- Niagara Falls Cataracts
- Played in the Canadian Professional Hockey League
1926-29, the International-American Hockey League
1929-30 and the Ontario
Professional Hockey League in 1930-31.
Home ice :
Team colours :
Head coach : Edouard 'Newsy' Lalonde
1928-29
Honours : Won the Ontario
Professional Hockey League Play-off Championship in 1931.
- Niagara Falls Flyers
- Played in the Ontario Hockey League until
1976 .
Home ice :
Team colours :
- Niagara Falls Thunder
- Formerly the Hamilton Steelhawks. Played in the
Ontario Hockey League 1988-1996 .
Home ice :
Team colours : Black, red and white
- Nicklin, Percy H (- )
- Club Career : Coach of the Moncton Hawks 1933-34.
Medals : Won the Allan
Cup in 1934.
Honours : Elected to the British Hall of Fame in 1988.
- Nichol, Scott (1974- )
- Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for
Nashville Predators 2005- .
- Nicholas, John (1928- )
- Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Australia in the 1960 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Blackhawks IHC, Melbourne.
- Nicholls, Roger (- )
- Forward.
Club Career : Played for Ayr
Bruins 1975-76.
Medals : Won the Icy Smith
Cup in 1976.
- Nicholson, Billy (- )
-
Club Career : Played for Montreal AAA.
Medals :
Won the Stanley Cup in 1902.
- Nicholson, Denis (- )
- President of the South African Ice Hockey Association
1996-97.
- Nicholson, Ken (- )
- International Career : Played for Great Britain 1950-51.
- Nicholson, Robert (- )
- General Manager of Canada
at the 2002 Olympics.
Medals : Won Olympic
gold in 2002 (general manager).
- Nickolov, Peter (1986- )
- Born in Bulgaria. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria
(Junior) 2003- .
Club Career : Played for Iceberg Sofia.
- Nickulas, Eric (1975- )
- Born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for
Boston Bruins 2005- .
- Nicolescu, Viorel (1970- )
- Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Romania in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
Club Career : Played for Steua Bucarest.
- Nicoud, Benoit (- )
- Defenceman.
International Career : Played for
France in the 1987 Olympic Qualification
Tournament and the 1987 World
Championships Pool A.
- Nieckar, Barry (1967- )
- Born in Rama, Saskatchewan, Canada. Forward.
Club Career : Played for Phoenix
Roadrunners & Raleigh Ice Caps
1991-92, Hartford Whalers (two games)
& Springfield Indians 1992-93, Springfield
Indians & Raleigh Ice Caps
1993-94, Saint John Flames & Calgary
Flames (three games) 1994-95, Utah
Grizzlies & Peoria Rivermen
1995-96, Anaheim Mighty Ducks (two
games) & Long Beach Ice Dogs
1996-97, Anaheim Mighty Ducks (one
game) & Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
1997-98, Springfield Falcons
1998-99, London Knights (UK)
1999-00 and Nottingham Panthers
2000- .
Medals :
Won the British Championship in 2000.
- Niedermayer, Rob (1974- )
- Born in Cassiar, British Columbia, Canada. Left-wing. Florida
Panthers 1st pick (5th overall) in the 1993 NHL
Entry Draft. (he was Florida
Panthers first ever draft pick). Brother of Scott Niedermayer
- they played against each other in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals and with
each other in the 2007 Final.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in the 1993 Junior World Championships
and for Canada in the 1999 World
Championships Pool A.
Club Career : Played for Florida
Panthers 1993-01, Calgary Flames
2001-02 and Calgary Flames & Anaheim
Mighty Ducks 2002-06 and Anaheim Ducks
2006- .
