From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey,news.answers
Subject: rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions
Date: 6 Apr 92 07:18:14 GMT
Expires: Thu, 30 Apr 1992 04:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: wilson@cs.ucf.edu
Followup-To: rec.sport.hockey
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando

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/corrections about this FAQ list via e-mail to wilson@cs.ucf.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: The current standings and the unplayed schedule is at the end. Changed
]   addresses for the Vancouver and Winnipeg contacts. Trades. Strike info
]3: NCAA Final Four results
]5: Sharks mailing list
]9: +/- question, five-hole question

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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   sr@bii.bruker.com
                                                    "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   madera@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
 Detroit Red Wings        N   26-27      7  54-55   mrice@dip.eecs.umich.edu
                                                    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   lai@sdsu.edu
                                                    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
 Ottawa Senators          A   92-93      0    -
 Philadelphia Flyers      P   67-68      2  74-75   seth@hos1cad.att.com
 Pittsburgh Penguins      P   67-68      1  90-91   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    -
 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
 *-request DEFHIST from me for an explanation (see section 5).

]These teams have mailing lists, see section 5 for addresses: Boston, Buffalo,
]Montreal, San Jose.

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- Strike News

]Summary of NHL players' strike (provided by Glenn Chin)

]- players have been without a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) since
]  9/15/91
]- players went on strike 4/1 after rejecting final owners' offer by 560-4 vote
]- first work stoppage in league's 75-year history
]- NHLPA has existed for 25 years

]Owners' position                        Players' position
]----------------                        -----------------
]losses of $9M in 91-92, $55M in 92-93   owners will make $24M in 91-92

]short contract so they can discuss      reject this form of revenue sharing
] revenue sharing and salary caps

]offer players 70% of broadcast and gate
] revenue

]1-year deal to expire in Jun/93, with   3-year deal, retroactive to Sept/91.
] player option to extend it if salaries	
] rise less than 15% in 92-93

]extend schedule to 84 games, giving     agreed to extended schedule to allow
] each team 1 extra home game, plus 2     owners to continue with no-limit,
] games in non-NHL cities, both in North  no-deductible health plan.
] America and Europe; profits to be split
] equally between owners and players

]negotiate joint licensing and           standard player's contract changed to
] merchandising proposals, arguing that   reflect 20-year tradition of players
] contractually, players don't have       enjoying card revenue; fear owners
] right to card revenue; willing to       will use trading card revenue to
] allow players to continue to receive    weaken financial position of union
] current $11M annually while
] negotiations continue

]increase pension plan payments from     agreed to increased contributions, but
] $5000 to $8000 per player with <400     want to direct $7.5M surplus, as
] games, and to $10000 for those with     negotiated in 1986
] >400 games; re-allocate $7.5M pension
] surplus from 1986

]increase current playoff shares from    total playoff money increased by $18.9M
] $3.2M to $7.5M in 91-92 and $8M in      over three years
] 92-93

]shorten draft to 11 rounds from 12      draft cut to 8 rounds

]restructure arbitration system          more arbitrators for salary disputes
]                                         and independent arbitrators for CBA
]                                         matters

]one-time unrestricted free agency for
] 10-year veterans not making NHL-
] average salary

]for free agents over age 30, club has   more liberal free agency, but appear
] right to match offer only, with no      willing to settle for owners'
] compensation	                          proposal on other player categories

]for free agents 29 and under, old
] team can match the offer or take
] modified schedule of draft picks as
] compensation; draft picks determined
] by amount of salary offered:
] under $200,000    no compensation
] $200,000-250,000  3rd-round pick
] $250,000-350,000  2nd-round pick
] $350,000-500,000  1st-round pick
] $500,000-1M	   2 1st-round picks
] another 1st-round pick for each
] additional million or portion thereof.

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- Schedule

See section 5 about how to get schedules and a schedule program.

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- News & Scores
 
SPIKE (bryan.k.strouse) <bks@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> posts weekday news and box
scores (Sunday thru Thursday). John P. Curcio <jpc@philabs.philips.com> posts
weekend news and box scores. Both maintain e-mail lists for faster delivery. I
am maintaining a scores-only list for those of you in Europe (or elsewhere). I
can e-mail the scores at around 1-2 am here and they're in your mailbox at
around 6-9am your time (roughly, depending on where you are). Net contacts post
team news as they see/hear/read it.

