rec.sport.hockey FAQ Part 1 of 2
Mitch McGowan
Last-modified: 01 Apr 94
rec.sport.hockey answers to Frequently Asked Questions and other news:
Part 1 of 2
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Contents of Part 1:
News and information on the following leagues:
1. National Hockey League
- News & Scores
- Schedule
- Notable team news (transactions and announcements)
- League news
- Television
- Award winners, all-star teams, hall of fame inductees, and draft picks
- New NHL Rules
2. American Hockey League
3. International Hockey League
4. East Coast Hockey League
News and information on other leagues, as well as answers to frequently
asked questions and information available via e-mail are included in Part
2.
New information will be preceded by two asterisks (**).
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1. National Hockey League (NHL)
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- News & Scores
SPIKE (Bryan K. Strouse) <b...@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> posts weekday news and
box scores (Sunday through Thursday). John P. Curcio
<j...@philabs.philips.com> posts weekend news and box scores. Both maintain
e-mail lists for faster delivery.
For detailed information concerning a team (particularly where to get
tickets and merchandise, where to watch games in town, etc.), send e-mail
to the net contact(s) for the team. Net contacts post team news as they
see/hear/read it.
The following teams have mailing lists: Anaheim, Boston, Buffalo,
Calgary, Dallas, Detroit, Hartford, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York
Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Quebec, St. Louis,
San Jose, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Washington, Winnipeg. See Part 2 for list
addresses.
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- Schedule
Eastern Conference teams will play five games against each of six
divisional opponents (30); four games against each of the seven teams in
the conference's other division (28) and two games against each of the 12
Western Conference members (24).
Western Conference teams will play six games against each of five
divisional opponents (30); four games against each of the six teams in the
conference's other division (24) and two games against each of the 14
Eastern Conference clubs (28).
Playoffs: The system will be conference-based, with the No. 1 team
meeting the No. 8 team in the first round, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No.
6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. Matchups will be based on overall points with the
four division champions being placed in the first- or second-place seeds
in each conference and being assured of home-ice in the first two playoff
rounds. All series will be best of seven (2-2-1-1-1 rotation) except
matchups between Central and Pacific teams. Those series will rotate 2-3-
2 to reduce travel. In those cases, the team with the most regular-season
points will choose whether to start the series at home or away.
Each NHL team will play two neutral site games. The neutral site games
will be held at Minneapolis (six games), Sacramento (4), Phoenix (4),
Cleveland (4), Hamilton (4), Halifax (2) and Saskatoon (2).
A schedule program is available that contains the complete NHL schedule
and allows you to make a variety of queries about it. You can list the
schedule for given dates or teams, or list upcoming games between teams
and divisions (home games, away games, or either). The complete
distribution was posted to comp.sources.misc as Volume 39, Number 89.
Check your closest Usenet archive site for it. It is also available from
the official rec.sport.hockey FTP archive on wuarchive.wustl.edu in
directory /doc/misc/sports/nhl. On-line access is available by doing
"telnet culine.colorado.edu 860". This program is also available from the
statsmailer at <twi...@dab.ge.com>. Send e-mail with Subject:
"statsmailer" and Body: "REQUEST nhl93-94.2.shar".
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The following are the 1994 NHL playoff dates (all best-of-seven series):
CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
Eastern Conference
Sunday, April 17; Tuesday, April 19; Thursday, April 21; Saturday, April
23, or Sunday, April 24; Monday, April 25, if necessary; Wednesday, April
27, if necessary; Friday, April 29, if necessary.
Western Conference
Sunday, April 17, or Monday, April 18; Wednesday, April 20; Friday,
April 22; Sunday, April 24; Tuesday, April 26, if necessary; Thursday,
April 28, if necessary; Saturday, April 30, if necessary.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Eastern Conference
Sunday, May 1; Tuesday, May 3; Thursday, May 5; Saturday, May 7; Monday,
May 9, if necessary; Wednesday, May 11, if necessary; Friday, May 13, if
necessary.
Western Conference
Sunday, May 1, or Monday, May 2; Wednesday, May 4; Friday, May 6;
Sunday, May 8; Tuesday, May 10, if necessary; Thursday, May 12, if
necessary; Saturday, May 14, if necessary.
CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference
Sunday, May 15; Tuesday, May 17; Thursday, May 19; Saturday, May 21;
Monday, May 23, if necessary; Wednesday, May 25, if necessary; Friday, May
27, if necessary.
Western Conference
Monday, May 16; Wednesday, May 18; Friday, May 20; Sunday, May 22;
Tuesday, May 24, if necessary; Thursday, May 26, if necessary; Saturday,
May 28, if necessary.
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, May 31; Thursday, June 2; Saturday, June 4; Tuesday, June 7;
Thursday, June 9, if necessary; Saturday, June 11, if necessary; Tuesday,
June 14, if necessary.
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- Notable team news (transactions and announcements)
Note that this information is culled from press releases and posts. It
is updated twice monthly and only information currently under discussion
or of continuing importance or interest will be listed for more than two
postings.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Pacific Division, Western Conference
First Season: 93-94 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: Did not play
Contact: Bill Hart <b_h...@macsch.com>
The University of Maine has announced that Paul Kariya, center, has
relinquished his NCAA eligibility. Kariya was Anaheim’s number one draft
pick in 1993.
**
Acquired Maxim Bets, forward, and a sixth-round pick in 1995 from St.
Louis for Alexei Kasatonov, defenseman.
**
Bob Corkum, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' leading scorer, underwent ankle
surgery Monday and will be sidelined the rest of the season.
**
Signed Maxim Bets, left wing, to a multiyear contract.
Boston Bruins Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 24-25 Stanley Cups: 5 Last Cup: 71-72
Last season: 1st in Adams Division, 2nd overall (51-26-7)
Eliminated by Buffalo in Division Semi-Finals
Contact: Bri Farenell <fare...@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>
The Shawmut Center (19,000 seats) is expected to be ready for use by the
fall of 1995.
With two goals Monday night, March 7, Cam Neely became the second-
fastest player to reach the 50-goal plateau, tying Mario Lemieux. Wayne
Gretzky scored 50 goals in 39 games during the 1981-82 season and reached
the milestone in 42 games in 1983-84. Lemieux did it in 44 games during
the 1988-89 season.
