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1927 Stanley Cup playoffs The 1927 Stanley Cup playoffs were held from March 29 to April 13 , 1927 to determine the championship of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) and the Stanley Cup . In the first Stanley Cup Final with two NHL teams , the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 2 – 0 – 2 in a best - of - five series . Playoff format . With the collapse of the Western Hockey League , the Stanley Cup became the championship trophy of the NHL . The NHL teams now battled out amongst themselves for the coveted Cup . The new division alignment and the new playoff format also meant that an American team was guaranteed to be the first American NHL team to make the Cup Finals . The division winners received a bye to the second round . The second - place and third - place finishers played a two - game , total - goals series to advance to the second round . The second - place Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins both advanced to the second round . The Canadiens lost to the first - place Ottawa Senators , while the Bruins upset the first - place New York Rangers to set up the Final . Ties were not broken using overtime . After two ties in the Final , NHL president Calder capped the Final at four games and neither team won three games of the best - of - final . Ottawa won two to Boston ' s none and the series ended on April 13 with Ottawa the winner . Playoff bracket . " All dates in 1927 " Quarter - finals . Montreal Canadiens vs . Montreal Maroons " Montreal Canadiens win total - goals series 2 – 1 " Boston Bruins vs . Chicago Black Hawks " Boston wins total - goals series 10 goals to 5 " Semi - finals . Ottawa Senators vs . Montreal Canadiens " Ottawa wins total - goals series 5 – 1 " New York Rangers vs . Boston Bruins " Boston wins total - goals series 3 – 1 " Stanley Cup Final . Main article : 1927 Stanley Cup Final Boston Bruins vs . Ottawa Senators " Ottawa wins best - of - five series 2 – 0 – 2 " Playoff scoring leaders . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points "
Thor Nelson Thor Nelson ( born January 5 , 1968 , in Minot , North Dakota ) is an American official ( linesman ) working in the National Hockey League . He worked high school and bantam hockey before joining the NHL in 1994 . He has worked both the All - Star Game and Stanley Cup playoffs as well as the 2006 and 2010 Olympics .
Royal York Royals The Royal York Royals are a defunct Tier II Junior " A " ice hockey team from Downsview , Ontario , Canada . They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . History . The Downsview Bees started operations in 1971 , as part of the Metro Junior B league . In 1972 , the team was one of six Metro teams to join the new OPJHL , changing its name to Beavers to reflect that they no longer were playing " Junior B " hockey . They became the Royals in 1974 and started having some success . After 4 straight years near the top of the league and little playoff success , the Royals folded in 1980 . In 1978 , the Royals made it to the league finals to contend for the Buckland Trophy . Their opponent was the Guelph Platers . The Platers defeated the Royals 4 - games - 1 . Season - by - Season Results . < br clear = right >
Weldy Young Weldon ( Weldy ) C . Young ( October 4 , 1871 - October 27 , 1944 ) was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club , playing in its founding years in the 1880s and in the 1890s . He later became a member of the Dawson City Nuggets which played against Ottawa in the 1905 Stanley Cup challenge . He later became an investor in silver mining . His brother George Young was one of the original Ottawa players and the two played together for Ottawa from 1889 – 1891 . Playing career . Young first played for Ottawa HC in 1890 and played for the team until 1899 . He moved out west , finding work in Dawson , Yukon Territory during the Gold Rush . He was recruited by the Dawson City team which challenged Ottawa in the 1905 seaon , although he was unable to participate due to his duties as a federal civil servant during a federal election at the time . He also found work as a referee in the Temiskaming League after retiring as a player . When the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) was holding merger talks with the Canadian Hockey Association , Young was the representative of the Haileybury club , although the club was owned by Ambrose O ' Brien .
Milt Halliday Samuel Milton Halliday ( September 21 , 1906 - August 16 , 1989 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player . He played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the Ottawa Senators from 1926 until 1929 , and was a member of the Stanley Cup - winning team of 1927 . Playing career . Born in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada , Halliday made the jump to NHL hockey from the amateur ranks of the Ottawa Gunners of the Ottawa City Senior League , joining the hometown Ottawa Senators for the 1926 – 27 season . Halliday would play on a line with Hec Kilrea and Jack Duggan . That season , the Senators would defeat the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup championship , in the first final series between two NHL teams . In the following two seasons , Halliday would split his time between the Senators and minor pro teams in London , Ontario and Niagara Falls , Ontario of the Canadian Pro minor league . After the 1928 – 29 season , Halliday would not play in the NHL again , traded by Ottawa to Hamilton , Ontario of the International League . He would play the rest of his career for various minor professional teams of the International League and the Can - Am leagues . He left professional hockey in 1936 to return to Ottawa , where he played two seasons as a reinstated amateur player for the Ottawa Montagnards of the Ottawa City League before retiring from competitive hockey .
Brady Leavold Brady Leavold ( born August 21 , 1987 in Port Coquitlam , British Columbia ) is a Canadian right winger ] playing for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees in the Central Hockey League . He played major junior hockey for the Swift Current Broncos and the Kelowna Rockets from 2003 to 2008 . Undrafted by any NHL team , Leavold turned pro with the Victoria Salmon Kings in 2007 - 08 . Leavold signed with the Bees in February , 2012 , after a two year layoff due to his struggle with perscription drugs please see link below for the story . http : / / www . themonitor . com / sports / leavold - 59015 - bees - brady . html
1997 - 98 WCHL season This was the 1997 - 98 West Coast Hockey League season . This is the league ' s third season . The league expanded by four teams and went to division play for the first time . The CSKA Moscow did not play in the league as a touring team this season
Central Texas Stampede The Central Texas Stampede was the name given to a former professional ice hockey team , which was located in Belton , Texas . The team played its home games at the Bell County Expo Center . The team ' s original coach was former NHL player Bob Bourne , who led the team to a 35 - 27 - 0 - 2 record in the 1996 - 97 season . The franchise lasted four full seasons , before folding during its fifth season of operation .
Cayla Barnes Cayla Barnes is a womens ice hockey player from Corona , California . Playing Career . She currently plays for New Hampton School . Cayla was selected to attend the 2013 and 2014 USA National Camp in St . Cloud , Minnesota . In addition , she participated as a member of the U . S . Womens Under - 18 Select Team for the 2014 USA vs Canada Series in Calgary , Alberta from August 21st - 24th , 2014 . Personal Life . Her favorite player is Scott Niedermayer . She was featured in the March 20 , 2012 edition of Sportsnet Magazine .
1977 – 78 St . Louis Blues season The 1977 - 78 St . Louis Blues season was the eleventh for the franchise in St . Louis , Missouri . Prior to the season , the team ' s founders , Sid Salomon , Jr . and Sid Salomon III , sold the team to pet food giant Ralston Purina , and the St . Louis Arena became the Checkerdome . The Blues finished the season with a record of 20 wins , 47 losses and 13 ties for 53 points , and finished out of the playoffs for only the second time in team history .
Tye McGinn Tye McGinn ( born July 29 , 1990 ) is a Canadian professional Ice Hockey Left Winger who currently plays for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . He is the younger brother of Jamie McGinn . Playing Career . McGinn was drafted in the fourth round ( 119th overall ) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers . After his third season of playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Gatineau Olympiques , he signed a three - year entry level contract with the Flyers on July 14 , 2011McGinn made his NHL debut on January 22 , 2013 against the New Jersey Devils His first goal was scored 2 games later , on January 26 , 2013 , against Jose Theodore of the Florida Panthers .
2011 - 12 EmpJHL Season This is the 2011 - 12 Empire Junior Hockey League season . Eastern Membership Changes . Team GP W L OL SL GF GA PIM P Playoffs . The top eight teams in the Eastern and Western conferences and the top five teams in the Southern conference qualified for the playoffs . Six league teams ( two teams from each conference ) qualifed for the Nationals which were held at the Foxboro Sports Center in Foxboro , Massachusetts . This was incorporated somewhat into the league ' s playoffs . The league champion was determined by who advanced furthest in the Nationals ( if two teams played for the national championship it was also the league championship game and if only one team qualified they would be the de facto league champion ) . Boston Jr . Bruins and New Hampshire Jr . Monarchs qualify for nationals Brewster Bulldogs and Philadelphia Revolution qualify for Nationals Atlanta Jr . Knights and Florida Jr . Blades qualify for Nationals Nationals . The six qualifying teams from the EJHL and two teams from the Eastern States Hockey League ( the Boston Jr . Bruins and the Mass Maple Leafs ) participated in two round robin groups and the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and those winners played in the championship game . New Hampshire and Mass advance to the semifinals Brewster and Florida advance to the semifinals New Hampshire Jr . Monarchs win the league playoff title and the national championship .
