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Pittsburgh Penguins Team MVP The Pittsburgh Penguins Most Valuable Player is an award given by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League at the conclusion of every season to the player or players deemed most valuable to the team . The first winner , following the Penguins first season in the league in 1968 , was goaltender Les Binkley . Mario Lemieux was voted team MVP 12 times , between 1985 and 2003 . Jaromir Jagr has won the second most awards with four . Jean Pronovost won three times , while Dave Burrows , Ron Schock , Ron Francis , Sidney Crosby , and Evgeni Malkin have each won twice . The MVP has most frequently been a center , who have been selected 27 times . Eleven wingers have been selected , ten of them right wings . A defenseman was selected six times . Three different goaltenders have also been selected .
Robert Dirk Robert Dirk ( born August 20 , 1966 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League between 1987 and 1996 . Playing career . Dirk was selected 53rd overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the St . Louis Blues . He would turn pro in 1986 and spend the next 5 seasons bouncing between the NHL club and the Peoria Rivermen , the Blues IHL affiliate . He would finally stick on the Blues roster full - time in 1990 – 91 , appearing in 41 games before being moved to the Vancouver Canucks in a 6 - player deal at the trade deadline . Dirk would find a home on an up - and - coming Vancouver team . While is skating and skill level were limited , he was a big , bruising defensive defender well thought - of for his heart and grit . He appeared in a career - high 72 games in 1991 – 92 , recording 2 goals and 9 points along with 126 penalty minutes . In 1992 – 93 , he set career bests with 12 points and 150 penalty minutes in 69 games . He spent his third full season with the Canucks in 1993 – 94 , but the acquisition of Jeff Brown and Bret Hedican in a deal with St . Louis left Vancouver with too many bodies on defense , and he was dispatched to the Chicago Blackhawks for a draft pick at the trade deadline . After only 6 games for Chicago , Dirk was moved again , this time to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks , for the 1994 – 95 campaign . After a season and a half with the Ducks , he was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens in 1996 . However , he would fracture his shoulder in his debut for Montreal and was never able to establish himself , appearing in only 3 games for the team . Released by the Habs following the 1995 – 96 season , Dirk spent a year in the IHL before retiring and moving into coaching . He finished his career with 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points in 402 career games , along with 786 penalty minutes . Coaching career . On his retirement as a player in 1997 , Dirk accepted a head coaching job in the UHL with the Winston - Salem Icehawks . He would spend three seasons in the UHL , one in Winston - Salem before joining the Saginaw Gears for two more years . He spent the 2000 – 2002 seasons with the WCHL Tacoma Sabercats , before being hired as the first head coach of the Texas Wildcatters of the ECHL . Following his release from the Wildcatters in 2005 , Dirk remained in Beaumont , Texas to take a job as the director of the Montagne Center , the home venue of the athletic squads for Lamar University . He then traveled to and from Houston , Texas to coach his son ' s bantam AA team . He is now a coach for the miget AAA hockey team for the Okanagan hockey school .
