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1995 – 96 Florida Panthers season The 1995 – 96 Florida Panthers season was their most successful season ever . In only their third season in the National Hockey League , the Panthers qualified for the playoffs , and won three playoff series to become Eastern Conference champions . In the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals , they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in four games . Regular season . Year of the Rat . A very unusual goal celebration developed in Miami . On the night of the Panthers ' ' 95 – ' 96 home opener , a rat scurried across the Florida locker room . Mellanby reacted by " one - timing " the rat against the wall , killing it . That night he scored two goals , which Vanbiesbrouck quipped was " a rat trick " . Two nights later , as the story found its way into the world , a few fans threw rubber rats on the ice in celebration of a goal . The rubber rat count went from 16 for the third home game to over 2 , 000 during the playoffs . In a freak coincidence , 1996 was also year of the rat according to Chinese Astrology . In the 1996 playoffs , as the # 4 seed , the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins in 5 games , then upset the top seeded Philadelphia Flyers in six , and then the second seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in seven to reach the Stanley Cup Final . Their opponents , the Colorado Avalanche , swept the Panthers in four games . Trades . The Panthers acquired Ray Sheppard from the San Jose Sharks on the trade deadline in 1996 . Playoffs . Stanley Cup Finals . With their backs to the wall , the Panthers played a defensive game four . This was the Scott Mellanby ' s first trip to the finals in 9 years . Florida goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck went save for save with Colorado goaltender Patrick Roy . The two teams played a marathon game that took until the third overtime period . Uwe Krupp ' s unassisted goal at 4 : 31 ended 44 minutes and 31 seconds of overtime and gave the Avalanche a 1 – 0 win and a four - games - to - none series win . Goaltender Patrick Roy stopped all 63 shots he faced . Colorado outscored Florida 15 – 4 in the series , and Patrick Roy stopped 147 of 151 shots , for a save percentage of . 974 . Joe Sakic was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP , having led all skaters in goals with 18 , and points with 34 . For both Patrick Roy and Claude Lemieux , it was their third Stanley Cup win in eleven years .
Jack Button Jack Button ( 1940 – 1996 ) was a professional hockey executive with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League . The Jack Button Award , given to the top prospect for the Washington Capitals , is created in his honor . NHL clubs . He served as an assistant coach while with the Penguins from 1969 until 1974 when he was named as the franchise ' s second general manager . In Washington , Jack was highly regarded as a scout . He was credited with discovering Peter Bondra , Jim Carey , Sergei Gonchar , Michal Pivonka and Brendan Witt . He was a apart of the Capital franchise from 1979 until his death in 1996 . During the 1996 – 97 season , the Capitals wore a memorial patch for Button which showcased his initials and a bulldog . Minor league clubs . Jack also served as the general manager of the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League during the 1959 – 60 season , and the Amarillo Wranglers of the Central Hockey League during the 1968 – 69 season . League work . Button also founded the NHL Central Scouting Bureau and served as its first director from 1975 until 1979 . He was also the Secretary and Treasurer of the AHL . Family . Jack is the father of Craig Button a former executive with the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames , as well as a current scout with the Toronto Maple Leafs . His other son Tod is the Flames ' current director of scouting .
Fort Worth Texans The Fort Worth Texans were a professional ice hockey team based in Fort Worth , Texas . They started play in 1967 as the Fort Worth Wings , a minor league affiliate for the Detroit Red Wings . They were part of the Central Hockey League and played their home games at Will Rogers Coliseum . The team won their only Adams Cup Championship , in 1978 by defeating their arch rival Dallas Black Hawks 5 - 4 in overtime of game seven of the finals . History . Beginning play in 1967 , the Fort Worth Wings were a force to be reckoned with . The newest team in the Central Professional Hockey League was led by Rick McCann who scored 71 points and helped propel the Wings into the playoffs . They eventually lost in the finals . They continued to remain competitive in the following seasons , only missing the playoffs once between 1968 and 1974 . In 1972 , the Wings shared roster spots on the team with the St . Louis Blues due to money constraints and finally disbanded the team the following season . However a new club bought the rights to the team and from 1973 to 1978 they were a farm team of the New York Islanders ( with some players held for Minnesota and Los Angeles ) . They won the Adams cup in 1978 with the help of Richie Hansen and future NHLer Gary Smith . The team was again sold and from 1979 to 1982 , they were a farm team of the Colorado Rockies . After the 1981 - 82 season , the Texans , along with the Dallas Black Hawks and Oklahoma City Stars , left the Central Hockey League . Seeing as these were the most popular teams , the move greatly affected overall attendance and the league folded after the 1983 - 84 season . Trivia . One game featured , as part of their intermission entertainment , a short exhibition hockey game between girls from the Dallas playboy bunny club and Airmen stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth . The Airmen shared the ice with the Texans for a practice in the week leading up to the game . A team of local college players helped the girls . They advertised in the local papers with the slogan " War on Ice " . The Fort Worth Wings / Texans and the Dallas Black Hawks maintained one of the most intense and storied rivalries in all sports history , featuring several bench clearing brawls and one famous near - riot during the 1978 season that occurred in the stands at the Will Rogers Coliseum during a 10 cent beer night promotion ( the last that Fort Worth ever held , not coincidentally ) . Fort Worth , during the 1978 championship campaign , featured stickers and buttons that read " BEAT dallas " . The rivalry between the Wings / Texans and the Blackhawks also made them two of the most popular teams in the CHL .
