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Since there wasn't much hype over any of the players being drafted and not much talk about teams trading up to acquire a certain player, the draft failed to compare to last year's shindig held at the mall in Hartford. Before the draft, "experts" predicted that Bryan Berard, Wade Reddan and Aki-Petteri Berg would be selected with the first three picks in the draft, and they were. Ottawa wasted little time on their decision to choose Berard with the top pick. Berard, who played for the Detroit Jr. Red Wings of the Ontario Hockey League last season, is a talented defenseman who likes to control play in the offensive end. He scored 20 goals and added 55 assists in 58 games in his only season with Detroit. Berard has been compared to Brian Leetch and Ray Bourque, but comparisons have been thrown around carelessly over the past couple years. And besides, a team isn't likely to compare their top pick in the draft to Grant Jennings, are they? The Islanders used the second pick in the draft to select another defenseman, Wade Redden. Redden has played the past two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League. The word on Redden is that the kid doesn't make many mistakes. He scored 60 points (14 goals) in 64 games last season, and was named the MVP at an under-18 tournament in Mexico last summer. Redden seems to be a safe pick, but seasickness could play a factor after he starts wearing those new Islander uniforms. In keeping with the "select a defenseman" theme, Aki-Petteri Berg was selected third overall by the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings didn't really need to select a defenseman with this pick because they have Rob Blake and a few other good, young prospects coming up through their system, but probably picked him using the "best player available" technique that so many teams put in use. Berg, who just wants to be called Aki Berg when he plays in the US, is a big defenseman that has skills in all areas of the game. He can shoot, pass and use his body with effectiveness against opponents. Berg played in a Finnish league this past year, scoring 12 points (3 goals) in 20 games. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks addressed their need of a big scoring forward when they chose Chad Kilger with the 4th overall pick in the draft. Kilger, a center, is 6' 3" and weighs 204 lbs. He's expected to add some much needed muscle and scoring punch to the lame Ducks' offense. Another team that is in desperate need of offense is the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was no surprise that they selected Daymond Langkow, a high-scoring center, with the fifth selection in the draft. Langkow racked up 140 points in 72 games for Tri-City in the WHL last season, and has been compared to Doug Gilmour and Theo Fleury because of his size and competitiveness. Next up was the home team, the Edmonton Oilers. Oiler fans started to cheer the name "Doan" in hopes that hometown boy Shane Doan would be their pick, but management decided on British Columbia native Steve Kelly instead. Kelly is considered to be the fastest player in the draft, but hasn't shown the ability to finish plays well. But he did net 31 goals for Prince Albert (WHL) this past season, which isn't too bad. Edmonton's loss was Winnipeg's gain. With the 7th overall pick, the Jets snatched up Doan, a strong right winger with the Kamloops Blazers. Strength is the key with Doan, who scored 94 points last season in just 71 games. He is projected to be a power forward in the NHL, and could possibly play opposite Keith Tkachuk someday with the Jets, but for now he's just raw talent. The Montreal Canadiens made a rare early pick when they selected Tri-City's Terry Ryan at number eight. Ryan is a high-scoring left winger who played alongside Lightning draft pick Daymond Langkow. What seemed to keep Ryan out of the top five is is skating ability, which is considered to be a serious question mark by some. The Boston Bruins held the 9th pick overall thanks to the Hartford Whalers, and they used it to select Kyle McLaren, a huge defenseman from the WHL. McLaren might have been selected higher, but a wrist injury kept him out of the lineup for a while during this past season. Rounding out the top 10 were the Florida Panthers, who selected Radek Dvorak from the Czech Republic. Dvorak is a power forward who has a ton of skill. A wrist injury hampered him for a while this past season, which seemed to lower his stock. Here's a run down of the entire first round: 1. Ottawa Senators - Bryan Berard (defenseman, 6' 1", 190 lbs.) - Skilled defenseman who loves to control the power play. 2. New York Islanders - Wade Redden (defenseman, 6' 1 1/2", 193 lbs.) - Steady defenseman who seems mature beyond his age. 3. Los Angeles Kings - Aki-Petteri Berg (defenseman, 6' 3", 196 lbs.) - Gets to play with fellow Finn Jari Kurri. Who wouldn't like that? 4. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Chad Kilger (center, 6' 3", 204 lbs.) - Big scoring forward that the Ducks desperately need. 5. Tampa Bay Lightning - Daymond Langkow (center, 5' 11", 175 lbs.) - Fiesty little man with scoring ability. 6. Edmonton Oilers - Steve Kelly (center, 6'1 1/2", 188 lbs.) - Fastest kid in the draft, got some boos from the Oiler fans in the crowd. 7. Winnipeg Jets - Shane Doan (right wing, 6' 1", 215 lbs.) - Strong forward who seemed to only get better as the year went on. 8. Montreal Canadiens - Terry Ryan (left wing, 6' 1", 207 lbs.) - High scoring forward, but with a name like Terry Ryan, will he stay in Montreal for long? 9. Boston Bruins - Kyle McLaren (defenseman, 6' 4", 210 lbs.) - Will try to bring back the big and bad image to the Bruins. 10. Florida Panthers - Radek Dvorak (center, 6' 0", 175 lbs.) - Skilled power forward. 11. Dallas Stars - Jerome Iginla (right wing, 6' 1", 193 lbs.) - Solid in both ends of the ice, not flashy by any means. 12. San Jose Sharks - Teemu Riihijarvi (defenseman, 6' 6", 191 lbs.) - The Sharks like 'em huge, and you can't get much bigger than Teemu. 13. Hartford Whalers - Jean-Sebastian Giguere (goaltender, 5' 11 1/2", 178 lbs.) - Butterfly goalie who patterns himself after Patrick Roy. 14. Buffalo Sabres (from Vancouver) - Jay McKee (defenseman, 6' 2", 175 lbs.) - Wants to be an offensive defenseman, but needs time to develop. 15. Toronto Maple Leafs - Jeff Ware (defenseman, 6' 4", 214 lbs.) - Considered a project, brother is already in Leafs system. 16. Buffalo Sabres - Martin Biron (goaltender, 6' 2", 154 lbs.) - Rated as top goalie before draft, possible successor to Dominik Hasek? 17. Washington Capitals - Brad Church (left wing, 6' 1", 210 lbs.) - Strong winger once compared to Keith Tkachuk. 18. New Jersey Devils - Petr Sykora (center, 5' 11", 167 lbs.) - No one expected him to go this low, could be a steal for the Devils. 19. Chicago Blackhawks - Dimitri Nabokov (center, 6' 2", 187 lbs.) - Doesn't have offensive flair, but works hard down low and along the boards. 20. Calgary Flames - Denis Gauthier (defenseman, 6' 1", 195 lbs.) - A real pain in the butt for opposition, great open ice hitter. 21. Boston Bruins - Sean Brown (defenseman, 6' 2", 196 lbs.) - Stay-at-home defenseman that needs work on mobility. 22. Philadelphia Flyers - Brian Boucher (goaltender, 6' 2", 190 lbs.) - Stand-up goaltender from US. 23. Washington Capitals - Miikka Elomo (left wing, 6' 0", 180 lbs.) - Steady, all-around player and hard worker. 24. Pittsburgh Penguins - Alexei Morozov (right wing, 6' 1", 178 lbs.) - Inconsistent, but has the tools to be a good player. 25. Colorado - Marc Denis (goaltender, 6' 0", 188 lbs.) - Rated fourth overall among North American goaltenders, played on same team as Eric Fichaud. 26. Detroit Red Wings - Maxim Kuznetsov (defenseman, 6' 5", 200 lbs.) - The guy would beat up his mom if she were on the ice, certainly a project. _____________________________________________________ CREDITS Michael Dell........................Editor-in-Chief Zippy the Wonder Chimp.................Computer Boy Jim Iovino.............................Ace Reporter Matthew Secosky...............Man in the Yellow Hat Dan Hurwitz.............Force for Cultural Hegemony Matt Brown.....................Boston Correspondent Dan Glovier...................Chicago Correspondent Thom Borland...................Dallas Correspondent Brian Wishnow.................Detroit Correspondent Matt Moore................Los Angeles Correspondent Richard Rosa........New York Islander Correspondent Mark Spiegel.................San Jose Correspondent Brad Ross.....................Toronto Correspondent Steve Eitzen.................Winnipeg Correspondent Melinda Gwitt.........................Correspondent Brad Murray................................Stat Guy Jon Asato..........................Really Great Guy Curious George.............Favorite Literary Monkey ---------------------------------------------------- LCS guide to hockey issue 27 July 1995. 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And remember, be sure to drink your OVALTINE today! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS -------------------- 4. Chad Kilger, c, Kingston (OHL) 29. Brian Wesenberg, rw, Guelph (OHL) 55. Mike LeClerc, lw, Brandon (WHL) 107. Igor Nikulin, rw, Cherepovets 133. Peter Leboutiller, rw, Red Deer (WHL) 159. Mike Laplante, d, Calgary Royals (AJHL) 185. Igor Karpenko, g, Kiev (Ukraine) BOSTON BRUINS ------------- 9. Kyle McLaren, d, Tacoma (WHL) 21. Sean Brown, d, Belleville (OHL) 47. Paxton Schafer, g, Medicine Hat (WHL) 73. Bill McCauley, c, Detroit (OHL) 99. Cameron Mann, rw, Peterborough (OHL) 125. Chad Wilchynski, d, Regina (WHL) 151. Yevgeny Shaldybin, d, Yarslavl (Russia) 177. Per-Johan Axelsson, f, Frolunda (Sweden) 203. Sergei Zhukov, f, (Russia) 229. Jonathon Murphy, d, Peterborough (OHL) BUFFALO SABRES -------------- 14. Jay McKee, d, Niagara Falls (OHL) 16. Martin Biron, g, Beauport (QMJHL) 42. Marc Dutiaume, lw, Brandon (WHL) 68. Mathieu Sunderland, rw, Drummondville (QMJHL) 94. Matt Davidson, rw, Portland (WHL) 111. Marian Menhart, d, Litvinov (Czech Republic) 119. Kevin Popp, d, Seattle (WHL) 123. Daniel Bienvenue, lw, Val d'Or (QMJHL) 146. Marc Magliarditi, g, Des Moines Jr. A 172. Brian Scott, lw, Kitchener (OHL) 198. Mike Zanutto, c, Oshawa (OHL) 224. Rob Skrlac, lw, Kamloops (WHL) CALGARY FLAMES -------------- 20. Denis Gauthier, Jr., d, Drummondville (QMJHL) 46. Pavel Smirnov, c, Molot Perm (MHL) 72. Rocky Thompson, d, Medicine Hat (WHL) 98. Jan Labraaten, lw, Farjestad (Sweden) 150. Clarke Wilm, c, Saskatoon (WHL) 176. Ryan Gillis, d, North Bay (OHL) CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS ------------------ 19. Dimitri Nabokov, c, Krylja Sovetov (Russia) 45. Christian Laflamme, d, Beauport (QMJHL) 71. Kevin McKay, d, Moose Jaw (WHL) 82. Chris Van Dyk, d, Windsor (OHL) 97. Pavel Kriz, d, Tri-City (WHL) 149. Marty Wilford, d, Oshawa (OHL) 175. Steve Tardif, c, Drummondville (QMJHL) 201. Casey Hankinson, lw, University of Minnesota (US) 227. Mike Pittman, c, Guelph (OHL) COLORADO -------- 25. Marc Denis, g, Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 51. Nic Beaudoin, lw, Detroit (OHL) 77. John Tripp, rw, Oshawa (OHL) 