Aleš Kotalík Aleš Kotalík ( born December 23 , 1978 in Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia ) is a professional ice hockey right winger playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Kotalík was drafted 164th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft . In the 2005 – 06 NHL season , he had a career high in goals 25 , assists 37 and points 62 . The recent 2006 – 07 NHL season he was 5 for 7 in shootouts and second in the NHL with four shootout deciding goals . He was out for 16 games because of an injured right knee . On March 4 , 2009 , Kotalík was traded by the Sabres to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . Kotalík finished the season in Edmonton before being signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers on July 9 , 2009 to a three - year , $ 9 million contract . International play . Kotalík played his first game for the national team in 2000 , and has played 21 times for the Czech national team ( as of Jan 3 2009 ) . Played for the Czech Republic in :
2012 – 13 SM - liiga season The 2012 – 13 SM - liiga season was the 38th season of the SM - liiga , the top level of ice hockey in Finland , since the league ' s formation in 1975 . The title was won by Ässät Pori who defeated Tappara Tampere in the finals . Regular season . Each team played four times against every other team ( twice home and twice away ) , getting to 52 games . Additionally , the teams were divided to two groups , where teams would play one extra game . One group included Ässät , Blues , HIFK , Jokerit , Kärpät , Lukko and TPS , while other had HPK , Ilves , JYP , KalPa , Pelicans , SaiPa and Tappara . Additionally , there were two games where teams could choose the opponents . These were played back - to - back in January and the choices were made in December , with team with lowest point total to that date was able to choose first . These pairs were : Pelicans - Ilves , TPS - Lukko , Ässät - Blues , HIFK - HPK , Tappara - Jokerit , Kärpät - KalPa and SaiPa - JYP . Top six advanced straight to quarter - finals , while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots . The last - placed team Ilves had to play best - of - seven series against Mestis winner Jukurit . Playoffs . Wild card round ( best - of - three ) . Kärpät - Lukko 1 - 2 HIFK - SaiPa 2 - 1 Quarterfinals ( best - of - seven ) . Jokerit - Lukko 2 - 4 Tappara - HIFK 4 - 1 JYP - HPK 4 - 1 Ässät - KalPa 4 - 1 Semifinals ( best - of - seven ) . Tappara - Lukko 4 - 0 JYP - Ässät 1 - 4 Finals ( best - of - seven ) . Tappara - Ässät 2 - 4 Relegation ( best - of - seven ) . Ilves - Jukurit 4 - 1
Jim McElmury James Donald McElmury ( born October 3 , 1949 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 180 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1978 . He played with the Colorado Rockies , Kansas City Scouts , and Minnesota North Stars after starring for the Bemidji State University men ' s ice hockey team . He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics as well as the 1971 and 1977 World Ice Hockey Championships . McElmury was not drafted by any NHL club and signed as a free agent with the Minnesota North Stars right after the 1972 Olympics . He spent the next two seasons in the Stars ' organization but only played in 7 games for the NHL team . In 1974 he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings but ended up signing as a free agent with the expansion Kansas City Scouts . McElmury played four seasons with the Scouts and their successors the Colorado Rockies , playing in 169 games for the NHL team . He retired in 1978 . In his NHL career , McElmury played in 180 games , scoring 14 goals and 47 assists .
1941 Clarence Schmalz Cup These are the 1940 - 41 playoffs for the Clarence Schmalz Cup , the Ontario Hockey Association ' s Junior C championship . The participating teams were determined in the 1940 - 41 OHA Junior C Season : First Round . " 2 game total goals " Coburg beat Royal Military College 7 goals to 5 . Markham beat Lindsay 9 goals to 3 . " The second game was nullified because of poor ice . " Thorold beat Caledonia 6 goals to 4 . Quarter Finals . " 2 games total goals " Bolton beat Kitchener - Waterloo 17 goals to 2 . Markham beat Coburg 15 goals to 2 . Parry Sound beat Penetang 9 goals to 5 . Thorold beat Elmira 7 goals to 5 . Semi Finals . " 2 games total goals " Markham beat Parry Sound 12 goals to 10 . Bolton beat Thorold 11 goals to 4 . Final . " Best of 5 " Markham beat Bolton 3 wins to none . See Also . Clarence Schmalz Cup
2004 – 05 QMJHL season The 2004 – 05 QMJHL season was the 36th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The QMJHL inaugurated the Guy Carbonneau Trophy , awarded to the league ' s " Best Defensive Forward , " and the Kevin Lowe Trophy , awarded to the league ' s " Best Defensive Defenceman . " Sixteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule . Sidney Crosby was the league ' s top scorer , regular season MVP , and playoff MVP . Crosby helped lead the Rimouski Océanic on a 28 - game unbeaten streak to close out the season , and finished first overall in the regular season winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy . Rimouski extended its unbeaten streak to 35 games in the playoffs , and lost only once , en route to winning their second President ' s Cup , defeating the Halifax Mooseheads in the finals . Final standings . " Note : GP = Games played ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; T = Ties ; OL = Overtime loss ; PTS = Points ; GF = Goals for ; GA = Goals against " Scoring leaders . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalty minutes " Canada - Russia Challenge . The 2004 ADT Canada - Russia Challenge was hosted by Quebec City and Montreal . On November 21 , 2004 , the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All - stars 4 – 3 in a shootout ( 2 – 0 ) at the Colisée Pepsi . On November 22 , 2004 , the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All - stars 4 – 3 in a shootout ( 3 – 0 ) at the Bell Centre . Since the tournament began in 2003 , the Russian Selects had an all - time record of 3 wins and 1 loss versus the QMJHL All - stars . Playoffs . Each regular season division winner received a first round bye , and ranked 1st , 2nd , and 3rd overall . Remaining teams were ranked 4th to 13th , regardless of division . Sidney Crosby was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 31 points ( 14 goals , 17 assists ) . All - star teams . Coaches were no longer named to all - star teams as of the 2004 – 05 season .
