From: hamlet@stein.u.washington.edu (Mitch McGowan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey,news.answers
Subject: rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:53:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov16.185319.16286
Expires: Tue, 1 Dec 1992 04:00:01 GMT
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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. Paragraphs containing new
information will be preceded by two asterisks (**). 

 1: Chicago names new stadium; SportsChannel Chicago sues local bars.
 2: 
 3: 
 4: Updated Finnish League entry; Russia wins Germany Cup. 
 5: New AHL Newsletter; NHL scores available monthly; CHL newsletter
address updated. 
 6: 
 7: 
 8: 
 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
                                                  jhorvath@macc.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

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

 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
  Acquired defenseman Stephane Richer from the Tampa Bay Lightning in
exchange for defenseman Bob Beers. Richer was assigned to the Bruins' AHL
affiliate in Providence, R.I. 

        Bruins right wing Cam Neely, sidelined with a knee injury since
the middle of last season, will continue his rehabilitation training and
forego any further surgery for the time being. 
        Bruins General Manager Harry Sinden said he hopes to have Neeley
skating again within the next three months, but gave no estimate of when
he might be able to play again. 
        Neeley suffered a left thigh injury in the 1991 NHL playoffs,
forcing him to miss 38 games of the 1991-92 season. He played only nine
more games after returning to action last Jan. 2 before he was sidelined
with knee problems which grew out of the original leg injury. 
        He underwent surgery in February and had an arthroscopy performed
Sept. 17. 

        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
        Buffalo may be building a new arena with cost $108M. 
 
 Calgary Flames

 Chicago Blackhawks
  Forward Rob Brown signed a two-year contract -- one year plus an option
year -- for $450,000. 
  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. 
  Signed right wing Brian Noonan to a nearly $1 million, two-year
contract. The contract provides for $375,000 for the 1992-93 season,
$400,000 for 1993-94 and $400,000 for the option year in 1994-95. 
        League president Gil Stein fined Chicago $10,000 for a fight that 
was provoked by Stu Grimson with 20 seconds left in an Oct. 21 game 
against Buffalo the Sabres were leading 4-1. Grimson cross-checked Rob Ray 
of Buffalo twice in the face, starting a fight.
**
Called up forwards Sergei Krivokrasov and Steven Tepper and defenseman 
Milan Tichy from Indianapolis of International Hockey League.
**
  Announced resignation of General Manager Mike Keenan and assigned his 
duties to senior vice president Bob Pulford.
**
Three days after being ousted as general manager of the Chicago 
Blackhawks, Mike Keenan called a news conference to say he was fired, and 
did not quit. Keenan said he is looking into job prospects but wants to 
take time to ``stop and smell the roses.''

        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 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.
 
**
        When Chicago's newest sports facility opens, the stadium will be 
named ``United Center'' as part of a 20-year agreement between Chicago-
based United Airlines and the Metro-Chicago Sports Stadium Joint Venture, 
the partnership building the new multi-use facility.
        The agreement, reportedly worth $1 million a year, goes beyond 
United Airlines having its name and logo on the stadium marquee. The 
airline will have automated ticket machines on site where fans can 
purchase United tickets, and stadium suites will offer direct telephone 
lines to United ticket agents.
        The $175 million, privately financed United Center, scheduled to 
open in August 1994, will be home to the NBA's Chicago Bulls and NHL's 
Chicago Blackhawks. The stadium is owned by entities controlled by the two 
teams. The owners apparently still have not made a decision on whether the 
old Chicago Stadium will be razed for parking space once the new facility, 
located directly across the street, opens.

 Detroit Red Wings
**
  Recalled defenseman Gord Kruppke from Adirondack of the American Hockey 
League.

 Edmonton Oilers

 Hartford Whalers
  Signed forward Robert Petrovicky to 4-year contract.
  Re-signed defenseman Adam Burt and right wings Pat Verbeek and Tim Kerr 
to multi-year contracts.
  Announced center Michael Nylander will remain with the club rather than 
return to Sweden Nov. 1.
        The Whalers were fined $10,000 for a fight provoked by Jim 
McKenzie with 11 seconds left in a game Oct. 12 against the New York 
Rangers, who were leading 6-2. McKenzie began punching New York defenseman 
Jay Wells.

 Los Angeles Kings
**
  Traded defenseman Peter Ahola to Pittsburgh for defenseman Jeff 
Chychrun.
**
  Demoted right winger Ed Kastelic 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.

