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Mitch McGowan <ham...@u.washington.edu>

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Last-modified: 02 May 94

rec.sport.hockey answers to Frequently Asked Questions and other news:
Part 2 of 2

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Contents of Part 2:

News and information on the following leagues:
 5. College Hockey
  - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  - Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU)
  - Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA)
 6. Other Hockey Leagues and Tournaments
  - 1993 World Championships (Pool A)
  - 1993 World Championships (Pool B)
  - 1993 World Championships (Pool C)
  - Olympic Games
  - 1991 Canada Cup
  - 1993 Izvestia Cup
  - 1992 Germany Cup
  - 1993 Spengler Cup
  - 1993 European cup finals
  - 1994 Sweden Hockey Games
  - 1993 Tampere Cup
  - 1993 Telehockey Cup
**
  - 1994 Women's World Championships
  - 1994 World Junior Hockey Championships
  - 1993 Pacific Cup at Yokohama, Japan (under-18 boys)
  - Canadian Hockey League
  - Central Hockey League
  - 1993 Canadian National Women's Championships
  - Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (Senior AA) (COWHL)
  - Interstate Hockey League (Commonwealth of Independent States)
  - British Premier Division
  - Finnish Elite League (SM-LIIGA)
  - German Hockey League (Krombacher-Eishockey-Liga)
  - Swedish Elite League (Elitserien)
  - Slovakia Hockey Extraleague
  - Czech League
  - Italian League (Alpenliga)
  - Austrian League
  - Swiss First Division
  - Swiss Women's First Division (League A)
  - Swiss Women's Second Division (League B)
 7. Amateur Associations
  - Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
 8. Info available via e-mail
**
  - FTP sites & World Wide Web
  - E-mail lists
  - Items of interest
 9. USENET Hockey Pool
10. Up-coming Dates
11. Answers to some frequently asked questions
12. Miscellaneous
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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5. College Hockey

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- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

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

NCAA Division I Teams:

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

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

 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) (women's):
  ECAC Women's Contact: Graeme Bailey <bai...@math.cornell.edu>
Brown, Colby, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, New Hampshire, Northeastern,
Princeton, Providence, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. Lawrence,
Yale

1994 Women's ECAC Championships Finals: Providence 5, Northeastern 2

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

**
Providence--Announced the resignation of Mike McShane, hockey coach.

 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 <horv...@cs.wisc.edu>)
**
  The Western Collegiate Hockey Association named Bruce McLeod
commissioner, effective July 1.

 Major Independents:
Alaska-Fairbanks, Air Force, Army

E-mail lists:
 Wayne Smith <w...@maine.maine.edu> maintains 2 lists, one for discussions
(HOCKEY-L) and one for news (HOCKEY-D):

 send e-mail to <lists...@maine.maine.edu> with body:
 SUBSCRIBE HOCKEY-L <name & favorite team>
 or
 SUBSCRIBE HOCKEY-D <name>
   (a read-only list containing news from HOCKEY-L)

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 lists...@maine.maine.edu with the body containing ONLY the commands
(either or both)

GET 9394CONF STAND (for all Division I conference standings)
GET 9394COMP 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
<mach...@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.

**
  1994 NCAA hockey championship:

Semi-finals: Lake Superior St 3, Harvard 2 (OT)
             Boston University 4, Minnesota 1
Finals:      Lake Superior St 9, Boston University 1

  Minnesota-Duluth right wing Chris Marinucci was named winner of the
1993-94 Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's top player.

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- Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU)

 1993 CIAU Championships:
 Finalists:
 Team:                                         Division:
 University of Alberta Golden Bears            West
 University of Guelph Gryphons                 Ontario West
 University of Toronto Varsity Blues           Ontario East
 University of Acadia Axemen                   East

 Semi-finals: Acadia 9, Alberta 4
              Toronto 3, Guelph  2
 Finals: Acadia 12, Toronto 1

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- Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA)

 1993 Championships
  1. University of Toronto
  2. Guelph University
  3. Queen's University
  4. York University

  Finals: Toronto 1, Guelph 0

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6. Other Hockey Leagues and Tournaments

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- 1993 World Championships (Pool A)
  at Germany

Group A Final Standings (Munich)      Group B Final Standings (Dortmund)
           GP  W T L  GF-GA  P                      GP  W T L  GF-GA  P
Canada      5  5 0 0  31- 4 10        Czech Republic 5  4 1 0  17- 4  9
Sweden      5  3 0 2  17-14  6        Germany        5  4 0 1  20-12  8
Russia      5  2 1 2  15-12  5        USA            5  2 2 1  14-10  6
Italy       5  1 2 2   8-20  4        Finland        5  2 1 2   7- 7  5
Switzerland 5  2 0 3  11-14  4        Norway         5  1 0 4   6-17  2
Austria     5  0 1 4   4-22  1        France         5  0 0 5  10-24  0

Bronze medal game: Czech Republic 5, Canada 1
Gold medal game: Russia 3, Sweden 1

Gold:   Russia
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Czech Republic

  Great Britain will replace Switzerland in Pool A of 1994 WC in Italy.