81. Tomi Kallio, lw, Kiekko (Finland) 129. Brent Johnson, Owen Sound (OHL) 155. John Cirjak, rw, Spokane (WHL) 181. Danny Smith, University of British Columbia (CIAU) 207. Tomi Hirvonen, c, Ilves Jr. (Finland) 228. Chris George, rw, Sarina (OHL) 233. Steve Shirreffs, Hotchkiss College (US) DALLAS STARS ------------ 11. Jarome Iginla, c, Kamloops (WHL) 37. Patrick Cote, lw, Beauport (QMJHL) 63. Petr Buzek, d, Jihlava (Czech) 69. Sergei Gusev, s, Samara (Russia) 115. Wade Strand, d, Regina (WHL) 141. Dominic Marleau, d, Victoriaville (QMJHL) 173. Jeff Dewar, rw, Moose Jaw (WHL) 193. Anatoli Kovesnikov, lw, Kiev (Ukraine) 202. Sergei Luchinkin, f, Dimitrov (Russia) 219. Stephen Lowe, c, Sault St Marie (OHL) DETROIT RED WINGS ----------------- 26. Maxim Kuznetsov, d, Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 52. Philippe Audet, lw, Granby (QMJHL) 58. Darryl Laplante, c, Moose Jaw (WHL) 104. Anatoli Ustugov, lw, Yarsolavl (Slovakia) 126. David Arsenault, g, Drummondville (QMJHL) 156. Tyler Perry, c, Seattle (WHL) 182. Per Eklund, Djurgarden (Sweden) 208. Andrei Samokvalov, rw, UST-Kamenogorsk (Russia) 234. David Engblom, c, Vallentuna (Sweden) EDMONTON OILERS --------------- 6. Steve Kelly, c, Prince Albert (WHL) 31. Georges Laraque, rw, St. Jean (QMJHL) 57. Lukas Zib, d, Budejovice (Czech Republic) 83. Mike Minard, g, Chilliwack (BCJHL) 109. Jan Snopek, d, Oshawa (OHL) 161. Marten Cerven, f, Trenchin Jr. (Slovakia) 187. Stephen Douglas, d, Niagara Falls (OHL) 213. Jiri Antonin, d, (Czech Republic) FLORIDA PANTHERS ---------------- 10. Radek Dvorak, lw, Budejovice (Czech Republic) 36. Aaron MacDonald, g, Swift Current (WHL) 62. Mike O'Grady, d, Saskatoon (WHL) 80. Dave Duerden, lw, Peterborough (OHL) 88. Daniel Tjarnqvist, d, Rogle (Sweden) 114. Francois Cloutier, lw, Hull (QMJHL) 166. Peter Worrell, lw, Hull (QMJHL) 192. Filip Kuba, d, (Czech Republic) 218. David Lemanowicz, g, Spokane (WHL) HARTFORD WHALERS ---------------- 13. Jean-Sebastien Giguere, g, Halifax (QMJHL) 35. Sergei Fedotov, d, Dynamo (Russia) 85. Ian MacNeil, c, Oshawa (OHL) 87. Sammi Kapanen, f, HIFK Helsinki (Finland) 113. Hugh Hamilton, d, Spokane (WHL) 165. Byron Ritchie, c, Lethbridge (WHL) 191. Milan Kostolny, rw, Detroit (OHL) 217. Mike Rucinski, d, Detroit (OHL) LOS ANGELES KINGS ----------------- 3. Aki-Petteri Berg, d, Kiekko (Finland) 33. Donald MacLean, c, Beauport (QMJHL) 50. Pavel Rosa, rw, Litvinov Jr. (Russia) 59. Vladimir Tsyplakov, f, Fort Wayne (IHL) 118. Jason Morgan, c, Kingston (OHL) 137. Igor Melyakov, f, Yaroslavl (Russia) 157. Benoit Larose, d, Sherbrook (QMJHL) 163. Juha Vuorivirta, c, Tappara Tampere (Finland) 215. Brian Stewart, d, Sault St Marie (OHL) MONTREAL CANADIENS ------------------ 8. Terry Ryan, lw, Tri-City (WHL) 60. Miroslav Guren, d, Zlin (Czech Republic) 74. Martin Hohenberger, c, Prince George (WHL) 86. Jonathan Delisle, rw, Hull (QMJHL) 112. Niklas Anger, rw, Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden) 138. Boyd Olson, c, Tri-City (WHL) 164. Stephane Robidas, d, Shawinigan (QMJHL) 190. Greg Hart, rw, Kamloops (WHL) 216. Eric Houde, c, Halifax (QMJHL) NEW JERSEY DEVILS ----------------- 18. Petr Sykora, c, Detroit Vipers (IHL) 44. Nathan Perrot, rw, Oshawa (OHL) 70. Sergei Vyshedkevich, d, Moscow Dynamo (Russia) 78. David Gosselin, rw, Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 79. Alyn McCauley, c, Ottawa (OHL) 96. Henrik Rehnberg, d, Farjestad (Sweden) 122. Chris Mason, g, Prince George (WHL) 148. Adam Young, d, Windsor (OHL) 174. Richard Rochefort, c, Sudbury, (OHL) 200. Frederic Henry, g, Granby (QMJHL) 226. Colin O'Hara, d, Winnipeg (Tier II) NEW YORK ISLANDERS ------------------ 2. Wade Redden, d, Brandon (WHL) 28. Jan Hlavac, lw, Sparta (Czech Republic) 41. Denis Smith, d, Windsor (OHL) 106. Vladimir Orsagh, lw, Banska Bystrica (Slovakia) 158. Andrew Taylor, lw, Detroit (OHL) 210. David MacDonald, g, Sudbury (OHL) 211. Mike Broda, lw, Moose Jaw (WHL) NEW YORK RANGERS ---------------- 39. Christian Dube, c, Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 65. Mike Martin, d, Windsor (OHL) 91. Marc Savard, c, Oshawa (OHL) 110. Alexei Vasiliev, d, Yaroslavl II (Russia) 117. Dale Purinton, d, Tacoma (WHL) 143. Peter Slamiar, f, Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia) 169. Jeff Heil, g, University of Wisconsin (US) 195. Ilja Gorchov, Yaroslavl (Russia) 221. Bob Maudie, c, Kamloops (WHL) OTTAWA SENATORS --------------- 1. Bryan Berard, d, Detroit (OHL) 27. Marc Moro, d, Kingston (OHL) 53. Brad Larsen, lw, Swift Current (WHL) 89. Kevin Bolidruck, d, Peterborough (OHL) 103. Kevin Boyd, lw, London (OHL) 131. David Hruska, w, Sokolov (Czech Republic) 183. Kaj Linna, d, Boston University (US) 184. Ray Schultz, d, Tri-City (WHL) 231. Erik Kaminski, Cleveland Jr. A PHILADELPHIA FLYERS ------------------- 22. Brian Boucher, g, Tri-City (WHL) 48. Shane Kenny, d, Owen Sound (OHL) 100. Radovan Somik, rw, Martin (Slovakia) 132. Dmitri Tertyshny, d, Chelyabinsk (Russia) 135. Jamie Sokolsky, d, Belleville (OHL) 152. Martin Spahnel, f, Ziln Jr. (Czech Republic) 178. Martin Streit, f, Olomouc Jr. (Czech Republic) 204. Ruslan Shafikov, c, Salavat Yulayev UFA (Russia) 230. Jeff Lank, d, Prince Albert (WHL) PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ------------------- 24. Alexei Morozov, lw, Krylja Sovetov (Russia) 76. Jean-Sebastien Aubin, g, Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 102. Oleg Belov, c, CSKA Moscow (Russia) 128. Jan Hrdina, c, Seattle (WHL) 154. Alexei Kolkunov, c, Krylja Sovetor (Russia) 180. Derrek Pyke, rw, Halifax (QMJHL) 206. Sergei Voronov, d, Moscow (Russia) 232. Frank Ivankovic, g, Oshawa (OHL) ST. LOUIS BLUES --------------- 49. Jochen Hecht, c, Mannheim (Germany) 75. Scott Roche, g, North Bay (OHL) 101. Michal Handzuf, c, Banska Bystrica (Slovakia) 127. Jeff Ambrosio, lw, Belleville (OHL) 153. Denis Hamel, lw, Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 179. Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, d, Val d'Or (QMJHL) 205. Derek Bekar, c, Powell River (Tier II) 209. Libor Zabransy, w, CSKE Budjovice (Czech Republic) SAN JOSE SHARKS --------------- 12. Teemu Riihijarvi, f, Espoo (Finland) 38. Peter Roed, c, White Bear Lake (US high school) 64. Marko Makinen, rw, TPS Jr. (Finalnd) 90. Vesa Toskala, g, Ilves Jr. (Finland) 116. Mikka Kiprusoff, g, TPS Jr. (Finland) 130. Michal Bros, c, HC Olomouc (Czech Republic) 140. Timo Hakenen, c, Assat Jr. (Finland) 142. Jaroslav Kudrna, lw, Penticton (BCJHL) 167. Brad Mehalko, rw, Lethbridge (WHL) 168. Robert Jindrich, d, Plzen (Czech Republic) 194. Ryan Kraft, c, University of Minnesota (US) 220. Miiko Markkanen, rw, TPS (Finland) TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ------------------- 5. Daymond Langkow, c, Tri-City (WHL) 30. Mike McBain, d, Red Deer (WHL) 56. Shane Willis, rw, Prince Albert (WHL) 108. Konstantin Golokhvastov, rw, (Ukraine) 134. Eduard Pershin, c, Dynamo (Russia) 160. Cory Murphy, d, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 186. Joe Cardarelli, lw, Spokane (WHL) 212. Zac Bierk, g, Peterborough (OHL) TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS ------------------- 15. Jeff Ware, d, Oshawa (OHL) 54. Brian Pepperall, rw, Kitchener (OHL) 139. Doug Bonner, g, Seattle (WHL) 145. Yanick Tremblay, d, Beauport, (QMJHL) 171. Marek Melenovsky, c, (Czech Republic) 197. Mark Murphy, lw, Stratford (Junior B) 223. Danlil Markov, d, Spartak (Russia) VANCOUVER CANUCKS ----------------- 40. Chris McAllister, d, Saskatoon (WHL) 61. Larry Courville, lw, Oshawa (OHL) 66. Peter Schaefer, lw, Brandon (WHL) 92. Lloyd Shaw, d, Seattle (WHL) 120. Todd Norman, lw, Guelph (OHL) 144. Brent Sopel, d, Swift Current (WHL) 170. Stewart Boutker, c, University of Colorado (US college) 196. Tyler Willis, rw, Swift Current (WHL) 222. Jason Cugnet, g, Kelowna (Tier II) WASHINGTON CAPITALS ------------------- 17. Brad Church, lw, Prince Albert (WHL) 23. Mikka Elomo, lw, Kiekko (Finland) 43. Dwayne Hay, lw, Guelph (OHL) 93. Sebastian Charpentier, g, Laval (QMJHL) 95. Joel Theriault, d, Beauport (QMJHL) 105. Benoit Gratton, lw, Laval (QMJHL) 124. Joel Cort, d, Guelph (OHL) 147. Frederick Jobin, d, Laval (QMJHL) 199. Vasili Turkovsky, d, CSKA Moscow (Russia) 225. Scott Swanson, d, Omaha Jr. A WINNIPEG JETS ------------- 7. Shane Doan, rw, Kamloops (WHL) 32. Marc Chouinard, c, Beauport (QMJHL) 34. Jason Doig, d, Laval (QMJHL) 67. Brad Isbister, rw, Portland (WHL) 84. Justin Kurtz, d, Brandon (WHL) 121. Brian Elder, g, Brandon (WHL) 136. Sylvain Daigle, g, Shawinigan (QMJHL) 162. Paul Traynor, d, Kitchener (OHL) 188. Jaroslav Obsut, d, North Battleford (Tier II) 189. Frederick Loven, c, Djurgarden (Sweden) 214. Rob Deciantis, c, Kitchener (OHL) =========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------- Sabres Cut Payroll, Send Mogilny to Vancouver -------------------------------------------------------- The Buffalo Sabres were on a mission this off- season to cut their $24 million payroll. Buffalo was shelling out too much money for a team that barely finished over .500 this past season. The Sabres' goal was to cut around $5 million. In order to lose that much money, some big name players were going to be moved. Operation Pay Cut got under way on Draft day. The obvious first step was to not offer unrestricted free agent Dale Hawerchuk a contract. The 32 year-old center was quickly signed by the St. Louis Blues. When Hawerchuk left town, so did his $1.3 million contract. One million down, four to go. Around this time, someone realized that Alexander Mogilny made $4 million a year. Hey, the Sabres needed to lose around $4 million a year! Wow, how lucky can you get? So, the Sabres sent Mogilny, who had requested a trade, to Vancouver in exchange for Mike Peca, Mike Wilson, and the Canucks' number one Draft choice (14th overall), which the Sabres used to select defenseman Jay McKee. While on the surface the trade looks like a steal for Vancouver, the more you analyze it, and think about it...um, well, you realize it is a steal! While some people insist that Mogilny is a head case, he's not consistent, he's not a good leader, blah blah blah... Who cares? Alexander Mogilny is simply one of the most gifted offensive players in the National Hockey League. Players like Mogilny don't come around often. He's one of the most exciting players in the world and Vancouver GM Pat Quinn deserves high marks for swiping him from Buffalo. Part of the reason why Vancouver wanted Mogilny was to create excitement for the opening of the Canucks' new arena in 1995-96. If the duo of Mogilny and Pavel Bure can't sell tickets, nothing will. The two are old friends and played together on the same line back in Russia. Having the two potential 60 goal scorers on the same line in Vancouver will make for some exciting nights up in good ol' British Columbia. In exchange for Mogilny, the Sabres received two promising young prospects with little NHL experience. Mike Peca played 33 games last season for Vancouver and scored 6 goals and 12 points. The 21 year-old, 5'11", 175 pound center is most remembered for the devastating open ice hit he threw against Teemu Selanne last season that knocked the Finnish Flash loopy and nearly started a war between