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Born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. Defenceman. New York Rangers 5th pick (110th overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Hamilton Steelhawks 1985-88, Niagara Falls Thunder 1988-89, Flint Spirits 1989-90, New York Rangers & Binghamton Rangers & Detroit Red Wings 1990-91, Detroit Red Wings & Adirondack Red Wings 1991-93, Ottawa Senators 1993-97, Ottawa Senators & Chicago Wolves 1997-98, Chicago Wolves 1998-99 and Sheffield Steelers 1999- .
Medals : Won the Challenge Cup in 2000.
Won the Benson and Hedges Cup in 2000.
Honours : Captain of the Sheffield Steelers 2000- .

Club Career (coaching) : Coached Ässät Pori 1986-88 (assistant).

A Swedish-American who, together with Raoul Le Mat and Thomas Cahill, introduced ice hockey to Sweden. Viberg took care of the first exercise with Swedish players. He followed Le Mat and Sweden to the 1920 Olympic Games as the team trainer.

A brand of hockey equipment.

A competition sponsored by Maple Leaf Sports, a distributor of VIC hockey equipment. A regionalised tournament, which included all British National League teams plus Perth Panthers and six English Premier League teams, staged between 3rd October 1998 - 17th January 1999. Each team played the other sides in their region on a home-and-away basis with the leading teams in Group A and B, and the top two teams in Group C meeting in the home-and-away semi-finals. The winning semi-finalists played a home-and-away series to decide the title - Peterborough Pirates 5-3 Basingstoke Bison.

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

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for South Africa in the 1966 World Championships.

Forward.
International Career : Played for South Africa in the 1961 World Championships.

Club Career : Played for New York Rangers.
Honours : NHL All-Star Second Team left-wing 1974-75.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association 1911-16 & 1918-22.
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See Blackhawks IHC

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association 1922-24, the Western Canada Hockey League 1924-26, the Pacific Coast Hockey League 1949-52 and the Western Hockey League 1952-61. Play in the Western Canada Major Junior Hockey League.
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General manager : Lester Patrick 1924-25
Head coach : Lester Patrick 1924-25, Billy Reay 1953-55
Honours : Won the Stanley Cup in 1925.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League 1928-30.
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See Demons IHC

See Hakoah IHC

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the Western Hockey League 1965-67.
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See Monarchs IHC

See Rangers IHC

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Played in the ECHL 2004- .
Home ice : Bear Mountain Arena (2,500), Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (7,000)
Team colours : blue, gold, silver & white
Affiliations have included : Vancouver Canucks 2007-08
General manager : Ken Noakes
Head coach : Bryan Maxwell
Team captain : Brad Dexter

Montreal, Québec, Canada. Built in 1862. Closed 1937. On 3rd March 1875 the rink hosted the first ever organized hockey match - the game was played on a confined area called a rink with a size (202 feet by 85 feet), which basically defined the game as we know it today. The game was pre-announced to the general public and played between two uniformed and identified teams, under a pre-written set of rules, with a recorded score. The game was played with a wooden puck, the first time such was used instead of a lacrosse ball. The IIHF have officially acknowledgement the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal as the birthplace of organized ice hockey. The site of the rink was between the Stanley and Drummond streets in Montreal and the IIHF hope to see a historical site marker to be placed on the site.
Home ice for : Montreal Victorias
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Ice pad size : 202 feet x 85 feet

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Built in 1864. Closed 1865. Covered ice skating rink with a circular surface - diameter of 160 feet.

First contested in 1909. The club side championship for teams in Victoria, Australia - mainly centered on the city of Melbourne.

Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. Affiliated with the Australian Ice Hockey Federation. Responsible for the promotion, management and administration of Ice Hockey in the State of Victoria.

Victoriaville, Québec, Canada. Play in the QMJHL.
Home ice : Bois Francs Coliseum
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Vienna, Austria. Formerly Wiener Eislowen Verein (Wiener EV).
Home ice : Albert Schultz-Eishalle
Team colours : red & yellow

Played both forward & defence.
International Career : Played for Italy (Women) in the 2000 & 2001 World Championships (Women).
Club Career : Played for Belluno.

Club Career : Played for TuTo Turku.
Honours : Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1969-70.

Club Career : Played for SaiPa.
Honours : Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy in 1989-90.

