Right-wing. Vancouver Canucks
1st pick (9th overall) in the 1983 NHL
Entry Draft. He played in 726 regular-season games, scoring 395 goals, 299 assists and
recording 1,241 penalty minutes.
Club Career : Played for Portland
Winter Hawks 1982-83, Portland
Winter Hawks & Vancouver Canucks
1983-84, Vancouver Canucks 1984-86
and Boston Bruins 1986-96.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of
Fame
in 2005 (player).
Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
1994.
NHL All-Star Second Team
right-wing 1987-88, 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1993-94.
NHL All-Star Roster 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1996.
His number 8 jersey has
been retired by Boston Bruins.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 8
21
- Neepawa Natives [web
site]
Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada. Junior 'A' hockey team. Play in the Manitoba Junior Hockey
League.
Home ice : Yellowhead
Arena
Team colours : red, white & blue
General manager : Craig Atkinson
Head coach : Craig Atkinson - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
(HSC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
-
Nizhnekamsk, Russia. Neftekhimik = Petro-Chemists. Played in the Russian
Superleague 1999- .
Home ice : Neftekhimik Sport Palace
Team colours : red, green & white
Honours :
- Neftekhimik Sport Palace
- Nizhnekamsk, Russia.
Home ice for : HSC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Capacity : 2,500
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 98 feet
- Neftyanik Almetievsk
Almetievsk, Russia. Neftyanik = The Oiler. Almetievsk is situated 135 miles south east of Kazan.
Played in the Russian
Premier League 1999- .
Home ice : Yubileinyi Sports Palace
Team colours : red, green & white
General manager : ...
Head coach : Valeri
Beloussov 2002- .
Team captain : ...
All-time best players : ...- Neftyanik Leninogorsk
Leninogorsk, Russia. Neftyanik = The Oiler. Leninogorsk is situated 160 miles south east of Kazan and 25 miles south of town Almetievsk.
Played in the Russian
Premier League 1999-00.
Home ice : Ice Sports Palace
Team colours : red, green & white
General manager : ...
Head coach : Andrei Kirdiashov
2002-
Team captain : ...
All-time best players : ...- Negrisolo, Claudia (1984- )
- Forward.
International Career : Played for Italy
(Women) in the 2001 World Championship (Women).
Club Career : Played for HC Eagles.
- NEHL
- See North East Hockey League
- Neicehockey.co.uk [web
site]
- For many years, when hockey in the UK almost disappeared, the North East
of England maintained a foothold on the sport. This web site provides
breaking news, results and stats for hockey in the North East, whose proud
tradition of ice hockey continues in the 21st century with Newcastle Vipers
(British National League) and the Billingham Bombers, Sunderland Chiefs
& Whitley Warriors (all English League North).
- Neil, Christopher (1979- )
- Born in Markdale, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for
Ottawa Senators 2005- .
- Neil, Lawson (1930-1990)
- International Career : Played for Great Britain 1950-51.
- Neil, Scott (1962- )
- Born in Scotland.
International Career : Played for Great
Britain (Junior) in 1979 & 1980. Played for Great Britain 1981-93.
Club Career : Played for Murrayfield.
Medals : Won European
Championship (Junior) Pool C bronze in 1978-79 & 1979-80.
- Won World Championship Pool C
gold in 1992.
Honours : BIHWA All-Star
right-wing 1988.
- Neilson, Jim (1940- )
- Born in Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for New
York Rangers 1962-74, California Golden Seals
1974-76, Cleveland Barons 1976-78 and Edmonton Oilers 1978-79.
- Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team
defenceman 1967-68.
- Neilson, Roger (1934-2003)
- Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Netminder. During the 2001-01 season, Ottawa Senators
made a temporary switch of head coach - Jacques
Martin stepped aside for two games in April 2001 to allow his assistant
Neilson to take charge of his 999th and 1,000th games as a head coach in the
NHL.
Club Career : Coached Peterborough
Petes, Dallas Black Hawks
1976-77, Toronto
Maple Leafs 1977-79, Buffalo Sabres
1979-80 (assistant), Buffalo Sabres 1980-81, Vancouver Canucks
1981-82 (assistant/head coach), Vancouver Canucks
1982-83, Vancouver Canucks & Los Angeles Kings 1983-84,
Chicago Blackhawks 1984-87
(assistant), New
York Rangers 1989-93, Florida Panthers 1993-95, Philadelphia Flyers
1997-00 and Ottawa Senators
2000-03 (assistant).
