Chico Resch Rookie Card

Glenn ‘Chico’ Resch helped build the New York Islanders into a Stanley Cup winning dynasty but was denied all but one of those championships. For the bulk of the run-up to those four consecutive Stanley Cup wins, Resch was New York’s number one man between the pipes while Billy Smith played a back-up role. Things all changed the year the Islanders won their first and Resch was gone the next year...

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The 6 Team Leaders of the 1966-67 NHL

1966-67 marked a major end of an era for the National Hockey League. The league played its last season with just six teams. The following year, the NHL doubled in size to 12 teams and within seven years that number would increase to 18. 1966-67 also marked the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs would win the Stanley Cup.

The NHL was also a couple of years away from the offensive explosion, in most part brought on by the Boston Bruins. None of the six team leaders in 1966-67 would exceed 100 points, although Stan Mikita’s 97 points would establish a league record for most points in a season. That record was shattered just a few years later...

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Oshawa Generals Double 50

The Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League have had several players hit the 50 goal plateau in the long history of the junior hockey franchise. Four of those players have repeated the accomplishment at some level of pro hockey. Two of them have scored 50 in the National Hockey League.

By this time next year, there could very well be a fifth member of this club. John Tavares scored 72 goals with the Generals in 2006-07. His top total in the NHL to date was 31 in 2011-12 with the New York Islanders. However, in the lockout shortened 2012-13 National Hockey League season, J.T. scored 28 goals in 48 games for the Islanders. Over a full 82 game schedule, this would equate to a 48 goal pace. With Tavares and the Islanders only getting stronger, he could net 50 in 2013-14...

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Newbury for Syvret: Flyers and Rangers Trade Minor Leaguers

This past week, two Ontario Hockey League grads were swapped in a one for one deal. The trade was officially between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers but was really between the Adirondack Phantoms and Connecticut Whale in the American Hockey League.

Going to the Flyers organization is Kris Newbury. Leaving the Flyers, again, is Danny Syvret. Both played leadership roles with their AHL teams in 2012-13 and will undoubtedly do the same in 2013-14...

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1979 NHL Entry Draft: 1st Round and Beyond

Typically, in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, there will be at least a few duds that never quite catch on in the National Hockey League. This wasn’t the case in the 1979 Draft. Of the 21 players selected, the lowest career total games was 238 by Ray Allison who was selected 18^th overall by the Hartford Whalers.

Eleven of the 21 players selected in the first round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft went on to play over 1,000 regular season NHL games. The most career games played by this fine group of players is 1,612 by Ray Bourque. Bourque was selected eighth by the Boston Bruins...

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Belleville Bulls OHL Hockey Trivia

The Belleville Bulls have existed in the Ontario Hockey League since the 1981-82 season. The team has enjoyed quiet success, having missed the OHL Robertson Cup playoffs on only three occasions. Over the years, several current NHL players have worn a Bulls jersey, including Jason Spezza, P.K. Subban, Dan Cleary and Kyle Wellwood.

Test and expand your knowledge of the Belleville Bulls with the following four hockey trivia questions...

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NCL Trans Atlantic Repositioning Cruises

It’s not too late to get in on a Trans Atlantic repositioning cruise for 2013. Norwegian Cruise Line offers two ships, both leaving Europe in October, destined for Miami, Florida. NCL has a unique way of packaging the product. You can opt for a barebones journey that is extremely affordable but makes few stops. Or, you can add a week on the front and/or back end of the Trans Atlantic trip to create the ultimate vacation...

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Josh Godfrey and Cody Thornton Signed with EV Landshut for 2013-14

Teammates with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 2005-06 and 2006-07 will be together again for the 2013-14 season as members of EV Landshut in Germany’s 2.Bundesliga. Josh Godfrey will be playing for Landshut, and in Europe in general, for the first time. Cody Thornton will be entering his fourth year with the club...

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Rookie Cards of Rosaire and Wilf Paiement

The Paiement brothers, Rosaire and Wilf, played in the National Hockey League from the late 1960′s through to the 1980′s. Wilf, Rosaire’s younger brother by ten years, had the lengthiest NHL career, playing over 1,000 games, regular season and playoffs combined.