1956 - 57 Ottawa Canadiens season This is the 1956 - 57 season of the Ottawa Junior Canadiens : They were the Montreal Junior Canadiens , a Junior A team , that was moved to Ottawa from Montreal after the 1955 - 56 season . The reason for the move was the much better attendance figures in Ottawa over Montreal in 1955 - 56 . The team had no league to play in , as the Quebec Junior Hockey League had folded in 1955 . Instead it played against minor pro teams in the Quebec Hockey League , senior teams in the Eastern Ontario League , and Junior A teams in the Ontario Hockey Association . All these games counted for their opponents in their respective league standings . THe games against the Junior A teams also counted for the Laurier Cup . The home games against the minor pro and junior leagues were played in Ottawa . The home games against the senior teams were played in Verdun , Quebec . There were also some other exhibition games played by the Junior Canadiens , most notably against some National Hockey League teams . The Junior Canadiens received a bye into the 1956 - 57 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs . They went on to win the Eastern final and advance to the 1956 - 57 Memorial Cup Final which they lost to the Flin Flon Bombers . Record vs . . Quebec League 7 - 12 - 1 - 25 57 - 74
1928 - 29 PCHL Season This is the 1928 - 29 season of the Pacific Coast Hockey League . This was the first season of the league . Playoffs . Semi Final . " Best of 3 " Seattle Eskimos beat Portland Buckaroos 2 wins to none . Final . " Best of 5 " Vancouver Lions beat Seattle Eskimos 3 wins to none . Post - season exhibition . The Montreal Canadiens and the New York Americans of the National Hockey League visited Vancouver for a series against the Lions and each other . Before that , the Americans played two games each @ Portland and Seattle . Team Photos . Vancouver Lions photo from Library & Archives Canada . See Also . List of PCHL Seasons
Times Union Center The Times Union Center is a large multi - purpose arena in Albany , New York with several connections to college hockey . The arena opened in 1990 as Knickerbocker Arena . It has a capacity of 17 , 500 . In 1992 , Knickerbocker Arena hosted the Frozen Four for the first time . In 1994 and 1996 , the arena was the site of the East Regional . The naming rights were sold to Pepsi in 1997 and the building was renamed Pepsi Arena . As Pepsi Arena , the building hosted the 1998 , 2000 , 2004 , and 2006 East Regionals , and the 2001 Frozen Four . The naming rights were sold again , this time to the Albany " Times Union " newspaper , and the arena became the Times Union Center in 2007 . It is slated to host the 2008 and 2010 East Regionals . Each of these NCAA events have been hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . The Capital Skates Classic , a short - lived rivalry series between Rensselaer and Union was played at Pepsi Arena in 1996 and 1997 . The series was then moved to Glens Falls , New York before being discontinued three years later . In 1999 , the ECAC / Crowne Plaza Faceoff Classic was played at Pepsi Arena . The participants were Rensselaer , Boston University , Quinnipiac , and Niagara . The four games were pre - determined and served as a college hockey showcase event for the Capital District . In 2003 , Pepsi Arena became the annual venue for the ECAC Hockey League ' s Final Four tournament , replacing 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid .
Walter Smaill Walter Smaill ( born December 18 , 1884 in Montreal , Quebec - 1971 ) was a professional ice hockey player who played 137 games in various professional and amateur leagues , including the National Hockey Association , Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association , and Pacific Coast Hockey Association . Playing career . Amongst the teams he for played with were the Cobalt Silver Kings , Ottawa Senators , Victoria Aristocrats , and Montreal Wanderers . Wally won the Stanley Cup with Ottawa in 1910 .
1926 - 27 NEHL season This was the first season of the New England Hockey League . There were four teams in the league - Lewiston St . Doms , Nashua Nationals , Berlin Mountaineers , and the Waterville team . The teams were to play a 36 game schedule . There was a dispute involving the eligibilty of some of Waterville ' s players and the team was suspended . The next two teams in the standings - Nashua Nationals and Lewiston St . Doms played a final series that Nashua won . Playoffs . Final " 2 games total goals " Nashua Nationals won the league championship .
Garet Hunt Garet Hunt ( born October 14 , 1987 in Maple Ridge , British Columbia ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for the Stockton Thunder of the East Coast Hockey League and is a prospect for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is best known to play in the style of an agitator . Playing career . Hunt began his junior career with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League ( BCHL ) . In 2004 – 05 , he joined the Vancouver Giants of the major junior Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . He would go on to play four seasons with the Giants and establish himself as an effective agitator , while helping the club to the 2006 President ' s Cup championship as WHL champions and the 2007 Memorial Cup championship as Canadian major junior champions ( although Hunt missed the entirety of the 2007 playoffs due to a broken leg ) . In his final year of junior in 2007 – 08 , he recorded WHL career - highs with 18 points and 239 penalty minutes in addition to a league - high 27 fighting majors . Undrafted at the end of his junior career , Hunt was signed to a minor league contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Although he was signed to play with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , Hunt was assigned to the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL for his professional rookie season in 2008 – 09 . During his rookie season with the Thunder , Hunt played 69 games and contributed 16 points ( 5 goals and 11 assists ) . He also finished second in the ECHL with 248 penalty minutes .
1916 - 17 Allan Cup Winning the Cup . Winnipeg 61st Battalion was the defending champion but did not play this season . Winnipeg Victorias won the Winnipeg Patriotic League to which the 61st Battalion had belonged . This gave the Victorias the Allan Cup . First Challenge . Winnipeg Union Canadienne won the Winnipeg & District League . This was also the Manitoba senior semi final . " 2 games total goals " @ Winnipeg Winnipeg Victorias beat Winnipeg Union Canadienne 22 goals to 11 . Winnipeg Victorias kept the Allan Cup . Second Challenge . Winnipeg 221st Battalion won the Manitoba Military League This was also for the Manitoba Senior championship . " 2 games total goals " @ Winnipeg Winnipeg Victorias beat Winnipeg 221st Battalion 11 goals to 5 . Winnipeg Victorias kept the Allan Cup . Third Challenge . Port Arthur 141st Battalion won the 1916 - 17 Thunder Bay Senior Playoffs " 2 games total goals " @ Winnipeg Winnipeg Victorias beat Port Arthur 141st Battalion 10 goals to 5 . Winnipeg Victorias kept the Allan Cup . Semi Final . Toronto Dentals won the Ontario senior championship . Saskatoon Pilgrims won the Saskatchewan senior championship . " 2 games total goals " @ Winnipeg Toronto Dentals beat Saskatoon Pilgrims 8 goals to 7 . Toronto Dentals won the right to challenge Winnipeg Victorias for the Allan Cup . Fourth Challenge . " 2 games total goals " @ Winnipeg Toronto Dentals beat Winnipeg Victorias 13 goals to 12 . Toronto Dentals won the Allan Cup . See Also . List of Allan Cup Finals
1962 - 63 Thunder Bay Intermediate Playoffs The Marathon Mercuries won the North Shore Intermediate Hockey League and the Warroad Lakers won the Minnesota - Ontario Hockey League . Final . " Best of 7 " Warroad Lakers beat the Marathon Mercuries 4 wins to 1 . Warroad Lakers advanced to the 1962 - 63 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs . See Also . List of Thunder Bay Intermediate Playoffs
