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Jamal Mayers

**Jamal Mayers** (born Jamal David Mayers on October 24, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Mayers was drafted 89th overall by St. Louis in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

Prior to being drafted in the NHL, Jamal was a star player at Western Michigan University from 1992-96. He was drafted 89th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

He played for 10 seasons with the Blues until he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a third round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 19, 2008 (one day before the draft).

On January 31, 2010, Jamal was traded along with Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman & Ian White to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie. He signed with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent at the end of the season for a one-year contract.

On June 20, 2011, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Jamal and Scott Nichol would not be re-signed for the 2011–12 season. A month later on July 1, 2011, he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year contract worth $550,000. The Blackhawks re-signed him to a one-year contract worth $600,000 for the 2012–13 season.

During the 2011–12 season, he was headbutted by the Minnesota Wild's Nate Prosser during a scrum in front of the net. Prosser apologized to him after the game and was given a one-game suspension for his actions by the NHL.

On June 24, 2013, Jamal won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks when they defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals; this was his first Stanley Cup win in his 15 seasons in the NHL. His wait to hoist the trophy was recognized by his teammates, as he was the third person to hoist it after Jonathan Toews and Michal Handzus.

Despite not playing in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Blackhawks were successful in petitioning to have Jamal's name engraved on the Stanley Cup. On December 13, 2013, he officially announced his retirement from the NHL.

## Broadcasting Career

Jamal has been a pre-game, post-game, and intermission commentator for the Chicago Blackhawks on NBC Sports Chicago since the 2014-15 season while also serving as a community liaison for the Blackhawks organization.

## International Play

Jamal was a member of the Canadian 2007 IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow.

He was also a member of the Canadian 2008 IIHF World Championship team, helping Canada take home the silver medal.

## Personal Life

Jamal and his wife, Natalie have three children: daughters Langley & Harper, and son Crew.
Alex Barre-Boulet

**Alex Barre-Boulet** (born on May 21, 1997 in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL as a prospect to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL.

## Playing Career

### Junior

Alex played in his native Quebec, at the midget level with the Rive-Sud Express Midget Espoir and Lévis Commandeurs. He was a late round draft pick to the Drummondville Voltigeurs, 102nd overall in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft.

Developing early as an offensive under-sized forward, he lead the Voltigeurs with 54 assists, placing second in team scoring with 89 in just his second season in the QMJHL in 2015–16.

During his third season in the QMJHL in 2016–17, Alex was traded by the Voltigeurs to Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in exchange for two players and three draft selections on January 6, 2017. In scoring at a greater than point-per-game pace with Armada, he recorded 14 goals to lead the league in goals in the playoffs.

Undrafted, he was leading the team and league in scoring in the 2017–18 season when he secured a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 1, 2018.

Alex finished the season recording a league-leading 53 goals and 63 assists for 116 points in 65 games to claim the Jean Béliveau Trophy. Voted as the League's MVP, capturing the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy, he helped league leading Armada advance to the QMJHL finals, falling short in the President's Cup final against Acadie–Bathurst Titan.

### Professional

Having ended his junior career, Alex attended the Tampa Bay Lightning's rookie and main training camp, before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch to begin the 2018–19 season.

He scored the game-winning goal in his professional debut on October 6, 2018 and went on to be the top-scoring rookie in the AHL during the regular season with 68 points in 74 games for the Crunch, placing sixth in the AHL's overall scoring race. He earned a share of the Willie Marshall Award as the league co-leader with 34 goals, alongside teammate Carter Verhaeghe.

He won the AHL's Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's most outstanding rookie. He was an all-star during the 2019–20 season, putting up 40 points in 43 games before the AHL All-Star break.

Alex recorded his professional hat trick on February 28, 2020, against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Crunch won the game, 4–3, and he scored the first three Crunch goals. He was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
McNichols Sports Arena

**McNichols Sports Arena** was the home arena for the Colorado Rockies from 1976 to 1982 and the Colorado Avalanche from 1995 to 1999 located in Denver, Colorado.

The arena hosted games one and two of the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996 where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers in four games to bring Denver its first major sports championship.
Hawkvision

**Hawkvision** was a short-lived subscription TV service founded by Wirtz Corporation and Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz

The service broadcast Chicago Blackhawks games. It operated in conjunction with Chicago's local version of SportsChannel, and access cost $29.95 per month.

## Overview

In 1992, Bill Wirtz (who had a reputation for stubbornness and frugality) ended all Blackhawks broadcast agreements with network and cable television outlets.

While vilified for this decision by many Blackhawks fans, he felt that broadcasting regular home games was unfair to the team's season-ticket holders.

