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Mike McMahon , Sr . Michael Clarence McMahon , Sr . ( February 1 , 1915 – December 3 , 1974 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 57 games in the National Hockey League . Born in Brockville , Ontario , he played for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins . He won the Stanley cup in 1944 with the Montreal Canadiens . He played senior hockey from 1935 to 1943 for the Brockville Magedomas , Cornwall Flyers , Quebec Aces , Montreal Royals , and the Ottawa Commandos . In 1942 - 43 he turned pro in the playoffs with the Montreal Canadiens . McMahon played all of the 1943 - 44 season with Montreal and won the Stanley Cup . In 1944 - 45 he was back down with the Montreal Royals but he played 13 games with the Canadiens in 1945 - 46 . He also played 2 games for the Boston Bruins as part of a previous trade . After 1946 he played three seasons in the minor pros . He was the player - coach of the Houston Huskies in 1947 - 48 . He retired in 1949 . In 57 NHL games he scored 7 goals and 18 assists . His son Mike McMahon , Jr . also played in the NHL .
Steve Hull Steve Hull ( born 29 August , 1952 , in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger . He played 60 games in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975 - 76 and 1976 - 77 seasons , scoring 11 goals and 17 assists .
1940 - 41 OCSL This is the 1940 - 41 season of the Ottawa City Senior League : Playoffs . Semi Final . " Best of 3 " Ottawa RCAF Flyers beat Ottawa Canadiens 2 games to 1 . Final . " Best of 5 " Hull Volants beat Ottawa RCAF Flyers 3 wins to 2 . Hull Volants advanced to the 1940 - 41 Ottawa District Senior Playoffs . See Also . List of OCSL Seasons
Western International Hockey League History . The Western International Hockey League was a senior hockey league in southeastern British Columbia . This was formerly the West Kootenay League . It changed its name when it expanded to Los Angeles and Spokane in 1946 - 47 . The Los Angeles team only lasted one season but the team in Spokane laster through most of the league ' s history . This was a senior league that won six Allan Cup s . List of Champions . - * Won Allan Cup " Note : In 1948 - 49 and 1949 - 50 the Trail Smoke Eaters advanced to the British Columbia playoffs because Spokane was not eligible for the Allan Cup . " See also . List of WIHL Seasons
Alec Martinez Alec Martinez ( born July 26 , 1987 in Rochester Hills , Michigan ) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Martinez spent his early years playing hockey in Northern California for the Santa Clara Blackhawks and San Jose Jr . Sharks . He was drafted 95th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft while playing for Miami University . He made his professional debut for the Kings ' AHL minor league affiliate Manchester Monarchs in 2008 . A year later , he was announced to the opening roster for the 2009 – 10 season with Kings in which he played 4 games and had no goals and no assists on 6 shots on goal . He was sent back down to the Manchester Monarchs for the first 20 games of the 2010 – 11 season . On November 23 , 2010 , he was recalled by the Los Angeles Kings to replace the struggling Jake Muzzin . On Wednesday , November 24 , Martinez scored his first NHL goal ( a power play goal ) in 4 - 1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre against Carey Price . Martinez had his first multi - point game December 4 , 2010 , including a goal against Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings in a 3 - 2 victory for the Kings . Since joining the squad for the 2010 - 2011 season Martinez has earned trust from coach Terry Murray for solid play in his own end while providing a solid offensive game as well . On July 8th 2011 , Martinez signed a 2 year / $ 1 . 475 million contract with the Kings
1921 - 22 Alberta Senior Playoffs Edmonton City League . Teams . Edmonton South Side ( 1st ) , Edmonton Beavers ( 2nd ) , Edmonton Government Telephone , Edmonton Hudsons Bay Company . " Statistics unavailable . " Final . " Best of 3 " " The second game was disallowed because of an ineligible player . " Beavers beat South Side 2 wins to 1 . Calgary City League . Calgary Fourex beat Calgary Tigers . Independent Team . Canmore Provincial Semi Final . " 2 games total goals " Calgary Fourex beat Canmore 12 goals to 7 . Provincial Final . " 2 games total goals " Calgary Fourex beat Edmonton Beavers 9 goals to 8 . Calgary Fourex advanced to the 1921 - 22 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs . See Also . List of Alberta Senior Playoffs
Greg Britz Gregory J . Britz After completing high school in Buffalo , New York , forward Greg Britz enrolled at Harvard University where he played for the school ' s hockey team . During his freshman season in the NCAA , Britz played in 26 games , scoring eight goals and 13 points . He enjoyed four successful seasons in the Ivy League and his most productive season came during his senior year , 1982 - 83 , when he tallied 16 goals and 39 points in 33 games . In the fall of 1983 , Britz signed a pro contract with the St . Catharines Saints , then the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs . He dressed for 44 games with the Saints , compiling 23 goals and 39 points . His strong two - way play caught the eye of the Leafs , who called him up for six games to fill - in for injured players . However , he saw limited ice time with the big club and failed to reach the scoresheet . Britz played another two years with the St . Catharines Saints and played one more game with the Maple Leafs in 1984 - 84 . In 1986 - 87 , Britz joined the Binghamton Whalers , where he had 25 goals and 41 points in 74 games . He also played his final NHL game that year , getting into the lineup of the Hartford Whalers for one game . Britz had an eight - game NHL career and was held pointless with four minutes in penalties . He is currently retired in North Carolina .