        Los Angeles Kings wing Marty McSorley was suspended for six days 
without pay Saturday, October 31, for cross-checking Darren Banks of the 
Boston Bruins in an Oct. 29 game.
        McSorley was fined $500 and will lose $14,130 in pay. The Kings 
also were fined $14,130. The suspension will be served on consecutive non-
game and non-travel days beginning Nov. 7, unless an appeal is filed. 
During his suspension, McSorley will not be permitted to practice or 
engage in any other activity with the team.
        According to the ruling, the Kings must certify in writing within 
30 days that McSorley was not paid during the suspension. If the Kings are 
discovered to have paid McSorley, the club will be fined $500,000.

 Minnesota North Stars
  Signed center Mike Modano to a four-year contract, making him the 
highest-paid player in team history.

**
        Dan Quinn of the Minnesota North Stars Tuesday, November 10, was 
charged with raping a Twin Cities woman at a local hotel.
        Quinn turned himself in to Bloomington police about 2:30 p.m CST. 
He was being held in the Hennepin County jail in Minneapolis but was 
expected to post $30,000 bond Tuesday night and be released pending 
Thursday's arraignment. According to police, Quinn, several teammates and 
members of the Pittsburgh Penguins were at a Bloomington restaurant Monday 
night. Quinn, a 10-year NHL veteran, met the 19 year-old woman there and 
the two later went to the Bloomington Mariott hotel, where the rape 
allegedly occurred.
        In a statement issued by the team, Quinn denied the charges.

 Montreal Canadiens
**
  Recalled left wing Patric Kjellberg from Fredericton of the American 
Hockey League.

 New Jersey Devils
  Signed forward Peter Stastny to 2-year contract.
  Sent center Jarrod Skalbe to Utica of American Hockey League.
**
  Assigned right wing Bill Guerin to Utica of American Hockey League.

 New York Islanders
  Signed center Tom Fitzgerald to multi-year contract.

 New York Rangers
  Agreed to contract terms with right wing Alexei Kovalev.
  Re-signed defenseman James Patrick to multi-year contract.
**
  The NHL suspended NY Rangers forward Doug Weight four days without pay 
plus a $500 fine.
**
  Traded forward Dave Archibald to Ottawa for a fifth-round draft choice.
**
  Signed Coach Roger Neilson to new contract.

 Ottawa Senators
**
  Sent defenseman Darren Rumble to New Haven of the American Hockey 
League.

        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. Construction will be postponed until the 1995-96 
season, one year behind schedule.

 Philadelphia Flyers
        Spectrum II will open in Philadelphia in 1994.  Spectrum II will 
have 109 luxury boxes.
 
 Pittsburgh Penguins
  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.
**
  Traded defeseman Jeff Chychrun to Los Angeles for Peter Ahola.

**
        Pittsburgh left winger Kevin Stevens will be sidelined three to 
four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Friday, November 6.
        The club said Stevens' operation is to repair cartilage in his 
left knee torn during the the first shift of Pittsburgh's 8-4 victory over 
St. Louis.

        The Pittsburgh Penguins have secured a release from the Skoda 
Plzen Hockey Club of the Czechoslovakian Senior League for center Martin 
Straka, their first-round choice in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Straka, 20, 
played during the exhibition season for the Penguins, but he was unable to 
play during the regular campaign until his release was obtained.

        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 right wing Owen Nolan to a four-year contract with an option.
  Forward Valeri Kamensky, who was already on the injured list with a 
thumb fracture, broke his right ankle during practice Monday, October 26, 
and will be out for at least 10 weeks. The club said Kamensky was skating 
around the ice, slipped and fell into the boards. Kamensky suffered a 
fractured ankle and a torn ligament. Kamensky underwent surgery to set the 
break and repair the ligaments and will be in a cast for six weeks.

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

 St. Louis Blues
  October 29 - Dave Lowry will be out for six to eight weeks with a 
sprained right knee.
  October 29 - Ron Wilson will be out for two to four weeks and Bret 
Hedican will be out for two weeks with sprained left knees.
  Ron Sutter will be out indefinitely with an abdominal muscle pull.
  Blues coach Bob Plager stepped down hours before the Blues 6-4 victory 
over the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night, October 29, at the Arena. The 
announcement was made after the game. Plager, 49, will return to his 
duties as Blues vice president and director of player development.
  Hired veteran NHL coach Bob Berry to coach the team. Berry was the Blues 
assistant coach for four seasons under head coach Brian Sutter before 
being named the club's assistant general manager on May 1. He will retain 
that title and responsibilities.
**
  Assigned left winger Jason Ruff to Peoria of International Hockey 
League.
**
  Assigned defensemen Bret Hedican and Dan Laperriere to Peoria of 
International Hockey League.

