From: hamlet@stein.u.washington.edu (Mitch McGowan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey,news.answers
Subject: rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:23:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Oct15.172321.28010
Expires: Sat, 31 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

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 "]".

 1: History of teams cleaned up, nhl.c available via e-mail, Gil Stein 
      officially named president, waiver draft selections, various team 
      info.
 2: 
 3: 
 4: New WHL contact, news Memorial Cup info, new CHL info, info AHA.
 5: New Pittsburgh mailing list, new stuff available.
 6: 
 7: 
 8: Richest contract question
 9: 

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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  
 Buffalo Sabres          A   70-71      0    -    Jeff Horvath
                                                  horvath@cs.wisc.edu
 Calgary Flames          S   80-81*     1  88-89  CALDWELL8102@mtroyal.ab.ca
 Chicago Blackhawks      N   26-27      3  60-61
]Detroit Red Wings       N   33-34*     7  54-55  SGLENN@cmsa.gmr.com
 Edmonton Oilers         S   79-80*     5  89-90  Andrew Scott
                                                  andrew@idacom.hp.com
 Hartford Whalers        A   79-80*     0    -    Matthew Olsen
                                                  dmolsen@athena.mit.edu
 Los Angeles Kings       S   67-68      0    -    Stan Willis
                                                 willis@empire.dnet.hac.com
 Minnesota North Stars   N   67-68*     0    -    Mitch McGowan
                                                 hamlet@u.washington.edu
 Montreal Canadiens      A   17-18     22  85-86  
 New Jersey Devils       P   82-83*     0    -    
 New York Islanders      P   72-73      4  82-83  Mark Anania
                                                  ananim@rpi.edu
 New York Rangers        P   26-27      3  39-40  Paul Romano
                                                 romano@monolith.bellcore.com
 Ottawa Senators         A   92-93      0    -    Scott Simpson
                                                  simpson@bnr.ca
 Philadelphia Flyers     P   67-68      2  74-75  
 Pittsburgh Penguins     P   67-68      2  91-92  Lori Iannamico
                                                  lli+@cs.cmu.edu
                                                  Thomas Sullivan
                                                  tms@cs.cmu.edu
 Quebec Nordiques        A   79-80*     0    -
 St. Louis Blues         N   67-68      0    -    Joseph Achkar
                                                  jca2@cec1.wustl.edu
 San Jose Sharks         S   91-92      0    -    Nelson Lu
                                                 claudius@leland.stanford.edu
 Tampa Bay Lightning     N   92-93      0    -    Tom Wilson
                                                  wilson@eola.cs.ucf.edu
]Toronto Maple Leafs     N   26-27*    11  66-67  Darryl Gamble
                                                  darryl@cs.yorku.ca
 Vancouver Canucks       S   70-71      0    -    Alan Chim
                                                  chim@sfu.ca
 Washington Capitals     P   74-75      0    -    David Lu
                                                  david@eng.umd.edu
 Winnipeg Jets           S   79-80*     0    -    umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca
 
 A=Adams N=Norris P=Patrick S=Smythe
 
]*Calgary: formerly Atlanta Flames (72/73-79/80)
] Detroit: formerly Detroit Cougars (26/27-29/30) -> Detroit Falcons 
]   (30/31-32/33)
] Edmonton: formerly Alberta Oilers (WHA) (72/73) -> Edmonton Oilers (WHA) 
]   (72/73-78/79)
] Hartford: formerly New England Whalers (WHA) (72/73-78/79)
] Minnesota: Cleveland Barons were merged with Minnesota for the 1978/79 
]   season.
] New Jersey: formerly Kansas City Scouts (74/75-75/76) -> Colorado 
]   Rockies (76/77-81/82)
] Quebec: formerly Quebec Nordiques (WHA) (72/73-78/79)
] Toronto: formerly Toronto Arenas (17/18-18/19) -> Toronto St. Patricks 
]   (19/20-25/26)
]Winnipeg: formerly Winnipeg Jets (WHA) (72/73-78/79)

 Teams with mailing lists, see section 5 for addresses: Boston, Buffalo,
Los 
Angeles, Montreal, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Washington.

