From: hamlet@milton.u.washington.edu (Mitch McGowan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey,news.answers
Subject: rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions
Date: 15 Sep 92 19:11:41 GMT
Expires: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 04:00:01 GMT
Reply-To: hamlet@u.washington.edu
Followup-To: rec.sport.hockey
Organization: University of Washington

Archive-name: hockey-faq

Thank you very much to Tom Wilson for posting the r.s.h FAQ over the past
year or so.  I hope I can do as commendable a job. 

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, suggestions and criticisms regarding 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. 

 1: neutral site schedule, ESPN deal, SCA suit, Vancouver rink news
    **Note that the "notable player news" section has been converted to a
    "team news" section in an effort to make as much information available in
    one place as possible.  Let me know what you think of this change. 
 2: new AHL contact added, AHL division set-up, New Haven now Senators, 
    several ECHL team names added
 3: new ECAC (Division I) contact added
 4: AHA info moved here, Czechoslovakia unified for one last season
 5: files previously availabe from Glenn Chin now available via ftp
 6: 
 7: 
 8: 
 9: "Wayne's World" Koharski reference

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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), Sacramento (2),
 Cleveland (2), Indianapolis, Phoenix, Miami, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Atlanta,
 Cincinnati, Providence, Birmingham, Hamilton (4), Saskatoon (4), 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.
 

]Following is the neutral site schedule:

]Tue 10/13:  Calgary vs. Minnesota @ Saskatoon
]Tue 10/20:  Ottawa vs. Toronto @ Hamilton
]Tue 11/03:  Chicago vs. Washington @ Indianapolis
]Tue 11/17:  Toronto vs. Quebec @ Hamilton
]Wed 11/18:  Buffalo vs. New Jersey @ Hamilton
]Tue 12/01:  Los Angeles vs. Chicago @ Milwaukee
]Tue 12/08:  Montreal vs. Los Angeles @ Phoenix
]Wed 12/09:  Tampa Bay vs. New York Rangers @ Miami
]Sun 12/13:  Edmonton vs. New York Islanders @ Oklahoma City
]Tue 12/15:  New York Islanders vs. St. Louis @ Dallas
]Tue 12/29:  St. Louis vs. Hartford @ Birmingham  **
]Mon 01/04:  San Jose vs. Montreal @ Sacramento
]Mon 01/18:  Hartford vs. Winnipeg @ Saskatoon
]Mon 02/08:  Boston vs. Pittsburgh @ Atlanta
]Tue 02/16:  Philadelphia vs. Calgary @ Cincinnati
]Sat 02/20:  Quebec vs. Tampa Bay @ Halifax
]Mon 02/22:  New York Rangers vs. San Jose @ Sacramento
]Mon 02/22:  Detroit vs. Philadelphia @ Cleveland
]Tue 02/23:  Winnipeg vs. Ottawa @ Saskatoon
]Mon 03/01:  Vancouver vs. Buffalo @ Hamilton
]Thu 03/11:  Minnesota vs. Vancouver @ Saskatoon
]Tue 03/16:  Washington vs. Detroit @ Milwaukee
]Tue 03/16:  New Jersey vs. Boston @ Providence  **
]Sun 03/21:  Pittsburgh vs. Edmonton @ Cleveland

]** Location subject to change

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- News & Scores
 
 SPIKE (bryan.k.strouse) <bks@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> posts weekday news and box
 scores (Sunday through 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 team news (transactions and announcements)
 
 Note that this information is culled from press releases and posts.  It
is updated each month and only information currently under discussion or
of continuing importance or interest will be listed for more than one
posting. 
 
 Boston Bruins
  Doug Evans (from Win)
  Gordie Roberts (G5 free agent from Pit)
] Tom McVie is now an assistant coach.
] Traded center Ken Hodge and defenseman Matt Hervey to Tampa Bay for
] right wing Darin Kimble.
] Returned goalie Marcel Cousineau to Beauport of Quebec Major Junior
] Hockey League
] Waived goalie Jean-Pascal Lemelin and forwards David Pergola, David 
] Franzosa, John Spoltore and Bryan Krygier.