**
Acquired Al Iafrate, defenseman, from Washington for Joe Juneau, center.
**
Signed John Gruden, defenseman.
**
Right wing Cam Neely is out for the season with a torn knee ligament.
Neely was injured after becoming entangled with New Jersey defenseman Ken
Daneyko in a game Saturday, March 19, at Boston Garden. He twisted his
right knee as the two players slid past the net and into the boards. Neely
underwent a magnetic resonance imaging test which revealed a complete tear
to the medial collateral ligament.
**
Defenseman Ray Bourque has been sidlined with a sprained medial
collateral ligament in his right knee. Bourque is expected to be out for
the rest of the regular season, but hopefully will return for the
playoffs.
**
Recalled Fred Knipscheer, center, from Providence of the American Hockey
League.
**
Tired of contract negotiations and his other duties as an NHL assistant
general manager, Mike Milbury left the Boston Bruins to become hockey
coach at Boston College. Milbury, who went from star defenseman to coach
to assistant general manager during a 20-year career with the Bruins, had
been promised the general manager's job at the end of next season. But
Milbury said he sought the job with the Eagles because he wanted to return
to coaching and leave behind “the rigors of managing a team in the
National Hockey League.”
Buffalo Sabres Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
Telephone: 1-800-333-PUCK (1-800-333-7825)
First Season: 70-71 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 4th in Adams Division, 15th overall (38-36-10)
Eliminated by Montreal in Division Final
Contact: Jeff Horvath <jhor...@macc.wisc.edu>
The John Rigas family Tuesday, January 11, signed a $15 million
memorandum of understanding that would give the group approximately one-
third equity in the Buffalo Sabres. The investment by the Rigas family and
its Adelphia Communications Corporation is part of the Sabres' plan to
move from the Auditorium to a new facility, the Crossroads Arena. The Knox
family and other local investors will retain a majority of the equity and
control of the Sabres. The $15 million investment will fulfill one of the
key elements of the $120 million Crossroads private and public financing
package, which was based on the infusion of operational capital into the
Sabres' organization. The Sabres plan to open the 1995-96 season at the
new facility.
**
Recalled Sergei Petrenko, left wing, from Rochester of the American
Hockey League.
**
A Russian who helped Alexander Mogilny defect to the United States was
charged Saturday with threatening to shoot and stab the Sabres wing unless
he came up with $150,000. Mogilny told police that Segey Pavlosky followed
him from practice to a restaurant on Friday afternoon, March 25. Speaking
in Russian, Pavlosky allegedly demanded $150,000 and threatened ``to shoot
him in the back and stab him in the legs.'' Mogilny reported the incident,
and police staked out his house and the Aud, where Buffalo beat the
Hartford Whalers 6-3 Friday night. Mogilny was at home -- officially,
because of the flu. Pavlosky and another Russian were unarmed when they
were arrested outside the Sabres' locker room after the game, according to
Erie County chief of detectives Gerald Mack.
Calgary Flames Pacific Division, Western Conference
Formerly Atlanta Flames (72/73-79/80)
First Season: 80-81 Stanley Cups: 1 Last Cup: 88-89
Last season: 2nd in Smythe Division, 9th overall (43-30-11)
Eliminated by Los Angeles in Division Semi-Final
Contact: Alan Caldwell <caldwe...@mtroyal.ab.ca>
<alan.c...@t8000.cuc.ab.ca>
Traded Gary Suter, defenseman, and Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury, forwards,
to the Hartford Whalers for Mikael Nylander, forward, and Zarley Zalapski
and James Patrick, defenseman.
Chicago Blackhawks Central Division, Western Conference
First Season: 26-27 Stanley Cups: 3 Last Cup: 60-61
Last season: 1st in Norris Division, 3rd overall (47-25-12)
Eliminated by St. Louis in Division Semi-Final
Contact: John Scholvin <jsch...@eecs.uic.edu>
The United Center is scheduled to open in August 1994.
Traded Frantisek Kucera, defenseman, and Jocelyn Lemieux, right wing, to
the Hartford Whalers for Gary Suter, defenseman; Randy Cunneyworth, left
wing; and an undisclosed draft choice.
**
Traded Kevin Todd, center, to the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-round
pick in 1994.
**
Acquired Robert Dirk, defenseman, from the Vancouver Canucks for a
fourth-round pick in 1994.
**
Acquired Tony Amonte, right wing, and the rights to Matt Oates, left
wing, from the New York Rangers for Stephane Matteau, left wing, and Brian
Noonan, right wing.
**
Acquired Paul Ysebaert, center, from Winnipeg for a third-round pick in
1995.
**
Left wing Michel Goulet, who suffered a severe concussion in a game
Wednesday, March 16, was released from the hospital Tuesday, March 22.
Goulet was injured when he fell heavily into the boards after losing his
balance in the first period against the Canadiens. Unconscious for about
10 minutes, he was taken by ambulance to the Montreal General Hospital,
where he had been under observation ever since.
Dallas Stars Central Division, Western Conference
Formerly Minnesota North Stars (67/68-92/93)
Cleveland Barons were merged with Minnesota for the 1978/79 season.
First Season: 93-94 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 5th in Norris Division, 18th overall (36-38-10)
Contact: Mitch McGowan <ham...@u.washington.edu>
**
Sent Dave Barr, center, to Kalamazoo of the International Hockey League.
**
Acquired Doug Zmolek and Mike Lalor, defensemen, from San Jose for Ulf
Dahlen, right wing, and future considerations.
**
Andy Moog became the 10th goaltender in NHL history to register 300
career victories, turning aside 45 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the
Washington Capitals 6-2 Friday night, March 18.
**
Acquired Pelle Eklund, center, from the Philadelphia Flyers for future
considerations.
**
Acquired Alan May, left wing, and a seventh-round pick in 1995 from the
Washington Capitals for Jim Johnson, defenseman.
**
Acquired Mike Needham, right wing, from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Jim
McKenzie, left wing.
**
Traded Reid Simpson, left wing, and Roy Mitchell, defenseman, to the New
Jersey Devils for future considerations.
**
Recalled Jarkko Varvio, left wing, from Kalamazoo of the International
Hockey League.
