From: davidf@spider.co.uk (David Fraser)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: "Import" Players in British Ice Hockey
Date: 3 Sep 92 22:18:20 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK


Hi folks,

In a similar vein to Steve (who posted a history of British Ice Hockey),
I am compiling a section for the uk-hockey mailing list FAQ, on "import"
players in British hockey.

I'd welcome any additional information or corrections anyone may have on
any of the following players. A few of them have NHL experience, quite a 
lot have minor league experience. Also, if anyone would care to comment on
any of these players, anecdotes, why they left the NHL, IHL, etc, I'd love 
to hear from you, and I'll pass them on to the uk-hockey list.

So what do you think of these players? Is British ice hockey getting the
dregs?

Thanks in advance,

David


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PREMIER LEAGUE
==============

Team           Player Name          Category     Position    Last Team

Billingham     Richard Laplante     Import A     Centre      Fife
               Jeff Lindsay         Import B     Defence     ???
               Andre Malo           British B    Defence     re-signed
               Patrice Lefebvre     Import A     Forward     ???

Bracknell*     Matt Cote            Import A     Defence     re-signed
               Darren Durdle        Import A     Defence     Peterborough
               Ross Lambert         British B    Forward     Humberside
               Graham Garden        Import A     Forward     (Manitoba)

Cardiff        Trent Andison        Import A     ???         ???
               Doug McEwen          British B    Defence     re-signed
               Brad Gratton         Import A     Forward     (Colonial League)
               Shannon Hope         British B    Defence     re-signed

Durham         Tim Cranston         British B    Forward     re-signed
               Mike Blaisdell       Import A     Forward     re-signed
               Mike O'Connor        British B    Defence     re-signed
               Rick Brebant         Import B     Forward     re-signed
               Eric Bissonette      Import A     Defence     ???

Fife           Cal Brown            Import A     Defence     re-signed
               Frank Morris         Import B     Forward     re-signed
               Ed Zawatsky          Import A     Forward     Rochester Americans
	       Rob Abel             Junior B     Forward     Whitley Warriors

Humberside     Todd Bidner          Import B     Forward     re-signed
               Dale Lambert         Import A     Defence     re-signed
               Kevin MacNaught      British B    Forward     Trafford Metros
	       Mike Bishop          Import A     Defence     (Holland)

Murrayfield    Hilton Ruggles       Import B     Centre      Whitley
               John Newberry        Import A     Defence     Uppsala, Sweden
               Chris Palmer         Import A     Wing?       Berlin
               Declan McNaughton    Junior B     Utility     Toronto junior league

Nottingham     Chris Kelland        British B    Defence     re-signed
               Terry Kurtenbach     Import B     Defence     re-signed
               Paul Adey            Import A     Forward     re-signed
               Dan Dorion           Import A     Forward     re-signed

Peterborough   Cam Plante           Import A     Defence     Thunder Bay Thunderbirds
               Terry Menard         Import A     Forward     ???
               Trent Kaese          Import A?    Forward     re-signed
               Neil Morgan          Junior B     Left Wing   Waterloo

Whitley**      Claude Dumas         Import A     Centre      re-signed
               Mike Rowe            Import A     Defence     re-signed
               Scott Morrison       Import B     Forward     Humberside Seahawks
	       Kim Kiddle           Junior B     Defence     Napanee Warriors (EOHL)


DIVISION ONE
============

Team            Player Name        Category     Position   Last Team

Ayr             Len Hachborn       ???          Forward    San Diego Gulls
                Kevin LaVallee     Import A     Forward    Milano ?Devils?/?HC?

Basingstoke     Kevin Conway       British B    Forward    re-signed
                Rick Fera          Import B     Forward    Trafford
                Russ Parent        Import A     Defence    Ayr
                Mario Belanger     Import A     Forward    (Durham in recent past)

Lee Valley      Ari-Pekka Mikkola  Import B     Forward    Kaaru Kissat (Finland)
                Esa Palosaari      Import A     Forward    HIFK Helsinki
		Henrik Ivenius     Import A     Defence    Vaasa (Finland)
		Greg Moore         Junior B     Utility    Oakville Blades (West of Toronto)

Medway          Brett Kelleher     Import B?    Forward    Streatham Redskins
                Jonathon Gardiner  Junior B     ???        Canada
                Matt Weir          Import A     Forward    ???
                Sean Clement       Import A?    ???        ???

Milton Keynes   Patrick Scott      Import A     Forward    re-signed
                Rick Strachan      Import B     Defence    re-signed
                Doug McCarthy      Import A     Forward    re-signed
                Brian Mason        British B    Defence    Slough

Romford         Dave Whistle       Import A     Forward    Billingham
                Gord Jeffrey       Import B     Utility    re-signed
                Rob Stewart        Import A     Defence    re-signed
                Jeff Winstanley    Junior B     Utility    (Canadian college hockey)

Slough          Greg Ware          British B?   Defence    (Edmonton Oilers farm team)
                Scott Rex          Import A     Utility    re-signed
                Gary Stefan        Import B     Forward    re-signed
                Joe Stefan         Import A     Forward    re-signed

Sheffield***    Ron Shudra         Import A     Defence    re-signed
                Steve Nemeth       Import A?    Forward    re-signed
                Steve MacSwain     British B    ???        German 2nd Division
                Mark Mackie        Import B     Forward    re-signed

Swindon         Daryl Lipsey       British B    Forward    re-signed
                Ryan Stewart       Import A     Forward    re-signed
                Scott Koberinski   Import A?    Defence    re-signed
                Bryan Larkin       Import A?    Defence    re-signed

Telford****     Wayne Crawford     Import A     Forward    re-signed
                Troy Kennedy       Import B     Forward    re-signed
                Chuck Taylor       British B    Defence    re-signed
		Mike Bettens       Import A?    Forward?   U. of Manitoba Bisons

NOTES:
^^^^^
*Matt Cote is injured. Graham Garden has been reduced from Junior B to
Import A status. That'll be one import A too many when Cote recovers.

**It seems Kim Kiddle has resigned - couldn't stand the pace.

***Tommy Plommer (ex-Ayr Bruins) is now British A and will be playing for
Sheffield Steelers this season.

****Chuck Taylor is busy trying to get himself reclassified as British A!?!?!??!


NHL EXPERIENCE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
PLAYER               CLUB        GAMES    SEASONS   FINAL SEASON

Kevin LaVallee       Ayr         398       7        1986-87
Mike Blaisdell       Durham      349       9        1988-89
Len Hachborn         Ayr         109       3        1985-86
John Newberry        Murrayfield  24       4        1985-86
Steve Nemeth         Sheffield    12       1        1987-88
Todd Bidner          Humberside   12       1        1981-82
Mike Rowe            Whitley      11       3        1986-87
Ron Shudra           Sheffield    10       1        1987-88
Cam Plante           Peterborouh   2       1        1984-85

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