 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 Sabres
  Dominik Hasek (from Chi)
] Signed center Doug MacDonald
] Signed defenseman Richard Smehlik
] Signed left wing Yuri Khymlev
] Signed left wing Viktor Gordijuk.
] Signed center Dale Hawerchuk to a multi-year contract.

 Buffalo may be building a new arena with cost $108M.
 
 Calgary Flames
  Chris Lindberg (from Ott)
] Signed centers Todd Brost, David St. Pierre and David Struch,
] defensemen Francois Groleau and Kevan Guy, left wing Alex Nikolic and
] goaltender Andrei Trefilov.

 Chicago Blackhawks
  Christian Ruuttu (from Win (from Buf))
] Signed defenseman Steve Smith to 5-year contract.
] Signed left wing Stephan Matteau to multi-year contract.
] Signed defenseman Keith Brown to a three-year contract worth $1.8 million.
] Signed defenseman Keith Brown to 3-year contract.

 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. 
 
 Detroit Red Wings
  Dino Ciccarelli (from Was)
  Mark Howe (free agent from Phi)

 Edmonton Oilers
  Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist, Vladimir Vujtek (from Mon)
] Signed defenseman Ian Herbers and goaltender Andrew Verner.
] Signed defenseman Marc LaForge.
 
 Hartford Whalers
  Sean Burke, Eric Weinrich (from NJ)
  Tim Kerr (from NYR)
  Al Pederson (from Min)
] Acquired center Mark Janssens from Minnesota for center James Black.
] Pierre McGuire is an assistant coach.
] Signed left wings Jim McKenzie, Nick Kypreos and Scott Daniels and 
] defenseman Scott Humeniuk.

]        An NHL arbitrator sided with the Hartford Whalers in their 
]compensation dispute with the Pittsburgh Penguins over goalie Frank 
]Pietrangelo.
]        The Whalers acquired Pietrangelo March 10 for ``future 
]considerations,'' but the two teams disagreed over what those terms 
]should be.
]        League arbitrator Allan Hinnegan accepted the Whalers' proposal 
]to give the Penguins their third- and seventh-round draft choices in 
]the 1994 NHL entry draft.
]        The Penguins' proposal was not disclosed.

 Los Angeles Kings
 
 Minnesota North Stars
  Mike McPhee (from Mon)
] Traded right wing Brian Bellows to Montreal for right wing Russ Courtnall.
] Agreed to terms with left wing Gaetan Duchesne on a multi-year contract.
] Signed left wing Mike McPhee and defenseman Enrico Ciccone to multiyear 
] contracts.
 
 Montreal Canadiens
  Brian Bellows (from Min)
  Vincent Damphousse (from Edm)
] Signed defenseman Lyle Odelein to 2-year contract.

 New Jersey Devils
  Bobby Holik (from Har)
  Brad Shaw (from Har)
] Traded left wing Pat Conacher to Los Angeles for future considerations.
] Traded center Neil Brady to Ottawa for future considerations.

 New Jersey will be wearing a "new jersey" this year. The color green will 
 be replaced by black.
 
 New York Islanders
  Brian Mullen (from SJ)
] Traded center Hubie McDonough to San Jose for cash.
] Signed center Claude Loiselle and left wing Brent Grieve to multiyear 
] contracts.
] Announced forwards Derek King, David Chzowski, Travis Green and Dean 
] Ewen; defensemen Uwe Krupp, Gary Nylund and Dennis Vaske and 
] goaltender Glenn Healy decided to play out the option year of their 
] contracts.
] Signed right wing Zigmund Palffy.
 