Belgium men ' s national junior ice hockey team The Belgian men ' s national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under - 20 ice hockey team in Belgium . The team represents Belgium at the International Ice Hockey Federation ' s World Junior Hockey Championship Division II .
Nippon Sport Science University Nippon Sport Science University ( also referred to as Nittai , Nittaidai or NSSU ) is a private University based in Setagaya , Japan . It ' s ice hockey team competes in the Kanto University Ice Hockey League and the All - Japan Championship . Achievements . " This section is incomplete . If you have information we still miss , please edit this section . "
Full strength Full strength ( also called 5 - on - 5 ) refers to when both teams have five skaters and one goaltender on the ice . The official term used by the National Hockey League ( NHL ) is at even strength — abbreviated EV on official scoresheets and goaltenders ' individual stats . All games start with both teams at full strength . Teams that take a penalty , go on the power play , or pull the goalie are no longer at full strength . If a team is shorthanded , and its penalties expire , or it is scored on so that its penalized players return , it returns to full strength . Likewise , if a team on a power play scores so that the opposing penalized players all leave the penalty box , the team also returns to full strength . Full strength is slightly different from " even strength " , which means that each team has the same number of skaters on the ice . Another related reference is that of " equal strength " . This is not an official term used by the NHL but is commonly used to describe ' full strength ' .
Viktor Ujcik Viktor Ujcik ( born May 24 , 1972 ) is a Czech professional ice hockey player . He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 9th round ( 266th overall ) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . Ujcik plays for HC Vítkovice in the Czech Extraliga . He played for Czechoslovakia in the 1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and for the Czech Republic in the World Championships in 1996 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , and 2002 .
Jack Hughes John Francis " Jack " Hughes ( born July 20 , 1957 in Somerville , Massachusetts ) is a retired American professional ice hockey forward . He played 46 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies in the 1980 - 81 and 1981 - 82 seasons , scoring 2 goals and 5 assists . He played with the 1980 U . S Olympic team , who would eventually go on to defeat the highly - favoured Soviet Union team in the infamous " Miracle on Ice " game . However , he was cut shortly before the beginning of the Olympics , and never got to play with the team as they won the gold medal .