Winnipeg and Vancouver. A 100 point scorer on two occasions with Ottawa of the OHL, Peca will be counted on to score some points for the Sabres next season. The other player headed to Buffalo is 6'5", 180 pound defenseman Mike Wilson. The Canucks number one Draft pick in 1993, the 20 year-old Wilson played his junior hockey at Sudbury where he was named to the OHL All-Rookie Team in 1992-93. The Sabres and Canucks are two teams going in completely opposite directions. The Sabres feel it is time to rebuild with young prospects, while cutting the payroll in order to turn a greater profit. Meanwhile, the Canucks feel the best way to make money is to spend it. It's going to cost big bucks to ice a team with Mogilny, Bure, Trevor Linden, Russ Courtnall, Kirk McLean, and Jeff Brown. In the end, Vancouver is hoping that their large investment pays off in a Stanley Cup championship. --------------------------------------------------------- Out with the Old, In with the New --------------------------------------------------------- Even after Mario Lemieux announced he would return for the 1995-96 season, Pittsburgh GM Craig Patrick knew more changes would be necessary if the Penguins were to once again drink from the Cup. The club had to get younger and stronger, especially on defense. The changes started a few days before the Draft when Patrick did not offer contracts to free agents Joe Mullen, Troy Murray, and Kjell Samuelsson. Despite being an all around great guy and still posting 16 goals and 37 points last season, it came as no surprise that Mullen was let go. The 38 year-old Mullen was a member of both Stanley Cup Championship teams in Pittsburgh and scored 146 goals and 303 points during his 325 games as a Penguin. However, Mullen's production slipped badly at the end of each of the past two seasons, which is a sign that he is beginning to wear down. The fact that he earned around $1 million certainly didn't help matters any. Not offering Troy Murray a contract was somewhat of a surprise. While the 32 year-old Murray didn't exactly set the world on fire after joining the Penguins in the late season trade that sent Marty Straka to Ottawa, it was assumed by many that he would be Pittsburgh's checking center next season. The loss of Murray just continues to weaken the Penguins' depth at center, which wasn't very strong to begin with. It's hard to find a better one-two punch than Lemieux and Ron Francis, but a third line center that can step up when Mario takes a night off is needed now more than ever. The decision not to re-sign Kjell Samuelsson can be argued on both sides. Sure, he's 36 years-old, makes close to $1 million dollars, and is slower than a tax refund, but nevertheless, he was one half of the team's top defensive pairing last season. Not to mention that when Kjell was out of the line-up with a groin injury the Pittsburgh penalty killing practically vanished. The move could be better understood if the Pens had someone who could step in and take his place, but they simply don't. The Philadelphia Flyers didn't leave Samuelsson on the open market for long, and signed him to a contract the very next day. In one day the Pens removed three of their oldest players from the roster and reduced their payroll by over $2 million. However, the biggest move would be saved for the day of the Draft. That's when Patrick decided to send future Hall of Fame defenseman Larry Murphy to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Dmitri Mironov and a 1996 Draft choice. Even though everyone expected the Pens to make changes over the summer, the trading of Murphy still came as a shock. By itself maybe it could be understood, but to lose Murphy and Kjell Samuelsson in the span of a few days completely changes the make up of the club. Despite his age, the 34 year-old Murphy was still one of the most feared offensive defenseman in the league last season. He finished fourth on the team in scoring, and was the fifth leading scorer among defensemen, with 13 goals and 38 points. He was third on the team in plus/minus with a +12 and appeared in all 48 games. In fact Murphy only missed four games in his four and a half seasons in Pittsburgh. Along the way he scored 78 goals and 301 points, won two Stanley Cups, and was named an NHL Second Team All-Star in 1992-93 and again just this past season. Murphy was a fan favorite for the way he carried himself on and off the ice. A true gentleman, Murphy conducted himself with class and dignity at all times, even during the recent lockout when he served as the Penguins' player rep. Patrick's rationing was that Murphy would become an unrestricted free agent after this season and the Penguins should try and get something for him while they could. It's hard to believe Murphy would have elected to leave Pittsburgh, but that's only because he's a loyal and respectful person. Unfortunately, loyalty in sports is all but dead, just ask Craig Patrick. In exchange for Murphy, the Penguins receive 29 year-old Russian defenseman Dmitri Mironov. In 175 career NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mironov has scored 22 goals and 85 points. This past season he recorded 5 goals and 17 points in 33 games for the Leafs, while finishing at a +6. While his numbers can't begin to compare with Murphy's, he does have excellent offensive skills. Patrick insists that Mironov's point production will increase under Pittsburgh's offensive style of play. He does possess a bomb from the point, and will be counted on to take Murphy's spot on the power play. At the moment, Pittsburgh's defense is made up of Ulf Samuelsson, Dmitri Mironov, Norm Maciver, Chris Tamer, Francois Leroux, Chris Joseph, Peter Taglianetti, Drake Berehowsky, and Greg Hawgood. After looking over that group, it's obvious more changes are going to be made. At least by losing Murphy, Kjell, Mullen, and Murray the Pens have between three and four million dollars to play with in the free agent market. There are a few guys out there who could help them, like Joel Otto. The possibility of a major trade before the season is also very likely. Kevin Stevens and Tom Barrasso are the names heard most often in rumors. Whatever happens, the Pittsburgh Penguin team that takes the ice in 1995-96 will be completely different from the one that their fans have grown accustomed to over the past few years. -------------------------------------------------------- Milbury Takes Charge of Isle's Sinking Ship -------------------------------------------------------- "Screw the Rangers, screw the Devils. I work for the Islanders." And with that, Mike Milbury became the Head Coach of the New York Islanders. Brings a tear to the eye, doesn't it? Milbury will take charge of the team that had the worst record in the NHL last season. Well, the Senators finished below them, but c'mon, that doesn't count. Vowing that his team would show up on game day, the fiery Milbury will definitely have his work cut out for him. If he can instill some of his determination and desire into a club that went through the motions last season, he will instantly become coach of the year material. After playing twelve years with the Boston Bruins and racking up 1,552 minutes in penalties, Milbury became the Head Coach of the B's in 1989-90. His first year was a tremendous success, as he led the Bruins to their first division title in five years with a record of 46-25-9, good for 101 points. In the playoffs Milbury and the Bruins continued to roll, but were stopped by Bill Ranford and the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals. The next season Milbury once again helped the Bruins to a 100 point regular season, but the Pittsburgh Penguins ended their Stanley Cup dream in the Conference Finals. After the playoff defeat to Pittsburgh, Milbury stepped down as coach to take over the GM job with Boston. He lasted only one season before clashes with Harry Sinden forced him to leave town. He was close to taking a job with Boston College a while back, but will make his first return to the bench with the Islanders next season. This past year Milbury worked as a studio analyst for the ESPN National Hockey Night telecasts and his constant bickering with fellow analyst Barry Melrose made for some entertaining moments. He also traveled to Russia and filmed an ESPN special on Russian hockey that was really cool. Wow, ESPN has been rolling out the coaches lately. First Jim Schoenfeld, now Milbury...when is someone going to call Al Morganti? The Islanders may have the ugliest jerseys in the league, but at least they now have a really good coach. With Milbury behind the bench and Kirk Muller leading the way on the ice, the Islanders are due for a big jump in the standings next season. =============================================================== CHIQUITA BANANAS Presents... =============================================================== The Original Hey, Hey, Hey...NEWS! ---------------------------------- by Zippy The Wonder Chimp --------------------------------------------------------------- Whenever Zippy is feeling a little under the weather, or even down right miserable, we give him a CHIQUITA BANANA and it peps him right up! Eat CHIQUITA BANANAS, the official banana of Zippy the Wonder Chimp. And remember, CHIQUITA BANANAS, the banana with zip! --------------------------------------------------------------- * The Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils made a stop at the White House to meet President Clinton on July 10. Nine Devils players made the trip to attend the 10-minute ceremony at which Clinton congratulated the team on their victory and the Devils captain, Scott Stevens, presented the President with a red Devils jersey with the number "1" and "Clinton" stitched on the back. * The NHL is getting closer to shuting down the 1998 NHL season for two weeks to allow players to participate in the Winter Olympics. In a previous issue I had outlined the format which will be adopted to handle the various Dream Teams that will be assembled, but even though there is a plan setup, there are still questions to be answered. Players and coaches are still wondering the impact of travel distances and the number of games to be played. Many worry some players may suffer injuries during the Olympic games, or that players will be burned out when they return to the NHL to finish out the regular season. The deadline for a decision is July 10, which happens to be a day after the publishing of LCS Issue 27. So, look for more news in future issues. * The Chicago Blackhawks have found a replacement for former head coach Darryl Sutter. On June 29, Chicago announced that Craig Hartsburg has been hired as the 30th head coach of the Blackhawks organization and signed a three-year deal with the team. Hartsburg began his NHL career in 1979 when he was a No. 1 draft pick of the Minnesota North Stars. He played ten seasons with Minnesota before retiring in 1989. In 570 contests with the North Stars he collected 98 goals and 315 assists. After his retirement he spent a year as an assistant coach in Minnesota and then spent the next four years as assistant coach in Philadelphia. Last season he became head coach of the Guelph Storm (OHL) where he led them to