 New York Rangers
] Signed free agent left wing/defenseman Phil Bourque. 
] Signed center David Archibald.
] Agreed to contract terms with goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck.
] Named Dan Maloney assistant coach.
] Agreed to contract terms with defensemen Joby Messier and Brad Tiley and 
] left wings Craig Duncanson and Dave Thomlinson.
] Signed goaltender Mike Richter, defenseman Jay Wells and right wing Tie 
] Domi.
] Defenseman Brian Leetch agreed to new contract.

 Ottawa Senators
  Jody Hull (from NYR)
  Brad Marsh (from Tor)
  Mark Osiecki (from Cal)
  Steve Weeks (from Was)

 The Ottawa Senators received the go-ahead to build the 18,500-seat Palladium
]on the proposed location in nearby Kanata, Ont.  The projected cost is C$150
 million. The Palladium is scheduled to be completed for the 94-95 season.
 
 Philadelphia Flyers
  Eric Lindros (from Que)
  Ric Nattress (free agent from Tor)
] Signed defenseman Dimitri Yushkevich.
 
 Spectrum II will open in Philadelphia in 1994.  Spectrum II will have 109 
]luxury boxes.
 
 Pittsburgh Penguins
] Signed goaltender Tom Barrasso to a multi-year contract.
] Signed Martin Straka to a multi-year contract.
] Signed center Martin Straka to a multi-year contract.

] The NHL announced the Pittsburgh Penguins were awarded by arbitration 
] a third- and seventh-round selection in the 1994 draft from the 
] Hartford Whalers as the future considerations in the trade that sent 
] goaltender Frank Pietrangelo to Hartford last March.

 Pittsburgh will have a new logo this year. They may also have different home
 and away style uniforms.

 Quebec Nordiques
  Shawn Cronin (from Win)
  Doug Crossman (from Det)
  Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Ron Hextall, Mike Ricci, Peter Forsberg
   (from Phi).  Junior prospect Chris Simon also went to Quebec for Lindros.
] Dennis Vial traded back to Det.
] Signed center Mike Ricci to 5-year contract.

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

 San Jose Sharks
  Petri Skriko (free agent)
] Agreed terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Link Gaetz.
 
 St. Louis Blues
] Signed left winger Vitali Karamnov.
] Signed Vitali Prokhorov
] Announced that unsigned draft choice Steve Widmeyer had failed to pass 
] his physical.
] Announced goaltender Curtis Joseph, center Nelson Emerson and defenseman 
] Philippe Bozon have requested option contracts.
] Named Yuri Karmanov parttime European scout.
] Suspended Tony Hejna for failing to report to training camp.
] Reached contract agreements with Paul Cavallini, Craig Janney, Kelly 
] Chase, Stephane Quintal, Lee Norwood, Derek Frenette and Kevin Miehm.

 Tampa Bay Lightning
  Pat Jablonski, Steve Tuttle, Darin Kimble, Rob Robinson (from StL)
] Signed center Brian Bradley.

 Tampa will play its first season in the Florida State Fairgrounds' Expo Hall.
 A new arena has been assured for the following season.

 Toronto Maple Leafs
  Sylvain Lefebvre (from Mon)
  Jarmo Myllys (from SJ)
] Brad Marsh (from Ottawa)
] Claimed defenseman Bob McGill on waivers from Tampa Bay.

 Toronto will have a new uniform design this year.
 
 Vancouver Canucks
  Igor Larionov has left to play in the Swiss league
] Agreed to terms with defenseman Gerald Diduck.

]Vancouver taxpayers will be assisting on the goal of a new hockey arena 
]for the Vancouver Canucks. It will cost about 40-thousand dollars for 
]city hall to ``fast track'' the project. The new facility, to be built 
]near the B.C. Place Stadium, will be ready for the opening game of the 
]1995-96 season.
 
 Washington Capitals
  Mark Hunter, Yvon Corriveau (from Har)
  Kevin Miller (from Det)
] Signed forward Dimitri Khristich.
 
 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

 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.
 
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- 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.
 
 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.
 
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- NHL TV
 
 Games are carried on TSN and CBC in Canada.