Medals :
Won the Stanley
Cup in 2007.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 44
- Niedermayer, Scott (1973- )
- Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Defenceman. New Jersey Devils
1st pick (3rd overall) in the 1991 NHL
Entry Draft. Brother of Rob Niedermayer
- they played against each other in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals and with
each other in the 2007 Final.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in 1990-91 & 1991-92. Played for Canada in the 1996
& 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2002 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Kamloops
Blazers 1989-91, Kamloops Blazers
& New Jersey Devils 1991-92, New
Jersey Devils 1992-04, Anaheim
Mighty Ducks 2005-06 and Anaheim Ducks
2006- .
Medals :
Won the Stanley
Cup in 1995, 2000, 2003 & 2007.
Won Olympic
gold in 2002.
Won the World Cup of Hockey in
2004.
Honours : Won the James
Norris Memorial Trophy 2003-04.
Won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2007.
NHL All-Star First Team defenceman 2003-04.
NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1997-98.
NHL All-Star Roster 1998 &
2001.
Captain of the New
Jersey Devils 2003-04, Anaheim
Mighty Ducks 2005-06, Anaheim Ducks
2006-07
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 27
- Nieforth, Joseph (1963- )
- A Toronto-based hockey author and researcher. A member of the Society
for International Hockey Research, he has written for legendsofhockey.net, has contributed material to
Stats, Inc., and to the editors of Total Hockey.
He is involved in television productions and operations in Toronto. Co-author, with
Morey Holzman, of Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered
Hockey. Honoured in 2004 by the SIHR with the Brian McFarlane Award for his research work on the book.
- Nielsen, Chris (1980- )
- Born in Moshi, Tanzania. Centre.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) 1999-00.
Club Career : Played for Calgary
Hitmen 1996- .
- Nielsen, Frits (- )
-
Club Career : Played for Herning IK.
Honours : Denmark Player of the Year in 1985.
- Nielsen, Jens (1969- )
- Centre.
International Career : Played for Denmark in the 1999 World Championship Pool B.
- Niemi, Antti-Jussi (1977- )
- Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Finland in the
1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Jokerit Helsinki.
Medals : Won World Championship
silver in 1998, 1999 & 2001.
Won World Championship bronze in 2000.
- Niemi, Esko (- )
- Born in Finland.
Club Career : Played for Tappara Tampere.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice
Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1985 (player).
Won the Best Hockey Player of Finland
Trophy in 1959.
- Nieminen, Kari (- )
- Born in Finland. Finnish SM-liiga referee.
Honours : Won the Unto
Wiitala Trophy in 1994.
- Nieminen, Mika (- )
- Born in Finland. Centre.
-
Club Career : Played for Ilves Tampere.
Honours : Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy
in 1987-88.
Won the Matti Keinonen
Trophy in 1989-90.
SM-liiga All Star Team centre 1990.
- Nieminen, Pertti (- )
- Born in Finland.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice
Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1985 (player).
- Nieminen, Riikka (- )
- International Career : Played for Finland
(Women) in the 1998 Olympics.
- Nieminen, Ville (1977- )
- Born in Tampere, Finland. Left-wing. Colorado Avalanche
4th pick (78th overall) in 1997 NHL Entry
Draft.
International Career : Played for
Finland (Junior) 1996-97. Played for
Finland in the 2002 & 2006
Olympics and the 2004
World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Tappara
Tampere 1996-97, Hershey Bears
1997-99, Hershey Bears & Colorado Avalanche
1999-01, Pittsburgh Penguins 2001-03,
Chicago Blackhawks &
Calgary Flames 2003-04, Tappara
Tampere 2004-05 and New York Rangers
& San Jose Sharks 2005- .
Medals :
Won the Presidents' Trophy in
2000-01.
Won the Stanley Cup
in 2001.
Won Olympic silver in 2006.
- Nienhuis, Kraig (1961- )
- Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Team Canada 1988-89 and Austria
in the 1996 World Championships Pool A.
Club Career : Played for Boston
Bruins 1985-88 and Nottingham Panthers 1997-98.
- Nieuwendyk, Joe (1966- )
- Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Centre.
