Subject: rec.sport.hockey FAQ Part 2 of 2
Date: 1 Apr 1996 12:26:49 -0500
Summary: This file is a semi-monthly compilation of items of interest to 
  the readers of the rec.sport.hockey newsgroup.  Part 1 covers the 
  professional leagues in North America.  Part 2 deals with college hockey,
  amateur hockey, international hockey, information available by Internet
  and frequently asked questions.

rec.sport.hockey answers to Frequently Asked Questions and other news:
Part 2 of 2
Last updated: Apr. 1, 1996

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Contents of Part 2:

News and information on the following leagues:

 7. College Hockey
  - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  - Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU)
 8. Canadian Hockey League
 9. Tournaments
  - 1995 World Championships
  - Olympic Games
  - 1996 World Junior Hockey Championships
  - 1995 Pacific Cup (under-18 boys)
  - International Under-18 Tournament History
10. International Leagues
  - British Premier Division
  - Finnish Elite League (SM-LIIGA)
  - German Hockey League (Krombacher-Eishockey-Liga)
  - German Professional League (Deutsche Eishockey Liga)
  - Swedish Elite League (Elitserien)
11. Womens' Hockey News
  - College Hockey - ECAC
  - University Hockey - OWIAA
  - 1994 Women's World Championships at Lake Placid, USA
  - 1996 Women's European A Championship in Russia
  - 1996 Women's European B Championship in Slovakia
  - 1996 Women's Pacific Rim Tournament at Vancouver, Canada
  - 1996 US National Women's Championships at ???
  - 1996 Canadian National Women's Championships at Moncton, NB
  - 1996 Ontario Senior AA Provincial Championship (COWHL)
  - 1996 Swiss Women's First Division (National League A)
  - 1996 Swiss Women's Second Division (National League B)
  - 1996 Dannish Women's National Championship
  - 1996 Swedish Women's National Championship
  - 1995 German Women's National Championship
  - 1995 Italian Women's National Championship
12. Amateur Associations
  - Canadian Hockey 
13. Info available via Internet
  - FTP sites
  - World Wide Web
  - Mailing lists
  - Items of interest
14. USENET Hockey Pool
15. Notable dates
16. Answers to some frequently asked questions
17. Miscellaneous
18. Central American Hockey League

News and information on the National Hockey League and its minor league 
affiliates (American Hockey League, International Hockey League, East 
Coast Hockey League) are included in Part 1.

New information will be preceded by two asterisks (**).

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7. College Hockey

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- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

  NCAA Contact: Mike Machnik <machnik@ctron.com>
..Bri Farenell <farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>

NCAA Division I Teams:

 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA):
  CCHA Contact: Keith Instone <instone@hydra.bgsu.edu>
Alaska-Fairbanks (affiliate member), Bowling Green (Contact: Keith Instone 
<instone@hydra.bgsu.edu>), Ferris State, Illinois-Chicago, Lake Superior, 
Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Western Michigan

CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION--Approved Alaska-Fairbanks' 
application for full membership, effective in the 1995-96 season.

 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) (men's):
 ECAC Men's Contact: Bri Farenell <farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>)
Brown, Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, RPI, St. 
Lawrence, Union, Vermont, Yale

 Hockey East:
  Hockey East Contact: Mike Machnik <machnik@ctron.com>
Boston College, Boston University, Maine, Massachusetts, UMass-Lowell 
(Contact: Dave Hendrickson <hendrick@hp-and.an.hp.com>), Merrimack 
(Contact: Mike Machnik <machnik@ctron.com>), New Hampshire, Northeastern, 
Providence

 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA):
Alaska-Anchorage, Colorado College, Denver, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, 
Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota, Northern Michigan, St Cloud, Wisconsin 
(Contact: Jeff Horvath <horvath@cs.wisc.edu>)

NCAA--Placed the Colorado College hockey team on probation for one year 
for recruiting violations.

 Major Independents:
Air Force, Army

E-mail lists:
 Wayne Smith <wts@maine.maine.edu> maintains a list for college ice hockey 
discussions (HOCKEY-L):

 send e-mail to <listserv@maine.maine.edu> with body:
 SUBSCRIBE HOCKEY-L <name & favorite team>
 or
 SUBSCRIBE HOCKEY-D <name>
   (a daily digest of HOCKEY-L articles)

Standings and scores:
Up-to-date Division I standings and scores can be obtained through the 
archives of the College Hockey Mailing List.  Send a message to the server 
at listserv@maine.maine.edu with the body containing ONLY the commands 
(either or both)

GET 9495CONF STAND (for all Division I conference standings)
GET 9495COMP SCHEDULE (for a full-season listing of Division I scores)

The schedule is about 1000 lines long and the standings file is about 50 
lines.  These files are updated more-or-less weekly around Monday.  These 
are an example and others are available.  Contact Mike Machnik 
<machnik@ctron.com> with any questions.

FTP site: andy.bgsu.edu
  The directory "pub/Hockey" contains CCHA press releases, scores, 
standings, and rosters. The sub-directory "Archives" has archives of the 
Division I college hockey mailing list since 1989. Also, archives from the 
Division III list since May 1992 are available.

  1995-96 NCAA men's hockey championship:

Finals: Michigan 3, Colorado College 2

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- Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU)

CIAU Contact:  Darren Boucher <boucher@ug.cs.dal.ca>

The AUAA has imposed the following suspensions on members of the Univerisity
of Moncton Aigles Blues as a result of their attack on referee Brian Carragher
in a Feb. 24 playoff game vs. UPEI:
  Head coach Pete Belliveau - five games into next season
  Mathieu Bibeau, Frants Bergevin-Jean, Sylvain Ducharme - five years
  Pierre Gagnon - two years
  Philippe Lavoie - one year
  Jean Imbeau - three games into next season

Moncton has also fired assistant coach Patrick Daviault.  Hockey Canada
will honour the suspensions, meaning that the players are also banned from
playing amateur hockey.

Bergevin-Jean, Bibeau and Gagnon have been charged with assault, and Daviault
with damage to property.  All will appear in Charlottetown court April 25.


