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Nick Vitucci Nick Vitucci ( born June 16 , 1967 , in Welland , Ontario ) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender . Currently , he is the head coach of the ECHL ' s Toledo Walleye . In 2008 , Vitucci was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame . Vitucci was joined by ECHL founder Henry Brabham , the league ' s first commissioner Patrick J . Kelly , and defenceman Chris Valicevic as members of the Hall of Fame ' s inaugural class . Playing career . During his playing career , Vitucci spent most of his time as a journeyman in the ECHL , but had numerous call ups including stints in the IHL with the Peoria Rivermen and in the AHL with the Maine Mariners , Hershey Bears , and Binghamton Rangers . Vitucci also spent several summers in the Roller Hockey International , with the Buffalo Stampede , Empire State Cobras , Buffalo Wings , and the New Jersey Rockin Rollers . During his career in the ECHL , Vitucci won four Riley Cups in 1989 , 1990 , 1994 and 1996 and was named the Finals Most Valuable Player on two occasions ( 1989 and 1996 ) , one of only two players in the league ' s history to do so , and Goaltender of the Year in 1998 . Vitucci spent at least some time in all of his 13 years of professional hockey in the ECHL and when he retired in 2001 Vitucci left as the league ' s career record holder in games played , minutes played , wins , most 20 win seasons , most 30 win seasons , and most losses . Coaching career . Vitucci began his career as a coach during the 1994 - 95 season when he took up assistant coaching duties while playing for the Toledo Storm . Vitucci would have a second stint as a player / assistant coach during his final year as a player with the Greenville Grrrowl . In 2002 , Vitucci returned to Greenville to be their assistant coach and would leave to fill the assistant coach vacancy in Toledo after the season . Two months into the 2003 - 04 season , Toledo Storm head coach Steve Harrison was fired and Vitucci , who was his assistant at the time , was tabbed to be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season . At the end of the season , the Storm signed Vitucci to be their permanent replacement for Harrison and remained the team ' s coach until the team suspended operations in 2007 . The Storm saw success under Vitucci ' s tenure as the team made the playoffs in all three years with Vitucci , including a division title in 2006 and reaching the American Conference Finals in the same year . In February 2008 , Vitucci was announced as the head coach of the expansion Toledo Walleye , who are set to begin play in the 2009 - 10 season .
Phoenix Mustangs The Phoenix Mustangs were a professional minor league ice hockey team out of Phoenix , Arizona , in the West Coast Hockey League . The Mustangs played at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the grounds of the Arizona State Fair , from the 1997 - 1998 season through the 2000 - 2001 season . The Mustangs came into existence after the demise of the International Hockey League ' s Phoenix Roadrunners who lost funding from a local Indian community and ceased operations after the 1996 - 1997 season . Their arrival rekindled a decades long rivalry between Phoenix and San Diego based teams in several minor leagues . The Mustangs were quite successful on the ice their first three seasons , including winning the WCHL ' s Taylor Cup Championship in 2000 with a four game sweep of the Tacoma Sabercats , with an exciting sudden - death overtime victory at the Coliseum in game four . The Mustangs were not so blessed the following season , finishing last in their final season in 2001 . The Mustangs were unable to secure a new lease with the Coliseum for the 2001 – 2002 season and were forced to cease operations .
