The concourse areas contain a hockey jersey from every high school in Minnesota hanging on the wall, reflecting the " State of Hockey.

As well, the title Hockey Night in Canada could not be used as the name is owned by CBC, unless CTVglobemedia paid royalties to CBC for use of the name.

Instead, they met in November 1917 to suspend the NHA's operations and then formed the National Hockey League so that they could continue the business of pro hockey without Livingstone.

Following the 1972 and 1974 Summit Series, in which Canadian players from the NHL and World Hockey Association ( WHA ) competed against the top players from the Soviet Union, there was interest in a world hockey championship where each country could send its best players.

Just as Ballard's trial was beginning, he told Hockey Canada that they were welcome to use any member of the Leafs on the Canadian team, could use Maple Leaf Gardens for their training camp, and could use the building for any or all of the games in the series, with the Gardens ' share of the gate receipts being donated to the NHL players ' pension fund.

The Swedish national team coach Billy Harris ( a former NHL pro with the Toronto Maple Leafs ) later recalled that " the ( Swedish ) media would ask me, ' do you see even one Swedish player who could possibly have a chance in the National Hockey League?

In his judgment, Judge Falconbridge noted that an insurance bond posted by the 228th could never have been enforceable, and that they had been ordered overseas under no fault of their own and that there was no clear legal status of the team, having played under the franchise of the non-operating Ontario Hockey Club.

The players had a strong case, that could be easily proved with an exposure of the Norris syndicate's operations, and Frank Calder's efforts against the American Hockey Association ( AHA ) in 1926 and 1932, ironically involving James E. Norris on the AHA side.

He completed high school while playing in Lethbridge, choosing to remain with his junior A team in 1970 – 71 rather than join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League so that he could complete his diploma.

Instead, it formed a new team, the Toronto Arena Hockey Club -- popularly known as the Toronto Arenas -- which could exist separately from any legal action against the Arena Company.

" Growing up in St. Louis, I always played for the love of the game and never dreamed this could ever lead to my being a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

In addition, many younger players who could be impact players on their NHL rosters stayed down in the American Hockey League for a full season – most notably Jason Spezza, who won the league scoring title and MVP awards – changing the aspect of that league's entire season.

In Germany's case one could argue that it complements and enhances skills of their players with the German Women winning gold in Athens Olympics and German Men winning the 2006 Field Hockey World Cup, the 2007 indoor hockey world cup and gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

While Copps Coliseum was built in the hope that Hamilton could draw an NHL franchise, for the past 15 seasons, beginning in October 1996, Copps Coliseum has been home to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

With Cape Breton losing the Memorial Cup bid to host the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup and questions as to if the franchise could actually be a contender for 2012 arose as this would not make much sense as per the cycles of Junior Hockey.

He feels that he could have made the National Hockey League, but chose to give up before he was good enough.

The OHF found that the OHA was within its rights to rebrand Junior A, B, C, and D to Premier, Division I, and Division II, as long as they were clear that Premier is still Junior A under Hockey Canada's guidelines and that Division I and II are Junior B and C. The OHF also said that the OHA could recategorize its teams by authority of OHA By-law B46.

The three men were discussing the lack of American-born players in the National Hockey League and concluded that a prestigious collegiate tournament could make a difference by promoting interest in hockey among young athletes, as well as the general public.

After the Olympics Alexei could not stay away from Hockey as he began to train his son and soon began coaching youth hockey in the Tri-State area, running his own weekly clinics in Staten Island for 7 years.

Bill Bentley believed that all six boys could have played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ), though responsibilities on the family farm resulted in the eldest four boys spending the majority of their careers playing senior hockey on the Canadian Prairies.

There was speculation that Western Hockey League could grow into a major league capable of rivaling even the long-entrenched National Hockey League.

For the 2007 – 08 AHL season and 2008 – 09 AHL season, the nearby Albany River Rats played four home games in Glens Falls in order to gauge the community's interest in whether an American Hockey League franchise could relocate to Glens Falls.

Following the 1926 Stanley Cup playoffs, during which the Western Hockey League was widely reported to be on the verge of folding, the NHL held a meeting on April 17 to consider applications for expansion franchises, at which it was reported that five different groups sought a team for Detroit.

It continues to be awarded today to the National Hockey League's championship team.

Arthur also played a key role in the formation of what later became known as the Ontario Hockey Association ( OHA ), and would go on to be the founder of ice hockey in Great Britain .< ref name =" DimondPrize-11 ">< nowiki > Diamond, Zweig, and Duplacey </ nowiki >, p. 11 </ ref > Arthur and Algernon persuaded their father to donate a trophy to be " an outward and visible sign of the hockey championship ".

# The Trustees hereby delegate to the League full authority to determine and amend from time to time the conditions for competition of the Stanley Cup, including the qualifications of challengers, the appointment of officials, the apportionment and distribution of all gate receipts, provided always that the winners of this trophy shall be the acknowledged World's Professional Hockey Champions.

# This agreement shall remain in force so long as the League continues to be the world's leading professional hockey league as determined by its playing caliber, and in the event of dissolution or other termination of the National Hockey League, the Stanley Cup shall revert to the custody of the trustees.

This agreement was amended on November 22, 1961, substituting the Governors of the International Hockey Hall of Fame in Kingston, Ontario with the Committee of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario as the group that would name the two Canadian trustees, if need be.

Hull, Mikita, Pilote, and Hall became preeminent stars in Chicago, and all four would eventually be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

In 2008 The Hockey News ' staff voted the team's main logo to be the best in the NHL.

The TSN / RDS Broadcast Zone provides a look at how hockey broadcasting works and allows users to record messages that may be displayed on both the Hockey Hall of Fame's website, and the TSN / RDS networks.

As of 2009, new members can be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as players, builders or on-ice officials.

On March 30, 1993, it was announced that Gil Stein, who at the time was the president of the National Hockey League, would be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Starting in the 2012-2013 season, the women's team will be part of the College Hockey America conference, and will be eligible for conference postseason play, but not NCAA postseason play.

McFarlane used to be a co-owner of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz.

Sportswriters and fans have frequently called for Henderson to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on the strength of his performance.

Its leading career scorers were Ken Gribbons, who played most of his career in the IHL ; Bob McCammon, a lifelong IHLer who went on to be a National Hockey League coach with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks ; Bill LeCaine and Larry Gould, who played a handful of NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively.

The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is located here ( not to be confused with the Hockey Hall of Fame, in Toronto ).

He was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975, and is the only person to be in both the Hockey and College Football Halls of Fame.

The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ( CAHA ) informed the Oil Kings that they were required to play in a junior hockey league for the 1966 – 67 season or would be held ineligible to compete for the Memorial Cup.

Council voted to build a U-shaped facility, which will be home to the Niagara IceDogs, an Ontario Hockey League team, and be able to host other events, such as concerts.