]       The National Hockey League announced Wednesday, 2 Sep 92, it had 
]struck a conditional five-year deal with ESPN to televise professional 
]hockey through the 1996-97 season.
]       The series of agreements grants ESPN exclusive national coverage 
]of the NHL starting with the 1992-93 season, and the cable network has 
]an option to extend the term of that domestic agreement for four more 
]years. The deal also grants ESPN exclusive international television 
]distribution, excluding Canada, for the next five years.
]       Both parties refused to reveal financial terms of the agreement, 
]but it reportedly is worth $80 million, a bonanza compared to the one-
]year $5.5 million deal the NHL signed with SportsChannel America on the 
]eve of the 1991-92 campaign.
]       The league's new TV contract calls for ESPN to televise up to 25 
]regular-season games to its domestic audience this coming season and 37 
]playoff games, including the entire Stanley Cup Final. The majority of 
]ESPN's regular-season games will be televised on Friday nights.
]       Before switching to SportsChannel, the NHL had a deal with ESPN 
]from 1985 to 1988. ESPN also showed select games from 1980 to 1982.
]       ESPN ranks as America's largest cable network, reaching 61.4 
]million homes, 66 percent of U.S. homes with television. SportsChannel 
]America reaches 20 million to 25 million homes.
]       ESPN's first telecast will be on opening night, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 
]when the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins 
]host the Philadelphia Flyers. 
]       Despite reports that ABC, which owns ESPN, might be part of the 
]new TV deal and telecast 4-6 games a year, there has been no such 
]agreement, yet.
]       Stein said the NHL and ESPN will be working together ``to effect 
]major network (ABC, CBS or NBC) exposure of games during each of the 
]next five seasons.''
]       Stein also said there would be ``ongoing dialogue'' between the 
]NHL and SportsChannel America, to be joined by ESPN, ``that might 
]result in a continued role for SportsChannel in the NHL's overall 
]broadcast plans.''

]SportsChannel America filed a civil suit in the New York State Supreme 
]Court against the NHL. They are attempting to overturn the 5 year TV 
]deal recently signed with ESPN.
]The basis of the suit is SCA was not given an opportunity to match the 
]ESPN deal.
]A hearing is set for September 9.

]SportsChannel America lost in its bid to continue its television 
]relationship with the NHL. In a decision handed down by state Supreme 
]Court Justice Shirley Fingerhood in New York, SportsChannel was denied 
]a preliminary injunction that would have let the network bid on the 
]same TV deal the NHL struck with ESPN.

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- Award winners, all-star teams, hall of fame inductees, and draft picks
 
 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 (LW, 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)

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- 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

-----
 
 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

 The NHL minor leagues are the International Hockey League, the American
Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League.  Information on the
Central Hockey League and the American Hockey Association can be found in
section 4. 

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 IHL
 
 contacts:
 IHL: Rob Springall <rgs7077@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
 Salt Lake Golden Eagles: Roland Behunin <behunin@logdis1.oo.aflc.af.mil>

 Dmitri Kvartalnov ('92 Bruins' draft) of the San Diego Gulls is 1992 
winner of James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as IHL MVP.

 IHL's 1992 Turner Cup: The Kansas City Blades defeated Muskegon (soon to be
 named Cleveland) Lumberjacks 4 games to 0.
 
]Cincinnati (IHL) -- Named Blaine Stoughton and Al Tuer assistant coaches.

]Peoria (IHL) -- Signed wings Peter Kasowski, Darren Colbourne and Doug 
]Wickenheiser.

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 AHL

 contacts:
 AHL: Rob Springall <rgs7077@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
]     Bri Farenell <farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>

]Atlantic Division: Cape Breton, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, St. John's
]Northern Division: Adirondack, Capital District, Providence, New Haven,
]                   Springfield
]Southern Division: Baltimore, Binghamton, Hershey, Rochester, Utica, Hamilton

]Hamilton (AHL) -- Named Rick Vaive player-assistant coach.

 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. 
 