  Italy will host the 1994 World Hockey Championships (Pool A) April 25-
May 8.

  According to the results of WC 93 the pools for the WC 94 in Italy have
been set:
Pool Bolzano: Russia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria, Great Britain.
Pool Canazei: Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, USA, France, Norway.

  Qualifying rounds will be carried out in Bolzano and in Canazei from
04/25 until 05/03. Quarterfinals will be played in Milan on 05/04 and
05/05. Qualifying contest quarterfinals and final 05/05 and 05/06 in
Bolzano. Semifinals 05/07 in Milan. Finals 05/08 in Bolzano.

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- 1993 World Championships (Pool B)
  at Eindhoven, the Netherlands

                    #g    w l t    pts      gf    ga
1. Great Britain     7    7 0 0    14       50    13
2. Poland            7    6 1 0    12       71    12
3. Netherlands       7    5 2 0    10       47    20
4. Denmark           7    4 3 0     8       38    24
5. Japan             7    3 4 0     6       34    31
6. Romania           7    2 5 0     4       20    44
7. China             7    1 6 0     2       12    79
8. Bulgaria          7    0 7 0     0        9    58

Great Britain advances to Pool A.  Bulgaria is relegated to Pool C.

  Denmark will host the 1994 World Hockey Championships (Pool B) April 7-
17.

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- 1993 World Championships (Pool C)

             games      points     score
 1. Slovakia   6        10         43 : 3
 2. Belarus    6        10         35 : 11
 3. Ukraine    6         8         49 : 7
 4. Kazakhstan 6         8         52 : 12
 5. Slovenia   6         4         26 : 27
 6. Hungary    6         2         14 : 47
 7. Bulgaria   4         0          3 : 115

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- 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 NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation have agreed to work
out a way for the league to suspend play for at least part of the 1998
Winter Games so its players can compete for their national teams,
commissioner Gary Bettman said. The NHL wants to enhance the league's
stature and marketability and a Dream Tournament format “would focus more
attention on hockey than before,” Bettman said. The NHL Players'
Association also must be consulted, but Bettman doesn't expect that to be
a stumbling block. The 1998 Games are in Nagano, Japan.

  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.

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

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

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- 1991 Canada Cup

  Team Canada defeated Team USA 2 games to 0.

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- 1993 Izvestia Cup
  at Moscow, Russia

Final Standings:
Group A                          Group B
          GP  W T L  GF-GA  P               GP  W T L  GF-GA  P
Russia I   4  2 2 0  12- 7  6    Russia II   4  3 1 0  15- 7  7
USA        4  3 0 1  20-14  6    Sweden      4  3 0 1  14- 8  6
Czech Rep. 4  1 2 1  14-13  4    France      4  2 0 2  10-12  4
Finland    4  1 1 2  13-13  3    Canada      4  0 2 2   4- 8  2
Norway     4  0 1 3   5-17  1    Belarus     4  0 1 3   7-15  1

  Gold medal game: Russia I (Olympic team) 8, Russia II (WC team) 1
  Bronze medal game: USA 3, Sweden 8

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- 1992 Germany Cup

  Russia defeated Team Canada 6-3 to win the $170,000 four-team Germany
Cup for the third time. The Russian team, coached for the first time by
the legendary Boris Michailov, assured itself of the $67,000 winner's
check after a 3-1 win over Czechoslovakia.

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- 1993 Spengler Cup
  at Davos, Switzerland

Final Standings:
Farjestad (Sweden)              4  3 0 1  18-13  6
Davos (Switzerland)             4  3 0 1  20-17  6
Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)    4  2 0 2  17-16  4
Jokerit (Finland)               4  1 0 3  14-17  2
Team Canada                     4  1 0 3  12-18  2

  Final: Farjestads BK (Sweden) 6, Davos (Switzerland) 3

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- 1993 European Cup Finals
  at Dusseldorf, Germany

Final Standings:
Group A:                     GP  W T L  GF-GA  P
1. TPS (Finland)              3  2 0 1  14- 9  4
2. Milan (Italy)              3  1 1 1  12-12  3
3. Tivali Minsk (Belarus)     3  1 1 1   7-10  3
3. Dusseldorf (Germany)       3  1 0 2   7- 9  2

