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Frederick Whitcroft Frederick John " Fred " Whitcroft ( December 20 , 1882 in Port Perry , Ontario - August 9 , 1931 ) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for several notable amateur and early professional hockey squads , including the Renfrew Creamery Kings and the Kenora Thistles . Early in his career , Whitcroft made a name for himself in hockey circles with his outstanding amateur play with the Peterborough Colts . In 1907 the Stanley Cup champion Kenora Thistles signed him to a $ 700 contract . Whitcroft played well , but was unable to help the Thistles retain their Stanley Cup stewardship , losing to the Montreal Wanderers in a two game , total points series by the score of 12 – 8 . The following year Whitcroft signed a contract to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Alberta Professional Hockey League . After leading the league two years running in goals scored and making an unsuccessful challenge for the Stanley Cup , Whitcroft jumped back east and signed with the National Hockey Association ' s Renfrew Creamery Kings for $ 2 , 000 . Among his teammates were Hockey Hall of Famers Cyclone Taylor , Frank Patrick , Lester Patrick , and Newsy Lalonde . Failing to qualify for another Stanley Cup challenge with that team , Whitcroft retired from hockey after the season was over . Frederick Whitcroft died in British Columbia in August 1931 . He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962 .
George Matthews ( broadcaster ) George Matthews is the radio play - by - play announcer for the Columbus Blue Jackets , an NHL franchise . He has held this position since the team ' s inaugural 2000 - 01 season . He hails from Summerside , Prince Edward Island , Canada . Entering his 30th season of hockey broadcasting , he is known for his passionate broadcast style and also his penchant for rhyme . He can currently be heard on the Blue Jackets Radio Network through flagship stations WBNS ( AM 1460 ) and WWCD ( FM 101 . 1 ) . In addition to calling play - by - play action , he also is a regular contributor to the " Between the Pipes " radio show that airs weekly on WBNS during the hockey season . Catch phrases . Matthews ' trademark is his ability for improvised rhyme . Some examples : Matthews is also known for referring to a goal as " burying the biscuit " or " burying the stash " ( specifically when referring to left winger Rick Nash ) .
Capreol Hawks The Capreol Hawks were a Tier II Junior " A " ice hockey team from Capreol , Ontario , Canada . This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League . History . The team lasted from 1978 until it finally folded in 1986 . Prior to 1978 , the Hawks were members of the NOHA Jr . B League , where they won a league title in 1971 . The team was founded in 1970 by Marshall and Bob Edwards . After winning the 1970 Midget Championship , the Edwards ' thought that the Hawks would fare well in Junior " B " . In their first season in the league , the Hawks won the League title . They folded in 1986 , after Marshall Edwards left the team due to health problems .
Doug Crossman Doug Crossman ( born June 30 , 1960 in Peterborough , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player . Playing career . Drafted in the sixth round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft from the Ottawa 67 ' s , Crossman played 914 NHL games for the Chicago Blackhawks , Philadelphia Flyers , Los Angeles Kings , New York Islanders , Hartford Whalers , Detroit Red Wings , Tampa Bay Lightning and St . Louis Blues . He also was traded to the Quebec Nordiques and was acquired for one weekend before he was traded once again without playing a game . He retired in 1996 . In the NHL Crossman scored 105 goals and 359 assists in the 914 games that he played . In the playoffs he played in 97 games and scored 12 goals and 39 assists . He was a member of the 1987 Canada Cup Canadian National team .
Jim Benning James Benning ( born April 29 , 1963 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman . Drafted in the first round ( 6th overall ) in the 1981 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs , he played 605 games over nine seasons for the Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks , compiling 52 goals and 191 points . Prior to his professional career , he played for the Ft . Saskatchewan Traders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League . While with the Winter Hawks in 1980 – 81 , he set league records for most consecutive games with an assist ( 30 ) and with a point ( 45 ) while compiling 28 goals and a league - leading 111 assists ( also a league record for defencemen ) for 139 points and being named the league ' s top defenceman . Following his playing career , he served an amateur scout for the Anaheim Ducks ( 93 – 94 ) and then joined the Buffalo Sabres as a scout ( 1994 – 98 ) and as Director of Amateur Scouting ( 1998 – 2004 ) . He is presently the Assistant General Manager of the Boston Bruins .
