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When the NHL opened its doors to expansion for the first time since the WHA (the San Jose Sharks debacle
not withstanding), everyone thought that Hamilton was a sure thing. But, the meetings were surrounded by a grass roots movement
by Ottawa for a team. The capital city had hundreds of fans down at the meeting, whipping the press into a frenzy. Still the
general feeling was that it would be Hamilton this time around, but perhaps Ottawa next time.
When the announcement came down though, and it was Ottawa given the expansion team, not Hamilton it was
seen as a victory of the fans, the little people who were represented. The truth of the matter though, was that behind closed
doors, despite having something like a dozen presentations from potential franchises only 2 presentations did not quibble
about the amount of the timing of the large franchise fee. Those two teams were Ottawa and Tampa Bay. The fact of the matter
was that neither team really had the money they agreed to pay, but because they at least said they would pay the NHL and interim
commissioner Gil Stein tried to save face by awarding them the franchises. Eventually this would lead Phil Esposito's group
to have to go back to the Japanese backers for more funding, and without such an alternative available would slowly cripple
Ottawa into bankruptcy due to large interest payments on their debt.
However, I was already a year ahead, fantasizing about a Hamilton expansion franchise done right. Given
a full year before to sign minor league players, and to be able to participate in not one but two year's amateur drafts before
having to field a team. The following were my picks both in the amateur drafts and the expansion draft, as well as some free
agent pick-ups.
| HAMILTON STEELERS |
Amateur Draft Picks |
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| 1995 DRAFT PICKS |
- 2ND OVERALL PICK |
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PLAYER |
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TEAM (LEAGUE) |
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REDDON |
WADE |
D |
BRANDON (WHL) |
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WESENBERG |
BRIAN |
RW |
GUELPH (OHL) |
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MELYAKOV |
IGOR |
RW/LW |
YAROSLAV, RUSSIA |
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LABRATEEN |
JAN |
W |
FARJESTAD JR., SWEDEN |
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TARASOV |
EVGENY |
G |
TORPEDO, RUSSIA |
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HRDINA |
JAN |
RW |
SEATTLE (WHL) |
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BONNER |
DOUG |
G |
SEATTLE (WHL) |
| 6 |
DEWAR |
JEFF |
RW |
MOOSE JAW (WHL) |
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MAUDIE |
BOB |
C |
KAMLOOPS (WHL) |
| 7 |
ROCHEFORT |
RICHARD |
C |
SUDBURY (OHL) |
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CARDARELLI |
JOE |
C |
SPOKANE (WHL) |
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BRODA |
MIKE |
LW |
MOOSE JAW (WHL) |
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| 1994 DRAFT PICKS |
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TEAM (LEAGUE) |
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STORR |
JAMIE |
G |
OWEN SOUND (OHL) |
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QUINT |
DERON |
D |
SEATTLE (WHL) |
| 3 |
BUTCHENSON |
SVEN |
D |
BRANDON (WHL) |
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TURCO |
MARTY |
G |
CAMBRIDGE, US (JR B.) |
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ENSOM |
JIM |
C |
NORTH BAY (OHL) |
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LAZARENKO |
ALEXEI |
F |
RED ARMY (RUSSIA) |
| 8 |
STROM |
PETER |
F |
FROLUNDA (SWEDEN) |
| 9 |
THOMAS |
TIM |
G |
VERMONT (USS) |
| 10 |
BEREZIN |
SERGEI |
RW |
KHIMIK (RUSSIA) |
| 11 |
NOLAN |
DOUG |
LW |
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL (USS) |
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| 1993 DRAFT CHOICES |
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TEAM (LEAGUE) |
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HARVEY |
TODD |
C |
DETROIT (OHL) |
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BETS |
MAXIM |
RW |
SPOKANE (WHL) |
| 3 |
WREN |
BOB |
LW |
DETROIT (OHL) |
| 4 |
PRATT |
NOLAN |
D |
PORTLAND (WHL) |
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AALTO |
ANTII |
C |
TPS (FINLAND) |
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DISHER |
JASON |
D |
KINGSTON (OHL) |
| 7 |
LEGACE |
MANNY |
G |
NIAGRA FALLS (OHL) |
| 8 |
FEDOTOV |
ANATOLI |
D |
MONCTON (AHL) |
| 9 |
MOORE |
BARRIE |
LW |
SUDBURY (OHL) |
| 10 |
VASILEVSKII |
ALEX |
F |
VICTORIA (WHL) |
| 11 |
LEGG |
MICHAEL |
RW |
LONDON (JR. B.) |
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| HAMILTON STEELERS 1994-95 DEPTH CHART |
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DEFENSEMEN |
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JEFF BROWN |
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PATRICE BRISEBOIS |
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CRAIG MUNI |
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NEIL WILKINSON |
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| PAT JABLONSKI |
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BRET HEDICAN |
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CHRIS SNELL |
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| MANNY LEGACE |
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SEAN O'DONNELL |
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PETER TAGLIANETTI |
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| NORM FOSTER |
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ANATOLI FEOTOV |
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TERRY HOLLINGER |
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| DAVE TROFIMENKOFF |
DEAN MELANSON |
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JAMIE PUSHOR |
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| MARTY TURCO |
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DREW BANNISTER |
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ILYA BYAKIN |
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DAN KORDIC |
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SVEN BUTCHENSON |
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MARK MATIER |
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DARREN VAN IMPE |
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DERON QUINT |
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MATTIAS OLSSON |
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DAVID VYBORNY |
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JASON DISHER |
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NOLAN PRATT |
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CENTRE |
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RIGHT WING |
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STEPHAN LEBEAU |
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PAT FALLOON |
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TODD HARVEY |
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TRENT KLATT |
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JOHN TUCKER |
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SANDY MCCARTHY |
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SHAUN VAN ALLEN |
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BOB KUDELSKI |
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JEFF NELSON |
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KEVIN KAMINSKI |
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JARROD SKALDE |
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STEVEN KING |
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STEVE WASHBURN |
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LINDSAY VALLIS |
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DONEVAN HEXTALL |
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JIM ENSOM |
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ANTTI AALTO |
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MARK WOOLF |
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PETER STROM |
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MICHAEL LEGG |
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SERGEI BEREZIN |
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| HEAD COACH: |
TED GREEN |
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| ASSISTANT COACH: |
RICK DUDLEY |
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| ASSISTANT COACH: |
DICK TODD |
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| PHOENIX |