 John Anderson (New Haven) is 1992 winner of Les Cunningham Plaque as AHL MVP.
 
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 ECHL

contacts:
 ECHL: Rob Gasser <CSRAG@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
 
 ECHL's 1992 Riley Cup: Hampton Roads beat Louisville 4 games to 0.
 
 - 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>.

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 Minor League Affiliates for NHL teams:
 
]Bos: Providence Bruins (AHL), Johnston Chiefs (ECHL)
 Buf: Rochester Americans (AHL), Erie Panthers (ECHL)
]Cal: Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL), Roanoke Valley Rebels (ECHL)
 Chi: Indianapolis Ice (IHL), Columbus Chill (ECHL)
 Det: Adirondack Red Wings (AHL), Toledo Storm (ECHL)
]Edm: Cape Breton Oilers (AHL), Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL)
]Har: Springfield Indians (AHL), Louisville Icehawks (ECHL)
]LA : Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL), Raleigh Icecaps (ECHL)
]Min: Kalamazoo Wings (IHL), Dayton Bombers (ECHL)
]Mon: Fredericton Canadiens (AHL), Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL), 
      Flint (Col. HL)
 NJ : Utica Devils (AHL), Birmingham Bulls (ECHL)
]NYI: Capital District Islanders (AHL), Richmond Renegades (ECHL)
 NYR: Binghamton Rangers (AHL)
]Ott: New Haven Senators (AHL)
 Phi: Hershey Bears (AHL)
 Pit: Cleveland Lumberjacks (IHL), Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL)
]Que: Halifax Citadels (AHL), Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL)
 SJ : Kansas City Blades (IHL), Nashville Knights (ECHL)
 StL: Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Dayton Bombers (ECHL), Flint (Col. HL)
]TB : Atlanta Knights (IHL)
]Tor: St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL), Raleigh Icecaps (ECHL), Brantford
      (Col. HL)
 Van: Columbus Chill (ECHL), Hamilton Canucks (AHL)
 Was: Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL), Hampton Roads Admirals (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)

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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)
]Bri Farenell <farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> (ECAC (Division I), Clarkson)

- 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.
 
 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 State
 
 Alaska-Fairbanks has also been accepted as an affiliate member of the CCHA,
   starting in 92-93

 Starting in 92-93, 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 quarterfinal round.

 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
 
 Alaska-Anchorage has joined the WCHA as a full-fledged member for 93-94
 
 Independents:
   Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville, Alaska-Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Army
 
- Notes
 
 Mankato State (MN) is moving up to Division I starting 92-93.
 
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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

]In the wake of the continually changing political face of Central 
]Europe, the Czechoslovakia first division ice hockey starts its season 
]as a unified country for the last time. As of Jan. 1, Czechoslovakia 
]will split into two independent states and after the current season is 
]over, its ice hockey teams will do likewise. The 10 teams of the yet-
]to-be-named Czech Republic will inherit the right to remain in the A 
]group in the world ratings but the small group of four Slovak clubs 
]will be forced to lay the foundations of their own league and step down 
]to the C-group.

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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 Candian Hockey
 League 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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 - 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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 - 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 
interests 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 Premier 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
 NHL Scores n       -                        wilson@cs.ucf.edu
 NHL Stats w        -                        wilson@cs.ucf.edu
 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, n=nightly, w=weekly
 
 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 <Glenn_Chin@engr.usask.ca>:
]All files previously available from Glenn have been moved to an ftp site. 
 
 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    NHL team logos in PostScript
 
 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.

]Available from Mitch McGowan <hamlet@u.washington.edu>
]Keyword    Description
]ZAMBONI    Alan Thicke's "Book of Zamboni" opening from the 1991 NHL Awards
            broadcast

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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 logo 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 Jim Schoenfeld, Don 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 Wayne's World (movie) reference to the above?
]A: Officer Koharski is at Stan Mikita's Donuts. Mike Meyers (Wayne)
    admits that this was intentional.

 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.
 
 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).
 
Mitch McGowan <hamlet@u.washington.edu>