Xavier Delisle Xavier Delisle ( born May 24 , 1977 , in Quebec City , Quebec ) is a former professional ice hockey centre . He was drafted in the sixth round , 157th overall , of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning . He played sixteen games in the National Hockey League : two with the Lightning ( in the 1998 – 99 season ) and fourteen with the Montreal Canadiens ( in the 2000 – 01 season ) . He won the Memorial Cup in 1996 with the Granby Predateurs . Most of his North America n pro career was spent in the minor pro leagues . In 2002 he went to spend four seasons in Germany and retired in 2006 .
Carl Voss Carl Potter Voss ( January 6 , 1907 in Chelsea , Massachusetts - September 13 , 1993 ) was an American forward in the National Hockey League . Voss became the league ' s first rookie of the year in the 1932 – 33 NHL season . Born in Chelsea , Massachusetts , he scored the Stanley Cup - winning goal for the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1938 finals . Voss was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974 as a builder , having helped the NHL and many other hockey leagues improve their officiating standards through training programs as the head referee of the NHL .
Blake Evans Blake Evans ( born 2 July 1980 in Kindersley , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre , who plays for Vålerenga in the Norwegian GET - ligaen . Draft . Evans was drafted 251st overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the National Hockey League . Career . Early career . He started his career with the WHL team Spokane Chiefs in 1996 . After one and a half season , he was traded to the Tri - City Americans ( also in the WHL ) along with Regan Darby for Zenith Komarniski on 6 October 1997 . On 8 January 2001 , he was traded to Regina Pats . He made the WHL East Second All - Star Team the same year . A few months after he was re - signed as a free agent by the St . Louis Blues on 11 April 2001 , and assigned to the Worcester IceCats and later the Peoria Rivermen . Moving abroad . On 30 August 2006 , he was signed as a free agent by the Milano Vipers of the Italian Serie A . On 20 May 2008 , he joined former team mate Regan Kelly in the Norwegian club Vålerenga .
Berlin Capitals The Berlin Capitals were a hockey team in Berlin , Germany . They played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . They were founded as the BSC Preussen in 1983 in the 2 . Bundesliga , the second highest league in the country . In 1988 they won that league and were promoted to the Bundesliga . In 1994 they were one of the founding members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga which replaced the Budesliga . In 1995 they changed their name to the Preussen Devils and in 1996 became the Berlin Capitals . They were relegated to the Regionalliga ( the lowest league ) in 2002 because of financial problems . They were promoted one level to the Oberliga in 2003 . In 2004 the team went bankrupt and was merged with the Berliner Skating Club as the Berliner SC Preussen in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . This team only lasted the one season before folding in 2005 .
1979 – 80 New York Islanders season The 1979 - 80 New York Islanders season was the eighth in the franchise ' s history . It involved winning the Stanley Cup . During the season , the Islanders dropped below the 100 - point mark for the first time in five years , earning only 91 points . Before the playoffs , Torrey made the difficult decision to trade longtime and popular veterans Billy Harris and defenseman Dave Lewis to the Los Angeles Kings for second line center Butch Goring . Goring ' s is often called the " final piece of the puzzle " : a strong two - way player , his presence on the second line ensured that opponents would no longer be able to focus their defensive efforts on the Isles ' first line of Bossy , Trottier and Clark Gillies . Contributions from new teammates , such as wingers Duane Sutter and Anders Kallur and stay - at - home defensemen Gord Lane and Ken Morrow ( the latter fresh off a gold medal win at the 1980 Olympics ) , also figured prominently in the Islanders ' playoff success . Playoffs . In the semi - finals , the Isles faced the Buffalo Sabres , who had finished second overall in the NHL standings . The Isles won the first two games in Buffalo , including a 3 – 2 victory in Game 2 on Bob Nystrom ' s goal in double overtime . They went on to win the series in six games and reach the finals for the first time in franchise history , where they would face the NHL ' s regular season champions , the Philadelphia Flyers , who had gone undefeated for 35 straight games ( 25 – 0 – 10 ) during the regular season . In Game 1 in Philadelphia , the Isles won 4 – 3 on Denis Potvin ' s power - play goal in overtime . Leading the series 3 – 2 , they went home to Long Island for Game 6 . In that game , Bob Nystrom continued his overtime heroics , scoring at 7 : 11 of the extra frame , on assists by John Tonelli and Lorne Henning , to bring Long Island its first Stanley Cup . It was the Isles ' sixth overtime victory of the playoffs . Bryan Trottier won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs . Torrey ' s strategy of building through the draft turned out very well ; nearly all of the major contributors on the 1980 champions were home - grown Islanders or had spent most of their NHL careers in the Islanders organization . Stanley Cup . New York Islanders vs . Philadelphia Flyers " New York wins the series 4 – 2 . " 1980 New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions . Gord Lane , Jean Potvin , Bob Lorimer , Denis Potvin , Stefan Persson , Ken Morrow , Dave Langevin , Duane Sutter , Garry Howatt , Clark Gillies , Lorne Henning , Wayne Merrick , Bob Bourne , Steve Tambellini , Bryan Trottier , Mike Bossy , Bob Nystrom , John Tonelli , Anders Kallur , Butch Goring , Alex McKendry , Glenn Resch , Billy Smith , Al Arbour ( coach ) , Bill Torrey ( general manager ) , Ron Waske , Jim Pickard ( trainers ) References . < / div >
Sami Evelyn Sami Evelyn ( born January 8 , 1990 ) is an ice hockey player for the Connecticut Huskies women ' s ice hockey program . Playing career . Evelyn attended John McCrae Secondary School in Nepean , Ontario while playing for the Ottawa NCCP Intermediate AA team . She was named to Team Ontario Red in 2007 as she participated in the Under 18 Canadian Championships . In addition , she played for Team Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games . NCAA . She scored her first career NCAA goal on October 4 , 2008 in a match versus the MSU - Mankato Mavericks . On November 28 , 2009 , she matched a career - high point effort as she notched two assists at Yale in the Nutmeg Classic Championship game . In the 2010 Hockey East tournament , Evelyn was a + 2 . During the 2010 – 11 Connecticut Huskies women ' s ice hockey season , she scored five goals and a team - high 14 assists for 19 points ( all career highs ) . She led all Huskies defenders in scoring , while placing third overall in team scoring . Her 0 . 54 points per game ranked fourth among Hockey East defenders . She also ranked third in conference games ( 0 . 52 points per game ) .
David Gosselin David Gosselin ( born June 22 , 1977 in Lévis , Quebec ) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played 13 games in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators . He was drafted 78th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut for the Predators during the 1999 - 00 NHL season . He currently plays in the Ligue Nord - Américaine de Hockey . Despite the fact that the Devils drafted him in 1995 , he never got much of a chance with them and remained in junior hockey until 1998 . Signed by the Nashville Predators as a free agent in 1998 , he finally got an NHL chance in 1999 - 00 , playing 10 games . A serious knee injury in the 2001 - 02 season hampered his pro career and he never got back to the NHL . He moved to Germany for three seasons ( 2003 - 06 ) . After that he returned to North America to play Quebec ' s Ligue Nord - Américaine de Hockey . He played in a total of 13 NHL games , scoring 2 goals and one assist .
Christian Larrivée Christian Larrivée ( born August 25 , 1982 in Gaspé , Quebec , Canada ) is a professional Canadian ice hockey player . He played for Storhamar Dragons in the GET - ligaen in Norway during the 2006 - 07 season where he was named Most Valuable Player in the playoffs . He scored a record 32 points in 17 playoff games . The two following seasons he spent with Rødovre Mighty Bulls in Denmark . He was chosen by the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL in the fourth round ( 114th overall ) in 2000 . He has played for the Canadiens top affiliate the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and has also played for the Long Beach Ice Dogs . In 2009 / 2010 he played for the Hockeyallsvenskan team Västerås IK or V . I . K . He signed a two - year contract with the Storhamar Dragons in July 2010 .
1999 - 00 Huntsville Channel Cats Season The 1999 - 00 Huntsville Channel Cats season was the 4 season in the Central Hockey League ( CHL ) in Huntsville , Alabama , USA . The season began on Friday , October 15 , 1999 , with a game in Huntsville against the Macon Whoopee . Regular season . Game log . October . Record : 3 - 2 - 0 ; Home : 3 - 1 - 0 ; Road : 0 - 1 - 0 November . Record : 5 - 4 - 2 ; Home : 2 - 1 - 1 ; Road : 3 - 3 - 1 December . Record : 6 - 6 - 2 ; Home : 3 - 2 - 1 ; Road : 3 - 4 - 1 Janurary . Record : 8 - 3 - 2 ; Home : 6 - 1 - 0 ; Road : 2 - 2 - 2 February . Record : 6 - 7 - 0 ; Home : 4 - 4 - 0 ; Road : 2 - 3 - 0 March . Record : 9 - 4 - 0 ; Home : 5 - 1 - 0 ; Road : 4 - 3 - 0 April . Record : 0 - 1 - 0 ; Home : N / A ; Road : 0 - 1 - 0 Playoffs . The Huntsville Channel Cats ended the 1999 - 00 season in 7 place in the league which placed them against the 2 place Columbus Cottonmouths . Columbus defeated Huntsville 3 games to 2 in the first round . ( 2 ) Columbus Cottonmouths vs . ( 7 ) Huntsville Channel Cats . Columbus wins series 3 - 2 2000 CHL Playoffs
Indianapolis Chiefs The Indianapolis Chiefs were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in the International Hockey League from 1955 to 1962 . The Chiefs were based in Indianapolis , Indiana and played at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum . In seven seasons , the Chiefs never had a regular season record with more wins than losses , but were finalists for the 1957 Turner Cup in a season dominated by the Cincinnati Mohawks . The following season they beat the Louisville Rebels for the Turner Cup .
Vaughan Vipers The Vaughan Vipers are a Tier II Junior " A " ice hockey team from Vaughan , Ontario , Canada . They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League . History . In 1991 , the expansion Royal York Rangers joined the Central Jr . B league , which became the Ontario Provincial league . In 1996 the team moved to become the Vaughan Vipers . The team folded in march 2012 . External links . < br clear = right >
Jordal Amfi Jordal Amfi is an indoor sporting arena located in Oslo , Norway . The capacity of the arena is 4 , 450 and was opened in 1952 . It is the home arena of the Vålerenga ice hockey team . History . Jordal Amfi is one of Norway ' s most legendary sporting arenas . Opened for the 1952 Winter Olympics as the first purpose - built ice hockey arenas in the country it quickly became the sports shrine in the country . For many years it remained an outdoor arena , but in 1971 a roof was built with money left in figure skating legend Sonja Henie ' s will . This made Jordal Amfi the sixth indoor hockey rink in Norway . In 1989 a new practice facility was opened next to the old arena . The so called Jordal Ungdomshall has 400 spectator places . An expansion in 1999 , in relation with the World Ice Hockey Championships , gave the stadium today ' s appearance .
Jimmie Lindström Jimmie Linström ( b . March 17th 1977 in Sundsvall , Sweden ) is a retired professional defenceman . Lindström enjoyed his best season in 2001 - 02 when he scored 12 goal s and 15 assist s in 42 games with IF Sundsvall . He retired in 2008 .
1960 - 61 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs Playoffs . Quarter Final . " Best of 5 " Trois Rivieres Reds beat Pembroke Domestics 3 wins to 1 . Semi Final . " Best of 5 " Moncton Beavers beat Trois Rivieres Reds 3 wins to 2 . Final . " Best of 5 " St Michaels College Majors beat Moncton Beavers 3 wins to none . St Michaels College Majors advanced to the 1960 - 61 Memorial Cup Final . See also . List of Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs
Glen Goodall Glen Goodall ( born 22 January 1970 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent the 2009 - 10 season playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga ( DEL ) . He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 10th round ( 206th overall ) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft .
Bill Lesuk William Anton Lesuk ( born November 1 , 1946 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Centre who played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with the Boston Bruins , Philadelphia Flyers , Los Angeles Kings , Washington Capitals , and Winnipeg Jets . He also played in the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) with Winnipeg . He was a member of the Bruins 1970 Stanley Cup winning team . Lesuk played junior hockey for the Weyburn Red Wings ( a Detroit Red Wings farm team ) from 1963 - 67 , Before he even finished his junior career , he was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1966 . The Bruins were deep at centre so Lesuk played mostly in the minors . He did play enough for the Bruins to win the Stanley Cup in 1970 . The Philadelphia Flyers picked him up in the waiver draft in 1970 . Lesuk enjoyed two decent seasons there before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1972 . After several low - scoring years , Lesuk was traded to the expansion Washington Capitals in 1974 . In 1975 Lesuk joined the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association . He played there for four seasons and enjoyed his best pro seasons . He stayed with the Jets as they joined the National Hockey League in 1979 . That was his final season as he retired in 1980 . He played in 388 NHL games and scored 44 goals and 63 assists .
North Sydney Combines The North Sydney Combines were a senior team . They played in the Cape Breton Senior Hockey League in 1956 - 57 and 1957 - 58 . In 1956 - 57 they finished in first place but lost the league final . In 1957 - 58 they again finished in first place but now won the league final . They lost the quarter final in the 1957 - 58 Maritimes Senior Playoffs .
David Sacco David Sacco ( born July 31 , 1971 in Malden , Massachusetts ) is a retired professional ice hockey player . Drafted 195th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft , Sacco played 35 games in the National Hockey League with the Maple Leafs and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , scoring a total of 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points and collecting 22 penalty minutes . He played for the United States in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer as well as in the 1993 World Championship . He spent one season in Switzerland for SC Bern before retiring . His older brother Joe Sacco also played in the NHL and is currently the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche . David is currently the head coach of the Valley Jr . Warriors ' 02 Elite squad .
Matthew Puempel Matthew Puempel ( born January 24 , 1993 ) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger currently with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL . Puempel was selected by the Petes with the sixth overall pick in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection . He was selected 24th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators . He was raised in Essex , Ontario . Amateur career . Puempel ' s 2009 – 10 season was a noteworthy rookie OHL season . He led all OHL rookies in goals and points and was second on his team in scoring . His point totals landed him at 39th in overall league scoring and he won the Emms Family Award as well as the CHL Rookie of the Year award . In his second season with the Petes , he was hampered by a back injury just before the season and a bone chip on his hip that required surgery and ended his season prematurely .
Gib Hutchinson Gordon Gibson " Gib " Hutchinson ( c . 1912 – ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender who had a long and successful career in the English National League ( ENL ) . He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1951 . Career . Hutchinson came to Britain in 1936 when he joined the Earls Court Rangers . However , he had a poor start to his British ice hockey career , giving up 232 goals in forty games . Deciding his future in ice hockey looked bleak , Hutchinson worked as a carpenter at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre . When the goaltender who replaced Hutchinson was injured , he was asked to play again . The following season , 1938 – 39 , Hutchinson was named to the ENL All - star team . An honour he was to receive another four times during his career playing for Streatham , the Wembley Lions and the Brighton Tigers . Whilst with the Tigers , Hutchinson helped them to with the league championship in 1946 – 47 and 1947 – 48 , and the Autumn Cup in 1946 and 1950 .
1922 - 23 Alberta Senior Playoffs Edmonton City League . Standings . A defeat of University of Alberta ( Dec . 11 , 1922 vs La Verendrye ) count in Camrose total . " Because of tight deadlines . the season was cut short . Camrose defaulted its remaining games and withdrew . " Semi Final . " Sudden death " Final . " Sudden death " Crows Nest League . " No playoffs . " Provincial Senior Final . " 2 games total goals " Blairmore Canadians beat Edmonton South Side 19 goals to 8 . Intermediate . Calgary Hustlers won the 1922 - 23 Alberta Intermediate Playoffs . Senior - Intermediate Final . " 2 games total goals " Blairmore beat Calgary Hustlers 10 goals to 4 . Blairmore advanced to the 1922 - 23 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs . See Also . List of Alberta Senior Playoffs
Dave Lucas David Charles Lucas ( born March 22 , 1932 in Downeyville , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1962 – 63 NHL season . He played Junior " B " for the Lindsay Kinsmen in 1951 - 52 and then turned pro with the Washington Lions of the Eastern Hockey League in 1952 - 53 . Virtually all of his career was spent in the Eastern Hockey League , most notably with the Johnstown Jets . He retired in 1969 . He was the coach of the Jets in 1964 - 65 and 1965 – 66 and coached the Salem Rebels in 1967 - 68 and 1968 - 69 . Lucas scouted for the Pittsburgh Penguins , NHL Central Scouting Bureau , and later Chicago Blackhawks .
Magness Arena Magness Arena is a 7 , 200 - seat multi - purpose collegiate sports arena in Denver , Colorado . It was built from 1997 to 1999 as part of the Daniel L . Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness , a $ 84 million , 40 , 000 square foot sports complex at the University of Denver . It is home to the University of Denver Pioneers ice hockey and basketball teams . The Ritchie Center replaced the former DU Arena which was razed in 1997 to make way for the Ritchie Center . The arena is named after cable television pioneer Bob Magness , who donated $ 10 million towards construction costs .