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Lou Nanne Louis Vincent " Lou " Nanne ( born June 2 , 1941 in Sault Ste . Marie , Ontario ) is a retired Defenceman and general manager who has made significant contributions to hockey in the United States . Biography . Early life . Nanne grew up in Sault Ste . Marie where he played hockey with Phil Esposito and Tony Esposito . He moved to the University of Minnesota in 1960 where he played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers while studying business administration and was coached by the legendary John Mariucci . He was one of the biggest stars in American college hockey during the 1960s , and became an American citizen in 1967 which allowed him to play for the US Olympic hockey team alongside Herb Brooks . The team finished 6th at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble . Pro career . Nanne started his National Hockey League career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1968 after the Olympics . He would spend his entire career in Minnesota , playing 635 NHL regular season games for the Stars in 1968 – 78 . A steady defenceman and sometime forward , he scored 21 goals in 1971 – 72 but was mostly known for his defensive , penalty killing abilities . Nanne frequently played for U . S . national team in 1976 – 77 as the North Stars usually failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs , allowing him to participate in the 1976 and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments as well as the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup . Nanne served as the team captain or assisting captain in all of these tournaments ( he also was captain of the 1968 Olympic team ) . Post career . Lou Nanne is probably best known for his career as a general manager and coach of the North Stars and for the United States Canada Cup entries . He quickly rebuilt the North Stars into a contender after his playing career ended in 1978 . The Stars reached the Stanley Cup finals in 1981 and semifinals in 1984 . Nanne also served as general manager of the United States team in the 1981 Canada Cup and 1984 Canada Cup tournaments . He finally resigned from the North Stars in 1988 due to health reasons .
Maurice ' Rocket ' Richard Trophy The Maurice ' Rocket ' Richard Trophy is awarded to the player scoring the most goals in a National Hockey League season . It was first awarded in 1998 - 99 and is named after the legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger Maurice Richard .
Erick Lizon Erick Lizon ( born November 29 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League . He has also played for the Bakersfield Condors , Laredo Bucks , Oklahoma City Blazers , Rockford IceHogs , Victoriaville Tigres , Worcester Sharks and Wichita Thunder .
Jim Thomson James B . Thomson ( born December 30 , 1965 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . Selected 185th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft , Thomson also played for the Hartford Whalers , New Jersey Devils , Los Angeles Kings , Ottawa Senators , and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . In total , Thomson played 115 regular seasons games , scoring 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points and collecting 416 penalty minutes . He also played one playoff game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992 – 93 NHL season .
Yorkton Legion The Yorkton Legion were an intermediate and then a senior team that played from 1946 - 47 to 1952 - 53 . In the 1946 - 47 Saskatchewan Intermediate Playoffs and in the 1947 - 48 Saskatchewan Intermediate Playoffs the Legion lost the Northeastern League final . In the next two seasons they lost the Southern League playoffs . The Legion moved up to the senior level in 1950 - 51 . They won the 1950 - 51 Saskatchewan Senior Playoffs but lost the quarter final in the 1950 - 51 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs . The team finshed first in the regular season but lost the 1951 - 52 Saskatchewan Senior Playoffs final . Their last season was in the 1952 - 53 Saskatchewan Senior Playoffs when they finished in last place .