Group B:                     GP  W T L  GF-GA  P
1. Dynamo Moscow (Russia)     3  3 0 0  15- 5  6
2. Malmo (Sweden)             3  2 0 1  11- 7  4
3. Brynas (Sweden)            3  1 0 2  10-11  2
4. Sparta Prague (Czech Rep.) 3  0 0 3   5-18  0

  Gold medal game: TPS (Finland) 4, Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 3
  Bronze medal game: Malmo (Sweden) 4, Milan (Italy) 3

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- 1994 Sweden Hockey Games

  Final Standings:
              GP  W T L  GF-GA  P
 Czech Rep.    3  3 0 0  12- 2  6
 Sweden        3  1 0 2   9-10  2
 Canada        3  1 0 2  12-16  2
 Russia        3  1 0 2   8-13  2

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- 1993 Tampere Cup

Final Standings:

 1) USA
 2) Lulea HF, Sweden
 3) Ilves, Tampere, Finland
 4) Vastra Frolunda, Sweden
 5) TPS, Turku, Finland
 6) Tappara, Tampere, Finland
 7) Farjestads BK, Sweden
 8) Hedos Munchen, Germany

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- 1993 Telehockey Cup

A six-nation tournament at the Lillehammer Olympic venues.

Final table:
                   P W T L GF-GA  pts
Slovakia           5 3 2 0 20-12  8
Canada             5 4 0 1 19-10  8
USA                5 2 1 2 25-24  5
Norway             5 2 1 2 22-21  5
Russia             5 2 0 3 19-22  4
France             5 0 0 5 11-27  0

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

  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

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- 1994 World Junior Hockey Championships
  at Ostrava and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic

  Final Standings:
                       GP  W T L  GF-GA   P
Canada       7  6 1 0  39-20  13
Sweden       7  6 0 1  35-16  12
Russia       7  5 1 1  23-17  11
Finland      7  4 0 3  27-24   8
Czech Rep.   7  3 0 4  31-29   6
USA          7  1 1 5  20-33   3
Germany      7  1 0 6  10-26   2
Switzerland  7  0 1 6  10-30   1

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- 1993 Pacific Cup (under-18 boys)
  at Yokohama, Japan

Round-robin records     Russia 3-0
                        Canada 2-1
                        USA    1-2
                        Japan  0-3

Semi-finals: USA 4, Canada 0
             Russia 7, Japan 4

Gold medal game: Russia 10, USA 7
Bronze medal game: Canada 8, Japan 3

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- 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.

  Western Hockey League

WHL Contact: Randy Coulman <coul...@skdad.usask.ca>

 1993-94 Final Standings:

West Division               GP  W  L T  GF  GA  Pt
Kamloops Blazers            72 50 16 6 381 225 106
Portland Winter Hawks       72 49 22 1 392 260  99
Tacoma Rockets              72 33 34 5 303 301  71
Seattle Thunderbirds        72 32 37 3 283 312  67
Spokane Chiefs              72 31 37 4 324 320  66
Tri-City Americans          72 19 48 5 272 373  43
Victoria Cougars            72 18 51 3 222 393  39

East Division               GP  W  L T  GF  GA  Pt
Saskatoon Blades            72 49 22 1 326 229  99
Brandon Wheat Kings         72 42 25 5 291 251  89
Lethbridge Hurricanes       72 35 32 5 306 317  75
Swift Current Broncos       72 35 33 4 284 258  74
Medicine Hat Tigers         72 33 33 6 263 264  72
Red Deer Rebels             72 35 36 1 310 334  71
Regina Pats                 72 34 36 2 308 341  70
Prince Albert Raiders       72 31 37 4 326 321  66
Moose Jaw Warriors          72 21 48 3 269 361  45

Ontario Hockey League

OHL Contact: John Edwards <aa...@freenet.carleton.ca>

 1992-93 Final Standings

Emms Division                GP  W  L  T  GF  GA Pt
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds  66 38 23  5 334 260 81
Detroit Junior Red Wings     66 37 22  7 336 264 81
London Knights               66 32 27  7 323 292 71
Owen Sound Platers           66 29 29  8 330 324 66
Niagara Falls Thunder        66 29 30  7 299 274 65
Kitchener Rangers            66 26 31  9 280 314 61
Guelph Storm                 66 27 33  6 298 360 60
Windsor Spitfires            66 19 42  5 240 343 43