Detroit Red Wings Central Division, Western Conference
Formerly Detroit Cougars (26/27-29/30) -> Detroit Falcons (30/31-32/33)
First Season: 33-34 Stanley Cups: 7 Last Cup: 54-55
Last season: 2nd in Norris Division, 5th overall (47-28-9)
Eliminated by Toronto in Division Semi-Final
Contact: Scott Glenn <SGL...@cmsa.gmr.com>
Acquired Bob Essensa, goaltender, and Sergei Bautin, defenseman, from
Winnipeg for Tim Cheveldae, goaltender, and Dallas Drake, center.
**
Traded Steve Konroyd, defenseman, to the Ottawa Senators for Daniel
Berthiaume, goalie.
Edmonton Oilers Pacific Division, Western Conference
Formerly Alberta Oilers (WHA) (72/73) -> Edmonton Oilers (WHA) (72/73-
78/79)
First Season: 79-80 Stanley Cups: 5 Last Cup: 89-90
Last season: 5th in Smythe Division, 20th overall (26-50-8)
Contact: Andrew Scott <and...@idacom.hp.com>
An injunction preventing Edmonton owner Peter Pocklington from moving
the Oilers was upheld Tuesday, February 22, by the Alberta Court of
Appeal. The injunction, granted last December by Alberta Chief Justice
Kenneth Moore, prevents the Oilers from playing home games anywhere except
Northlands Coliseum and prohibits Pocklington from negotiating a possible
move. Pocklington has threatened to move the five-time Stanley Cup
champions -- possibly to Minneapolis -- unless he gets a sweeter lease
deal with Edmonton Northlands, the non-profit organization that runs the
arena where the team plays.
**
Traded Dave Manson, defenseman, and a sixth-round pick in the 1994 draft
to the Winnipeg Jets for Mats Lindgren, center; Boris Mironov, defenseman;
and first- and fourth-round picks in the 1994 draft.
**
Traded Brad Werenka, defenseman, to the Quebec Nordiques for Steve
Passmore, goalie.
**
Acquired Todd Marchant, center, from the New York Rangers for Craig
MacTavish, center.
Florida Panthers Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 93-94 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: Did not play
Contact: Eric Seiden <dar...@pro-entropy.cts.com>
Rolland Crunk <r...@hal.com>
The NHL plans to study a possible a conflict of interest by Florida
Panthers owner H. Wayne Huizenga, who will own part of the corporation
that is purchasing the parent company of the New York Rangers. The NHL
Board of Governors reviewed the question of dual ownership in 1992 but
didn't vote on the issue.
**
Acquired Peter Andersson, defenseman, from the New York Rangers for a
ninth-round pick in 1994.
Hartford Whalers Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
Formerly New England Whalers (WHA) (72/73-78/79)
First Season: 79-80 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 5th in Adams Division, 21st overall (26-52-6)
Contact: Steve Gallichio <ste...@cadkey.com>
<kayl...@access.digex.net>
Acquired Gary Suter, defenseman, and Paul Ranheim and Ted Drury,
forwards, from Calgary for Mikael Nylander, forward, and Zarley Zalapski
and James Patrick, defenseman.
Acquired Frantisek Kucera, defenseman, and Jocelyn Lemieux, right wing,
from Chicago for Gary Suter, defenseman; Randy Cunneyworth, left wing; and
an undisclosed draft choice.
**
Traded the rights to Ken Belanger, left wing, to Toronto for a ninth-
round draft pick in 1994.
**
Six players on the Hartford Whalers must do 20 hours of community
service during the offseason for getting into a fight Thursday, March 24,
at a nightclub owned by Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly. Arrested
were captain Pat Verbeek, Geoffrey Sanderson, Marc Potvin, Chris Pronger,
Mark Janssen and Todd Harkins, along with assistant coach Kevin McCarthy.
The players, who faced charges that included disorderly conduct and
obstructing justice, each pleaded guilty to trespassing after prosecutors
agreed to drop the other counts. They were led into court handcuffed in
pairs. McCarthy was charged with trespassing and faces a court hearing.
The players must return to Buffalo within a year to do community service
at youth organizations, said City Court Judge Margaret Murphy. Kevin
Maxwell, the Whalers' director of player personnel, said he could not
comment on whether the team would discipline the players.
**
Six Hartford Whalers -- including captain Pat Verbeek and star rookie
Chris Pronger -- were suspended Friday, March 25, for a barroom brawl in
upstate New York. But the NHL promptly reversed the decision of team owner
Richard Gordon. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman rescinded the suspensions,
pending the outcome of an investigation that he ordered earlier in the
day. His decision came hours after Gordon announced the suspensions at a
midday news conference.
**
Recalled John Stevens, defenseman, from Springfield of the American
Hockey League.
Los Angeles Kings Pacific Division, Western Conference
First Season: 67-68 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 3rd in Smythe Division, 11th overall (39-35-10)
Eliminated by Montreal in Stanley Cup Finals
Contact: Stan Willis <wil...@empire.dnet.hac.com>
Owner Bruce McNall is selling a portion of the team to two prominent
executives, Jeffrey P. Sudikoff, chairman and chief executive officer of
IDB Communications Group Inc., and Joseph M. Cohen, an IDB director, in
order to build a new 20,000-seat sports complex. McNall will receive an
interest in the new -- as yet unnamed -- entity, as well as maintaining
control of the Kings organization.
**
Acquired Donald Dufresne, defenseman, from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a
sixth-round pick in the 1994 draft.
**
Acquired Kevin Todd, center, from Chicago for a fourth-round pick in
1994.
**
Sent Brian McReynolds, center, to Phoenix of the International Hockey
League.
**
Center Wayne Gretzky signed an endorsement contract with athletic
footwear maker L.A. Gear Inc. Gretzky will help design a new line of L.A.
Tech shoes scheduled to debut next spring, said Rob Apatoff, the company's
senior vice president for marketing. Financial terms of the deal were not
disclosed. The shoes will feature the state-of-the-art impact protection
technology used in Gretzky's hockey equipment.
**
Wayne Gretzky scored his 802nd career goal, overtaking Gordie Howe as
the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history. Gretzky's historic goal came in
the second period of a 6-3 loss to Vancouver. Gretzky broke Howe's goal
record playing in his 1,117th game over 15 seasons. Howe scored 801 goals
in 1,767 games over 26 seasons. The record was the 62nd of Gretzky's
career.
