From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Subject: rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions
Followup-To: rec.sport.hockey
Reply-To: wilson@cs.ucf.edu
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 06:33:14 GMT
Expires: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 04:00:00 GMT

Archive-name: hockey-faq

This will be the last time I will be posting the r.s.h FAQ. The task is being
accepted by Mitch McGowan, your already existing Minnesota North Stars net
contact. Send comments about the future content of this FAQ to him at
hamlet@u.washington.edu. Replies to me will be forwarded if necessary.

rec.sport.hockey answers to Frequently Asked Questions and other news:
 
This list is organized by the apparent volume of articles in r.s.h.
 
0. New Info.
1. NHL
2. NHL Minor Leagues
3. College Hockey (North America)
4. Other leagues (e.g. Europe, Canada Cup tournament)
5. E-mail files
6. USENET Hockey Pool
7. Up-coming Dates
8. Answers to some frequently asked questions
9. Miscellaneous
 
Send comments about this FAQ list via e-mail to hamlet@u.washington.edu.
 
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 0. New Info.
 
 This section will describe additions since the last post so that you can
 decide if there is anything worth reading. Lines with new info will start
 with "]".

 A volunteer is still wanted to maintain the NHL player stats for the new
 season. All the software is already written and most of last year's data will
 be reusable. I will NOT be around to do it this year, so someone volunteer
 before the season starts.

 An ftp site will be available soon for hockey stats and other material. Look
 for a post or a note here next month.

]John Kordic died this past month. I believe it was drug/alcohol related. I'm
]afraid I didn't get all of the details. Someone please send a brief summary.

]1: schedule info, player news, TV coverage, new rules
]2: AHA info
]3: new Finnish league contact

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  1. NHL - National Hockey League
 
 For detailed information concerning a team (particularly where to get tickets
 and merchandise, where to watch games in town....), send e-mail to the net
 contact(s) for the team.
 
                              First   # of   Last
 Team                    Div  Season  Cups   Cup    Net Contacts
 ----------------------  ---  ------  ----  ------ ---------------------------
 Boston Bruins            A   24-25      5  71-72  "j_reid"@kedz.enet.dec.com
 Buffalo Sabres           A   70-71      0    -    horvath@cs.wisc.edu
 Calgary Flames           S   80-81*     1  88-89
 Chicago Blackhawks       N   26-27      3  60-61
 Detroit Red Wings        N   26-27      7  54-55  SGLENN@cmsa.gmr.com
 Edmonton Oilers          S   79-80*     5  89-90  andrew@idacom.hp.com
 Hartford Whalers         A   79-80*     0    -    dmolsen@athena.mit.edu
 Los Angeles Kings        S   67-68      0    -    willis@empire.dnet.hac.com
 Minnesota North Stars    N   67-68*     0    -    hamlet@u.washington.edu
 Montreal Canadiens       A   17-18     22  85-86  davidb@psych.toronto.edu
 New Jersey Devils        P   82-83*     0    -    homxc!11366ns@att.att.com
                                                   cimu03!smith@att.att.com
 New York Islanders       P   72-73      4  82-83  ananim@rpi.edu
 New York Rangers         P   26-27      3  39-40  romano@monolith.bellcore.com
 Ottawa Senators          A   92-93      0    -    simpson@bnr.ca
 Philadelphia Flyers      P   67-68      2  74-75  seth@hos1cad.att.com
 Pittsburgh Penguins      P   67-68      2  91-92  lli+@cs.cmu.edu
                                                   tms@cs.cmu.edu
 Quebec Nordiques         A   79-80*     0    -
 San Jose Sharks          S   91-92      0    -    claudius@leland.stanford.edu
 St. Louis Blues          N   67-68      0    -    jca2@cec1.wustl.edu
 Tampa Bay Lightning      N   92-93      0    -    wilson@cs.ucf.edu
 Toronto Maple Leafs      N   17-18*    11  66-67  darryl@cs.yorku.ca
 Vancouver Canucks        S   70-71      0    -    chim@sfu.ca
 Washington Capitals      P   74-75      0    -    david@eng.umd.edu
 Winnipeg Jets            S   79-80*     0    -    umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca
 
 A=Adams N=Norris P=Patrick S=Smythe
 
 *Calgary: originally Atlanta Flames (72-73)
  Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg: originally in World Hockey Assoc.
  Minnesota: Oakland (California Golden) Seals (67-68) -> Cleveland Barons
    (76-77) -> [merge] Minnesota (78-79)
  New Jersey: originally Kansas City Scouts (74-75) -> Colorado Rockies (76-77)
  Toronto: Toronto Arenas (17-18) -> Toronto St. Patricks (19-20) -> Toronto
    Maple Leafs (27-28)
 
 Teams with mailing lists, see section 5 for addresses: Boston, Buffalo,
   Montreal, San Jose.
 
-----
 
- Schedule

 The season will begin on 10/6 and end on 4/15. Playoffs will begin on 4/18
 and end on or before 6/14. 24 NHL regular season games will be played in
]non-NHL cities during 92-93 season. Cities: Milwaukee (2), Sacremento (2),
]Cleveland (2), Indianapolis, Phoenix, Miami, Oaklahoma City, Dallas, Atlanta,
]Cincinnati, Providence, Birmingham, Hamilton (2), Saskatoon (2), Halifax.

