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1999–2000 NAHL Season
The 1999–2000 NAHL season was the 16th season of the North American Hockey League. The season ran from September 1999 to April 2000 with a 56-game schedule for each team. The Texas Tornado won the regular season championship and went on be defeated by the Danville Wings 3 games to 0 for the Robertson Cup. Member changes * The Texas Tornado and Rochester Jr. Americans joined the NAHL as expansion franchises. * During the season, the league assumed control of the Grand Rapids Bearcats. After this, the team was renamed the Grand Rapids Rockets for the rest of the year. Regular season The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows: ''Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title'' Standings East Division West Division Statistics Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games. Robertson Cup playoffs Note: * den ...
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North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 50th season of operation in 2024–25. It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey, and acts as an alternative for those who would not or did not make the roster of a team in the Major Junior Canadian Hockey League (CHL) nor Tier I United States Hockey League (USHL). The NAHL is one of the oldest junior hockey leagues in the United States and is headquartered in Addison, Texas. The teams span the United States from Maine in the East to Alaska in the Northwest and to Texas in the South. The teams play a 59-game regular season, usually starting on the 2nd weekend in September and ending near mid-April (2020–21 season is exception, the season started in late 2020-early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The Champions of each division(not regular season) will play in Blaine, MN at the Fogarty Arena and will compete for the Robertson Cup Champi ...
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Soo Indians
The Soo Indians were a Junior ice hockey#Tier II, Junior A ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League, North American Hockey League. The team was based in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. History In 1995, the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Tribe purchased the Lakeland Jets and moved the franchise to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The team was sponsored by the Kewadin Casinos and used as a both a link between the tribe and the local community as well as an advertisement for the casino. The team hired Joe Shawhan to serve as both head coach and GM and the move paid dividens as the team swiftly became a success. Over the course of 10 years, the Indians never had a losing season and twice won their division. However, the team did routinely lose to a lower-seeded team in the league playoffs. 2010 Vezina Trophy winner Ryan Miller was the starting goaltender for the Soo Indians for two seasons from 1997-1999, and was a fifth round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the ...
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Adam Nightingale
Adam Nightingale (born December 19, 1979) is an American former ice hockey player and the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team. Playing career Nightingale began his collegiate career at Lake Superior State where he recorded six goals and nine assists in 51 games in two seasons. He sat out the 2002–03 season after transferring to Michigan State. He was a two-year assistant captain for the Spartans and recorded 12 goals and 10 assists in 67 games. Following his collegiate career, on March 23, 2005, he signed a contract with the Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL. He went on to play two seasons for the Grrrowl and two seasons for the Charlotte Checkers where he recorded 10 goals, 17 assists and 171 penalty minutes in 78 games from 2004 to 2008. Coaching career Following his playing career, Nightingale was named head coach of the Shattuck-Saint Mary's AA team in 2008, a position he held for two seasons. On July 15, 2010, he was named the Director of Hockey ...
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Jason Guerriero
Jason Guerriero is an American ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was an All-American for Northeastern. Career Guerriero was a star player in juniors, leading the NAHL in scoring in 2001 and leading the Texas Tornado to a league championship. He began attending Northeastern University the following autumn and immediately became a major piece of the team's offense. Unfortunately, during his four-year tenure, the Huskies were never a top team. For his senior season Guerriero was named team captain and was named an All-American. Once the team's season was over, Guerriero signed with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and finished the year in the AHL. For his first full season as a professional, Guerriero played in Finland but returned to the AHL the following year. He spent most of the next two years playing for the Milwaukee Admirals, producing modest numbers. He returned to Europe in 2008 and split time between two teams. With the second, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár, he help ...
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Jim Slater (ice Hockey)
James Parker Slater (born December 9, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He spent the entirety of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets organization. Playing career As a youth, Slater played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team. Slater was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Michigan State Spartans for four years. He joined the Thrashers for their 2005–06 season opener before being demoted to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for four games. After he scored two points in those four games, he was called up and stayed with the Thrashers for the rest of the season. Slater joined the Winnipeg Jets in 2011 upon the Atlanta Thrashers' relocation there. On June 13, 2012, Slater renewed his contract with the Jets, signing a 3-year, $4.8 million contract. S ...
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Colin Shields
Colin Shields (born 27 January 1980) is a former Scottish professional ice hockey forward who played most of his career in the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He is the EIHL's all-time leading point scorer. Playing career Amateur Shields started his career in North America and played for Cleveland Jr. Barons in the NAHL for two seasons, 1998–2000. Shields was a sixth-round pick for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Shields opted to attend and play for the University of Maine for three seasons, finishing as the top scorer for the 2003–04 season. Professional For the 2004–05 season Shields was split between the San Diego Gulls, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, tallying 35 points in 62 games. For 2005–06, Shields moved back to his native United Kingdom for a spell with the Belfast Giants of the EIHL, where he played alongside former NHL star Theoren Fleury. 2006–07 saw a return to the ECH ...
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Chicago Freeze
The Chicago Freeze was a Tier II junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team was originally the Detroit Freeze until it relocated to a Chicago suburb of Geneva. The Chicago Freeze played out of the Fox Valley Ice Arena, which later became home to the Chicago Hitmen of the NAHL. Regular season Notable alumni * Craig Anderson, goaltender: 1998–99 season * Jason Bacashihua, goaltender: - 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons *Chris Conner, right wing: 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons *George Parros George James Parros (born December 29, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), who currently serves as the head of the NHL's Department of Player Safety, with the tit ..., right wing: 1998–99 season * John Scott, defenseman: 2001–02 season References External linksOfficial website of the NAHL
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Springfield Jr
Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queensland * Springfield, South Australia * Springfield, Tasmania, a locality * Springfield, Victoria (Shire of Buloke), in north-western Victoria * Springfield, Victoria (Macedon Ranges), in central Victoria Belize * Springfield, Belize Canada * Rural Municipality of Springfield, in Manitoba ** Springfield (federal electoral district), a federal electoral division in Manitoba ** Springfield (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral division in Manitoba * Springfield Parish, New Brunswick ** Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community * Springfield, Newfoundland and Labrador * Springfield, Nova Scotia * Springfield, Ontario * Springfield, Prince Edward Island * Springfeld, Saskatchewan Ireland * ...
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USA Hockey National Team Development Program
The United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) represents the United States in the IIHF World U18 Championship. Additionally the team plays domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League (under-17 and under-18 teams), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (under-18 team), and other international tournaments. The program was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players under the age of 18, and centralize their training. There are two teams in the program: under-17 and under-18. Both teams are based in Plymouth, Michigan. History The stated goal of the NTDP is "to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on the U.S. National Teams and success in their future hockey careers. Its efforts focus not only on high-caliber participation on the ice, but creating well-rounded individuals off the ice". While enrolled in the NTDP, players stay with billet families. From its founding until 2014–15, ...
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Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors were a Junior A ice hockey team that played in the North American Hockey League. The team was originally based in Oak Park, Michigan, playing out of the Compuware Oak Park Arena but later played at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. History As far back as the mid-1970's, Compuware cofounder Peter Karmanos Jr. had supported youth hockey, labeling his organization 'Ambassadors' for his company. Karmanos began expanding his footprint into the sport in the 1984 when he purchased the Windsor Spitfires, a junior team in the Ontario Hockey League. That same year, he founded a second junior team to take the place of the Detroit Jr. Wings, who had suspended play the year before. The new club was named the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors and played in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, Michigan. The Ambassadors swiftly became the best junior team in the North American Hockey League, winning five consecutive championships from 1986 through 1990. With ...
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Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance, and Shot (ice hockey), shoot a vulcanized rubber hockey puck into the other team's net. Each Goal (ice hockey), goal is worth one point. The team with the highest score after an hour of playing time is declared the winner; ties are broken in Overtime (ice hockey), overtime or a Shootout (ice hockey), shootout. In a formal game, each team has six Ice skating, skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, including a goaltender. It is a contact sport#Grades, full contact game and one of the more physically demanding team sports. The modern sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor ice hockey game, first indoor game was play ...
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Grand Rapids Rockets (NAHL)
The Grand Rapids Rockets are a defunct International Hockey League team. They were members of the IHL from the 1950–1951 season to 1955–1956 season. They were based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and played their home games in Stadium Arena. The team had previously been a member of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1949–1950 season, before moving to the IHL. Their team colors were blue and gold. After the 1955–1956 season, the team moved to Huntington, West Virginia and became the Huntington Hornets The Huntington Hornets were a professional ice hockey team that played in Huntington, West Virginia as a member of the International Hockey League during the 1956–57 season. The team was relocated to Huntington from Grand Rapids, Michigan where .... They played one season in the IHL before folding. Standings References External link * Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams Sports in Grand Rapids, Mich ...
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