Rosaire Paiement

Rosaire played major junior hockey with the Niagara Falls Flyers in 1964-65 and 1965-66. In his first year with the Flyers, he, and the likes of Derek Sanderson and Bernie Parent, won a Memorial Cup championship with a four games to one final series win over the Edmonton Oil Kings...

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St. Charles Chill of the Central Hockey League

The St. Charles Chill, along with the Brampton Beast, are one of two new teams entering the Central Hockey League for the 2013-14 season. Unlike Brampton, who are a fresh new expansion franchise, the Chill are reincarnated from the Laredo Bucks, a team that graced the CHL from 2002-03 to 2011-12. St. Charles, like Brampton, has been slow to fill their roster for the upcoming season. However, they have just signed a former Ontario Hockey League defenseman and an OHL legend is behind the bench as head coach...

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Oshawa Generals Trivia

The Oshawa Generals are arguably the most successful and oldest franchise in the Ontario Hockey League. Although success has hidden from the franchise recently, the Generals are twelve time winners of the Robertson Cup as OHL playoff champ and have been to the Memorial Cup on numerous occasions.

Test and expand your Oshawa Generals hockey trivia knowledge with these four trivia questions...

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Kitchener Rangers Grad Jakub Kindl Signs for 4 More With Detroit

In celebration of Jakub Kindl signing a four year deal with the Detroit Red Wings, through the 2016-17 season, we’ll take a look back at the 2006-07 Kitchener Rangers. 2006-07 was the last of Kindl’s three years in the Ontario Hockey League, all with the Rangers.

In 2004, Jakub was the fifth overall pick at the CHL Import Draft by Kitchener. The following spring, he was taken 19th overall at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Red Wings. In his final two years in the OHL, Kindl played for the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships...

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Simon Nolet 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee Rookie Card

The other day, we featured Guy Charron in an article. It seems fitting that we move on to Simon Nolet. Why? Because I always get the two mixed up. They both played prominent roles in the two year history of the Kansas City Scouts. They both are French-Canadian. They both sort of look alike. Other than that, there’s really not that much in common…

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Unorthodox Views of Garden Perennials

As I’m still sequestered at home in Orangeville, Ontario with little income and a one year old, I continue to shrink my world of photography, as well. I never used to give a crap about the gardens my wife was planting around the house. Now, I’m realizing that when one can’t travel off to explore new worlds, one may have a whole new world available on his own modest property...

See the awesome images here: Garden Flowers

2 OHL Grads Return to Krefeld Pinguine Through 2014-15

Krefeld Pinguine of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) have secured two Ontario Hockey League grads through the 2014-15 season. Kyle Sonnenburg and Herberts Vasiljevs are not new to the scene in Krefeld. Sonnenburg has been with the club since the 2011-12 season while Vasiljevs will be going into his ninth year with the Pinguine...

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Guy Charron: The Best Player in the History of the Kansas City Scouts

Guy Charron was just one of those players in the pre-Bettman era that suffered from the non-parity in the National Hockey League. Charron played 734 NHL games between 1969-70 and 1980-81, all during the regular season. He had the misfortune of never playing in a single Stanley Cup playoff game. For that, he owns the infamous record for the most games played in an NHL career without appearing in the post season...

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Former NHLer Ric Jackman Signs in Austria's EBEL

After two years in South Korea with the Anyang Halla Ice Bucks, Ric Jackman is returning to a somewhat traditional hockey environment for the 2013-14 season. The Ontario Hockey League grad has signed for one year with Székesfehérvár, a team located in Hungary that plays in Austria’s Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).

Ric Jackman

Ric played three years in the OHL from 1995-96 to 1997-98, all with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. In 1997, he played for Canada at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships held in Geneva, Switzerland. Canada won gold, despite not placing a single player among the top ten point getters. The Gold was obtained with a 2-0 shutout of the United States in the final game...

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Dusseldorfer Signs 2 OHL Grads for 2013-14 DEL Season

Dusseldorfer EG, formerly DEG Metro Stars, hope to improve vastly on their last place 2012-13 finish in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). So far, as the summer signing season continues, the only Ontario Hockey League grads on the roster come in the form of two defensemen, Andrew Hotham and Marc Zanetti...

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2 OHL Grads With Arystan Temirtau in Kazakhstan for 2013-14

Arystan Temirtau of Kazakhstan’s elite hockey league having begun to stock up for the 2013-14 season. So far, on the roster are two Ontario Hockey League grads. Both will start their first year with Temirtau.

Jordan Morrison

Morrison played four years in the Ontario Hockey League from 2002-03 to 2005-06, all with the Peterborough Petes. He was selected eleventh overall by Peterborough at the 2002 OHL Priority Selection. In 2005-06, the Petes won the Robertson Cup with a victory over the London Knights in the finals...

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1968-69 O-Pee-Chee Danny Grant Rookie Hockey Card

Like his teammate with the Peterborough Petes and Detroit Red Wings, Mickey Redmond, Danny Grant may have very well been on his way to a Hockey Hall of Fame worthy career until injuries took him down in his prime. The same fate met Redmond.

Grant played four years of junior hockey in the OHA with the Peterborough Petes from 1962-63 to 1965-66. In 1964-65, he tied for fourth in the OHA with 106 points. The leader that year, with 123 points, was Ken Hodge of the St. Catherines Black Hawks. Peterborough teammate Andre Lacroix finished second to Hodge with 119 points...

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Sheffield Steeldogs Employ 2 Ontario Hockey League Grads

The Sheffield Steeldogs of Great Britain’s English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) have signed a veteran and Ontario Hockey League grad to join forces with player-coach Andre Payette. Payette is also an OHL alumnus who has been with Sheffield for the team’s entire league history.

The Steeldogs have been in the EPIHL since the 2010-11 season and play out of the 1,500 seat IceSheffield, a fairly new venue built in 2003. In 2012-13, Sheffield finished ninth in the ten team league during the regular season and did not qualify for the post season...

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21 From 2009-10 Windsor Spitfires Active in 2012-13

The 2009-10 Windsor Spitfires have a spot in Ontario Hockey League history as one of the best teams ever put together. The Spitfires, led by Eddie Powers Trophy winning Taylor Hall, finished first in the Western Conference with 106 points. Windsor finished second overall to the Barrie Colts who finished first in the East with an amazing 116 points.

With the exception of the Eastern Conference final against the Kitchener Rangers that went seven games, the Spitfires swept their way to a Robertson Cup championship. In the opening round, it was a sweep of the Erie Otters, followed by a sweep of the Plymouth Whalers. In the finals, Windsor swept the mighty Barrie Colts...

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Hockey Trivia Featuring the OHL's Brampton Battalion

The Brampton Battalion have been a franchise in the Ontario Hockey League since the 1998-99 season. The team has enjoyed relative success with a perennial defensive minded and disciplined system. After years of poor attendance, the franchise has closed up shop in Brampton and moved north to North Bay.

The North Bay Battalion will play out of the North Bay Memorial Gardens. The Gardens will be upgraded and seats 4,246. OHL hockey returns to the city after the Centennials left to become the Saginaw Spirit after the 2001-02 season. The Battalion will retain their god-awful colour scheme and logo...

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Rookie Cards of the NHL's Bentley Brothers

The Bentley brothers, Max, Doug and Reg, made National Hockey League history during the 1942-43 season when they formed the first ever all-brother line. Reg played just eleven games that season, his only ever NHL action. Max and Doug went on to both be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame...

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OHL Grads Dickenson and Jacina to Play 2013-14 Together in Norway

Two veteran Ontario Hockey League grads will play together for just the second time since their OHL careers began. Greg Jacina and Lou Dickenson both began play in the OHL for the 1998-99 season. Both played five years and both are well-travelling in Europe. Jacina and Dickenson will play 2013-14 with Rosenborg IHK Elite in Norway’s Get Ligaen. The only other time they played together was in 2004-05 with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League...