]Here is a chart showing the number of games between the teams (84 games each):

]     N N N P P W   B B H M O Q   C D M S T T   C E L S V W
]     J Y Y h i a   o u a o t u   h e i t B o   a d A J a i
]       I R i t s   s f r n t e   i t n L   r   l m     n n
]     = = = = = =   = = = = = =   = = = = = =   = = = = = =
]NJ : - 7 7 7 9 7   4 4 4 3 4 4   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2
]NYI: 7 - 7 9 7 7   4 3 4 4 3 3   2 2 2 3 2 2   2 3 2 2 2 2
]NYR: 7 7 - 7 7 9   3 4 3 4 3 4   2 2 2 2 3 2   2 2 2 3 2 2
]Phi: 7 9 7 - 7 7   4 3 3 4 3 4   2 3 2 2 2 2   3 2 2 2 2 2
]Pit: 9 7 7 7 - 7   5 4 3 3 4 3   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 3 2 2 2 2
]Was: 7 7 9 7 7 -   3 4 4 3 4 3   3 3 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2

]Bos: 4 4 3 4 5 3   - 7 7 9 7 7   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2
]Buf: 4 3 4 3 4 4   7 - 9 7 7 7   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 3 2
]Har: 4 4 3 3 3 4   7 9 - 7 7 7   2 2 2 3 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 3
]Mon: 3 4 4 4 3 3   9 7 7 - 7 7   2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 3 3 2 2
]Ott: 4 3 3 3 4 4   7 7 7 7 - 9   2 2 2 2 2 3   2 2 2 2 2 3
]Que: 4 3 4 4 3 3   7 7 7 7 9 -   2 2 2 2 3 3   2 2 2 2 2 2

]Chi: 2 2 2 2 2 3   2 2 2 2 2 2   - 9 7 7 7 7   3 4 5 3 4 3
]Det: 2 2 2 3 2 3   2 2 2 2 2 2   9 - 7 7 7 7   4 3 4 4 3 3
]Min: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2   7 7 - 9 7 7   4 4 3 3 5 4
]StL: 2 3 2 2 2 2   2 2 3 2 2 2   7 7 9 - 7 7   4 3 3 3 4 4
]TB : 2 2 3 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 3   7 7 7 7 - 9   3 4 3 4 3 4
]Tor: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 3 3   7 7 7 7 9 -   4 3 4 4 3 3

]Cal: 2 2 2 3 2 2   2 2 2 2 2 2   3 4 4 4 3 4   - 7 7 9 7 7
]Edm: 2 3 2 2 3 2   2 2 2 2 2 2   4 3 4 3 4 3   7 - 7 7 7 9
]LA : 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 3 2 2   5 4 3 3 3 4   7 7 - 7 9 7
]SJ : 2 2 3 2 2 2   2 2 2 3 2 2   3 4 3 3 4 4   9 7 7 - 7 7
]Van: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 3 2 2 2 2   4 3 5 4 3 3   7 7 9 7 - 7
]Win: 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 3 2 3 2   3 3 4 4 4 3   7 9 7 7 7 -

]Complete team schedules will be posted soon and are available via e-mail in
]section 5. Valerie Hammerl <hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu> will be posting this
]year's version of nhl.c soon.
 
-----
 
- News & Scores
 
 SPIKE (bryan.k.strouse) <bks@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> posts weekday news and box
 scores (Sunday thru Thursday). John P. Curcio <jpc@philabs.philips.com> posts
 weekend news and box scores. Both maintain e-mail lists for faster delivery.
 Net contacts post team news as they see/hear/read it.
 
-----
 
- Notable player news (big trades, contracts, suspensions)
 
 Note that players/coaches listed are fairly well-known (that's my opinion
 unfortunately). I'm not maintaining info on everybody.
 
 Boston Bruins
  Doug Evans (from Win)
  Gordie Roberts (G5 free agent from Pit)
  Brian Sutter is coach

 Buffalo Sabres
] Dominik Hasek (from Chi)
 
 Calgary Flames
  Dave King will be the head coach. King coached Olympic Team Canada.
  Chris Lindberg (from Ott)
 
 Chicago Blackhawks
] Christian Ruuttu (from Win (from Buf))
  Darryl Sutter is coach
 
 Detroit Red Wings
  Dino Ciccarelli (from Was)
  Mark Howe (free agent from Phi)

 Edmonton Oilers
] Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist, Vladimir Vujtek (from Mon)
 
 Hartford Whalers
  Brian Burke is VP and Director of Hockey Operations
] Sean Burke, Eric Weinrich (from NJ)
  John Cullen had back surgery. He should return for the season
  Paul Holmgren is coach
  Ed Johnston (VP and GM) was fired
  Tim Kerr (from NYR)
  Nick Kypreos (from Was)
] Pierre McGuire may be head coach
  Al Pederson (from Min)

 Los Angeles Kings
  Nick Beverly is GM
  Barry Melrose is head coach
  Tom Webster (coach) was fired
 
 Minnesota North Stars
] Russ Courtnall (from Mon)
  Bob Gainey is both coach and GM
] Mike McPhee (from Mon)
 
 Montreal Canadiens
] Brian Bellows (from Min)
] Vincent Damphousse (from Edm)
  Jacques Demers is coach

 New Jersey Devils
  Herb Brooks is coach
] Bobby Holik (from Har)
  Tom McVie was fired
  Brad Shaw (from Har)