1996 Individual Award Winners:

Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy (Top Men's Player):
 John Wynne, Waterloo; defense
Clare Drake Trophy (Top Rookie):
 Jason Becker, Saskatchewan; defense
CIAU Most Sportsmanlike Player:
 Brian Purdy, Saskatchewan; forward
Father Kehoe Memorial Award (Coach of the Year):
 Jacques Tremblay, RMC

All-Canadian Team:
 Goalies: Johnny Lorenzo, St. Thomas; Jean-Francois Rivard, Ottawa
 Defense: John Wynne, Waterloo; Evan Marble, Calgary; Sean O'Reilly, Acadia;
          Paul Doherty, Acadia
 Forwards: Steve Martell, St. Francis Xavier; Greg Gatto, Lethbridge;
           Brian Purdy, Saskatchewan; Marc Beaucage, UQTR;
           Jarrett Zuikwsky, Lethbridge; Pierre Gendron, McGill

1996 CIAU Championships:

Queen's Cup Finalists:  Waterloo Warriors
(OUAA)                  University of Quebec, Trois-Riviers Patriotes
AUAA Champions: Acadia Axemen
CWUAA Champions: Calgary Dinosaurs

Queen's Cup:  Waterloo 5, UQTR 1
University Cup Semifinals:  Waterloo 5, Calgary 2
                            Acadia 4, UQTR 3
University Cup Final: Acadia 3, Waterloo 2

Tournament MVP: Greg Clancy, Acadia
Tournament All-Stars:
 Goalie: Trevor Amundrud, Acadia
 Defense: Paul Doherty, Acadia; Daniel Laflamme, UQTR
 Forwards: Jason Weaver, Acadia; Wade Whitten, Acadia; Mike Chambers, Waterloo


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8. Canadian Hockey League

  The Canadian Hockey League (Major Junior A in Canada) consists of the 
Western Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major 
Junior Hockey League.
  The 1996 Memorial Cup has been awarded to Peterborough, Ontario.

  Western Hockey League

 1995-96 Final Standings:

West Division

Team                    W       L       T       Pts     GF      GA
--------------------------------------------------------------------
y-Spokane Chiefs        50      18       4      104     322     221
x-Kamloops Blazers      48      22       2       98     343     257
x-Tri-City Americans    45      25       2       92     336     255
x-Kelowna Rockets       35      33       4       74     338     309
x-Seattle Thunderbirds  29      36       7       65     255     281
x-Portland Winterhawks  30      39       3       63     283     301
Prince George Cougars   17      53       2       36     219     340


East Division

Team                    W       L       T       Pts     GF      GA
--------------------------------------------------------------------
y-Brandon Wheat Kings   52      19       1     105      369     231
x-Prince Albert Raiders 47      19       6     100      309     250
x-Regina Pats           37      33       2      76      316     284
x-Saskatoon Blades      29      42       1      59      314     351
Moose Jaw Warriors      18      49       5      41      223     331


Central Division

Team                    W       L       T       Pts     GF      GA
--------------------------------------------------------------------

y-Swift Current Broncos 36      31      5        77     285     271
x-Lethbridge Hurricanes 33      36      3        69     259     270
x-Medicine Hat Tigers   30      37      5        65     243     288
x-Red Deer Rebels       28      39      5        61     263     300
Calgary Hitmen          18      51      3        39     222     359

x = clinched playoff berth
y = clinched division title

1995-96 WHL Final Scoring Leaders

Player, Team            GP      G       A       Pts     PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------
Mark Deyell, Sas        69      61      98      159     122
Frank Banham, Sas       72      83      69      152     116
H. Dominichellli, Kam   62      59      89      148      37
Jarome Iginla, Kam      63      62      74      136     120
Robb Gordon, Kel        58      51      63      114      84
Josh Holden, Reg        70      57      55      112     105
Mike Leclerc, Bran      71      58      53      111     161
Clarke Wilm, Sas        72      49      61      110      83

WHL Final Goaltending Leaders

min 1440 minutes played

Goalie               GP      MINS    AVG     SV%
----------------------------------------------------
D. Lemanowicz, Spo   62      3362    2.89    .897
Lehman, Bran         39      2208    3.07    .899
Russel, PA           35      1957    3.16    .890
Brumby, Let          50      2502    3.19    .893
Boucher, TC          55      3183    3.41    .905

Divisional Playoff Results, as of Mar. 31 (best-of-seven)
 Brandon defeats Saskatoon 4-0
 Red Deer defeats Swift Current 4-0
 Prince Albert defeats Medicine Hat 4-1
 Regina defeats Lethbridge 4-0
 Portland leads Spokane 3-1
 Kamloops defeats Seattle 4-1
 Tri-Cities leads Kelowna 3-2


Ontario Hockey League
Contact:  Alex Goddard, agoddard@uoguelph.ca

 1995-96 Final Standings

East Division                GP  W  L  T  GF  GA Pt
---------------------------------------------------
y-Ottawa 67s                 66 39 22  5 258 200 83
x-Peterborough Petes         66 35 22  9 289 235 79
x-Belleville Bulls           66 35 26  5 300 250 75
x-Oshawa Generals            66 30 28  8 248 238 68
x-Kingston Frontenacs        66 29 31  6 266 267 64
North Bay Centennials        66 14 45  7 242 360 35

Central Division             GP  W  L  T  GF  GA Pt
---------------------------------------------------
y-Guelph Storm               66 45 16  5 297 186 95
x-Kitchener Rangers          66 35 28  3 253 230 73
x-Niagara Falls Thunder      66 29 30  7 248 238 65
x-Owen Sound Platers         66 29 32  5 274 313 63
x-Barrie Colts               66 28 31  7 258 266 63
Sudbury Wolves               66 27 36  3 262 288 57

West Division                GP  W  L  T  GF  GA Pt
---------------------------------------------------
x-Detroit Jr. Whalers        66 40 22  4 319 243 84
x-Sarnia Sting               66 39 23  4 330 276 82
x-Sault Ste.Marie Greyhounds 66 38 23  5 312 254 81
x-Windsor Spitfires          66 21 41  4 256 312 46
London Knights               66  3 60  3 179 435  9

x-clinched playoff birth
y-clinched division and first round bye

1995-96 OHL Final Scoring Leaders

Player, Team            GP      G       A       Pts     PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron Brand, Sar        66      46      73      119     110
Daniel Cleary, Bel      64      53      62      115      74
Sean Haggerty, Det      66      60      51      111      78
Trevor Gallant, NB      63      47      58      105      36
Rhicard Uniacke, SSM    66      48      54      102      38

OHL Final Goaltending Leaders

Goalie               GP      MINS    AVG
-----------------------------------------
Travis Scott, Osh    31      1763    2.65
Craig Hillier, Ott   44      2439    2.88
Dan Cloutier, Gue    30      1645    2.88
Tim Keyes, Ott       27      1497    2.93

Divisional Playoff Results, as of Mar 31 (best-of-seven)

Byes: Ottawa, Guelph
Peterborough defeats Kingston 4-2
Belleville defeats Oshawa 4-1
Kitchener defeats Barrie 4-3
Niagara Falls defeats Owen Sound 4-2
Detroit defeats Windsor 4-3
Sarnia defeats Sault Ste. Marie 4-0


Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

QMJHL Contact: Darren Boucher <boucher@ug.cs.dal.ca>

 1995-96 Final Standings:

Lebel Division              GP  W  L T  GF  GA Pts
---------------------------------------------------
Granby Bisons               70 56 12 2 389 191 114
Hull Olympiques             70 52 16 2 347 246 106
Val d'Or                    70 39 24 7 302 244  85
Sherbrooke Faucons          70 40 27 3 306 263  83
Drummondville Voltigeurs    70 33 34 3 299 274  69
St.-Hyacinthe Laser         70 23 44 3 242 353  49
Laval Titan                 70 14 54 2 219 404  30

Dilio Division              GP  W  L T  GF  GA Pt
---------------------------------------------------
Beauport Harfangs           70 37 26 7 284 233  81
Chicoutimi Sagueneens       70 35 29 6 274 242  76
Shawinigan Cataractes       70 35 30 5 289 259  75
Halifax Mooseheads          70 32 36 2 258 262  66
Victoriaville Tigers        70 27 41 2 246 289  56
Rimouski                    70 25 31 4 267 317  54
Moncton                     70 14 48 8 215 360  36


1995-96 QMJHL Final Scoring Leaders

Player, Team            GP      G       A       Pts     PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel Briere, Dru      67      67      96      163      84
Christian Dube, Shr     62      52      93      145     105
Etienne Beaudry, Shr    70      55      85      140      55
Martin Menard, Hull     70      61      76      137     125
Martin Chouinard, Gby   63      52      82      134      70

QMJHL Final Goaltending Leaders

Goalie               GP      MINS    AVG
-----------------------------------------
F. Deschenes, Gby    47      2510    2.63
F. Henry, Gby        28      1533    2.71
Martin Biron, Beau   55      3207    2.84
Marc Denis, Chi      51      2895    3.25
Jose Theodore, Hull  48      2803    3.38

  1995 Memorial Cup - CHL Championship

Round Robin:
...     GP W L T GF GA Pts
Kamploops Blazers             3 3 0 0 13 10   6
Detroit Jr. Red Wings         3 2 1 0 16 14   4
Brandon Wheat Kings           3 1 2 0 10 12   2
Hull Olympiques               3 0 3 0 11 14   0

Final:  Kamloops 8, Detroit 3

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9. Tournaments

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 1995 Icehockey World Championships in Sweden:
 =============================================

 Medal Round (Stockholm):

 May 2:    16:00   Quarterfinal, Italy - Sweden  0-7
.   20:00   Quarterfinal, Finland - France  5-0
.   19:00   Relegation game #1, Austria - Switzerland  4-0

 May 3:    16:00   Quarterfinal, Russia - Czech republic  0-2
.   20:00   Quarterfinal, USA - Canada  1-4

 May 4:    19:00   Relegation game #2, Switzerland - Austria  4-4
..    *Switzerland relegated to WC pool B.

 May 5:    16:00   Semifinal, Sweden - Canada  3-2 OT
.   20:00   Semifinal, Finland - Czech Republic  3-0

 May 6:    16:00   Bronze medal game, Canada - Czech republic  4-1

 May 7:    15:00   Final game, Finland - Sweden  4-1

.      ******************************
.      **   Gold medal:  FINLAND   **
.      ******************************

..   Silver    :  Sweden
..   Bronze    :  Canada

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 FINAL STANDINGS

 Group A (Gavle)                       Group B (Stockholm)

.     GP  W T L  GF-GA  P                      GP  W T L  GF-GA  P
 Russia       5  5 0 0  26-10 10       USA             5  3 2 0  17-11  8
 Italy        5  3 1 1  14-11  7       Finland         5  3 1 1  22-14  7
 France       5  3 0 2  14-11  6       Sweden          5  3 1 1  17- 9  7 
 Canada       5  2 1 2  17-16  5       Czech republic  5  3 0 2  14- 9  6
 -------------------------------       ----------------------------------
 Germany      5  1 0 4  11-20  2       Norway          5  1 0 4   9-18  2
 Switzerland  5  0 0 5  10-24  0       Austria         5  0 0 5   9-27  0

 Date       Group A (Gavle)               Group B (Stockholm)

 April 23:  France - Germany  4-0         Sweden - Norway  5-0
.    Russia - Italy  4-2           Finland - Czech Republic  0-3

 April 24:  Germany - Italy  1-2          Austria - USA  2-5
.    Switzerland - Canada  3-5

 April 25:  Canada - France  1-4          USA - Norway  2-1
.    Russia - Switzerland  8-0     Sweden - Finland  3-6
 
 April 26:                                Czech Republic - Austria  5-2
.    France - Russia  1-3          Norway - Finland  2-5

 April 27:  Italy - Switzerland  3-2      Czech Republic - USA  2-4
.    Canada - Germany  5-2         Austria - Sweden  0-5

 April 28:  Switzerland - France  2-3
.    Germany - Russia  3-6         USA - Sweden  2-2 

 April 29:  Canada - Italy  2-2           Finland - Austria  7-2
.....  Czech Republic - Norway  3-1

 April 30:  Russia - Canada  5-4          USA - Finland  4-4
.    Germany - Switzerland  5-3    Sweden - Czech Republic  2-1
 
 May 1:     Italy - France  5-2           Norway - Austria  5-3


- Olympic Games

 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway:

Pool A           W  L  T Pts  GF  GA
Finland          5  0  0  10  25   4
Germany          3  2  0   6  11  14
Czech Rep.       3  2  0   6  16  11
Russia           3  2  0   6  20  14
Austria          1  4  0   2  13  28
Norway           0  5  0   0   5  19

Pool B           W  L  T Pts  GF  GA
Slovakia         3  0  2   8  26  14
Canada           3  1  1   7  17  11
Sweden           3  1  1   7  23  13
United States    1  1  3   5  21  17
Italy            1  4  0   2  15  31
France           0  4  1   1  11  27

Final Standings:
Gold Medal:   Sweden
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze Medal: Finland
4.            Russia
5.            Czech Republic
6.            Slovakia
7.            Germany
8.            United States
9.            Italy
10.           France
11.           Norway
12.           Austria

  The 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Organizing Committee said it has approved 
the addition of women's ice hockey to the list of official medal events at 
the Games.  Six teams will compete: the top 5 teams from the 1997 Women's
World Hockey Championship and the host team from Japan.