Leo Gudas Leo Gudas ( born May 20 , 1965 in Bruntál , Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech hockey player who won a Bronze Medal in the 1992 Olympics . Gudas is 6 feet tall , and weighs 194 pounds . His position was left defenceman . He was the second last player taken in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft , going 251st overall to the Calgary Flames . Coaching career . He was named as Assistant Coach from HC Sparta Praha in the 2003 – 2004 season and left the team on 3 May 2009 for a Head Coach job with SK Kadañ .
New Haven Arena New Haven Arena was an indoor arena on Grove Street in New Haven , Connecticut that served as a venue for ice hockey , concerts and circuses . The first arena opened in 1914 but burned down in 1924 . The new arena was built in 1926 by Nathan Podoloff with his father and two brothers and held over 4 , 000 people . The Arena hosted the American Hockey League ' s New Haven Eagles from 1936 to 1951 , the New Haven Blades of the Eastern Hockey League from 1954 to 1972 and Yale Hockey from 1914 to 1917 ( at the first Arena ) and from 1927 to 1959 . The Arena was replaced by the New Haven Coliseum in 1972 .
Bloomington Blaze The Bloomington Blaze is a minor league ice hockey franchise currently a member of the Central Hockey League in the Turner Conference and scheduled to begin play for the 2011 - 12 season . Based in Bloomington , Illinois , the Blaze will play its home games at the U . S . Cellular Coliseum . The Blaze replace the defunct Bloomington PrairieThunder which played in the International Hockey League from 2006 - 2010 ( in their first season the league was called the United Hockey League ) before it merged with the CHL for the 2010 - 11 season , which they had only played the single season before folding . Though the Blaze also plays at the U . S . Cellular Coliseum , they are not regarded as a continuation of the original Bloomington franchise . The former head coach , Jason Christie , resigned before the season started . He is now the Coach for the Ontario Reign of the ECHL .
George Kingston George Kingston ( born August 20 , 1939 in Biggar , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian ice hockey coach . He is best known as the long - time coach of the University of Calgary hockey team , as well as coaching the Canadian national men ' s ice hockey team at the 1994 Ice Hockey World Championships and being the first head coach of the San Jose Sharks . Kingston started his coaching career at the University of Calgary in 1968 . He coached at the school for 16 years over thee stints ( the first lasting from 1968 to 1976 , the second from 1978 to 1983 and the third from 1984 to 1988 ) , posting a 245 – 128 record and leading Calgary to two conference championships . His success at the University of Calgary led Kingston to offers as an assistant coach in the National Hockey League , where he served as an assistant for the Calgary Flames from 1980 to 1982 and the Minnesota North Stars during the 1988 – 89 NHL season . In 1989 , Kingston was appointed to become the head coach of the Norwegian national ice hockey team . After two unsuccessful years in Norway , Kingston was named as the coach for the expansion San Jose Sharks . The Sharks under Kingston , however , performed poorly ; the Sharks posted a 28 – 129 – 7 in two seasons under Kingston ' s watch , and he was released following the 1992 – 93 NHL season . Following his dismissal , Kingston was hired to coach the Canadian national team at the 1994 World Championship , where he lead Team Canada to the gold medal in the tournament . The success at the World Champions did not go unnoticed ; following the tournament , Kingston became coach of the German national men ' s ice hockey team , where he served until 1998 . In 1999 , Kingston was hired by another NHL expansion team , this time becoming an assistant coach for the Atlanta Thrashers . After two years in Atlanta , he joined the Florida Panthers as an assistant in 2001 . He currently lives in Norway where he is assistant coach to the Norway men ' s national team , and head coach of the Norwegian women ' s national team as well as being a special consultant to the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation and Olympiatoppen , the Norwegian Olympic Programme .
Arvida Citadins The Arvida Citadins were a Junior " B " and then a Junior " A " team in Arvida , Quebec . They played in the Sagueney - Lac St . Jean Junior League intermittenly in the 1950 ' s and 1960 ' s . They won the league title in 1954 & 1955 .
1977 - 78 NBJHL Season This is a list of New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Standings for the 1977 - 78 season . " Note : The remaining games that would have balanced the schedule were never played . " Playoffs . Semi Finals . " Best of 7 " Final . " Best of 7 " Fredericton beat Cap Pele 4 wins to 1 .
Murray Dowey Murray Albert Dowey , sometimes referred to as Murray Downey , ( born 3 January 1926 ) is a Canadian ice hockey player . He was a member of the RCAF Flyers who won the gold medal in ice hockey for Canada at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St . Moritz . In 2001 Dowey was honoured by the Canadian Forces when it was announced that the 1948 RCAF Flyers were selected as Canada ’ s greatest military athletes of the 20th century .
2000 – 01 New Jersey Devils season The 2000 – 01 New Jersey Devils season was the team ' s 19th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey . Although the Devils won the Atlantic Division and were Eastern Conference champions for the third time , the team fell short of winning back - to - back Stanley Cup championships , losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Finals series , four games to three . Regular season . The Devils had a scoring finesse unseen since the 1993 - 94 squad . Their 295 goals for propelled them to the best offensive team in the NHL , and the # 1 spot in the Eastern Conference . They had two - forty goal scorers in Patrik Elias and Alexander Mogilny , while Petr Sykora finished with an impressive 35 goals . On October 28 at Pittsburgh , the Devils won in a 9 - 0 rout that saw John Madden and Randy McKay each score 4 goals . Martin Brodeur , as in previous seasons , was on top of his game , finishing with 42 wins , a 2 . 32 GAA and 9 shutouts . From February 26 to March 23 , a span of 13 games , the Devils were a perfect 13 - 0 - 0 - 0 . Draft picks . The Devils ' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary , Alberta , Canada .
Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club Jégkorong Szakosztály is a Hungarian ice hockey team that currently plays in the OB I bajnokság and in the MOL Liga . They play their home games at Pesterzsébeti Jégcsarnok , located in Budapest . In 1950 - 1951 the club was named " ÉDOSZ Budapest " and from 1951 to 1957 it was named " Budapesti Kinizsi " . The team is part of the " Ferencvárosi Torna Club " sports organization .
Centrum Arena ( Prestwick ) The Centrum Arena was a 2 , 733 - seat ice arena in Prestwick , Scotland . It also contained a sports bar ( Tholos ) and a fitness centre ( Aurigin ) . Owned by Dawn Group Ltd , the Centrum was home to the Ayr Scottish Eagles from 1996 to 2002 . Many fans blamed the movement from the Centrum to the Braehead Arena for the club ' s bankruptcy shortly into their initial season there while others blamed chairman Bill Barr and the lack of support from South Ayrshire Council . The stadium was demolished in 2009 . Discussions are being held regarding what should be located on the site but the land was originally gifted to the people of Prestwick for recreational use .
1976 - 77 NBJHL Season This is a list of New Brunswick Junior Hockey League Standings for the 1976 - 77 season . " ( * ) Cap Pele and Moncton each won a 4 - point game . " Playoffs . Semi Finals . " Best of 7 " Final . " Best of 7 " Fredericton Red Wings beat Cap Pele Fishermen 4 wins to 2 .
Bud MacPherson James Albert " Jim " " Bud " MacPherson ( March 21 , 1927 , Edmonton , Alberta – 1988 ) nickname Bud , was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman . MacPherson began his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1948 . He spent his entire NHL career with the Habs until the 1957 season . Bud won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with Montreal . Bud was a big defenceman , 6 ' 4 and 200 lb . He played three seasons of junior hockey in Edmonton ( 1944 – 46 ) and then spent a year with the Oshawa Generals . In 1947 - 48 MacPherson joined the Edmonton Flyers and won the Allan Cup . He played part of the next season with the Montreal Canadiens and became a regular in 1951 - 52 , He won the Stanley Cup in 1952 - 53 . His play started going downhill in 1954 - 55 and he spent more time in the minors . Bud won the Calder Cup in 1958 - 59 with the Hershey Bears and ended up his career with the hometown Edmonton Flyers in 1961 . MacPherson was the coach of the junior Weyburn Red Wings in 1961 - 62 . In the NHL Bud played in 259 games and scored 5 goals and 33 assists . He also had 3 assists in 29 playoff games .
Kildonan North Stars The Kildonan North Stars were a Canadian Junior " A " ice hockey team from West Kildonan , a district in the city of Winnipeg , Manitoba . They were members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League ( MJHL ) from 1976 - 77 to 1989 - 90 . During the summer of 1967 , community - minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin , renaming them the West Kildonan North Stars . For the 1976 - 77 season the Team ’ s name was shorted to the Kildonan North Stars . During the 1986 - 87 season , the North Stars became so infamous for their winless streak that the MJHL took over the franchise . During the stretch from the beginning of the 1985 - 86 season to the end of the 1986 - 87 season , the North Stars had 6 wins , 90 losses , and no ties . Three years later the team was dissolved despite two consecutive winning seasons . Season - by - Season Record . Note : click on season for team rosters or on league for direct link to that season .
Sandy Allan Sandy Allan ( born January 22 , 1974 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender . He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 3rd round ( 63rd overall ) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft . Allan played major junior hockey with the North Bay Centennials in the Ontario Hockey Association and also with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League , before turning professional in 1995 with the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL . Allan ' s career was cut short after he suffered serious injuries resulting from a February 3 , 2002 fall from a hotel ' s second story balcony .
St . Louis Bandits The St . Louis Bandits were a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League ( NAHL ) . The team played their home games at the 2 , 200 - seat Hardee ' s Iceplex " ( previously Summit Center ) " in Chesterfield , Missouri . Owners of the St . Louis Bandits include former St . Louis Blues Kelly Chase as well as Scott McCuaig , Ben Bishop , Jr . , Jeff Cooper , Michael J . Brooks , and Jon Cooper . In the Spring of 2013 , their franchise rights were sold to the ownership group of the Minnesota Wilderness . History . The franchise joined the North American Hockey League for the 2003 – 04 season as the Texarkana Bandits . The team played in Texarkana from 2003 until the summer of 2006 when the team moved to the Greater St . Louis Metro Area . The team moved to the Summit Center in Chesterfield , Missouri , filling the void left when the St . Louis Heartland Eagles of the USHL ceased operations at the end of the 2005 season . In 2007 & 2008 , head coach and general manager Jon Cooper coached the team to back - to - back Robertson Cup National Championships . The team has made appearances in the NAHL playoff rounds each of their five years in the NAHL . In 2007 they claimed the South Division title and in 2008 claimed the North Division title . The Bandits moved back to the South Division for the 2008 – 09 season . They once again moved to the Central Division for the 2010 – 11 season . The team hosted the Robertson Cup Championships at the Hardee ' s IcePlex in May 2008 where they became back - to - back National Championships . The 2008 – 09 season the Bandits headed to Mason City , Iowa for the Robertson Cup Championships and yet again took home the most coveted award in the NAHL . The three - peat was clinched with a 3 – 2 overtime win against the West Division Champion , Wenatchee Wild . After going dormant in 2012 , the Bandits ' franchise rights were sold to the ownership of the Minnesota Wilderness of Cloquet , Minnesota in the Spring of 2013 . On - ice successes . The team had seen many successes since the Bandits began in 2003 . In their first season in the league the team was the only expansion team to make the playoffs and would continue to make the playoffs every season . In May 2007 the St . Louis Bandits became NAHL champions and Tier II Junior A Hockey National Champions . The Bandits remained strong for the 2007 – 08 season and won back - to - back Robertson Cup Champions when they hosted it at the Hardee ' s IcePlex in May 2008 . In 2009 , the Bandits kept the winning tradition alive by capturing the Robertson Cup for a third consecutive season when St . Louis beat the Wenatchee Wild in the championship game by a score of 3 - 2 with an overtime goal by Clinton Bourbonais .
Delta Suns The Delta Suns were a Tier II Junior " A " team in Delta , British Columbia . They played one season ( 1978 - 79 BCJHL Season ) in the British Columbia Hockey League . They won only 6 and lost 56 games as they finished in last place . The Suns folded after the season . The only player that played in the NHL was Gary Nylund .