 San Jose Sharks
**
        Link Gaetz of the NHL's San Jose Sharks has been fined $1500 and 
had his driver's licence suspended for 90 days.
        He pleaded guilty to two counts of wilful damage and once count of 
dangerous driving in connection with incidents in Maple Ridge, Sicamous 
and Chilliwack in 1990 and 1991.

 Tampa Bay Lightning
  Signed its top pick in the 1992 entry draft and the No. 1 choice 
overall, Czechoslovakian defenseman Roman Hamrlik.
  Traded defenseman Stephane Richer to Boston for defenseman Bob Beers.
**
  Traded center Anatoli Semenov to Vancouver for forward Dave Capuano and 
a 1994 fourth-round draft choice.
**
  Demoted defensemen Shawn Chambers and Matt Hervey to Atlanta of 
International Hockey League.
**
  Sent goaltender David Littman to Atlanta of the International Hockey 
League.

**
        Tampa Bay Lightning general manager and president Phil Esposito 
has been charged with assaulting Toronto Star hockey columnist Bob 
McKenzie.
        The former hockey great was charged Wednesday, November 4, after 
McKenzie alleged Esposito attacked him Oct. 15 in the Lightning dressing 
after the team played the Toronto Maple Leafs.
        Toronto police said McKenzie levied the complaint Oct. 15, but 
investigating officers could not locate Esposito at Maple Leaf Gardens.
        Esposito and team lawyer Bennie Lazzara made a pre-arranged 
appearance Wednesday, November 4, at a Toronto police station for the 
formal laying of charges.
        Esposito was released on a promise to appear in a Toronto court on 
Nov. 25. The Lightning play in Toronto the day before.
        McKenzie said Esposito assaulted him as he interviewed Lightning 
players. McKenzie said an obscenity-spewing Esposito was angry about 
things he'd written about the expansion franchise's birth pains and 
ordered him out of the dressing room. McKenzie said he was struck in the 
neck after citing National Hockey League rules guaranteeing journalists' 
access to players.

**
        Tampa Bay Lightning executives said they may solicit partners to 
build their own hockey arena unless construction begins by March 7 on the 
proposed but unfinanced $110 million Tampa Coliseum.

        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.

 Toronto Maple Leafs
**
  Sent goaltender Rick Wamsley to St. John's of the American Hockey 
League.

 Vancouver Canucks
**
  Recieved center Anatoli Semenov from Tampa Bay for forward Dave Capuano 
and a 1994 fourth-round draft choice.

        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
  October 8 - Center Dimitri Khristich will be sidelined four to six weeks 
with a broken right foot.
**
  Signed center Pat Peake.
**
  Defenseman Rod Langway will see a doctor on Tuesday, November 10, to 
determine whether knee surgery is warranted to get him back on the ice.
**
  Stefan Ustorf, an 18-year-old winger, may join the Washington Capitals 
next spring after the German season.
**
  Recalled left wing Reggie Savage from Baltimore of the American Hockey 
League.

 Winnipeg Jets
**
  Recalled center Scott Levins from Moncton of American Hockey League.

        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:

**
        From body-checks to the body politic. Former NHL referee Bruce 
Hood has decided to enter the political arena.
        The 56-year-old Milton businessman has announced he is seeking the 
Liberal nomination in the federal riding of Oakville-Milton, which is now 
held by Revenue Minister Otto Jelinek.

**
        Those looking to make a quick dollar on counterfeit merchandise 
will now have to contend with CAPS -- Coalition to Advance the Protection 
of Sports logos. Among those in the group are major league baseball, the 
NBA, NFL and NHL. CAPS will work with local, national and international 
law enforcement agencies to prosecute counterfeiters.