Leyden Division              GP  W  L  T  GF  GA Pt
Peterborough Petes           66 46 15  5 352 239 97
Kingston Frontenacs          66 36 19 11 314 265 83
Oshawa Generals              66 33 28  5 270 268 71
Sudbury Wolves               66 31 30  5 291 300 67
Newmarket Royals             66 29 28  9 310 301 67
Belleville Bulls             66 21 34 11 280 315 53
North Bay Centennials        66 22 38  6 251 299 50
Ottawa 67's                  66 16 42  8 220 310 40

Final (best-of-seven): Peterborough over Sault Ste. Marie 4-1

  Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

QMJHL Contact: John Edwards <aa...@freenet.carleton.ca>

 1993-94 Final Standings:

Lebel Division              GP  W  L T  GF  GA Pt
Laval Titan                 72 49 22 1 346 247 99
College Francais de Verdun  72 41 29 2 278 242 84
Hull Olympiques             72 38 31 3 310 304 79
St. Hyacinthe Laser         72 35 30 7 297 290 77
St. Jean Lynx               72 29 37 6 264 265 64
Granby Bisons               72 30 40 2 297 309 62
Val d'Or                    72 17 54 1 254 397 35

Dilio Division              GP  W  L T  GF  GA Pt
Chicoutimi Sagueneens       72 43 24 5 340 254 91
Sherbrooke Faucons          72 41 29 2 317 247 84
Beauport Harfangs           72 36 30 6 298 287 78
Shawinigan Cataractes       72 36 31 5 316 313 77
Drummondville Voltigeurs    72 31 35 6 289 308 68
Victoriaville Tigres        72 17 51 4 261 404 38

  The Canadian Hockey League has set up a BBS. Jim Price, the CHL Director
of Information, has had it going since about February 1993.
  In addition to up-to-date stats on the CHL throughout the season, NHL
Draft lists, etc.  The CHLBBS also has a conference set up for the
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.
  The CAHA conference contains information of National Championships, its
Hockey Resource Centre items, coaching, refereeing, registration figures,
National Junior Team lists, up-to-date news releases, almost everything
you would want to know on Canadian amateur hockey.
  The number for the CHLBBS line is (416) 299-6839, and voice support at
(416) 298-3523.  It is in DOS format using PROCOMM, so your settings are 8
data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and echo off.

  The Canadian Hockey League BBS, which as been operating for the past
year as a pay-per-use service for media, National Hockey League personnel
and other hockey organizations, has introduced FREE public access for
hockey fans.
  Our free service includes standings and scores from the three major
junior leagues in the CHL as well as NHL information, numerous other
hockey and sports related files, message areas etc.
  You can sign up for our free service (plus examine the other benefits of
a full membership) on-line by dialing (416) 299-6839.

  1993 Memorial Cup - CHL Championship

Round Robin:
                             GP W L T GF GA Pts
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds   3 2 1 0 13 10   4
Peterborough Petes            3 2 1 0 16 14   4
Laval Titan                   3 1 2 0 10 12   2
Swift Current Broncos         3 1 2 0 11 14   2

Tie-breaker game: Swift Current 3, Laval 4
Semi-final: Laval 1, Peterborough 3
Final: Peterborough 2, Sault Ste. Marie 4

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- Central Hockey League

  League contact: Marc Foster <mfos...@metgem.gcn.uoknor.edu>
                              <mfos...@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu>
                  Ted Wollnik <twoll...@aud.alcatel.com>

  Six non-affiliated teams play a 60 game schedule extending from early
November to mid March. Each team is owned by the league, with local
interests controlling day to day operations. Each team has a $100,000
salary cap for 17 total players (16 dress up). Unlike the ECHL, players
are not limited to three years in the league.

**
  The Central Hockey League announced the addition of the San Antonio
Iguanas for 1994-95.

92-93 regular season standings:
                           W  L OTL PTS
Oklahoma City Blazers.... 39 18  3   81
Tulsa Ice Oilers......... 35 22  3   73
Dallas Freeze............ 31 25  4   66
Memphis River Kings...... 26 27  7   59
Fort Worth Fire.......... 24 29  7   55
Wichita Thunder.......... 25 33  2   52

  1992-93 Levin Trophy Winner: Tulsa Ice Oilers

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- 1993 Canadian National Women's Championships
  at Ottawa

  1. Ontario (Toronto Aeros)
  2. Alberta (Edmonton Chimos)
  3. Quebec (Les 4 glaces Brossard)
  4. British Columbia (Vancouver)
  5. Manitoba
  6. Ottawa (Host team)

