A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

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

The National Hockey League first set trading deadlines, in the 1930-31 season, as 15th February each year.

Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Named Trafford Metros on 7th November 1986 (major sponsor was Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council). Played in the British League Division One 1986-95. See Altrincham Aces.
Home ice : Devonshire Road Ice Rink
Team colours : White, blue and red

Altrincham, Cheshire, England. Played in British League Division Three 1982-83.
Home ice : Devonshire Road Ice Rink
Team colours : blue & white

The Senior "A" team that represented Canada in 1939 & 1961. Played in the Western International Hockey League.
Home ice : Cominco Arena
Team colours :
Honours : Won the provincial championship in 1940 & 1941.

Chelyabinsk, Russia. Founded in 1947. Traktor = The Tractor. Played in the USSR and Russian Championships since 1948. From 1948 to 1953 they were called Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, between 1954 and 1958 they were called Avangard Chelyabinsk. Name changed to Traktor in 1958. Played in the the Russian Premier League 1999- .

Home ice : Yunost Sport Palace
Team colours : yellow & blue
General manager : ...
Head coach : V Vasiliev 1948-52, V Karelin 1952-54, S Zakhvatov 1954-62, N Sidorenko 1962-64, V Stoliarov 1964-73, A Danilov 1973-74, Anatoli Kostriukov 1974-78, Gennadi Tsygurov 1978-84, A Shustov 1984-87, Nikolai Makarov 2002-
Team captain : ...
All-time best players : L Stepanov, A Olkov, G Tsygurov, V Belousov, S Babinov, S Starikov, S Makarov, Sergei Gomolyako, V Karpov, N Shvarev.
Honours : Bronze medalist of the USSR Championship 1977.
Silver medal in the USSR Cup 1973.
Bronze medalist of the MHL (IHL) 1993 and 1994.
Semi-finalist of the MHL Cup 1993-94.

Chelyabinsk, Russia. Reserve team for Traktor Chelyabinsk HC. Played in the Russian First League 2002- .
Home ice : ...
Team colours : ...

Småland, Sweden. The club was founded in 1905 with ice hockey introduced in 1946. Tranås have played one season in the top Swedish division.
Home ice : Bredstorpshallen
Team colours : Black and yellow

See Gauteng-League

Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Founded in March 2000 by Dan Gratton, owner of TransWorldSports. TransWorldHockey.com is a placement service for professional and amateur hockey players world wide. Players, coaches, scouts, jobseekers and agents can post their credentials on the site, which the owners aim to make the largest directory of its kind, for hockey players and personnel who are looking to advance to the next level in the sport.

Club Career : Played for HC Torpedo Yaroslavl.

Born in Graz, Austia. Right-wing. Chicago Blackhawks 2nd pick (94th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft
International Career : Played for Austria in the 1999 & 2000 World Championships Pool A.
Club Career : Played for Columbus Blue Jackets 2004- .

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Defenceman. Ottawa Senators 3rd pick (5oth overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 2000 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for PEI Senators 1994-95, Ottawa Senators & PEI Senators 1995-96, Worcester Ice Cats & Grand Rapids Griffins 1996-97, Hershey Bears 1997-98, Ottawa Senators 1998-00 and Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2000- .

Austin, Texas, USA.
Home ice for : Austin Ice Bats
Capacity : 6,500
Ice pad size :

Trebic, Czech Republic. Play in the Czech 2nd Division.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Born in Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Russia, USSR. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for the USSR in the 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 & 1961 World Championships and the 1956 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for CSKA Moscow 1951-62, SKA Kuibyshev 1962-64 and Khimik Voskresensk 1964-65.
Medals : Won World Championship silver in 1955, 1957, 1958 & 1959.
Won European Championship gold in 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 & 1961.
Won Olympic gold in 1956.
Won World Championship gold in 1956.
Won European Championship silver in 1957.
Won World Championship bronze in 1961
Honours : Won the World Championship Best Defenceman Award in 1958 & 1961.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Kazakhstan in the in the 1998 Olympics and the 1999 World Championship Pool B.

Forward.

International Career : Played for France in the 1978, 1982 & 1983 World Championship (Pool C).

Club Career : Played for CSG Grenoble.
Honours : Won the Albert Hassler Trophy in 1980-81.

Left-Wing.
International Career : Played for France in the 2000 World Championships, the 2001 World Championship Division I (Group A), the 2002 Olympics, the 2002 World Championship Division I (Group A) and the 2003 World Championship Division I (Group B).
Medals : Won World Championship Division I (Group A) silver in 2001 & 2002.
Won World Championship Division I (Group B) gold in 2003.

Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1960-69.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1966 & 1968.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1965 & 1967.

Born in Bagotville, Quebec, Canada. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Canada (WHA All-Stars) in 1974 against the USSR.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1959-72 and Quebec Nordiques 1972-79.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 & 1971.
Honours : Won the Dennis A Murphy Trophy 1972-73 and 1974-75.
NHL All-Star First Team defenceman 1970-71.
NHL All-Star Second Team defenceman 1967-68.
WHA All-Star A Team defenceman 1972-73, 1974-75 & 1975-76.
WHA All-Star B Team defenceman 1973-74.
NHL All-Star Roster 1959, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971 & 1972.
His number 3 jersey was retired by the Quebec Nordiques.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Right-wing.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Canadiens 1974-86.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1986.

Born in Pointe-Aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 2000 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Toronto Maple Leafs & St John's Maple Leafs 1996-98, Toronto Maple Leafs 1998-99 and Atlanta Thrashers 1999- .

Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Formerly known as the Trenton Titans. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 2007- .
Home ice : Sovereign Bank Arena
Team colours : red, black & white
Affiliations have included : Lowell Devils 2007-08, New Jersey Devils 2007-08
General manager : Jim Leahy
Head coach : Rick Kowalsky 2007-

Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Played in the East Coast Hockey League 1999-07. Following the 2006-07 season the team name was changed to Trenton Devils.
Home ice : Sovereign Bank Arena
Team colours : red, black & white
Affiliations have included : Binghamton Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phantoms
General manager : Brian McKenna 1999- , Richard Lisk
Head coach : Bruce Cassidy 1999-00, Troy Ward 2000-01, Peter Horachek 2001-02, Bill Armstrong 2002-04, Mike Haviland 2004-05, Doug McKay & Tony MacAulay 2005-06, Rick Kowalsky 2006-07
Honours : Won the Henry Brabham Cup in 2000-01.
Won the Kelly Cup in 2004-05.

Forward. Played 25 seasons for Arosa. Formed a legandary line with Uli Poltera and Gebi Poltera.
International Career : Played 94 games for Switzerland (including the 1948 & 1952 Olympics).
Club Career : Played for EHC Arosa 1939-64.
Medals : Won Olympic bronze in 1948.
Won the Swiss Championship in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 & 1957.

Born in Russia. Netminder. The 13 major international titles he won is equalled only by former Soviet defenceman Alexander Ragulin. After he retired from playing he worked as goalkeeping coach with Chicago Blackhawks. Author of "Tretiak : The Legend".
International Career : Played for the USSR in 13 World Championships 1970-84, the 1972, 1976, 1980 & 1984 Olympics, the 1972 Summit Series and in 1974 against Canada (WHA All-Stars).
Club Career : Played for CSKA Moscow 1969-84
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1972, 1976 & 1984.
Won World Championship gold in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 & 1983.
Won Olympic silver in 1980.
Won the Soviet League in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 & 1984.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.
Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997.
World Championship Best Goalkeeper Award 1974, 1979 & 1983.
European Championship Best Goalkeeper Award 1974, 1979 & 1983.
Canada Cup MVP in 1981.
World Championship All-Star goalie 1975, 1979 & 1983.
Canada Cup All-Star goalie in 1981.

A book by Vladislav Tretiak, published in hardcover by Plains Publications in August 1987 (ISBN : 0920985246). Unfortunately, it is now out of print.

Nijmegen, Holland. Built in 1995. The Triavium also has a speed skating rink.
Home ice for : Nijmegen Tigers.
Capacity : 1,200
Ice pad size :

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

Kennewick, Washington, USA.
Home ice for : Tri-City Americans
Capacity :
Ice pad size :

Kennewick, Washington, USA. Played in the Western Hockey League.
Home ice : Tri-Cities Coliseum
Team colours :

Youth team which plays in the Capital Beltway Hockey League.
Home ice :
Team colours :

First presented at the end of the 1988-89 season. An annual award to the NHL goaltender with the best save percentage (miniumu of 35 games) during the regular season. After three years the award was discontinued.
Winners :
1988-89 Patrick Roy
1989-90 Patrick Roy
1990-91 Ed Belfour

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Centre.
Club Career : Played for Montreal Shamrocks.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1899 & 1900.
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950 (player).

When a national team wins the Olympics, World Championship and European Championship in the same year.

i. Infraction - when a player trips his opponent with a stick, foot or hand.
ii. Officials' Signal - the official extends his right leg forward, clear of the ice and strikes it with his right hand below the knee.

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

Club Career : Played for Ayr Scottish Eagles 1999-00 and Manchester Storm 2000- .