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of
Fame
in 2002 (builder).
NHL North America All-Star Assistant Coach 2000.
- Nell, Stephen (1967- )
- Honours : BIHWA All-Star
centre 1987.
- Nelson, Bob (- )
- Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Ayr
Bruins 1975-76.
Medals : Won the Icy Smith
Cup in 1976.
Honours : NIHA Rookie of the Year 1975-76.
NIHA All-Star A Team defenceman 1975-76
- Nelson, Francis (- )
- Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in
1947 (builder).
- Nelson, Jeff (1972- )
- International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in 1991-92.
- Nelson, Tom (- )
- Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Ayr
Bruins 1975-76.
Medals : Won the Icy Smith
Cup in 1976.
- Nelson-Bond, Brett (1983- )
- Forward.
International Career : Played for Australia
in the 2002-04 (Division II) World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Sydney Bears.
Medals :
Won World Championship Division
II (Group A) bronze in 2004.
- Nelson Maple Leafs
Played in the Western International Hockey League.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Honours : - Neman Grodno
Grodno, Belorussia. Neman is name of a river. Played in the Eastern Europe Hockey League
and the Belarussian League.
Home ice : Grodno Ice
Arena (2,700)
Team colours : red & black - Nemchinov, Sergei (1964- )
- Born in Moscow, USSR. Centre. New
York Rangers 14th pick (244th overall) in the 1990 NHL
Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for USSR
(Junior) 1982-83 & 1983-84. Played for the USSR
in the 1987 Canada Cup and the 1989, 1990
& 1991 World
Championships. Played for Russia in the
1996 World Cup of Hockey, the 1998 Olympics
and the 1998 World
Championships.
Club Career : Played for Krylia
Sovetov Moscow 1981-82, CSKA Moscow
1982-85, Krylia Sovetov Moscow 1985-90, Krylia
Sovetov Moscow & CSKA Moscow
1990-91, New
York Rangers 1991-96, New
York Rangers & Vancouver Canucks
1996-97, New York Islanders 1997-98, New
York Islanders & New Jersey Devils
1998-99, New Jersey Devils 1999-02 and HC Torpedo
Yaroslavl 2002- .
Medals :
Won World
Championship (Junior) gold in 1982-83 & 1983-84.
Won the Stanley
Cup in 1994 & 2000.
- Nemecek, Igor (- )
- International Career : General Manager for Slovakia in the 1999 World
Championships Pool A.
- Nemeth, Steve (1967- )
International Career : Played for Team Canada 1986-87 and 1988-90. Played for
Canada (Junior) in the 1987 Junior World Championships.
Club Career : Played for New
York Rangers & Colorado Rangers 1987-88 and Sheffield Steelers 1992-97.- Nenov, Milo (1985- )
- Born in Bulgaria. Forward.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria
(Junior) 2001-02 & 2003-04.
Club Career : Played for CSKA Sofia and Levsky Sofia.
- Nenov, Miltcho (1951- )
- Netminder.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
- Nepean Raiders
Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Played in the Central Junior
A Hockey League (CJHL).
Home ice : Steve Yzerman
Arena
Team colours : red, white & black
General manager : Chris Byrne
Head coach : Chris Byrne- Nesbitt, Ivor Tom (1912-1950)
-
Born in West Drayton, Middlesex, England. Centre. Tom
Nesbitt's son. Learnt to play ice hockey in Canada where he lived from
the age of 12. He played ice hockey for Kenogami in Quebec before returning to England
in 1933. In the "Queens Ice Hockey News & Programme" for February 1934
he is described as '... that great-hearted trier ... the Queen's centre
forward ...one of the most promising of the younger generation of players and the experts predict a great future for
him.'
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1934.
Club Career : Played for Bournemouth & Queens 1933-34, Richmond
Hawks 1934-35, Bournemouth
Stags 1938-39, Southampton, Wembley Lions and Brighton Tigers.
- Nesbitt, Terry (- )
-
Club Career : Played for Sobell Saints
1975-76.
- Nesbitt, Tom (- )
- Ivor Nesbitt's father. President of the
Hampshire Ice Hockey Association.
Club Career : Coached Bournemouth in
the in the early to mid 1930s.
- Nesterenko, Eric (1933- )
- Born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
1951-56 and Chicago Blackhawks
1956-72.
Medals : Won the Stanley
Cup in 1961.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1961 &
1965.