E-mail list:
 Charlie Slavin <slavin@maine.maine.edu> maintains OlymPuck - The Olympic 
Hockey Discussion List:

 send e-mail to <listserv@maine.maine.edu> with body:
SUBSCRIBE   OlymPuck   your_name   favorite country(ies)

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- 1996 World Junior Hockey Championships
  at Boston, Massachusetts

Group  A
..GP      W       L       T       GF      GA      PTS
Canada          4       4       0       0       19       4       8
United States   4       2       2       0       13      17       4
Finland         4       2       2       0       14      10       4
Switzerland     4       1       3       0       10      14       2
Ukraine         4       1       3       0        9      20       2

Group B

Czech Rep.      4       2       0       2       15      10       6
Russia          4       2       1       1       19      12       5
Sweden          4       2       1       1       14       7       5
Slovakia        4       0       1       3       11      17       3
Germany         4       0       3       1       11      24       1

Medal Results:
Gold:        Canada
Silver:      Sweden
Bronze:      Russia

Final standings:
 4) Czech Republic  5) United States  6) Finland  7) Slovakia  8) Germany
 9) Switzerland  10) Ukraine (relgated to B pool for 1997)

The 1997 WJC will be held in Switzerland.

All-Stars:
 Goalie: Jose Theodore, Canada
 Defense: Nolan Baumgartner, Canada; Mattias Ohlund, Sweden
 Forwards: Jarome Iginla, Canada; Alexei Morozv, Russia;
           Johan Davidsson, Sweden
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- 1995 Pacific Cup (under-18 boys)
  at Japan

National Under-18 Team Invitational Tournament

Final Round-Robin Standings (three games)

Round-Robin
..W       L       T       F       A
Canada          3       0       0       16      6
Russia          2       1       0       16      7
USA             0       2       1       6       13
Japan           0       2       1       7       19


Gold Medal      Russia  6       Canada  1
Bronze Medal    USA     7       Japan   0


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International Under-18 Tournament History

Year - Location - Cup Name       - Final Rankings

1991 - Japan    - Phoenix Cup    - USSR, Canada, USA, Japan
1992 - Japan    - Pacific Cup    - Canada, Russia, Japan, USA
1993 - Japan    - Pacific Cup    - Russia, USA, Canada, Japan
1994 - Mexico   - La Copa Mexico - Canada, USA, Russia, Japan
1995 - Japan    - Pacific Cup    - Russia, Canada, USA, Japan

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10. International Leagues

- British Premier Division
Contacts: Steven Salvini <steve@cee.hw.ac.uk>,
.  Neil McGlynn <nmcglynn@mltsa.mlm.att.com>

1994-95 Premier_Division

 Sheffield       44 35  4  5 334 183 74
 Cardiff         44 32  4  8 366 217 68*
 Nottingham      44 32  4  8 372 213 68*
 Edinburgh       44 25  5 14 335 289 55
 Durham          44 22  3 19 264 242 47
 Fife            44 20  4 20 271 242 44
 Basingstoke     44 20  2 22 271 279 42
 Humberside      44 17  6 21 331 330 40
 Peterborough    44 12  5 27 248 368 29
 Whitley         44 10  4 30 242 372 24
 Milton_Keynes   44  9  4 31 248 363 22
 Bracknell       44  6  3 35 189 373 15

* tie determined by matches between the teams, Cardiff win 2,
  Nottingham 1 and a tie

British Championships - Wembley, London, April 15-16 1995

Semi-finals

Cardiff Devils 4 Sheffield Steelers 5 (2-2,1-1,1-1,0-0) 
.Sheffield win 3-1 on penalty shots
Edinburgh Racers 11 Nottingham Panthers 7 (3-2,3-3,5-2)

Final

Edinburgh Racers 2 Sheffield Steelers 7 (0-2,2-2,0-3)

The Premier Division has been reduced in size and looks like this:

Basingstoke
Cardiff
Durham
Fife
Humberside
Milton_Keynes
Nottingham
Sheffield
Slough (promoted from Division One)
Newcastle (formerly known as Whitley)

and Division One like this:

Billingham
Blackburn
Border (formerly know as Dumfries)
Bracknell (relegated from Premier League)
Chelmsford
Guildford
Manchester (newly formed)
Medway
Murrayfield (formerly Ednburgh - voluntarily dropped a division)
Paisley
Peterborough (relegated from Premier League)
Solihull
Swindon
Telford


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  - German Professional League (Deutsche Eishockey Liga)

The German professional hockey league 'DEL' (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) will 
start its inaugural 1994-95 season on September 16th. 18 teams from former 
Bundesliga 1 and 2 fight against each other twice (one home plus one away 
match); an additional round follows where the single division league will 
be overlayed by three regional divisions with 6 teams each, where regional 
rivalries could be fought through. The results of this round then get 
merged into the single division table. The top 12 teams after regular 
season participate in the playoffs. There is no relegation and no 
promotion to or from the amateur league 'Bundesliga 1'.

Teams competing in 1994-95:
Koelner Haie            (Cologne Sharks)
Berliner Eisbaeren      (Berlin Polar Bears)
Wild Wings Schwenningen
Kaufbeurer Adler        (Kaufbeuren Eagles)
Mannheim Eagles
Frankfurt Lions
Ratinger Loewen         (Ratingen Lions)
Kassel Huskies
Augsburg Panther
Die Fuechse aus Sachsen (Sachsen Foxes)
Star Bulls Rosenheim
Duesseldorf Lions
Landshut Cannibals
Preussen Devils Berlin
Krefeld Penguins
EC Hannover
Nuernberg Ice Tigers
SC Rissersee
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Swedish Elite League (Elitserien)

 1994-95 regular season final standings:
 Team         GP   W  T  L   GF- GA (+/-)  Pts
 Djurgarden   40  24  7  9  139- 96  +43   55
 Malmo        40  20 13  7  130-105  +25   53
 Lulea        40  21 10  9  164-116  +48   52
 Leksand      40  21  6 13  155-132  +23   48
 Brynas       40  17  8 15  120-128   -8   42
 Farjestad    40  17  6 17  128-135   -7   40
 Vasteras     40  15  7 18  145-137   +8   37
 HV 71        40  12  9 19  117-143  -26   33
 AIK          40  11  8 21  112-147  -35   30
 MoDo         40   8 10 22  120-140  -20   26

  Quarter finals:
   HV 71 defeated Djurgarden 3-0, Malmo defeated Vasteras 3-1,
   Lulea defeated Farjestad  3-1, Brynas defeated Leksand 3-1,
  Semi finals:
   HV 71 defeated Malmo 3-2, Brynas defeated Lulea 3-2
  Final:
   HV 71 defeated Brynas 3 games to 2 to win the 1994-95 championship.


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11. Women's Hockey
******************

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- Women's College Hockey in USA

 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) (Division I):

     ECAC Women's Contact: Graeme Bailey <bailey@math.cornell.edu>

     Teams: Boston, #Brown, Colby, #Cornell, #Dartmouth, #Harvard, 
            New Hampshire, Northeastern, #Princeton, Providence, 
            St. Lawrence, #Yale

            # == ivy league

 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) (Alliance):

     West Teams: Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rensselaer (RPI) 
                 Middlebury College, University of Vermont, 
                 Colgate University, Hamilton College 

     East Teams: University of Maine, Bowdoin College, Amherst College, 
                 Williams College, Wesleyan University 

 US Club Teams:

     East Teams: Boston University, Connecticut College, 
                 University of Connecticut, Holy Cross College, 
                 U-Mass Amherst, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT),
                 University of Pennsylvania, Skidmore College, 
                 West Virginia University, William Smith College

     West Teams: Bowling Green State University, Colorado College, 
                 University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Illinois-
.. Champaign, 
                 Lake Forest College, Michigan State University, 
                 Michigan Tech University, University of Michigan, 
                 *University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota-Duluth,
                 Ohio State University, St. Cloud State University,
                 *University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

 * == have formally requested their athletic departments for varsity status. 

 Independent Varsity - USA:

     Teams: Augsbury College

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- Women's University Hockey in Canada

 Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association (OWIAA):

     Teams: University of Toronto, University of Guelph, Queen's
            University, York University , Windsor University,
            Laurier University

 All other Women's university hockey teams in Canada:

     Teams: University of BC, University of Alberta,
            University of Manitoba, McMaster University,
            Lakehead University, McGill University,
            University of Trois Rivieres, Concordia University,
            St. Laurent CGEP, Acadia University,
            St. Mary's University, Dalhousie University,
            St. Francis Xavier University, Mount Allison
            University of New Brunswick, University of Calgary,
            University of Saskatchewan

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- 1996 Women's ECAC Championships

ECAC Quarterfinals (Sat 03/02)

   #1 Brown         7      -       #8 Colby         2       2:00 pm
   #2 UNH           7      -       #7 Princeton     2       1:00 pm
   #3 Dartmouth     3      -       #6 NU            2  2OT 12:30 pm
   #4 Providence    5      -       #5 Cornell       2       1:00 pm

ECAC Semifinals at Brown (Sat 03/09)
   #1 Brown         2      -       #4 Providence    4      12:00 pm
   #2 UNH           2      -       #3 Dartmouth     1  OT   3:00 pm

ECAC Final at Brown (Sat 03/10)
   #2 UNH           3      -       #4 Providence    2  5OT  2:00 pm  ***

   *** == The 5 overtime periods is a record for the longest game
          in men or women's collegiate hockey.

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- Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA)

1996 OWIAA Championship

1 University of Toronto
2 Guelph University
3 Wilfrid Laurier University
4 York University

Gold medal Game:  Toronto 2 - Guelph 1  (3OT)

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- 1994 Women's World Championships at Lake Placid, USA

1 Canada
2 USA
3 Finland
4 China
5 Sweden
6 Norway
7 Switzerland
8 Germany

Gold medal game:    Canada 6, United States 3
Bronze medal game:  Finland 8, China 1
Fifth place game:   Sweden 6, Norway 3
Seventh place game: Switzerland 4, Germany 3

  The next Women's World Championships will be held in Kitchener, 
  Ontario, Canada in April 1997.

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- 1995 Women's European A Championship at Riga, Latvia

               GP  GF  GA POINTS
1 Finland       5  61   2   10
2 Sweden        5  27  10    8
3 Switzerland   5  11  20    6
4 Norway        5   7  20    4
5 Germany       5  11  35    2
6 Latvia        5   5  35    0

  Latvia moves down to the European B Championship for 1996.

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- 1996 Women's European B Championship in Slovakia

1 Denmark 
2 Latvia 
3 Czech Rep. 
4 Slovakia 
5 France 
6 Netherlands 
7 Kazachstan 
8 Great Britain 

Gold medal game:    Denmark 3, Latvia 0
Bronze medal game:  Czech Republic 5, Slovakia 2
Fifth place game:   France 7, Netherlands 3
Seventh place game: Kazachstan 5, Great Britain 4 (OT)

Denmark moves up to the European A Championship for 1997.

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- 1995 Women's Pacific Rim Tournament at San Jose, USA

1 Canada
2 USA
3 China
4 Japan

Gold medal game:    Canada 2, USA 1 (shootout)
Bronze medal game:  China 5, Japan 0

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- 1995 US National Women's Championships at Syracuse, NY

1. Needham, Massachusetts
2. Michigan
3. unknown

Gold medal Game:   Needham 3, Michigan 1

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- 1996 Canadian National Women's Championships at Moncton, NB

1. Quebec (Team Quebec)
2. Ontario (North York Aeros)
3. New Brunswick (Maritime Sports Blades)
4. Alberta (Edmonton Chimos)
5. Manitoba (Winnipeg Sweat Camp Storm)
6. Saskatchewan (Team Saskatchewan)
7. British Columbia (Britannia Blues)
8. Prince Edward Island (PEI Esso Tigers)
9. Nova Scotia (Pictou County)

Gold medal Game:    Quebec 3 - Ontario 2 (OT)
Bronze medal Game:  New Brunswick 4 - Alberta 3 (OT)
Fifth place Game:   Manitoba 4 - Saskatchewan 2
Seventh place Game: British Columbia 5 PEI 1

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- 1996 Ontario Senior AA Provincial Championship (COWHL)

1. North York Aeros
2. Toronto Redwings
3. Mississauga Chiefs (no bronze medal game)
3. Peterborough Skyway
5. London Devilettes (no 5th place game)
5. Hamilton Goldenhawks

Gold medal game:  North York 1 --- Toronto 0

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- 1996 Swiss Women's First Division (National League A)

   TEAM                       GP    TOTAL  GOALS PTS
                                  (W-T-L)  GF:GA
1. SC Lyss                    19 (19-0-0) 164:45  38
2. EHC St. Gallen             19 (13-2-4) 137:61  28
3. EHC B|lach                 18  (9-1-8)  83:69  19
4. EV Zug I                   18  (7-1-10) 62:84  15
5. SC Weinfelden-Schaffhausen 19  (5-0-14) 58:124 10
   ----------------
6. DHC Langenthal             19  (1-0-18) 43:164  2

DHC Langenthal moves down to NLB for the 1996-97 season.

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- 1996 Swiss Women's Second Division (National League B)

   TEAM                      GP    TOTAL  GOALS PTS
                                 (W-T-L)  GF:GA
1. SC Reinach                15 (14-0-1) 121:20  28
2. Grasshoppers Zurich       15 (12-1-2) 113:41  25
3. EHC Biel-Bienne           15  (7-3-5)  71:46  17
4. EHC St.Moritz             15  (6-1-8)  51:61  13
5. HCP Fribourg              15  (2-0-13) 15:142  4
   ----------------
6. EHC Marzili-Langasse Bern 15  (1-1-13) 20:81   3

SC Reinach moves up to NLA, and EHC Marzili-Langasse Bern 
moves down to Group C for the 1995-96 season.

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- 1996 Dannish Women's National Championship

1. Herlev
2. Hellerup Idraets Klub (HIK)
3. Frederikshavn (FIK)

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- 1996 Swedish Women's National Championship

1. Nacka HK
2. FOC Farsta
3. Vesterhaninge IF
4. Veddige HK

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- 1995 German Women's National Championship

1. ESG Esslingen
2. DEC Koenigsbrunn
3. TuS Geretsried
4. EV Fuessen
5. Mannheimer ERC
6. TuS Wiehl
7. Frankfurter
8. Grefrather

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- 1995 Italian Women's National Championship

1. HC Alleghe Femminile
2. HC Agordo Fem. Roxa Pattini
3. HC Feltre
4. SG Valbelluna Hoseki
5. HC Eagles Bolzano
6. HC Lario Hallowen Como
7. HC All Stars Milano (no 7th place final)
7. SG Brunico Hot Line

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12. Amateur Associations

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-12. Canadian Hockey

Contact (Canada's national junior men's team, national women's team, 
national under-18 team and regional under-17 teams ): Phil Legault 
 (plegault@hockey.cdnsport.ca)

The URL for Canadian Hockey is:
 http://www.cdnsport.ca/hockey 
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13. Info available via Internet

  When requesting items via e-mail please include your preferred address 
in the body of the message.  Sometimes the reply-to address is not a good 
thing to go by.

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- FTP sites

  wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
  In directory /doc/misc/sports/nhl there are some new hockey files.
  Get the README file for information and contents.

  cs.rochester.edu
  /pub/nhl-bitmaps.tar.Z includes bitmaps of NHL logos.
  Get the README file for information and contents.

cs.toronto.edu (128.100.31.2)
  In directory /pub/issac/test there are women's hockey picture files 
(GIF) and text files from Andria Hunter's www homepage.
  Get the README file from the /pub/issac/test directory for more info.

Montreal Canadiens FTP Archive: ftp.cs.mcgill.ca /pub/user/gateway
Hockey Archive Site: gopher://ftp.sunet.se/11/pub/pictures/sports/hockey
U. of Wash Hockey Archives: ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/public/hockey/

- World Wide Web

  This document is available on the World Wide Web, via:
   http://www.io.org/~robdm/hockey_faq.html
  1995-96 NHL Schedule: http://www.io.org/~robdm/9596_sched.html
  Results of 1995-96 Schedule: http://www.io.org/~robdm/9596_results.html


Boston Bruins:
 <http://terrapin.umd.edu/bruins.html>
Buffalo Sabres: 
 <http://tigger.edsci.wisc.edu/MosaicDocs/Sabres/Sabres.html>
Chicago Blackhawks:
 <http://www.iia.org/~zabolots/blackhawks.html>
 <http://www.mcs.net/~blueline/home.html>
Colorado Avalanche:
 <http://rintintin.colorado.edu/~jeffers/avalanche.html>
Dallas Stars:
 <http://www-lan.unt.edu/cc1/home/price/www/stars.htm>
Detroit Red Wings:
 <http://web.cps.msu.edu/~vergolin/wings.html>
Hartford Whalers:
 <http://www.access.digex.net/~kayleigh/whalers.html>
Montreal Canadiens:
 <http://www.pipeline.com/~amir/habs/>
New York Islanders:
 <http://www.liii.com/~richr/isles.html>
 <http://www.eskimo.com/~dstrauss/isles.html>
New York Rangers:
 <http://www.csh.rit.edu/memb/homep/kenny/rangers.html>
Philadelphia Flyers:
 <http://www.islandnet.com/~mkp/flyers.html>
Pittsburgh Penguins:
 <http://honus.pc.cc.cmu.edu/PenguinsHome.html>
 <http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/usr/gp2f/igloo.html>
San Jose Sharks:
 <http://www.armory.com/~lew/sports/hockey/sharks.html>
Tampa Bay Lightning:
 <http://www.med.usf.edu/PUBAFF/tbl/tbl1.html>
 <http://www.eskimo.com/~tchaos/TBL/Lightning.html>
NHL Server:
 <http://maxwell.uhh.hawaii.edu/hockey/hockey.html>
NHL Stat Server:
 <http://terrapin.umd.edu/nhl.html>
NHL Schedule Server:
 <http://terrapin.umd.edu/nhlform.html>
NHL Home Page:
 <http://deathstar.rutgers.edu/people/jimg/nhl/nhlhome.html>
 <http://www.wpi.edu:8080/~defronzo/>
NHLPA Home Page:
 <http://www.nhlpa.com>
Satchel Sports NHL Page:
 <http://www.starwave.com/nhl/toc.html>
French-English Hockey Terms:
 <http://www.dgp.toronto.edu:/people/vv1/hockey_terms.html>
Goaltender Page:
 <http://rowlf.cc.wwu.edu:8080/~n9143349/goalie.html>

CHL: <http://atlantis.austin.apple.com/people.pages/wayneb/chl.html>
IHL:  <http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~ancsmith/home-template.html>
WCHL: <www.electriciti.com:80/~sbelfi/>

German Hockey Home Page: http://www.muc.de/~kaiser

Women's Hockey Home Page: <http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~andria>
Sports World Link: <http://debussy.media.mit.edu/dbecker/docs/swbbs.html>
DIVE IN Hockey Pool Report: <http://www.liii.com/~richr/home.html>

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- Items of interest

  If you have something interesting, make it available. When requesting, 
use the keyword in the body or subject. Also, specify team, date, etc., 
where applicable.

 NHL Boxscores (Weekdays)                      bks@porsche.wh.att.com
 NHL Goalie Stats (Daily)                      dfa@triple-i.com
 NHL Team Stats (Weekly - NOT player stats)    twilson@escmail.orl.mmc.com

 Available from Eric Rickin <erickin@umich.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 NHLTV      TV stations for NHL and other pro (minor league) teams
 NHLRADIO   Radio stations for NHL and other pro (minor league) teams
 XXXXDRAFT  XXXX (for XXXX=1989-1992) NHL Entry Draft
Eric's mailer is not automated.  He has to reply to each request manually.
Please be patient.