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Brampton Beast of the Central Hockey League

The Brampton Beast enter the Central Hockey League for the 2013-14 season as the first ever Canadian team in the league inaugurated for the 1992-93 season. The Beast will play out of the Powerade Centre, recently vacated by the Brampton Battalion. The Battalion have, of course, moved to North Bay. The Beast hope to fill much more of the 4,800 seat arena than the Battalion did. The CHL average in 2012-13 was 3,707 per game.

The Central Hockey League will consist of eleven teams in 2013-14, up one from 2012-13. In are the Beast and the St. Charles Chill. Out are the Bloomington Blaze who have jumped to the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Chill are the reincarnation of the Laredo Bucks, a CHL franchise that ceased after 2011-12...

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2 Bruins and 1 Blackhawk to Win the Conn Smythe Trophy

Interestingly, just three different players from the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins have ever won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup playoffs. However, considering that the Conn Smythe is a relatively new piece of NHL hardware, maybe it’s not that surprising.
The Conn Smythe Trophy was first handed out in 1964-65. The first ever winner was Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens. The most recent winner, at least for the next week or so, is Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings, winning the trophy in 2011-12 after the Kings took down the New Jersey Devils...

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Joel Quenneville Rookie Card

Quenneville played his junior hockey with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (at the time the OMJHL). He appeared with the Spitfires for three years from 1975-76 to 1977-78. In his final year, the defenseman scored 27 goals and assisted on 76 for 103 points in 66 games. 1977-78 was a record breaking year in the OHL with Bobby Smith of the Ottawa 67′s and Wayne Gretzky of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds shattering marks for assists and points. Yet, Joel still finished sixth in the league with his assist total...

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Bruins and Blackhawks: 7th Playoff Meeting All-Time

It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins have been in the National Hockey League for the better part of 90 years. Yet, the teams have met in the post season just six times before this season and will meet in the Stanley Cup final for the first time ever in 2012-13. To date, Boston has had the definite advantage, winning five of the six matchups...

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Will Colbert to Play in the Netherlands for 2013-14

The Tilburg Trappers of the Eredivisie in the Netherlands will have an Ontario Hockey League flavour for the 2013-14 season. With the signing season just underway in Europe, the Trappers have signed a former top notch defenseman from the Ottawa 67′s. Behind the bench will be another OHL grad from the 1970′s who played nearly 450 regular season games in the National Hockey League...

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Niederberger, Richmond and Bois: 3 OHL Alumni with EHC Munich

EHC Red Bull Munchen (Munich) of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) will have the help of a trio of Ontario Hockey League grads in an attempt to make the post season in 2013-14. The team was promoted from the tier 2 2.Bundesliga for the 2010-11 season and have failed to qualify for the playoffs over the past two years. This past season, Munich placed 12th in the 14 team DEL. The club plays out of the 6,256 seat Olympia-Eisstadion, built in 1967.

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Cam Neely and the 1982-83 Portland Winterhawks

For the Portland Winterhawks, it was business as usual in the 1982-83 Western Hockey League. The franchise had been dominant in the WHL since relocating from Edmonton, Alberta for the 1976-77 season. The Winterhawks are descendants of the original Edmonton Oil Kings team.

In 1982-83, Portland finished first in the West Division and second overall in the WHL with 50 wins and 100 points over the 72 game regular season schedule. The only team with a better record was the East Division leading Saskatoon Blades with 105 points. The Winterhawks led the WHL with 495 goals...

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HD Video of Downtown London, Ontario

My latest YouTube video, featuring a POV drive-thru along Dundas Street in London, Ontario. The video starts in the east end, somewhere around the Western Fairgrounds, or Fairgrounds District. It ends after travelling through downtown, crossing the Thames River and passing by the intersection of Riverside Drive and Wharncliffe Road.

Be sure to switch to HD. Also, be sure to hit the 'Like' button!

Chicago and Los Angeles: Just Their 2nd Showdown in Stanley Cup Playoff History

The 2012-13 NHL Western Conference final series should prove to be an epic matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks. The Kings are reigning Stanley Cup champions, winning their first ever in 2011-12 with a victory over the New Jersey Devils. The Blackhawks won the Cup in 2009-10, their first since 1960-61, stomping out the hopes of the New Jersey Devils in six games...