**
Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall is the target of a $28.3 million
suit by a Dutch-owned bank that claims he failed to pay back a loan, the
Los Angeles Times reported Friday, March 18. The newspaper said the suit,
filed last week in New York federal court, alleges McNall owes European
American Bank of Uniondale, N.Y., $28.3 million in principal, interest and
unspecified costs. On Thursday, March 24, a McNall representative
disputed the validity of the suit.
Montreal Canadiens Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 17-18 Stanley Cups: 24 Last Cup: 92-93
Last season: 3rd in Adams Division, 6th overall (48-30-6)
Stanley Cup Champions
The new Montreal Forum is expected to open in 1995.
**
Signed Kirk Muller, center, to a four-year contract, retroactive to the
start of the season.
**
Sent Brian Savage, center, to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.
New Jersey Devils Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
Formerly Kansas City Scouts (74/75-75/76) -> Colorado Rockies (76/77-
81/82)
First Season: 82-83 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 4th in Patrick Division, 12th overall (40-37-7)
Eliminated by Pittsburgh in Division Semi-Final
**
Acquired Reid Simpson, left wing, and Roy Mitchell, defenseman, from
Dallas for future considerations.
New York Islanders Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 72-73 Stanley Cups: 4 Last Cup: 82-83
Last season: 3rd in Patrick Division, 13th overall (40-37-7)
Eliminated by Montreal in Conference Final
Contact: Mark Anania <ana...@rpi.edu>
**
Forward Brian Mullen, who had a seizure during practice over the
weekend, was released from the hospital Tuesday, March 22. The Islanders
said Mullen ``experienced no long-term effects from the incident.''
**
Recalled Dave Chyzowski and Ziggy Palffy, left wings, from Salt Lake
City of the International Hockey League.
New York Rangers Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 26-27 Stanley Cups: 3 Last Cup: 39-40
Last season: 6th in Patrick Division, 19th overall (34-39-11)
Contact: Keith Keller <kke...@nomad.sas.upenn.edu>
Mark Messier became the 10th NHL player to collect 1,300 career points
with two assists in the New York Rangers' 3-1 victory over New Jersey on
Thursday night, February 22.
Extended the contract of Adam Graves, left wing.
**
The NHL suspended Sergei Nemchinov, New York Rangers center, for eight
games and fined him $500 for hitting Brian Benning, Florida Panthers
defenseman, during a game on March 15.
**
The NHL suspended Mike Hudson, New York Rangers center, for 10 games and
fined him $500 for hitting Kjell Samuelsson, Pittsburgh Penguins
defenseman, with a two-handed swing in a game March 13.
**
Recalled Daniel Lacroix, center, from Binghamton of the American Hockey
League.
**
Corey Hirsch, goaltender, decided to rejoin the Binghamton Rangers and
will practice Tuesday, March 22. He was suspensed Friday, March 18, by the
parent organization New York Rangers for failing to report to the minor
league team.
**
Traded Tony Amonte, right wing, and the rights to Matt Oates, left wing,
to the Chicago Blackhawks for Stephane Matteau, left wing, and Brian
Noonan, right wing.
**
Traded Mike Gartner, right wing, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Glenn
Anderson, right wing; the rights to Scott Malone, defenseman; and a
fourth-round pick in 1994.
**
Traded Todd Marchant, center, to the Edmonton Oilers for Craig
MacTavish, center.
**
Traded Phil Bourque, left wing, to the Ottawa Senators for future
considerations.
**
Traded Peter Andersson, defenseman, to the Florida Panthers for a ninth-
round pick in 1994.
**
Adam Graves set a single-season goal record for the Rangers, getting his
50th and 51st as New York beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Graves broke the
previous record of 50, set by Vic Hadfield in the 1971-72 season.
**
Recalled Mattias Norstrom, defenseman, from Binghamton of the American
Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 92-93 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 6th in Adams Division, 24th overall (10-70-4)
Note: This franchise is the second NHL team to bear that name. Ottawa
Senators (first franchise) (17/18-30/31, 32/33-33/34) (7 cups) -> St.
Louis Eagles (34/35)
Contact: Scott Simpson <ssim...@cse.dnd.ca>
<am...@freenet.carleton.ca>
Jean-Henri Duteau <jdu...@crow.ewd.dreo.dnd.ca>
Aquired Claude Boivin, left wing, and Kirk Daubenspeck, goalie, from
Philadlephia for Mark Lamb, center.
**
Signed Dan Quinn, center.
**
Acquired Steve Konroyd, defenseman, from Detroit for Daniel Berthiaume,
goalie.
**
Acquired Phil Bourque, left wing, from the New York Rangers for future
considerations.
**
The NHL suspended Dennis Vial, defenseman, for one game without pay and
fined him $500 for shooting a puck into the Buffalo Sabres' bench on March
20.
Philadelphia Flyers Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 67-68 Stanley Cups: 2 Last Cup: 74-75
Last season: 5th in Patrick Division, 17th overall (36-37-11)
Contact: Pete Clark <se...@hos1cad.att.com>
Traded Claude Boivin, left wing, and Kirk Daubenspeck, goalie, to the
Ottawa Senators for Mark Lamb, center.
**
Signed Chris Therien, defenseman, to a four-year contract and assigned
him to Hershey of the American Hockey League.
**
Acquired Rob DiMaio, center, from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jim
Cummins, right wing, and a fourth-round draft pick in 1995.
**
Traded Pelle Eklund, center, to Dallas for future considerations.
Pittsburgh Penguins Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 67-68 Stanley Cups: 2 Last Cup: 91-92
Last season: 1st in Patrick Division, 1st overall (56-21-7)
Eliminated by New York Islanders in Division Final
Contact: Thomas Sullivan <t...@cs.cmu.edu>
Matthew T. Keating <mk...@andrew.cmu.edu>
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy said developers have approached him to
express their interest in building a new privately owned stadium in the
city. Murphy would not identify the developers, other than to say they are
not the ones mentioned as interested in buying the Pirates baseball team.
Howard Baldwin, owner of the Penguins hockey team, and Bill Craig,
president of the KBL cable television network, reportedly are interested
in buying the Pirates and possibly Three Rivers Stadium where the baseball
team plays along with the football Steelers.
**
Recalled Markus Naslund, forward, from Cleveland of the International
Hockey League.
**
Traded Jeff Daniels, left wing, to the Florida Panthers for Greg
Hawgood, defenseman.