Michal Neuvirth Michal Neuvirth ( born March 23 , 1988 ) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected 34th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . After being drafted into the NHL by the Capitals , Neuvirth began a two - year major junior career in the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) . He began with the Plymouth Whalers in 2006 – 07 before being traded on November 13 , 2007 , to the Windsor Spitfires , along with defenceman Tom Kane and a 4th round draft pick in 2009 in exchange for defenceman Michal Jordan , goaltender Matt Hackett , a 2008 second round OHL draft pick , and a third round pick in 2009 . After spending less than half a season with the Spitfires , however , he was traded yet again on January 8 , 2008 , to the Oshawa Generals along with Ryan Baldwin for forward Justin Shugg , goaltender Jakub Kovář and second - round picks in 2008 and 2011 . Neuvirth turned pro in 2008 – 09 with the South Carolina Stingrays , the Capitals ' ECHL affiliate . During his short stint with the Stingrays , he was named to the 2009 ECHL All - Star Game for the American Conference . He was called up to the Hershey Bears of the AHL during the season and , before long , received his first NHL call - up to the Capitals when Semyon Varlamov was sidelined due to injury . He made his NHL debut on February 14 , 2009 , against the Tampa Bay Lightning . Making 31 saves , including a breakaway glove save on Vincent Lecavalier , Neuvirth backstopped the Capitals to a 5 - 1 victory for his first NHL win . He then played in his Capitals home debut on February 26 against the Atlanta Thrashers , recording another win with a 21 - save effort . He finished the season appearing in 5 games total for the Capitals with a 2 – 1 record and 3 . 00 goals against average ( GAA ) . After being returned to the Bears , Neuvirth helped his team to the 2009 Calder Cup finals . He recorded a shutout in game three for the Bears to take a 2 – 1 series lead against the Manitoba Moose . Neuvirth then went on with the Hershey Bears to win the 2009 Calder Cup , earning MVP honors after his game 6 win . Neuvirth went 16 - 6 in the playoffs and finished the postseason with a 1 . 92 GAA , topping Frederic Cassivi ' s previous AHL playoff best 2 . 10 GAA .
Gordon Laxton Gordon " Gordie " Laxton ( b . March 16 , 1955 ) is a former professional goaltender who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League . Playing career . Gordon Laxton played two seasons for New Westminster Bruins in the WCHL before he was drafted 13th overall in the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins and 33rd overall in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft by the Michigan Stags . Laxton chose the NHL over WHA and signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins . Laxton played 17 games for the Penguins during his 4 NHL seasons . He played for many AHL and IHL teams during his career . Gordon Laxton never made a breakthrough into the Major Leagues and retired in 1983 .
Joe Finley Joseph Scott Finley ( born June 29 , 1987 ) is an American ice hockey defenseman . He is currently playing for HIFK in the Finnish SM - Liiga . Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round ( 27th overall ) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft . Before Finley had arrived to Helsinki in 2016 , he got a nickname , " The Red # 3 " after Lalli Partinen , a former defensman who played for HIFK from 1969 to 1977 . Playing career . Finley was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft , and joined the team ' s AHL club , the Hershey Bears , he was later sent to the team ' s ECHL team , the South Carolina Stingrays . Finley missed the majority of the 2009 - 10 season on injured reserve when on November 21 , 2009 , in a game with the Stingrays against the Gwinnett Gladiators , he ruptured an artery in his hand which required surgery . On September 18 , 2011 , Finley accepted an invitation to training camp by the Buffalo Sabres . He impressed enough that he was signed to an AHL contract , and assigned to the Rochester Americans Through the first quarter of the season , Finley was impressive as one half of the Americans shut - down defensive pairing . He led the Americans in + / - with a + 10 . The Sabres and Finley reached a three - year contract on November 28 , 2011 , that will allow Finley to be called up by Sabres organization . Two days after the deal was completed , Finley was called up by the Sabres where he made his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings on December 2 , 2011 . Finley was the 475th player to play in the NHL after starting his career in the ECHL . Prior to the lockout shortened 2012 - 13 NHL season , Finley was claimed off waivers