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Billings Bighorns
The Billings Bighorns were a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The team was originally the Calgary Centennials. They played at the MetraPark Arena in Billings, Montana. The team wore uniforms based upon those then used by the Washington Capitals. They moved to Nanaimo after the 1981–82 season. NHL alumni * Dave Barr * Murray Brumwell *Rod Buskas * Lindsay Carson * Pat Conacher *Ray Cote *Mike Eagles * Brian Ford * Bruce Holloway *Gord Kluzak * Mark Lamb *Jim McGeough * Jim McTaggart *Randy Moller *Andy Moog *Don Nachbaur * Harvie Pocza *Pokey Reddick *Bob Rouse * Mike Toal *Rocky Trottier * Leigh Verstraete *Mike Zanier Michael Zanier (born August 22, 1962) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played extensively in Europe and in North American minor leagues. Born in Trail, British Columbia, Zanier's junior career was spent wit ... Season-by-season record ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins ...
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Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, which had a population of 184,167 in the 2020 census. It has a trade area of over 500,000. Billings was nicknamed the "Magic City" because of its rapid growth from its founding as a railroad town in March 1882. The nearby Crow and Cheyenne peoples called the city ''É'êxováhtóva''. With one of the largest trade areas in the United States, Billings is the trade and distribution center for much of Montana east of the Continental Divide, Northern Wyoming, and western portions of North Dakota and South Dakota. Billings is also the largest retail destination for much of the same area. The city is experiencing rapid growth and a strong economy; it has had and is continuing to have the largest growth of any city in Montana. Parts ...
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Mike Eagles
Michael Bryant Eagles (born March 7, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League. He is currently the Athletic Director of St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Pre-NHL Eagles won two Ontario Hockey League championships (1981 and 1982) and the Memorial Cup (1982) with the Kitchener Rangers. NHL career Eagles was drafted 116th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played 853 career NHL games, scoring 74 goals and 122 assists for 196 points. Throughout his career, Eagles played for the Quebec Nordiques (1982-1988), the Chicago Blackhawks (1988-1990), the Winnipeg Jets (1990-1994), and the Washington Capitals (1994-2000). During his time with the Capitals, he played in the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings. Post NHL In 2002, he was named head coach of the St. Thomas University Tommies of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport conference. During his firs ...
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Mike Toal
Michael James Toal (born March 23, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Selected in the fifth round (105th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he played three games for the Oilers in the 1979–80 season. As a junior player, he was named to the WHL Second All-Star Team in 1979 after a productive season with the Portland Winter Hawks The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Prior to the 2021-22 season, the Winterhawks split thei .... After spending most of three seasons in the minor leagues, Toal retired in 1982. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards * WHL Second All-Star Team – 1979 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toal, Mike 1959 births Living people Billings Bighorns players Calgary Centennials players Canadian ice hockey centres Edmonton Oilers draft pic ...
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Bob Rouse
Robert John Rouse (born June 18, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning in back to back years with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. Playing career A prototypical stay-at-home defenceman, Rouse was drafted in 1982 by the Minnesota North Stars. After playing parts of six seasons with the North Stars, Rouse was traded to the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline of the 1988–89 NHL season in the deal that also sent Dino Ciccarelli to the Capitals. His steady and tough style of defensive play helped guide the Capitals to their first semifinals appearance, in 1990. During the middle of the 1990–91 season he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Peter Zezel, in exchange for Al Iafrate. Rouse joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1994 as a free agent, and helped them in two of their Stanley Cup wins (1997 and 1998), one of which involved topping one of his former clubs, the Capitals. Rouse mo ...
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Pokey Reddick
Eldon Wade "Pokey" Reddick (born October 6, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 to 1993–94. Playing career As a youth, Reddick played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. Reddick spent most of his career in various minor leagues playing for various teams. His NHL-level experience included playing for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Florida Panthers. He won a Stanley Cup Championship with the Oilers in 1990 as the backup goaltender to Bill Ranford, because of a season-ending injury to the Oilers regular goaltender Grant Fuhr. During his tenure with the Winnipeg Jets, he formed one half of the goaltending duo "Pokey and the Bandit" with Daniel Berthiaume. Pokey Reddick holds the National Hockey League record for most games played by a goaltender without recording a shutout. Reddick played in 132 National Hockey League games over his c ...