**
Traded Mike Needham, right wing, to Dallas for Jim McKenzie, left wing.
Quebec Nordiques Northeast Division, Eastern Conference
Telephone: 1-800-463-3333
Formerly Quebec Nordiques (WHA) (72/73-78/79)
First Season: 79-80 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 2nd in Adams Division, 4th overall (47-27-10)
Eliminated by Montreal in Division Semi-Final
Contact: Daniel E Comeau <come...@tuns.ca>
Quebec defenseman Adam Foote will miss the rest of the season after
undergoing surgery Tuesday, March 2, in Los Angeles to repair a herniated
disc.
**
Acquired Brad Werenka, defenseman, from Edmonton for Steve Passmore,
goalie.
**
The Quebec Nordiques, trying to get a new arena with luxury boxes, said
Thursday night, March 24, they want to keep the franchise in Quebec. The
Nordiques were responding to the latest report of a possible sale. A
Montreal radio station said the team would be sold to Detroit-based
Compuware Corp. and move to Phoenix for next season. ``Management of the
Nordiques categorically denies the rumors of the sale of the team,'' the
club said in a statement. ``(Management) wishes to reassure its many
loyal fans that it will continue to make every effort to ensure the
survival of the team in Quebec.'' Said Jim Rutherford, the director of
hockey operations for Compuware: ``It happens every year around this time
that there's a report we have bought a team. It's just not true.''
Several weeks ago, the Nordiques denied a radio report that said the team
was being sold and moving to Atlanta. An Atlanta business consortium was
said to have offered $66 million for the team.
St. Louis Blues Central Division, Western Conference
First Season: 67-68 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 4th in Norris Division, 16th overall (37-36-11)
Eliminated by Toronto in Division Final
Contact: Joseph Ashkar <jc...@cec1.wustl.edu>
Signed Petr Nedved, center, to an offer sheet.
The NHL announced an arbitrator has ruled the St. Louis Blues must send
Craig Janney, center, and a second-round draft choice to the Vancouver
Canucks as compensation for signing Petr Nedved, center.
**
Extended the contract of Michael F. Shanahan, chairman, through the
1995-1996 season.
**
Traded Jeff Brown and Bret Hedican, defensemen, and Nathan LaFayette,
center, to the Vancouver Canucks for Craig Janney, center.
**
Traded Maxim Bets, forward, and a sixth-round pick in 1995 to the
Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Alexei Kasatonov, defenseman.
**
Sent Denny Felsner, right wing, to Peoria of the International Hockey
League.
**
Recalled Vitali Karamnov and Tony Hrkac, forwards, and Parris Duffus,
goalie, from Peoria of the International Hockey League.
**
Extended the contract of Mackie Shilstone, conditioning consultant, for
three years.
**
Sent Terry Hollinger, defenseman; Tony Hrkac, center; and Vitali
Karamnov, left wing, to Peoria of the International Hockey League.
San Jose Sharks Pacific Division, Western Conference
First Season: 91-92 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 6th in Smythe Division, 23rd overall (11-71-2)
Contact: Nelson Lu <clau...@leland.stanford.edu>
**
Traded Doug Zmolek and Mike Lalor, defensemen, to the Dallas Stars for
Ulf Dahlen, right wing, and future considerations.
Tampa Bay Lightning Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
Telephone: 1-800-881-2639 (pre-recorded news)
First Season: 92-93 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 6th in Norris Division, 22nd overall (23-54-7)
Contact: Tom Wilson <twi...@dab.ge.com>
The Tampa Bay Lightning will play most of their home games in the
Thunderdome (formerly the Suncoast Dome) in St. Petersburg. 5 games will
be played in the Orlando Arena: 12/14, 12/26, 1/2, 1/24, and 3/20.
Reassigned Gene Ubriaco to director of scouting from coach of Atlanta of
the International Hockey League.
**
Traded Rob DiMaio, center, to Philadelphia for Jim Cummins, right wing,
and a fourth-round draft pick in 1995.
**
Traded Donald Dufresne, defenseman, to Los Angeles for a sixth-round
pick in the 1994 draft.
**
Acquired Jeff Daniels, left wing, from Pittsburgh for Greg Hawgood,
defenseman.
**
Aquired Enrico Ciccone, defenseman; a conditional draft choice
previously given to Washington; and a third-round pick in 1994 from
Washington for Joe Reekie, defenseman.
**
Recalled Jim Cummins, left wing, and Eric Charron, defenseman, from
Atlanta of the International Hockey League.
**
Recalled J.C. Bergeron, goalie, from Atlanta of the International Hockey
League under emergency conditions.
Toronto Maple Leafs Central Division, Western Conference
Formerly Toronto Arenas (17/18-18/19) (1 Cup) -> Toronto St. Patricks
(19/20-25/26) (1 Cup)
First Season: 26-27 Stanley Cups: 11 Last Cup: 66-67
Last season: 3rd in Norris Division, 8th overall (44-29-11)
Eliminated by Los Angeles in Conference Final
Contact: Shawn <cs90...@ariel.yorku.ca>
Forward Ken Baumgartner is exected to miss six weeks after surgery to
repair a broken bone in his right wrist. He was injured in a fight with
Ottawa's Dennis Vial on Monday night, February 28.
**
Acquired the rights to Ken Belanger, left wing, from the Hartford
Whalers for a ninth-round draft pick in 1994.
**
Signed Darby Hendrickson, center, and assigned him to St. John's of the
American Hockey League.
**
Acquired Mike Gartner, right wing, from the New York Rangers for Glenn
Anderson, right wing; the rights to Scott Malone, defenseman; and a
fourth-round pick in 1994.
**
Recalled Ken McRae, right wing, from St. John's of the American Hockey
League.
Vancouver Canucks Pacific Division, Western Conference
First Season: 70-71 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 1st in Smythe Division, 7th overall (46-29-9)
Eliminated by Los Angeles in Division Final
Contact: Bill Boora <bo...@sfu.ca>
A new stadium (20,000 seats), to be called The Northwest Arena, will be
built in Vancouver, with a completion date of Fall 1995.
**
Traded Robert Dirk, defenseman, to Chicago for a fourth-round pick in
1994.
**
Acquired Jeff Brown and Bret Hedican, defensemen, and Nathan LaFayette,
center, from St. Louis for Craig Janney, center.