  Gold medal game: Ontario 4, Alberta 3
  Bronze medal game: Quebec 2, B.C. 1
  Fifth place game: Manitoba 5, Ottawa 2

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  - Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (Senior AA) (COWHL)

  1993 Final Standings
Team                      GP  W  L  T  GF  GA PIM PTS
Toronto Aeros             30 20  4  6 101  42 256  46
Scarborough Sting         30 10 12  8  49  64 220  28
Scarborough Firefighters  30  9 15  6  58  79 308  24
Guelph Eagles             30  8 16  6  51  74 188  22

  Gold medal game: Aeros 2, Sting 1

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- Interstate Hockey League (Commonwealth of Independent States)

  Dinamo Moscow defeated Lada Toliyatti 3 games to 0 for 1993
championship.

Teams in 1993-94 season:

Dinamo (Moscow)
Lada (Toljatti)
Kryliya Sovetov (Moscow)
Traktor (Chelyabinsk)
Torpedo (Yaroslavl)
SKA (Sankt-Peterburg)
Avtomobilist (Ekaterinburg)
Metallurg (Magnitogorsk)
Spartak (Moscow)
Salavat Yulaev (Ufa)
Avangard (Omsk)
Pardaugava (Riga)
Sokol (Kiev)
Torpedo (Ust-Kamenogorsk)
Khimik (Voskresensk)
Torpedo (Nizhni Novgorod)
Metallurg (Cherepovets)
Itil (Kazan)
Tivali (Minsk)
Molot (Perm)
Kristall (Saratov)
Metallurg (Novokuznetsk)
CSKA (Moscow)
Stroitel (Karaganda)

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- British Premier Division

  League Contact: Neil A. McGlynn: <nmcgl...@axion.bt.co.uk> (from NA)
                                   <nmcgl...@uk.co.bt.axion> (from Europe)
                  Steve Salvini: <st...@cee.hw.ac.uk>

Contact Steve for the GB USENET draft.

Heineken Premier Division (Final Standings)
                      P  W  L D  GF  GA Pt
Cardiff Devils       36 28  6 2 319 187 58
Murrayfield Racers   36 20 14 2 299 267 42
Nottingham Panthers  36 19 15 2 256 236 40
Whitley Warriors     36 18 17 1 262 286 37
Bracknell Bees       36 15 17 4 190 194 34
Billingham Bombers   36 14 18 4 275 303 32
Humberside Seahawks  36 15 20 1 198 222 31
Fife Flyers          36 15 20 1 193 232 31
Peterborough Pirates 36 14 21 1 238 272 29
Durham Wasps         36 12 22 2 203 232 26

10th Heineken British Championships
Semi-finals: Cardiff Devils 9, Murrayfield Racers 0
             Nottingham Panthers 4, Humberside Seahawks 5 (OT)
Finals: Cardiff Devils 7, Humberside Seahawks 4

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- Finnish Elite League (SM-LIIGA)

  League Contact: Vesa J Pyyluoma <vei...@vipunen.hut.fi>

1993-943 Regular Season Standings:

Team (City)         GP   W T  L   GF  GA  Pts
TPS (Turku)         48  34 0 14  227-124  68
Assat (Pori)        48  25 7 16  185-148  57
Jokerit (Helsinki)  48  26 4 18  181-131  56
Lukko (Rauma)       48  26 4 18  165-142  56
JyP HT (Jyvaskyla)  48  26 4 18  157-135  56
Ilves (Tampere)     48  21 9 18  153-144  51
Tappara (Tampere)   48  23 5 20  175-175  51
HIFK (Helsinki)     48  23 4 21  167-161  50
HPK (Hameenlinna)   48  23 3 22  167-170  49
KalPa (Kuopio)      48  16 5 27  143-170  37
K-Espoo (Espoo)     48  13 5 30  138-197  31
Reipas (Lahti)      48   6 2 40  119-280  14

1992-93 finals (best-of-seven): TPS Turku 3, HPK Hameenlinna 1

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- German Hockey League (Krombacher-Eishockey-Liga)

  1992-93 Cup Winner: Duesseldorfer EG

Germany 1st Division
1993-94 Regular Season Standings:

                                GP      W   T   L      GF : GA  Pt
 1.     Duesseldorfer EG        44      33   2   9     152: 92  68:20
 2.     EC Hedos Muenchen       44      30   3  11     189:108  63:25
 3.     Krefelder EV            44      23  10  11     167:121  56:32
 4.     EV Landshut             44      26   4  14     142:113  56:32
 5.     Koelner EC              44      27   2  15     147:109  55:33
 6.     BSC Preussen Berlin     44      23   5  16     168:128  51:37
 7.     Mannheimer ERC          44      19   5  20     156:140  43:45
 8.     ESV Kaufbeuren          44      14   3  27     120:169  31:57
 9.     SB Rosenheim            44      12   5  27     108:163  29:59
10.     Schwenninger ERC        44      11   7  26     115:175  29:59
11.     Eisbaeren Berlin        44      11   2  31     119:214  24:64
12.     EC Ratingen             44       9   5  30     126:207  23:66