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Harvie Pocza
Harvie Dwight Pocza (born September 22, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who briefly played in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals. Pocza was drafted 67th overall by the Capitals in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft The 1979 NHL Entry Draft was the 17th NHL Entry Draft. It took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 126 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in .... Career statistics External links *Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com 1959 births Living people Billings Bighorns players Calgary Centennials players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Hershey Bears players Port Huron Flags players Ice hockey people from Lethbridge Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Merritt Centennials players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub ...
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Don Nachbaur
Donald Kenneth Nachbaur (born January 30, 1959) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers between 1980 and 1990. He would later spend four years in the Austrian Hockey League. After retiring Nachbaur turned to coaching, and spent several years as a head coach in the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was formerly the assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, and also worked as the head coach of the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. Early life Nachbaur was born on January 30, 1959, in Kitimat, British Columbia, and was raised in Prince George, British Columbia. Playing career Nachbaur played his junior career with the Billings Bighorns of the WHL. In two seasons, where he played 162 games (regular-season and Playoffs), he scored 87 goals, added 89 assists for 176 points and accumulated 350 minutes in penalties. Nachbaur still shares th ...
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Andy Moog
Donald Andrew Moog (; born February 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Moog played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens, and also for the Canadian national team. Moog is a three-time Stanley Cup champion: 1984, 1985 and 1987. He earned the William M. Jennings Trophy in the 1989–90 NHL season for fewest total goals against the team during the regular season, sharing the trophy with his goaltending partner, Reggie Lemelin. Moog spent the 2009–10 season as an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars. Personal Moog's parents are Shirley and Don Moog, the latter an amateur goaltender who played for the Penticton Vees when they won the 1955 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship. After playing minor hockey in Penticton, Andy Moog advanced to the junior ranks, first in the B.C. Junior Hockey League, and then on to the Billings Bighorns of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he ...
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Randy Moller
Randall W. Moller (born August 23, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round, eleventh overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1981 National Hockey League (NHL) entry draft. The majority of his career was spent with the Quebec Nordiques. Moller also played with the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres and the Florida Panthers. Randy is the brother of Mike Moller. He is currently a color commentator for the Panthers. Broadcasting career He was featured on the cover of ''NHLPA Hockey '93'' along with goaltender Mike Richter. Moller has been the Panthers' television color analyst since 2015, following eight seasons as the team's radio play-by-play announcer and nine years as a radio analyst before that. He is known for screaming a pop culture reference after Florida Panther goals, though not every goal, and not when the Panthers are out of the game. Examples such as references to Tracy Morgan on '' 30 Rock'', a Christian Bale tirade, f ...
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Jim McTaggart
James Robert McTaggart (born March 31, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Washington Capitals. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Capitals in 1979 and played parts of two seasons with the club. He was an assistant coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds through the 2012-13 season. McTaggart was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t .... Career statistics Awards * WHL Second All-Star Team – 1980 External links * 1960 births Billings Bighorns players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Living people Moncton Alpines (AHL) players Montana Magic players Peterborough Pirates players Saskatoon Blades players Sportspeople from Weybur ...
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Jim McGeough
James McGeough (born April 13, 1963 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 57 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1981 and 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 2004, was spent in various minor leagues. McGeough was selected by the Capitals in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. His brother, Mick McGeough, was a referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other titl ... in the NHL. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com 1963 births Living people Albany Choppers players Baltimore Skipjacks players Billings Bighorns players Binghamton Whalers players Bracknell Bees players Canadian expatriate ice ...
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Mark Lamb
Mark William Lamb (born August 3, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and current general manager and head coach of the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Lamb was previously the head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. Lamb was born in Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Ponteix, Saskatchewan but grew up in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Playing career Lamb was drafted 72nd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Lamb went on to play just one game for the Flames before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1986. In his one season with Detroit, Lamb played 22 regular season games. Lamb was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1987 where he spent a total of five seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1990. Lamb was then claimed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Senators and served as the team's co-captain alongside Brad Shaw during ...
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