Club Career : Played for K-Kissat Helsinki.
Honours : Won the Best Hockey Player of Finland Trophy in 1949, 1954 and 1956.

Vojens, Denmark. Founded in 1992. The largest fan club in Denmark. Supports the VIK Lions.

Trophy awarded to the best Swedish player in the NHL or late WHA. Selected by all Swedish players participating in the NHL or the NHL farm-team leagues.

Värmland, Sweden. Founded 1941. Viking have played 2 seasons in the top Swedish divisions.
Home ice : Valhalla
Team colours : Red and black

Stavanger, Norway. Founded in 1997. Played in Division 2 of the Norwegian Hockey League 1997-00 and Division 1 2000- .
Home ice : Siddishallene (Stavanger Ishall)
Team colours : blue
Honours : Won Division 2 of the Norwegian Hockey League in 1999-00.

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

Coach.
Club Career : Coached SKA 1953-57.

Left-wing.
International Career : Played for Croatia in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.
Club Career : Played for Medvescak.

Right-wing.
International Career : Played for the USSR in the 1972 Summit Series and against Canada (WHA All-Stars) in 1974.

Forward.
Club Career : Played for TPS Turku.
Honours : Won the Raimo Kilpiö Trophy in 1986-87, 1987-88 and 1988-89.
Won the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy in 1988-89.
Won the Matti Keinonen Trophy in 1988-89.
SM-liiga All Star Team winger 1989.

International Career : Played for Canada in the 1988 Olympics.

Austria.
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Honours : Won the Austrian Championship in 1981, 1992 and 1993.

Villard-de-Lans, French Alps, France. Play in Nationale 1 of the French league. Known as Les Ours.
Home ice :
Team colours : Blue and yellow
Honours : Won the Marcel Claret Trophy in 1980-81, 1984-85 and 1985-86.

A swift skating centre not afraid to throw his weight around.
International Career : Played for France in the European Junior Championships (Pool-B) in 1981 and in the World Junior Championships 1982. Played 260 games for France in the 1985 World Championship (Pool C), the 1987 Olympic Qualification Tournament, the 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 & 1996 World Championships, the 1989, 1990 & 1991 World Championship (Pool B) and the 1988, 1992 & 1994 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for HC St Gervais 1981-85, Francois Volants Paris 1985-90, CSG Grenoble 1990-91, HC Chamonix 1991-93, HC Milano 1993-94 and HC Chamonix 1994-96.
Medals : Won World Championship (Pool C) gold in 1985.
Won World Championship (Pool B) bronze in 1989 & 1991.
Honours : Won the Albert Hassler Trophy in 1982-83, 1983-84, 1990-91 and 1991-92.
Won the Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy in 1981-82.

President of the Spanish Winter Sports Federation.

Born in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. Netminder.
Club Career : Played for New York Rovers 1960-61, Long Island Ducks & Charlotte Checkers (one game) & Johnstown Jets (one game) 1961-62, Vancouver Canucks 1962-63, Baltimore Clippers & New York Rangers 1963-64, Vancouver Canucks 1964-66, Baltimore Clippers 1966-67, New York Rangers & Buffalo Bisons 1967-69, Buffalo Bisons 1969-70, New York Rangers 1970-75 and Chicago Blackhawks 1975-76.
Honours : Won the Vezina Trophy 1971 (with Ed Giacomin)
Won the Les Cunningham Plaque in 1968-69 & 1969-70.
Won the Hap Holmes Memorial Trophy in 1968-69 & 1969-70.
Won WHL Rookie of the Year in 1962-63.
NHL All-Star Roster 1971, 1972 & 1973.
AHL All-Star First Team 1968-69 & 1969-70.
AHL All-Star Second Team 1966-67.
WHL All-Star First Team 1965-66.
WHL All-Star Second Team 1962-63.

See Schwenninger Wild Wings

See Infrahallen

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1978, 1979 & 1981 World Championship (Pool C).
Medals : Won World Championship (Pool C) bronze in 1979.

Born in Verdun, Quebec, Canada. Left-wing.
Club Career : Played for Chicago Blackhawks 1987-90, Quebec Nordiques 1990-91, Chicago Blackhawks 1991-92 and Durham Wasps 1993-94.

Club Career : Played for HC Lausanne.