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- Swedish Elite League (Elitserien)

  League Contact: Staffan Axelsson <etxo...@ufsa.ericsson.se>

1993-94 regular season final standings:
Team         GP   W  T  L   GF- GA (+/-)  Pts
Leksand      40  22  6 12  141-112  +29   50
Brynas       40  22  4 14  131-107  +24   48
Malmo        40  19  8 13  164-143  +21   46
Frolunda     40  18  8 14  122-117   +5   44
Djurgarden   40  17  8 15  132-123   +9   42
Rogle        40  17  7 16  160-157   +3   41
Vasteras     40  15  8 17  140-137   +3   38
MoDo         40  17  4 19  141-151  -10   38
HV 71        40  15  7 18  111-118   -7   37
Lulea        40  12  6 22  131-168  -37   30

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- Slovakia Hockey Extraleague

  League contact: Martin Veselsky <vesel...@v8600b.gi.de>

1993-94 marks the first season of the league.  10 teams will compete.

Dukla Trencin
HC Kosice
SKP PS Poprad
Slovan Bratislava
HC Nitra
HK Liptovsky Mikulas
ZTK Zvolen
ZPA Presov
Hutnik Martin
HK Spisska Nova Ves

  Czecho-Slovak Federal Hockey League 1992 play-offs:
1. Sparta Praha
2. TJ Vitkovice
3. Dukla Trencin
4. CHZ Litvinov

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- Czech League

Teams competing in 1993:

Sparta Prague
Dukla Jihlava
HC Pardubice
HC Olomouc
Poldi Kladno
HC Hradec Kralove
HC Ceske Budejovice
AC Zlin
Skoda Plzen
V.J.Hradec
HC Vitkovice
Chemapol Litvinov

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- Italian League (Alpenliga)

Teams competing in 1993:

M. Milan
Feldkirch
Varese
KAC
EC Graz
HC Alleghe
Fiemme
Bolzano
Courmayeur
Asiaggo
Villach
Fassa
S. Milan
Gardena
Brunico

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- Austrian league

Teams competing in 1993:

EC Graz
Feldkirch
Villach
KAC

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- Swiss First Division

1993-94 regular season final standings:
National League A
                        GP       W  D  L   GF:GA    Pt
1. Frib. Gotteron       36      29  3  4  195:83    61
2. EHC Kloten           36      21  8  7  137:90    50
3. Lugano               36      19  5 12  129:102   43
4. EV Zug               36      19  3 14  152:135   41
5. SC Bern              36      18  4 14  140:108   40
6. Ambri Piotta         36      17  2 17  137:142   36
7. EHC Davos            36      12  3 21   97:136   27
8. Zurich SC            36       9  6 21  125:149   24
9. EHC Olten            36       8  4 24   96:176   20
10.HC Bienne            36       8  2 26   83:170   18

National League B
                        GP       W  D  L   GF:GA    Pt
1. Rapperswil SC        36      25  2  9  151:96    52
2. HC Martigny          36      25  2  9  168:118   52
3. Lausanne HC          36      22  2 12  150:110   46
4. EHC Chur             36      19  4 13  132:125   42
5. EHC Thurgau          36      19  3 14  138:119   41
6. Grasshoppers         36      15  3 18  124:132   33
7. Chaux-de-Fnds        36      12  5 19  123:146   29
8. EHC Herisau          36      11  4 21  119:142   26
9. HC Ajoie             36       9  2 25  102:156   20
10.EHC Buelach          36       7  5 24  103:166   19

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- Swiss Women's First Division (League A)

  1993 Final Standings
                  (W-T-L)   (GF:GA)
  1. Lyss         (17-2-1)  (139:60)
  2. Langenthal   (15-1-4)  (175:77)
  3. Zug          (11-3-6)  (98:78)
  4. Weinfelden   (6-2-12)  (78:96)
  5. Bulach       (5-3-12)  (52:86)
  6. Zurich GC    (0-1-19)  (41:186)

  The A league has been increased to 7 teams for the 1993-1994 season. St.
Gallen and Kloten have been moved up to the A league and Zurich GC has
moved down to the B league.  The usual procedure is for the top team in
the B league and the bottom team in the A league to switch leagues at the
end of each season.