        NHL President Gil Stein said he received approval from USA Hockey 
for his proposal to field a dream team for the 1994 Olympics.
        The National Hockey League will make a final decision in December 
on whether to allow NHL stars to compete in the 1994 Winter Olympic Games 
in Lillehammer, Norway.
        After meeting with the league board of governors, Stein announced 
that an eight-member committee would make a recommendation to the board in 
December. The board will follow with a vote on whether to allow its star 
players to play in Norway.
        Stein has been an advocate of allowing the NHL's best athletes to 
participate in the 1994 Olympic Games since the start of his interim 
tenure as league president. The Olympic exposure might lead to a national 
network television contract and further international exposure, Stein has 
said.
        The league would have to close down the 1993-94 regular season for 
two or more weeks while the Olympics take place during its season. Members 
of the Board of Governors have expressed concern over that aspect.
        As many as six countries, including the United States and Canada, 
could field teams filled with NHL players if the league decides to allow 
its best to compete in Lillehammer.

        The National Hockey League said Friday, October 23, it will appeal 
a Canadian court ruling that awarded over $20 million in surplus pension 
fund money to those who played before 1982.
        On Thursday, October 22, an Ontario court judge decided in favor 
of a group of former NHL players, including Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe, 
who filed suit last year to get the surplus and accompanying interest.
        Justice George Adams ruled, in a 150-page decision, that the 
contract between the NHL and the players called for the players to receive 
all moneys. The ruling also ordered the NHL to use the pension fund 
exclusively for the benefit of those who played before 1982. The NHL had 
funneled money from the players' pension fund and put it into other NHL-
related projects in the years 1982 and 1985.

        A trading card of Philadelphia Flyers rookie Eric Lindros is a 
fake, the NHL Players Association revealed Friday, October 16.
        NHLPA director of licensing Ted Saskin said Upper Deck's Lindros 
card No. 88 includes a photo of Lindros' head placed on the body of a 
teammate. According to Saskin, Upper Deck waited until the card was 
manufactured and was being distributed before telling the NHLPA the 
picture was not genuine.
        Upper Deck said it was under tight deadlines and wanted the most 
complete hockey-card set. The company apologized to Lindros and the NHL 
Players Association.

        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, 1992. John Ziegler, the former 
president, resigned June 12. 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).

       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.
        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.

        Stein revealed Thursday, October 22, that the league's new U.S. 
television contract with ESPN calls for the cable sports network to 
broadcast five playoff games this year on a major TV network.
        ``It's pretty much resolved it'll be ABC,'' he said.

        The NHL All-Star Game will be telecast on NBC for the fourth 
straight season.

**
        In what is being billed as the largest single signal theft case 
ever, SportsChannel Chicago will file suit Monday, November 16, in U.S. 
District Court, charging 68 local bars with illegally showing Stanley Cup 
playoff games last season. The as-yet unidentified bars are accused of 
unlawfully intercepting, receiving and exhibiting ``HawkVision,'' a 
special pay-per-view programming service of SportsChannel set up to 
provide exclusive coverage of 1992 Chicago Blackhawks home playoff games.

-----
 
- 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)

-----

- 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 4/11/92
 
 Term: September 16, 1991 to September 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 
improve
ents. 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>
  Cincinnati Cyclones: Joseph Combs <jgcombs@uceng.UC.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>

**
Atlanta -- Signed goaltender Manon Rheaume to 3-year contract.

 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>

**
See Section 5 for newsletter information.

 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.

**
See Section 5 for newsletter information.

-----
 
 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) (men's):
Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, RPI, St. 
Lawrence, Union, Vermont, Yale

 ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) (women's):
Brown, Colby, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, New Hampshire, Northeastern, 
Princeton, Providence, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. Lawrence, 
Yale

        The Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference unveiled the nation's 
first intercollegiate women's ice hockey league and announced the 12 teams 
will begin play in the 1993-94 season.
        The top eight finishers in the ECAC Women's Ice Hockey League will 
qualify for a post-season tournament.
        The league replaces an informal 15-team conference of nine 
Division I and six Division III schools, which held their own respective 
division tournaments at the end of the regular season.
        The ECAC said it would discontinue its Division III women's 
tournament after this season.

 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
 
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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.
 
-----
**
- Germany Cup
**
        Russia defeated Team Canada 6-3 to win the $170,000 four-team 
Germany Cup for the third time. The Russian team, coached for the first 
time by the legendary Boris Michailov, assured itself of the $67,000 
winner's check after a 3-1 over Czechoslovakia. The former Soviet Union 
and Commonwealth of Independent States captured the tournament in 1988 and 
1991 under Viktor Tikhonov.