-----
 
- Schedule

 1992-1993 Schedule for the NHL

                                October
    Sun       Mon       Tue       Wed       Thu       Fri       Sat
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
!         !         !         !         ! 1       ! 2       ! 3       !
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
! 4       ! 5       ! 6       ! 7       ! 8       ! 9       !10       !
!         !         !LA  @ Cal!Chi @ TB !Har @ Bos!NJ  @ Phi!NYI @ Bos!
!         !         !Det @ Win!         !Que @ Buf!NYR @ Was!Buf @ Har!
!         !         !Van @ Edm!         !Edm @ Cal!         !Tor @ Cal!
!         !         !Mon @ Har!         !Det @ LA !         !Chi @ StL!
!         !         !Min @ StL!         !StL @ Min!         !Det @ SJ !
!         !         !NYI @ NJ !         !Mon @ Ott!         !Edm @ Van!
!         !         !Phi @ Pit!         !NYI @ Pit!         !Win @ LA !
!         !         !Was @ Tor!         !Win @ SJ !         !TB  @ Min!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !Pit @ Mon!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !NYR @ NJ !
!         !         !         !         !         !         !Ott @ Que!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !Phi @ Was!
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
!11       !12       !13       !14       !15       !16       !17       !
!Mon @ Buf!Ott @ Bos!Buf @ Pit!Edm @ Win!Bos @ SJ !TB  @ Buf!Bos @ LA !
!TB  @ Chi!Har @ NYR!Cal @ Min!Ott @ Har!Cal @ LA !Ott @ Was!Buf @ Was!
!Tor @ Edm!Was @ NJ !SJ  @ LA !NJ  @ NYR!Edm @ Chi!Van @ Win!Cal @ SJ !
!         !Win @ Van!Phi @ Que!         !Que @ Det!         !Chi @ Tor!
!         !         !TB  @ StL!         !Min @ StL!         !Edm @ Det!
!         !         !         !         !Mon @ Pit!         !Pit @ Har!
!         !         !         !         !NYI @ Phi!         !Min @ Mon!
!         !         !         !         !TB  @ Tor!         !Phi @ NJ !
!         !         !         !         !         !         !NYR @ NYI!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !StL @ Que!
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
!18       !19       !20       !21       !22       !23       !24       !
!Van @ Chi!StL @ Mon!LA  @ Cal!Chi @ Buf!Bos @ Cal!Bos @ Edm!Det @ StL!
!Min @ Tor!         !Win @ Det!SJ  @ Mon!NJ  @ Chi!SJ  @ Buf!Har @ NYI!
!NYI @ NYR!         !Edm @ TB !Was @ NYR!Det @ Pit!LA  @ Win!LA  @ Min!
!Win @ Phi!         !Har @ NJ !Que @ StL!Har @ Ott!Mon @ NYR!Mon @ Phi!
!         !         !Phi @ NYI!         !Que @ Min!NYI @ Was!Pit @ NJ !
!         !         !Ott @ Tor!         !Van @ Phi!         !NYR @ Ott!
!         !         !Van @ Pit!         !Tor @ TB !         !Que @ TB !
!         !         !         !         !         !         !SJ  @ Tor!
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
!25       !26       !27       !28       !29       !30       !31       !
!Bos @ Van!Phi @ NYR!LA  @ NYI!Buf @ Tor!LA  @ Bos!Ott @ Buf!Chi @ Bos!
!Cal @ Edm!SJ  @ StL!Pit @ Ott!Cal @ Win!Phi @ Chi!Was @ Cal!Buf @ Ott!
!Det @ Chi!Was @ Win!TB  @ Que!SJ  @ Det!Que @ NYR!Tor @ Det!Min @ Cal!
!         !         !         !Min @ Edm!Pit @ StL!Min @ Van!Det @ Tor!
!         !         !         !NJ  @ Har!         !NYI @ NJ !Was @ Edm!
!         !         !         !TB  @ Mon!         !SJ  @ TB !LA  @ Har!
!         !         !         !Was @ Van!         !         !NYR @ Mon!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !NJ  @ NYI!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !Phi @ StL!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !Win @ Que!
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

 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 -

]Valerie Hammerl <hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu> has posted this year's version 
]of nhl.c, a schedule program for nhl games.  For example, users can find 
]out the games played on a certain date or find out the next ten games 
]played by team x. A copy can be obtained by e-mailing 
]<hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu>

 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

-----
 
- 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 two 
postings.
 