the top record in the league. * After seeing Mike Keenan take a quick exit out of New York after winning the Stanley Cup in 1994, rumors had been flying that Keenan would leave the Blues after a playoff disappointment and firing (actually forced resignation) of chairman Mike Shanahan. Rumors or not, Keenan swears he'll be back coaching the Blues next season. He has the opportunity to leave St. Louis because of an escape clause in his current contract that allows him to leave if Shanahan or Jack Quinn left the Blues organization. Despite Shanahan's firing, assurances from management that the Blues will continue to build in the same direction have convinced Keenan to return next season. * The fans in Denver have shown they are ready to support an NHL franchise. On July 5, over 8700 fans came to the "Break the Ice" event at McNichols Sports Arena to welcome players, coaches, and administration to their city. Denver has also announced they have sold 12,000 season tickets for next season, which is the upper limit they placed on season ticket sales. This will allow the remaining seats in the 15,900 capacity arena to be sold on an individual basis. * The Detroit Jr. Red Wings, the Ontario Hockey League champions last season, have had their lease at Joe Louis Arena cancelled by Olympia Arenas Inc. for reasons unknown. The team will now be looking for a new arena for next season and team owner Compuware Sports Corporation has announced that they will change the name of the team to the Detroit Jr. Whalers. The team will be named after another Compuware owned team, the Hartford Whalers of the NHL. * Scotty Bowman will return next season to Detroit in attempts to finally end Red Wing's 40 year Stanley Cup drought. Bowman signed a three-year deal with the Red Wings and will return as coach and director of player personnel. * In response to the neutral-zone trap and clutch and grab style hockey, a 10 man NHL commitee consisting of Jacques Lemaire, Pat Burns, Bryan Murray, David Poile, Glen Sather, Harry Sinden, Neil Smith, Pat Quinn, Terry Gregson, and Bill McCreary will study suggestions to curb excessive hooking and holding in NHL contests. NHL general managers will submit ideas to vice president Brian Burke, who will pass them on to the committee for review. The NHL Board of Governors will then receive the committee's recommendations and will decide on any actions needed to be taken. * Magic Johnson may be interested in purchasing the Los Angeles Kings as part of an investment group which also includes Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Buss had owned the Kings for 9 years until he sold it to Bruce McNall in 1988. With the Kings struggling financially Buss has been interested in attempting to buy the team and Magic Johnson, too, has expressed desire to be part of the ownership group. * The Washington Capitals and New York Islanders made last minute deals with their 1993 first round draft choices to prevent them from re-entering the 1995 Entry Draft. The Capitals signed Brendan Witt, defenseman, to a five-year contract worth $6.7 million, including a $2.7 million signing bonus. Witt sat out last season, but in 1993-94 for Seattle of the WHL he played 56 games and recorded 8 goals and 31 assists, good enough for a first All-Star Team nomination. The Islanders signed left wing Todd Bertuzzi, though terms were not disclosed. Last season Bertuzzi recorded 54 goals and 75 assists with the Guelph Storm (OHL). * Visit the LCS: Guide to Hockey Web Site at URL, http://www.pitt.edu/~pfsst2/sportif.html. A few additions have been made to the site, including an exclusive preview of a future Balley Midway Arcade Game, NHL Open Ice 2-on-2 Challenge. You'll find information about the game and numerous screen shots. From the first pictures, it looks great...see it for yourself, only on the LCS Web Site. Transactions: ---------------------------------------------------------------- * Anaheim - Signed defenseman Pavel Trnka to a multiyear contract. * Buffalo - Named Doug McKenney strength and conditioning coach. Signed left wing Yuri Khmylev to a multiyear contract. Traded Alexander Mogilny, rw, and a fifth round draft pick to Vancouver for Mike Peca, rw, Mike Wilson, d, and their 1995 first round draft pick. * Chicago - Named Craig Hartsburg head coach. * Dallas - Signed Darcy Wakaluk, goaltender, to a one-year contract. * Detroit - Signed Anders Eriksson, defenseman, to a four-year contract. * Edmonton - Named Lorne Molleken coach of the Cape Breton Oilers (AHL). * Florida - Signed Steve Washburn, c, Jason Podollan, rw, and Alain Nasreddine, d. * Hartford - Named James McCrossin strength and conditioning coach. * Los Angeles - Signed Rusian Butrushin, d, to a three-year contract. Acquired Dmitri Kristich, lw, and Byron DaFoe, g, from Washington for their first round draft pick in 1996 and a fourth round choice in 1996. * Montreal - Traded Brian Bellows, lw, to Tampa Bay Marc Bureau, c. * New Jersey - Traded Jaroslav Modry, defenseman, to Ottawa for a 1996 fourth round draft pick. * N.Y. Islanders - Named Mike Milbury head coach. Agreed to terms with their 1993 first round pick Todd Bertuzzi, lw. * N.Y. Rangers - Agreed to terms with right wing Stephane Matteau. Signed center and 1993 first round pick Niklas Sundstrom to a four-year contract. Signed 1994 first round pick Dan Cloutier, goaltender. Named George Burnett head coach of the Binghamton Rangers (AHL). * Philadelphia - Signed Yanick Dupre, lw, and Rob Dimaio, c, to contracts. Signed defenseman Kjell Samuelsson. Traded defenseman Rob Zettler to Toronto for the Leafs fifth round pick in 1996. Signed right wing Kevin Dineen. * Pittsburgh - Named Howard Baldwin Jr. as assistant to the president. Traded Larry Murphy, d, to Toronto in exchange for Dmitri Mironov, d, and the Leafs second round pick in the 1996 entry draft. * St. Louis - Announced that they will share minor league affiliate Worchester (AHL) with the N.Y. Islanders. Signed Dale Hawerchuck to a three-year contract. re-signed center Adam Creighton. * Tampa Bay - Signed goaltender Darren Puppa to a multiyear contract. Extended the contract of Wayne Cashman and named him associate coach. Signed goaltender Tyler Moss. * Toronto - Released right wings Rich Sutter, Dixon Ward and Terry Yake, center Alexei Kudash, defensemen Grant Jennings, and goaltender Patrik Augusta. * Vancouver - Traded left wing Sergio Momesso to Toronto for center Mike Ridley. * Washington - Signed Dale Hunter, c, and Mike Eagles, c, to two-year contracts. Signed goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a one-year contract. Signed forward Greg Pankewicz to a three-year deal. Signed 1993 first round pick Brendan Witt, defenseman. Signed Nolan Baumgartner, d, to a four-year contract. * Winnipeg - Traded Stephane Quintal, d, to Montreal for their 1995 second round draft pick. Traded a 1995 third round pick to Dallas for a 1996 second round pick. ===================================================================== EGGO WAFFLES 1995 NHL FREE AGENCY LIST (July 10, 1995) ===================================================================== Nothing tastes better in the morning that a crisp, golden brown EGGO WAFFLE. Damn, them's tasty! So tasty in fact, we here at LCS even eat 'em cold! If you like LCS, you'll love EGGO WAFFLES. And remember, LEGGO MY EGGO! --------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE AGENCY TYPES --------------------------------------------------------------------- Type II: Restricted; becomes unrestricted if no qualifying offer made. Type III: Age 32 or older by June 30. Type IV: Defected free agent (never signed NHL contract). Type V: 10 years of experience, earning less than league average. Type VI: 25 or older, less than 80 games played (28 GP for goalies). --------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE II COMPENSATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- SALARY: COMPENSATION: Under $400,000 None $401,000-$550,000 3rd Round Choice $551,000-$650,000 2nd Round Choice $651,000-$800,000 1st Round Choice $801,000-$1,000,000 1st and 3rd Round Choices $1,000,000-$1,200,000 1st and 2nd Round Choices $1,200,000-$1,400,000 2 1st Round Choices $1,400,000-$1,700,000 2 1st and 1 2nd Round Choices $1,700,000-$2,700,000 3 1st Round Choices $2,700,000-$3,700,000 4 1st Round Choices $3,700,000+ 5 1st Round Choices NOTES: + Canadian team contracts in U.S. dollars * 1994-95 salary to be determined in arbitration. For each player their 94-95 stats are given as follows, Skaters (Games, Goals, Assists, Points) Goaltenders (Games, Record, Goals Against Average) If signed, team signed with will be listed instead of stats. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON POS AGE TYPE $ 1994-1995 94-95 STAT Mats Naslund RW 35 III $325,000 (34-8-14-22) Craig Billington G 28 V $300,000 (17 5-6-2 3.60) BUFFALO Dale Hawerchuk C 32 *** Signed by St. Louis Blues *** Charlie Huddy D 36 Term $550,000 (41-2-5-7) Wayne Presley RW 30 V $410,000 (46-14-5-19) Doug Houda D 29 Term $410,000 (28-1-2-3) CALGARY Joel Otto C 33 III $550,000+ (47-8-13-21) Andrei Trefilov G 26 VI $175,000 (6 0-3-0 3.98) CHICAGO Gerald Diduck D 30 V $575,000 (35-2-3-5) Greg Smyth D 29 V $300,000 (22-0-3-3) COLORADO Bob Bassen LW 30 V $425,000 (47-12-15-27) Paul MacDermid RW 32 Term $300,000 (14-3-1-4) DALLAS Peter Zezel C 30 V $550,000 (30-6-5-11) Mike McPhee LW 34 III $500,000 Injured Gord Donnelly RW 33 Term $315,000 (16-1-0-1) DETRIOT Mike Vernon G 32 III $1,100,000 (30 19-6-4 2.50) Slava Fetisov D 37 III $544,000 (18-3-12-15) Mark Howe D 40 Term $500,000 (18-1-5-6) Mike Ramsey D 34 Term $320,000 (33-1-2-3) Mike Krushelnyski LW 35 Term $275,000 (20-2-3-5) Doug Brown RW 31 Term $250,000 (45-9-12-21) EDMONTON Dean Kennedy D 32 Term $450,000 (40-2-8-10) FLORIDA Gaetan Duchesne LW 32 III $430,000 (46-3-9-12) HARTFORD Brad McCrimmon D 36 Term $700,000 (33-0-1-1) LOS ANGELES Grant Fuhr G 32 III $1,740,000 (17 2-9-3 3.88) MONTREAL Bryan Fogarty D 26 Term $250,000+ (21-5-2-7) NEW JERSEY Bruce Driver D 33 III $650,000* (41-4-12-16) Bobby Carpenter C 31 V $300,000 (41-5-11-16) NY ISLANDERS Ron Sutter C 31 V $500,000 (27-1-4-5) NY RANGERS Kevin Lowe D 36 III $1,000,000 (44-1-7-8) Nick Kypreos LW 29 V $525,000 (40-1-3-4) Joey Kocur RW 30 V $450,000 (48-1-2-3) Mark Osborne LW 33 III $425,000 (37-1-3-4) Brian Noonan RW 30 V $400,000 (45-14-13-27) Troy Loney LW 31 V $370,000* (30-5-4-9) Joby Messier D 25 VI $210,000 (10-0-2-2) OTTAWA Sylvain Turgeon LW 30 V $400,000 (33-11-8-19) PHILADELPHIA Dave Brown RW 32 Term $310,000 (28-1-2-3) PITTSBURGH Joe Mullen RW 38 III $901,000 (45-16-21-37) Kjell Samuelsson D 36 *** Signed by Philadelphia Flyers *** Troy Murray C 32 III $500,000 (46-4-12-16) Wendell Young G 31 Term $375,000 (10 3-6-0 3.24) Francois Leroux D 25 VI $251,000 (40-0-2-2) ST. LOUIS Glenn Anderson RW 34 III $450,000 (36-12-14-26) Adam Creighton C 30 *** Re-signed by St. Louis Blues *** Vitali Karamnov RW 26 Term $325,000 (26-3-7-10) TAMPA BAY Darren Puppa G 30 *** Re-signed by Tampa Bay Lightning *** Rob Zamuner LW 25 Term $275,000 (43-9-6-15) Bob Halkidis D 29 Term $250,000 (31-1-4-5) TORONTO Rich Sutter RW 31 Term $350,000+ (37-0-3-3) VANCOUVER Geoff Courtnall LW 32 III $650,000+* (45-16-18-34) WASHINGTON