Kansas City Blades The Kansas City Blades were a professional team in the International Hockey League from 1990 – 91 until the demise of the league after the 2000 – 01 season . The Blades were based in Kansas City , Missouri , at the Kemper Arena . The idle franchise Toledo Blades was purchased and moved to Kansas City by Russ and Diane Parker in 1990 . Ironically , the team name remained " Blades " after a name the team contest was held . For the 1990 - 91 season , the Blades were an independent team . From 1991 - 1996 , they were the primary affiliate of the San Jose Sharks . Facing pressure from the National Hockey League , the Sharks and Blades went their separate ways in the summer of 1996 . This meant the Blades were once again an independent team . This coincided with the sale of the team to the DeVos family , which also owned stake in rival teams the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Orlando Solar Bears . The DeVos family made drastic changes to the team on and off ice , many of which did not bode well with longtime fans . The Blades became the primary affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks for their final season . The Blades ' best season was in 1991 – 92 , when they won the Turner Cup , under the coaching of Kevin Constantine . The Blades advanced to the Turner Cup finals again in 1995 , only to lose in four straight games to the Denver Grizzlies . During the 2000 season , rumors became reality , as the DeVos family attempted to move The Blades franchise to Oklahoma City . Faithful fans held a " Save the Blades " rally to persuade local government to keep the team in Kansas City . In the end , the team would not move to Oklahoma City due to disputes between the league and both cities . By this point , the DeVos was no longer welcome by Blades fans and was often booed on their rare appearances in Kansas City . Due to financial troubles , the IHL ceased operations in the summer of 2001 . Surviving IHL teams were admitted into the American Hockey League for the 2001 – 02 season . Because of league rules , owners could only control one team . The DeVos family chose to move the Griffins to the AHL and the Blades ceased to exist . Hockey is still popular in Kansas City . NHL exhibition games are held regularly in the city . The Blades were replaced by the Kansas City Outlaws of the United Hockey League for one season , before they closed operations . Famous NHL players who played for the Blades include Arturs Irbe , Jeff Odgers , Sandis Ozolinsh , Ray Whitney , Patrick Lalime , Jean - Sebastien Aubin , Wade Flaherty , Harold Druken , and Dody Wood .
Maury Edwards Maury Edwards ( born March 16 , 1987 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones in the ECHL . Prior to turning professional , Edwards attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he played four seasons with the UMass Lowell River Hawks men ' s ice hockey team which competes in NCAA ' s Division I in the Hockey East conference .
Klemen Pretnar Klemen Pretnar ( born August 31 , 1986 ) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League ( EBEL ) . He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men ' s national ice hockey team .
Mezzi Andreossi Murezzan " Mezzi " Andreossi ( 30 June 1897 – 1958 ) was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St . Moritz , Switzerland . He was a member of the Switzerland national men ' s ice hockey team , which won the bronze medal .
St . Catharines Falcons The St . Catharines Falcons were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1943 to 1947 . The team was based in St . Catharines , Ontario , Canada . History . The Garden City was introduced to OHA Junior ' A ' Hockey in the fall of 1943 when the St . Catharines Falcons made their debut in the league . Rudy Pilous , a former St . Catharines Sr . A hockey player and his friend Jay MacDonald were inspired to bring a team to St . Catharines after watching a Memorial Cup game in Toronto ' s Maple Leaf Gardens in the spring of 1943 between the Winnipeg Rangers and Oshawa Generals . Pilous would be coach & general manager of the team , and MacDonald would be secretary & treasurer . Pilous raised the capital from talking six local businessmen ( Pete Grammar , Ted and Os Graves , Tom Heit , Jack Leach , and Cal Wilson ) into investing $ 500 each . He then took a trip back to his home town of Winnipeg , to hire players for the 1943 - 44 season . The Falcons played their first game on November 13 , 1943 . The St . Catharines Falcons name came from a naming contest for the new junior team . The winner of the contest was a nine year old boy named Jimmy Stirrett from Port Dalhousie . The team was so successful , that after two years , the St . Catharines Senior ' A ' Saints folded . In 1946 - 47 the club didn ' t make the playoffs and was in financial trouble . It looked like the end of Junior hockey in the city . In January 1947 , George Stauffer , President of Thompson Products Ltd . , stepped into the picture and bought the Falcons for $ 2500 . He saved Junior hockey in St . Catharines , and renamed the team the Teepees . Today there is an unrelated local Jr . B hockey team in the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League using the same name as the St . Catharines Falcons . Players . Several Winnipeg - area players including Harvey Jessiman ( goalie ) , Bing Juckes , Tom Pollock , Laurie Peterson and Doug McMurdy formed the nucleus of the first club , combined along with local players . Centreman Doug McMurdy was awarded the Red Tilson Trophy in 1944 - 45 as the " Most Outstanding Player " in the OHA . NHL Alumni are Armand Delmonte , Val Delory , Bing Juckes , Nick Mickoski Yearly Results . The Falcons never made it to the league finals for the J . Ross Robertson Cup , but did very well in the regular season , making the playoffs their first three years . Arena . The St . Catharines Falcons played in the Garden City Arena in downtown St . Catharines , Ontario from 1943 - 1947 . The team shared the arena with the Sr . A . team , the St . Catharines Saints from 1943 - 1945 .
