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1992–93 IHL Season
The 1992–93 IHL season was the 48th season of the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 12 teams participated in the regular season, and the Fort Wayne Komets won the Turner Cup. Regular season Turner Cup-Playoffs Awards External links Season 1992/93 on hockeydb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1992-93 IHL season 1992–93 in American ice hockey by league, IHL International Hockey League (1945–2001) seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Hockey League (1945–2001)
The International Hockey League (IHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1945 to 2001. The IHL served as the National Hockey League (NHL)'s alternate farm system to the American Hockey League (AHL). After 56 years of operation, financial instability led to the league's demise. Six of the surviving seven teams merged into the AHL in 2001. History Early years The IHL was formed on December 5, 1945, in a three-hour meeting at the Norton Palmer Hotel in Windsor, Ontario. In attendance were Jack Adams (coach of the Detroit Red Wings), Fred Huber (Red Wings public relations), Frank Gallagher (amateur hockey organizer in Detroit and Windsor), Lloyd Pollock (Windsor hockey pioneer), Gerald McHugh (Windsor lawyer), Len Hebert, Len Loree and Bill Beckman. The league began operations in the 1945–46 IHL season with four teams in Windsor and Detroit, and operated as semi-professional league. In 1947, a team from Toledo, Ohio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Sims
Allan Eugene Sims (born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian former professional hockey player and head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played ten seasons in the NHL between 1973 and 1983 with the Boston Bruins, Hartford Whalers, Los Angeles Kings. He featured in three Stanley Cup Finals with the Bruins (1974, 1977, 1978). After retiring he turned to coaching, and remained in this role from 1988 to 2016 in various minor leagues. Sims also served as the head coach of the San Jose Sharks in the NHL during the 1996-97 season. Playing career In 1972, Sims was the second-round (and first-ever) draft pick of the New York Raiders of the World Hockey Association, but chose to sign with the Boston Bruins who had drafted him in the third round. At Cornwall, Ontario, in Junior Hockey he had played with Bob Murray, a rushing defenceman. When he played for Boston he was paired for two years with the greatest rushing defenceman of all time, Bobby Orr. He played for Boston and its A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Beaufait
Mark David Beaufait (born May 13, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks during the 1992–93 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2009, was spent mainly in the International Hockey League and in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he won 4 championships with Eisbären Berlin. Internationally, he played for the American national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Playing career As a youth, Beaufait played in the 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Compuware and Michigan Dynamos minor ice hockey teams. Beaufait attended Northern Michigan University from 1988 to 1992, winning the 1991 NCAA championship, and then turned pro. He played five games for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL during the 1992–93 season. He was a member of the 1994 US Olympic team. After playing for the Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken McKenzie Trophy (IHL)
The Ken McKenzie Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League (1945-2001), International Hockey League to the United States, American-born player judged to be most outstanding in his Rookie of the Year (award), first season. The award is named for Ken McKenzie, the co-founder and longtime president and publisher of ''The Hockey News''. Winners ReferencesKen McKenzie Trophy www.hockeydb.com {{IHL (1945-2001) International Hockey League (1945–2001) trophies 1977 establishments in the United States 2001 disestablishments in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Malarchuk
Clint Malarchuk (born May 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. He has been a coach for four NHL teams and two minor league teams, most recently the Calgary Flames. He was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and lives in Alberta and Nevada. Malarchuk is known for surviving a life-threatening injury during a 1989 NHL game when a player's skate made contact with his neck, slicing his carotid artery and partially slicing his jugular vein, causing immediate massive blood loss. Playing career Early career Malarchuk played junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He then went on to play professionally in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Nordiques, Washington Capitals, and Buffalo Sabres, and in the International Hockey League (IHL) for the San Diego Gulls and Las Vegas Thunder. He had a career record of 141 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Knickle
Richard S. Knickle (born February 26, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 14 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1997, was spent in the minor leagues. Biography As a youth, Knickle played in the 1971, 1972 and 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Greenwood. Knickle won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1979 with the Brandon Wheat Kings He was drafted in the sixth round, 116th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Knickle played for eleven different International Hockey League teams in his career. He won the Turner Cup in 1984 with the Flint Generals (1969–1985) He later played fourteen games with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. Knickle joined the Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Norris Memorial Trophy (IHL)
The James Norris Memorial Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the goaltender(s), with the fewest goals allowed during the regular season. The trophy is named for James E. Norris, former owner of the Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ..., in honor of his contributions to the IHL in its early years. Winners References James Norris Memorial Trophywww.hockeydb.com www.azhockey.com {{IHL (1945-2001) International Hockey League (1945–2001) trophies 1955 establishments in the United States 2001 disestablishments in the United States 1955 establishments in Canada 2001 disestablishments in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hrkac
Anthony John Hrkac (; born July 7, 1966) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, former coach and former player of Croatian and Ukrainian ancestry who played eighteen seasons of professional hockey. Playing career Collegiate Hrkac was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Hrkac played collegiately at the University of North Dakota, and was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Award for top men's collegiate hockey player during the 1986–87 season. He led the team (along with future Chicago Blackhawks teammate and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Ed Belfour) —widely known during this period as the "Hrkac Circus" (the name rhymes) — to a national championship and his 116 points that season still stands as the NCAA single-season scoring mark. Professional He made his National Hockey League debut with the Blues during the 1987 NHL playoffs, appearing in three games. After two-plus seasons with the Blues, he was tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gatschene Memorial Trophy
The James Gatschene Memorial Trophy was awarded annually to the International Hockey League player selected as most valuable through his display of outstanding playing ability and sportsmanlike conduct over the course of the regular season, as chosen by the league coaches. The trophy was first presented at the close of the 1946–1947 season by workers of the Chrysler factory in Windsor, Ontario, as a memorial to Gatschene, a former Chrysler employee and hockey star in the Windsor-Detroit area. Gatschene was a member of the Canadian Forces, killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... Winners ReferencesJames Gatschene Memorial Trophywww.hockeydb.com www.azhockey.com {{IHL (1945-2001) International Hockey League (1945–2001) troph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Michayluk
David Michayluk (born May 18, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Early life Michayluk was born in Wakaw, Saskatchewan. He played junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders and Regina Pats. Career Michayluk played 21 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons and seven playoff games with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs, winning the Stanley Cup. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 1997, was spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards * WHL Rookie of the Year (1981) * WHL Second All-Star Team (1981 & 1982) * IHL Second All-Star Team (1985, 1992, 1993) * IHL First All-Star Team (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) * Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy (Leading Scorer - IHL) (1989) * James Gatschene Memorial Trophy (MVP - IHL) (1989) * Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (Playoff MVP - IHL) (1989) * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ironman Award
The Ironman Award was awarded annually since 1989 by the International Hockey League to the player who played in all his team's games while displaying outstanding offensive and defensive abilities. Winners ReferencesIronman Awardwww.hockeydb.com {{IHL (1945-2001) International Hockey League (1945–2001) trophies 1989 establishments in the United States 2001 disestablishments in the United States 1989 establishments in Canada 2001 disestablishments in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Houlder
William K. Houlder (born March 11, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. In his NHL career, Houlder appeared in 846 games. He tallied 59 goals and added 191 assists. Playing career He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round, 82nd overall, of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. After playing three seasons with the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League, Houlder joined the Capitals during the 1987–88 season. After going back and forth between Washington and their AHL affiliate Baltimore Skipjacks for three seasons, Houlder was traded to the Buffalo Sabres before the 1990–91 season in exchange for Shawn Anderson. Houlder remained with the Sabres until being selected by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft. Houlder's journeyman status continued for the remainder of his career, as he played just one season for Anaheim before moving on to play with the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