Olaf Kolzig G 25 *** Re-signed by Washington Capitals *** WINNIPEG Randy Gilhen C 32 Term $275,000+ (44-5-6-11) --------------------------------------------------------------------- RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (TYPE II) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANAHEIM POS AGE $ 1994-1995 94-95 STAT Todd Ewen RW 28 $385,000* (24-0-0-0) Garry Valk LW 27 $300,000* (36-3-6-9) Joe Sacco RW 26 $295,000 (41-10-8-18) David Williams D 27 $250,000 (21-2-2-4) BOSTON Cam Neely RW 30 $1,150,000 (42-27-14-41) Al Iafrate D 29 $900,000 Injured Brent Hughes LW 29 $325,000 (44-6-6-12) Steve Heinze RW 25 $200,000 (26-7-9-16) Jozef Stumpel C 22 $200,000 (44-5-13-18) Glen Murray LW 22 $180,000 (35-5-2-7) Ted Donato C 26 $175,000* (47-10-10-20) BUFFALO Doug Bodger D 27 $880,000 (44-3-17-20) Yuri Khmylev LW 30 *** Re-signed by Buffalo Sabres *** Donald Audette RW 25 $400,000* (46-24-13-37) Rob Ray LW 27 $350,000 (46-0-3-3) Scott Pearson LW 25 $320,000 (42-3-5-8) Richard Smehlik D 25 $300,000* (39-4-7-11) Viktor Gordiouk LW 25 $250,000 (10-0-2-2) CALGARY Zarley Zalapski D 27 $1,200,000+ (48-4-24-28) Joe Nieuwendyk C 28 $925,000+* (46-21-29-50) Theoren Fleury RW 26 $870,000 (47-29-29-58) Robert Reichel C 24 $700,000 (48-18-17-35) Frank Musil D 30 $475,000+ (35-0-5-5) Rick Tabaracci G 26 $421,000+ (13 3-3-3 2.08) Nikolai Borchevsky RW 30 $390,000 (27-0-10-10) Alan May LW 30 $360,000+ (34-2-3-5) Mike Sullivan LW 27 $315,000+ (38-4-7-11) Sheldon Kennedy RW 26 $300,000+ (30-7-8-15) Dan Keczmer D 27 $250,000+ (28-2-3-5) Wes Walz LW 25 $250,000 (39-6-12-18) CHICAGO Dirk Graham RW 35 $690,000 (40-4-9-13) Eric Weinrich D 28 $550,000 (48-3-10-13) Jimmy Waite G 26 $465,000* (2 1-1-0 2.50) Jeff Hackett G 27 $450,000 (7 1-3-2 2.37) Roger Johansson D 28 $325,000 (11-1-0-1) Tony Amonte LW 24 $240,000 (48-15-20-35) Keith Carney D 25 $230,000 (18-1-0-1) Patrick Poulin LW 22 $180,000 (45-15-15-30) COLORADO Valeri Kamensky LW 29 $1,000,000 (40-10-20-30) Scott Young RW 27 $600,000 (48-18-21-39) Curtis Leschyshyn D 25 $600,000 (44-2-13-15) Martin Rucinsky LW 24 $400,000 (20-3-6-9) Bill Huard LW 28 $200,000 (33-3-3-6) Garth Snow G 26 $200,000 (2 1-1-0 5.50) Dwayne Norris RW 25 $200,000 (13-1-2-3) DALLAS Dave Gagner C 30 $850,000 (48-14-28-42) Brent Gilchrist LW 28 *** Re-signed by Dallas Stars *** Paul Broten RW 29 *** Re-signed by Dallas Stars *** Darcy Wakaluk G 29 *** Re-signed by Dallas Stars *** Trent Klatt RW 24 $225,000* (47-12-10-22) DETROIT Stu Grimson LW 30 $300,000 (42-0-1-1) Tim Taylor LW 26 $185,000* (22-0-4-4) EDMONTON Bill Ranford G 28 $3,000,000 (40 15-20-3 3.59) Shayne Corson LW 28 $850,000 (48-12-24-36) Igor Kravchuk D 28 $502,000* (36-7-11-18) Ken Sutton D 26 $400,000+ (24-4-3-7) Louie DeBrusk LW 24 $400,000 (34-2-0-2) Mike Stapleton RW 29 $350,000 (46-6-11-17) Ryan McGill D 26 $300,000+ (20-0-0-0) Doug Weight C 24 $275,000+* (48-7-33-40) Iain Fraser C 25 $225,000 (13-3-0-3) Micah Aivazoff LW 25 $225,000 (21-0-1-1) Jiri Slegr D 24 $185,000 (31-2-10-12) Kirk Maltby RW 22 $170,000 (47-8-3-11) FLORIDA John Vanbiesbrouck G 31 $950,000* (37 14-15-4 2.45) HARTFORD Jim Sandlak RW 28 $400,000* (13-0-0-0) Glen Featherstone D 26 $374,000 (19-2-1-3) Jocelyn Lemieux RW 27 $350,000 (41-6-5-11) Kelly Chase RW 27 $285,000 (28-0-4-4) Robert Kron RW 28 *** Re-signed by Hartford Whalers *** LOS ANGELES Randy Burridge LW 29 $513,000 (40-4-15-19) Troy Crowder LW 27 $425,000 (29-1-2-3) Dan Quinn RW 30 $400,000 (44-14-17-31) MONTREAL Ron Tugnutt G 27 $525,000+ (8 1-3-1 3.12) Patrice Brisebois D 24 $400,000 (35-4-8-12) Ed Ronan RW 27 $250,000 (30-1-4-5) Peter Popovic D 27 $200,000 (33-0-5-5) NEW JERSEY Chris Terreri G 30 $600,000 (15 3-7-2 2.54) Shawn Chambers D 28 $525,000* (45-4-17-21) Mike Peluso LW 29 $398,000 (46-2-9-11) Danton Cole LW 28 $350,000* (38-4-5-9) Bill Guerin RW 24 $215,000 (48-12-13-25) Martin Brodeur G 23 $140,000* (40 19-11-6 2.42) NY ISLANDERS Steve Thomas RW 31 $877,000 (47-11-15-26) Ray Ferraro C 30 $675,000 (47-22-21-43) Darius Kasparitus D 22 $475,000 (13-0-1-1) Rich Pilon D 27 $400,000 (20-1-1-2) Dennis Vaske D 27 $300,000 (41-1-11-12) Scott Lachance D 22 $278,000 (26-6-7-13) Marty McInnis LW 25 $210,000 (41-9-7-16) Jamie McLennan G 24 $200,000 (21 6-11-2 3.37) Chris Luongo D 28 $190,000 (47-1-3-4) NY RANGERS Pat Verbeek RW 31 $1,150,000 (48-17-16-33) Stephane Matteau LW 25 *** Re-signed by New York Rangers *** OTTAWA Martin Straka C 22 $350,000 (37-5-13-18) Sean Hill D 25 $300,000+* (45-1-14-15) Scott Levins RW 25 $225,000 (24-5-6-11) Dave Archibald C 26 $200,000+ (14-2-2-4) PHILADELPHIA Kevin Dineen RW 31 *** Re-signed by Philadelphia Flyers *** Dominic Roussel G 25 $400,000 (19 11-6-0 2.34) Brent Fedyk LW 28 $275,000* (30-8-4-12) Rob DiMaio C 27 *** Re-signed by Philadelphia Flyers *** Dimitri Yushkevich D 23 $240,000 (40-5-9-14) PITTSBURGH Ulf Samuelsson D 31 $750,000 (44-1-15-16) Jim McKenzie LW 25 $375,000 (39-2-1-3) Greg Hawgood D 26 $350,000 (21-1-4-5) Drake Berehowsky D 23 $325,000 (29-0-2-2) Chris Joseph D 25 $260,000* (33-5-10-15) Shawn McEachern RW 26 $200,000* (44-13-13-26) ST. LOUIS Curtis Joseph G 28 $1,100,000 (36 20-10-1 2.79) Todd Elik C 29 $675,000 (35-9-14-23) Murray Baron D 28 $325,000 (39-0-5-5) SAN JOSE Arturs Irbe G 28 $685,000 (38 13-19-3 3.20) Jayson More D 26 $350,000* (45-0-6-6) Viacheslav Butsayev C 25 $350,000 (6-2-0-2) Jeff Odgers D 26 $285,000 (48-4-3-7) Tom Pederson D 25 $250,000* (47-5-11-16) Ray Whitney LW 23 $230,000 (39-13-12-25) Sandis Ozolinsh D 22 *** Re-signed by San Jose Sharks *** Ilya Byakin D 32 $208,000 (13-0-5-5) TORONTO Randy Wood LW 31 $575,000+ (48-13-11-24) Dimitri Mironov D 29 $404,000 (33-5-12-17) Tie Domi RW 25 $400,000+ (40-4-5-9) Damian Rhodes G 26 $300,000* (13-0-0-0) Pat Jablonski G 28 $250,000+ Did not play VANCOUVER Trevor Linden C 25 $1,000,000 (48-18-22-40) Russ Courtnall RW 30 $800,000+ (45-11-24-35) Christian Ruuttu C 31 $550,000+ (45-7-11-18) Kay Whitmore G 28 $550,000 (11 0-6-2 3.85) WASHINGTON Michal Pivonka C 29 $836,000 (46-10-23-33) Calle Johansson D 28 *** Re-signed by Washington Capitals *** Peter Bondra RW 27 $445,000 (47-34-9-43) Craig Berube RW 29 $360,000 (43-2-4-6) Igor Ulanov D 25 $225,000 (22-1-4-5) WINNIPEG Teemu Selanne RW 24 $2,000,000 (45-22-26-48) Keith Tkachuk LW 23 $2,000,000 (48-22-29-51) Neil Wilkinson D 27 $525,000+ (40-1-4-5) Stephane Quintal D 26 *** Traded rights to Montreal Canadiens *** Kris King LW 29 $325,000+* (48-4-2-6) ============================================================ ______________________________________________________ The following LCS feature articles are brought to you by GYNALOTRIMIN. Um, well, we don't actually use the stuff...but, c'mon, who are we kidding? Money talks, right? I mean, really, if you paid me enough I'd eat the stuff for breakfast with my EGGO WAFFLES and COLT 45 MALT LIQUOR. ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Alan Thicke Who? Ron MacLean Slays 'em at Awards Show ------------------------------------------------------ While most professional sports leagues distribute their post-season awards quietly and with little fanfare, the National Hockey League continued their proud tradition of handing out their awards at a lavish ceremony this past week. While the idea of a post- season award ceremony where the winners are celebrated by their fans and peers as always been an excellent one, the Oscar-type entertainment show that goes along with it has always been, shall we say, nauseating. This year's show promised to be yet another entertainment disaster when it was learned that Alan Thicke, that comedic genius from the Great White North that has starred in such television hits as "Growing Pains", would not be the host for the evening. As the staff of LCS mourned the awful news, and tried to hold back the tears, the 1995 NHL Awards Show got off to the usual despicable start. With a slew of dorky dancers decked out in NHL jerseys frolicking around the main stage lipsyncing to some sort of audio torture that passed for a theme song, we could only sit quietly and cling to the memories of the wacky antics of the Seaver family. After what seemed like an eternity, the Solid Gold wannabes finally silenced, and the show's host was introduced. Confidently from the shadows walked the one man who could handle the pressures of replacing Alan Thicke and at the same time stomach the dance sequences. That's right, it was Ron MacLean, one half of Coach's Corner on Hockey Night in Canada. After all, if he could actually work with Don Cherry on a day-to-day basis, he could handle anything. Almost immediately, MacLean began to fire away with one joke after another. The barrage o' comedy was enough to snap us out of our "Thicke" haze, and we stood at attention as MacLean ripped into everyone that came to mind. No one was safe. He nailed Cherry, Montreal GM Serge Savard, even Hugh Grant! He was actually doing Hugh Grant jokes! While most of the crowd didn't know how to react to legitimately funny material at an NHL Awards Show, the "two minutes for hooking" punchline brought the house down. It's hard to believe, and even harder to say, but Ron MacLean was funnier than...than...Alan Thicke! Unfortunately, MacLean didn't run the entire show himself. An endless parade of mismatched award presenters made their way on stage to stumble over bad jokes and lose their place on the tele-prompter. Why Max Headroom and some guy from Kung Fu were there is still a mystery. The only saving grace was stunning supermodel Kim Alexis. In the words of Conan O' Brien, "Rowl...rowl!" The only things worse than the dancers at the beginning of the show, were the lead-ins to introduce the nominees for each award. What was the deal with those things? Is it too hard to just announce a player's name and show some highlights? Or maybe on occasion show some clips from "Growing Pains." Remember the time li'l' Ben got glued to the living room table? Aw, that kid...what a pip! Oh, well, that covers the "entertainment" portion of the show, now comes the real stuff. The first award of the evening was the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the league's best goaltender. For the second consecutive season, the Buffalo Sabres' Dominik Hasek took home the honor. Hasek led the league with a goals against average of 2.09 and a save percentage of .967. He joins Patrick Roy as the only players to win the Vezina two straight years since it began being awarded to the league's outstanding goalie back in 1981-82. Prior to that time, the Vezina was awarded to the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals against. Now the Jennings Trophy is awarded in recognition of that accomplishment, and Ed Belfour won the honor for the third time in the past five years. Paul Coffey won his third Norris Trophy as the league's outstanding defenseman. Coffey led the Detroit Red Wings, and all defensemen, in scoring this season with 58 points. He also joined Doug Harvey and Chris Chelios as the only three players in history to win the award with two different teams. Finally getting some much deserved recognition, Ron Francis won the first post-season awards of his career by walking away with the Selke Trophy for best defensive forward and the Lady Byng Trophy for most