1950 - 51 OHA Senior B Playoffs These are the 1950 - 51 playoffs for the Ontario Hockey Association ' s Senior B championship : Teams qualified in the 1950 - 51 OHA Senior B Season . Quarter Finals . " Best of 5 " Brantford beat Chatham Maroons 3 wins to 1 . " Best of 7 " Markham Millionaires beat Aurora 4 wins to none . " Best of 3 " Weston Moderns beat Orillia Bombers 2 wins to 1 . Semi Finals . " Best of 5 " Brantford beat Weston Moderns 3 wins to none . " Best of 7 " Markham Millionaires beat Kingston Nylons 4 wins to 2 . Final . " Best of 7 " Brantford beat Markham Millionaires 4 wins to none . See Also . 1950 - 51 OHA Senior Season 1950 - 51 OHA Senior B Season
Steve Janaszak Steve Janaszak ( born January 7 , 1959 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired American ice hockey goaltender who played three games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars and Colorado Rockies between 1980 and 1982 . Amateur career . Janaszak attended the University of Minnesota where he was a star goaltender for the Minnesota Gophers . He was voted most valuable player in the 1979 national championship tournament as the Gophers won the NCAA title . Steve Janaszak is best known for being the back - up goalie to Jim Craig on the Miracle on Ice 1980 U . S . Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal . Steve was the only member of the team to not appear in any of the games at the Olympics . Professional career . Janaszak signed a free agent contract with the North Stars after the Olympics and appeared in one regular season game that season — a solid 2 – 2 draw against the Buffalo Sabres . Unfortunately , the North Stars already had two quality goalkeepers in Gilles Meloche and Don Beaupre and there was no room for Janaszak . After spending the next season in the minor leagues , Janaszak returned to the NHL with the Colorado Rockies who signed him as a free agent in 1982 . He also played three games for Team USA as Glenn Resch ' s backup at the 1982 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Helsinki before retiring from the game after the 1982 – 83 season . In popular culture . In the 1981 TV movie about the gold medal - winning U . S . hockey team called " Miracle on Ice " , Janaszak does not appear as a character , but rather in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony . He is played by Sam Skoryna in the 2004 Disney film " Miracle " .
The O2 arena ( London ) The O2 arena , visually typeset in branding as The O arena , is a multi - purpose indoor arena located at the centre of The O2 , a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London , United Kingdom . With a capacity of up to 23 , 000 depending on the event , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe alongside the MEN Arena in Manchester , the Lanxess Arena in Cologne and the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade . In 2008 , The O2 arena took the crown of the World ' s Busiest Arena from the MEN Arena , a title which it had held since 2001 . Background to the arena . Construction of the arena started in 2003 and finished in 2007 . Owing to the impossibility of using cranes inside the dome structure , the arena ' s roof was constructed on the ground within the dome and then lifted . The arena building ' s structure was then built around the roof . The arena building , which houses the arena and the arena concourse , is independent from all other buildings in The O2 and houses all the arena ' s facilities . The whole arena building takes up 40 % of the total dome structure . Despite The O2 arena ' s being open for only seven months of the year , the venue sold over 1 . 2 million tickets in 2007 , making it the third most popular venue in the world for concerts and family shows narrowly behind the Manchester Evening News Arena ( 1 . 25 million ) and Madison Square Garden in New York ( 1 . 23 million ) . In 2008 , it became the world ' s busiest venue taking the crown from Manchester ' s MEN Arena with sales of more than two million . Hockey . The arena has also hosted two National Hockey League contests , which started the 2007 - 08 NHL season , on 29 and 30 September , both involving the Anschutz - owned Los Angeles Kings and their regional rivals from Southern California , the Anaheim Ducks .