Shawn Limpright Shawn Limpright ( born July 6 , 1981 in St . Adolphe , Manitoba ) is a professional ice hockey Left Winger for the Central Hockey League ' s Rapid City Rush . Junior career . Limpright played all four of his junior season with the WHL ' s Moose Jaw Warriors from 1998 - 02 and score 220 points in 264 regular season games . Limpright would lead the Warriors to playoffs appearances in each of his four seasons with the club , notching 12 points in 30 playoff games with the Warriors furthest incursion into the playoffs being two trips to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 1999 and 2002 . Professional career . Early career . Limpright would begin his professional career in 2002 when he signed with the ECHL ' s Roanoke Express . Limpright would play two seasons with Roanoke , scoring 68 points in 90 games , culminating in a call up to the AHL ' s Syracuse Crunch during the 2003 - 04 season scoring 18 points in 45 regular season games and one goal in six playoff games . Following his two years with Roanoke and moderately successful season with Syracuse , Limpright signed with the ECHL ' s Dayton Bombers and after 29 games with 14 points , Dayton traded Limpright to the Las Vegas Wranglers , coached by a Moose Jaw alumni Glen Gulutzan . Las Vegas Wranglers . From the 2004 - 05 season through the 2008 – 09 season , Limpright was a member of the Las Vegas Wranglers and set four Wranglers career records in assists ( 123 ) , points ( 171 ) , and penalty minutes in the regular season ( 561 ) and playoffs ( 54 ) . Limpright is also tied with former captain Mike McBain for most years with the team with five . Shawn has also been the season leader in Plus / Minus ( 23 ) and penalty minutes ( 126 ) during the 2006 - 07 season . During the 2007 – 08 season , Limpright became the franchise ' s career leader in assists and points , finishing the season with 12 goals and 19 assists in 44 games , as well as six goals and eights assists in 17 games as the Wranglers reached the 2008 Kelly Cup Finals , falling to the Cincinnati Cyclones in six games . Near the end of the 2008 – 09 season , Limpright was named the fourth captain in franchise history , replacing Peter Ferraro who had been released by the team following the ECHL ' s decision to suspended Ferraro for the remainder of the season after a spearing incident during a melee in a game with the Alaska Aces . Limpright would score nine goals and garner 31 assists in 54 games and seven assists in 16 playoff games in his final season with Las Vegas . Bossier - Shreveport Mudbugs . Following the departure of Las Vegas ' longtime head coach and general manager Glen Gulutzan , Limpright signed to play with the Central Hockey League ' s Bossier - Shreveport Mudbugs . Limpright joined former Wranglers teammate John DeCaro , who had previously played with Bossier - Shreveport . In his first season with Bossier - Shreveport , Limpright scored 18 goals and 35 assists in 60 games as well as netting four goals and six assists in nine playoff games for the Mudbugs .
Earl Robinson Henry Earle Robinson ( March 11 , 1907 in Montreal , Quebec – September 8 , 1986 ) was a Canadian ice hockey forward . Robinson started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Maroons in 1928 . He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens and retired after the 1940 season . In 1939 , he was a member of the NHL All - Star Team . He also won a Stanley Cup with the Maroons in 1935 . He played for the Montreal Junior Royals in 1925 - 26 and then joined the senior Montreal Victorias in 1926 - 27 . He went on their European tour . Robinson turned pro in 1927 - 28 with the Philadelphia Arrows and scored 18 goals , This got the Montreal Maroons to sign him up . For three seasons he was a part - time player with the Maroons , always seeing some action with the Windsor Bulldogs . In 1932 - 33 he became a full - time Maroon . Robinson played the next six seasons for the club , which turned out to be the Maroons ' last . He was a steady offensive performer with a high of 17 goals in the Stanley Cup winning season of 1934 - 35 . When the Maroons folded in 1938 Robinson was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks but his career was already on a downslide . The next season he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens but only played 11 games with the Habs . Robinson spent 1939 - 40 , 1940 – 41 and 1941 - 42 as a player - coach for the New Haven Eagles . He then moved to Ontario senior hockey with the Toronto Research Colonels in 1942 - 43 and the Toronto Army Daggers in 1943 - 44 . He retired in 1944 . In the NHL Robinson scored 83 goals and 98 assists in 417 regular season games . He also scored 5 goals and 4 assists in 25 playoff games .