gentlemanly player. Francis was fifth in the league in scoring with 59 points, led the league in plus/minus, and yet still only compiled 18 minutes in penalties. When accepting the Lady Byng, Francis joked that he was surprised he won since he played most of the year with Luc Robitaille and Jaromir Jagr and considered himself the tough guy of the line. They may no longer exist, but the Quebec Nordiques had two award winners. Swedish phenom Peter Forsberg won the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie. An exceptional all-around player, Forsberg helped Quebec earn the second best record in the league last season by scoring 15 goals and 50 points while finishing at a +17. Meanwhile, first-year Nordique Head Coach Marc Crawford won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year. Crawford helped transform an underachieving Quebec club into the top team in the Eastern Conference. The King Clancy Trophy for humanitarian contributions was won by Joe Nieuwendyk. He cited former Calgary teammate Lanny McDonald as his role model when it comes to helping in the community. It's hard to believe, but Pat LaFontaine took home his first ever post-season award when he won the Masterton Trophy for sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. LaFontaine returned late last season after missing the majority of the 1993-94 campaign with an injured knee. After undergoing intense rehab over the past year, the Buffalo Sabres' captain appeared in 22 games last season and recorded 12 goals and 27 points. Jaromir Jagr was also on hand to accept the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer. Jagr tied Eric Lindros with 70 points, but won the honor since he scored three more goals. During his speech Jagr gave credit to Lindros and admitted it was unlikely he would have won the award if Lindros had not missed the last game of the season with an eye injury. Despite narrowly missing the Art Ross Trophy, Eric Lindros was still the night's big winner. The Flyers' captain won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Trophy as the league's best player as voted by the players themselves. During his acceptance speech, Lindros almost came to tears when thanking the fans of Philadelphia for their support. Lindros was also named to the league's First Team All-Stars along with teammate John LeClair, Jaromir Jagr, Paul Coffey, Chris Chelios, and Dominik Hasek. The Second Team All-Stars are led by veteran defensemen Ray Bourque and Larry Murphy, with Alexei Zhamnov, Keith Tkachuk, and Theo Fleury up front, and Ed Belfour in goal. As NHL Award Shows go, this one wasn't that bad. Now, if only Ron MacLean AND Alan Thicke could host next year... -------------------------------------------------------- Ron Francis: A Hard-working Man in a Hard-working Town by Jim Iovino -------------------------------------------------------- After playing for 10 years in obscurity with the Hartford Whalers, Ron Francis was finally dealt to a winning team in Pittsburgh in 1991 where his tremendous talents and abilities could be seen and enjoyed by more and more people. But unfortunately that wasn't the case. Francis had to deal with playing in the shadows of perhaps the greatest player in the history of the game, Mario Lemieux. As hard as it may have seemed, Francis was actually penalized by being traded from Hartford to Pittsburgh. After 10 years as the franchise player in Hartford, the number one center and the man tagged as destined to bring his team the Stanley Cup, Francis would have to move to the back burner with the Penguins and let Lemieux lead the team to the promise land. Unlike a lot of players in the NHL who would whine and complain about the lack of ice time and minute amount of press, Francis took the role given to him quietly and made the most out of it. He won the Stanley Cup during his first two seasons with the Pens. He won the hearts of most Penguin fans in Pittsburgh during that time, as well. Francis, 32, was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, a steel producing town just like Pittsburgh used to be. And in both cities, people know the importance of hard work. Francis has turned out to be one of the best two-way centermen to play in the NHL in recent years. He has great hands in the offensive zone. He's able to make crisp passes from behind the net or from the point on the power play. He is also tremendous in his own end, playing smart, positional defense. In addition, he's developed a keen knack for winning face-offs with ease. After watching Francis clean up in both ends of the ice, Penguins fans have come to appreciate all of the little things that he does so well game in and game out. This season, without Lemieux in the line-up, Francis took over the job of being the first line center for the team. He knew that without Mario, he had to concentrate more on the offensive part of the game more than the defensive part, but you wouldn't have known it by the way he played. Francis was the fifth leading scoring in the league, scoring 59 points (11 goals) in 44 games. His 48 assists were tops in the league. But Francis was still strong on defense, evident by his +30 plus/minus rating, which was also best in the NHL. For his efforts, Francis was recently named winner of the Selke Award, given to the top defensive forward in the league. After 14 great seasons in the NHL, Francis is finally being rewarded for his excellent play. Francis also received the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for showing the most sportsmanship in the NHL over the past year. He accumulated just 18 penalty minutes this season, and has never had more than 89 during a single season in his career. Francis is not a dirty player. He has always been in control of his emotions, even during his first few seasons in the league. This level of maturity and respect that he shows could be attributed to his childhood. Francis' younger brother has grown up with a learning disability, which meant that he must be constantly looked after and cared for. So Ron had to grow up quickly in order to help his parents watch over his little brother. Even though Francis had many other responsibilities growing up, he has still turned out to be a tremendous hockey player who should seriously be considered for a one-way ticket to the Hall of Fame in the future. Those who have watched and played alongside Ron Francis know all about the quiet leader's accomplishments on the ice. It's time that the rest of the league takes notice as well. -------------------------------------------------------- Lightning Hopes to Strike with Bellows -------------------------------------------------------- Exactly how far has Brian Bellows fallen? The question was answered recently when the Montreal Canadiens traded Bellows to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Marc Bureau. Not to take anything away from the 29 year-old Quebec native, but Bureau has scored just 26 goals and 76 points in an NHL career that has spanned 251 games. Hardly the kind of compensation expected in return for one of the most productive goal scorers on left wing over the past decade. During his thirteen years in the NHL, Bellows has scored 30 goals or more on nine occasions. He's reached the 40 goal plateau four times, and scored a career high 55 goals for the Minnesota North Stars in 1989-90. That same year he recorded 44 assists for a career high 99 points and was named an NHL Second Team All-Star. He was also a vital ingredient in the Montreal Canadiens 1992-93 Stanley Cup Championship, scoring 6 goals and 15 points in 18 games. Unfortunately for Bellows, things quickly went downhill after the Stanley Cup victory. He once again put up respectable numbers in 1993-94 for the Habs, scoring 33 goals and 71 points in 78 games. However, nagging injuries and problems with Head Coach Jacques Demers led to trade rumors that followed Bellows all season long. Then this past year, a shoulder injury hindered his production and Bellows finished with an embarrassing 8 goals and 16 points in 41 games. Like most pure goal scorers, when Bellows isn't finding the net, he's hard to notice. As his problems with Demers continued and fan pressure mounted, it was only a matter of time before Bellows was moved. It's hard to believe that Montreal GM Serge Savard made the best possible deal he could. Keep in mind this is the same guy that traded Chris Chelios for Denis Savard. However, the problem in this situation wasn't Serge Savard, the problem was Brian Bellows. It's obvious the Canadiens weren't going out of their way to acquire Bureau, he was simply all they could get for Bellows. If this is true, it's hard to believe that teams around the league have such little respect for the former "can't miss kid" of the 1982 Entry Draft. Granted, he's had injury problems over the past couple seasons and he's not as young as he used to be, but how many former 50 goal scorers are floating around out there? Since he broke into the league as an 18 year-old, it seems like he has been around forever, but Bellows will only turn 31 in September. With the number of anemic offenses and struggling power plays in the NHL, one would think that a sniper like Bellows would still be a valuable commodity on the trade market. Phil Esposito deserves credit for taking Bellows off Montreal's hands. Espo has always loved to pull the trigger on trades and it looks like this one could be a great deal for the Lightning. Don't look now, but Tampa Bay is quietly putting together a respectable offense. They still have one of the best kept secrets in the NHL at center in Brian Bradley, a rejuvenated Paul Ysebaert, an ever improving Chris Gratton, the inconsistently flashy Petr Klima, and who could forget about LCS hero Alexander Selivanov. Throw in Bellows along with this year's number one pick Daymond Langkow, and the Lightning could shock some teams this year. Just Bellow's sheer presence on the power play will improve the Lightning attack. Yes, it's hard to believe that Montreal and the rest of the NHL have forgotten the greatness of Brian Bellows. Fans of Tampa Bay should be thanking them for their ignorance. ======================================================= NEXT ISSUE: Well, we were originally planning a Year in Review issue for next week. However, because of certain scheduling conflicts (the staff of LCS is going to cut the ribbon at a new shopping mall's grand opening and have many other personal appearances booked thoughout July such as card shows, children's birthday parties, weddings, and bar mitzvahs), we were forced to scrap the idea. We just say the same exact thing over again in the Season Preview anyway. So, the next issue of LCS will be the annual Player Ranking, Hockey Pool Stat Extravaganza. It will be sent out on Tuesday, August 15th. Until then, Take it easy. ======================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TACO BELL'S All Time NHL Awards History ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's gotta be fast, cheap, and good...then it has to be TACO BELL. Try the new DOUBLE DECKER TACOS, LCS loves 'em, you'll love 'em too! And remember, nothing says lovin' like some TACO BELL tacos from the oven! Don't forget, TACO BELL is also the best place to hold anniversary parties too! TACO BELL, a damn fine place where you can find good hot meals at fair prices. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Adams Award Winners ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Jack Adams Award is an annual award presented by the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association "to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success", which in plain english means coach of the year. The winner is selected by a poll among members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Marc Crawford, Quebec 1994 Jacques Lemaire, New Jersey 1993 Pat Burns, Toronto 1992 Pat Quinn, Vancouver 1991 Brian Sutter, St. Louis 1990 Bob Murdoch, Winnipeg 1989 Pat Burns, Montreal 1988 Jacques Demers, Detroit 1987 Jacques Demers, Detroit 1986 Glen Sather, Edmonton 1985 Mike Keenan, Philadelphia 1984 Bryan Murray, Washington 1983 Orval Tessier, Chicago 1982 Tom Watt, Winnipeg 1981 Gordon Berenson,St Louis 1980 Pat Quinn, Philadelphia 1979 Al Arbour, NY Islanders 1978 Bobby Kromm, Detroit 1977 Scott Bowman, Montreal 1976 Don Cherry, Boston 1975 Bob Pulford, Los Angeles 1974 Fred Shero, Philadelphia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Art Ross Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Art Ross Trophy is an annual award "to the player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season". If two players finish the season with the same number of points, the trophy is awarded based on three criteria: 1. Player with most goals, 2. Player with fewer games played, 3. Player scoring first goal of the season. Note: Leading scorers are listed prior to inception of Art Ross Trophy for the 1947-48 season. YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP 1995 Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Eric Lindros, Philadelphia 1994 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Sergei Fedorov, Detroit 1993 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Pat Lafontaine, Buffalo 1992 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh 1991 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Brett Hull, St. Louis 1990 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Mark Messier, Edmonton 1989 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles 1988 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1987 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Jari Kurri, Edmonton 1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1985 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Jari Kurri, Edmonton 1984 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Paul Coffey, Edmonton 1983 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Peter Stastny, Quebec 1982 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Mike Bossy, NY Islanders 1981 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles 1980 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1979 Bryan Trottier, NY Islanders Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles 1978 Guy Lafleur, Montreal Bryan Trottier, NY Islanders 1977 Guy Lafleur, Montreal Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles 1976 Guy Lafleur, Montreal Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1975 Bobby Orr, Boston Phil Esposito, Boston 1974 Phil Esposito, Boston Bobby Orr, Boston 1973 Phil Esposito, Boston Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1972 Phil Esposito, Boston Bobby Orr, Boston 1971 Phil Esposito, Boston Bobby Orr, Boston 1970 Bobby Orr, Boston Phil Esposito, Boston 1969 Phil Esposito, Boston Bobby Hull, Chicago 1968 Stan Mikita, Chicago Phil Esposito, Boston 1967 Stan Mikita, Chicago Bobby Hull, Chicago 1966 Bobby Hull, Chicago Stan Mikita, Chicago 1965 Stan Mikita, Chicago Norm Ullman, Detroit 1964 Stan Mikita, Chicago Bobby Hull, Chicago 1963 Gordie Howe, Detroit Andy Bathgate, New York 1962 Bobby Hull, Chicago Andy Bathgate, New York 1961 Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Jean Beliveau, Montreal 1960 Bobby Hull, Chicago Bronco Horvath, Boston 1959 Dickie Moore, Montreal Jean Beliveau, Montreal 1958 Dickie Moore, Montreal Henri Richard, Montreal 1957 Gordie Howe, Detroit Ted Lindsay, Detroit 1956 Jean Beliveau, Montreal Gordie Howe, Detroit 1955 Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Maurice Richard, Montreal 1954 Gordie Howe, Detroit Maurice Richard, Montreal 1953 Gordie Howe, Detroit Ted Lindsay, Detroit 1952 Gordie Howe, Detroit Ted Lindsay, Detroit 1951 Gordie Howe, Detroit Maurice Richard, Montreal 1950 Ted Lindsay, Detroit Sid Abel, Detroit 1949 Roy Conacher, Chicago Doug Bentley, Chicago 1948 Elmer Lach, Montreal Buddy O'Connor, New York 1947 Max Bentley, Chicago Maurice Richard, Montreal 1946 Max Bentley, Chicago Gaye Stewart, Toronto 1945 Elmer Lach, Montreal Maurice Richard, Montreal 1944 Herbie Cain, Boston Doug Bentley, Chicago 1943 Doug Bentley, Chicago Bill Cowley, Boston 1942 Bryan Hextall, New York Lynn Patrick, New York 1941 Bill Cowley, Boston Bryan Hextall, NY Rangers 1940 Milt Schmidt, Boston Woody Dumart, Boston 1939 Toe Blake, Montreal Dave Schriner, NY Americans 1938 Gordie Drillon, Toronto Syl Apps, Toronto 1937 Dave Schriner, NY Americans Syl Apps, Toronto 1936 Dave Schriner, NY Americans Marty Barry, Detroit 1935 Charlie Conacher, Toronto Syd Howe, St. Louis-Detroit 1934 Charlie Conacher, Toronto Joe Primeau, Toronto 1933 Bill Cook, NY Rangers Harvey Jackson, Toronto 1932 Harvey Jackson, Toronto Joe Primeau, Toronto 1931 Howie Morenz, Mtl Canadiens Eddie Goodfellow, Detroit 1930 Cooney Weiland, Boston Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1929 Ace Bailey, Toronto Nels Stewart, Mtl Maroons 1928 Howie Morenz, Mtl Canadiens Aurel Joliat, Mtl Canadiens 1927 Bill Cook, NY Rangers Dick Irvin, Chicago 1926 Nels Stewart, Mtl Maroons Carson Cooper, Boston 1925 Babe Dye, Toronto Howie Morenz, Mtl Canadiens 1924 Cy Denneny, Ottawa Babe Dye, Toronto 1923 Babe Dye, Toronto Billy Boucher, Montreal 1922 Punch Broadbent, Ottawa Babe Dye, Toronto 1921 Newsy Lalonde, Montreal Cy Denneny, Ottawa 1920 Joe Malone, Quebec Newsy Lalonde, Montreal 1919 Odie Cleghorn, Montreal Newsy Lalonde, Montreal 1918 Joe Malone, Montreal Cy Denneny, Ottawa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is an annual award "to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability." The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Ron Francis, Pittsburgh 1994 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles 1993 Pierre Turgeon, NY Islanders 1992 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles 1991 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles 1990 Brett Hull, St. Louis 1989 Joe Mullen, Calgary 1988 Mats Naslund, Montreal 1987 Joe Mullen, Calgary 1986 Mike Bossy, NY Islanders 1985 Jari Kurri, Edmonton 1984 Mike Bossy, NY Islanders 1983 Mike Bossy, NY Islanders 1982 Rick Middleton, Boston 1981 Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh 1980 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1979 Bob MacMillan, Atlanta 1978 Butch Goring, Los Angeles 1977 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles 1976 Jean Ratelle, NY Rangers-Boston 1975 Marcel Dionne, Detroit 1974 John Bucyk, Boston 1973 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo 1972 Jean Ratelle, New York 1971 John Bucyk, Boston 1970 Phil Goyette, St. Louis 1969 Alex Delvecchio, Detroit 1968 Stan Mikita, Chicago 1967 Stan Mikita, Chicago 1966 Alex Delvecchio, Detroit 1965 Bobby Hull, Chicago 1964 Ken Wharram, Chicago 1963 Dave Keon, Toronto 1962 Dave Keon, Toronto 1961 Red Kelly, Toronto 1960 Don McKenney, Boston 1959 Alex Delvecchio, Detroit 1958 Camille Henry, New York 1957 Andy Hebenton, New York 1956 Earl Reibel, Detroit 1955 Sid Smith, Toronto 1954 Red Kelly, Detroit 1953 Red Kelly, Detroit 1952 Sid Smith, Toronto 1951 Red Kelly, Detroit 1950 Edgar Laprade, New York 1949 Bill Quackenbush, Detroit 1948 Buddy O'Connor, New York 1947 Bobby Bauer, Boston 1946 Toe Blake, Montreal 1945 Bill Mosienko, Chicago 1944 Clint Smith, Chicago 1943 Max Bentley, Chicago 1942 Syl Apps, Toronto 1941 Bobby Bauer, Boston 1940 Bobby Bauer, Boston 1939 Clint Smith, NY Rangers 1938 Gordie Drillon, Toronto 1937 Marty Barry, Detroit 1936 Doc Romnes, Chicago 1935 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1934 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1933 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1932 Joe Primeau, Toronto 1931 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1930 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1929 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1928 Frank Boucher, NY Rangers 1927 Billy Burch, NY Americans 1926 Frank Nighbor, Ottawa 1925 Frank Nighbor, Ottawa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calder Memorial Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Peter Forsberg, Quebec 1994 Martin Brouder, New Jersey 1993 Temmu Selanne, Winnipeg 1992 Pavel Bure, Vancouver 1991 Ed Belfour, Chicago 1990 Sergei Makarov, Calgary 1989 Brian Leetch, NY Rangers 1988 Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary 1987 Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles 1986 Gary Suter, Calgary 1985 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1984 Tom Barrasso, Buffalo 1983 Steve Larmer, Chicago 1982 Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg 1981 Peter Stastny, Quebec 1980 Ray Bourque, Boston 1979 Bobby Smith, Minnesota 1978 Mike Bossy, NY Islanders 1977 Willi Plett, Atlanta 1976 Bryan Trottier, NY Islanders 1975 Eric Vail, Atlanta 1974 Denis Potvin, NY Islanders 1973 Steve Vickers, NY Rangers 1972 Ken Dryden, Montreal 1971 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo 1970 Tony Esposito, Chicago 1969 Danny Grant, Minnesota 1968 Derek Sanderson, Boston 1967 Bobby Orr, Boston 1966 Brit Selby, Toronto 1965 Roger Crozier, Detroit 1964 Jacques Laperriere, Montreal 1963 Kent Douglas, Toronto 1962 Bobby Rousseau, Montreal 1961 Dave Keon, Toronto 1960 Bill Hay, Chicago 1959 Ralph Backstrom, Montreal 1958 Frank Mahovlich, Toronto 1957 Larry Regan, Boston 1956 Glenn Hall, Detroit 1955 Ed Litzenberger, Chicago 1954 Camille Henry, New York 1953 Lorne Worsley, New York 1952 Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal 1951 Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1950 Jack Gelineau, Boston 1949 Pentti Lund, New York 1948 Jim McFadden, Detroit 1947 Howie Meeker, Toronto 1946 Edgar Laprade, New York 1945 Frank McCool, Toronto 1944 Gus Bodnar, Toronto 1943 Gaye Stewart, Toronto 1942 Grant Warwick, New York 1941 Johnny Quilty, Montreal 1940 Kilby MacDonald, NY Rangers 1939 Frank Brimsek, Boston 1938 Cully Dahlstrom, Chicago 1937 Syl Apps, Toronto 1936 Mike Karakas, Chicago 1935 Dave Schriner, NY Americans 1934 Russ Blinko, Mtl Maroons 1933 Carl Voss, Detroit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- King Clancy Memorial Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is an annual award "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community." YEAR WINNER 1995 Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary 1994 Adam Graves, NY Rangers 1993 Dave Poulin, Boston 1992 Ray Bourque, Boston 1991 Dave Taylor, Los Angeles 1990 Kevin