 New York Islanders
] Rick Green is assistant coach
] Don Maloney is GM
] Ken Morrow is director of pro scouting
] Brian Mullen (from SJ)
] Bryan Trottier is executive assistant to the president
 
 New York Rangers

 Ottawa Senators
  Rick Bowness is coach
  Mel Bridgman is GM
  John Ferguson is director of player personnel
  Jody Hull (from NYR)
  Brad Marsh (from Tor)
  Mark Osiecki (from Cal)
] Steve Weeks (from Was)

 Philadelphia Flyers
  Bobby Clarke is senior vice president
  Eric Lindros (from Que)
] Ric Nattress (free agent from Tor)
 
 Pittsburgh Penguins
 
 Quebec Nordiques
] Shawn Cronin (from Win)
  Doug Crossman, Dennis Vial (from Det)
  Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Ron Hextall, Mike Ricci, Peter Forsberg
   (from Phi)

 San Jose Sharks
  Jack Ferreira resigned as GM
  George Kingston, Dean Lombardi and Chuck Grillo will assume GM duties
] Petri Skriko (free agent)
 
 St. Louis Blues
  Bob Berry, Ted Hampson - named assistant general managers
  Bob Plager was named as head coach
  Harold Snepsts has been named an assistant coach

 Tampa Bay Lightning
  Terry Crisp has signed a 3-year contract as head coach
  Pat Jablonski, Steve Tuttle, Darin Kimble, Rob Robinson (from StL)
  Wayne Cashman is assistant coach

 Toronto Maple Leafs
  Pat Burns signed a four-year contract as head coach
] Sylvain Lefebvre (from Mon)
  Brad Marsh (from Det)
  Jarmo Myllys (from SJ)
  Floyd Smith is now director of professional scouting
  Tom Watt is now director of player development

 Vancouver Canucks
  Igor Larionov has left to play in the Swiss league

 Washington Capitals
] Mark Hunter, Yvon Corriveau (from Har)
  Kevin Miller (from Det)
 
 Winnipeg Jets
] Stephane Beauregard (from Chi (from Buf (from Win!!)))
  Daniel Berthiaume (from Bos), placed on waivers
] Dan Lambert (from Que)
  Mario Marois placed on waivers
 
-----
 
- Miscellaneous news:

]Brian O'Neill, executive vice president, resigned (officially on 9/30). He
]will remain as a league consultant.

]Joel Nixon, broadcast director, has resigned.

 Bruce McNall has been elected as chairman of the league's Board of Governors.
 Gil Stein has been appointed as interim league president, as John Ziegler's
 replacement.
 
 91-92 Award Winners:
 Hart Trophy (MVP): Mark Messier (NYR)
 Vezina Trophy (best goalie): Patrick Roy (Mon)
 Norris Trophy (best defenseman): Brian Leetch (NYR)
 Calder Trophy (best rookie): Pavel Bure (Van)
 Selke Trophy (best defensive forward): Guy Carbonneau (Mon)
 Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship): Wayne Gretzky (LA)
 Jack Adams Award (best coach): Pat Quinn (Van)
 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance): Mark Fitzpatrick (NYI)
 King Clancy Trophy (contribution to community): Ray Bourque (Bos)
 Jennings Trophy (lowest team GAA): Patrick Roy (Mon)
 Art Ross Trophy (most scoring points): Mario Lemieux (Pit)
 Lester Patrick Trophy (service to US hockey): Al Arbour, Art Berglund, and
   Lou Lamoriello

 91-92 1st All-Star Team: Patrick Roy (G, Mon), Ray Bourque (D, Bos), Brian
 Leetch (D, NYR), Mark Messier (C, NYR), Brett Hull (RW, StL), Kevin Stevens
 (LW, Pit)

 91-92 All-rookie team: Gilbert Dionne (LW, Mon), Tony Amonte (RW, NYR), Kevin
 Todd (C, NJ), Vladimir Konstantinov (D, Det), Nicklas Lidstrom (D, Det),
 Dominik Hasek (G, Chi).

 1992 Hall of Fame Inductees: Marcel Dionne, Bob Gainey, Lanny McDonald, and
 Woody Dumart.

 First round of the 1992 entry draft:
  # Player (pos, team)
  1 Roman Hamrlik (D, TB)
  2 Alexei Yashin (C, Ott)
  3 Mike Rathje (D, SJ)
  4 Todd Warriner (LW, Que)
  5 Darius Kasparaitis (D, NYI)
  6 Cory Stillman (C, Cal)
  7 Ryan Sittler (LW, Phi)
  8 Brandon Convery (C, Tor)
  9 Robert Petrovicky (C, Har)
 10 Andrei Nazarov (LW, SJ)
 11 David Cooper (D, Buf)
 12 Sergei Krivokrasov (LW, Chi)
 13 Joe Hulbig (LW, Edm)
 14 Sergei Gonchar (D, Was)
 15 Jason Bowen (LW, Phi)
 16 Dmitri Kvartalnov (?, Bos)
 17 Sergei Bautin (D, Win)
 18 Jason Smith (D, NJ)
 19 Martin Straka (C, Pit)
 20 David Wilkie (D, Mon)
 21 Libor Polasek (C, Van)
 22 Curtis Bowen (LW, Det)
 23 Grant Marshall (RW, Tor)
 24 Peter Ferraro (C, NYR)

 Quebec have increased season ticket prices by about 15% with a promised
 refund if the team misses the playoffs.

 Winnipeg Jets have been allowed economic assistance in order to keep them in
 the Smythe division as a result of expansion.
 
 The financially troubled Winnipeg Jets got a new lease on life with the
 announcement of a proposed multi-million dollar deal to keep the NHL team in
 the city. Under the arrangement, the two levels of government would cover
 operation losses for the team through 1997. The agreement needs approval from
 the city council and the Manitoba government.
 
-----
 
- Rink stuff
 
 The NHL Board of Governors has okayed advertising on the ice surface within
 the neutral zone. If successful, advertising will be allowed in the other
 zones. Sponsors may also appear on uniforms at that time.
 
 A new Boston Garden complex has already been designed. It is a $160M complex
 including: offices, hotels, restaurants, parking, and of course the sporting
 facility. It will seat 17,200 for hockey and will open in 1995.
 
 Buffalo may be building a new arena with cost $108M.
 
 A privately financed $175 million, one million-square-foot building will
 replace the existing 250,000 square-foot Chicago Stadium. Most of the
 increased area will come in extra-wide concourses, skyboxes and restaurants.
 The new stadium, scheduled for completion in Sept '94, will have seating for
 20,500 hockey fans. It also will include a 325-seat private arena club and 216
 luxury suites, each with its own concourse, entrance and parking.
 
]Vancouver plans to open a C$100 million arena in 1995, seating 20,000 with
]60 private boxes plus restaurants.
 
 The Ottawa Senators received the go-ahead to build the 18,500-seat Palladium
 on the proposed location. The projected cost is C$150 million. The Palladium
 is scheduled to be completed for the 94-95 season.
 
 Tampa will play its first season in the Florida State Fairgrounds' Expo Hall.
 A new arena has been assured for the following season.
 
 Spectrum II will open in Philadelphia in 1994.
 
-----
 
- Uniforms/logos
 
 New Jersey will be wearing a "new jersey" this year. The color green will 
 be replaced by black.
 
 Pittsburgh will have a new logo this year. They may also have different home
 and away style uniforms.

 Toronto will have a new uniform design this year.
 
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- NHL TV
 
 Games are carried on TSN and CBC in Canada.

]In the US, ABC will air up to 6 weekend matinees. ESPN will air upto 20
]Friday night and Sunday night games, and will show playoffs including the
]Stanley Cup finals. SportsChannel may be showing upto 35 games plus early
]playoffs.

-----

- New NHL Rules

]Game ejection for instigating a fight.
]Helmets are optional.
]Grabbing an opponent's stick as a defensive move is a penalty.
]Diving to draw a penalty is a penalty.
]Coincidental minors when both teams are full-strength result in 4 vs. 4 play.
]High sticking is from the waist up (to be voted on after preseason).

 - New CBA - ratified by NHLPA on 4/11
 
 Term: Sept 16, 1991 to Sept 15, 1993.
 
 Licensing and endorsements: Players own exclusive rights to their individual
  personality, including their likenesses
 
 Salary arbitration: New rules negotiated; 8 salary arbitrators to be jointly
  agreed upon
 
 Free agency: Compensation scale reduced for players age 30 and under. Group
  III free agent age reduced to 30 from 31. A player who has completed 10 or
  more professional seasons (minor or NHL) and who in last year of contract
  didn't earn more than the average NHL salary, can elect once in his career to
  become an unrestricted free agent at the end of his contract
 
 Salary and awards: Players' playoff fund increased to $7.5M in 1991-92 & $9M
  in 92-93. New minimum salary of $100,000
 
 Insurance: $200,000 disability coverage. Dental & broad-based medical
  improvements. 100% increase in life insurance for players; coverage for wives
 
 Pension: Improved pension contributions of $8000 to $12500 per player per
  year, depending on the player's number of NHL games. Agreement on language to
  guarantee continuation of Security Plan negotiated in 1986
 
 Regular season: Increased from 80 to 84 games in 92-93. For 2 games played
  at neutral sites, all arrangements and revenues to be shared
 
 Rosters: Kept at 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders for 92-93
 
 Entry draft: Reduced to 11 rounds from 12
 
 Supplemental draft: One selection for each non-playoff team
 
 Joint study group: Examine financial state of NHL & issue report to assist in
  preparing for 1993 negotiations

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 NHL free agency categories (effective until 9/15/93)

 Group I:
  - players aged 24 and under
  - player's choice of player equalization or draft pick compensation
  - for compensation, old club has right to match offer from new club
  - for equalization, old club has no right to match offer
  - equalization, which can consist of players, draft picks, and/or cash,
    must be agreed upon between two clubs or submitted to arbitration

 Group II:
  - players aged 25 to 29
  - player's choice of player equalization or draft pick compensation
  - for equalization, old club has right to match offer only if it is
    at least $351,000
  - for compensation, schedule is:
     one first round pick if player signs for $350,000-$500,000/year
     two first round picks if player signs for $500,000-$1 million/year
     extra first round pick for each additional $1M over $1M/year

 Group III:
  - players aged 30 and over
  - old club gets no compensation, but has right to match offer
  - to receive right to match, old club must make qualifying offer of 15%
    over player's salary in prior season

 Group V:
  - player with 10 years of experience whose salary is below NHL average
    can choose to be a free agent without compensation once in his career.
 
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2. NHL Minor Leagues
 
 contacts:
 AHL, IHL: Rob Springall <rgs7077@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
 ECHL: Rob Gasser <CSRAG@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
 Salt Lake Golden Eagles: Roland Behunin <behunin@logdis1.oo.aflc.af.mil>
 
 AHL's 1992 Calder Cup: The Adirondack Red Wings beat the St. John's Maple
 Leafs 4 games to 3. The home-ice curse held true as all games in the final
 were won by the visiting team. 
 
 Dmitri Kvartalnov ('92 Bruins' draft) of the San Diego Gulls is 1992 winner of
 James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as IHL MVP.

 John Anderson (New Haven) is 1992 winner of Les Cunningham Plaque as AHL MVP.
 
 IHL's 1992 Turner Cup: The Kansas City Blades defeated Muskegon (soon to be
 named Cleveland) Lumberjacks 4 games to 0.
 
 ECHL's 1992 Riley Cup: Hampton Roads beat Louisville 4 games to 0.
 
 The AHL is expected to go ahead with a new three-division alignment:
  Atlantic:  Cape Breton, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, St. John's
  Northern:  Adirondack, Capital District, Providence, New Haven, Springfield
  Southern:  Baltimore, Binghamton, Hershey, Rochester, Utica
 
 Minor League Affiliates for NHL teams:
 
 Bos: Providence Bruins (AHL), Johnston (ECHL)
 Buf: Rochester Americans (AHL), Erie Panthers (ECHL)
 Cal: Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL), Roanoke Valley (ECHL)
 Chi: Indianapolis Ice (IHL), Columbus Chill (ECHL)
 Det: Adirondack Red Wings (AHL), Toledo Storm (ECHL)
 Edm: Cape Breton Oilers (AHL), Winston-Salem (ECHL)
 Har: Springfield Indians (AHL), Louisville (ECHL)
 LA : Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL), Raleigh (ECHL)
 Min: Kalamazoo Wings (IHL), Dayton (ECHL)
 Mon: Fredericton Canadiens (AHL), Winston-Salem (ECHL), Flint (Col. HL)
]NJ : Utica Devils (AHL), Birmingham Bulls (ECHL)
 NYI: Capital District Islanders (AHL), Richmond (ECHL)
 NYR: Binghamton Rangers (AHL)
 Ott: New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)
 Phi: Hershey Bears (AHL)
 Pit: Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL), Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL)
 Que: Halifax Citadels (AHL), Greensboro (ECHL)
 SJ : Kansas City Blades (IHL), Nashville Knights (ECHL)
 StL: Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Dayton (ECHL), Flint (Col. HL)
 TB : Atlanta Knights (IHL) - begins play in 92-93
 Tor: St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL), Raleigh (ECHL), Brantford (Col. HL)
 Van: Columbus Chill (ECHL), Hamilton Canucks (AHL)
 Was: Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL), Hampton Roads (ECHL)
 Win: Moncton Hawks (AHL), Thunder Bay (Col. HL)
 
 Ind: Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL)
      Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
      Michigan Falcons (Colonial HL)
      Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
      San Diego Gulls (IHL)
      St. Thomas (Colonial HL)

 - ECHL Newsletter
 
 To subscribe, send e-mail to <echl-news-request@andrew.cmu.edu>. To post to
 the list, send e-mail to <echl-news@andrew.cmu.edu>. The list is maintained
 by Derrick Brashear <db74@andrew.cmu.edu>.

 - American Hockey Association

]Begins play in November 1992. There will be 6 teams and a 64 game schedule.
]Teams: Saskatoon, St. Paul, Hibbing, Fargo-Moorhead, Bismarck, and either
]Regina or Green Bay.

]The salary structure will be close to $250,000 per team, which is intended to
]situate the AHA above the ECHL, Colonial Hockey League and the Central Hockey
]League, but below the AHL and IHL. Players will earn about $2000 per month.
]The league will own up to a 50 percent interest in each franchise.
 
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3. College Hockey
 
- contacts:
 Mike Machnik <nin15b34@merrimack.edu>
 Jeff Horvath <horvath@cs.wisc.edu> (Wisconsin Badgers)
 Keith Instone <instone@euclid.bgsu.edu> (CCHA, Bowling Green)
 
- e-mail lists:
 Wayne Smith <wts@maine.maine.edu> maintains 2 lists, one for discussions
 (HOCKEY-L) and one for news (HOCKEY-D):
 
 send e-mail to <listserv@maine.maine.edu> with body:
 SUBSCRIBE HOCKEY-L <name & favorite team>
 or
 SUBSCRIBE HOCKEY-D <name>
   (a read-only list containing news from HOCKEY-L)

 - ftp site: andy.bgsu.edu
  The directory "pub/Hockey" contains CCHA press releases, scores, standings,
  and rosters. The sub-directory "Archives" has archives of the Division I
  college hockey mailing list since 1989. Also, archives from the Division III
  list since May 1992 are available.
 
 Scott Pellerin ('89 Devils' draft) of Maine won the Hobey Baker Award for 1992
 
 1992 NCAA Final Four Results:
 Semifinals: Wisconsin 4  Michigan 2
             Lake Superior State 4  Michigan State 2
 Finals: Lake Superior State 5  Wisconsin 3
 
 SUNY-Plattsburgh won the 1992 NCAA Division III Championship over
 Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which was going for its 4th straight title.
 