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Caribbean Princess Cruises out of Houston, Texas

For the Caribbean Princess of Princess Cruises, seven day Western Caribbean itineraries out of Houston, Texas begin November 9, 2013 with the last of the season embarking on April 26, 2014. Each has a standard Saturday to Saturday schedule with port calls in Mexico, Honduras and Belize. The Ship leaves Houston at 4:00 pm on Saturday and docks back in Houston at 7:00 am the following Saturday. Sunday, Thursday and Friday are days spent at sea.

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The 3 Sun Class Ships of Princess

There are three vessels in the Princess Cruises fleet that are classified as Sun Class ships. The Sun, Dawn and Sea Princess are smaller ships, nearly 100 feet shorter than Princess Grand Class ships and with a capacity for 1000 less passengers and 300 less crew. These dimensions allow Sun Class ships to embark on more diverse itineraries and are not typically pegged to one or two home ports like the larger Grand Class boats.

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Los Angeles Kings Team Cards From the 1970's

The Los Angeles Kings are gunning for their first Stanley Cup championship since joining the National Hockey League for the 1967-68 season. The only other time they have been to the finals was a loss to the Montreal Canadiens in 1992-93. Back in the 1970′s, O-Pee-Chee often included team checklist cards with a team picture on the front and player checklist on the back. What follows are the seven Los Angeles Kings team checklist cards produced by O-Pee-Chee during the team’s first full decade.

(note: article was written before the Kings won the Cup in 2012)

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1990 NHL Entry Draft: 3 Star Goalies Go High in the Draft

The 1990 NHL Entry Draft is best known for an outstanding crop of first round skaters, including Owen Nolan, Mike Ricci and Jaromir Jagr. Something that set the 1990 draft apart from other years was the number of goalies picked in the early rounds. It is rare to have a goaltender go in the first round. In 1990 there were two. In fact, over the first two rounds there were three goaltenders selected. Each of the three went on to successful NHL careers with one still active.

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Andre Lakos Signs in the Czech Republic for 2013-14

Ontario Hockey League grad Andre Lakos, the Austrian Zdeno Chara, has signed with KLH Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga for the 2013-14 season. At 6’8″ and 240, Lakos is a brick wall on defense.
Andre played two years in the OHL, 1997-98 and 1998-99. In his first year, he was a member of the Toronto Majors. In his second, he was with the Barrie Colts. After his second seasons, the New Jersey Devils selected him in the third round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 95th overall. He never played in the NHL.
With the exception of a full year spent in the American Hockey League in 2004-05 with the Syracuse Crunch ...

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Getting your Child a Passport in Canada

After my passport denial (click link for full story) adventure in 2009, I’m pretty conscious of getting things right when it comes to these international travel documents. When Eddie was born in June, 2012, we knew he would be travelling but didn’t think it was a rush to get the passport done yet.

After he was born, I went online to the Service Ontario site and quickly and easily got him registered, along with his social insurance number and birth certificate. However, there are two types of birth certificate, the long form and the short form. I chose the short form, not knowing what a long form birth certificate was and why anyone would have one.

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London Knights History in Hockey Trivia Form

The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League were originally known as the London Nationals when they first entered the Ontario Hockey Association in 1965. The Nationals were affiliated with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs. When NHL teams sponsoring junior teams came to an end with the end of the Original Six era, the Nationals changed their name and colours to reflect their disassociation with the Maple Leafs.

The Knights have produced some great NHL hockey players through the years and some have even played for Toronto! Test and expand your London Knights hockey trivia with the following four hockey trivia questions.

Q. What current NHLer is the London Knights all-time leader in career points?

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Cool Tricks with Photoshop Elements That'll Wow Your Friends

Check out the following quick video tutorial I put together. Have you ever wondered how photographers create those images that are black and white, except for one or two highlighted areas that are coloured?

It's really quite easy using Photoshop Elements. The process on the video takes around a minute. Even that was moving pretty slow in order to emphasis each step.

If the video doesn't do it for you and you need some written clarification, go to this Photoshop Elements tutorial at ItsAboutTravelling.com.