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- Stats

I post team stats weekly and at the end of each month. See section 5 for a
better description of what to expect. An e-mail list exists for more
reliable delivery. I also post player stats weekly. A daily e-mail list exists
for player stats. Randy Coulman <coulman@cs.Usask.CA> posts goalie stats
weekly. A daily e-mail list exists as well.

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- Rule Changes:

Video replay may be used in the following situations:

 1) determining if the puck crossed the goal line,
 2) determining if the puck was kicked or thrown into the net,
 3) determining if the puck went into the net directly off an official, which
    is not a goal,
 4) determining if the puck crossed the goal line before the net was dislodged
    or the end of the period occurred.
 5) determining whether a goal was scored with the stick above the shoulders.

A video official will take up to two minutes to review a situation above. The
teams may not ask for a review.

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- Notable player news (big trades, contracts, suspensions)
 
 Note that players/coaches listed are fairly well-known (that's my opinion
 unfortunately). I'm not maintaining info on everybody.
 
 Boston Bruins
  Scott Arniel (from Win)
  Brent Ashton (from Win)
  Daniel Berthiaume (from LA)
  Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin (from Phi)
  Adam Oates (from STL)
  Barry Pederson (released by Har)
  retired: Alan Stewart (mental depression)
 
 Buffalo Sabres
  Gord Donnelly (from Win)
  Rick Dudley was fired
] Dave Hannan (from Tor)
  Pat LaFontaine, Randy Wood, Randy Hillier (from NYI)
  Mikko Makela is playing in Finland
] Randy Moller (from NYR)
  John Muckler has been named interim coach
  Colin Patterson (from Cal)
] Wayne Presley (from SJ)
] Petr Svoboda (from Mon)

 Calgary Flames
  Gary Leeman, Alexander Godynyuk, Craig Berube, Jeff Reese, Michel Petit (from
   Tor)
] Greg Smyth (from Que)
  Trent Yawney (from Chi)

 Chicago Blackhawks
  Rob Brown (from Har)
  Tony Horacek (from Phi)
  Tony Hrkac (from SJ)
  Brent Sutter, Brad Lauer (from NYI)
  Stephane Matteau (from Cal)

 Detroit Red Wings
] Bob McGill (from SJ)
  Greg Millen (from NYR)
  Vincent Riendeau (from StL)
 
 Edmonton Oilers
  Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing, Luke Richardson, Scott Thornton (from Tor)
  Brian Glynn (from Min)
  Dave Maley (from NJ)
] Ron Tugnutt (from Que)

 Hartford Whalers
  Murray Craven (from Phi)
  Steve Konroyd (from Chi)
  Mike McHugh (from SJ)
] Frank Pietrangelo (from Pit)

 Los Angeles Kings
  Corey Millen (from NYR)
  Paul Coffey (from Pit)
 
 Minnesota North Stars
] Mark Janssens (from NYR)
  David Shaw (from Edm)
  Derrick Smith (waivers from Phi)
 
 Montreal Canadiens
] Kevin Haller (from Buf)
  Chris Nilan (waivers from Bos)
 
 New Jersey Devils
  Sean Burke has requested a trade, and is playing with the IHL independent
   San Diego Gulls
  Troy Mallette (from Edm)

 New York Islanders
  Adam Creighton, Steve Thomas (from Chi)
] Claude Loiselle, Daniel Marois (from Tor)
  Pierre Turgeon, Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp (from Buf)
 
 New York Rangers
  Jeff Beukeboom (from Edm)
  Randy Gilhen (from LA)
  Mark Messier (from Edm)
] Jay Wells (from Buf)

 Ottawa Senators
  Ron Lowe (of Edmonton Oilers) may be the head coach.