Defenceman.
International Career : Played for Bohemia in the 1911 European Championships. Played for Czeckoslovakia in the 1920 Olympics.
Club Career : Played for SK Slavia Praha.
Medals : Won European Championship gold in 1911.

Coach.
Club Career : Coached CSKA Moscow 1960-61 and Krylia Sovetov Moscow 1964-67.

Vinton, Virginia, USA.
Home ice for : Virginia Raiders, Virginia Lancers
Capacity : 3,400
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 85 feet

A book by Gary Ronberg, published in 1973 by Crown Publishers, Inc, New York, USA.

Vipiteno, Italy. Played in the Italian Serie B.
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Team colours : green & white

Vinton, Virginia, USA. Formerly the Virginia Raiders. Played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League 1983-87, the All-American Hockey League 1987-88 and East Coast Hockey League 1988-90. Franchise transferred to Roanoke Valley Rebels.
Home ice : Vinton Sports Complex
Team colours :
Head coach : Paul O'Neill 1983-84, John Tortorella 1986-87
Honours : Won the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in 1986-87.
Won the Bob Payne Trophy in 1987.
Won the All-American Hockey League in 1987-88.

Vinton, Virginia, USA. Played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League 1982-83. Name changed to Virginia Lancers.
Home ice : Vinton Sports Complex
Team colours :

Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Played in the American Hockey League 1973-75.
Home ice : Norfolk Scope
Team colours :
Affiliations have included : Detroit Red Wings 1974-75
General Manager : Alex Delvecchio 1974-75
Head coach : Doug Barkley 1974-75

Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for TPS Turku.
Honours : Won the Jarmo Wasama Trophy in 1981-82.
Won the Pekka Rautakallio Trophy in 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91.
SM-liiga All Star Team defenceman 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.

International Career : Played for Finland in the 2000 World Championship.
Club Career : Played for TPS Turku.
Medals : Won World Championship bronze in 2000.

Born in Finland.
Honours : Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999 (media).

See Viry-Essonne

Viry-Châtillon, Ile-de-France, France. Play in Ligue Elite of the French league. Known as Les Jets
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Team colours : Yellow and green
Honours : Won the Marcel Claret Trophy in 1991-92 and 1997-98.

Born in Kharkov, Russia. Defenceman. Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1st pick (5th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Club Career : Played for Torpedo Yaroslavl 1997-99, Anaheim Mighty Ducks & Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1999-00 and Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2000- .

Defenceman.

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

International Career : General Manager for Lithuania in the 1999 World Championship Pool C.

A Plexiglas screen that attaches to the helmet covering the eyes and nose area of the face.

Switzerland. Play in the Swiss Hockey League.
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Team colours : red & white

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

Czech Republic. Played in the European Hockey League in 1997-98.
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Former General Secretary of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation.

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

Forward.
International Career : Played for France in the 1995 World Championship.

Chekhov, Russia. The amateur team of the Vityaz Podolsk Chekhov club. Play in the Podmoskovie League.
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Podolsk, Russia. Vityaz = The Knight. The arena, which opened in the spring of 2000, was initially called Ice Sports Palace but was renamed Vityaz Ice Sports Palace in October 2000.
Home ice for : Vityaz Podolsk Chekhov
Capacity : 5,000
Ice pad size : 200 feet x 98 feet

Podolsk, Russia. Vityaz = The Knight. The professional team of the Vityaz Podolsk Chekhov club. Played in the Russian Superleague 2000- .
Home ice : Vityaz Ice Sports Palace
Team colours : red, blue & white

Podolsk, Russia. Vityaz = The Knight. This team represented two towns, Podolsk and Chekhov (which is situated some 20 miles south for Podolsk). Played in the Russian Premier League 1999-00. The club established two teams from the 2000-01 season - the professional team was renamed Vityaz Podolsk and an amateur team called Vityaz Chekhov was formed.
Home ice : Vityaz Ice Sports Palace
Team colours : red, blue & white

International Career : Played for Canada (Junior) in 1985-86.

Forward. A member of the first Spanish team to enter a World Championship.
International Career : Played for Spain in the 1977 World Championship Pool C.
Club Career : Played for CH Txuri Urdiñ 1976-77.

Bilbao, Spain. Founded as Casco Viejo in 1975. Name changed to CH Vizcaya before the 1981-82 season.
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Honours : Won the Spanish Championship in 1981-82 and 1982-83.

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