 Boston Bruins
  Signed first-round draft pick Dmitri Kvartalnov to a two-year contract.
] Signed defenseman Glen Wesley to a 2-year contract.

 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
  Signed center Dale Hawerchuk to a multi-year contract.
] Won a waver claim dispute with the Calgary Flames enabling them to 
] acquire center-right wing Bob Sweeney from the Boston Bruins.
] Assigned goaltender Clint Malarchuk to San Diego of International Hockey 
] League.

 Buffalo may be building a new arena with cost $108M.
 
 Calgary Flames
  Forward Theoren Fleury agreed to a multi-year contract.
  Signed left wing Paul Ranheim to multi-year contract.
] Assigned goaltenders Trevor Kidd and Andrei Trefilov and left wing Paul 
] Kruse to Salt Lake of International Hockey League.
] Selected Chris Dahlquist, d, from Minnesota in waiver draft.
] Obtained forward Patrick Lebeau from Montreal for future considerations.

 Chicago Blackhawks
  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 right wing Sergei Krivokrasov to four-year contract.
] Signed forwards Rob Brown and Jocelyn Lemieux.
] Assigned to Indianapolis of International Hockey League: goaltenders Ray 
] LeBlanc, Scott Brower and Roch Belley, defensemen Steve Bancroft, Adam 
] Bennett, Joe Cleary, Karl Dykhuis, Dave Hakstol, Jeff Sirkka, Mike 
] Speer, Milan Tichy and Kerry Toporowski, forwards Alexander Andrievski, 
] Zac Boyer, Shawn Byram, Rob Conn, Trevor Dam, Tracy Egeland, Justin 
] Lafayette, Owen Lessard, Kevin St. Jacques, Steve Tepper, Sean Williams 
] and Craig Woodcroft.
] Released defenseman Claude Maillet and forwards James Adams, Greg Burke, 
] Jason Greyerbiehl, Chris Marshall and Tom Nieman.
] Forward Rob Brown signed a two-year contract -- one year plus an option 
] year -- for $450,000.
] Selected Dave Christian, c-rw, from St. Louis in waiver draft.

] Signed forward Jocelyn Lemieux to a three-year pact worth more than $1 
] million. His contract -- two years plus an option year -- calls for a 
] salary of $325,000 the first year and $350,000 in the second and third 
] years.

 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
] Sent defenseman Don McSween to San Diego of the International Hockey 
] League.

 Edmonton Oilers
] Assigned goaltender Norm Foster and forward Shjon Podein to Cape Breton 
] of the American Hockey League.
] Signed right wing Kirk Maltby to multi-year contract.

] Bernie Nicholls of the Edmonton Oilers was suspended seven days without 
] pay by the NHL after the league said he tried to intentionally injure 
] Boston's Darren Banks in a Sept. 28 exhibition game. NHL President Gil 
] Stein handed down the ruling after reviewing the incident in which 
] Nicholls swung his stick over his head with two hands and struck Banks 
] on the shoulder. The suspension will begin on Oct. 20 if it is not 
] appealed, and during the seven days Nicholls, who was also fined $500, 
] will not be allowed to practice or travel with the Oilers.

 Hartford Whalers
  Signed Czechoslovakian defenseman Martin Hamrlik to a multi-year 
  contract.
] Assigned forwards Terry Yake, Joe Day, Mike Tomlak, Chris Govedaris, 
] Scott Morrow and Mike McHugh and defensemen Dan Keczmer, Todd Richards 
] and Jukka Suomalainen to Springfield of American Hockey League.
] Traded left winger Michel Picard to San Jose for future considerations.
] Signed forward Robert Petrovicky to 4-year contract.
] Pat Verbeek is the new team captain.  Randy Ladouceur, the previous 
] captain, left the team.

