Ice Hockey History

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres four games to two for their second consecutive Stanley Cup

The first pucks were made of whatever the players could find! They usually played with stones or coal, but sometimes played with frozen horse or cow droppings. They would even play with the baked potatoes that their mothers would put in their skates to keep them warm. Wooden pucks were also used, but rubber pucks weren't used until the late 1880's.

== == == == Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton, Los Angeles, St. Louis, briefly New York Rangers) Ron Francis (Hartford, Pittsburgh, Carolina), Jason Smith (Edmonton, Philadelphia), Chris Pronger (St. Louis, Anaheim), Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh, New York Rangers)

Mark Messier: Oilers, NY Rangers, Canucks

Trevor Linden: Canucks, NY Islanders

The ball is placed in the centre of the field. The team who is starting can play the ball in any direction they want, and the opposing team must be at least 5 metres away from it until it is played.

The Black Hawks' first owner was coffee tycoon Frederic McLaughlin. He had been a commander with the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I. This Division was nicknamed the "Blackhawk Division", after a Native American of the Sauk nation, Chief Black Hawk, who was a prominent figure in the history of Illinois. McLaughlin evidently named the hockey team in honor of the military unit, making it one of many sports team names using Native Americans as icons. For many years, the name was spelled primarily "Black Hawks", but sometimes "Blackhawks", even by the club itself. This ambiguity was finally settled in the summer of 1986 when the club officially decided on the one-word version based on the spelling found in the original franchise documents.

Hockey was not "introduced to Canada", it was first invented, or played as a game, in Canada in the late 1800's. Several areas of Canada have laid claim to being the site of the first game but no one actually knows for certain. For the best information on the origins of the game,I would suggest you read a good hockey history like Mr. Stan Fischler's Hockey Chronicles or go to Wikipedia and read various articles on the history of the game.

Wayne Gretzky started his pro career in the old WHA where he scored 46 regular season goals and 10 playoff goals. In the NHL, Gretzky scored 894 regular season goals and another 122 in the playoffs . Taking his pro career regular season and playoff scoring as a total , Wayne Gretzky scored 1062 goals. He also scored a total of 218 childhood goals which in total is 1290 goals.

"Terry Sawchuk holds the record for most shutouts by an NHL goaltender, with 103 shutouts in 971 games."

Terry Sawchuck USED to hold the record. The record is now held by Martin Brodeur. As of April 06 2010, Brodeur has 110 shutouts, all with the New Jersey Devils.

Looking historically, the most penalty minutes (PIM) in one season were acquired by Dave Schultz of Philadelphia in the 1974-1975 season, totaling 472 PIM.

Total PIM acquired can be slightly skewed simply due to the length of time that the player played in the league. Longer career equals potential for more PIM. Historically, if looking at a players "combined seasons", the player with the most PIM was Tiger Williams, who played from 1975-1988 and acquired 3,966 PIM. Rounding out the top 5 are Dale Hunter (3,565), Tie Domi (3,515), Marty McSorley (3,381), and Bob Probert (3,300).

The original Stanley Cup is in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. It consists of only the bowl section and has been removed from the extensive base of silver rings and retired from service. There are two other Stanley Cups. One is used for presentations and touring, the other is an exact replica that is also permanently housed in the HHOF.

Of course, Jackie Robinson's 42 was retired from the whole league... Hent Hrbek's 14 was retired, Rod Carew's 29 was retired, Kirby Puckett's 34 was retired, Harmon Killebrew's 3 was retired, and Tony Oliva's 6 was retired

Vincent Lecavalier - $10,000,000 per season.

Alex Ovechkin - $9 million

Sidney Crosby - $9 million

Evgeni Malkin - $9 million

Chris Drury - $8.05 million

Daniel Briere - $8 million

Scott Gomez - $8 million

Dany Heatley - $8 million

Wade Redden - $8 million

Jason Spezza - $8 million

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As of January 24th 2011, there have been 149 NHL skaters and 16 NHL goalies born in Massachusetts.