International Career : Played for Canada
(Junior) in 1985-86. Played for Team Canada
1986-87. Played for Canada in the 1990 World
Championships and the 1998 & 2002 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Calgary
Flames 1986-95, Dallas Stars 1995-01, Dallas Stars & New
Jersey Devils 2001-02, New
Jersey Devils 2002-03, Toronto
Maple Leafs 2003-04 and Florida
Panthers 2005- .
Medals : Won Olympic
gold in 2002.
Won the Stanley
Cup in 1989, 1999 & 2003.
Honours : Won the Conn Smythe Trophy
in 1999.
NHL All-Star Roster 1988, 1989, 1990 & 1994.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 18
25
- Nighbor, Frank (1893-1966)
- Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Vancouver Millionaires
1913-15, Ottawa Senators 1915-29 and Ottawa Senators
& TML 1929-30.
Medals : Won the Stanley
Cup in 1915, 1920, 1921, 1923 & 1927.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.
Won the Hart Trophy in 1924.
- NIHA
- Northern Ice Hockey Association. Operated the Northern
League, at times there were two levels - the Northern
League and the NIHA Second League. Also operated the NIHA
Junior League during the 1970s.
- NIHA Junior League
- Organised by the Northern Ice Hockey Association and
contested during the 1970s.
1976-77 : Ayr
Aces
- NIHA Second League
- Organised by the Northern Ice Hockey Association and
contested during the 1970s.
1976-77 : Murrayfield
Raiders
- Niinimaa, Janne (1975- )
- Born in Raahe, Finland. Defenceman. Philadelphia
Flyers 1st pick (36th overall) in the 1993 NHL
Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Finland
(Junior) 1991-95. Played for Finland in the
1998 Olympics, the 1995, 1996 & 2000 World Championships
and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Jokerit
Helsinki 1993-96, Philadelphia
Flyers 1996-97, Philadelphia Flyers
& Edmonton Oilers 1997-98
and Edmonton Oilers 1998- .
Medals :
Won European Championship
(Junior) gold 1994-95.
Won World Championship
gold in 1995.
Won Olympic bronze in 1998.
Won World Championship bronze in 2000.
- Niiralan monttu
- Nickname for the Kuopion jäähalli.
- Niittymaki, Antero (- )
- Born in Finland. Netminder.
Honours : Won Olympic
Best Goalie Award in 2006.
- Nijland, Marcel (1972- )
- Netminder.
International Career : Played for the Netherlands in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
- Nijmegen Tigers [web site]
- Nijmegen, Holland. The Tigers are one of the top teams in the Dutch Elite Division.
Home ice : Triavium
Team colours : white & blue
Honours : Won the Dutch
Championship in 1983-84, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
Won the Dutch Cup in 1988-89, 1995-96 and 1998-99.
- Nikander, Harry (- )
-
Club Career : Played for Ässät Pori.
Honours : Won the Matti Keinonen
Trophy in 1985-86.
- Nikkilä, Seppo (- )
- Born in Finland. Forward.
Club Career : Played for TK-V
Tampere.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice
Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1986 (player).
SM-liiga All Star Team winger 1964
- Nikolishin, Andrei (1973- )
- Born in Vorkuta, Russia. Centre.
International Career : Played for Russia in the World
Championships 1993-97 winning gold in 1993. Played in the Olympics
in 1994 (scored 5 goals for Russia).
Club Career : Played for Dynamo
Moscow 1990-95 (won championship gold medals in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and the IHL Cup
in 1993), for Hartford Whalers 1995-97, for Washington Capitals 1997-98 and Dynamo Moscow 1998-
.
- Nikolov, Emiylian (1983- )
- Born in Bulgaria. Forward.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria
(Junior) 1998-00 & 2001-03.
Club Career : Played for Iceberg, Slavia Sofia and Lions 99.
- Nikolov, Kaloyan (1982- )
- Born in Bulgaria. Played both defence & forward.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria
(Junior) 1998-02.