Winnipeg 223rd Battalion The 223rd ( Canadian Scandinavians ) Battalion , Canadian Army , was recruited in Manitoba in 1916 and left for overseas in 1917 . In the meantime it entered a team in the Manitoba senior hockey league . This was common for Canadian military units of World War I while training in Canada . Some of the players on this team later joined the Winnipeg Falcons .
2011 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held in Astana ( males ) and Almaty ( females ) in Kazakhstan from 28 January to 6 February . For these games , the men were competing in a 14 - team tournament , and the women in a 5 - team tournament . Ice hockey preliminaries actually started two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games on 30 January . For the first time ever , there were two divisions in the male competition so as to avoid one sided games seen at the last edition of the games . India and Qatar withdrew and 12 nations competed in the Men ' s tournament . All games was played at the Kazakhstan Sports Palace ( Arena 1 and 2 ) in Astana . Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain made their debuts at an international ice hockey tournament .
1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs The 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs , the championship of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , began in April , 1996 . The sixteen teams that qualified , eight from each conference , played best - of - 7 series for conference quarterfinals , semifinals and championships , and then the conference champions played a best - of - 7 series for the Stanley Cup . These playoffs are noted as being the first playoffs in which all Canadian teams are eliminated after the first round . The playoffs ended in June with the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Florida Panthers in both team ' s first ever Finals appearance . It was Colorado ' s first ever Stanley Cup championship . Joe Sakic was named playoff MVP , and awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy . As of 2009 , the 1996 playoffs would be the most recent time every Original Six team made the playoffs in the same year .
Wade Brookbank Wade Brookbank ( born September 29 , 1977 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays both defence and wing currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League . Despite limited NHL regular season play Wade Brookbank is well known for his role as an enforcer and consummate team player . Playing career . Undrafted , Brookbank has previously played for the Anchorage Aces of the West Coast Hockey League ( WCHL ) , the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League ( CHL ) , the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League ( IHL ) , the Grand Rapids Griffins , Providence Bruins , Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins , Binghamton Senators , Milwaukee Admirals , Norfolk Admirals and Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , and the Nashville Predators , Vancouver Canucks , Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL . The 2000 – 01 season saw him win 2 professional hockey championships . He played the first half of the season with the Oklahoma City Blazers ( CHL ) before being called up to the Orlando Solar Bears ( IHL ) where he won the last Turner Cup before the IHL amalgamated with the American Hockey League . He then went back to the Blazers where he helped them capture the Ray Miron President ' s Cup CHL championship . His unofficial role is that of an enforcer , evident from his 43 career NHL fights , including 17 in his rookie season . He was traded by the Hurricanes , along with Josef Melichar and a fourth round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft , to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jussi Jokinen on February 7 , 2009 . He was then assigned to AHL affiliate , the Norfolk Admirals to finish the 2008 – 09 season . A free agent during the following off - season he signed a one - year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 31 , 2009 . On July 21 , 2010 , Wade signed as a free agent to a one - year deal with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL . Personal life . Wade ' s younger brother Sheldon is also a professional ice hockey player , currently playing with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL . He also has an older brother , Leigh . Leigh ( Yorkton Terriers ) , Wade ( Melville Millionaires ) , and Sheldon ( Humboldt Broncos ) are all Junior " A " alumni of the SJHL . Their father Murray is an assistant coach with the Humboldt Broncos . Wade is the cousin of Geoff Sanderson , a former NHL player .
Yorktown , Virginia Yorktown is a town in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia . Most of the town is an historic site . The town was one of the original shires of Virginia during colonization and was the site of surrender of Lord Cornwallis , which ended the American Revolution . The town had a population of 195 as of the 2010 US Census .