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- Swiss Women's Second Division (League B)

  1993 Final Standings
  1. St. Gallen
  2. Kloten
  3. Lausanne

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7. Amateur Associations

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- Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

Contact (Canada's national junior men's team, national women's team,
national under-18 team and regional under-17 teams ): Phil Legault
<Phil_Lega...@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com>

  The Canadian Hockey League has set up a BBS. Jim Price, the CHL Director
of Information, has had it going since about February 1993.
  In addition to up-to-date stats on the CHL throughout the season, NHL
Draft lists, etc.  The CHLBBS also has a conference set up for the
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.
  The CAHA conference contains information of National Championships, its
Hockey Resource Centre items, coaching, refereeing, registration figures,
National Junior Team lists, up-to-date news releases, almost everything
you would want to know on Canadian amateur hockey.
  The number for the CHLBBS line is (416) 299-6839, and voice support at
(416) 298-3523.  It is in DOS format using PROCOMM, so your settings are 8
data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and echo off.

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8. Info available via e-mail

  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 & World Wide Web

  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.

  ftp.u.washington.edu
  /public/hockey contains numerous hockey GIFs and JPGs

**
  For those of you who are running Xwindows on Unix you might want to
check out the NHL xmosaic page.  It is still being worked on and is not
yet complete but there are a lot of gifs and jpegs available as well as
many stats and other info.
  If you need any help using xmosaic or using the xmosaic NHL page write
to fr...@axposf.pa.dec.com (do not write to defro...@wpi.edu).  I will get
back to you as soon as I can.
  When in xmosaic go to "http://realsoon.wpi.edu:8080/~defronzo/" (the NHL
page will come up)

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- E-mail lists

 List Topic                                                   To Subscribe
 Anaheim Mighty Ducks                               mda-requ...@macsch.com
     List Address                                           m...@macsch.com
   Also available in digest format.
 Boston Bruins                             bruins-requ...@terrapin.umd.edu
   Also available in digest format.
 Buffalo Sabres                          sabres-requ...@potter.csh.rit.edu
     List Address                                sab...@potter.csh.rit.edu
 Calgary Flames                                          rtpar...@ingr.com
     List Address                              flamesi...@turq.b8.ingr.com
 Dallas Stars                                      ham...@u.washington.edu
     Subject line should be: DSTARS
     List Address                                  dst...@u.washington.edu
 Detroit Red Wings                                    vergo...@cps.msu.edu
                                              or vergo...@studentv.msu.edu
 Florida Panthers                                 r...@pro-entropy.cts.com
     List Address           pro-sports-hockey-panth...@pro-entropy.cts.com
 Hartford Whalers                         whalers-requ...@access.digex.net
     List Address                                 whal...@access.digex.net
 Los Angeles Kings                           kings-requ...@cs.stanford.edu
     List Address                                    ki...@cs.stanford.edu
 Montreal Canadiens                            habs-requ...@janus.sdsu.edu
     List Address                                      h...@janus.sdsu.edu
 New York Islanders                                     ds...@virginia.edu
     List Address                                       is...@virginia.edu
 New York Rangers                              kkel...@nomad.sas.upenn.edu
   Available in digest format only.
 Philadelphia Flyers                                  s...@hos1cad.att.com
 Pittsburgh Penguins                                  gp...@andrew.cmu.edu
     List Address                                      g...@andrew.cmu.edu
 Quebec Nordiques                         nords-requ...@badaboum.ulaval.ca
     List Address                                 no...@badaboum.ulaval.ca
 St. Louis Blues                                  bl...@medicine.wustl.edu
 San Jose Sharks                          sharks-requ...@medraut.apple.com
     List Address                                 sha...@medraut.apple.com
 Tampa Bay Lightning                                    twil...@dab.ge.com
     List Address                               lightn...@sunny.dab.ge.com
 Vancouver Canucks                        vancouver-canucks-requ...@sfu.ca
                                                          or cfo...@sfu.ca
     List Address                                 vancouver-canu...@sfu.ca
 Washington Capitals                             caps_...@terrapin.umd.edu
     List Address                                    c...@terrapin.umd.edu
 Winnipeg Jets                                jaeg...@thunder.lakeheadu.ca
     Subject line should be: SUB
     List Address                             jaeg...@thunder.lakeheadu.ca
 NHL Boxscores (Weekdays)                           b...@cbnewsh.cb.att.com
 NHL Boxscores (Weekends)                          j...@philabs.philips.com
 NHL Goalie Stats (Daily)                                 d...@triple-i.com
 NHL Team Stats (Weekly)                                twil...@dab.ge.com
 International Hockey League                          ancsm...@indiana.edu
     List Address                                          i...@indiana.edu
 American Hockey Leaue Newsletter          ahl-news-requ...@andrew.cmu.edu
     List Address                                  ahl-n...@andrew.cmu.edu
 East Coast Hockey League Newsletter      echl-news-requ...@andrew.cmu.edu
     List Address                                 echl-n...@andrew.cmu.edu
 Central Hockey League Newsletter         chl-news-reque...@andrew.cmu.edu
     List Address                                 chl-ne...@andrew.cmu.edu
 US College Hockey                                         (see section 5)
 NCAA Division III Hockey               hockey3-requ...@hooville.mitre.org
 Western Hockey League                           kloot...@u.washington.edu
     Subject line should be: WHL SUB
     List Address                                     w...@u.washington.edu
 Junior A                                        lists...@mainvm.wcupa.edu
     Message should be: Sub Hockeyjr Last name first name
 British League                             uk-hockey-requ...@cee.hw.ac.uk
     List Address                                   uk-hoc...@cee.hw.ac.uk
 Olympic Hockey                                            (see section 6)