- Net
- 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. Also refered
to as the goal.
- "Net Worth"
- A TV film drama made in 1995 which tells the story of the NHL's early years, focusing on the
battle over benefits & pensions that was fought between the players (led by
Ted Lindsay) and the owners.
- Netherlands Ice Hockey
Federation (Nederlandse Ijshockey Bond) [web
site]
The Netherlands ice hockey federation is responsible for governing ice
hockey in Holland.
President :
Frans van Erp
John Ponsioen
Jan van Vroenhoven
Jan de Greef- Netherlands - Men's National Team
- See Netherlands
- Netherlands Championship
- See Dutch Championship
- Nethery, Lance (1957- )
- Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for New
York Rangers 1980-81 and Edmonton Oilers 1981-82.
Finished his playing career with HC Davos in Switzerland in 1983-87, where he then started
his coaching career and was named "worst coach of Switzerland" before getting
assistant coach role with EV Landshut in Germany 1993-94. In
1994-95 he started to build up a young and new team with Mannheim
Eagles as head coach at the beginning of the DEL season. He
then used the "Bosman decision" to get players from all over Europe winning the German Championship in 1997, followed by the German
titles in 1998 and 1999. Starts the 1999-2000 season as head coach with the Cologne Sharks.
- Netminder
- 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, goaltender and stopper.
- Neubauer, Jiri (- )
- Club Career : Played for Skoda
Plzen.
- Neumeier, Troy (- )
- Club Career : Played for Manchester Storm 1998-
.
Honours : BIHWA All-Star
defenceman 1998-99.
- Neuss (EHC Neuss)
Germany. Played in Bundesliga Division 3 1988-89.
Home ice :
Team colours :
- Neutral Zone
- The centre ice area between the two blue lines. It is called the neutral
zone because it is neither an attacking zone or a
defensive zone.
- Neuvonen, Jari (- )
- Club Career : Played for Ilves Tampere.
Honours : Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy
in 1984-85.
- Neville, Dave (- )
- International Career : Played for Canada in the 1936
Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Port Arthur Bear Cats in 1935-36.
Medals : Won Olympic silver in 1936.
- Nevin, Bob (1938- )
- Born in South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Marlboros 1954-58 (also
two games for Rochester Americans 1956-58 and four games for
Toronto Maple Leafs 1957-58),
Chicoutimi Sagueneens & Rochester Americans
1958-59 (also two games for Toronto Maple Leafs),
Rochester Americans 1959-60, Toronto Maple Leafs
1960-63, Toronto Maple Leafs &
New York Rangers 1963-64, New York Rangers
1965-71, Minnesota North Stars 1971-73,
Los Angeles Kings 1973-76 and Edmonton Oilers
1976-77.
Medals : Won the Stanley
Cup in 1962 & 1963.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1962, 1963,
1967 & 1969.
Captain of New York Rangers 1964-71.
- New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association
[web site]
- The New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association is one of thirteen Branch Associations of the
Canadian Hockey Association. The association has
over 16,000 players registered.
- New Brunswick Hawks
Played in the American
Hockey League 1978-82.
Home ice :
Team colours : blue & white
Head coach :
Joe Crozier & Lou Angotti
1979-80
Honours : Won the Calder Cup in
1982.- New
England Blades
-
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The team moved from New Haven to become
the New England Blades. Played in the Eastern Hockey League
1972-73. Folded in December 1972.
Home ice :
Team colours :
- New England Division
- One of the divisions of the Eastern Conference of the American
Hockey League (previously in the Southern Conference). Teams in this division in
1997-98 were Hartford Wolf Pack, Beast of New Haven, Providence
Bruins, Springfield Falcons and Worcester Icecats.
- New England Whalers
Massachusetts and Connecticut, USA. Founded 1971. One of the original franchises for the
World Hockey Association. The Whalers were
one of four teams to complete all seven WHA seasons, but they moved around. They started
with two seasons in Boston then they moved to Springfield for one season. After that, they
had one season in Hartford, two seasons in Springfield and a final season in Hartford. The
Whalers were one of four WHA teams that joined the National Hockey
League after the 1978-79 season. Before they entered the NHL they changed their name
to Hartford Whalers.