2008 – 09 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women ' s ice hockey season The 2008 - 09 WCHA hockey season was the tenth season of WCHA women ' s play . Since its inception , WCHA teams have won the national championship every season . The defending NCAA champions are the WCHA ’ s Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs . The Bulldogs received five first - place votes and a total of 47 points in the pre - season poll ( league coaches could not vote for their own team ) . The Bulldogs edged the Minnesota Golden Gophers , which grabbed two first - place votes , and the Wisconsin Badgers , which had one first place vote . UMD , Wisconsin and Minnesota were ranked first through third in the national USA Today / US Hockey Magazine preseason college hockey poll as well . Season outlook . For the second consecutive season , league - member coaches have picked Minnesota Golden Gophers senior forward Gigi Marvin as the pre - season most valuable player . Four other players : Wisconsin forwards Meghan Duggan and Erika Lawler plus Minnesota Duluth goaltender Kim Martin , a Patty Kazmaier finalist last year , and teammate Haley Irwin , the forward who led the league in scoring with 60 points last season - also received votes for preseason MVP . Forward Pernilla Winberg of the University of Minnesota Duluth was selected as the pre - season WCHA Rookie of the Year . Others receiving votes included Jocelyne Lamoureux , a forward from the University of Minnesota . Postseason . Jessie Vetter was the WCHA Final Face - Off MVP as Wisconsin won the League championship and garnered the top seed going into the NCAA championships .
Brad Lauer Brad Lauer ( born October 27 , 1966 in Humboldt , Saskatchewan , Canada ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward . He was drafted 34th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders . He played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the New York Islanders , the Chicago Blackhawks , the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins . He is currently an assistant coach with the Senators . Career . Born and raised in Humboldt , Saskatchewan , Lauer played three seasons with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . His final two seasons were good enough to convince the New York Islanders to draft with the 34th selection of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft . Brad had successful rookie and sophomore seasons before being hindered by injuries but continued to play in the NHL until the completion of the 1995 – 96 regular season . He made appearances with the Islanders , Chicago Blackhawks , Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins . Lauer was also a part of the Dallas Stars ' system where he provided veteran leadership for their International Hockey League ( IHL ) affiliate , the Utah Grizzlies . His most successful season of professional season was the 1992 – 93 season with the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL . Lauer notched 50 goals and 41 assists for 91 points in just 62 games played . While also dressing for the American Hockey League ( AHL ) Springfield Indians , Capital District Islanders and the IHL Las Vegas Thunder , and Cleveland Lumberjacks he retired following 2001 – 02 season after playing one season with the Sheffield Steelers in the British Ice Hockey Superleague in which he took the role as player - coach and went on to win the Playoff Championship . Coach Lauer . He now resides in Cranbrook , British Columbia where he was an assistant coach of the Kootenay Ice of the WHL , a role he has filled since the 2002 – 03 season — the coaching staff of the Ice won the Coach of the Year award twice between 2002 – 03 and 2006 – 07 and were one of the most successful and consistent teams during that span . On July 30 , 2007 , he was hired by the Nashville Predators to be the assistant coach of their primary developmental affiliate , the AHL ' s Milwaukee Admirals , staying with the team for both the 2007 – 08 and 2008 – 09 AHL seasons . He joined the Ottawa Senators as an assistant coach on July 23 , 2009
1939 - 40 Newfoundland Senior Season National Playoffs . First Round . " Sudden death " Quarter Final . " Sudden death " Semi Final . " 2 games total goals " Buchans beat Corner Brook 8 goals to 3 . St . Bonaventure ' s beat Bell Island 6 goals to 3 . Final . " 2 games total goals " St . Bonaventure ' s beat Buchans 11 goals to 7 . St . Bonaventure ' s won the Herder Memorial Trophy . See Also . List of Newfoundland Senior Seasons
List of OHA Junior A Seasons This is a list of the seasons of the Ontario Hockey Association ' s Junior A series : Note : The junior series was divided into " A " and " B " sections in 1933 . Prior to this year there was just one junior series . See List of OHA Junior Seasons for seasons before 1933 .