 Available from Stan Willis <willis@empire.dnet.hac.com>:
 Keyword    Description
 ATTEND     NHL home attendace reports by quarter, season or playoffs, 
.    starting in 91-92
 PSLOGOS    NHL team logos in PostScript

 Available from David Anthony Wyatt <wyatt@ccu.umanitoba.ca>:
 Keyword    Description
 ALLLIST    All-time List of Professional Hockey Franchises

 Available from Bill Clare <clare@kodak.com>:
 Keyword    Description
 RETIRED    List of retired numbers for NHL players

 Available from Staffan Axelsson <etxonss@etxb.eua.ericsson.se>:
 Keyword    Description
 WCMEDALS   World Championships medals history
 WCSTAND    World Championships all-time standings
 WCALSTAR   World Championships all-star teams 1961-1994
 WCSCOR     Top point scorers in the World Championships 1976-1994
 WCROSTXX   World Championships gold winning teams' rosters 1958-1994
.    (Specify XX=58-94)
 WJHC       The World Junior Hockey Championships medals history
 WJHCSTAT   All-time stats from the World Junior Hockey Championships
 WJHC93     Stats from the '93 World Junior Hockey Championships
 OLYMPIC    The Olympic hockey medals history
 OLYMSCOR   Top scorers in the Olympic hockey
 OLYMTEAM   Olympic hockey team stats

 Available from Paul Brownlow <paulb@cssi.com>:
 Keyword    Description
 CHLPOY     Past Canadian Hockey League players of the year
 MEMCUP     Past Memorial Cup winners

 Available from <twilson@escmail.orl.mmc.com>:
 To use the statsmailer, send e-mail to <twilson@escmail.orl.mmc.com> with 
subject "statsmailer" and a body containing the word HELP to receive a 
list of allowable commands. Things available: NHL team/league 
schedules/calendars, a plethora of team statistics, scores of games, and 
some assorted hockey files. Seasons 1988-1995 available.

 Available from Matt Militzok <mmilitzo@skidmore.edu>:
  NHL STATSERVER for the 1993-1994 hockey season. Files include player 
stats from the past two seasons, info on each team for the 1993-1994 
season, and updates for stats, scores & boxscores. Send e-mail to 
<mmilitzo@skidmore.edu>. The subject must be "nhl-stat-request" and in the 
body of the message type "help" for more information.

Available from Michael Burger <mmb@mail.msen.com>:
 Keyword    Description
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14. USENET Hockey Pool

  The USENET Hockey Pool is in its 7th year of operation.  Last season, 
there were 261 teams from literally all over the world: every Canadian 
province, about 30 of the 50 U.S. states, and nine other countries in 
Europe and Asia.
  The pool operates like a stock market.  You start off with 1000 points 
to "buy" the players of your team.  You can sell and buy players during 
the season based upon their current point performance.  Transactions are 
made by sending email messages, and standings are posted to 
rec.sport.hockey on a weekly basis.
  The entry deadline is the start of the first regular season game, each
season.  Send email to Gilles Carmel (carmel@netcom.com) for more information.

USENET playoff pool

The rules for the playoff pool are simple:  you must pick 25 NHL players.
Your point total is the sum of your chosen players' point totals.  If you
pick goalies, they earn 2 points for a win and 1 extra point for a shutout.
There are no restrictions on the makeup of your team.  The strategy is 
obvious.  You want to pick players from teams you think will make the final 
four or get lots of points early.  
 
You must submit your team no later than the start of the first playoff game.
Your email must be "postmarked" before 7:00 PM EDT, April 17.  The final 
night of league play is April 14, so you will have a few days to think it 
over.

USENET Hockey Draft WEB site: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/3216


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15. Notable Dates


May 11-19, 1996: Memorial Cup; Peterborough, Ontario
Aug 26-Sept. 14, 1996: World Cup of Hockey
April 1997: IIHF Women's World Championships, Canada
1998: Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan
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16. Answers to some frequently asked questions:

 Q: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs?
 A: According to the magazine "Les Canadiens" (Number 2 of the 92-93 
season), the following is the origin of the nickname "Habitants/Habs":
    "Partial credit for this nickname actually goes to an American. 
Reporter Tex Rickard had picked up on a rumour (a false one, of course) 
someone had told him about the 'H' on the Canadiens' uniform. It seems 
that someone mentioned that it stood for "habitant", a French word that in 
those days was used to denote the farmers of Quebec.
    "'This guy told Tex that the French-speaking players on the team came 
>from  the country, and since they were "farmers", they were therefore 
"habitants!"' recalls Camille Desroches. 'Habs' is simply a short form of 
the word."
    "That was back in the mid-twenties. The Canadiens had just won the 
1923-24 Stanley Cup, and two teams from New York were just joining the NHL 
(the Americans in 25 and the Rangers in 26). To understand Rickard's 
thinking, it helps to remember that this was also a period of intense 
development in a number of more remote regions of Quebec..."
 
 Q: Why is the Montreal Canadiens logo a large C with an H within it?
 A: When Club de Hockey Canadien was founded for the 1909/10 season, the 
uniform consisted of a navy blue sweater with white narrow bands at the 
shoulders connected to a band across the chest. The center of the chest 
band had a white "C" on it. The pants were white and the stockings were 
red.
When the team was sold the following year, it was renamed Club Athletique 
Canadien. The sweater is now red with a green Maple Leaf in the center 
bearing a gothic "C" in its center. The uniform was changed once again for 
the 1911/12 season. The Maple Leaf on the sweater remained, but the 
sweater now had blue, white, and red stripes. The "C" was replaced with 
"CAC".
The Canadiens uniform was redesigned for the 1914/15 season. It had a 
similar design to today's road uniform. The center crest had a "CA" 
instead of the famous "CH".
The team reverted back to Club de Hockey Canadien for the 1916/17 season. 
The crest was now a big "C" and inside a smaller "H", to represent "Club 
de Hockey Canadien".
Other minor alterations have taken place over time, but the traditional 
"CHC" has remained.

 Q: What is the most informative hockey publication?
 A: The Hockey News is preferred by most North American hockey fans. It is 
a weekly journal with up-to-date info.
Phone: 800-268-7793 (Canada and US)
Phone/fax: +44 483 776 141 (UK and rest of Europe)

 Q: How does a 5-minute power-play count in the penalty killing stats in 
the NHL?
 A: If X goals are scored, then the team gets credit for X goals in X+1 
chances.

 Q: How is +/- computed in the NHL?
 A: First, +/- only applies to skaters. Except for a power-play goal, when 
a goal is scored, each skater on the ice for the scoring team is given a 
+, and each skater on the ice for the other team is given a -. Short-
handed goals do count for +/-.

 Q: What is the five-hole?
 A: The space between a goalie's pads. There are five major scoring zones: 
(1) upper left corner of goal, (2) upper right, (3) lower left, (4) lower 
right, and (5) five-hole.

 Q: What is the tie-breaking criteria for determining a seed for the NHL
playoffs?:
 A: The following method, in order is used to determine priority:
    1) Most wins
    2) If two teams have identical records, priority goes to the team
    which has the better head-to-head record in games played between
    them during the season; however if the teams have played an odd number
    of games then the first game played in the city that had the extra
    home game is not counted.  If more than two teams have identical
    records, priority goes to the team with the higher winning percentage
    among games played between those teams.
    3) If the teams are still tied after the first two criteria, priority
    goes to the team with the better goals for/against differential for
    the entire regular season.


 Q: What is the meaning of throwing an octopus on the ice?
 A: This tradition began in Detroit in the 1950's when two best-of-seven 
series were required to win the Stanley Cup.

 Q: Why are Florida Panthers fans tossing rats on the ice this season?
 A: Before Florida's home opener on Oct. 8 against Calgary, right-winger
Scott Mellanby discovered and killed rat in the dressing room. Mellanby went
on to score two goals that night.  Now vendors will sell 'rats' outside Miami
Arena, which are frequently tossed on the ice by fans each time the Panthers
score.

 Q: Who was the first woman to play in an NHL game?
 A: Manon Rheaume, a 20-year-old goaltender, became the first woman ever 
to play in an NHL game on September 23, 1992 when she started in net for 
the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition against the St. Louis 
Blues. Rheaume played the first period before 8,223 at the 10,400-seat 
Expo Hall on the Florida State Fairgrounds and allowed two goals on nine 
shots. She left with the score tied 2-2, although the Lightning ultimately 
lost the game, 6-4.

 Q: Who was the first woman to win a professional hockey game?
 A: Erin Whitten played the final period of an ECHL game with the
Toledo Storm against the Dayton Bombers.  Whitten replaced injured
goalie Alain Harvey and stopped 15 of 19 shots in a 6-5 win.

 Q: Who is the commissioner of the NHL?
 A: Gary Bettman, vice president and general counsel of the National 
Basketball Association, was named commissioner of the National Hockey 
League, Friday, December 11, 1992. Bettman joined the NBA in 1981 as 
assistant general counsel. He became the league's chief legal officer in 
September of 1984. A New York resident, Bettman graduated from Cornell 
University in 1974 and from New York University School of Law in 1977.

 Q: How many professional hockey leagues are there in North America?
 A: Seven: National, American, International, East Coast, Central, 
Colonial and Sunshine Hockey Leagues.

 Q: Where can I get an NHL rule book?
 A: Write to:
    NHL Publishing
    194 Dovercourt Road
    Toronto, Ontario
    M6J 3C8
    CANADA

 Q: What does the "A" on a player's jersey stand for?
 A: The "A" on a player's jersey signifies that he is an "alternate" 
captain.  A player wearing a "C" is, of course, the captain.

 Q: What is the origin of the term "hat trick?"
 A: Hat trick - Three successive performances of a feat by the same 
individual in a contest.  The oldest use is probably in cricket, where a 
hat trick is the dismissal by the bowler of 3 batsmen with 3 consecutive 
balls, for which the bowler apparently received a bonus of a new hat.  The 
term is widely used in hockey and soccer to indicate the scoring of 3 
goals by one individual in a single game.  Originally the hat trick was 
the scoring of 3 consecutive unanswered goals (commonly referred to as a 
"natural" hat trick), but they need not be consecutive or unanswered to 
qualify as a hat trick today.  The term has also been used of a jockey's 
riding a winner in 3 consecutive races or winners in an annual race for 3 
consecutive years.  A notable exception to the 3 successive performances 
which characterize a hat trick in other sports is its occasional use in 
baseball to mean that a player has hit for the cycle - a single, double, 
triple, and home run in one game.  The term was originally applied 
to hockey when the Biltmore Hat Company of Guelph, Ontario offered a 
free hat to any player scoring three goals in a game.  For many 
years, the Guelph junior hockey club carried the nickname 
"Biltmores".  Source:  Webster's Sports Dictionary.  G. & C. Merriam
Company (Springfield, MA):  1976.

 Q: When did the NHL begin using a five-minute overtime period?
 A: According to the NHL Guide & Record Book, the five-minute overtime 
period started in the '83-'84 season.

 Q: What's the story concerning Jim Schoenfeld, Don Koharski and "Have 
another doughnut!"? (known as the "Mother's Day Walk-Out")
 A: In the Wales Conference finals in 1988, the coach of the New Jersey 
Devils was very upset with the calls of referee Koharski. At the end of 
the game, the two met in the runway to the dressing room. Besides the 
arguing, Schoenfeld was accused of bumping Koharski (he may have tripped 
by catching his skate off of the runway carpet). More words followed, with 
Koharski claiming that Schoenfeld pushed him and Schoenfeld calling him 
"You fat pig! Go have another Doughnut!" etc. The result was a one game 
suspension of Schoenfeld by the league. NJ management challenged the 
suspension by going outside the league and getting a court injunction 
rendering the suspension invalid (remember this is playoff time). The 
referees for the next game decided not to call the game, and after an hour 
delay, New Jersey's off-ice officials dressed and the game was played. NJ 
beat Boston in that game. Schoenfeld served the suspension the next game 
since the game was in NJ. Boston ended up winning the series 4-3.

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17. Miscellaneous

 For field hockey discussions, go to the newsgroup rec.sport.hockey.field.
 For skating discussions, go to the newsgroup rec.skate.

 Some sites get another hockey group, called clari.sports.hockey. c.s.h 
consists of the AP articles that are related to hockey, including game 
results, summaries, scores, standings, etc.  Much of the information in 
the NHL team news section comes from this newsgroup.

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18. Central American Hockey League

  A rival league to the NHL is scheduled to open its first season in 1996.
Commissioner Sloof Lirpa has awarded franchises to El Salvador; Panama;
Teguicalpa, Honduras; Managua, Nicaragua; Belize and Costa Rica.  The
first draft will be held on June 30th and has been awarded to Panama.
  It is not known whether junior prospects such as Alexandre Volchkov,
Craig Hillier or Daniel Briere will be drafted by these teams, or whether
this league will attempt to sign NHL unrestricted free agents such as
Wayne Gretzky.
   Anyone wishing to volunteer as an official r.s.h. CAHL contact please
mail me.

  The rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions posting is posted semi-
monthly, usually on the 1st and 15th of each month, during the hockey 
season.  This file was originally created by Tom Wilson, who posted it 
during the 1991-92 season.  It was taken over by Mitch McGowan for the 
1992-93 season, and passed to Alex Goddard for the 1994-95 season.  The
file is being maintained by Rob Del Mundo in 1995-1996.

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Rob Del Mundo                    
  robdm@interlog.com                 "The last goal he ever scored 
  http://www.interlog.com/~robdm        won the Leafs the Cup"  -Tragically Hip 
  #5 Barilko Forever!                Fifty Mission Cap in USENET draft. 