 Providence College won the 1992 ECAC Division I Women's Championship and
 assumes the title of unofficial national champion.
 
 Alaska-Anchorage has joined the WCHA as a full-fledged member for 93-94
 
 1991-1992 Division I conference regular season and playoff champs are:
                 Regular Season            Playoffs
 CCHA            Michigan                  Lake Superior
 ECAC            Harvard                   St Lawrence
 Hockey East     Maine                     Maine
 WCHA            Minnesota                 Northern Michigan
 
- NCAA Division I Teams
 
 CCHA (Central Collegiate Hockey Association):
   Bowling Green, Ferris State, Illinois-Chicago, Lake Superior, Miami,
   Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Kent
 
 ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference):
   Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, RPI,
   St. Lawrence, Union, Vermont, Yale
 
 Hockey East:
   Boston College, Boston University, UMass-Lowell, Maine, Merrimack,
   New Hampshire, Northeastern, Providence
 
 WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association):
   Colorado College, Denver, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth,
   North Dakota, Northern Michigan, St Cloud, Wisconsin
 
 Independents:
   Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville, Alaska-Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Army
 
- Notes
 
 Kent State & Notre Dame join the CCHA in 92-93
 Alaska-Fairbanks has also been accepted as an affiliate member of the CCHA,
   starting in 92-93
 Mankato State (MN) is moving up to Division I next season
 Next season the CCHA playoffs will have 12 teams. The bottom 4 playing the
  middle 4 in a preliminary round. The 4 surviving teams travel to the top 4
  for the normal quaterfinal round
 
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4. Other Hockey Leagues
 
 - 1992 World Championships in Czechoslovakia
 
 Sweden defeated Finland 5-2 (gold medal match)
 Czechoslovakia defeated Switzerland 5-2 (bronze medal match)
 
 Final Standings (round robin):
 
 GROUP A   W T L  GF GA Pts   GROUP B  W T L  GF GA PTS
 Finland   5 0 0  32  8  10   Russia   4 1 0  23 10   9
 Germany   4 0 1  30 14   8   Czech    4 0 1  18  7   8
 USA       2 1 2  14 15   5   Switz    2 2 1  12 11   6
 Sweden    1 2 2  14 12   4   Canada   2 1 2  15 18   5
 Italy     1 1 3  10 18   3   Norway   1 0 4   8 16   2
 Poland    0 0 5   8 41   0   France   0 0 5   8 22   0
 
 Austria will replace Poland in Pool A of 1993 WC in Germany
 
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 - Olympic Results
 
 CIS won the gold, Canada the silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze (defeated
 USA).
 
 Yale hockey coach Tim Taylor was named coach for the '94 US Olympic Team.
 
 Dany Dube from the UQTR Patriotes (CIAU) and Tom Renney from the Kamloops
 Blazers (WHL) are co-coaches of Canada's national program.
 
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- Canada Cup
 
 Team Canada defeated Team USA 2 games to 0.
 
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- Junior Leagues
 
 contact:
 WHL: Mitch Mcgowan <hamlet@u.washington.edu>
 
 Charles Poulin (Mon draft) of St-Hyacinthe(QMJHL) is '92 CHL Player of the
 Year.
 
 1992 Memorial Cup at Seattle
 
 Round-robin standings              W  L  GF  GA
 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)  3  0  14   8
 Kamloops Blazers (WHL)             2  1  10   7
 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL host)    1  2   9  10
 Verdun College Francais (QMJHL)    0  3   5  13 
 
 Semifinal   Kamloops 8  Seattle 3
 Final       Kamloops 5  Sault Ste. Marie 4
 
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 - Central Hockey League
 
 contact:
 Marc Foster <mfoster@metgem.gcn.uoknor.edu>
             <mfoster@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu>

 Send e-mail to the above address to subscribe to the CHL newsletter.

  The CHL will resume competition in '92-'93 after disbanding in '84. Six
  cities that competed in the original CHL will have teams: Tulsa Oilers,
  Dallas Freeze, Fort Worth Fire, Oklahoma City, Memphis River Kings, and
  Wichita Thunder.

  Founder and President - Ray Miron, Commissioner - Monte Miron, Marketing
  Director - Jim Goodman

  Six non-affiliated teams play a 60 game schedule extending from early
  November to mid March. Each team is owned by the league, with local intrests
  controlling day to day operations. Each team has a $100,000 salary cap for
  each of 17 players (16 dress up). Unlike the ECHL, players are not limited to
  three years in the league.

  Future expansion sites include Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Omaha,
  Albuquerque, and Little Rock.
 
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- British Hockey League:
 
 Durham Wasps defeated Nottingham Panthers 7-6 in '92 British championship
 game.
 
 e-mail list: send e-mail to <uk-hockey-request@uk.ac.hw.cs> to subscribe.
 
 contact:
 Neil A. McGlynn
 <nmcglynn@axion.bt.co.uk> (from NA)
 <nmcglynn@uk.co.bt.axion> (from Europe)
 
 Steve Salvini
 <steve%cs.hw.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
 <steve@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk>
 
 Contact Steve for the GB USENET draft.
 