John Bader John Bader is a retired American ice hockey left winger . He was a star with the Irondale , Minnesota High School . The Buffalo Sabres chose him 209th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft . He played briefly with the University of Minnesota but never played professional hockey .
Nikolai Makarov Nikolai Makarov ( born December 19 , 1948 in Cheliabinsk , Russia ) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played for Traktor Chelyabinsk . He is the elder brother of the Soviet ( and NHL ) hockey legend Sergei Makarov . Playing career . Career in Soviet Union . Nikolai Makarov was a top Defenceman for Traktor Chelyabinsk during his time there . Makarov played in Soviet League from 1969 to 1982 as he had a 17 year career in Soviet top leagues . Makarov also was part of the feared Soviet National Ice hockey Team in 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships . Career in Finland . In 1982 Makarov was bought by SM - liiga team Jokerit . Makarov became a premier defenceman for Jokerit and was selected the best defenceman of the year in 1983 . At the end of the regular season 1982 – 82 , an opponent slashed his arm with his stick , causing a major injury , and Makarov was not able to recover fully before the play - off finals against IFK Helsinki , which Jokerit lost 3 - 2 . One might speculate if Jokerit would have fared better in the finals , had Makarov been healthy throughout the series . The following year Makarov still played for Jokerit , but his play was visibly less energetic . At the end of his two years with Jokerit he retired from active playing in 1984 . Nikolai Makarov was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981 .
1928 Stanley Cup Finals The 1928 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the New York Rangers and the Montreal Maroons . It was the first appearance by the Rangers in the Finals and was their first victory of the Stanley Cup in only their second season . Paths to the Final . The Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the quarter - finals total - goals series 6 – 4 . They then defeated the Boston Bruins in the semi - finals total - goals series 5 – 2 to reach the Final . The Montreal Maroons defeated the Ottawa Senators in the quarter - finals total - goals series 3 – 1 . And they then defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the semi - finals total - goals series 3 – 2 to reach the Final . The series . The Series had to be played in Montreal , as the circus had taken over New York ' s Madison Square Garden . † † The Rangers lost their goalie Lorne Chabot to eye injury in the second game . In one of the most famous incidents in hockey history , 44 - year - old coach Lester Patrick took over with the recorded words " Boys , don ' t let an old man down , " and his efforts inspired the Rangers to a 2 – 1 victory in overtime . Patrick became the oldest person to play in the Stanley Cup finals ( 44 years - 3 months - 10 days old ) , a record which remains unsurpassed to this day . For the following matches , the Rangers hired New York Americans goalie Joe Miller , who won two games including a shutout . New York Rangers vs . Montreal Maroons " New York wins best - of - five series 3 – 2 " New York Rangers 1928 Stanley Cup champions . Roster | * Non - players engraving - notes
Joel Quenneville Joel Norman Quenneville ( born September 15 , 1958 , in Windsor , Ontario , Canada ) is the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks professional team . He is a former defenceman and former head coach of the Colorado Avalanche and St . Louis Blues . As a player , Quenneville was drafted 21st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft . He has played for the OHA Windsor Spitfires , AHL New Brunswick Hawks , Toronto Maple Leafs , Colorado Rockies , New Jersey Devils , Hartford Whalers , AHL Baltimore Skipjacks , Washington Capitals and AHL St . John ' s Maple Leafs . He has also been a player / assistant coach of St . John ' s , head coach of the AHL Springfield Indians , and assistant coach of the Quebec Nordiques and Colorado Avalanche . He won the Jack Adams Award with the Blues in the 1999 – 2000 NHL season . Quenneville won the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Avalanche in 1996 . He then moved to the Blues franchise , becoming head coach midway through the next season after Mike Keenan was fired . He led St . Louis to 7 straight playoff berths . In Quenneville ' s 8th season with the Blues , the team started poorly . Late in the year , St . Louis was in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in a quarter century . As a result , Quenneville was fired . Quenneville was hired to coach the Avalanche in June 2004 , before the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout resulted in the season ' s cancellation . In his first year with the Avalanche , he led the team to the playoffs and a first round upset of the Dallas Stars . On March 25 , 2007 , Quenneville coached his 750th career game . He became one of only seven currently active coaches to reach 750 games as of the 2006 – 07 season . Quenneville reached his 400th coach win on October 26 , 2007 , in a 3 - 2 OT win in Calgary against the Flames . On May 9 , 2008 , the Avalanche announced that Quenneville was leaving the organization . Quennville was hired as a pro scout by the Chicago Blackhawks in September 2008 . On October 16 , 2008 , Quenneville was promoted to Head Coach of the Chicago Blackhawks , replacing former Blackhawk Denis Savard .