Played in the Québec Hockey League 1955-59 and the Eastern Professional Hockey League 1959-60.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Sweden.
Home ice :
Team colours :

See Albert Hassler Trophy

See Charles Ramsey Trophy

See Jean Ferrand Trophy

See Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy

See Marcel Claret Trophy

See Raymond Dewas Trophy

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

Trondheim, Norway. Play in the Norwegian Eliteserien.
Home ice : Leangen Ishall
Team colours : Black, white, red and yellow

Born in Kazakhstan, USSR. Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Kazakhstan 1997- (including the 1998 Olympics).
Club Career : Played for Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 1991-94 and for Dynamo Moscow 1994- .
Medals : Won the MHL 1994-95.
Won the MHL Cup 1995-96.

Club Career : Assistant coach of the Indianapolis Ice 1998- .

Born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada. Forward. New York Islanders 2nd pick (22nd overall) in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. Brother of Rocky Trottier.
International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1974-75. Played for Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup. Played for the USA in the 1984 Canada Cup.
Club Career : Played for Swift Current Broncos 1972-74, Lethbridge Broncos 1974-75, New York Islanders 1975-90 and Pittsburgh Penguins 1990-92 & 1993-94. Coached New York Islanders 1992-93 (assistant), Pittsburgh Penguins 1994-97 (assistant), Portland Pirates 1997-98, Colorado Avalanche 1998- (assistant) and New York Rangers 2002-03 (sacked January 2003).
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1991 & 1992.
Won the Stanley Cup in 2001 (assistant coach).
Honours : Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1979.
Won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1980.
Won the Art Ross Trophy in 1979.
Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1976.
Won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1989.
NHL Plus-Minus Leader in 1979.
NHL All-Star First Team centre 1977-78 & 1978-79,
NHL All-Star Second Team centre 1981-82 & 1983-84.
NHL All-Star Roster 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 & 1992.
His number 19 jersey was retired by New York Islanders.

Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Canada in the 1928 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for University of Toronto Graduates 1925-28, Montreal Canadiens & Montreal Victorias 1928-29, Montreal Canadiens 1929-38 and Montreal Canadiens & Pittsburgh Hornets 1938-39.
Medals : Won Olympic gold in 1928.
Won the Stanley Cup in 1935.
Won the Allan Cup in 1927.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1937.

Born in Climax, Saskatchewan, Canada. Right-wing. New Jersey Devils 1st pick (8th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft (he was New Jersey Devils first ever draft pick). Brother of Bryan Trottier.
Club Career : Played for Saskatoon Blades & Billings Bighorns 1980-81, Billings Bighorns 1981-82, Nanaimo Islanders & Medicine Hat Tigers & Wichita Wild 1982-83, Medicine Hat Tigers & New Jersey Devils 1983-84, New Jersey Devils & Maine Mariners 1984-85, Maine Mariners 1985-87, Rogle BK 1987-88, EV Fussen 1988-89 and Hershey Bears 1989-90.

Born in Taconite, Minnesota, USA. Forward.
International Career : Played for the USA in the 1956 World Championships.
Medals : Won World Championship silver in 1956.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Italy in the 1936 Olympics. Played for Diavoli.

Troy, Ohio, USA. Played in the International Hockey League in 1951-59.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Troy, Ohio, USA. Played in the Continental Hockey League 1982-86 and the All-American Hockey League 1986-87. Merged with the Dayton Jets to form the Miami Valley Sabres.
Home ice : Hobart Arena
Team colours : blue, light blue & black
General manager :
Head coach :

Played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League 1986-87.
Home ice :
Team colours :

Born in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Chicago Blackhawks.
Medals : Won the Stanley Cup in 1934 & 1938.
Honours : NHL All-Star Roster 1939.

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

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Denmark in the 1999 World Championship Pool B.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Recreational league.

Club Career : Played for Rungsted IK.
Honours : Denmark Player of the Year in 1998 & 1999.

Honours : Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.

Club Career : Played for Newcastle Cobras 1997-98, Newcastle Riverkings 1998-99, Ayr Scottish Eagles 1999-00, Manchester Storm 2000-01 and Newcastle Jesters 2001- .

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

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

Born in Gummersbach, West Germany.
International Career : Played for Germany (Junior) in 1996.
Club Career : Played for Cologne Sharks 1995-96, EHC Neuwied (Bundesliga) & Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 1996-97, Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) & Langley Thunder (BCHL) 1997-98, Heilbronn Falcons (Bundesliga) 1998-99, EC Nordhorn & ECR Revier-Löwen 1999-00 and EHC Freiburg 2000- .

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

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