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- Finnish Elite League (SM-LIIGA):
 
 Jokerit (Helsinki) defeated JyPHT (Jyvaskyla) for 1992 SM-LIIGA championship

 Juha Jokiharju of KalPa is the 91-92 Hart player in SM-LIIGA.
 
 contacts:
  Juha Koivisto & Kimmo Kauranen  <hockey@tac.fi>
] Vesa J Pyyluoma <veikko@vipunen.hut.fi>
 
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- German Hockey League:
 
 Duesseldorfer Eishockey-Gemeinschaft defeated SB Rosenheim in '92 German final
 
 contact:
  Andreas Stockmeier <stocki@cs.tu-berlin.de> or <stocki@tub.UUCP>
 
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 - Swedish Elite League:
 
 Malmo defeated Djurgarden 3 games to 2 for the '92 Swedish hockey championship

 Hakan Loob of Farjestad is the 91-92 MVP in the Swedish Elite League.
 
 contact:
  Staffan Axelsson <etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se>
 
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 - Swiss First Division:
 
 Berne defeated Fribourg 3 games to 2 for the 1992 Swiss hockey championship
 
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 - 1992 Women's World Championships at Finland
  1 Canada, 2 USA, 3 Finland, 4 Sweden, 5 China, 6 Norway, 7 Denmark
  8 Switzerland
 
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 1991-92 World Junior Hockey Championships in Germany
 
                  W L T Pts  GF  GA
 Gold    CIS      6 1 0  12  39  13
 Silver  Sweden   5 1 1  11  41  24
 Bronze  USA      5 2 0  10  30  22
         Finland  3 3 1   7  21  21
         Czech    3 4 0   6  28  24
         Canada   2 3 2   6  21  30
         Germany  1 6 0   2  15  40
        *Switz    1 6 0   2  19  40
 * Switzerland drops to Pool B next year.
   Japan replaces Switzerland in A Pool next year.
 
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 5. Info available via e-mail
 
 - E-mail lists:
 
 List Topic <Freq>  List Address              To Subscribe
 Boston Bruins      bruins@cs.Usask.CA        bruins-request@cs.Usask.CA
 Buffalo Sabres     sabres@cs.wisc.edu        horvath@cs.wisc.edu
 Montreal Canadiens habs@sdsu.edu             habs-request@sdsu.edu
 San Jose Sharks    sharks@sonofsun.apple.com sharks-request@sonofsun.apple.com
 NHL Boxscores M-F  -                         bks@cbnewsh.cb.att.com
 NHL Boxscores S-S  -                         jpc@philabs.philips.com
 NHL Goalie Stats d -                         coulman@cs.Usask.CA
 ECHL Newsletter    [see section 2]           [see section 2]
 US College Hockey  listserv@maine.maine.edu  [see section 3]
 CHL Newsletter     [see section 4]           [see section 4]
 British League     ?                         uk-hockey-request@uk.ac.hw.cs
 
 Freq: M-F=Monday-Friday, S-S=Saturday-Sunday, d=daily
 
 If you have something interesting, make it available. When requesting, use the
 keyword in the body or subject. Also, specify team, date, etc., where
 applicable.
 
 Available from Glenn Chin <832989@booth.usask.ca>:
 Keyword    Description
 ADAMS      Jack Adams Award winners & runner-ups from 1974 to present
 ALL-STARS  NHL First and Second Team All-Stars from 1930-31 to present
 AWARDS     The 91-92 NHL award winners
 BYNG       Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1925 to present
 CALDER     Calder Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1933 to present
 CAMPBELL   Clarence S. Campbell Bowl winners from 1967-68 to present
 CLANCY     King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners from 1988 to present
 DIRECTORY  Addresses/telephone #s/fax #s of NHL league offices and club arenas
            Seating capacity and rink dimensions given for each arena
 HART       Hart Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1924 to present
 JENNINGS   William M. Jennings Trophy winners & runner-ups from '82 to present
 JOURNALS   A list of available hockey publications (with ordering info)
 MASTERTON  Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners from 1968 to present
 NORRIS     James Norris Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1954 to
             present
 OLYMPIC    Complete 1992 Olympic ice hockey scores
 PATRICK    Lester Patrick Trophy winners from 1966 to present
 PEARSON    Lester B. Pearson Award winners from 1971 to present
 ROSS       Art Ross Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1948 to present
            Scoring leaders & runner-ups from 1918 to 1947
 SCORES     91-92 National Hockey League scores
 SELKE      Frank J. Selke Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1978 to present
 SMYTHE     Conn Smythe Trophy winners from 1965 to present
 STANLEY    Stanley Cup winners and finalists from 1917-18 to present
 VEZINA     Vezina Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1927 to present
 WALES      Prince of Wales Trophy winners from 1924-25 to present
 
Where applicable, lists contain a brief history of their respective trophies
and awards.
 