No, the Vancouver Canucks have yet to win the coveted Stanley Cup. They have been the Cup Finals three times, in 1982 vs NY Islanders, 1994 vs NY Rangers, and 2011 vs Boston Bruins.

Way back in the day in 1915, the Vancouver Millionaires won the Championship!

Philippe Bozon is the most famous French hockey player. He participated in four Olympic tournaments and another 12 IIHF World Championships, where he averaged just over one point per game. He also became the first Frenchman to play in the NHL, playing 163 games with St. Louis from 1992-95. In the French League, Bozon was named the best player in 1989 and the rookie of the year in 1984. He won three French Championships in 1984, 1988 and 1991 and then moved onto Germany, where he won another three titles in one of Europe’s premiere leagues with Adler Mannheim from 1996-99. Bozon ended his 22-year career in 2006. He was inducted in the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2008.

In a 60 minute game, the best forwards will play about 20 minutes and the best defenseman may play 25 minutes.

Less skilled forwards may play 7 or 8 minutes, while less skilled defensemen may play 10 or 12 minutes.

WHL Players are not paid. Players are given small allowances not much more than $50 a day for food. Also players that have cars and can drive are provided with gas money but are responsible for picking up other players and bring them to practice and returning them home after.

Wow! It requires a LOT of training, a lot of dedication, and since Olympic sports are actually EXTREME sports, it requires a development of your attitude that is exceptionally focused on success REGARDLESS of your perceptions! Almost all Olympic contenders start REALLY young! It is not uncommon for "gifted" athletes to start training as young as 6 years old before they are old enough to qualify. Usually, hopefully, this is because the parents notice an athletic interest in their child and NOT because the child is "herded" into the activity! A male child likes trains? Buy him childrens' train books and train toys and model trains and talk to him about trains! A child likes to run competitively as a natural pastime? Then challenge him or her to run with you for "the best time", the "best endurance", and encourage him or her to join a children's athletic club! The rest will follow. The first aspect is, and I do not know if your question is related to YOUR interest or if this is just a general interest question or if this question is related to someone you know, but, HOW GOOD are you / is your friend or relative ??? I mean, in whatever aspect of athletic prowess you are considering, is there something abnormally outstanding about this person or about you? Do you or someone else swim better, faster, with more stamina than anyone else you see around you/him/her ????? That is a clue as to whether to go further in this pursuit. The second aspect is, if this is a noticeable trait, have you or has this person sought a training advisor, a professional trainer, or an organization that nurtures Olympic hopefuls? Yes, there are groups... some of them FUNDED by donations, to develop private groups of Olympic hopefuls to the point that they are legitimate contenders. Then there are those athletes who just rise naturally in the high school and college system and come to the attention of Olympic scouts, or a coach may recommend a student who rises to state finals or beyond to the Olympic training committee. I do not know how else to answer your question.

Frank Mahovlich was the last Montreal Canadien to wear No. 10 before Guy Lafleur. The "Big M" was traded from Detroit to Montreal for Bill Collins, Mickey Redmond and Guy Charron just prior to the 1971 trade deadline and joined the club in Minneapolis, where the Habs were playing the Minnesota North Stars. Because Montreal had no No. 27 available (the number Frank had made famous with Toronto and Detroit), he was given No. 10, which had been Collins number before he was traded. Mahovlich wore No. 10 for two games before the team returned to Montreal and he was given his familiar No. 27. I believe it was Ted Harris, who was a defenseman for the Habs. it was C.McDonld

The Stanley Cup is named for Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Preston, 16th Earl of Derby. He was the Governor General of Canada (1888 - 1893), who bought the original bowl used as a trophy.

There have been two occasions where 21 goals were scored in a single NHL game.

On January 10th, 1920, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto St. Patricks, 14-7, and again on December 11th, 1985, the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 12-9.

On March 3rd, 1920, the Canadiens beat the Quebec Bulldogs, 16-3 and still stands as the record for most goals in one game by a single team.