Home ice : Boston Garden,
Olympia of the Eastern States Exposition, Hartford Civic Center Coliseum
1975-77 & Springfield Arena
Team colours : green, white & black/green, gold & white
Affiliations have included :
Cape Codders 1974-76,
New Hampshire Freedoms 1978-79,
Rhode Island Reds 1976-77,
Springfield Indians 1977-79,
Suncoast Suns 1973-74
General manager : Jack Kelley 1974-76, Ron Ryan 1976-77, Ron Ryan
(Director of Player Personnel) 1977-78
Head coach : Ron RYan 1974-75, Jack Kelley 1975-76, Harry Neale 1976-78
Honours : Won the AVCO Trophy
in 1973. - New Glasgow Black Foxes
Played in the Maritime Professional Hockey League
1913-14 and the Eastern Professional Hockey League
1914-15. The team folded in January 1915.
Home ice :
Team colours :- New Glasgow Cubs
Played in the Interprovincial Professional Hockey League
1910-11 and the Maritime Professional Hockey League
1911-13.
Home ice :
Team colours :- New Hampshire Freedoms
-
Played in the North Eastern Hockey League 1978-79.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Affiliations have included :
Boston Bruins 1978-79, New England Whalers
1978-79
- New Haven Arena
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Home ice for : New
Haven Blades
Capacity : 3,800
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 80 feet
- New Haven, Beast of
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in the American Hockey League
in 1997-99.
Home ice : New Haven
Coliseum
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Carolina
Hurricanes 1997-99, Florida Panthers 1997-99 - New Haven Blades
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in the Eastern Hockey League
1954-72. The team moved to Springfield, Massachusetts to become the New England Blades.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : red & white; red, blue & white; red & white with blue - New Haven Coliseum
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Formally the New Haven Veteran's Memorial
Coliseum.
Home ice for : Beast of New
Haven, New Haven Nighthawks
Capacity : 8,963
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet
- New Haven Crescents
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1943. Played in the Eastern
Amateur Hockey League 1943-44. The team transferred in November
1943 to Brooklyn as Brooklyn Crescents.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : red, white & blue - New Haven Eagles (1926-43)
-
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1926. Played in the Canadian-American
Hockey League 1926-36, the International-American
Hockey League 1936-38 and the American Hockey League
1939-43. The club
folded on the 12th January 1943.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : red, white & blue
Honours : Won the Canadian-American Hockey
League in 1926-27.
- New Haven Eagles (1945-46)
-
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in
the American Hockey League 1945-46.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : red, white & blue
- New Haven Knights
-
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in the United
Hockey League 2000-02.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Head coach :
Paul Gillis 2000-02.
- New Haven Nighthawks
New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Played in the American Hockey League
1972-93.
Home ice : New Haven
Coliseum
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Detroit Red Wings 1975-76, New York
Islanders, New York Rangers, Los Angles Kings,
Minnesota North Stars 1974-76, Ottawa Senators
1992-93, St Louis Blues
General manager : Jack Gordon 1974-75
Head coach : Charlie Burns 1973-74, Dean Prentice 1974-76, Robbie Ftorek
1985-87, Rick Dudley
1988-89 - New Haven Nutmegs
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in the Eastern
Amateur Hockey League 1952-53.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : red, white & blue - New Haven Ramblers
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Farm team for New
York Rangers. Played in the American Hockey League
1946-50
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : red, with blue & white - New Haven Senators
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in the American Hockey League
1992-93.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Ottawa Senators 1992-93- New Haven Tomahawks
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Played in the Eastern
Amateur Hockey League 1951-52.
Home ice : New Haven
Arena
Team colours : blue & white - New Jersey Devils (1964-73)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. Played in the
Eastern Hockey League 1964-73.
Home ice : Cherry Hill Arena
Team colours : - New Jersey Devils [web site]
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA. A much travelled franchise that started as the Kansas City Scouts, moved to Denver as the Colorado Rockies, and then to New Jersey.
Played in the National
Hockey League 1982- .