 Available from Eric Rickin <ab870@cleveland.freenet.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 AHLADDR    AHL team addresses
 CANJUNIORS Canada junior teams
 NHLTV      TV stations for each team
 NHLRADIO   Radio stations for each team
 USJUNIORS  US junior teams
 XXXXDRAFT  XXXX (for XXXX=1989-1992) NHL Entry Draft
 1991EXP    1991 NHL Expansion & Dispersal Draft
 
 Available from Rob Springall <rgs7077@ultb.isc.rit.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 AHL        Up-to-date info on the AHL
 IHL        Up-to-date info on the IHL
 NHL.C      A C program that prints the 91-92 NHL schedule for a specified day
 
 Available from Stan Willis <willis@empire.dnet.hac.com>:
 Keyword    Description
 ATTEND     91-92 NHL team home attendance report by quarters
 PSLOGOS    Postscript version of GIFS above
 
 Available from David Anthony Wyatt <wyatt@ccu.umanitoba.ca>:
 Keyword    Description
 ALLLIST    Alltime List of Professional Hockey Franchises
 
 Available from Roland Behunin <behunin@logdis1.oo.aflc.af.mil>:
 Keyword    Description
 SATINFO    Satellite info for NHL teams
 
 Available from Mike Machnik <nin15b34@merrimack.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 DIV1SCHED  91-92 NCAA Division I scores
 
 Available from Bill Clare <Clare@Kodak.COM>:
 Keyword    Description
 RETIRED    List of retired numbers for NHL players
 
 Available from Staffan Axelsson <etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se>:
 Keyword    Description
 WCMEDALS   World Championships Medallists 1920-1992
 WCSTAND    World Championships All-Time Standings, Pool A 1920-1992
 WCALSTAR   World Championships All-Star Teams 1961-1992
 WCROSTXX   World Championships Gold Winning Teams' Rosters 1958-1992 
            (Specify XX=58-92)
 WJHC       History of medals given at the World Junior Hockey Championships

 Available from Paul Brownlow <paul@data-io.com>:
 Keyword    Description
 CHLPOY     Past Canadian Hockey League players of the year
 MEMCUP     Past Memorial Cup winners

 Available from <wilson@cs.ucf.edu>:
 With my upcoming net departure, what I'm offering won't be offered for long.
 most past stuff is being stored at the aforementioned ftp site. However,
 send e-mail to the above address with subject "statsmailer" and body HELP for
 detailed info on what is available. It is mostly stats and schedules.
 
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6. USENET Hockey Pool
 
 send e-mail to <andrew@idacom.hp.com>.
 
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 7. Up-coming Dates

 Dec 26: 1993 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships at Sweden
]Feb  6: 92-93 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal
 
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 8. Answers to some frequently asked questions:
 
 Q: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs?
 A: Most of the team during the 40-50's was made up of people who lived in and
    around Montreal. Hence they were called "Les Habitants" (natives of
    Montreal). This was then shortened to the Habs.
 
 Q: Why is the Montreal Canadiens logo a large C with an H within it?
 A: In 1914-15, the Canadiens uniform consisted of C with an A within it to
    signify Club Athletique Canadien (CAC). The next year, CAC no longer
    existed and it was changed to what it is now to signify Club de Hockey.
 
 Q: What's the story concerning Schoenfeld, Koharski and "Have another
    doughnut!"?
 A: In the Wales Conference finals in 1988, the coach of the New Jersey Devils
    was very upset with the calls of referee Koharski. At the end of the game,
    the two met in the runway to the dressing room. Besides the arguing,
    Schoenfeld was accused of bumping Koharski (he may have tripped by
    catching his skate off of the runway carpet). More words followed, with
    Koharski claiming that Schoenfeld pushed him and Schoenfeld calling him
    "You fat pig! Go have another Doughnut!" etc.
    The result was a one game suspension of Schoenfeld by the league. NJ
    management challenged the suspension by going outside the league and
    getting a court injunction rendering the suspension invalid (remember this
    is playoff time). The referees for the next game decided not to call the
    game, and after an hour delay, college referees were called and the game
    played. NJ beat Boston in that game. Schoenfeld served the suspension the
    next game since the game was in NJ. Boston ended up winning the series
    4-3.
 
 Q: What is the most informative hockey publication?
 A: The Hockey News is preferred by most North American hockey fans. It is a
    weekly journal with up-to-date info. See JOURNALS in section 5 for more.
 
 Q: Why does a goal scored on a minor power-play and on a delayed penalty
    negate both in the NHL?
 A: There are two independent rules: a goal scored on a minor power-play
    terminates the remaining time on the penalty, and a goal scored on a
    delayed penalty nullifies the penalty. There is no rule which covers both.
 
 Q: How does a 5-minute power-play count in the penalty killing stats in the
    NHL?
 A: If X goals are scored, then the team gets credit for X goals in X+1
    chances.
 
 Q: How is +/- computed in the NHL?
 A: First, +/- only applies to skaters. Except for a power-play goal, when a
    goal is scored, each skater on the ice for the scoring team is given a
    +, and each skater on the ice for the other team is given a -.
    Short-handed goals do count for +/-.
 
 Q: What is the five-hole?
 A: The space between a goalie's pads. There are five major scoring zones: (1)
    upper left corner of goal, (2) upper right, (3) lower left, (4) lower
    right, and (5) five-hole.
 
 Q: What is the meaning of throwing an octopus on the ice?
 A: This tradition began in Detroit in the 1950's when two best-of-seven series
    were required to win the Stanley Cup. Every time Detroit won a game, an
    octopus with one less arm was thrown on the ice.
 
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9. Miscellaneous:
 
 For field hockey discussions, go to the newsgroup rec.sport.hockey.field.
 For skating discussions, go to the newsgroup rec.skate.
 
 Some sites get another hockey group, called clari.sports.hockey. c.s.h
 consists of the UPI feed for all UPI news articles that are related to
 hockey, including game results, summaries, scores, standings, etc.
 
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Please make corrections via e-mail. Feel free to start a discussion on any
previously mentioned topic (but use an appropriate subject line).
 
Tom (wilson@cs.ucf.edu)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey