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Bill McCreary ( referee ) William " Bill " McCreary ( born November 17 , 1955 , Guelph , Ontario ) is a referee in the National Hockey League . McCreary first refereed an NHL game in 1984 . On February 16 , 2008 , McCreary refereed his 1 , 500th NHL game in the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins . McCreary wears uniform number 7 since the 1994 – 95 NHL season , and has been wearing a helmet for most of his refereeing career . McCreary has a pregame ritual in which he flips the puck in the air before dropping it for the opening faceoff . During the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , he officiated the men ' s hockey gold medal game won by Canada vs USA by the score of 5 - 2 . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , McCreary worked building kitchen cabinets to make ends meet . In 2007 , McCreary was selected to officiate the Stanley Cup Finals for the 13th year in a row . McCreary was not selected to work the Stanley Cup Finals in 2008 . In 2009 , McCreary officiated the Stanley Cup Finals for the 14th time . He was also selected as one of 13 NHL referees to officiate at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , including the Gold Medal Game . He will retire as an NHL referee at the end of the 2009 - 10 NHL season .
Fedor Polischuk Fedor Polischuk ( b . July 4th 1979 in Ukraine ) is a professional left winger who plays in the Russian Superleague for Metallurg Novokuznetsk . Polischuk is a regular member of the Kazakh National Team . He took part in six editions of the World Championship as well as in the 1999 World Junior Championship ; he was there in Turin for the 2006 Olympics .
Wayne Bianchin Wayne Richard Bianchin Selected by Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd round ( # 23 ) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft played junior hockey for Kamloops , Calgary , Victoria , and Flin Flon . . . . scored 114 points ( 60 goals and 54 assists ) in his final junior season in 1972 - 73 . . . . Career . After scoring 60 goals in 68 games with the WCJHL ' s Flin Flon Bombers in 1972 – 73 , Bianchin was selected 23rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft . He recorded 25 points his rookie year , but suffered a broken neck while body surfing during the offseason . He spent the next few seasons split between the AHL and NHL while recovering . The Edmonton Oilers acquired Bianchin in 1979 – 80 but he would serve just eleven games with them . He went on to play two seasons in Italy with Asiago HC and was a member of Italy ' s national team at the World Championships .
List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship ( also known as the World Junior Hockey Championship , WJHC ) is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under - 20 ice hockey teams from around the world . The ' Top Division ' features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world . After each tournament , the Directorate of the IIHF selects the Best Goalie , Best Defenceman , and Best Forward of the tournament . Winners of these awards , along with the countries they represent are shown below from the first official tournament ( 1977 ) until present .
Topeka Capitals The Topeka Capitals were a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League ' s Southern Division . The team ' s home arena was the 7 , 777 - seat Landon Arena in Topeka , Kansas . The team announced they were relocating from Topeka to Atlanta , Georgia on June 15 , 2015 . The team is based out of the Center Ice Arena in Atlanta .
Regular time Regular time ( also called Regulation time ) is the scheduled length of a hockey match . At the professional level , Regulation time consists of three 20 minute periods . At lower levels , the length of the period may be shortened . If the game is tied at the end of the third period , the game will go into either overtime , shoot - out , or a combination of both .
Austin Smith Austin Smith ( born November 7 , 1988 ) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for Ässät in the Finnish Liiga . He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round ( 128th overall ) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft . A graduate of Colgate University , Smith played with the Colgate Raiders in the a NCAA Men ' s Division I ECAC Hockey conference . In his senior year , Smith ' s outstanding play was recognized when he was recognized as ECAC Hockey ' s most valuable player and was selected to the 2011 – 12 ECAC Hockey First Team , as well as a Hobey Baker finalist and First Team All - American . After a successful loan period with Ässät during the latter half of the 2013 – 14 season , as an impending free agent with the Dallas Stars , Smith opted to remain with Pori in signing a one - year contract for the following season on January 22 , 2014 .
Sweden national women ' s ice hockey team The Swedish women ' s national ice hockey team or Damkronorna ( " the Lady Crowns " in Swedish ) is controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet . The Swedish team had traditionally been the fourth - best women ' s team in the world , behind Canada , USA and Finland . However , the team has shown steady improvement since 2001 , winning bronze medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics , the 2005 Women ' s World Ice Hockey Championships , and the 2007 Women ' s World Ice Hockey Championships , and a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics . Sweden has 2 , 888 female players ( 2005 ) . The head coach is Niclas Högberg , who was hired on March 4 , 2010 .