] The Hartford Whalers traded goalie Kay Whitmore to the Vancouver Canucks 
] for minor league netminder Corrie D'Alessio and a 1993 draft pick. Under 
] the deal, Hartford will receive either a fourth- or fifth-round choice 
] in next year's NHL entry draft, depending on Whitmore's performance this 
] season.

 Los Angeles Kings

] Assigned defenseman Kevin Macdonald, center Guy Leveque and forwards 
] Sean Whyte, Bob Berg and Tim Breslin to Phoenix of International League.
] Assigned defenseman Dave Tretowicz, center Mike Vukonich and goaltender 
] David Goverde to Phoenix of International Hockey League.
] Released goaltender Fred Brathwaite, left wing Cam Danyluk and right 
] wing Chris Schmidt to their junior hockey teams.
] Signed right wing Phil Crowe to a contract and assigned him to Phoenix 
] of the International Hockey League.
] Assigned defenseman Tim Watters to Phoenix of International Hockey 
] League.

  Announced Wayne Gretzky will be sidelined indefinitely with back injury. 
The injury has been diagnosed as a herniated thoracic disk. The doctor 
referred to it as a T56 disk herniation. There is no spinal cord damage. 
The doctors are optimistic about his recovery. Surgery is not contemplated 
at this time. The doctors would not speculate on Gretzky's return to play 
this year. This depends on his response to the rehabilitation. They also 
indicated that the injury was not career-threatening at this time.

 Minnesota North Stars
  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 right wing Dan Quinn to a 1-year contract.
] Recalled defenseman Brad Berry from Kalamazoo of the International 
] Hockey League.
] Assigned left wing Derrick Smith to Kalamazoo.

 Montreal Canadiens
  Signed defenseman Lyle Odelein to 2-year contract.
] Signed center Paul DiPietro.
] Traded left wing Partrick Lebeau to the Calgary Flames for future 
] considerations.

 New Jersey Devils
] Assigned forward Claude Vilgrain and defenseman Brent Severyn to Utica 
] of American Hockey League.

 New York Islanders
] Agreed to terms with defenseman Darius Kasparaitis, their first round 
] 1992 draft pick.
] Signed defenseman Jeff Norton to multi-year contract.
] Assigned forwards Dave Chuzowski, Brad Delgarno, Zigmund Palffy and 
] Scott Scissons and defensemen Wayne McBean, Jeff Finley and Dennis Vaske 
] to Capital District of American Hockey League.

 New York Rangers
  Signed free agent left wing/defenseman Phil Bourque. 
  Signed center David Archibald.
  Agreed to contract terms with goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck.
  Defenseman Brian Leetch agreed to new contract.
  Signed Russian defenseman Sergei Zubov.
] Signed defenseman Jay Wells.
] Defenseman Mark Hardy and right wing Paul Broten agreed to terms.
] Assigned forwards Dave Thomlinson and Brian McReynolds and defensemen 
] Joby Messier and Mike Hulbut to Binghamton of American Hockey League.
] Agreed to contract terms with right wing Alexei Kovalev.
] Assigned defensemen Sergei Zubov and Per Djoos to Binghamton of American 
] Hockey League.

 Ottawa Senators
] Selected Norm MacIver, d, from Edmonton in waiver draft.


 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
  Signed center Viacheslav Butsayev.
  Signed left wing Jason Bowen.
] Acquired goaltender Stephane Beauregard from the Winnipeg Jets for a 
] third-round draft choice in 1993 and a fifth-round choice in 1994.
] Obtained left wing Brent Fedyk from the Detroit Red Wings for a fourth-
] round pick in 1993.
] Selected Shawn Cronin, d, from Quebec in waiver draft.
] Selected Doug Evans, lw, from Boston in waiver draft.
] Released goaltender Daryl Reaugh.
] Assigned right wing Chris Jensen and defensemen Ryan McGill and Lance 
] Pitlick to Hershey of the American Hockey League.
] Returned forward Jason Bowen to Tri-City of the WHL.
] Signed goaltender Dominic Roussel to multi-year contract.