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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.

 Available from Eric Rickin <ab...@cleveland.freenet.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 CANJUNIORS Canada junior teams
 NHLTV      TV stations for NHL and other pro (minor league) teams
 NHLRADIO   Radio stations for NHL and other pro (minor league) teams
 USJUNIORS  US junior teams
 XXXXDRAFT  XXXX (for XXXX=1989-1992) NHL Entry Draft

 Available from Stan Willis <wil...@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 <wy...@ccu.umanitoba.ca>:
 Keyword    Description
 ALLLIST    All-time List of Professional Hockey Franchises

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

 Available from Staffan Axelsson <etxo...@ufsa.ericsson.se>:
 Keyword    Description
 WCMEDALS   World Championships Medalists 1920-1992
 WCSTAND    World Championships All-Time Standings, Pool A 1920-1992
 WCALSTAR   World Championships All-Star Teams 1961-1992
 WCROSTXX   World Championships Gold Winning Teams' Rosters 1958-1992
            (Specify XX=58-92)
 WJHC       History of medals given at the World Junior Hockey
            Championships
 WJHCSTAT   All-time stats from the World Junior Hockey Championships
 WJHC93     Stats from the '93 World Junior Hockey Championships

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

 Available from <twil...@dab.ge.com>:
 To use the statsmailer, send e-mail to <twil...@dab.ge.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 1988-1992 available.

 Available from Matt Militzok <mmili...@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
<mmili...@skidmore.edu>. The subject must be "nhl-stat-request" and in the
body of the message type "help" for more information.

 Available from Mitch McGowan <ham...@u.washington.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
**
 CHAMPS     Stanley Cup champions since the formation of the NHL in 1917
**
 LONGEST    NHL's Longest Playoff Games.
 GOALS      Stanley Cup-winning goals scorers, 1927-1993
 ZAMBONI    Alan Thicke's "Book of Zamboni" opening from the 1991 NHL
            Awards broadcast

 Available from Richard Stueven <g...@wrs.com>:
 Keyword    Description
 DIRECT     Current NHL directory file

 Available from Michael Burger <m...@lamar.colostate.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 TVINFO     TV/Radio stations for all NHL teams along with network
            information.
 WHAINFO    WHA standings and leading scorers during its existence.

 Available from Marc J. Ouellette <v...@dgp.toronto.edu>:
 Keyword    Description
 FRANCAIS   A list of French hockey terms, with English equivalent.

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9. 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.
  This year's pool will begin in early September, with an entry deadline
of October 5.  Send email to Andrew Scott (and...@idacom.hp.com) for more
information.

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10. Upcoming Dates

 Apr 25 - May 8, 1994: IIHF World Championships (Pool A), Italy.
 May 14-22, 1994: Memorial Cup Tournament, Laval, Quebec.
 Jun 28-29, 1994: NHL Entry Draft, Hartford

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11. 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: In 1914-15, the Canadiens logo consisted of C with an A within it to
signify Club Athletique Canadien (CAC). The next year, CAC no longer
existed and it was changed to what it is now.  The logo is actually CHC
that is written on the Canadiens' jersey.  It stands for "Club de Hockey
Canadien".

 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: 0483 776141 (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 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. Every time Detroit won a
game, an octopus with one less arm was thrown on the ice.

 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 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: Six: National, American, International, East Coast, Central and
Colonial 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. 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!"?
 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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12. 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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  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.

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