 Philadelphia Flyers
  Kevin Dineen (from Har)
  Phil Dineen is new head coach (father of Kevin)
  Garry Galley, Wes Walz (from Bos)
  Paul Holmgren was replaced and will be offered another position
  Moe Mantha (from Win)
  Ryan McGill (from Chi)
  Mark Recchi (from Pit)
  Brian Benning (from Pit (from LA))
  released: Pete Peeters

 Pittsburgh Penguins
  Jeff Chychrun (from LA)
] Bryan Fogarty (from Que)
  Craig Patrick (GM) signed a 5-year contract extension and was also named
   executive vice president
  Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget (from Phi)

 Quebec Nordiques
  Gino Cavallini (waivers from StL)
] Martin Rucinsky (from Edm)
] Martin Simard (from Cal)
  John Tonelli (from Chi)
] Scott Young (from Pit)

 San Jose Sharks
] Don Barber (from Que)
  Paul Fenton (from Har)
] Johan Garpenlov (from Det)
] Dave Snuggerud (from Buf)

 St. Louis Blues
  Craig Janney, Stephane Quintal (from Bos)
  Lee Norwood (from Har)
  Rick Zombo (from Det)
  retired: Harold Snepts (age)

 Toronto Maple Leafs
  Glenn Anderson, Craig Berube, Grant Fuhr (from Edm)
] Ken Baumgartner, Dave McLlwain (from NYI)
  Doug Gilmour, Rick Wamsley, Ric Nattress, Jamie Macoun (from Cal)
] Mark Osborne (from Win)

 Vancouver Canucks
  Tom Fergus (contract bought)

 Washington Capitals
] Paul MacDermid (from Win)

 Winnipeg Jets
] Lucien DeBlois (from Tor)
  Mike Hartman, Dean Kennedy, Darrin Shannon (from Buf)
] Mike Lalor (from Was)
  Mario Marois (from StL)
  Petri Skriko (from Bos)

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- Miscellaneous news:

 New Jersey will be wearing a "new jersey" next year. The color green will 
 be replaced by black.

 All teams will be wearing dark colors at home and light colors on the road
 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the NHL.

 75th Anniversary Honorary Captains:
 Bos: Michael J. Fox, Terry O'Reilly
 Buf: Jim Kelly
 Cal: Ian Tyson
 Chi: Jim Belushi
 Det: Dave Coulier
 Edm: Kurt Browning
 Har: Gordie Howe, Susan Saint James
 LA:  John Candy
 Min: David Wheaton
 Mon: Maurice Richard
 NJ:  Yogi Berra
 NYI: Ralph Macchio
 NYR: Marv Albert
 Phi:
 Pit: Fred (Mr.) Rogers
 Que:
 SJ:  Willie McCovey
 StL: John Goodman
 Tor: Gordon Lightfoot
 Van: 
 Was: Larry King
 Win: Burton Cummings
 Official Mascot: Snoopy
 Anniversary Ambassadors: Lanny McDonald, Guy Lafleur, Ted Lindsay, Stan Mikita

 New inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame: Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, Bob
  Pulford, Clint Smith

 New inductees to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame: Robbie Ftorek, Bob Johnson

 The Pittsburgh Penguins were sold to Howard Baldwin, Harold Belzberg, and
 Thomas Ruta for $31M. The rights to the Civic Arena were sold to Spectracorp
 for $24M (if approved).

 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.

 The New York Islanders owner John Pickett announced he had executed a letter
 of intent to sell up to 50 percent of the team to two Long Island investment
 firms.

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- Rink stuff

 The NHL Board of Governors has okayed advertising on the ice surface within the
 neutral zone. If successful, advertising will be allowed in the other zones.
 Sponsors may also appear on uniforms at that time.

 Buffalo will be building a new arena for the 94-95 season. One site is the
 Theatre District with projected cost $124.6M, and the other is the Crossroads
 site with cost $108M. Capacity: 20,000 for hockey.

 A new Boston Garden complex has already been designed. It is a 150 million
 dollar complex including: offices, hotels, resturants, parking, and of course
 the sporting facility. The only thing left to do is get some financial backing
 for it.
 
 Vancouver intends to build a new arena when the current lease ends in 1994.

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 - Expansion

 The Ottawa Senators received the go-ahead to build the 18,500-seat Palladium
 on the proposed location. The projected cost is C$150 million. The Palladium
 is scheduled to be completed for the 94-95 season. Mel Bridgman, former NHL
 player with Philadelphia and Vancouver, has been named the GM of the Senators.
]Former Winnipeg GM, John Ferguson, has been named the director of player
]personnel.