Home ice : Meadowlands Arena/Continental Airlines
Arena 1982-06, Prudential Center
2007-
Team colours : red, black & white (until
1993 they were red, green & white)
Affiliations have included
: Albany River Rats
1993-06,
Augusta Lynx 1998-00,
Fort Wayne Komets 1984-86,
Flint Generals 1994-95,
Flint
Spirits 1988-89, Indianapolis Checkers 1986-87,
Lowell Devils 2006-08,
Maine
Mariners 1983-87, Muskegon Mohawks 1982-84,
Raleigh Ice Caps 1994-98,
Trenton Devils 2007-08,
Utica Devils 1987-93
General manager : Bill MacMillan 1982-83,
Bill MacMillan & Max McNab 1983-84, Max McNab 1984-87, Lou Lamoriello
1987-
Head coach : Bill MacMillan 1982-83, Bill
MacMillan & Tom McVie 1983-84, Doug Carpenter 1984-87, Doug Carpenter
& Jim Schoenfeld 1987-88, Jim Schoenfeld 1988-89, Jim Schoenfeld &
John Cunniff 1989-90,
John Cunniff & Tom McVie 1990-91, Tom McVie
1991-92, Herb Brooks 1992-93, Jacques Lemaire
1993-98, Robbie Ftorek
1998-99, Robbie Ftorek &
Larry Robinson 1999-00,
Larry Robinson 2000-01,
Larry Robinson & Kevin Constantine
2001-02, Pat Burns 2002-04,
Larry Robinson & Lou Lamoriello 2005-06,
Claude Julien & Lou Lamoriello 2006-07, Brent Sutter 2007-
Team captain : Don Lever 1982-83, Don Lever
& Mel Bridgman 1983-84, Mel Bridgman 1984-87, Kirk Muller 1987-91, Bruce
Driver 1991-92, Scott Stevens 1992-03, Scott Stevens
& Scott Niedermayer 2003-04, no
captain 2005-06, Patrik Elias 2006-07
Honours : Won the Stanley Cup
in 1995, 2000 & 2003.
Retired jersey numbers : 3
4
- New Mexico Scorpions [web site]
-
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA. Founded, in Albuquerque, in 1996 as a founder member of the Western
Professional Hockey League. Scheduled to miss the 2005-06 season because
their new arena was being built. Played in the Western
Professional Hockey League 1996-01, Central
Hockey League 2001-05 and Central
Hockey League 2006- .
Home ice : Tingley Coliseum/Santa
Ana Star Center (6,200)
Team colours : black, gold, maroon & red
Affiliations have included : Milwaukee Admirals
2006- , Nashville Predators
2006-
General manager : Pat Dunn, Rick Carden 2006-
Head coach : Taylor Hall 1996-97, Garry Unger
1997-98, Garry Unger
& Mark Ciaccio 1998-99, Tony Martino 1999-02, Pat Dunn & Bill McDonald
2002-03, Bill McDonald 2003-05,
Honours : Won the Governor's
Cup in 1996-97.
- New Orleans Arena
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Home ice for : New Orleans Brass
Capacity : 17,000
Ice pad size :
- New Orleans Brass [web site]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Founded in 1997.
Played in the East
Coast Hockey League 1997-02. Planned to rejoin the league from the 2003-04
season.
Home ice : New
Orleans Arena (original home ice was the Morris
F X Jeff Auditorium).
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Edmonton Oilers,
Montreal
Canadiens, Nashville Predators
2000-01, San Jose Sharks 2000-01
General manager : Larry Kish, Dan Belisle
Head coach : Ted Sator - New South Wales Glebe Lions
- See Glebe Lions IHC
- New South Wales Ice Hockey Association
(NSWIHA)
- The body responsible for administering ice hockey in New South Wales,
Australia. Operate the New South Wales
League.
- New South Wales League
 - Australian club league. Name changed to Eastcoast
Superleague.
- New Westminster Bruins
(1975-81)
-
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the
Western
Canada Major Junior Hockey League 1975-81. Franchise moved to Kamloops
Junior Oilers.
Home ice :
Team colours : gold, black & white
Honours : Won the Memorial Cup in 1976-77 &
1977-78.
- New Westminster Bruins (1983-88)
-
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
Franchise moved from Nanaimo Islanders.
Played in the Western
Canada Major Junior Hockey League 1983-88. Franchise moved to
Tri-Cities Americans.
Home ice :
Team colours :
- New Westminster Royals
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the Pacific Coast Hockey
Association 1911-14, the Pacific Coast
Hockey League 1945-52 and the Western Hockey League 1952-59.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Head coach : Alex
Shibicky 1947-48 - New York Americans
New York, New York, USA. Joined the National
Hockey League in 1925 when the franchise transferred from Hamilton Tigers. Changed their name to the Brooklyn Americans in 1941-42.
Home ice : Madison Square Garden
Team colours : - New York Golden Blades
New York, New York, USA. Founded 1973. The WHA team New York Raiders was purchased from the league in 1973. The
owner changed the name but the team was still not viable and the Golden Blades folded. The
team was re-located to New Jersey in the middle of the 1973-74 season and called the Jersey Knights. - Home ice : Madison
Square Garden
Team colours : Purple, gold, black and white
- New York Islanders [web site]
Uniondale, New York, USA. Joined the National
Hockey League in 1972.