from the Sabres by the New York Islanders on January 14 , 2013 . On July 29 , 2014 , Finley signed as a free agent to a one - year AHL contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs In the 2014 - 15 AHL Season season , Finley appeared in 54 games with the Bulldogs , contributing with 3 assists and 132 penalty minutes . On October 8 , 2015 , Finley continued in the AHL , signing a one - year AHL deal with the Iowa Wild , an affiliate to the Minnesota Wild In the 2015 - 16 season , Finley appeared in 56 games with Iowa , recording a professional high of 5 goals from the blueline . On June 21 , 2016 , Finley opted to pursue a career abroad , agreeing to a one - year deal with Finnish club , HIFK , of the Finnish Liiga
Channel One Cup Channel One Cup ( formerly Izvestia Trophy ) is an annual ice hockey event held in Russia under the auspices of the TV Channel One . The tournament started in 1967 in Moscow in the Soviet Union and is played in December every year , only exception was during 1974 to 1975 when its matches were spread out during the season . 1992 it was played in Saint Petersburg and as of 2000 some of its matches have been played in other Europe an countries of the participating teams . During the 1970s and 1980s the cup was often commonly referred to as " The Little World Championships " . Since 1996 it is part of the Euro Hockey Tour . The tournament ' s name . The name of the tournament has changed several times during its entire history : Channel One Cup winners . Winner , runner - up and third place is determined by total standing after a round - robin style of play . If teams are tied in points , the standing is determined by won games between the tied teams . Links . Official website of the Channel One Cup
Joe Vitale Joe Vitale ( born August 20 , 1985 in St . Louis , Missouri ) is an American ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization of the National Hockey League . Vitale began his professional career in 2009 with the Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League . Biography . Joe Vitale graduated from Christian Brothers College High School in St . Louis , Missouri , where he was part of three state championships , two undefeated seasons and one national title . He also played for the St . Louis Jr . Blues of the Central States Hockey League for two seasons , including a national championship in 2003 - 04 . In 2004 - 05 , he played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League . On July 30 , 2005 , Vitale was drafted by the Penguins with the 195th selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa , ON , CAN . He enrolled in Northeastern University and began his college career as a freshman in 2005 - 06 . He was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week in February and received Northeastern ' s Ed Arrington Memorial Rookie of the Year Award . In 2006 - 07 , he was named alternate captain of the squad as a sophomore and was named to Hockey East ' s All - Academic Team . As a junior in 2007 - 08 , he was named All - New England and New England ' s Most Improved Player , was named to the All - Hockey East Second Team , and was Northeastern ' s Most Valuable Player . Vitale capped his career when Northeastern lost to UMass - Lowell in the second round of the 2009 Hockey East Men ' s Ice Hockey Tournament . He finished his career at Northeastern with 34 goals and 60 assists for 94 points and 268 penalty minutes in 143 games . On April 3 , 2009 , Vitale signed a one - year , entry level NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2009 - 10 season . He also signed an Amateur Try - Out contract with the Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins for the remainder of the 2008 - 09 season . He recorded his first professional goal and assist on April 4 , 2009 against the Albany River Rats . He finished the season with 4 points in 5 regular season games . Vitale also played in all 12 of the Penguins playoff games . He is expected to continue his professional career for Wilkes - Barre / Scranton in 2009 - 10 .
MetJHL Standings 1967 - 68 The 1967 - 68 Metro Junior B Hockey League season : Standings . Team GP W L T GF GA P Playoffs . Quarter Finals . " Best of 7 " Semi Finals . " Best of 7 " Final . " Best of 7 " Markham advanced to the 1967 - 68 Sutherland Cup Championship playoffs . See Also . List of OHA Junior B Seasons
Port Alfred Nationale The Port Alfred Nationale were a senior and junior team in Port Alfred , Quebec . The senior team played in the Lac St Jean Senior League in the early 1950 ' s . The junior team played in the Saguenay Junior League during the late 1950 ' s and the 1960 ' s . They won the league title in 1957 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1969 , and 1970 .