 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 center Martin Straka to a multi-year contract.
  Signed right winger Jaromir Jagr to multi-year contract.
] Signed defenseman Travis Thiessen.
] Assigned to Cleveland of International Hockey League: goaltenders Rob 
] Dopson and Bruce Racine; defensemen Greg Andrusak, Paul Dyck, Jamie 
] Heward, Paul Laus, Robert Melanson, Todd Nelson and Travis Thiessen; 
] forwards Justin Duberman, Joel Gardner, Daniel Gauthier, Mark Major, Ed 
] Patterson, Ken Priestlay, Jason Smart, Sandy Smith and George Zajankala.
] Left wing Bob Errey suffered a sprained ankle in a pre-season game in 
] Hartford and will be out of the lineup about four weeks.
] Signed center Mario Lemieux to a 7-year contract.
] Scotty Bowman signed a 5- year contract, with a commitment to coach for 
] the 1992-93 season.

] Mario Lemieux, the superstar center of the Pittsburgh Penguins, signed 
] the richest contract in NHL history, a seven-year deal believed to be 
] worth about $42 million. Lemieux will earn between $6 million and $7 
] million a year, nearly twice as much as any other player in the league.

 Quebec Nordiques
  Signed center Mike Ricci to 5-year contract.
] Assigned goaltender John Tanner to Halifax of American Hockey League.
] Assigned forwards Herb Raglan and Chris Simon and defenseman David Karpa 
] to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.
] Signed right wing Owen Nolan to a four-year contract with an option.
] Joe Sakic is now the captain of the team. He's been chosen by his team- 
] mates. Mike Hough and Mike Ricci will be alternates.

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

 St. Louis Blues
] Assigned forward Denny Felsner and goaltender Parris Duffus to Peoria of 
] International Hockey League.

 San Jose Sharks
] Loaned center Hubie McDonough to San Diego of International Hockey 
] League.
] Sent defensemen Rick Lessard and Dean Kolstad, center Troy Frederick and 
] right wing Jeff Massey to Kansas City of International Hockey League.
] Selected Yvon Corriveau, lw, from Washington in waiver draft.
] Selected free agent Igor Larionov, c, from Vancouver in waiver draft.
] Assigned forwards Don Barber and Larry DePalma to Kansas City of the 
] International Hockey League.

 Tampa Bay Lightning
  Assigned goaltender Manon Rheaume to Atlanta of International Hockey 
  League.
] Brent Gretzky has also been sent to Atlanta.
] Ron Duguay has been released.
] Selected Adam Creighton, c-lw, from NY Islanders in waiver draft.
] Signed its top pick in the 1992 entry draft and the No. 1 choice 
] overall, Czechoslovakian defenseman Roman Hamrlik.

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

 Manon Rheaume, a 20-year-old goaltender, became the first woman ever to 
play in an NHL game when she started in net for the expansion Tampa Bay 
Lightning in an exhibition against the St. Louis Blues. Rheaume played the 
first period before 8,223 at the 10,400-seat Expo Hall on the Florida 
State Fairgrounds and allowed two goals on nine shots. She left with the 
score tied 2-2, although the Lightning ultimately lost the game, 6-4. 
Afterward, Lightning president and general manager Phil Esposito, who 
earlier admitted he invited Rheaume to try out as a publicity stunt, 
announced he plans to sign her to a contract with the team's minor-league 
affiliate in Atlanta. Rheaume already has signed a contract with the 
Richmond Renegades of the East Coast Hockey League, but she has an escape 
clause if she receives a contract from the Lightning.

 Toronto Maple Leafs

] Sent forward Mike Eastwood and defenseman Rudy Poeschek to St. John's of 
] the American Hockey League.

 Toronto will have a new uniform design this year.
 
 Vancouver Canucks
] Acquired goaltender Kay Whitmore from Hartford for goaltender Corrie 
] D'Alessio and conditional fifth-round draft pick.
] Signed goaltender Kirk McLean and center Libor Polasek.
] Signed center Stephane Morin and assigned him to Hamilton of the AHL.

 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
] Assigned right wing Pat Peake to Detroit of Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
] Traded John Druce to the Winnipeg Jets for Pat Elynuik in a swap of 
] right wingers. The Jets also received a conditional fourth-round pick in 
] the 1993 entry draft.
] Loaned goaltender Olaf Kolzig to Rochester (AHL).
] October 8 - Center Dimitri Khristich will be sidelined four to six weeks 
] with a broken right foot.

 Winnipeg Jets
] Acquired forward John Druce and conditional 1993 fourth-round draft pick 
] from Washington for forward Pat Elynuik.

 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.
 
-----
 
- Miscellaneous news:

]        Players selected in the NHL's waiver draft (listing team 
]selecting, player, position, old team):
]        Tampa Bay, Adam Creighton, c-lw, NY Islanders; Ottawa, Norm 
]MacIver, d, Edmonton; San Jose, Yvon Corriveau, lw, Washington; Calgary, 
]Chris Dahlquist, d, Minnesota; Philadelphia, Shawn Cronin, d, Quebec; San 
]Jose, x-Igor Larionov, c, Vancouver; Philadelphia, Doug Evans, lw, 
]Boston; Chicago, Dave Christian, c-rw, St. Louis.
]        x-free agent.

]A bottle of the same anabolic steroid that cost Ben Johnson his gold 
]medal was found in hockey enforcer John Kordic's motel room the day he 
]died, a coroner's inquest was told.

]Constable Jean-Marie Vallee of the Quebec Provincial Police told coroner 
]Gerard Locas that 42 syringes and three bottles of steroids were found in 
]Kordic's hotel room.

]One of the steroids was stanozolol, the same drug for which Johnson 
]tested positive in Seoul after winning the 100-meter dash.  Police found 
]a bottle of Boldone, another anabolic steroid, and testosterone.

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

 Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall succeeded Blackhawks owner Bill 
Wirtz as chairman of the NHL's powerful Board of Governors. Appointed to 
join McNall on the Executive Committee were 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.

]      The NHL has named interim-president Gil Stein to the full-time post 
]but continued its search for a new top executive. Stein, 64, was a vice 
]president and general counsel of the league for 15 years before taking 
]over the interim presidency June 22. John Ziegler, the former president, 
]resigned June 12, but his term officially expired Thursday. The NHL has 
]said the position of president will be retired when the league names a 
]commissioner.
]      Stein has been lobbying hard for the new commissioner post, 
]traveling to all NHL cities and making it clear he's interested in the 
]post. The league's Board of Governors have made no announcements about a 
]new appointee.
]      The league's search committee, formed at the time of Ziegler's 
]resignation, consists of Bruce McNall (Los Angeles), Ronald Corey 
](Montreal), Mike Ilitch (Detroit), Peter Pocklington (Edmonton) and Ed 
]Snider (Philadelphia).

]John Ziegler, forced out as NHL president, was named an adviser to the 
]Detroit Tigers.

 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 federal grand jury in Boston is investigating skimming charges against 
R. Alan Eagleson, the founder and former executive director of the 
National Hockey League Players Association. The Boston Herald said Friday, 
September 25, 1992, the jury is looking into allegations Eagleson skimmed 
profits from international tournaments, including the Canada Cup series.

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

        The National Hockey League has 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.
        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.
        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.

]On Tuesday, October 13, the New York State Supreme Court ruled against 
]SportsChannel America in its bid to stop the NHL from broadcasting games 
]on ESPN.

-----
 
- 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.

 - 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.

-----
 
 IHL
 
 contacts:
  IHL: Rob Springall <rgs7077@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
  Cleveland Lumberjacks: Rob Gasser <CSRAG@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
  Ft. Wayne Komets: Rob Gasser <CSRAG@uoft02.utoledo.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.
 
-----
 
 AHL

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

 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.
 
-----
 
 ECHL

contacts:
  ECHL, Toledo Storm: 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>.

-----
 
 Minor League Affiliates for NHL teams:
 
 Bos: Providence Bruins (AHL), Johnstown 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), St. Thomas (Col. HL)
 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), Thunder Bay (Col. HL)
 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:
  NCAA: Mike Machnik <nin15b34@merrimack.edu>
  Wisconsin Badgers: Jeff Horvath <horvath@cs.wisc.edu>
  CCHA, Bowling Green State: Keith Instone <instone@euclid.bgsu.edu>
  ECAC, Clarkson: Bri Farenell <farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>

- 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 (affiliate member )
 
 CCHA Playoff structure:  The top 6 will host the bottom 6 (1 vs 12, 2 vs 
11, etc) in a two-of-three weekend series.

 The six winners will advance to Joe Louis Arena for single elimination 
the rest of the way. The top 2 remaining seeds get a bye while 3 plays 6 
and 4 plays 5 on the first night. On the second night, the 4 remaining 
teams battle it out, leaving only two to play for the championship, on the 
third night.

 Alaska-Fairbanks, as an affiliate member, will be seeded from #7 to #12 
by the league office.

 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
 
 As of Jan. 1, Czechoslovakia will split into two independent states and 
after the 92-93 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.

-----
 - Izvestia hockey tournament

 Czechoslovakia may withdraw from the Izvestia hockey tournament in Moscow 
because of the cost of air fare and entry fee to the organizers.

-----
 
 - 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.
 
-----
 
- Canada Cup
 
 Team Canada defeated Team USA 2 games to 0.
 
-----
 
- Junior Leagues
 
 contact:
  WHL: Randy Coulman <coulman@skdad.usask.ca>
       Mitch McGowan <hamlet@u.washington.edu>

]The site for [the 75th Memorial Cup Tournament] has yet to be chosen.  It 
]will be staged in Ontario but the exact location won't be determined 
]until next spring.

]In March of '93, the two regular-season division champions from the 
]Ontario Hockey League will meet in a best-of-seven series at the start of 
]the playoff season.  The winner of the series earns the right to host the 
]Memorial Cup, traditionally held in May.

]The eventual OHL champion will also participate in the tourney. But if 
]the league champs also happen to be the club hosting the Memorial Cup, 
]then the league finalists will advance as well."

 Charles Poulin (Mon draft) of St-Hyacinthe (QMJHL) is '92 Canadian 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
 
-----
 
 - American Hockey Association

]        The American Hockey Association, a new professional hockey 
]league, has signed a contract with the Brown County Arena to bring 
]professional hockey to Green Bay.
]        The AHA franchise will be called the Green Bay Ice.
]        Other franches in the league are in Hibbing and St. Paul, Minn., 
]and Bismarck and Fargo, N.D. All five franchises are owned by the three 
]league founders and other investors.
]        The season runs from Nov. 20 through March.

-----
 
 - 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.

 CHL:
]  Fort Worth Fire, Wichita Thunder, Dallas Freeze, Tulsa Oilers, 
]  Memphis River Kings, Oklahoma City Blazers

]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 17 total players (16 dress up). Unlike the ECHL, players 
]are not limited to three years in the league.

]Future expansion plans include Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, 
]Omaha, Albuquerque, and Little Rock.  Houston and San Antonio are 
]nearly a lock for the 1992-93 season.

-----
 
- British Premier League:
 
 contacts:
  Neil A. McGlynn: <nmcglynn@axion.bt.co.uk> (from NA)
                   <nmcglynn@uk.co.bt.axion> (from Europe)
  Steve Salvini: <steve@cs.hw.ac.uk>
 
 Contact Steve for the GB USENET draft.

 e-mail list: send e-mail to <uk-hockey-request@uk.ac.hw.cs> to subscribe.

 Durham Wasps defeated Nottingham Panthers 7-6 in '92 British championship 
game.
 
-----
 
- Finnish Elite League (SM-LIIGA):
 
 contacts:
  Juha Koivisto & Kimmo Kauranen  <hockey@tac.fi>
  Vesa J Pyyluoma <veikko@vipunen.hut.fi>

 Jokerit (Helsinki) defeated JyPHT (Jyvaskyla) for 1992 SM-LIIGA 
championship

-----
 
- German Hockey League:
 
 contact:
  Andreas Stockmeier <stocki@cs.tu-berlin.de> or <stocki@tub.UUCP>
 
 Duesseldorfer Eishockey-Gemeinschaft defeated SB Rosenheim in '92 German 
final

-----
 
 - Swedish Elite League (Elitserien):
 
 contact:
  Staffan Axelsson <etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se>
 