Home ice : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Team colours : blue, orange & white
Affiliations have included
: Atlantic City
Boardwalk Bullies,
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2001-08,
Capital District Islanders 1990-93, Chicago Wolves 1999-01, Denver Grizzlies
1994-95, Erie Blades 1975-77 & 1978-79, Fort Wayne Komets 1980-81, Fort Worth Texans
1974-79, Fort Worth Wings 1973-74, Greensboro Generals 1974-75, Indianapolis Checkers 1979-86, Indianapolis Ice 1988-89, Kentucky Thoroughblades 1996-98, Lowell Lock Monsters 1998-01,
Muskegon Mohawks 1973-80, Peoria Rivermen
1987-88, Richmond Renegades 1991-93 & 1994-95, Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1993-94,
Springfield Indians 1984-90, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 1994-96, Toledo
Goaldiggers 1981-84, Trenton Titans 1999-03, Utah Grizzlies
1995-98 & 2007-08, Worcester Ice Cats 1995-96
General manager : Bill Torrey 1972-92, Don Maloney 1992-95, Don Maloney & Mike Milbury 1995-96, Mike Milbury 1996-06,
Neil Smith & Garth Snow 2006-07, Garth Snow 2007-
Head coach : Phil Goyette & Earl Ingarfield 1972-73, Al Arbour 1973-86, Terry Simpson 1986-88, Terry Simpson & Al Arbour 1988-89, Al Arbour 1989-94, Lorne Henning 1994-95, Mike Milbury 1995-96, Mike Milbury &
Rick Bowness 1996-97, Rick Bowness
& Mike Milbury 1997-98, Mike Milbury & Bill Stewart 1998-99, Butch Goring 1999-00, Butch Goring & Lorne Henning 2000-01,
Peter Laviolette 2001-03,
Steve Stirling 2003-05,
Steve Stirling & Brad Shaw 2005-06, Ted Nolan 2006-08
Team captain : Ed Westfall 1972-76, Ed Westfall & Clark Gillies 1976-77, Clark Gillies 1977-79, Denis Potvin 1979-87, Brent Sutter 1987-91, Brent Sutter & Patrick Flatley 1991-92, Patrick Flatley 1992-96, no captain 1996-97, Bryan McCabe & Trevor Linden 1997-98, Trevor Linden 1998-99, Kenny Jonsson 1999-01,
Michael Peca 2001-04, Alexei Yashin 2005-07, Bill Guerin 2007-
Honours : Won the Stanley
Cup in 1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983.
Retired jersey numbers : 5
9 19 22 23
31 - New York Raiders
New York, New York, USA. Founded 1971. The Raiders were one of the original
franchises for the WHA. The played just the inaugural season
1972-73. In the off season the owner purchased the team off the league and re-named the
team the New York Golden Blades. - Home ice : Madison
Square Garden
Team colours : Red, white, blue and gold
- New York Rangers [web site]
-
New York, New York, USA. Joined the National
Hockey League in 1926.