Dartmouth Sportsplex The Dartmouth Sportsplex is an arena located in Dartmouth , Nova Scotia . It has been home to various junior , senior and minor & high school hockey teams . It co - hosted the 2004 World Women ' s Hockey Championships with the nearby Halifax Metro Centre . The arena is currently home to the Dartmouth Subways Major Midget team . The arena ' s capacity is 3 , 000 for hockey . and 3 , 500 for stage events . There is also a fitness centre and a swimming pool located at the Sportsplex . Former Hockey clubs & events at the sportsplex . Dartmouth Moosehead Mounties . senior hockey , Dartmouth Oland Exports from 1995 - 1998 of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League . Dartmouth Destroyers of Canadian elite hockey senior league 2005 - 2006 . Home of annual SEDHMA minor hockey international hockey tournament . Air Canada national midget championships in 1992 . Fred Page Cup in 1996 . It will be the home of the Metro Marauders of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League starting in 2010 - 11 .
1980 – 81 Edmonton Oilers season The 1980 – 81 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers ' 2nd season in the NHL , and they finished with 74 points , a 5 point improvement from their 1st season . Wayne Gretzky would run away with the Art Ross Trophy , awarded to the leading scorer , as he finished with 164 points , 29 points ahead of runner - up Marcel Dionne of the Los Angeles Kings . Gretzky would also win his 2nd straight Hart Trophy , awarded to the MVP of the NHL . His 164 points were an NHL record , previously held by Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins in the 1970 – 71 NHL season when he scored 152 points . Youngsters Jari Kurri and Mark Messier would have very good offensive seasons , finishing 2nd and 3rd on the Oilers scoring list . Eddie Mio would get the majority of action in the Oilers goal , playing in a team high 43 games and having 16 wins , which set a franchise record . In the playoffs , the Oilers would face the heavily favoured Montreal Canadiens in the opening round , and they would shock the hockey world by sweeping Montreal in 3 games . In the quarter - finals , the Oilers would play the defending Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders , and would take them to 6 games before being eliminated . Playoffs . In Game One of the series versus Montreal , Wayne Gretzky had five assists . This was a single game playoff record . Playoff stats . Goaltending . Transactions . Free agents . " * Played only one game before becoming a free agent " Draft picks . Edmonton ' s draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft
West Palm Beach Barracudas The West Palm Beach Barracudas was a professional ice hockey team based in West Palm Beach , Florida . Initially known as the West Palm Beach Blaze , the team played in the Sunshine Hockey League from 1992 to 1995 and in the Southern Hockey League in 1995 - 96 . The team won all three SuHL championships . Statistics by season . Season League GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PIM Playoffs
Josie Johnson Josie Johnson , an ice hockey player for North Dakota of the WCHA was named Miss Hockey Wisconsin in 2011 . Playing career . Johnson helped Sun Prairie co - op earn its first trip to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association girl ' s hockey state tournament . USA Hockey . Johnson was an invitee to the 2010 USA Hockey National Development camp .
1971 – 72 Montreal Canadiens season The 1971 – 72 Montreal Canadiens season was the team ' s 63rd season of play . The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round . Playoffs . After winning the Stanley Cup the previous season , the Canadiens could not repeat . The Canadiens lost to the New York Rangers in the first round , losing four games to two . References . < / div >
Gord Davidson Gord Davidson ( born December 5 , 1918 in Stratford , Ontario - died August 8 , 2004 ) was a Canadian defenceman who played two seasons for the New York Rangers . He played junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Canucks from 1935 to 1938 . Davidson then played senior hockey for the Regina Aces , Regina Vic - Aces , and the Regina Rangers from 1938 to 1941 , winning the Allan Cup with the Rangers in 1941 . That Allan Cup win got the New York Rangers interested . They brought him to their farm team the New York Rovers in 1941 - 42 , where he made the Eastern Hockey League first all - star team and then up to the big team in 1942 - 43 . He played part of the 1943 - 44 season before being traded to the Buffalo Bisons . Davidson finished off his career in the American Hockey League and retired in 1951 . In the NHL Davidson played in 51 games and scored 3 goals and 6 assists .
1971 IIHF European U19 Championship The 1971 IIHF European U19 Championship was the fourth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships . Group A . Played in Presov Czechoslovakia from December 27 1970 to January 3 1971 . " Norway should have been relegated to Group B for 1972 , but were not because Romania declined their promotion . " Group B . Played in Bucharest Romania from December 27 1970 to January 3 1971 . " Romania should have been promoted to Group A for 1972 , but they declined .