 The Swedish hockey league (Elitserien) consists of 12 teams. Each team 
plays 22 games (each team twice) before Christmas. When 22 rounds of play 
is complete, teams #11 and #12 get eliminated and have to continue play 
against teams from lower divisions for two spots in next year's Elitserie. 
The ten remaining teams then play 18 games (again, each team twice) for 8 
playoff spots. Teams #9 and #10 are then done for the season. In the 
playoffs, there are first quarterfinals (best of three games). Teams #1 
and #2 play teams #7 and #8 depending on random selection. Also, teams #3 
and #4 play teams #5 and #6 by the same principle. After this comes the 
semifinals (best of three) and then finals (best of five).

 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.

-----
 
 - Swiss First Division:
 
 Berne defeated Fribourg 3 games to 2 for the 1992 Swiss hockey 
championship.
 
-----
 
 - 1992 Women's World Championships at Finland
  1 Canada, 2 USA, 3 Finland, 4 Sweden, 5 China, 6 Norway, 7 Denmark, 
  8 Switzerland
 
-----
 
 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

 At site wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) in directory 
/doc/misc/sports/nhl there are some new hockey files.
 Get the README file for information and contents.

---

 - 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
 Los Angeles Kings   -                        willis@empire.dnet.hac.com
 Montreal Canadiens  habs@sdsu.edu            habs-request@sdsu.edu
]Pittsburgh Penguins gp2f@andrew.cmu.edu      gp2f+@andrew.cmu.edu
 San Jose Sharks     sharks@medraut.apple.com sharks-request@medraut.apple.com
 Tampa Bay Lightning -                        wilson@cs.ucf.edu
 Vancouver Canucks   van-canucks@sfu.ca       chim@sfu.ca
 Washington Capitals caps@monster.umd.edu     david@eng.umd.edu
 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 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  92-93 NCAA Division I scores
 Mike can also provide a schedule for any of the 46 DivI teams to people 
who ask.  E-mail him for details.

 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>:
 To use the statsmailer, send e-mail to "wilson@cs.ucf.edu" with subject 
"statsmailer" and a body containing the word HELP to receive a list of 
allowable commands. Things available: NHL team/league schedules/calendars, 
a plethora of team statistics, scores of games, and some assorted hockey 
files.
 Seasons 1988-1992 available.
 
 Available from Mitch McGowan <hamlet@u.washington.edu>
 Keyword    Description
]NHLLEAD    1991-92 NHL Leaders (Scoring, Goals, Assists, Power-play 
]           goals, Short-handed goals, Game-winning goals, Shots, Goals-
]           against average, Victories, Save percentage, Shutouts)
 ZAMBONI    Alan Thicke's "Book of Zamboni" opening from the 1991 NHL 
            Awards broadcast

]Available from Matt Militzok <mmilitzo@skidmore.edu>
]Keyword    Description
]STATS      Up-to-date NHL statistics

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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-Jan 4: 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.

 Q: Who was the first woman to play in an NHL game?
 A: Manon Rheaume, a 20-year-old goaltender, became the first woman ever 
    to play in an NHL game in September 1992 when she started in net for 
    the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition against the St. 
    Louis Blues.

 Q: Who is Gil Stein and where has he been?
 A: Stein is an attorney that served in the Ziegler administration for 15 
    years as an NHL vice president and general counsel. He was born in 
    Philadelphia in 1928 and is a former prosecutor. Before joining the 
    NHL front office, Stein was vice president and chief executive officer 
    of the Philadelphia Flyers and president of the Maine Mariners of the 
    American Hockey League.

]Q: What is the richest contract in NHL history?
]A: Mario Lemieux, the superstar center of the Pittsburgh Penguins, signed 
]   the richest contract in NHL history, a seven-year deal believed to be 
]   worth about $42 million. Lemieux will earn between $6 million and $7 
]   million a year, nearly twice as much as any other player in the 
]   league.

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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.
 
 The rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions posting is posted 
monthly, except during September and October, when it posted semi-monthly.
 
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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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>