H . Montagu Allan Sir Hugh Andrew Montague Allan ( October 13 , 1860 – September 26 , 1951 ) was a Canadian banker , ship owner , and a sportsman who donated the Allan Cup , the trophy symbolic of men ' s amateur ice hockey supremacy in Canada . He was born in Montreal . An Ice Hockey enthusiast , Sir Montagu donated The Allan Cup in 1908 , as a championship trophy for senior hockey , which is still competed for today . Like the Stanley Cup , the Allan Cup was originally a challenge trophy , meaning teams could issue challenges to the reigning champion , hoping to defeat them and earn the status of champion for themselves . But when challenges for the Allan Cup grew so frequent that they became unmanageable , the format was altered in 1914 so that regional champions would compete for this prestigious national trophy . Beginning in 1920 , when hockey was first introduced to the Olympic Games , the reigning Allan Cup champion was chosen to represent Canada . This continued until Father David Bauer ( ice hockey ) introduced a national hockey program that produced a team of selects at the 1964 Olympic Games . For his contribution to the sport of Ice Hockey , in 1945 he was made a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders category . His cousin , Lady Isobel Brenda ( Allan ) Meredith ( 1867 - 1959 ) donated the Lady Meredith Cup in 1920 , which was the first ice hockey trophy to be competed for amongst women in Canada . She was the wife of his friend Sir Vincent Meredith , 1st Baronet of Montreal .
Nicklas Grossman Nicklas Grossman ( born January 22 , 1985 in Nacka , Sweden ) is a professional ice hockey defenceman , currently with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Grossman ' s professional career began in the Swedish Elite League during the 2003 – 04 season with Södertälje SK as a right wing . However , Grossman only notched two career points in the SEL , both assists , over two seasons . Even so , he was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in the second round with the 56th overall pick . Grossman ' s professional debut in North America came on October 8 , 2005 , with Stars affililate the Iowa Stars . It was then that Grossman was converted to a regular defenceman , a move that led to his being named Iowa ' s Most Improved Player after his rookie season . Grossman scored his first career NHL goal in a Western Conference Finals game against the Detroit Red Wings on a power play . In May 2008 , he was given a new 2 - year deal of about $ 2M to stay with the Dallas Stars .
1961 - 62 Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs Quarter final . " Best of 5 " Prince Albert Anavets beat Brandon Cloverleafs 3 wins to none . Semi finals . " Best of 3 " Twin Cities Macs beat Lacombe Rockets 2 wins to none . Marathon Mercurys beat Prince Albert Anavets 3 wins to 2 . Final . " Best of 5 " Marathon Mercurys beat Twin Cities Macs 3 wins to none . See also . List of Western Canada Intermediate Playoffs
Ty Rattie Ty Rattie ( born February 5 , 1993 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL . In June 2011 , the St . Louis Blues made Rattie their first draft pick and the 32nd overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . < / ref > He was ranked 17th among draft eligble prospects by Central Scouting . Blues ' scouting director Bill Armstrong stating about him " He ' s someone that we liked because of his high skill level . Obviously , he ' s got some work to do as far as his strength , but he has been able to put up points his whole life at every level . " Rattie was the first draft pick Armstrong made as the Blues ' scouting director . Rattie was raised in Airdrie , Alberta . The Winterhawks made Rattie the 2nd overall selection in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft , behind only Ryan Nugent - Hopkins , who was drafted first overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . During the Winterhawks 2010 - 11 season , Rattie had 28 goals and 51 assists in 67 games ; he was a playoff scoring leader with 22 points ( 9 goals , 13 assists ) and " led Portland with a plus - 11 rating in 21 playoff games " as they reached the WHL finals . "
Jack Brownschidle John J . ( Jack ) Brownschidle Jr . ( born October 2 , 1955 ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 494 NHL games with the St . Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1985 . He was born in Buffalo , New York . His brother Jeff Brownschidle was also a former National Hockey League player . He played for the University of Notre Dame from 1973 to 1977 . The Cleveland Crusaders chose him 130th overall in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft while the St . Louis Blues chose him 99th overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft . Brownschidle chose the Blues and turned pro in 1977 . After splitting two seasons between the Salt Lake Golden Eagles and the Blues , he became a Blues regular in 1978 - 79 . He was especially proficient as the quarterback of the power play . In March , 1984 , the Hartford Whalers claimed him on waivers . He played for Hartford and their farm team the Binghamton Whalers until 1986 . In 1986 - 87 he played for the Rochester Americans and then retired . In the NHL he played in 494 games and scored 39 goals and 162 assists . In international hockey , Jack Brownshidle played for Team USA at the 1975 and 1979 World Championship s and the 1981 Canada Cup .