Only Blackhawks games picked up by national broadcasters (which only happened when the Blackhawks made the playoffs) were shown on basic cable (complicated further by SportsChannel America having various issues with carriage).

Hawkvision only broadcast for a short time, ending after the 1992–93 season; however, regular Blackhawk home games would not resume airing on TV until the 2007–08 season after Wirtz's death. His son Rocky took over the team's operations and agreed to allow WGN-TV and Comcast SportsNet Chicago to carry those games.

Similar subscription TV services were utilized for the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets by rightsholder TSN from 2010 through 2014.
2000–01 NHL season

**The 2000–01 NHL season** was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) which lasted from October 4, 2000 to June 9, 2001. Thirty teams each played 82 games.

The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanche, who won the best of seven series 4–3 against the New Jersey Devils.

The focus of Colorado's Stanley Cup run was on star defenseman Ray Bourque, who was on a quest to win his first Stanley Cup championship in his illustrious 22-year career.
Gord Murphy

**Gord Murphy** (born Gordon J. Murphy on February 23, 1967 in Willowdale, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers and the Atlanta Thrashers.

## Playing Career

Gord was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the ninth round (189th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, he made his professional debut with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bearsin the 1987–88 season.

In the 1988–89 season, Gord joined the Flyers. In January of 1992 after three-plus seasons in Philadelphia, he was traded (along with Brian Dobbin and a 1992 third-round draft choice) to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Garry Galley & Wes Walz.

Gord was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft where he played there for six seasons. The Panthers traded him to another expansion team, the Atlanta Thrashers, as part of a deal made in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft in which the Panthers acquired goaltender Trevor Kidd.

Gord spent two seasons in Atlanta playing for the Thrashers before joining the Bruins once again for the 2001–02 season. After playing for one season in the Bruins organization, he officially retired on March 19, 2002.

In his NHL career, Gord played in 863 games. He scored 85 goals and added 238 assists. He also played in 53 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring three goals and recording 16 assists. He was a member of the 1996 Florida Panthers, who won the Eastern Conference before losing in the Stanley Cup Finals.

## Coaching Career

Gord worked as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets from the 2002–03 NHL season until he was fired as a part of an overall coaching change on June 16, 2010.

After working for Florida Panthers as an assistant coach, Gord was fired on November 8, 2013 along with head coach Kevin Dineen and assistant coach Craig Ramsay.

On June 18, 2014, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Flyers; he was fired on November 28, 2018 after five seasons.

On August 2, 2019, Gord was named the associate head coach for the Hartford Wolf Pack, the New York Rangers' AHL-affiliate team.

## Accolades

* Barry Ashbee Trophy (Philadelphia Flyers top defenceman): 1989–90 season

## Personal Life

Gord and his wife, Nicole have three children: sons Connor (who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL) & Tyler, and a daughter, Lexi.
1930–31 NHL season

**The 1930–31 NHL season** was the 14th season of the National Hockey League (NHL) which lasted from November 11, 1930 to April 14, 1931. Ten teams played 44 games each.

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in a best-of-five Stanley Cup final for their second consecutive Cup win.
C. J. Suess

**C. J. Suess** (born Clint Joseph Suess; nee Clinston R. Franklin on March 17, 1994 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing as a prospect for the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL.

C.J. was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 5th round (129th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

C.J. played high school hockey for Forest Lake High which was coached by former Minnesota State defenseman Aaron Forsythe. He played for the Sioux Falls Stampede in the United States Hockey League in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he was an alternate captain.

He played college hockey for the Minnesota State Mavericks at Minnesota State University, Mankato where he served as team captain in his junior and senior year of college, playing in 127 consecutive games. He was also a four-year letterwinner and finished with 57 goals and 70 assists for 127 career points to tie for fifth on Minnesota State's career scoring list.

On November 11, 2019, he made his NHL debut with the Winnipeg Jets against the San Jose Sharks, playing in a total 6:26 of ice time.

## International Play

C.J. served as the alternate captain of Team USA that won the gold medal in the 2013 World Junior A Challenge.

## Accolades

 WCHA Scoring Champion
 West First All-American Team
 Hobey Baker Award Finalist

## Personal Life

C.J. is the son of Scott Casarez and Cheryl Seuss. While attending Minnesota State University, Mankato, he was majoring in management.
Jordan Schmaltz

**Jordan Schmaltz** (born on October 8, 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL while under contract to the New York Islanders of the NHL.

Schmaltz was drafted 25th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

Jordan played collegiate hockey with the University of North Dakota after playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Green Bay Gamblers, where he won the 2012 Clark and Anderson Cups.

He also received First-Team honors of the USHL. In 2011, he was traded to the Gamblers from the Sioux City Musketeers where he was named to the 2010–11 USHL All-Rookie Team and also to the USHL First All-Star Team.

Jordan spent three seasons playing for the University of North Dakota in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). On May 28, 2015, he announced that he would forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. He made his NHL debut in a 3–0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on March 5, 2017.

On December 12, 2017, Jordan was recalled to the Blues to replace injured captain Alex Pietrangelo. He was selected for the 2018 AHL All-Star Game, but was unavailable to play and was replaced by Tucson Roadrunners' defenseman Kyle Capobianco.

On September 13, 2018, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Blues; however, on July 25, 2019, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Andreas Borgman.

In the following 2019–20 season, Jordan recorded 2 goals and 13 points in 37 games with the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate. On February 24, 2020, he was traded by the Maple Leafs at the NHL trade deadline to the New York Islanders in exchange for Matt Lorito.

## International Play

Jordan was a member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2010 World Junior A Challenge.

## Personal Life

Jordan is the son of Mike and Lisa Schmaltz. He has an younger brother, Nick, who currently plays for the Arizona Coyotes in the NHL, and a younger sister, Kylie, who plays volleyball for the University of Kentucky.

His father and uncles, Marc and Monte, played football while attending the University of North Dakota; his younger cousin, Jake plays for Team Wisconsin u16.

While attending UND, Jordan was majoring in Communication and Social Science.
Gila River Arena

**Gila River Arena** (originally called Glendale Arena and Jobing.com Arena) is the home arena for the Arizona Coyotes since 2003, located in Glendale, Arizona.

Prior to the 2009–2010 season, it was the only current NHL arena to have never hosted a playoff game as the Coyotes' last playoff appearance was in 2002 when they still played home games in downtown Phoenix; however, the Coyotes qualified for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, ending that drought.
Eric Daze

**Eric Daze** (born on July 2, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

Daze was drafted 90th overall by the Blackhawks in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

Eric began his career playing midget with Laval in Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. In the 1992–93, he joined the Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before being traded to the Beauport Harfangs late in the season.

Despite starring for Beauport and a strong junior career (finishing with 261 points in 191 games), his value amongst NHL scouts dropped sharply due to his unwillingness to play a rough game, despite possessing the abilities for it.

Daze was drafted in the fourth round, 90th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks (with the draft pick the Blackhawks received with Stephane Beauregard for Dominik Hasek). He had early success and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1996 after scoring 30 goals as a rookie.

Eric scored at least 20 goals in each season between 1996 and 2003, even when struggling with injuries, and was named to the NHL All-Star Game in 2002. He appeared in his first All-Star Game & was named game MVP (two goals/one assist), becoming the first Blackhawk player to win the award since Bobby Hull in 1971.

Eric often polarized Chicago fans because he showed a reluctance to involve himself in the physical (hitting) aspect of the game despite his prototypical power forward build. Instead, he displayed a combination of size and good scoring ability, especially during key, or clutch, moments of the game. He possessed a quick wrist shot and an excellence with one-timers.

Unfortunately, Eric ran into severe back problems during his career, which limited him to only 19 games in the 2003–04 NHL season.

Even after three herniated disc surgeries in a five-year span, pain was still a problem in his back when he attempted to return to the Blackhawks in 2005. He quietly left professional hockey after appearing in only the season opener that year.

On March 20, 2010, Eric officially announced his retirement on the Comcast Sportsnet pregame show before the Blackhawks game.

## Accolades

* 1994 — QMJHL First All-Star Team
* 1995 — QMJHL First All-Star Team
* 1995 — QMJHL Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player)
* 1995 — CHL Sportsman of the Year Award
* 1996 — NHL All-Rookie Team
* 2002 — Played in NHL All-Star Game
* 2002 — NHL All-Star Game MVP

## Personal Life

Eric and his wife, Guylaine (whom he met in high school) have two children and reside in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Connor Murphy

**Connor Murphy** (born March 26, 1993 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey defensemen who is currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

Murphy was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes 20th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

As a youth, Connor played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets minor ice hockey team. He later played junior ice hockey with the Sarnia Sting in the Ontario Hockey League.

Prior to signing with the Sting, he committed to Miami University, but decided to play in the Ontario Hockey League for the Sarnia Sting instead. He previously played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program of the United States Hockey League.

Connor was was selected 20th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. On November 16, 2013, he made his NHL debut with the Phoenix Coyotes. In his first NHL game, he scored his first NHL goal past Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Anders Lindback On July 28, 2016, he signed a six-year, $23.1 million contract with the Coyotes.

On June 23, 2017 (after his fourth season with the team), Connor was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks (along with Laurent Dauphin) at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson. He finished his first season with the Blackhawks in the 2017-18 season with 14 points (12 assists & 2 goals) in 76 games.

Connor missed the first half of the 2018-19 season due to a back injury; he returned to the line-up on December 9, 2018 against the Montreal Canadiens and got his first point of the season with an assist on December 16th. He scored his first goal of the season on December 23, 2018 against the Florida Panthers.

On March 9, 2019, he blocked a season-high of seven shots on goal in a game against the Dallas Stars. He ended the season with 13 points (with 5 goals & 8 assists) in 52 games and was second on the team in plus\minus (with +12).

## International Play

Connor represented the United States internationally playing for Team USA in the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships with Team USA.

He scored 3 goals and had 1 assists in 6 games during the tournament, including the overtime goal in the gold medal game against Sweden.

He was selected as captain for the 2017 IIHF World Championship, leading Team USA to a 5th-place finish.

## Personal Life

Connor is the son of NHL defenseman Gord and Nicole Murphy. He has a brother, Tyler and a sister, Lexi. He was born when his father played for the Boston Bruins.

He grew up in the suburbs of Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia before his family settled in Dublin, Ohio when Gord worked as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jeremy Colliton

**Jeremy Colliton** (born January 13, 1985 in Blackie, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who currently serves as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the New York Islanders.

## Playing Career

Colliton was drafted in the second round (58th overall) by the New York Islanders in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft from the Western Hockey League's Prince Albert Raiders.

In his rookie season, he played 19 NHL games with the Islanders with one goal and one assist for two points and plus/minus 2 and 6 penalty minutes.

With the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Islanders, Colliton had 21 goals and 32 assists in 66 games in his rookie season. He was also a part of the ADT Canada–Russia Challenge for Team WHL for 2004 and 2005, when he was also the alternate captain.

On June 19, 2009, Colliton signed with Rögle BK of the Swedish Elitserien. To begin the 2010–11 season, he returned to the Islanders organization signing a contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. On November 30, 2010, he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.

On July 14, 2011, he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Islanders. Whilst recovering from injury prior to the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, he struggled to find a professional club upon recovery and took the majority of the year off.

On February 12, 2013, Colliton linked up with a senior ice hockey league team, the Bentley Generals for the Allan Cup tournament.

On June 1, 2013, Colliton resumed his professional career signing a one-year deal in returning to Sweden with Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. After only three games with Mora, he was unable to continue playing due to ongoing post-concussion syndrome.

## Coaching Career

On January 9, 2014, Colliton announced his retirement from professional hockey and was later chosen as Mora head coach in an interim role mid-season before signing on to be full-time coach.

On May 18, 2017, he was named the head coach of the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.

On November 6, 2018, the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL named Colliton the 38th head coach in franchise history following the dismissal of Joel Quenneville; at the time of his hiring, he became the youngest active head coach in the NHL.

On November 8, 2018, in his NHL coaching debut, the Blackhawks lost 4–3 to the Carolina Hurricanes.

## International Play

Colliton was part of the Canadian under-18 national team, which won gold medal in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.

He also played for the Canadian under-20 national team with whom he won silver medal in the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and gold medal in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Amalie Arena

**Amalie Arena** is the home arena for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Florida since 1996.

The arena has hosted games in the Stanley Cup Finals, hosting games one, two, five, and seven of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals where the Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames four games to three to win their first Stanley Cup.

During the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, the arena was the site of games one, two, and five.

In addition, Amalie Arena has hosted the NHL All-Star Game in 1999 & 2018.
2010–11 NHL season

**The 2010–11 NHL season** was the 94th season of operation (93rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL) which lasted from October 7, 2010 to June 15, 2011.

The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Final 4–3 to win the Stanley Cup. It was the sixth Cup win in Bruins' franchise history. For the fourth consecutive season, the season started with games in Europe.

The 2011 NHL All-Star Game was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, home arena of the Carolina Hurricanes, on January 30, 2011.

This was the final season of operation for the Atlanta Thrashers, who were sold to True North Sports and Entertainment out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg to become the "new" Winnipeg Jets.

Winnipeg had lost its previous NHL team (also called the Winnipeg Jets) after the 1995–96 NHL season to Phoenix, Arizona, and were renamed "Phoenix Coyotes."

This was the second time the city of Atlanta lost an NHL franchise, having previously lost the Atlanta Flames to Calgary, Alberta after the 1979–80 NHL season.
1920–21 NHL season

**The 1920–21 NHL season** was the fourth season of the National Hockey League (NHL) which lasted from December 22, 1920 to March 14, 1921.

Four teams each played 24 games in a split season. The Quebec franchise was transferred to Hamilton, Ontario, to become the Hamilton Tigers.

The Ottawa Senators won the league championship in a playoff with the Toronto St. Patricks.

The Senators went on to win the Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association three games to two in a best-of-five series. This would be the last split season before the NHL changed its regular season and playoff formats.
The Green Hornet/Harry Cedar (SC:Earth-1212)

The Green Hornet was Harry Cedar a scientist that was developing micro technology to allow him to shrink things. A nerd in every sense when he was growing up he loved the TV show the Green Hornet and after he witnessed the Hood fight The Planner's army of Super-Humans from destroying Freet City. During the battle Harry was injuried and his sister killed, he then decided to become a hero, and applied his technology to a exo-suit that he used to become a hero and named himself after his idol, The Green Hornet. He fought crime and eventually become a enemy to the mercenary Arachnid, who original was a criminal that used his military training and special web-like guns to commit crimes but eventually forced Harry after having his then girlfriend at gunpoint to create him a exo suit of spider base and become The Green Hornet's arch enemy. He later fought and eventually had as a ally Kato, a young girl who became a gunslinger vigilante that based her costume loosely on the character also from Green Hornet.
Givani Smith

**Givani Smith** (born on February 27, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Grand Rapid Griffins of the AHL as a prospect for the Detroit Red Wings.

Smith was drafted by the Red Wings 46th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

Prior to turning professional, Givani played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League. In 236 games between the Barrie Colts, Guelph Storm and Kitchener Rangers, he recorded 73 goals, 62 assists, and 411 penalty minutes.

He led the league in penalty minutes in 2015–16 and 2016–17. During the 2018–19 season in his rookie year, he recorded six goals and seven assists in 64 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.

On October 25, 2019, Givani was recalled by the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to being recalled he recorded two goals and two assists in four games for the Griffins. He made his NHL debut for the Red Wings later that night in a game against the Buffalo Sabres where he recorded two shots on goal and one hit in 11:01 time on ice.

He was assigned to the Griffins on October 30. He appeared in three games for the Red Wings, where he recorded four shots on goal and three hits in 10:32 average time on ice per game.

On December 31, 2019, Givani was again recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled he recorded four goals and nine assists in 22 games with the Griffins. On January 14, 2020, he scored his first career NHL goal against Thomas Greiss of the New York Islanders.

## Personal Life

Givani is the younger brother of Gemel Smith, who was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays for the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

His father, Gary grew up in Jamaica and moved to Toronto in the 1970s with his two siblings and four cousins to reunite with his parents.
Chicago Stadium

**Chicago Stadium** was the home arena for the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Illinois.

The Chicago Stadium opened on March 28, 1929 and closed on September 9, 1994; it was demolished in 1995 and the Blackhawks now play at the United Center.

The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup at the arena in 1934, 1938 and hosted the Stanley Cup Finals in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973 and 1992. The arena also hosted the NHL All-Star Game in 1961, 1974 and 1991.

The Blackhawks played in their last Stanley Cup Finals game at Chicago Stadium on June 1, 1992 where they were swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins. They played in their last home game at the arena on April 28, 1994.
1975–76 California Golden Seals Season

**The 1975–76 California Golden Seals season** would be the Seals' ninth and final season in the Bay Area of California.

In the 1975-76 NHL season, the Golden Seals finished in 4th place in the Adams Division and 7th place in the Wales Conference with a record of 27-42-11.

## Season Overview

The Seals were led by rookie Dennis Maruk, who centered the 3M line with Bob Murdoch and Al MacAdam. Both Maruk and MacAdam scored over 30 goals while Murdoch led the team in power play goals.

Although they recorded a solid improvement over the previous season, the Seals fell 7 points shy of a playoff spot. Owner Mel Swig was counting on the construction of a new arena in San Francisco, but after the proposal was defeated, he was convinced by minority owner George Gund III to relocate the franchise to Cleveland, Ohio where it was renamed the Cleveland Barons.

## Playoffs

The Seals did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Team leaders

* Goals: Al MacAdam (32)
* Assists: Dennis Maruk (32)
* Points: Al McAdam (63)
* Penalty minutes: Mike Christie (152)
* Plus/minus: Frank Spring (+1)
* Wins: Gary Simmons (15)
* Goals against average: Gary Simmons (3.33)

## Transactions

### Trades

Gary Holt | To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)

Jim Pappin3rd round pick in 1977 Draft (Guy Lash)

Gary Sabourin | To Toronto Maple Leafs

cash

Wayne Merrick | To St. Louis Blues

 March 9, 1976

5th round pick in 1976 Draft (Cal Sandbeck)Seals' 3rd round pick in 1977 Draft (Reg Kerr)
1970–71 NHL season

**The 1970–71 NHL season** was the 54th season of the National Hockey League (NHL) which lasted from October 9, 1970 to May 18, 1971.

Two new teams: the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks made their debuts and were both put into the East Division. The Chicago Black Hawks were moved to the West Division.

The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup by beating the Black Hawks in seven games in the finals.
2004–05 NHL season

**The 2004–05 NHL season** was the National Hockey League (NHL)'s 88th season of operation.

The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on September 16, 2004.

The loss of the 2004–05 season's games made the NHL the first North American professional sports league to lose an entire season of games because of a labor dispute.

It was the first time since 1919 when a Spanish flu pandemic canceled the finals, that the Stanley Cup was not awarded. This canceled season was later acknowledged with the words "2004–05 Season Not Played" engraved on the Cup.

According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, 388 NHL players were on teams overseas at some point during the season, spread across 19 European leagues.

Many of these players had a contract clause to return to the NHL when the league started up again, even if it was during the current season.

Key rule changes which would dominate after the lockout were established as a result of a meeting between the NHL and its top minor league, the American Hockey League.

On July 5, 2004, the AHL announced publicly the 2004–05 rule changes, many of which were passed as a result of the NHL's recommendation for experimentation.

## Stanley Cup Controversy

As a result of the lockout, no Stanley Cup champion was crowned for the first time since the flu pandemic in 1919. This was controversial among many fans, who questioned whether the NHL had exclusive control over the Cup.

A website known as freestanley.com (since closed) was launched, asking fans to write to the Cup trustees and urge them to return to the original pre-NHL Challenge Cup format.

Adrienne Clarkson (then Governor General of Canada) alternately proposed that the Cup be presented to the top women's hockey team in lieu of the NHL season, but this idea was so unpopular with NHL fans, players and officials that the Clarkson Cup was created instead.

Meanwhile, a group in Ontario (also known as the "Wednesday Nighters") filed an application with the Ontario Superior Court, claiming that the Cup trustees had overstepped their bounds in signing the 1947 agreement with the NHL, and therefore must award the trophy to any team willing to play for the cup regardless of the lockout.

On February 7, 2006, a settlement was reached in which the trophy could be awarded to non-NHL teams in the event the league does not operate for a season, but the dispute lasted so long that by the time it was settled, the NHL had resumed operating for the 2005–06 season and the Stanley Cup went unclaimed for the 2004–05 season.
Kirby Dach

**Kirby Dach** (born on January 21, 2001 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

He was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

### Junior

During the 2016 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft, Kirby was selected second overall by the Saskatoon Blades.

He played in 19 games, scoring 10 points. Dach joined the Blades full-time for the 2017–18 season. In 52 games, he recorded seven goals and 39 assists. In January 2019, he was named as an alternate captain for the Blades for the remainder of the season.

Kirby was named captain for Team Orr for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Team Orr defeated Team Cherry 5–4 and he recorded one assist. He finished the season with 25 goals and 48 assists in 62 games.

He was ranked third among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting Services (CSS)' final draft rankings for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Kirby was selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks and signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the club on July 8, 2019.

### Professional

Prior to the 2019-20 NHL season, Kirby sustained a concussion during the 2019 Traverse City Prospect Tournament which caused him to miss the preseason. Once he was recovered, he played in three games in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs.

On October 20, 2019, Kirby made his NHL debut against the Washington Capitals in a 5-3 loss, making him the 18th-youngest Blackhawk to make his NHL debut.

On October 22, 2019, he scored his first NHL career goal on Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights in a 2–1 loss, becoming the 6th-youngest Blackhawks player to score a goal (at 18 years and 272 days old).

On November 13, 2019, Kirby recorded his first multi-point game with 1 goal & 1 assist in a 5-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights.

From November 10th to November 19, 2019, he had a five-game point streak with 4 goals and 3 assists. He had his first multi-goal game with 2 goals (including the game-winning goal) in a 4-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres on November 17th.

## International Play

In 2018, Kirby was named to Team Canada for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup where he scored 2 goals and 5 assists in 5 tournament games.

In the gold medal game against Sweden, he scored a first period goal, helping Team Canada to a 6–2 victory.

## Personal Life

Kirby is the son of Dale and Hilary Dach. He has a younger brother, Colton, who plays in the WHL for the Saskatoon Blades. His younger sister, Callie currently plays hockey for the Sherwood Park Royals in the Alberta Female Hockey League.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks

The **Mighty Ducks of Anaheim** were an American Ice Hockey team based in Anaheim California in the National Hockey League. They competed in the Western Conference. They were renamed the Anaheim Ducks. or the Ducks of Anaheim

## Coaching History

* 1993-1997: Ron Wilson
* 1997-1998: Pierre Page
* 1998-2000: Craig Hartsburg
* 2000-2001: Guy Charron
* 2001-2002: Bryan Murray
* 2002-2004: Mike Babcock
* 2005-2006: Randy Carlyle

## Facts

* Location: Anaheim, California
* Arena: Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

## Players

* Bobby Dollas
* Guy Hebert
* Paul Kariya
* Steve Rucchin
* Joe Sacco
* Teemu Selanne
1972–73 Atlanta Flames season

**The 1972–73 Atlanta Flames season** was the debut season for the Atlanta Flames.

The Flames finished in 7th place in the West Division with a record of 25-38-15.

## Regular Season

When it was first announced that Atlanta, Georgia would have an NHL franchise, many hockey observers thought that a team based in the southern United States was a ludicrous and foolish move, especially since the talent pool had been diluted by repeated expansion and the upstart WHA.

Nevertheless, the Flames quickly began front office operations, naming young St. Louis Blues assistant general manager Cliff Fletcher as general manager. Soon after, Fletcher had found the team its first coach: former Montreal Canadiens star forward Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion.

The Flames were a pleasant surprise in its first season on the ice, its success built on new star goaltenders Dan Bouchard and Phil Myre, solid defensemen such as Randy Manery and Pat Quinn, and forwards Rey Comeau, (captain) Keith McCreary, Larry Romanchych and Bob Leiter.

Despite its inexperience as a team, the Flames were quite successful in the beginning of their rookie season, posting a 20–19–8 record by January 19, 1973, off the success of their young goaltending tandem; however, they lost 19 of their last 31 games, finishing out of the playoffs.

Part of the problem as that in defiance of all geographic reality, the Flames were placed in the West Division—saddling them with some of the longest road trips in the league and ultimately, their excellent defense and goaltending were sabotaged by its lack of goalscoring, finishing second worst in the NHL in that category.

However, the Flames' 65 points were 35 better than the Islanders, who toiled at the bottom of the East division.

## Team Leaders

* Goals: Bob Leiter (26)
* Assists: Bob Leiter (34)
* Points: Bob Leiter (60)
* Penalty minutes: Pat Quinn (113)
* Wins: Phil Myre (16)
* Goals against average: Phil Myre (3.03)
Buffalo Sabres

The **Buffalo Sabres** are a team in the National Hockey League. They compete in the Eastern Conference. They have rivalries with teams in their own division.

## Coaching History

* 1970-1972: Punch Imlach
* 1972: Floyd Smith
* 1972-1974: Joe Crozier
* 1974-1977: Floyd Smith
* 1977-1978: Marcel Pronovost
* 1978-1979: Bill Inglis
* 1979-1980: Scotty Bowman
* 1980-1981: Roger Neilson
* 1981-1982: Jimmy Roberts
* 1982-1985: Scotty Bowman
* 1985-1986: Jim Schoenfeld
* 1986: Scotty Bowman
* 1986-1987: Craig Ramsay
* 1987-1989: Ted Sator
* 1989-1991: Rick Dudley
* 1991-1995: John Muckler
* 1995-1997: Ted Nolan
* 1997-2013: Lindy Ruff
* 2913: Ron Rolston
* 2013-2015: Ted Nolan
* 2015-2017: Dan Bylsma
* 2017-Present: Phil Housley

## Facts

* Location: Buffalo, New York
* Arena: KeyBank Center

## Players

* Dave Andreychuk
* Dominik Hasek
* Jerry Korab
* Pat LaFontaine
* Donald McSween
* Richard Smehlik
Enterprise Center

**Enterprise Center** (also known as Kiel Center, Savvis Center and Scottrade Center) is the home arena for the St. Louis Blues since 1995, located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.

In 2019, Enterprise Center hosted the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time when the Blues faced the Boston Bruins in games 3, 4 & 6.
Colby Cave

**Colby Cave** (born on December 26, 1994 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 67 games for the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL between 2017 and 2020.

## Playing Career

### Junior

Colby first played locally with the Battlefords Stars in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League from 2009 to 2011. He was drafted to the major junior level with the 13th selection in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft in 2009 by the Kootenay Ice. His rights were later traded by Kootenay to the Swift Current Broncos on January 9, 2011.

In his third full season with the Broncos, Colby was named team captain. He continued his development by elevating his offensive game to almost a point-per-game pace finishing with 70 points in 72 games.

Eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, he was listed 157th overall by ISS Hockey; however, he was passed over. At the end of his final junior season, placing second on the club in points with 75 in 72 games, he was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry level contract by the Boston Bruins on April 4, 2015.

### Professional

Colby spent most of the first three years of his professional career with the Providence Bruins, the Bruins' AHL-affiliate team.

During the final season of his rookie contract with the Bruins in 2017–18, he received his first recall to the NHL on an emergency basis by the Bruins on December 21, 2017.

He made his NHL debut, playing alongside line-mate and former Broncos junior teammate, Jake DeBrusk in a 2–1 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets. He was then returned to Providence following the game.

Following another call-up by the Boston team in the 2018–19 season, on December 17, 2018, Colby scored his first NHL career goal in a 4–0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens. He remained with Boston to appear in 20 games, posting 1 goal and 5 points, before he was placed on waivers by the Bruins for reassignment to the AHL.

On January 15, 2019, Colby left the Bruins organization after he was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers with whom he played 11 games in the 2019–20 season.

## Death

On April 6-7, 2020, Colby suffered from acute obstructive hydrocephalus due to a colloid cyst overnight. He underwent emergency surgery on April 7, 2020 and was kept in a medically induced coma until his death on the morning of April 11, 2020 at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 25.

In April of 2020, Colby's widow, Emily started the Colby Cave Memorial Fund which will support mental health initiatives and programs providing access to sports for underprivileged children.

## Personal Life

Colby was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada to parents Allan and Jennifer Cave; he had a younger sister, Taylor. He grew up in the town of Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In July of 2019, he married his wife, Emily; after dating for five years, Colby proposed to her on a sunset walk besides Jackfish Lake in Cochin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Greg Adams (1960)

**Greg Adams** (born Gregory Charles Adams on May 31, 1960 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Quebec Nordiques and the Detroit Red Wings.

## Playing Career

Adams was passed over in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1979.

During his final year in the Western Hockey League with the Victoria Cougars, he scored 62 goals playing on a line with Barry Pederson. He spent the 1980–81 season with Flyers' farm team, the Maine Mariners, and impressed in a six-game stint in Philadelphia, scoring three goals. The following season he appeared in 33 games, scoring 19 points.

In the summer of 1982, Adams was traded to the Hartford Whalers in the Mark Howe trade. During the 1982–83 season, he spent his first full season in the NHL, scoring 10 goals and 23 points in 79 games. He established himself as a gritty, physical presence and registered 216 penalty minutes (PIM), the highest total of his career.

Adams was dealt again in the summer of 1983, this time to the Washington Capitals. While the Whalers had just 19 wins in 1982–83, the Capitals were one of the deepest squads in the league, and he found it more difficult to get ice time.

In his first two years in Washington, he scored just eight goals in 108 games, and was demoted briefly to the American Hockey League.

However, Adams established himself as a key member of the team in the 1985–86 season, and put up surprising numbers with 18 goals and 56 points, along with 152 PIM. He continued to perform well over the next two seasons, posting totals of 14 and 15 goals while providing his usual physical presence.

In the 1988–89 season, Adams was moved to the defending Stanley Cup champions Edmonton Oilers. However, he struggled to find a niche with the Oilers, scoring just four goals in 49 games, and was dealt again at the trade deadline, this time to the Vancouver Canucks; this created one of the more unusual situations in NHL history, as the Canucks' lineup already featured star winger Greg "Gus" Adams.

Adams's stint in Vancouver was brief, scoring four goals in 12 games for the team. He was traded to the Quebec Nordiques for the 1989–90 season, but spent most of the season in the AHL. He finished the season with the Detroit Red Wings before retiring.

He finished his career with 84 goals and 227 career points in 545 NHL games, and recorded 1,173 PIM.

### Post Playing Career

After retiring from the NHL, Adams moved back to Duncan, British Columbia, Canada close to where he grew up.

He has built a reputation as extremely good businessman opening up five separate Tim Hortons restaurants and various construction companies.

Adams is also the founder and owner of LakeTown Ranch and hosts many music events, including the annual Sunfest country music festival.
2019–20 NHL transactions

This is a list of of all the team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the NHL during the 2019–20 NHL season.

The 2019–20 NHL trade deadline will be on February 24, 2020. Any players traded or claimed off of waivers after this date will be eligible to play up until, but not in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Free Agency

### Offer sheets

An offer sheet is a contract offered to a restricted free agent by a team other than the one for which his rights are owned by.

If the player signs the offer sheet, his current team has seven days to match the contract offer and keep the player or else he goes to the team that gave the offer sheet, with compensation going to his first team.

### Imports

This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is their previous team and the league that they belonged to.