1979 – 80 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1979 – 80 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their thirteenth in the National Hockey League . Player stats . Skaters . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalties in Minutes " Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Penguins . Stats reflect time with the Penguins only . Traded mid - season Goaltenders . " Note : GP = Games played ; TOI = Time on ice ( minutes ) ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; T = Ties ; GA = Goals Against ; SO = Shutouts ; GAA = Goals Against Average " Transactions . The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1979 – 80 season :
Pål Grotnes Pål Grotnes ( born 7 March 1977 in Lørenskog , Norway ) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player , who plays for Stjernen and Norway ' s national team as a goaltender . Playing career . Prior to the 2008 – 09 season he signed with Stjernen in the Norwegian GET - league , after having played two seasons with Comet . In 2008 he backstopped Comet to the semifinals for the first time in franchise history . Since then he has played two seasons for the Stjernen Hockey team , which he led to the quarter - finals in 2009 - 10 . Stjernan was defeated by Sparta . International career . 2006 Grotnes is the starting goaltender for Norway in the 2006 IIHF World Championship . He played in a 3 - 1 loss to the United States and part of a 7 - 1 loss to Canada , being pulled in favor of Mathias Gundersen . Norway finished 3rd in Group D . 2007 Grotnes is the starting goaltender for Norway in the 2007 IIHF World Championship . He went 2 - 4 - 0 in 6 games in net , posting a GAA of 3 . 51 and a save percentage of 0 . 886 . 2008 Grotnes played 7 games for Norway in the 2008 IIHF World Championship . He posted a Goals Against Average of 4 . 51 and a save percentage of 0 . 877 while going 1 - 6 - 0 in the tournament . 2009 Grotnes played in the 2009 IIHF World Championship . He had a stellar tournament posting a save percentage of 0 . 906 and a GAA of 3 . 97 after playing in 6 games for Norway . In games he started he went 1 - 4 - 0 . 2010 Grotnes was the starting goaltender for Norway in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games . He surrendered 4 goals in his first game against Canada before leaving the game with an injury . He returned in his next game against the United States , allowing 6 goals . In his third game of round robin play , Grotnes allowed 4 goals ( many of which were rebounds or tap ins ) and lost 5 - 4 to Switzerland in overtime . Grotnes received critical acclaim for his outstanding play . Grotnes was also named starting goaltender for Norway at the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany . Grotnes made 39 saves in a 5 - 2 loss to Sweden , and stopped 44 in Norway ' s shocking 3 - 2 upset against the Czech Republic . In Norway ' s final game of the round robin Grotnes made 26 stops on 27 shots in a 5 - 1 win over France to send Norway past the Preliminary Round . In the tournament ' s qualifying round , Grotnes did not play in a 12 - 1 loss to Canada and was replaced by Ruban Smith as starting goaltender . He did play in Norway ' s next game against Latvia , and recording 24 saves in a 5 - 0 loss . Grotnes has one of his best performances of the tournament in Norway ' s final game against Switzerland . He stopped 43 shots en route to a 3 - 2 victory . Grotnes finished the tournament with a record of 3 - 2 - 0 , a GAA of 3 . 00 and a save percentage of . 921 to cap off an impressive tournament . 2011 Grotnes was named to the 2011 IIHF World Championship rosters for Norway as one of the goaltenders . Before the game against Canada , Grotnes has not played a game . External links . OF DEATH =
Calder Memorial Trophy The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given " to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League . " The award has been awarded 72 times since its beginnings in 1937 . The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers ' Association at the conclusion of each regular season to determine the winner . History . The trophy is named in honor of Frank Calder , the former President of the National Hockey League from its inception in 1917 to his death in 1943 . Although " Rookie of the Year " honors were handed out beginning in 1932 – 33 , the Calder Trophy was first presented at the conclusion of the 1936 – 37 NHL season . In 1990 , Sergei Makarov of the Calgary Flames became the oldest player , at age 31 , to win the Calder , even though he had played professionally in the Soviet Union as a member of HC CSKA Moscow . After that season , the rules for awarding the Calder were amended so that players could only be eligible if they were 26 years old or younger by September 15 of their rookie season . To be eligible for the award , a player cannot have played any more than 25 games previously in any single season , nor have played in more than six games in each of two separate preceding seasons in any major professional league . The latter fact was perhaps most prominent when in 1979 – 80 , first - year phenom Wayne Gretzky was not eligible to win the Calder Trophy despite scoring 137 points ( the previous rookie record at the time being 95 ) , because he had played a full season the previous year in the World Hockey Association . The trophy has been won the most times by rookies from the Toronto Maple Leafs , who have won it on nine occasions . The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association , and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 1 points system . Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL Awards ceremony after the playoffs . Winners . < onlyinclude > References . < onlyinclude > < / onlyinclude > < onlyinclude > < / onlyinclude >
1950 - 51 MMHL Season This is the 1950 - 51 season and playoffs of the Maritime Major Hockey League . This was the first season of the league under this name . It was formerly the Maritime Senior Hockey League . In a meeting on September 10 , 1950 , the Amherst Ramblers withdrew and the Charlottetown Islanders were accepted into the league . Playoffs . Semi Finals . " Best of 9 " Charlottetown Islanders beat Moncton Hawks 5 games to 1 . Halifax St Marys beat St John Beavers 5 games to 2 . Final . " Best of 7 " Charlottetown Islanders beat Halifax St Marys 4 games to 1 . Charlottetown Islanders advanced to the 1950 - 51 Alexander Cup playoffs .