**
The NHL suspended Sergio Momesso, forward, for two games and fined him
$500 for a stick-swinging incident in a game against the New York Rangers
on Friday night, March 25.
Washington Capitals Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference
First Season: 74-75 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 2nd in Patrick Division, 10th overall (43-34-7)
Eliminated by New York Islanders in Division Semi-Final
Contact: David Lu <da...@eng.umd.edu>
Relieved head coach Terry Murray and asistant coach John Perpich of
their duties; hired Jim Schoenfeld as head coach.
Announced that Terry Murray has been loaned to the Florida Panthers and
will coach Cincinnati in the International Hockey League for the remainder
of the season.
**
Claimed Tim Bergland, right wing, off waivers from the Tampa Bay
Lightning.
**
Traded Al Iafrate, defenseman, to the Boston Bruins for Joe Juneau,
center.
**
Traded Enrico Ciccone, defenseman; a third-round pick in 1994; and a
conditional draft choice previously obtained from the Tampa Bay Lightning
to Tampa Bay for Joe Reekie, defenseman.
**
Signed John Gruden, defenseman.
**
Signed Stefan Ustorf, center.
Winnipeg Jets Central Division, Western Conference
Formerly Winnipeg Jets (WHA) (72/73-78/79)
First Season: 79-80 Stanley Cups: 0
Last season: 4th in Smythe Division, 14th overall (40-37-7)
Eliminated by Vancouver in Division Semi-Final
Contact: Jean-Henri Duteau <jdu...@crow.ewd.dreo.dnd.ca>
Steve Eitzen <umei...@cc.umanitoba.ca>
Announced Vice President and General Manager Mike Smith stepped down;
named head coach John Paddock vice president and general manager for the
rest of the season.
Traded Bob Essensa, goaltender, and Sergei Bautin, defenseman, to the
Detroit Red Wings for Tim Cheveldae, goaltender, and Dallas Drake, center.
**
Acquired Dave Manson, defenseman, and a sixth-round pick in the 1994
draft from Edmonton for Mats Lindgren, center; Boris Mironov, defenseman;
and first- and fourth-round picks in the 1994 draft.
**
Traded Paul Ysebaert, center, to the Chicago Blackhawks for a third-
round pick in 1995.
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- League news:
Draft:
Hartford has been selected as the site for the 1994 entry draft. The
draft is scheduled for June 28-29 at the Civic Center Arena. The first two
rounds will be held Tuesday night, June 28, starting a 7:30 p.m. EDT. The
remaining rounds will take place on Wednesday starting at noon EDT. Unlike
past years, the draft will be conducted separately from the annual league
meetings. The annual meetings will be scheduled for another location and
time.
The 1995 draft will be held in Winnipeg.
**
The NHL Thursday, March 24, adopted a lottery for its annual entry
draft, beginning with the 1995 draft.
The 1994 draft is unaffected. By virtue of a coin flip last year, the
Florida Panthers will draft first, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks will draft
second and the rest of the league will draft in reverse order of the final
standings. But in 1995, the 10 non-playoff teams will be put into the
draw.
A complicated system ensures that the team with the fewest points ends
up with a 30 percent chance of getting the first overall pick and is
guaranteed of picking no lower than second. Whatever team is drawn can
move up by no more than four positions in the draft. Therefore, only the
five worst teams have a chance at picking first. If one of the second-,
third-, fourth- or fifth-worst teams win the draw to pick first, the last-
place team will pick second.
If the sixth-worst team is drawn first, it moves up four places and
picks second. The first pick would then go to the worst team. Likewise,
if the 10th-worst team is drawn first, it would pick sixth. The first
pick, again, would go to the worst team.
Under the weighted-draw system for non-playoff teams only, the team with
the fewest points has a 30 percent chance of being drawn; the team with
the second-fewest has a 21 percent chance; and the team with the third-
fewest points has a 15.1 percent chance. The team with the fourth-fewest
points has a 10.9 percent chance; the team with the fifth-fewest points
has an 8 percent chance; the team with the sixth-fewest points has a 5.9
percent chance; and the team with the seventh-fewest points has a 4.2
percent chance. The team with the eighth-fewest points has a 2.8 percent
chance; the team with the ninth-fewest points has a 1.6 percent chance;
and the team with 10th-fewest points has a 0.5 percent chance.
Only one team will be drawn and placed in the appropriate spot.
Everybody else picks in reverse order of the team's finish.
League Leadership:
Gary Bettman is commissioner of the National Hockey League.
Former Hartford Whalers President and General Manager Brian Burke is the
league's executive vice president and director of hockey operations.
Richard Dudley is senior vice president and chief operating officer, NHL
Enterprises.
Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall is chairman of the NHL's Board of
Governors. The Executive Committee is McNall, Ron Corey of the Montreal
Canadiens, Mike Ilitch of the Detroit Red Wings, Peter Pocklington of the
Edmonton Oilers and Ed Snider of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Rule changes:
Gary Bettman revealed that the NHL had set up a ten member committee to
study the possibility using a shootout in the regular season to decide
tied games. Members of the committee are Bill Torrey of the Florida
Panthers, Phil Esposito of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Harry Sinden of the
Boston Bruins, Jimmy Devellano of the Detroit Red Wings, Marcel Aubut of
the Quebec Nordiques, Cliff Fletcher of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Michael
Eisner of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Barry Shenkarow of the Winnipeg Jets,
Stephen Walsh of the New York Islanders and Howard Baldwin of the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
Olympics:
The NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation have agreed to work
out a way for the league to suspend play for at least part of the 1998
Winter Games so its players can compete for their national teams,
commissioner Gary Bettman said. The NHL wants to enhance the league's
stature and marketability and a Dream Tournament format “would focus more
attention on hockey than before,” Bettman said. The NHL Players'
Association also must be consulted, but Bettman doesn't expect that to be
a stumbling block. The 1998 Games are in Nagano, Japan.
NHLPA:
Mike Gartner of the New York Rangers is the new president of the
National Hockey League Players' Association.
The NHL filed a lawsuit against the NHLPA in Federal court in New York
City Wednesday, December 8, seeking a declaration with respect to the
rights to use players' names on NHL-licensed jerseys, which have been
marketed by the league for more than two decades. According to a release
from the NHL, the suit was brought in response to recent threats by the
Players' Association, which acknowledges having sent a letter to all the
teams in the league and a few hundred of the major sports retailers in
North America threatening legal action if the association was not given a
fee for the use of players' names on jerseys.
The National Hockey League must hand over millions of dollars in pension
fund money to hundreds of former players, Ontario's highest court ruled
Thursday, February 17. The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court
judgment that said the NHL wrongly used a pension fund surplus in the mid-
1980s to add to pensions for players still active in the league. Former
Toronto Maple Leaf Carl Brewer said the ruling should mean about $45
million will be distributed to about 1,000 former players.
Alan Eagleson, founder of the NHL players' union, was charged Thursday,
March 3, with spending millions of dollars in union funds on loans to
friends, golf trips, ballet tickets and other personal expenses. Eagleson
was named in a 32-count federal indictment charging him with racketeering,
embezzlement and fraud. According to the indictment, Eagleson used at
least $250,000 in NHL Players' Association funds for personal
entertainment. He also allegedly appropriated hundreds of thousands of
dollars in airline ticket vouchers that belonged to the union. He is
accused of converting union assets to make millions of dollars in private
mortgages to friends and taking $100,000 in kickbacks from insurance
companies who wanted to get policies with NHL players. The indictment also
says Eagleson misappropriated funds from hockey tournaments, including the
Canada Cup, and embezzled at least a total of $10,000 from the disability
claims of two former NHL players.
Officiating:
National Hockey League on-ice officials agreed to a four-year contract,
ending the first strike by referees and linesmen in league history.
Members of the NHL Officials Association voted in a telephone poll
conducted by counsel Don Meehan Wednesday, December 1. The new agreement
covers this year and the next three seasons. A first-year referee made
$50,000 a season and a first-year linesman made $33,000 a season under the
old contract, which expired Aug. 31. Terms of the agreement were not
disclosed, but it is believed the officials agreed to a 29 per cent
increase for referees and a 65 per cent total hike over the life of the
contract.
Miscellaneous:
The Hockey Hall of Fame added Yves Fortier, Bob Goodenow, Bill Hay, J.
Bruce Pope, Harry Sinden, Steve Solomon and Murray Costello to the board
of directors.
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- Television
Games are carried on TSN and CBC in Canada, on ESPN and ESPN2 in the
U.S. Check your local listings. ESPN2 will carry 3 NHL games per week.
ESPN will carry 25 regular season games.
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- Award winners, all-star teams, hall of fame inductees, and draft picks
1992-93 Award Winners:
Hart (most valuable): Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Norris (defenseman): Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks
Calder (rookie): Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
Vezina (goalie): Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Art Ross (most points): Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jack Adams (coach): Pat Burns, Toronto Maple Leafs
Frank J. Selke (defensive forward): Doug Gilmour, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lady Byng (sportsmanship): Pierre Turgeon, New York Islanders
Bill Masterton (perseverence): Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jennings (lowest goals against average): Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial (leadership and community involvement): Dave Poulin,
Boston Bruins
Lester Patrick Award (outstanding service to hockey in the United States):
Frank Boucher, Red Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein
Lester B. Pearson (outstanding player as voted by the league's players)--
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
1993-94 Award Winners:
Lester Patrick Award (outstanding service to hockey in the United States):
Wayne Gretzky, Robert Ridder
1992-93 All-Stars:
First team all-stars: Mario Lemieux (center, Pittsburgh), Teemu Selanne
(right wing, Winnipeg), Luc Robitaille (left wing, Los Angeles), Ray
Bourque (defense, Boston), Chris Chelios (defense, Chicago), Ed Belfour
(goalie, Chicago)
Second team all-stars: Pat Lafontaine (center, Buffalo), Alexander Mogilny
(right wing, Buffalo), Kevin Stevens (left wing, Pittsburgh), Larry Murphy
(defenseman, Pittsburgh), Al Iafrate (Washington), Tom Barrasso (goalie,
Pittsburgh)
1993-94 All-Star Game Starters (as voted by fans):
Western Conference: Wayne Gretzky (C, Los Angeles), Brett Hull (W, St.
Louis), Pavel Bure (W, Vancouver), Paul Coffey (D, Detroit), Chris Chelios
(D, Chicago), Felix Potvin (G, Toronto)
Eastern Conference: Eric Lindros (C, Philadelphia), Jaromir Jagr (W,
Pittsburgh), Alexander Mogilny (W, Buffalo), Ray Bourque (D, Boston),
Brian Leetch (D, Rangers), Patrick Roy (G, Montreal)
1992-93 All-Rookie Team: Felix Potvin (G, Toronto), Scott Niedermayer
(D, New Jersey), Vladimir Malakhov (D, Islanders), Joe Juneau (F, Boston),
Teemu Selanne (F, Winnipeg), Eric Lindros (F, Philadelphia)
1993 Hall of Fame Inductees:
Player: Billy Smith, Guy Lapointe, Steve Shutt, Edgar Laprade.
Builder: Seymour Knox III, Frank Griffiths, Fred Page
Referee-Linesman: John D'Amico
First round of the 1993 entry draft:
# Player (pos, team)
1 Alexandre Daigle (C, Ottawa)
2 Chris Pronger(D, Hartford) (pick acquired from San Jose)
3 Chris Gratton (C, Tampa Bay)
4 Paul Kariya (LW, Anaheim)
5 Rob Niedermayer (C, Florida)
6 Viktor Kozlov (RW, San Jose) (pick acquired from Hartford)
7 Jason Arnott (C, Edmonton)
8 Niklas Sundstrom (C, New York Rangers)
9 Todd Harvey (C, Dallas)
10 Jocelyn Thibault (G, Quebec) (pick acquired from Philadelphia)
11 Brendan Witt (D, Washington) (pick acquired from St. Louis)
12 Kenny Jonsson (D, Toronto) (pick acquired from Buffalo)
13 Denis Pederson (C, New Jersey)
14 Adam Deadmarsh (C, Quebec) (pick acquired from New York Islanders)
15 Mats Lindgren (C, Winnipeg)
16 Nick Stajduhar (D, Edmonton) (pick acquired from Los Angeles)
17 Jason Allison (C, Washington)
18 Jesper Mattsson (RW, Calgary)
19 Landon Wilson (RW, Toronto)
20 Mike Wilson (D, Vancouver)
21 Saku Koivu (C, Montreal)
22 Anders Eriksson (D, Detroit)
23 Todd Bertuzzi (C, New York Islanders) (pick acquired from Quebec)
24 Eric Lecompte (LW, Chicago)
25 Kevyn Adams (C, Boston)
26 Stefan Bergqvist (D, Pittsburgh)
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2. American Hockey League (AHL)
League contact: Bri Farenell <fare...@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>
1992-93 Calder Cup Winner: Cape Breton Oilers
The American Hockey League named Dave Andrews to succeed Jack
Butterfield as league president, effective July 1994; announced
Butterfield will serve as chairman of the board of AHL.