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Nathan McIver of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers

In his first year with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, Nathan McIver added over 100 penalty minutes to his career high. McIver finished second in the AHL with 287 PIM over 62 games. Bobby Robins of the Providence Bruins finished first with 316...

Buy the Nathan McIver hockey card pictured here on eBay!

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Beauce Jaros of the Long Forgotten NAHL

The Beauce Jaros played just one full season in the North American Hockey League. In 1975-76, the Jaros set the NAHL on fire. In 1976-77, the team folded on December 22 after just 30 games. The team played their home games at the Palais des Sports in Saint-Georges, Quebec. The arena currently holds less than 2,500 spectators. Joe Hardy was the only head coach the franchise ever had. Hardy was also the team’s star player...

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Hockey Trivia TV - The Ontario Hockey League

The second of our hockey trivia videos is out. This episode features ten trivia questions with, of course, accompanying answers. This episode is based on the Ontario Hockey League, the premier developmental hockey league in the world and the number one feeder of talent to the National Hockey League.

The first question got a little screwed up. It was supposed to ask what player the London Knights have retired number 9 in honour of. Instead, we wrote 'Who is number 9 retired in honour of?'. Anywho, here's a gimme - the answer is Darryl Sittler! A bit of a trick question as Sittler is greatly known from his Hockey Hall of Fame career in the NHL as number 27.


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Stay tuned for episode 3. We should be coming out with one in late March and then will evaluate the popularity of the series before continuing on.

HockeyShot (.ca)

Previous visitors to OHLAC have probably noticed the banner in the lower right hand column advertising HockeyShot.ca. HockeyShot is an outstanding source of everything hockey. Where stores like ‘Pro Hockey Life’ provide a bricks and mortar store for everyday equipment, HockeyShot is an online mega-resource for all hockey-related developmental needs.

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Hockey Trivia TV

Hockey Trivia TV is slowly getting on the map. The episodes are short at close to 4 minutes and are found on YouTube.

The Pilot episode:



The second episode has ten questions based on the Ontario Hockey League. The first question is a blooper. It should read "Who have the London Knights retired number 9 in honour of?" but instead reads "Who is number 9 retired in honour of?". Ooops!

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Chaumont on a Rampage with the Fife Flyers of the EIHL

Whether it’s out of spite because the Braehead Clan released him after just 18 games or the chemistry is just right with the Fife Flyers, Ontario Hockey League grad Bobby Chaumont is producing at a pace unheard of throughout his junior and pro career.

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Bobby Chaumont

Traded for Paul Coffey

Often, when the discussion of who was the best defenseman to play in the NHL, the names Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Tim Horton often come up before Paul Coffey. Yet, in my opinion it is Coffey that was the greatest.
The Paul Coffey rookie card, number 111 in the 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set is undervalued at $80. It is the highest valued rookie card in the set and tied with Wayne Gretzky as the most valuable overall. The 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set consists of 396 hockey cards and is valued at $400 for a complete collection.

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I Was Traded for Paul Coffey

Paul Coffey: The Greatest Defenseman of All-Time?

Often, when the discussion of who was the best defenseman to play in the NHL, the names Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Tim Horton often come up before Paul Coffey. Yet, in my opinion it is Coffey that was the greatest.
The Paul Coffey rookie card, number 111 in the 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set is undervalued at $80. It is the highest valued rookie card in the set and tied with Wayne Gretzky as the most valuable overall. The 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee set consists of 396 hockey cards and is valued at $400 for a complete collection

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Paul Coffey: The Greatest Defenseman of All-Time? - Vintage Hockey Cards Report

3 Hall of Famers Drafted in 1970

The 1970 NHL Amateur Draft was the first for the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks and saw 14 teams select 115 players over 14 rounds. 62 of the 115 players went on to play at least one game in the National Hockey League. Three of the 115 went on to have stellar NHL careers and eventually get inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Gilbert Perreault getting chosen first overall by the expansion Buffalo Sabres came down to a spin of the wheel. In deciding which of the two new teams would choose first, Buffalo and Vancouver each took a spin of ‘crown and anchor’ type wheel with Buffalo winning. The Sabres took Perreault and the Canucks took defenseman Dale Tallon...

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