1967 - 68 Memorial Cup Final Memorial Cup Final . " Best of 7 " " @ Niagara Falls " ( Except for the second game which was held @ Montreal ) Niagara Falls Flyers beat Estevan Bruins 4 wins to 1 . Niagara Falls Flyers won the Memorial Cup . See also . List of Memorial Cup Finals
North Bay Centennials History . The North Bay Centennials were a major junior team . They played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 2002 . The Centennials played in the North Bay Memorial Gardens . The Centennials were born when the second version of the Niagara Falls Flyers moved to North Bay in 1982 after a new arena was turned down in Niagara Falls . The team won the league title in 1993 - 94 but lost out in that year ' s Memorial Cup round robin tournament , An aging arena , declining attendance , and a poor on - ice record led to the team ' s sale and move to become the Saginaw Spirit in 2002 .
Pete Palangio Peter Albert Palangio ( September 10 , 1908 – December 24 , 2004 ) was a professional ice hockey player who played 70 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens , Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks . Born in North Bay , Ontario , he won the Stanley Cup in 1938 with Chicago . He died December 24 , 2004 in North Bay , Ontario . He was the last surviving member of Black Hawks 1938 Stanley Cup team . After a stellar season with the senior North Bay Trappers in 1926 - 27 , Palangio signed as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens and played 6 games that season . The Canadiens loaned him to the Detroit Cougars the next season , and he played 14 games for the Cougars , scoring 3 goals . A 3 game stint with Montreal in 1928 - 29 put an end to his NHL career for a time . He spent the next seven seasons in the minor pros . The Chicago Black Hawks gave him another chance in 1936 - 37 , and he won a Stanley Cup in 1937 - 38 . That marked the end of his NHL career , with 71 games and 13 goals and 10 assists . He was player - coach of the Tulsa Oilers in 1940 - 41 . Later on he would play for his hometown senior North Bay Black Hawks and retired in 1949 . He coached the Hawks in 1951 - 52 .
Vancouver Ex - King George Vancouver Ex - King George was a junior and a senior team in Vancouver , British Columbia . It was made up of alumni from King George High School . It first entered a team in the Vancouver City Junior League in 1922 - 23 . A senior team was first entered in the Vancouver City Senior League in 1925 - 26 . The junior team won the British Columbia junior titles in 1929 - 30 , 1930 - 31 , and 1934 - 35 but lost in each season in the Western Canada Memorial Cup playoffs . The senior team won the city championships in 1928 - 29 and 1931 - 32 . They lost the British Columbia senior playoffs in each of those years . The poor popularity of amateur hockey in Vancouver forced both teams to fold by 1935 - 36 .
Myron Stankiewicz Myron " Mike " Stankiewicz ( born December 4 , 1935 in Kitchener , Ontario ) is a retired professional ice hockey player . He played 35 NHL games with the St . Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers , scoring 7 assists . Despite his brief NHL career , Stankiewicz was a top goal scorer in the AHL , breaking the 20 - goal mark six times in seven seasons with Hershey . Myron is the brother of Ed Stankiewicz , a pro hockey left winger who played 6 games in the NHL .