2008 Calder Cup Playoffs The 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 16 , 2008 . The sixteen teams that qualified , eight from each conference , played best - of - 7 series for division semifinals , finals and conference finals . The conference champions played a best - of - 7 series for the Calder Cup . The Calder Cup Final ended on June 10 , 2008 with the Chicago Wolves defeating the Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins , four games to two , to win the second Calder Cup in team history . Jason Krog won the Jack A . Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP , after having already been named the regular - season MVP . Krog also tied the AHL record for most assists in one playoff with 26 . In Game 5 of the East Division Semifinals between the Philadelphia Phantoms and Albany River Rats , Ryan Potulny of Philadelphia scored 2 : 58 into the fifth overtime period , ending the longest game in AHL history . Chicago ' s Darren Haydar set two AHL playoff scoring records in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final by recording his 52nd career AHL playoff goal , as well as his 120th career AHL playoff point . In the same game , Wilkes - Barre / Scranton ' s Alex Goligoski set an AHL record for most points scored by a defenceman in a single post - season with 26 . This eclipsed the record set by former Wilkes - Barre / Scranton defenseman Chris Kelleher , who scored 25 points in the 2001 Calder Cup Playoffs . Goligoski extended his record to 28 points before the playoffs ended . Playoff seeds . After the 2007 – 08 AHL regular season , 16 teams qualified for the playoffs . The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs , except in the North division where the fourth playoff spot was taken by the fifth - placed team from the West division since the fifth - placed San Antonio Rampage earned more points than the Hamilton Bulldogs during the season . This is because the West division has 8 teams while the other three divisions have 7 teams each . Therefore , this was the only situation in which a crossover was possible . The Providence Bruins were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record . The Chicago Wolves were the Western Conference regular season champions . Bracket . In each round the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage , meaning they receive the " extra " game on home - ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games . There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations .
Paul Martin Paul Joseph Martin ( born March 5 , 1981 ) is a professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins . Playing career . Martin played high school hockey at Elk River High School and was the Mr . Hockey award winner . In 2000 , he was drafted in the second round , 62nd overall by the New Jersey Devils . He has sound offensive instincts and a projectable frame . He was part of a successful program at the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . He helped his school win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division I National Championships . He played for the Devils from the 2003 – 04 season until July 2010 . Pittsburgh Penguins . Martin signed a 5 - year , $ 25 million ( USD ) contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent on July 1 , 2010 . He made his Penguins regular season debut on October 7 , 2010 against the Philadelphia Flyers , picking up the primary assist on Tyler Kennedy ' s 3rd period goal , the Penguins ' first ever at the Consol Energy Center . He returned to New Jersey to face his former team for the first time on October 11 and finished the game with a goal , an assist and over 26 minutes of ice time in a 3 - 1 Penguins victory . International play . Martin was named to the United States men ' s national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , and again in 2010 for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver , Canada along with teammates Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner . Martin , however , did not see any action in the 2006 Olympics , and missed the 2010 Olympics because of a broken arm ( being replaced for the latter by Tim Gleason ) .
Colin Chisholm Colin Chisholm ( born February 25 , 1963 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman . He was drafted in the third round , 60th overall , by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft . He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars in the 1986 – 87 season , going scoreless . However he was unable to continue playing hockey due to a medical condition .
2005 - 06 SEMHL season This is the 2005 - 06 South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League season , the league ' s 55th season . Playoffs . Carman received bye Altona defeated Oakville Morden defeated Plum Coulee Notre Dame defeated Warren " 2 - games - to - 1 " Carman defeated Notre Dame Morden defeated Altona Carman defeated Morden