1931 - 32 CIAU Season This is the 1931 - 32 season of the CIAU Central . There were only 2 teams registered . They played a two game total goals final . Final . " 2 games total goals " University of Toronto beat McGill University 4 goals to 3 . McGill also played in and won the Montreal Senior Group . Toronto also played in the Ontario Senior League . They finished sixth of seven teams . See Also . List of CIAU Seasons
1967 - 68 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs These are the provincial playoffs for the 1967 - 68 Ontario Hockey Association ' s Intermediate A championship . The participating teams were determined in the 1967 - 68 OHA Intermediate A Groups play . = Semi Final = " Best of 5 ' Kingston Merchants advanced to the 1967 - 68 Eastern Canada Intermediate Playoffs . " Note : The Niagara League teams had said that they were not interested in playing in the 1967 - 68 Eastern Canada Intermediate Playoffs so this series winner advanced . " = Final = " Best of 3 " Kingston Merchants beat Brantford Bears 2 wins to none . = See Also = List of OHA Intermediate A Seasons
Maverik Center The Maverik Center is a 10 , 100 seat multi - purpose arena in West Valley City , Utah , southwest of Salt Lake City . The arena opened on September 21 , 1997 , and was used as an official Olympic Venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics , for ice hockey . The arena is a major venue in the area for numerous concerts and live touring productions . Originally called the E Center , West Valley City sold the naming rights to the " E Center " to Maverik convenience stores in 2010 . Tenants . The venue ' s primary tenant is the ECHL Utah Grizzlies , and it served as the main venue for ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games . Canada beat the United States in both the women ' s and men ' s gold medal games . The arena used to be home to the Utah Freezz of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1999 - 2001 and the Utah Warriors of the NIFL from 2003 - 2004 . Beginning with the 2010 season , the E Center will be the new home for the re - launched Arena Football League ( 2010 ) version of the Utah Blaze ( formerly the Utah Valley Thunder ) that ceased operations when the original Arena Football League ( 1987 - 2008 ) declared bankruptcy and consequently folded . The PBR hosted a Built Ford Tough Series event at the E Center in 2007 ; it was the PBR ' s first stop in the Salt Lake City area since 2000 , when they visited the Delta Center . Naming rights . Maverik operates over 210 convenience stores that sell gas and fuel , fresh food from its bakeries , beverages , and other merchandise in the intermountain region , including the states of Utah , Idaho , Wyoming , Arizona , Nevada and Montana and Colorado . Centennial Management Group , along with West Valley City , announced that the new partnership and naming rights for the building formerly known as the E Center that , in an agreement with Maverik , the arena would be renamed Maverik Center . The sponsorship deal is a multi - year agreement , which includes exclusive sponsorship and advertising rights and prominent signage on the exterior and interior of the building . Additionally , the venue will feature Maverik ' s proprietary " adventure theme " , a new Maverik concession outlet , and will also exclusively sell a number of Maverik proprietary products .
Detroit 15 New York 0 : Jan . 23 , 1944 The New York Rangers were affected more from World War II than any other National Hockey League team . From a powerhouse that had won the Stanley Cup in 1940 , they were but a shell of a team by 1944 . They had asked the league for permission to suspend operations but the league refused . Going into the weekend of January 22 - 23 , 1944 , the Rangers had a record of 5 - 22 - 1 and were mired in last place . On Saturday , January 22 , they visited the Toronto Maple Leafs and upset them 5 - 1 ( notice the numbers 1 and 5 ) . The otherwise weak Rangers built up a 4 - 0 lead in the first two periods before trading goals in the third . Even though the Rangers won they were tied in shots on goal 37 - 37 . Only superb goaltending by Ken McAuley kept them in the game . The next night ( Sunday , January 24 ) the Rangers visited the Detroit Red Wings . The Wings clobbered them 15 - 0 . They scored two goals in the first , five in the second , and eight in the third periods . Superstar Syd Howe scored three goals and one assist in the third period . Other scorers included Murray Armstrong , Carl Liscombe , and Don Grosso with two each and singles for Bill Quackenbush , Adam Brown , Mud Bruneteau , Harold Jackson , Ken Kilrea , and Flash Hollett . Detroit rookie goaltender Connie Dion got his first NHL shutout by making only nine saves . Rangers goalie Ken McAuley made 43 saves so Detroit had a total of 58 shots ! This loss was obviuosly not McAuley ' s fault . The Rangers ' next game was Friday , January 27 when they were in Chicago to play the Chicago Blackhawks . They came back from a 4 - 2 deficit to tie the game in the third period , but lost 6 - 4 . The Rangers did not win another game all season .
1940 - 41 OHA Intermediate A Groups This is the 1940 - 41 season of the Ontario Hockey Association ' s Intermediate A Groups . The group winners advanced to the 1940 - 41 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs : Group 1 . Final . " 2 games total goals " Midland beat Gravenhurst 8 goals to 7 . Group 2 . " This included the two Intermediate A teams from the Intermediate B Group 2 . " Final . " Best of 3 " Preston beat Guelph 2 wins to 1 . Group 5 . Standings . " Cobourg withdrew . " Final . " Best of 3 " Sutton beat Campbellford 2 wins to none . " Sutton was classed as an Intermediate B team and advanced to the 1940 - 41 OHA Intermediate B Playoffs . Campbellford advanced to the 1940 - 41 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs . " See Also . All group winners and independent teams advanced to the 1940 - 41 OHA Intermediate A Playoffs . List of OHA Intermediate A Seasons
Winston - Salem Polar Twins 2004 - 2005 For other articles about the teams named Winston - Salem Polar Twins , please see Winston - Salem Polar Twins . The Winston - Salem Polar Twins was a minor league hockey team that played for the Southern Professional Hockey League in the 2004 - 05 season . The team lasted for only one season . The team was coached by Bryan Wells and played in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Annex located in the Winston - Salem Sports and Entertainment Complex , Winston - Salem , North Carolina , United States . The team ended the season in eighth place and were ineligible for the playoffs .