 Each NHL team will be allowed to protect 14 skaters and 2 goalies for the 1992
 expansion draft.
 Goalies made available in expansion draft by NHL teams must have played at
 least 60 minutes with their team.

 Ottawa and Tampa have made their second and final expansion payments.

 Ottawa has been assigned to the Adams and Tampa to the Norris. Teams will
 play 80 games next year: 7 games vs. divisional opponents, 2 games vs.
 non-conference opponents, and 3 or 4 games vs. the remaining teams.

 Tampa will play its first season in the Suncoast Dome. A new arena has been
 assured for the following season.

 Winnipeg Jets have been allowed economic assistance in order to keep them in
 the Smythe division.

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- Uniforms/logos
 
The Tampa Bay Lightning logo has a silver-filled circle with a blue circle
outside it. There is a white lightning bolt over the circles. The white bolt
has black shadow edges to give it a 3D look. The words "Tampa Bay" are written
in blue script letters on top of the circles and the word "Lightning" is written
in blue block letters at the bottom right of the circles. The team colors are
black, white, silver, and blue.

The Ottawa Senators logo has the picture of a gladiator's helmet with wings on
the back and the Senators name on the side. The colors will be black, red, and
white.

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- NHL TV

Games are carried on Sports Channel in the US and TSN and CBC in Canada.
Other broadcasts may appear on local networks.

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2. NHL Minor Leagues

contacts:
AHL, IHL: Rob Springall <rgs7077@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
ECHL: Rob Gasser <CSRAG@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
Salt Lake Golden Eagles: Roland Behunin <behunin@logdis1.oo.aflc.af.mil>

The IHL has announced that Atlanta has been awarded a franchise for the 92-93
season.

 The AHL is expected to go ahead with a new three-division alignment:
  Atlantic:  Cape Breton, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, St. John's
  Northern:  Adirondack, Capital District, Maine, New Haven, Springfield
  Southern:  Baltimore, Binghamton, Hershey, Rochester, Utica

 Minor League Affiliates for NHL teams:

 Bos: Maine Mariners (AHL), Johnston (ECHL)
 Buf: Rochester Americans (AHL), Erie Panthers (ECHL)
 Cal: Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL), Roanoke (ECHL)
 Chi: Indianapolis Ice (IHL), Columbus Chill (ECHL)
 Det: Adirondack Red Wings (AHL), Toledo Storm (ECHL)
 Edm: Cape Breton Oilers (AHL), Winston-Salem (ECHL)
 Har: Springfield Indians (AHL), Louisville (ECHL)
 LA : Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL), Raleigh (ECHL)
 Min: Kalamazoo Wings (IHL), Dayton (ECHL)
 Mon: Fredericton Canadiens (AHL), Winston-Salem (ECHL), Flint (Col. HL)
 NJ : Utica Devils (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
 NYI: Capital District Islanders (AHL), Richmond (ECHL)
 NYR: Binghamton Rangers (AHL)
]Ott: New Haven Nighthawks (AHL)
 Phi: Hershey Bears (AHL)
 Pit: Muskegon Lumberjacks (IHL), Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL)
 Que: Halifax Citadels (AHL), Greensboro (ECHL)
 SJ : Kansas City Blades (IHL), Nashville Knights (ECHL)
 StL: Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Dayton (ECHL), Flint (Col. HL)
 TB :
 Tor: St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL), Raleigh (ECHL), Brantford (Col. HL)
 Van: Milwaukee Admirals (IHL), Columbus Chill (ECHL)
 Was: Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL), Hampton Roads (ECHL)
 Win: Moncton Hawks (AHL), Thunder Bay (Col. HL)

 Ind: Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
      San Diego Gulls (IHL)
      Michigan Falcons (Colonial HL)
      St. Thomas (Colonial HL)

 - ECHL Newsletter

 To subscribe, send e-mail to <db74+subscribe@andrew.cmu.edu>. To post to the
 list, send e-mail to <+dist+~db74/echl@andrew.cmu.edu>. The list is maintained
 by Derrick Brashear <db74@andrew.cmu.edu>.