Home ice : Madison
Square Garden
Team colours : blue, red & white
Affiliations have included
: Binghamton Rangers 1990-97, Cape Cod Cubs 1973-74, Charlotte Checkers 2005-08, Colorado
Rangers 1987-89, Erie
Panthers 1994-95, Flint Spirits 1989-90, Hartford Wolf Pack
1997-08, New Haven Nighthawks 1976-81 & 1984-88, Omaha
Knights, Peoria Prancers 1982-84, Port Huron Flags 1974-77, Providence
Reds 1973-76, Richmond
Wildcats 1976-77, Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1984-86,
Springfield Indians 1981-82, Toledo Goaldiggers 1977-81, Toledo Hornets
1973-74, Tulsa Oilers 1982-84,
Winston-Salem Polar Twins 1974-77
General manager : Lester Patrick 1927-46, Frank Boucher
1946-55, Muzz Patrick 1955-64, Emile Francis
1964-75, Emile Francis &
John Ferguson 1975-76, John Ferguson
1976-78, John Ferguson & Fred Shero 1978-79, Fred Shero & Craig Patrick 1980-81, Craig Patrick 1981-86, Phil Esposito 1986-89, Neil Smith 1989-00,
Glen Sather 2000-
Head coach : Lester Patrick 1926-39, Frank Boucher 1939-48,
Frank Boucher & Lynn Patrick 1948-49, Lynn Patrick 1949-50, Neil Colville 1950-51, Neil Colville & Bill Cook 1951-52, Bill Cook 1952-53, Frank Boucher & Muzz Patrick 1953-54, Muzz Patrick 1954-55, Phil Watson 1955-59, Phil Watson & Alf Pike 1959-60, Alf Pike 1960-61, Doug Harvey 1961-62, Muzz Patrick & George Sullivan 1962-63, George Sullivan 1963-65, George Sullivan &
Emile Francis 1965-66, Emile Francis
1966-68, Bernie Geoffrion & Emile Francis 1968-69,
Emile Francis 1969-73, Larry Popein &
Emile Francis 1973-74, Emile Francis
1974-75, Ron Stewart &
John Ferguson 1975-76, John Ferguson
1976-77, Jean-Guy Talbot 1977-78, Fred Shero 1978-80, Fred Shero & Craig Patrick 1980-81,; Herb Brooks 1981-84, Herb Brooks & Craig Patrick 1984-85, Ted Sator 1985-86, Ted Sator & Tom Webster & Phil Esposito 1986-87, Michel Bergeron 1987-88, Michel Bergeron & Phil Esposito 1988-89, Roger Neilson 1989-92, Roger Neilson & Ron Smith 1992-93, Mike Keenan 1993-94, Colin Campbell 1994-97, Colin Campbell & John Muckler 1997-98, John Muckler 1998-99, John Muckler & John Tortorella 1999-00,
Ron Low
2000-02, Bryan Trottier & Glen Sather
2002-03, Glen Sather
& Tom Renney 2003-04, Tom Renney
2004-
Team captain : Bill Cook 1926-37, Art Coulter 1937-42, Ott Heller 1942-45, Neil Colville 1945-49, Buddy O'Connor 1949-50, Frank Eddolls 1950-51, Frank Eddolls & Allan Stanley 1951-52, Allan Stanley 1952-53, Allan Stanley & Don Raleigh 1953-54, Don Raleigh 1954-55, Harry Howell 1955-57, George Sullivan 1957-61, Andy Bathgate 1961-63, Andy Bathgate & Camille Henry 1963-64, Camille Henry & Bob Nevin 1964-65, Bob Nevin 1965-71, Vic Hadfield 1971-74, Brad Park 1974-75, Brad Park & Phil Esposito 1975-76, Phil Esposito 1976-78, Dave Maloney 1978-80, Dave Maloney & Walt Tkaczuk & Barry Beck 1980-81, Barry Beck 1981-86, Ron Greschner 1986-87, Ron Greschner & Kelly Kisio 1987-88, Kelly Kisio 1988-91,
Mark Messier 1991-97, Brian Leetch 1997-00,
Mark Messier 2000-04, no captain
2005-06, Jaromir Jagr 2006-08
Honours : Won the Stanley
Cup in 1928, 1933, 1940 & 1994.
Won the Presidents' Trophy in
1991-92
& 1993-94.
Retired jersey numbers : 1
7 11
35
- New York Rovers
-
New York, USA. Played in the Eastern
Hockey League 1938-39. Played in the Québec Senior Hockey League
1947-49.
Home ice :
Team colours :
- New York Slapshots
-
Staten Island,
New York, USA. Played in the Atlantic
Coast Hockey League 1985-86. The team played its home games at the
Ironbound Arena in Newark, NJ for the early part of the season, then became a
traveling team, playing home games in other ACHL team arenas. This was
necessary because what was to be the team's primary home, the Phil Esposito
Sports Arena in Staten Island, NY was never built.
Home ice : Ironbound Arena
Team colours : green, gold & black
Head coach : Dave Schultz 1985-86
- New Zealand Championship
-
- ...
- New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
[web site]
- Christchurch, New Zealand. Formed in 1986 at a meeting at Lake Tekapo, New
Zealand to administer mens, women and junior ice hockey in New Zealand. They
are also responsible for the New Zealand national teams. There are four official
regions registered with the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation - Auckland
Ice Hockey Association, Tamaki Ice Hockey Association, Canterbury and the
Southern Ice Hockey League.
Presidents :
Ron O'Reilly ?-99
Graeme Glass 1999-
- New Zealand Ice Skating Association
- Formed in 1937 with ice hockey as a section of the association.