Club Career : Played for Levsky Sofia, Etro 92 Tarnova and Levsky Sofia
- Nikolov, Nikolay (- )
- International Career : Assistant coach for Bulgaria in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
- Nikolov, Petar (1986- )
- Born in Bulgaria. Forward.
International Career : Played for Bulgaria
(Junior) 2002-03.
Club Career : Played for Slavia Sofia .
- Nik's Brih (Nik's Brih Riga)
- Riga, Latvia.
The team was founded in 1987. Play in the Latvian Championship 1999-2000.
Home ice :
Team colours : Black, yellow and white
Honours : Won the Latvian Championship
in 1994-95, 1997-98 & 1998-99.
- Nilan, Chris (1958- )
- Born Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Right-wing. One of the top NHL penalty
leaders - 3,043 PIMs.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1987 Canada Cup.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1979-87,
Montreal Canadiens & New York Rangers 1987-88,
New York Rangers 1988-90, Boston Bruins
1990-91 and Boston Bruins & Montreal Canadiens 1991-92. Coach of the ECHL Chesapeake Icebreakers 1997- .
Medals : Won the Stanley
Cup in 1986.
Honours : ECHL Coach of the Year 1997-98.
- 'Ni-line'
- Famous forward line for Switzerland - Hans Cattini, Pic Cattini
and Bibi Torriani. One of the best forward lines in
Europe between 1933 and 1947.
- Nill, Jim (- )
- International Career : Played for Canada in the 1980 Olympics.
- Nilon, Robert (- )
- Forward.
International Career : Played for the USA
in the 1934 World Championships.
- Nilsen, Sjur (1967- )
- Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Norway in the 1999 World Championships
Pool A.
- Nilsson, Kent (1956- )
- Born in Nynashamn, Sweden. Centre.
International Career : Played for Sweden
(Junior) 1973-76. Played for Sweden in
the 1985, 1989 & 1990 World Championships and
the 1981, 1984 & 1987 Canada Cups.
Club Career : Played for Winnipeg
Jets 1978-79.
Medals :
Won European Championship
(Junior) gold 1973-74.
Won European Championship
(Junior) bronze 1974-75.
Won the Stanley
Cup in 1987.
- Honours : Won the Lou
Kaplan Trophy 1977-78.
- Won the Paul H Deneau Trophy 1978-79.
NHL All-Star Roster 1980 & 1981.
- Nilsson, Nisse (- )
- Born in Sweden. Forward.
International Career : Played for Sweden
205 times (161 goals) in 9 World Championships and
3 Olympics.
Medals : Won World
Championship gold in 1957 & 1962.
Won European Championship gold in
1957 & 1962.
Honours :
Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002
(player).
Won Olympic Best Forward Award
in 1960.
- Nilsson, Ulf 'Lill-pröjsarn' (- )
- Club Career : Played for Winnipeg
Jets.
Honours : Won the AVCO World Trophy MVP Award 1976.
WHA All-Star A Team centre 1975-76.
WHA All-Star A Team right-wing 1977-78
WHA All-Star B Team centre 1976-77.
- Ninz, Elena (1975- )
- Played defence.
International Career : Played for Italy
(Women) in the 2000 & 2001 World Championships (Women).
Club Career : Played for HC Eagles.
- Niskala, Janne (1981- )
- Born in Finland. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Manchester Storm 2000-
.
- Nissan Cup
-
- Annual tournament in Switzerland.
- Nitra (AC Nitra)
- Nitra, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia. Played in the Czechoslovakia Elite Hockey League
1990-91.
Home ice :
Team colours :
- Nitra (HKm Nitra) [web
site]
Nitra, Slovakia. Play in the Slovakian Extraliga.
Home ice : Zimny
Stadion
Team colours : dark blue, light blue & white- Nizhni Novgorod (Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod)
- See Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod
- Nizivijs, Aleksandrs (1976- )
- Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Latvia in the 1999 World Championships
Pool A.
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