1931 - 32 Northern Saskatchewan League season This is the 1931 - 32 Northern Saskatchewan League season : The league had no part in the provincial playoffs . It was made up of teams from all three amateur levels - senior , intermediate , and junior . Each team entered the provincial playoffs at its own level . Semi Final . " 2 games total goals " Saskatoon Crescents beat Humboldt Indians 4 goals to 3 . Final . " 2 games total goals " Saskatoon Quakers beat Saskatoon Crescents 5 goals to 4 . The Saskatoon Quakers , North Battleford Beavers , and Delisle Tigers advanced to the 1931 - 32 Saskatchewan Senior Playoffs . The Humboldt Indians and Prince Albert Mintos advanced to the 1931 - 32 Saskatchewan Intermediate Playoffs . THe Saskatoon Crescents went on to the 1931 - 32 Saskatchewan Junior Playoffs as the Saskatoon Wesleys .
EJBHL Standings 1963 - 64 This is the 1963 - 64 season of the Eastern Junior B Hockey League : " Note : Kingston & Peterborough also played games against the Metro Toronto Junior B teams . " Semi Final . " Best of 3 " Final . " Best of 7 " Kingston Frontenacs advanced to the 1963 - 64 Sutherland Cup Championship playoffs .
Fred J . Hume Award The Fred J . Hume Award is a Vancouver Canucks team award given out at the end of each NHL season to the team ' s unsung hero , as decided by the Vancouver Canucks Booster Club . It was first given out after the Canucks ' inaugural season in 1970 – 71 and was named after former Mayor of Vancouver Fred J . Hume , who was also owner of the Canucks while they were in the Western Hockey League and an active campaigner to bring the NHL to Vancouver . In the history of the trophy , the most any one Canucks player has won the award is twice , accomplished by Hilliard Graves ( 1977 and 1978 ) , Rich Sutter ( 1988 and 1989 ) , Steve Bozek ( 1990 and 1991 ) , and Martin Gelinas ( 1995 and 1996 ) .
Huntsville Havoc The Huntsville Havoc are a professional ice hockey team in the Southern Professional Hockey League ( SPHL ) . They play their home games at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville , Alabama . History . The team began play in the 2004 – 05 season , following the defunct Huntsville Channel Cats of the South East Hockey League . The team finished sixth out of eight teams in the regular season in 2004 – 05 and lost a one - game playoff to the Jacksonville Barracudas . In 2006 , Huntsville finished fifth in the league and was defeated two games to none by the Florida Seals in the second round of playoffs after knocking off the defending league champion Columbus Cottonmouths in three games in the opening round . In 2007 , Huntsville ' s fourth - place regular season finish was for naught as they were swept out of the playoffs by the eventual league champion Fayetteville FireAntz . In 2008 , the Havoc finished last in the SPHL standings and were the only team left out of the league playoffs . Immediately following the conclusion of the season , the team announced it would not renew the contract of head coach John Gibson , who had led the Havoc through all four SPHL seasons , coached the SEHL Channel Cats to the league championship in 2004 , and was an All - Star defenseman for the CHL version of the Channel Cats . Eric Soltys was named head coach of the team for the 2008 – 09 season with Paul Snell serving as his assistant . In the 2008 - 09 SPHL season the Havoc finished in fourth place . In the 2009 SPHL Playoffs the Havoc was beaten in the first round by the eventual SPHL champions ( Knoxville Ice Bears ) in 5 games ( 5 game series ) . With Randy Murphy taking over coaching duties in 2009 – 10 , the Havoc finished season play in second place , earning a team - record 71 points . The Havoc entered the SPHL playoffs as the # 2 seed . In round 1 Huntsville defeated the Pensacola Ice Flyers 2 games to 1 . In round 2 the Havoc swept the Knoxville Ice Bears . The Havoc then went on to sweep the Mississippi Surge in the finals , winning their first SPHL President ' s Cup . In the 2010 – 11 season , the Havoc finished 3rd in the regular season and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Columbus . Retired numbers . Honored numbers . The following numbers were retired by the Huntsville Channel Cats . The numbers are still being honored by the Huntsville Havoc as no player has been issued the numbers .
1930 - 31 CIAU Season This is the 1930 - 31 season of the CIAU Central . There were only 2 teams registered . They played a two game total goals final . Final . " 2 games total goals " McGill University beat University of Toronto 6 goals to 4 . McGill University and University of Toronto both also played in their provincial senior leagues . McGill won the Quebec title while Toronto finished in 5th place in Ontario . See Also . List of CIAU Seasons
Del Hall Del Hall ( born June 7 , 1949 in Peterborough , Ontario ) is a former professional ice hockey left wing . He played seven professional seasons in five leagues , including two extremely productive offensive seasons with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association . He also played nine games in the NHL , all with the California Golden Seals . He played only one game with his final team , the Edmonton Oilers , before retiring in 1978 . He played Junior " B " hockey for the Chatham Maroons and then junior college for the St . Clair Saints and then signed with the California Golden Seals as a free agent in 1971 . Hall only appeared in 9 games for the Seals over the next 4 seasons , scoring 2 goals . In 1975 Hall jumped to the Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) and exploded for 47 goals and 44 assists . In 1976 - 77 he followed up with 38 goals and 41 assists . But in 1977 he was sold to the Cincinnati Stingers by the cash - strapped Roadrunners and Hall only scored 7 points in 25 games . He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for whom he only played one game before retiring . In the WHA , Hall scored 89 goals and 88 assists in 186 games .
Nick Mickoski Nick Mickoski ( December 7 , 1927 – March 13 2002 ) was a Canadian ice hockey forward . He was born in Winnipeg , Manitoba . Mickoski started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1947 . He would also play for the Chicago Black Hawks , Detroit Red Wings , and Boston Bruins . He retired after the 1960 season . He played junior with the St . Catharines Falcons of the OHA in 1943 - 44 then spent two years in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League with the Canadian Ukrainian AC and the St . James Canadians . He bounced around the minors and senior leagues for a couple of years before joining the New York Rangers for two playoff games in 1948 . Beginning in the 1948 - 49 season , " Broadway Nick " spent parts of seven seasons with the Rangers . After scoring 20 points in 1949 - 50 , he helped the Rangers reach the Stanley Cup finals for the last time in 22 years . During the overtime period of the seventh game , he hit the post . In 1950 - 51 , he hit the 20 - goal mark . Mickoski joined the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954 - 55 and was a fine two - way worker . He was picked up by the Detroit Red Wings halfway through the 1957 - 58 season and made his first playoff appearance in eight years . After playing 66 games for the club in 1958 - 59 , he was acquired by the Boston Bruins where he played his last half season . The veteran forward spent his last several years as a pro in the minors . In 1962 - 63 , he scored 41 goals for the San Francisco Seals and was named to the WHL first all - star team . He retired in 1969 after spending three years with the Grand Falls Cataracts in the Newfoundland senior league as a player - coach .
1996 – 97 Buffalo Sabres season The 1996 – 97 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres ' 28th season in the National Hockey League . The Sabres allowed the fewest shorthanded goals ( 4 ) and scored the most shorthanded goals ( 16 ) in the league . Playoffs . The Sabres defeated the Ottawa Senators in the first round , but lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round . NHL All - Star Game References . < / div >
New Glasgow Cubs The New Glasgow Cubs were a senior and then professional team in New Glasgow , Nova Scotia . They played in the Maritime Hockey League in the early 1900 ' s and then turned pro with the rest of the league ( Maritime Professional Hockey League ) in 1910 . They played until 1913 . In 1906 they won the Maritime Hockey League title and challenged for the Stanley Cup . They played a two game total goal series with the defending champion Montreal Wanderers in Montreal . On Dec . 27 they lost 10 - 3 and on Dec . 29 they lost 7 - 2 . The Cubs lost the series 17 goals to 5 . In 1914 their name was changed to the New Glasgow Black Foxes . They played one full season in 1913 - 14 and then played a partial season before folding on January 7 , 1915 .
Johnny Harms John Harms ( b . April 25 , 1925 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan - d . January 5 , 2003 ) was a professional ice hockey right winger who played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks . He played junior hockey for the Saskatoon Quakers in 1942 - 43 . The next season he turned pro with the Hershey Bears and then the next season made the Blackhawks . Harms scored 5 goals and 5 assists in 43 games with Chicago ( plus one scoreless game in 1943 - 44 ) . Harms played for the Kansas City team in the United States Hockey League from 1945 to 1950 , winning the league championship in 1946 and 1947 . He then split the 1950 - 51 season between the senior Regina Capitals and Nelson Maple Leafs . From 1951 - 52 to 1960 - 61 Harms played for the Vernon Canadians , winning the Allan Cup in 1956 . He retired in 1961 when the Canadians folded .
1925 - 26 WCIAU Season There was no league organized in the 1925 - 26 season of the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union . This season is not listed on the Canada West Standings History pdf . University of Alberta played in the Edmonton City League . University of Saskatchewan played in the Saskatoon City League . University of Manitoba had a senior team in the 1925 - 26 Winnipeg and District Intermediate Hockey League Season and a junior team in the 1925 - 26 MJHL Season .
Pentti Lund Pentti Alexander Lund ( b . December 6 , 1925 in Karijoki , Finland ) was a Canadian professional right winger who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League . He was also the recipient of the Calder Trophy in 1949 . Lund is often credited as being the first Finnish player in the National Hockey League ( Albert Pudas , however , played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1926 - 27 NHL season ) . Lund moved to Canada from Finland at the age of six and grew up in Port Arthur , Ontario . Junior career . Lund began his junior career with the Port Arthur West End Bruins and the Port Arthur Navy team from 1942 to 1945 . Lund led the league in scoring during his two seasons with the Navy team , where , in 19 regular season games , he scored an impressive 47 goals . Professional career . Lund would turn pro in 1945 – 46 with the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League , again , leading the league in scoring . In 1947 – 48 , Lund joined the Hershey Bears in the AHL where his excellent play was rewarded with two playoff game appearances with the Boston Bruins , thus becoming the first Finnish - born forward to play in the NHL . During the off - season , Lund was traded to the New York Rangers , where he won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year by scoring 14 goals and adding 16 assists in 59 games . Lund was traded back to Boston in 1951 where he would end his professional career after an eye - injury from a high - stick on November 13 , during the 13th game of the season , with Lund skating with number 13 on his jersey . Lund attempted a comeback after being sidelined for three - months , contributing 17 points with only one eye the following season . Lund would skate for two seasons with the senior Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds before retiring from hockey in 1955 . On September 29 , 1984 . Lund was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame , and 8 years later , in 1992 , inducted into the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame .
Buffalo Bisons ( IHL ) The Buffalo Bisons were a professional team representing Buffalo , New York , although they played home games in nearby Fort Erie , Ontario , Canada at the 5 , 000 - seat Peace Bridge Arena . History . The Bisons were founded in the Canadian Professional Hockey League for the 1928 – 29 season . The Bisons transferred to the International Hockey League for the next season . Buffalo were IHL league champions in 1931 – 32 and 1932 – 33 , winning the F . G . " Teddy " Oke Trophy . On March 17 , 1936 , the Bisons lost their home arena due to damage caused by thirteen inches of wet snow deposited by an early Spring storm . The arena which was only eight years old at the time , was designed with a " " Lamella Trussless " " roof to improve indoor sightlines , and reduce support frames obstructing the view . The structure proved to be too weak and collapsed under the weight of the snow . The Bisons played the remainder of the 1935 – 36 season on the road . The Bisons joined the International - American Hockey League for the 1936 – 37 season . The team started the season playing out of an arena in Niagara Falls , Ontario . It soon became clear that they wouldn ' t be able to make a profit and pay players ' salaries from ticket sales in the smaller facility . The club permanently ceased operations on December 6 , 1936 , after playing just eleven games with a record of 3 - 8 - 0 . The original Bisons were replaced in 1940 when the Syracuse Stars relocated to Buffalo , becoming the new Bisons team . The new Bisons would play from 1940 and 1970 . Season - by - season results . Regular season . Points not awarded for tied games during 1934 – 35 International Hockey League season .