- New Zealand Men's National Team
- See New Zealand
- Newark Bulldogs
Played in the Canadian-American Hockey League 1928-29.
Home ice :
Team colours : - Newberry, John (1962- )
- Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Murrayfield Racers 1992-93.
- Newcastle Arena
- See Telewest Arena
- Newcastle Cobras
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. Founded in May 1995 and played their first
season as Durham Wasps based
at Sunderland's Crowtree Leisure Centre. The Durham Wasps had been founded in 1947
but were purchased by the Newcastle Sporting Club and the team were moved from Durham to
Newcastle upon Tyne. In August 1996 the team were renamed the Newcastle Cobras when
they moved into the Newcastle Arena. Played in
the Superleague 1996-98. Newcastle Sporting
Club owner, Sir John Hall lost interest in the club and it passed into the hands of
the Superleague who re-named the team Newcastle Riverkings.
Home ice : Telewest Arena
Team colours : White and black - Newcastle Ice Rink
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Closed in 1982.
Home ice for :
Capacity :
Ice pad size :
- Newcastle Jesters
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. Formerly the Newcastle
Riverkings. Name changed prior to 2000-01 season to reflect ownership by
Jokerit Helsinki. Played in the Superleague
2000-01.
Home ice : Telewest Arena
Team colours :
Retired jersey numbers : 34
- Newcastle North Stars [web
site]
Warners Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Play in the Australian
Ice Hockey League.
Home ice : Hunter Ice Skating
Stadium
Team colours : red, white & blue
General manager : Tony Johnston
Head coach : Don Champagne
Honours : Won the Australian
Ice Hockey League in 2004.
Won the Australian
Ice Hockey League play-off championship in 2005.- Newcastle Riverkings
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. Initially owned by the Superleague (see Newcastle
Cobras), the team was "established" in 1998 and Mike
O'Connor was appointed Riverkings General Manager, with Alex
Dampier as head coach. From the 1999-2000 season the Superleague entered
a joint agreement with Jokerit Helsinki
that saw the Finnish club take responsibility for the management and
coaching of the Riverkings, as well as providing additional players. Played in the
Superleague 1998-2000. Name changed to
Newcastle Jesters from the 2000-01 season.
Home ice : Telewest Arena
Team colours : Light blue, silver, green and gold - Newcastle Vipers [web
site]
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. Played in the British
National League 2002-05 and the Elite
Ice Hockey League 2005- .
Home ice : Newcastle Arena/Telewest Arena/Metro
Radio Arena
Team colours : black & gold
General manager : Jaimie Longmuir
Head coach : Alex Dampier
2002- , Rob Wilson
Team captain : Jonathan Weaver
Honours : Won the Findus Cup in 2002 & 2003.
Won the British
Championship in 2006.
Retired jersey numbers :
8- Newcastle Warriors
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England. Founded in 1956, known as Whitley Warriors except for the 1995-96 season when
their name changed to Newcastle Warriors. Played in the British League Premier Division
1995-96.
Home ice : The Ice Rink (Whitley Bay Ice Rink) and the Newcastle Arena
Team colours : white, maroon & gold
- Newell, Rick (- )
- Forward.
Club Career : Played for London
Lions in 1973-74.
- Newfoundland Senior
Hockey League
- ...
- Newfoundland/Labrador Hockey Association
- The Newfoundland/Labrador Hockey Association is one of thirteen Branch Associations of the
Canadian Hockey Association. The association has
around 9,000 players registered.
- Newman, Dwayne (- )
- Club Career :Played for Telford
Tigers 1998- .
Honours : BIHWA All-Star
defenceman 1998-99.
- Newmarket Recreational Complex
- Newmarket, Quebec, Ontario. The arena name was later changed to the Ray Twinney Recreational Complex
in honour of the mayor of Newmarket.
Home ice for : Newmarket Saints
Capacity : 3,700
Ice pad size :
- Newmarket Royals
Newmarket, Quebec, Ontario. Formerly the Cornwall Royals. Played in the Ontario Hockey League 1992-1994.
Home ice : Ray Twinney Recreational Complex
Team colours : blue, white & red - Newmarket Saints
Newmarket, Quebec, Ontario. Played in the American Hockey League 1986-91.
Home ice : Newmarket Recreational
Complex
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Toronto
Maple Leafs.
General manager :
Gordon Stellick
Head coach : Mike Kitchen
1988-89, Paul Gardner
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