Cobourg Cougars The Cobourg Cougars are a Canadian junior ice hockey team from Cobourg , Ontario , Canada . They are a part of the East division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League , a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League . History . The Cougars spent time in the Eastern Junior " B " league and the Central Junior C Hockey League before jumping to the Central Junior " B " league in 1992 . The team graduated to Junior " A " when the league became the OPJHL the next season . In the Summer of 2010 , the Cobourg Cougars absorbed the Bowmanville Eagles . This move eliminated their local competition for players and local fan base . In March 2011 , the Cougars also absorbed the Streetsville Derbys .
Dom Sportova Dom sportova is an arena located in Zagreb , Croatia . The venue was built in 1972 on Trešnjevka , in the western part of the city . It has 32 , 000 m² of floorspace , and it features six halls . The seating capacity of the biggest two is 3 , 100 and 6 , 400 .
Niagara Purple Eagles The Niagara Purple Eagles are a Men ' s Division I team in Atlantic Hockey and a former Women ' s Division I . Men ' s program . After several years of playing at the club level , the team turned varsity in the 1996 - 97 season , which they played as a Division III program playing in the ECAC West . In 1999 they became charter members of the College Hockey America , joining two other independent teams ( Air Force and Army ) and three former Division II teams ( Alabama – Huntsville , Bemidji State and Findlay ) . Niagara went undefeated in conference play that season , 1999 – 00 , winning the conference tournament and gaining an at - large invitation to the NCAA Tournament , as the conference did not gain an automatic bid until the 2003 tournament . The purple eagles upset the University of New Hampshire to advance to the Elite Eight , where they lost to North Dakota . North Dakota went on to win that national championship . Niagara also won the College Hockey America Championship in 2004 and 2008 , appearing in the NCAA Men ' s Ice Hockey Championship again those years . In 2004 they lost against Boston College and in 2008 against Michigan . On January 29 , 2009 , Niagara University announced that the team was moving to Atlantic Hockey beginning in the 2010 - 11 season
Jiří Dopita Jiří Dopita ( born December 2 , 1968 in Šumperk , Czechoslovakia ) is Czech professional ice hockey player who has played in the Czech Elite League most of his career . He briefly played in the National Hockey League . Dopita has primarily played centre throughout his career . Playing career . Early in his career , Dopita attracted little notice as a professional prospect . At age 23 , Dopita was selected in the sixth round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins , but never came to North America while the Bruins owned his rights . However , starting in 1993 , Dopita joined the German Bundesliga with the Berlin Polar Bears , averaging over a point per game in the Bundeliga and with Berlin ' s later entry in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . Starting in the 1995 – 96 season , Dopita returned to his native Czech Republic and played with Vsetín HC of the Czech Extraliga . Dopita continued his scoring pace in the Czech Republic , averaging over a point per game every year in six seasons with Vsetín , compiling 315 career points , and being selected again in the NHL draft , this time in 1998 by the New York Islanders . However , once again , Dopita would not play with the Islanders . By the late 1990s , some considered Dopita the best player outside the NHL . He was a member of the gold medal - winning Czech team at the 1998 Winter Olympics , and was named Czech player of the year in 2001 , the first non - NHLer to win the award since Roman Turek in 1994 . When his NHL rights were moved to the Philadelphia Flyers , the Flyers made a concerted effort to bring Dopita to the NHL . The Flyers had convinced Dopita ' s former Vsetin HC teammate Roman Cechmanek to come to North America prior to the previous season and the 32 - year old Dopita agreed to join him in Philadelphia for the 2001 – 02 NHL season . However , Dopita ' s time in the NHL was to be disappointing . He recorded respectable totals getting limited ice time with Philadelphia , but a knee injury limited him to 52 games . After the season , his rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers , where he was expected to be a top - two centre . However , Dopita had a terrible season , recording only six points in 21 games . After only two years in the NHL , Dopita returned to the Czech Republic , this time with Pardubice HC . In his second year with Pardubice , at age 36 , Dopita recorded less than a point per game in European competition for the first time since his time with Olomouc HC . For 2005 – 06 , Dopita joined HC JME Znojemští Orli and has remained with the team for 2006 – 07 season too . On 5 May 2006 Dopita became the majority shareholder of Olomouc HC . Dopita now plays for HC Kometa Brno .