-----
 
- 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 franchises 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>

**
See Section 5 for newsletter information.

 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 
interests 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 Division:
 
 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>

**
Final standings 91-92:
  1) Jokerit, Helsinki 2) JyP HT, Jyvaskyla  3) HIFK, Helsinki
  4) Assat, Pori       5) TPS, Turku         6) Lukko, Rauma
  7) KalPa, Kuopio     8) HPK, Hameenlinna   9) Ilves, Tampere
  10) Reipas, Lahti   11) Tappara, Tampere  12) JoKP, Joensuu
  JoKP dropped and Kiekko-Espoo from Espoo qualified to the SM-LIIGA

**
Individual stats leaders 91-92:
  Points:  Makela Mikko, TPS      25+45=70   (+ playoffs:  2+3=5 )
  Scoring: Selanne Teemu, Jokerit 39+23=62   (+ playoffs: 10+7=17)

**
All Stars 91-92:
  Briza Petr (Lukko),  Virta Hannu (TPS),  Laurila Harri (JyP HT),
  Makela Mikko (TPS),  Janecky Otakar (Jokerit),  Selanne Teemu (Jokerit)

-----
 
- 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.

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 - Swiss First Division:
 
 Berne defeated Fribourg 3 games to 2 for the 1992 Swiss hockey 
championship.
 
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 - 1992 Women's World Championships at Finland
  1 Canada, 2 USA, 3 Finland, 4 Sweden, 5 China, 6 Norway, 7 Denmark, 
  8 Switzerland
 
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 1991-92 World Junior Hockey Championships in Germany
 
                  W L T Pts  GF  GA
 Gold    CIS      6 1 0  12  39  13
 Silver  Sweden   5 1 1  11  41  24
 Bronze  USA      5 2 0  10  30  22
         Finland  3 3 1   7  21  21
         Czech    3 4 0   6  28  24
         Canada   2 3 2   6  21  30
         Germany  1 6 0   2  15  40
        *Switz    1 6 0   2  19  40
 * Switzerland drops to Pool B next year.
   Japan replaces Switzerland in A Pool next year.
 
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5. Info available via e-mail

  When requesting items via e-mail please include your preferred address 
in the body of the message.  Sometimes the reply-to address is not a good 
thing to go by.

 - ftp 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.

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 - E-mail lists:
 
 List Topic (Freq.)                       To Subscribe
 Boston Bruins                            bruins-request@cs.Usask.CA
     List Address                         bruins@cs.Usask.CA
 Buffalo Sabres                           sabres-request@potter.csh.rit.edu
     List Address                         sabres@potter.csh.rit.edu
 Los Angeles Kings                        willis@empire.dnet.hac.com
 Montreal Canadiens                       habs-request@sdsu.edu
     List Address                         habs@sdsu.edu
 Pittsburgh Penguins                      gp2f+@andrew.cmu.edu
     List Address                         gp2f@andrew.cmu.edu
 San Jose Sharks                          sharks-request@medraut.apple.com
     List Address                         sharks@medraut.apple.com
 Tampa Bay Lightning                      wilson@cs.ucf.edu
 Vancouver Canucks                        chim@sfu.ca
     List Address                         van-canucks@sfu.ca
 Washington Capitals                      david@eng.umd.edu
     List Address                         caps@monster.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 Team Stats (w)                       wilson@cs.ucf.edu
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 AHL Newsletter                           ahl-news-request@hamlet.cmu.edu
     List Address                         ahl-news@hamlet.cmu.edu
 ECHL Newsletter                          echl-news-request@andrew.cmu.edu
     List Address                         echl-news@andrew.cmu.edu
 US College Hockey                       (see section 3)
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 CHL Newsletter                          mfoster@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu
 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    All-time 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 Division I 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 Medalists 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

**
 Available from Harry Peltz <hbpeltz@mailbox.syr.edu>
 Keyword    Description
 SCORES     Compliation of NHL scores for the current month (in compressed 
and uuencoded format)
Dates can also be specified for speicific box scores, but try not to 
request too many at one time (Max 5 box scores or three days).

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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: 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 on September 23, 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 John 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.  Much 
of the information in the NHL team news section comes from this newsgroup.
 
  The rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions posting is posted semi-
monthly, usually on the 1st and 15th of each month, during the hockey 
season.  This file was originally created by Tom Wilson, who posted it 
during the 1991-92 season.  It was taken over by Mitch McGowan for the 
1992-93 season.

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  Please make corrections via e-mail, indicating "r.s.h FAQ" in some 
manner in the subject line. Feel free to start a discussion on any 
previously mentioned topic (but use an appropriate subject line).
 
Mitch McGowan <hamlet@u.washington.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey