A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 2001- .
Home ice : Sovereign Center
Team colours : purple & silver (with black & white)
Affiliations have included : Hershey Bears, Los Angeles Kings 2007-08, Manchester Monarchs
General manager : Ray Delia 2001-
Head coach : Al Sims 2001-02, David Lohrei 2002-03, Derek Clancey 2003-

Spain. Ice hockey section of the Spanish football club.
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Honours : Won the Spanish Championship in 1971-72, 1972-73 & 1973-74.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1940-42 & 1945-50.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1946.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.
NHL All-Star First Team defenceman 1946-47 and 1949-50.
NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1945-46, 1947-48 & 1948-49.
NHL All-Star Roster 1947, 1948 & 1949.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1978-79.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Forward.
Club Career : Played for Boston Bruins & Hershey Bears 1938-41, Montreal Canadiens 1941-43, Boston Bruins 1945-47, Providence Reds 1947-53, Sydney Millionaires 1953-54 and Providence Reds 1954-55. Coached Baltimore Clippers 1970-71.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1941.
Honours : Won the Louis Pieri Memorial Award 1970-71.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Centre. He centered a line with the great Maurice 'Rocket' Richard on his wing. As the Head Coach of Chicago Blackhawks he posted 516 wins which still ranks first among their all-time coaches. He also coached them to their first Prince of Wales Trophy in 1966-67 and overall had six first place finishes and three appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Club Career : Played for Omaha Knights 1939-41, Quebec Aces 1941-43, Quebec Aces & Detroit Red Wings 1943-45, Montreal Canadiens 1945-53 and Victoria Cougars 1953-55. Coached Sydney Millionaires 1941-42, Victoria Cougars 1953-55, Toronto Maple Leafs 1957-59 and Chicago Blackhawks 1963-77.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1946 & 1953 (player).
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1952.

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

Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1987-88. Played for Canada in the 1990, 1993 & 1997 World Championships and the 1998 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Pittsburgh Penguins & Muskegon Lumberjacks 1988-90, Pittsburgh Penguins 1990-91, Pittsburgh Penguins & Philadelphia Flyers 1991-92, Philadelphia Flyers 1992-94, Philadelphia Flyers & Montreal Canadiens 1994-95, Montreal Canadiens 1995-98, Montreal Canadiens & Philadelphia Flyers 1998-99, Philadelphia Flyers 1999-04 and Pittsburgh Penguins 2004- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1991.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team right-wing 1991-92.
NHL All-Star Roster 1991, 1993, 1994 & 1997.
NHL North American All-Star Roster 1998, 1999 & 2000.

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Home ice for : Red Deer Rebels
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Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Owned by Brent Sutter. Played in the Western Hockey League.
Home ice : Red Deer Centrium
Team colours :
General manager : Brent Sutter 2000-
Head coach : Brent Sutter 2000-

First presented in 1948. Awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the American Hockey League.

A red line runs across the rink to divide the surface into two equal parts. This is the Centre Line.

An event organised at Streatham Ice Rink as part of Thames Television ice hockey coverage in the autumn of 1982.
A one off match. Streatham Redskins 5-2 Murrayfield Racers.

Awarded annually to the Ontario Hockey League outstanding player of the year. First introduced in the 1944-45 season.

Helsinki, Finland. A team of players who were all born in 1986.

Born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. Defenceman. New York Islanders 1st pick (2nd overall) in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) 1994-96. Played for Canada in the 1999 World Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Brandon Wheat Kings 1993-96 and Ottawa Senators 1996- .
Medals : Won the World Cup of Hockey in 2004.
Honours : Won the NHL Plus-Minus Award 2005-06.
NHL North American All-Star Roster 2002.

Born in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. A traveller, historian and writer. His original article "Killing Frank McGee/The Death of Frank McGee" appeared in the Society for International Hockey Research Journal and Total Hockey. It was selected by the editors of The Best American Sports Writing series for their Notable Sports Writing of 1999 category. In May 2001, the SIHR awarded him the Brian McFarlane Award for distinguished research and writing. His novels "Dawson City Seven" and "Killing Frank McGee" were published in 1993 and 2001 respectively.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Netminder.
Club Career : Played for Brandon Wheat Kings 1984-85, Fort Wayne Komets 1985-86, Winnipeg Jets 1986-87, Winnipeg Jets & Moncton Hawks 1987-88, Winnipeg Jets 1988-89, Edmonton Oilers & Cape Breton Oilers & Phoenix Roadrunners 1989-90, Edmonton Oilers & Cape Breton Oilers 1990-91, Cape Breton Oilers & Fort Wayne Komets 1991-92, Fort Wayne Komets 1992-93, Florida Panthers & Cincinnati Cyclones 1993-94, Las Vagas Thunder 1994-96, Grand Rapids Griffins 1996-97, Grand Rapids Griffins & San Antonio Dragons & Kansas City Blades 1997-98, Fort Wayne Komets 1998-99 and Frankfurt Lions 1999- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1990.

Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Played both left-wing and defence - and on one occasion in goal. He had 55 games in the NHL for Boston Bruins, scoring 3 goals and adding two assists. He also replaced pulled Boston Bruins goaltender Hec Fowler for the last eleven minutes of a game against the Toronto St Patrick's on 22nd December 1924. He allowed one goal in the 10-1 defeat.
Club Career : Played for Hamilton Tigers 1921-24, Boston Bruins 1924-26, Boston Tigers 1926-28, London Panthers 1928-29, Minneapolis Millers 1929-31 and Buffalo Majors 1931-32. Coached Hamilton Pats 1932-33, Richmond Hawks 1936-37 and Earls Court Rangers 1937-39.

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Canada (Women) in the 1998 Olympics (silver medal).

Born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. Defenceman. Played just two games in the 1987-88 season as he was suspended by the Los Angeles Kings for refusing to report to the New Haven Nighthawks.
International Career : Played for Team Canada 1983-84. Played for Canada in the 1984 Olympics and the 1986 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Team Canada 1983-84, Los Angeles Kings 1984-86, Los Angeles Kings & New Haven Nighthawks 1986-87, Los Angeles Kings 1987-88, Denver Rangers & Edmonton Oilers & Cape Breton Oilers 1988-89 and Cape Breton Oilers & Atlanta Knights 1995-96.
Medals : Won World Championship bronze in 1986.

Club Career : Played for Glasgow Dynamos 1985-86, Glasgow Summit Eagles 1986-87, Glasgow Eagles 1987-88, Glasgow Eagles & Ayr Bruins 1988-89, Medway Bears 1989-90, Glasgow Saints & Telford Tigers 1990-91, Basingstoke Beavers 1991-93, Basingstoke Beavers & Paisley Pirates 1993-94, Paisley Pirates 1994-96 and Paisley Pirates & Castlereagh Knights & Dumfries Border Vikings 1996-97.

Honours : BIHWA All-Star centre 1989.

Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens & Houston Apollos 1967-68, Montreal Canadiens 1968-70, Montreal Canadiens & Detroit Red Wings 1970-71 and Detroit Red Wings 1971-76.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1968 & 1969.
Honours : NHL All-Star First Team right-wing 1972-73.
NHL All-Star Second Team right-wing 1973-74.
NHL All-Star roster 1974.

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1973-74.

1667 West Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, California, USA - 95403 (arena phone number : 707-546-7147). Built in 1969 and fashioned after a Swiss chalet. The multi-use facility was solely owned and operated by Charles M Schultz, the creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang comic strip. Hosted Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament - between 16th and 23rd of July 2000.
Home ice for :
Capacity : 3,000 (for concerts)
Ice pad size : 185 feet x 85 feet

Honours : BIHWA All-Star defenceman 1997-98 and 1998-99.

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

The senior official on the ice, responsible for controlling the game, deciding the validity of goals and the issue of penalties for infractions of the rules by a player or bench official. Officials are distinguished from the players by their black and white striped shirts and black trousers. Referees are distinguished from linesmen by their red arm bands. See Officials' Signals.

Born in Recife, Brazil. Defenceman. Colorado Avalanche 3rd pick (19th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1998-99. Played for Canada in the 2000 World Championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for Kamloops Blazers 1996-99, Calgary Flames & Saint John Flames 1999-00 and Calgary Flames 2000- .
Medals : Won the World Cup of Hockey in 2004.

3rd class team in Germany in the 1998-99 season.
Home ice : Donau-Arena Regensburg
Team colours :

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Played in the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 1938-42.
Home ice :
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Home ice for : Regina Pats
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Played in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League 1945-51.
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Played in the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League.
Home ice : Regina Agridome
Team colours :
Head coach : Bryan Murray 1979-80, Lorne Molleken 2000-01
Honours : Won the Western Hockey League 1979-80.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Played in the Southern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League 1940-41.
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Played in the Southern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League 1924-26.
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Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Club Career : Played for Omaha Knights 1950-51, Indianapolis Capitals 1951-52, Edmonton Flyers 1952-53, Detroit Red Wings 1953-57, Detroit Red Wings & Chicago Blackhawks 1957-58, Boston Bruins 1958-59 and Providence Reds 1959-61.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1954 & 1955.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1954 & 1955.

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

Born in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia. Centre.
International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia (Junior) 1987-90. Played for Czechoslovakia in the 1990, 1991 & 1992 World Championships. Played for Czech Republic in the 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 & 2001 World Championships and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Club Career : Played for CHZ Litvinov 1987-90, Calgary Flames 1990-94, Frankfurt Lions & Calgary Flames 1994-95, Frankfurt Lions 1995-96, Calgary Flames & New York Islanders 1996-97, New York Islanders 1997-98, New York Islanders & Phoenix Coyotes 1998-99 and HC Litvinov 1999- .
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) gold in 1987-88.
Won World Championship (Junior) bronze in 1988-89 & 1989-90.
Won European Championship (Junior) silver in 1988-89.
Won World Championship bronze in 1990, 1997 & 1998.
Won World Championship gold in 1996, 2000 & 2001.
Honours : World Championship (Junior) Best Forward Award 1990 (Pool A).
World Championship All-Star Team centre 1995-96 & 2000-01.

International Career : Played for Great Britain (Junior) in 1980 & 1981. Played for Great Britain 1989.
Club Career : Played for Ayr.
Medals : Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C silver in 1981.
Won European Championship (Junior) Pool C bronze in 1980.

Forward.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) 1999-01.
Club Career : Played for Val Dor.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing. Boston Bruins 4th pick (60th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Peterborough Petes 1981-83, Peterborough Petes & Boston Bruins 1983-84, Boston Bruins & Hershey Bears 1984-85, Boston Bruins & Moncton Flames 1985-87, Boston Bruins & Maine Mariners 1987-88, Toronto Maple Leafs 1988-91, Boston Bruins & Maine Mariners 1991-92, Boston Bruins 1992-94, Boston Bruins & Providence Bruins 1994-95, Boston Bruins 1995-96, Dallas Stars 1996-99 and Colorado Avalanche 1999- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1999 & 2001.

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1926. Played on defence and forward in the seven games.

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Australia in the 1960 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Blackhawks IHC, Melbourne.

Netminder.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1973.
Club Career : Played for Fife Flyers 1972-73.
Honours : Won the Pete Smith Bowl 1972-73.

A sportswriter, columnist, and cartoonist for The Village Voice, The American, The Hockey News, and other publications. Co-author of The Klein & Reif Hockey Compendium, The Coolest Guys On Ice and The Death of Hockey. A major contributor to Total Hockey.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Forward.
International Career : Played for Great Britain 1970-77.
Club Career : Played for Murrayfield Royals 1964-65 and Murrayfield Racers 1965-84.
Medals : Won the Northern League 1975-76.
Honours : Elected to the British Hall of Fame in 1987.
Won the Earl Carlson Trophy 1977-78.

International Career : Played for Great Britain 1965-66.

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

Reims, France. Known as Reims Flammes Bleues. Played in the Continental Cup in 1997-98.
Home ice : Bocquaine

Team colours : blue and white
Honours : Won the French Championship in 2000.

International Career : General manager of Germany at the 1999 World Championship Pool B.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Los Angeles Kings & Colorado Avalanche 2000-01, Colorado Avalanche 2001-03 and Calgary Flames 2003- .
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 2001.

See Pelicans Lahti

Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Hamilton Tigers 1920-23, Hamilton Tigers & Saskatoon Crescents 1923-24, Saskatoon Crescents 1924-26, New York Americans 1926-29, New York Americans & New York Rangers 1929-30, London Tecumsehs & Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 1930-31 and Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets 1931-32.

Born in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Chicago Blackhawks 1945-46, Chicago Blackhawks & Detroit Red Wings 1946-47, Detroit Red Wings 1947-52 and New York Rangers 1952-54.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1950 & 1952.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1949-50 & 1950-51.
NHL All-Star Roster 1950, 1951, 1952 & 1953.

Born in Finland.
Club Career : Played for HJK Helsinki.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986 (player).
Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1953-54.

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Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Forward.
International Career : Played for Team Canada 1999-00.
Club Career : Played for Peterborough Pirates 1998-99, Team Canada 1999-00, Manitoba Moose & Florida Everblades & Greensboro Generals 2000-01, Louisiana Ice Gators 2001-03, Bracknell Bees 2003-04, Cardiff Devils 2004-05, Cardiff Devils & London Racers 2005-06 and Cardiff Devils 2006-07.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Right-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1948 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers in 1948-51.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1948.

Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. Hartford Whalers 5th pick (102nd overall) in the 1979 Entry Draft. Father of Mickey Renaud.
Club Career : Played for Springfield Indians & Hartford Whalers 1979-80, Hartford Whalers & Binghamton Whalers 1980-82, Hartford Whalers 1982-83, Buffalo Sabres & Rochester Americans 1983-84 and Rochester Americans 1984-85.
Jersey/Shirt numbers worn : 4 20 25

Born in Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada. Centre. Calgary Flames 4th pick (143rd overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Son of Mark Renaud.
Club Career : Played for Windsor Spitfires 2005-08.
Honours : Captain of Windsor Spitfires 2007-08.

Played in the National Hockey Association 1909-11.
Home ice :
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see Paisley Junior Ice Hockey

Born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. Vice President of Hockey for Team Canada 1998-00. Director of Player Personnel New York Rangers 2000-02 and Vice President of Player Development New York Rangers 2002- .
International Career : Coached Team Canada in 1993-94 & 1999-00. Coached Canada in the 1994 Olympics and the 2000 World Championships.
Club Career : Coached Kamloops Blazers 1991-93, Vancouver Canucks 1996-98 (fired in November 1977) and New York Rangers (started season as assistant, became interim head coach in February 2004) 2003- .
Medals : Won the Memorial Cup in 1992 (coach).
Won Olympic silver in 1994 (coach).
Won the Nagano Cup 2000 (coach).

Reno, Nevada, USA. Formerly known as the Reno Renegades. Played in the West Coast Hockey League 1997-98. Suspended operations 1998.

Home ice : Reno-Sparks Convention Center
Team colours : black & purple

Reno, Nevada, USA. Founder member of the West Coast Hockey League in 1995. Re-named Reno Rage for the 1997-98 season.
Home ice : Reno-Sparks Convention Center

Team colours : black & purple

Collalbo, Italy. Founded in 1997. Play in Italian Serie A
Home ice : Ritten Arena
Team colours : white & blue
Affiliations included : HC Merano
Head coach : Douglas McKay 2003-05, Ron Ivany 2005-
Team captain : Georg Comploi 2004-
All-time best players : Malone Ryan 2004-05

Reno, Nevada, USA.
Home ice for : Reno Renegades and Reno Rage
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Forward.
International Career : Played for Australia in the 1962 World Championships.

IIHF Vice President 1978-94.
Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002 (builder).

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

Born in Finland. Forward.
Club Career : Played for TPS Turku.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990 (player).
Won the Best Hockey Player of Finland Trophy in 1976.
SM-liiga All Star Team winger 1975 and 1976.

Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Netminder.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup.
Club Career : Played for New York Islanders.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1980.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team 1975-76 & 1978-79.

Born in Vilalch, Austria. Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Austria 1990 (including the 1994 & 1998 Olympics and the 1999 & 2000 World Championships Pool A).
Club Career : Played for Klagenfurter AC.

Youth team which plays in the Capital Beltway Hockey League.
Home ice :
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Born in Finland.
Club Career : Played for TK-V Tampere.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986 (player).
Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1965-66.

Irving, Texas, USA. Formerly known as Dr Pepper StarCenter.
Home ice for : Dallas Stars
Capacity : 16,928
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Forward.
International Career : Played for Hungary in the 1927 European Championship and the 1928 Olympics.

Nuerberg, Germany. The club was originally located in Ratingen but moved to the Oberhausen Arena. Known as the "Lions in the mines of the Ruhr". Played two seasons in the Bundesliga and have played in the DEL since 1994. Their highest league position was 8th and they reached the quarter-finals of the German Championship in 1993.

Home ice : Oberhausen Arena
Team colours : green & red
Head coach : Gunnar Peter Draisaitl

Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Club Career : Played for Slough Jets 1990-94. Coached Slough Jets 1994-98. Assistant coach with London Knights (UK) 1998-00 (also acted as head coach at the end of the 1998-99 season when head coach Jim Fuyarchuk was fired). Coached Cape Fear Fire Antz 2002- .
Medals : Won the British Championship in 2000 (assistant coach).

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Built 1974. (Also known as the Edmonton Coliseum, Northlands Coliseum & Skyreach Centre)
Home ice for : Edmonton Oilers since the season 1974-75.
Capacity : 17,503
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Netminder. Pittsburgh Penguins 1st pick (2nd overall) in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft (he was Pittsburgh Penguins first ever draft pick). Did not go on to play in the NHL.
Club Career : Played for Springfield Kings 1973-74 and Springfield Indians 1974-75.

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1978, 1979 & 1981 World Championship (Pool C).
Club Career : Played for Chamonix.
Medals : Won World Championship (Pool C) bronze in 1979.
Honours : Won the Albert Hassler Trophy in 1978-79.

Born in the USA. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Southampton Vikings 1976-77.

Born in London, England. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Bracknell Bees 2003-05, Bracknell Bees & Basingstoke Bison 2005-06 and Romford Raiders & Basingstoke Bison 2006-07.

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