Atlantic Division
Cape Breton Oilers NHL Affiliate: Edmonton
Fredericton Canadiens NHL Affiliate: Montreal
Moncton Hawks NHL Affiliate: Winnipeg/Dallas
Prince Edward Island Senators NHL Affiliate: Ottawa
St. John Blue Flames NHL Affiliate: Calgary
St. John's Maple Leafs NHL Affiliate: Toronto
Northern Division
Adirondack Red Wings NHL Affiliate: Detroit
Contact: Bri Farenell <fare...@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>
Albany Riverrats NHL Affiliate: New Jersey
Portland Pirates NHL Affiliate: Washington
Providence Bruins NHL Affiliate: Boston
Springfield Indians NHL Affiliate: Hartford
Southern Division
Binghamton Rangers NHL Affiliate: New York Rangers
**
Corey Hirsch, goaltender, decided to rejoin the Binghamton Rangers and
will practice Tuesday, March 22. He was suspensed Friday, March 18, by the
parent organization New York Rangers for failing to report to the minor
league team.
Cornwall Aces NHL Affiliate: Quebec
Contact: Daniel E Comeau <come...@tuns.ca>
John Edwards <aa...@freenet.carleton.ca>
Hamilton Canucks NHL Affiliate: Vancouver
Hershey Bears NHL Affiliate: Philadelphia
Contact: Maria Neve <ri...@gwis.circ.gwu.edu>
Rochester Americans NHL Affiliate: Buffalo
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3. International Hockey League (IHL)
1992-93 Turner Cup Winner: Fort Wayne Komets
New franchises for the 1994-95 season: Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Houston, Chicago.
The IHL is looking at groups in: Paris, London, Milan, Helsinki,
Stockholm, and Frankfurt.
Division winners qualify for the playoffs along with the two teams with
the best record in each conference. An exception is made to accommodate
the extra team in the Western, so if the fifth team in the Western has a
better record than the fourth place team in the Eastern, it qualifies for
post-season play.
Western Conference Pacific Division
Las Vegas Thunder Independent
Phoenix Roadrunners NHL Affiliate: Los Angeles
**
Sent Davis Payne, left wing, to Greensboro of the East Coast Hockey
League.
**
Recalled Jim Maher, defenseman, from Rochester of the American Hockey
League.
Salt Lake Golden Eagles NHL Affiliate: New York Islanders
Contact: Roland Behunin <beh...@oodis01.hill.af.mil>
<au...@cleveland.freenet.edu>
**
The IHL announced that Larry H. Miller has sold the Salt Lake City
franchise to a group headed by Tom Wilson, who will move the franchise to
Auburn Hills, Mich., at the conclusion of this season.
San Diego Gulls NHL Affiliate: Anaheim
Western Conference Midwest Division
Atlanta Knights NHL Affiliate: Tampa Bay
Contact: P. K. Templeton <gt3...@prism.gatech.edu>
W. Jarrett Campbell <gt9...@prism.gatech.edu>
The Tampa Bay Lighting reassigned Gene Ubriaco to director of scouting
from coach of Atlanta of the International Hockey League.
Named John Paris coach.
Kansas City Blades NHL Affiliate: San Jose
Milwaukee Admirals Independent
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division
Cincinnati Cyclones NHL Affiliate: Florida
Contact: Rob Gasser <rga...@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
Fired Dennis Desrosiers, coach. Named Rich Kromm, assistant coach,
interim head coach.
Indianapolis Ice NHL Affiliate: Chicago
Contact: Mark J. Benvenga <benveng...@lilly.com>
Peoria Rivermen NHL Affiliate: St. Louis
Eastern Conference Central Division
Cleveland Lumberjacks NHL Affiliate: Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne Komets Independent
Kalamazoo Wings NHL Affiliate: Dallas
Contact: Mitch McGowan <ham...@u.washington.edu>
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4. East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
1992-93 Riley Cup Winner: Toledo Storm
East Division
Charlotte Checkers NHL Affiliate: Boston
Greensboro Monarchs NHL Affiliate: Anaheim/Quebec
Hampton Roads Admirals NHL Affiliate: Washington
Raleigh IceCaps NHL Affiliate: Hartford/New Jersey
Richmond Renegades NHL Affiliate: New York Islanders
Roanoke Express NHL Affiliate: San Jose
South Carolina Stingrays NHL Affiliate: Toronto
West Division
Birmingham Bulls NHL Affiliate: Florida
Huntington Blizzard Independent
Huntsville Blast Independent
Knoxville Cherokees NHL Affiliate: Tampa Bay
Louisville Icehawks NHL Affiliate: Pittsburgh
Contact: Paul Heitkemper <pghe...@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
Nashville Knights NHL Affiliate: Ottawa/Tampa Bay
North Division
Columbus Chill NHL Affiliate: Chicago/Vancouver
Dayton Bombers NHL Affiliate: Dallas
Erie Panthers NHL Affiliate: NY Rangers/Los Angeles
Contact: Terry Wirick <af...@freenet.buffalo.edu>
**
The Erie Panthers completed their 93-94 season with a record of 27-36-5.
This is only the second season, since 1975, that the Panthers have had a
losing season and have not made the playoffs.
Johnstown Chiefs AHL Affiliate: Hershey
Toledo Storm NHL Affiliate: Detroit
Contact: Rob Gasser <rga...@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
Wheeling Thunderbirds NHL Affiliate: Edmonton/Montreal
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The rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions posting is posted semi-
monthly, usually on the 1st and 15th of each month, during the hockey
season. This file was originally created by Tom Wilson, who posted it
during the 1991-92 season. It was taken over by Mitch McGowan for the
1992-93 season.
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Mitch McGowan <ham...@u.washington.edu>