MTS Iceplex The MTS Iceplex and Hockey Canada Centre of Excellence is an ice hockey facility located in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . The 172000 sq . ft . building , which opened in August 2010 , is owned and operated by True North Sports and Entertainment , which also owns the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League . Construction . The MTS Iceplex , originally known as the True North MoosePlex Hockey Canada Centre , was built on time and within its budget , at a cost of $ 26 . 6 million Canadian . The federal and provincial governments contributed $ 11 . 7 million , while True North covered the remaining $ 14 . 9 million . In exchange for public funding , True North guaranteed use of the facility to local amateur and recreational hockey teams . In April 2010 , True North entered a naming rights agreement with Manitoba Telecom Services ( MTS ) , and the facility was renamed the MTS Iceplex . MTS also owns the naming rights to True North ' s other major sports facility , the MTS Centre . Facilities . The MTS Iceplex is open year round and consists of four arenas , each with an NHL regulation size ice surface . Each rink is sponsored by a local business : the Winnipeg Free Press Arena seats 1 , 350 spectators , while the RE / MAX , Assiniboine Credit Union , and Red River Co - op Arenas seat 225 each . The Iceplex also features dryland training facilities , 22 dressing rooms , a pro shop , a restaurant and bar , conference rooms , and office space for Hockey Manitoba , Hockey Canada , and True North . The complex is located just outside the west Perimeter Highway , next to Assiniboia Downs and the Pointe West AutoPark . Tenants . The following teams and organizations are regular tenants : Major events . The MTS Iceplex was one of three venues that hosted the 2011 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge , a major international hockey tournament held by Hockey Canada each winter . It was slated to host the 2012 tournament as well , but Hockey Canada , at the request of True North , decided to relocate the tournament to Windsor , Ontario in June 2011 .
1934 - 35 Maritimes Senior Playoffs This is the 1934 - 35 Maritimes Senior Playoffs that decided the regional champion and the entry into the Allan Cup playoffs . There were three levels of playoffs - Senior A and Senior B and Intermediate . The three winners played off for the entry to the Allan Cup playoffs . = Senior A = There was only one league in this category - Maritime Senior Hockey League . The winner was the Halifax Wolverines . = Senior B = 1934 - 35 Maritimes Senior B playoffs Won by Kentville Wildcats . = Intermediate = New Brunswick . 1934 - 35 New Brunswick Intermediate playoffs Won by Edmunston Eskimos Prince Edward Island . 1934 - 35 PEI Intermediate playoffs won by Charlottetown Abegweits Nova Scotia . 1934 - 35 Nova Scotia Intermediate playoffs Won by Oxford Regional playoffs . 1934 - 35 Maritimes Intermediate Playoffs Won by Edmunston Eskimos = Senior - Intermediate Playoffs = Senior B - Intermediate . " 2 games total goals " Edmunston Eskimos beat Kentville Wildcats 8 goals to 6 . Senior A - Intermediate . " 2 games total goals " Halifax Wolverines beat Edmunston Eskimos 17 goals to 4 . Halifax Wolverines advanced to the 1934 - 35 Eastern Canada Allan Cup Playoffs . = Team Photos = = See Also = Maritimes Senior Playoffs
Gus Rivers Augustus George Rivers ( born November 19 , 1909 in Winnipeg , Manitoba - October 15 , 1985 ) was a Canadian ice hockey forward . Rivers played his entire National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens . He started out with the junior Winnipeg Victorias and the Elmwood Millionaires from 1925 to 1928 . In 1928 - 29 Rivers played for the University of Manitoba . The next year he started out with the senior Winnipeg Winnipegs but was signed by the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent in January , 1930 . Rivers won the Stanley Cup that year and the next . Rivers played with the Canadiens at the start of the 1931 - 32 season but was sent down to the Providence Reds in mid - season . He played for the Reds until he retired in 1937 .
Martin Štrbák Martin Štrbák ( born January 15 , 1975 in Prešov , Czechoslovakia , now Slovakia ) is a Slovak Ice hockey defenceman , who plays for HC MVD . NHL career . He was drafted 244th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 9th round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft . He also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ( 2003 – 04 ) season . He played in a total of 49 NHL games , scoring 5 goals and 11 assists . European career . Štrbák was a player for the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl teams which won back - to - back Russian Super League ( RSL ) championships in 2002 and 2003 . He formerly played for HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga and Metallurg Magnitogorsk ( also of the RSL ) . International . Štrbák was part of the Slovakian team which won the 2002 IIHF World Championships . He has played for Slovakia in every World Ice Hockey Championships from 200 on , including the 2006 and the 2010 Olympics .