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3. College Hockey
 
- 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)

- contacts:
Mike Machnik <nin15b34@merrimack.edu>
Jeff Horvath <horvath@cs.wisc.edu> (Wisconsin Badgers)
Keith Instone <instone@euclid.bgsu.edu> (CCHA, Bowling Green)

]NCAA Final Four Results:
]Semifinals: Wisconsin 4  Michigan 2
]            Lake Superior State 4  Michigan State 2
]Finals: Lake Superior State 5  Wisconsin 3

- NCAA Division I Teams
 
CCHA (Central Collegiate Hockey Association):
  Bowling Green, Ferris State, Illinois-Chicago, Lake Superior, Miami,
  Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Kent
 
ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference):
  Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, RPI,
  St. Lawrence, Union, Vermont, Yale
 
Hockey East:
  Boston College, Boston University, UMass-Lowell, Maine, Merrimack,
  New Hampshire, Northeastern, Providence
 
WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association):
  Colorado College, Denver, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth,
  North Dakota, Northern Michigan, St Cloud, Wisconsin
 
Independents:
  Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville, Alaska-Anchorage, Alaska-Fairbanks, Army
 
- Notes
 
 Kent State joins the CCHA in 92-93
 1992 NCAA Division I Final Four will be held in Albany, NY
]Alaska-Fairbanks has also been accepted as an affiliate member of the CCHA,
]  starting in 92-93
]Mankato State (MN) is moving up to Division I next season
]Next season the CCHA playoffs will have 12 teams. The bottom 4 playing the
] middle 4 in a preliminary round. The 4 surviving teams travel to the top 4
] for the normal quaterfinal round
 
There's also US women's college hockey, although there is no sanctioned
national championship in women's ice hockey by the NCAA. The ECAC champion
assumes the title of national champion unofficially.
 
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4. Other Hockey Leagues

 - Olympic Results
 
 CIS won the gold, Canada the silver, and Czechoslovakia the bronze (defeated
 USA).

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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>

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- Continental Hockey Association (was Global Hockey League)

 The league folded.

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- North American Hockey League

Teams: Atlanta, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Miami, Worcester, Birmingham.

Officials decided to move the start of the league to Fall 1992 because teams
have had trouble getting facility contracts.

contact:
Eric Rickin <ab870@cleveland.freenet.edu>

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- British Hockey League:
 
Results and news are posted to the net once a week.
 
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 Hockey League:

contacts:
 Juha Koivisto & Kimmo Kauranen  <hockey@tac.fi>
 
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- German Hockey League:

contact:
 Andreas Stockmeier <stocki@cs.tu-berlin.de> or <stocki@tub.UUCP>
 
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- Swedish Hockey League:

contact:
Staffan Axelsson <etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se>
 
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- Swiss Hockey League:

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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
 Box Scores (M-F)    -                         bks@cbnewsh.cb.att.com
 Box Scores (Sa-Su)  -                         jpc@philabs.philips.com
 Buffalo Sabres      sabres@cs.wisc.edu        horvath@cs.wisc.edu
 College Hockey      listserv@maine.maine.edu  [see section 3]
 ECHL Newsletter     [see section 2]           [see section 2)
 Goalie Stats (d)    -                         coulman@cs.Usask.CA
 Montreal Canadiens  habs@sdsu.edu             habs-request@sdsu.edu
 Player Stats (d)    -                         wilson@cs.ucf.edu
]San Jose Sharks     sharks@sonofsun.apple.com sharks-request@sonofsun.apple.com
 Scores Only (n)     -                         wilson@cs.ucf.edu
 Team Stats  (Sun)   -                         wilson@cs.ucf.edu

 Freq: M-F=Monday-Friday, Sa-Su=Saturday-Sunday, d=daily, n=nightly

 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 wilson@cs.ucf.edu:
 The old stuff is still available but via a new method. Send e-mail to the
 above address with subject "statsmailer" and body "REQUEST <files>" where
 <files> is one or files below. For stats, schedules, etc., put "HELP" in the
 body.

 REQUEST allowable files are
   aboutgstats  A description of gstats.c
   aboutipstats A description of ipstats.c
   aboutstats   A description of the STATS net post
   alltime      All time regular season records for existing teams (thru 90-91)
   changes      Some notable rule changes over the years
   defhist      Very brief history of defunct and moved NHL franchises
   example      The file that generates the STATS net post
   gstats.c     NHL goalie stats program
   ips          Individual player stats (current season only)
   ipstats.c    NHL Player stats program
   jokes        A few hockey jokes culled from net posts
   XXXlogo      ASCII logos for: Bos, Min, Mon, NYR, NJ, Phi, Pit, SJ, StL, TB
                (put abbreviation before logo, ex: tblogo). Others: Stanley Cup
                  (sclogo), NHL shield (nhllogo), Prince of Wales shield
                  (waleslogo), Clarence Campbell shield (campbelllogo)
                new: NYR
   map          An ugly map showing the locations of teams
   refsigs      Descriptions of referee signals for penalties

 Available from Glenn Chin <chin@sask.usask.ca>:
 Keyword    Description
 ADAMS      Jack Adams Award winners & runner-ups from 1974 to present
 ALL-STARS  NHL First and Second Team All-Stars from 1930-31 to present
 AWARDS     The 90-91 award winners
 BYNG       Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1925 to present
 CALDER     Calder Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1933 to present
 CAMPBELL   Clarence S. Campbell Bowl winners from 1967-68 to present
 CLANCY     King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners from 1988 to present
 DIRECTORY  Addresses/telephone #s/fax #s of NHL league offices and club arenas
            Seating capacity and rink dimensions given for each arena
 HART       Hart Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1924 to present
 JENNINGS   William M. Jennings Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1982 to present
 JOURNALS   A list of available hockey publications (with ordering info)
 MASTERTON  Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners from 1968 to present
 NORRIS     James Norris Memorial Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1954 to
             present
 OLYMPIC    Complete 1992 Olympic ice hockey scores
 PATRICK    Lester Patrick Trophy winners from 1966 to present
 PEARSON    Lester B. Pearson Award winners from 1971 to present
 ROSS       Art Ross Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1948 to present
            Scoring leaders & runner-ups from 1918 to 1947
 SCHEDULE   91-92 National Hockey League scores
 SELKE      Frank J. Selke Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1978 to present
 SMYTHE     Conn Smythe Trophy winners from 1965 to present
 STANLEY    Stanley Cup winners and finalists from 1917-18 to present
 VEZINA     Vezina Trophy winners & runner-ups from 1927 to present
 WALES      Prince of Wales Trophy winners from 1924-25 to present

Where applicable, lists contain a brief history of their respective trophies
and awards.

 Available from Eric Rickin <ab870@cleveland.freenet.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 AHLSCHED   AHL schedule
 AHLADDR    AHL team addresses
 CANJUNIORS Canada junior teams
 NHLTV      TV stations for each team
 NHLRADIO   Radio stations for each team
 TOP100     Stan Fischler's top 100 hockey players of all time
 USJUNIORS  US junior teams
 WJHC       History of medals given at the World Junior Hockey Championships
 XXXXDRAFT  XXXX (for XXXX=1989, 1990, 1991) Entry Draft
 1991EXP    1991 Expansion & Dispersal Draft

 Available from Mark Steiger <Penguin@pro-igloo.cts.com>:
 Send e-mail to <server@pro-igloo.cts.com> with subject "SEND x" where "x" is
 one or more keywords below (separated by spaces).
 Keyword    Description
 AHLAWARDS  1991 AHL awards
 AHLHIST    History of the AHL
 CALDERCUP  Winners of past Calder Cups (AHL)
 IHLHIST    History of the IHL
 NONPLAY    Comparison of teams that made playoffs under current system and the
            old top-16 system
 PCHLHIST   History of the PCHL and WHL
 WHAHIST    History of the WHA

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 Michael Rice <mrice@dip.eecs.umich.edu>:
Keyword    Description
GIFS       GIFs of team logos for each division: Adams, Norris, Patrick, Smythe

Available from Stan Willis <willis@empire.dnet.hac.com>:
Keyword    Description
ATTEND     91-92 NHL team home attendance report by quarters
PSLOGOS    Postscript version of GIFS above

Available from David Anthony Wyatt <wyatt@ccu.umanitoba.ca>:
Keyword    Description
ALLLIST    Alltime List of Professional Hockey Franchises

Available from Roland Behunin <behunin@logdis1.oo.aflc.af.mil>:
Keyword    Description
SATINFO    Satellite info for NHL teams

Available from Mike Machnik <nin15b34@merrimack.edu>:
Keyword    Description
DIV1SCHED  91-92 NCAA Division I Schedule (with scores for games played).

Available from Bill Clare <Clare@Kodak.COM>:
Keyword    Description
RETIRED    List of retired numbers for NHL players

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6. USENET Hockey Pool

The draft is a season long game whereby each contestant picks a set of NHL
players for his/her team.  The scoring points of each player on the team
are totalled to give the score of the contestant.

The draft operates like a stock market.  That is, you can buy and sell
players according to their worth.  There is no restriction on who you can
pick - every NHL player is eligible.

Each contestant will start off with 1000 points to buy a team as he/she
sees fit.  Each player will have a value associated with him.  The initial
value will be last year's point total projected over 80 games.

The player's net value will fluctuate throughout the year.  The value will
be the point total of the player projected over 80 games *of his team*.
Therefore, an injury or suspension will cause a player's value to drop.
The idea is to buy players when their value is low and sell when their value
is high.

New price lists and current standings are posted each Tuesday. For more info,
send e-mail to <andrew@idacom.hp.com>.

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 7. Up-coming Dates

 Apr 19: Women's World Championship at Tampere, Finland (thru 4/25)
 Apr 28: 1992 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia (thru 5/10)
 May  9: Memorial Cup in Seattle (thru 5/17)
]May 31: NHL expansion draft
]Jun 19: 1992 Hall of Fame inductees chosen in Montreal
]Jun 20: 1992 NHL entry draft in Montreal

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 8. Answers to some frequently asked questions:

 Q: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs?
 A: Most of the team during the 40-50's was made up of people who lived in and
    around Montreal. Hence they were called "Les Habitants" (natives of
    Montreal). This was then shortened to the Habs.

 Q: Why is the Montreal Canadiens logo a large C with an H within it?
 A: In 1914-15, the Canadiens uniform consisted of C with an A within it to
    signify Club Athletique Canadien (CAC). The next year, CAC no longer existed
    and it was changed to what it is now to signify Club de Hockey.

 Q: What's the story concerning Schoenfeld, Koharski and "Have another
    doughnut!"?
 A: In the Wales Conference finals in 1988, the coach of the New Jersey Devils
    was very upset with the calls of referee Koharski. At the end of the game,
    the two met in the runway to the dressing room. Besides the arguing,
    Schoenfeld was accused of bumping Koharski (he may have tripped by catching
    his skate off of the runway carpet). More words followed, with Koharski
    claiming that Schoenfeld pushed him and Schoenfeld calling him "You fat pig!
    Go have another Doughnut!" etc.
    The result was a one game suspension of Schoenfeld by the league. NJ
    management challenged the suspension by going outside the league and getting
    a court injunction rendering the suspension invalid (remember this is
    playoff time). The referees for the next game decided not to call the game,
    and after an hour delay, college referees were called and the game played.
    NJ beat Boston in that game. Schoenfeld served the suspension the next game
    since the game was in NJ. Boston ended up winning the series (can't remember
    if it was 4-2 or 4-3).

 Q: What is the most informative hockey publication?
 A: The Hockey News is preferred by most hockey fans. It is a weekly journal
    with up-to-date info. See JOURNALS in section 5 for more.

 Q: Why does a goal scored on a minor power-play and on a delayed penalty
    negate both in the NHL?
 A: There are two independent rules: a goal scored on a minor power-play
    terminates the remaining time on the penalty, and a goal scored on a
    delayed penalty nullifies the penalty. There is no rule which covers both.

 Q: How does a 5-minute power-play count in the penalty killing stats?
 A: If X goals are scored, then the team gets credit for X goals in X+1
    chances.

]Q: How is +/- computed?
]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.

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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.sport.hockey, so check your
]news reader.

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Please make corrections via e-mail. Feel free to start a discussion on any
previously mentioned topic (but use an appropriate subject line).
 
Tom (wilson@cs.ucf.edu)

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Division Standings

Patrick Division       TOTAL                 HOME              AWAY
TEAM                    W  L  T PTS  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA
---------------------- --------------------  ----------------  ----------------
New York Rangers     1 49 24  5 103 312 241  27  8  4 163 105  22 16  1 149 136 
Washington Capitals  2 44 26  7  95 324 267  25 12  2 170 136  19 14  5 154 131 
Pittsburgh Penguins  4 38 30  9  85 337 295  20 13  6 188 153  18 17  3 149 142 
New Jersey Devils    4 37 29 11  85 281 247  23 11  4 147 110  14 18  7 134 137 
New York Islanders     32 35 10  74 277 296  19 15  5 157 140  13 20  5 120 156 
Philadelphia Flyers    31 35 11  73 241 263  21 10  7 135 116  10 25  4 106 147 
* - clinched playoff position #

Adams Division         TOTAL                 HOME              AWAY
TEAM                    W  L  T PTS  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA
---------------------- --------------------  ----------------  ----------------
Montreal Canadiens   1 41 27 10  92 262 200  27  8  4 145  85  14 19  6 117 115 
Boston Bruins        2 35 32 10  80 259 267  22 11  5 141 118  13 21  5 118 149 
Buffalo Sabres       3 30 35 12  72 280 287  21 12  5 152 128   9 23  7 128 159 
Hartford Whalers     4 24 40 13  61 236 272  12 17 10 116 124  12 23  3 120 148 
Quebec Nordiques       18 48 11  47 243 311  17 19  3 131 139   1 29  8 112 172 
* - clinched playoff position #

Norris Division        TOTAL                 HOME              AWAY
TEAM                    W  L  T PTS  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA
---------------------- --------------------  ----------------  ----------------
Detroit Red Wings    1 41 25 12  94 311 251  24 12  4 169 123  17 13  8 142 128 
Chicago Blackhawks   2 36 27 15  87 253 229  23  8  8 155 108  13 19  7  98 121 
St. Louis Blues      3 34 33 10  78 268 259  23 12  3 150 108  11 21  7 118 151 
Minnesota North Stars  32 40  5  69 238 265  20 15  3 130 108  12 25  2 108 157 
Toronto Maple Leafs    29 41  7  65 226 280  20 15  3 140 128   9 26  4  86 152 
* - clinched playoff position #

Smythe Division        TOTAL                 HOME              AWAY
TEAM                    W  L  T PTS  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA   W  L  T  GF  GA
---------------------- --------------------  ----------------  ----------------
Vancouver Canucks    1 41 25 11  93 277 238  23  9  6 153 106  18 16  5 124 132 
Los Angeles Kings    3 34 30 14  82 279 292  20 10  9 148 126  14 20  5 131 166 
Edmonton Oilers      4 35 33 10  80 287 287  21 12  5 143 111  14 21  5 144 176 
Winnipeg Jets          30 32 15  75 236 236  20 14  6 145 119  10 18  9  91 117 
Calgary Flames         30 36 11  71 285 294  19 13  7 171 136  11 23  4 114 158 
San Jose Sharks        17 55  5  39 209 344  14 21  3 113 132   3 34  2  96 212 
* - clinched playoff position #

                    1991-1992 Schedule for the NHL
 
                                 April
    Sun       Mon       Tue       Wed       Thu       Fri       Sat
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
!         !         !         ! 1       ! 2       ! 3       ! 4       !
!         !         !         !Was @ NJ !Que @ Bos!Cal @ SJ !Bos @ Mon!
!         !         !         !NYI @ Tor!Mon @ Buf!Win @ Edm!Buf @ Que!
!         !         !         !Win @ SJ !Cal @ Van!         !Chi @ StL!
!         !         !         !         !Har @ Phi!         !Det @ Min!
!         !         !         !         !StL @ Min!         !Phi @ Har!
!         !         !         !         !Pit @ NYR!         !Van @ LA !
!         !         !         !         !         !         !NJ  @ NYI!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !NYR @ Tor!
!         !         !         !         !         !         !Was @ Pit!
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
! 5       ! 6       ! 7       ! 8       ! 9       !10       !11       !
!Har @ Bos!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!Que @ Buf!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!Win @ Cal!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!Det @ Chi!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!SJ  @ Edm!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!LA  @ Van!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!Min @ StL!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!Pit @ NJ !         !         !         !         !         !         !
!NYI @ Was!         !         !         !         !         !         !
!Tor @ Phi!         !         !         !         !         !         !
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