Lowe, Edmonton 1989 Bryan Trottier, NY Islanders 1988 Lanny McDonald, Calgary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hart Trophy Winners ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hart Memorial Trophy is an annual award "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team." The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in all NHL cities at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Eric Lindros, Philadelphia 1994 Sergei Fedorov, Detroit 1993 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1992 Mark Messier, NY Rangers 1991 Brett Hull, St. Louis 1990 Mark Messier, Edmonton 1989 Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles 1988 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1987 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1985 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1984 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1983 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1982 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1981 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1980 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1979 Bryan Trottier, NY Islanders 1978 Guy Lafleur, Montreal 1977 Guy Lafleur, Montreal 1976 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1975 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1974 Phil Esposito, Boston 1973 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1972 Bobby Orr, Boston 1971 Bobby Orr, Boston 1970 Bobby Orr, Boston 1969 Phil Esposito, Boston 1968 Stan Mikita, Chicago 1967 Stan Mikita, Chicago 1966 Bobby Hull, Chicago 1965 Bobby Hull, Chicago 1964 Jean Beliveau, Montreal 1963 Gordie Howe, Detroit 1962 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1961 Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal 1960 Gordie Howe, Detroit 1959 Andy Bathgate, New York 1958 Gordie Howe, Detroit 1957 Gordie Howe, Detroit 1956 Jean Beliveau, Montreal 1955 Ted Kennedy, Toronto 1954 Al Rollins, Chicago 1953 Gordie Howe, Detroit 1952 Gordie Howe, Detroit 1951 Milt Schmidt, Boston 1950 Charlie Rayner, New York 1949 Sid Abel, Detroit 1948 Buddy O'Connor, New York 1947 Maurice Richard, Montreal 1946 Max Bentley, Chicago 1945 Elmer Lach, Montreal 1944 Babe Pratt, Toronto 1943 Bill Cowley, Boston 1942 Tom Anderson, Brooklyn 1941 Bill Cowley, Boston 1940 Eddie Goodfellow, Detroit 1939 Toe Blake, Montreal 1938 Eddie Shore, Boston 1937 Babe Siebert, Mtl Canadiens 1936 Eddie Shore, Boston 1935 Eddie Shore, Boston 1934 Aurel Joliat, Mtl Canadiens 1933 Eddie Shore, Boston 1932 Howie Morenz, Mtl Canadiens 1931 Howie Morenz, Mtl Canadiens 1930 Nels Stewart, Mtl Maroons 1929 Roy Worters, NY Americans 1928 Howie Morenz, Mtl Canadiens 1927 Herb Gardiner, Mtl Canadiens 1926 Nels Stewart, Mtl Maroons 1925 Billy Burch, Hamilton 1924 Frank Nighbor, Ottawa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- William M. Jennings Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Willam M. Jennings Trophy is an annual award presented to the goaltender(s) for the team with the fewest goals against during the regular season. Goaltenders must play a minimum of 25 games to be eligible. YEAR WINNER 1995 Ed Belfour, Chicago 1994 Dominik Hasek Grant Fuhr, Buffalo 1993 Ed Belfour, Chicago 1992 Patrick Roy, Montreal 1991 Ed Belfour, Chicago 1990 Andy Moog Rejean Lemelin, Boston 1989 Patrick Roy Brian Hayward, Montreal 1988 Patrick Roy Brian Hayward, Montreal 1987 Patrick Roy Brian Hayward, Montreal 1986 Bob Froese Darren Jensen, Philadelphia 1985 Tom Barrasso Bob Sauve, Buffalo 1984 Al Jensen Pat Riggin, Washington 1983 Roland Melanson Billy Smith, NY Islanders 1982 Rick Wamsley Denis Herron, Montreal ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to "the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey." The winner is selected in a poll of all chapters of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo 1994 Cam Neely, Boston 1993 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1992 Mark Fitzpatrick, NY Islanders 1991 Dave Taylor, Los Angeles 1990 Gord Kluzak, Boston 1989 Tim Kerr, Philadelphia 1988 Bob Bourne, Los Angeles 1987 Doug Jarvis, Hartford 1986 Charlie Simmer, Boston 1985 Anders Hedberg, NY Rangers 1984 Brad Park, Detroit 1983 Lanny McDonald, Calgary 1982 Glenn Resch, Colorado 1981 Blake Dunlop, St. Louis 1980 Al MacAdam, Minnesota 1979 Serge Savard, Montreal 1978 Butch Goring, Los Angeles 1977 Ed Westfall, NY Islanders 1976 Rod Gilbert, NY Rangers 1975 Don Luce, Buffalo 1974 Henri Richard, Montreal 1973 Lowell MacDonald, Pittsburgh 1972 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1971 Jean Ratelle, New York 1970 Pit Martin, Chicago 1969 Ted Hampson, Oakland 1968 Claude Provost, Montreal ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Norris Memorial Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The James Norris Memorial Trophy is annual award "to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position." The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Paul Coffey, Detroit 1994 Ray Bourque, Boston 1993 Chris Chelios, Chicago 1992 Brian Leetch, NYR 1991 Ray Bourque, Boston 1990 Ray Bourque, Boston 1989 Chris Chelios, Montreal 1988 Ray Bourque, Boston 1987 Ray Bourque, Boston 1986 Paul Coffey, Edmonton 1985 Paul Coffey, Edmonton 1984 Rod Langway, Washington 1983 Rod Langway, Washington 1982 Doug Wilson, Chicago 1981 Randy Carlyle, Pittsburgh 1980 Larry Robinson, Montreal 1979 Denis Potvin, NY Islanders 1978 Denis Potvin, NY Islanders 1977 Larry Robinson, Montreal 1976 Denis Potvin, NY Islanders 1975 Bobby Orr, Boston 1974 Bobby Orr, Boston 1973 Bobby Orr, Boston 1972 Bobby Orr, Boston 1971 Bobby Orr, Boston 1970 Bobby Orr, Boston 1969 Bobby Orr, Boston 1968 Bobby Orr, Boston 1967 Harry Howell, New York 1966 Jacques Laperriere, Montreal 1965 Pierre Pilote, Chicago 1964 Pierre Pilote, Chicago 1963 Pierre Pilote, Chicago 1962 Doug Harvey, New York 1961 Doug Harvey, Montreal 1960 Doug Harvey, Montreal 1959 Tom Johnson, Montreal 1958 Doug Harvey, Montreal 1957 Doug Harvey, Montreal 1956 Doug Harvey, Montreal 1955 Doug Harvey, Montreal 1954 Red Kelly, Detroit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lester B. Pearson Award ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Lester B. Pearson Award is an annual award which is presented by the NHLPA to the NHL player who had an outstanding season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Eric Lindros, Philadelphia 1994 Sergei Fedorov, Detroit 1993 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1992 Mark Messier, NY Rangers 1991 Brett Hull, St. Louis 1990 Mark Messier, Edmonton 1989 Steve Yzerman, Detroit 1988 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1987 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1986 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1985 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1984 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1983 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1982 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1981 Mike Liut, St. Louis 1980 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles 1979 Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles 1978 Guy Lafleur, Montreal 1977 Guy Lafleur, Montreal 1976 Guy Lafleur, Montreal 1975 Bobby Orr, Boston 1974 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1973 Phil Esposito, Boston 1972 Jean Ratelle, New York 1971 Phil Esposito, Boston ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank J. Selke Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Frank J. Selke Trophy is an annual award "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game." The winner is selected in a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Ron Francis, Pittsburgh 1994 Sergei Fedorov, Detroit 1993 Doug Gilmour, Toronto 1992 Guy Carbonneau, Montreal 1991 Dirk Graham, Chicago 1990 Rick Meagher, St. Louis 1989 Guy Carbonneau, Montreal 1988 Guy Carbonneau, Montreal 1987 Dave Poulin, Philadelphia 1986 Troy Murray, Chicago 1985 Craig Ramsay, Buffalo 1984 Doug Jarvis, Washington 1983 Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia 1982 Steve Kasper, Boston 1981 Bob Gainey, Montreal 1980 Bob Gainey, Montreal 1979 Bob Gainey, Montreal 1978 Bob Gainey, Montreal ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vezina Trophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Vezina Trophy is an annual award "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position" as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs. Note: Prior to the 1981-82 season the award was given to the goaltender(s) on the team with the fewest goals against during the regular season. YEAR WINNER 1995 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo 1994 Dominik Hasek, Buffalo 1993 Ed Belfour, Chicago 1992 Patrick Roy, Montreal 1991 Ed Belfour, Chicago 1990 Patrick Roy, Montreal 1989 Patrick Roy, Montreal 1988 Grant Fuhr, Edmonton 1987 Ron Hextall, Philadelphia 1986 John Vanbiesbrouck, NY Rangers 1985 Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia 1984 Tom Barrasso, Buffalo 1983 Pete Peeters, Boston 1982 Billy Smith, NY Islanders 1981 Denis Herron Michel Larocque Richard Sevigny, Montreal 1980 Don Edwards Bob Sauve, Buffalo 1979 Ken Dryden Michel Larocque, Montreal 1978 Ken Dryden Michel Larocque, Montreal 1977 Ken Dryden Michel Larocque, Montreal 1976 Ken Dryden, Montreal 1975 Bernie Parent, Philadelphia 1974 Tony Esposito, Chicago (tie) Bernie Parent, Philadelphia (tie) 1973 Ken Dryden, Montreal 1972 Tony Esposito Gary Smith, Chicago 1971 Ed Giacomin Gilles Villemure, New York 1970 Tony Esposito, Chicago 1969 Glenn Hall Jacques Plante, St. Louis 1968 Rogatien Vachon Lorne Worsley, Montreal 1967 Denis Dejordy Glenn Hall, Chicago 1966 Charlie Hodge Lorne Worsley, Montreal 1965 Johnny Bower Terry Sawchuk, Toronto 1964 Charlie Hodge, Montreal 1963 Glenn Hall, Chicago 1962 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1961 Johnny Bower, Toronto 1960 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1959 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1958 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1957 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1956 Jacques Plante, Montreal 1955 Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1954 Harry Lumley, Toronto 1953 Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1952 Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1951 Al Rollins, Toronto 1950 Bill Durnan, Montreal 1949 Bill Durnan, Montreal 1948 Turk Broda, Toronto 1947 Bill Durnan, Montreal 1946 Bill Durnan, Montreal 1945 Bill Durnan, Montreal 1944 Bill Durnan, Montreal 1943 Johnny Mowers, Detroit 1942 Frank Brimsek, Boston 1941 Turk Broda, Toronto 1940 Dave Kerr, NY Rangers 1939 Frank Brimsek, Boston 1938 Tiny Thompson, Boston 1937 Normie Smith, Detroit 1936 Tiny Thompson, Boston 1935 Lorne Chabot, Chicago 1934 Charlie Gardiner, Chicago 1933 Tiny Thompson, Boston 1932 Charlie Gardiner, Chicago 1931 Roy Worters, NY Americans 1930 Tiny Thompson, Boston 1929 George Hainsworth,Mtl Canadiens 1928 George Hainsworth,Mtl Canadiens 1927 George Hainsworth,Mtl Canadiens -----------------------------------------------------------------------------