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| HEAD COACH: |
JACQUES MARTIN |
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| TRADED LW SHAWN ANTOSKI TO PHILADELPHIA FOR LW JOSEF
BERANEK. |
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| CHOSE LW RANDY WOOD IN THE WAIVER DRAFT. |
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| 1994 - 95 |
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G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
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C |
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VAN ALLEN |
SHAUN |
45 |
8 |
21 |
29 |
32 |
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C |
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TUCKER |
JOHN |
46 |
12 |
13 |
25 |
14 |
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LW |
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BRUNET |
BENOIT |
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7 |
18 |
25 |
16 |
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LW |
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WOOD |
RANDY |
48 |
13 |
11 |
24 |
34 |
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C |
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LEBEAU |
STEPHAN |
38 |
8 |
16 |
24 |
12 |
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RW |
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KLATT |
TRENT |
47 |
12 |
10 |
22 |
26 |
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LW |
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BERANEK |
JOSEF |
37 |
8 |
13 |
21 |
28 |
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C |
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HARVEY |
TODD |
40 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
67 |
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RW |
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FALLOON |
PAT |
46 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
25 |
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RW |
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KUDELSKI |
BOB |
26 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
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RW |
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MCCARTHY |
SANDY |
37 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
101 |
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LW |
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DRAPER |
KRIS |
36 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
22 |
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LW |
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ZAMUNER |
ROB |
28 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
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SIMON |
CHRIS |
11 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
29 |
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LW |
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STORM |
JIM |
9 |
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3 |
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RW |
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KAMINSKI |
KEVIN |
27 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
102 |
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C |
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NELSON |
JEFF |
10 |
1 |
0 |
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576 |
112 |
139 |
251 |
531 |
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D |
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BROWN |
JEFF |
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8 |
23 |
31 |
16 |
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D |
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HEDICAN |
BRET |
45 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
34 |
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D |
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BRISEBOIS |
PATRICE |
35 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
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D |
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SNELL |
CHRIS |
32 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
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D |
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MUNI |
CRAIG |
40 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
36 |
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D |
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WILKINSON |
NEIL |
40 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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D |
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HUSCROFT |
JAMIE |
8 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
32 |
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D |
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O'DONNELL |
SEAN |
20 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
58 |
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| 45 |
D |
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FEDOTOV |
ANATOLI |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| 48 |
D |
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VAN IMPE |
DARREN |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
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| 9 |
D |
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BYAKIN |
ILYA |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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| 32 |
D |
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TAGLIANETTI |
PETER |
13 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
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| 36 |
D |
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RUMBLE |
DARREN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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D |
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HOLLINGER |
TERRY |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
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288 |
17 |
67 |
84 |
331 |
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G |
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PUPPA |
DARREN |
36 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| 31 |
G |
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STORR |
JAMIE |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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G |
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JABLONSKI |
PAT |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 35 |
G |
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LEGACE |
MANNY |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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| 30 |
G |
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FOSTER |
NORM |
2 |
0 |
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96 |
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6 |
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960 |
129 |
207 |
336 |
868 |
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GAA |
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ENG |
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SV% |
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G |
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PUPPA |
DARREN |
36 |
2082 |
3.11 |
11 |
21 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
108 |
0.898 |
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G |
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STORR |
JAMIE |
8 |
389 |
3.70 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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24 |
0.888 |
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G |
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JABLONSKI |
PAT |
5 |
228 |
3.68 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0.886 |
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G |
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LEGACE |
MANNY |
2 |
125 |
4.80 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.863 |
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G |
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FOSTER |
NORM |
2 |
80 |
6.75 |
1 |
0 |
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9 |
0.895 |
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2904 |
3.41 |
15 |
29 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
165 |
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ACQUIRED DURING SEASON, STATS ONLY FOR HAMILTON GAMES |
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TRADED DURING SEASON, STATS ONLY FOR HAMILTON GAMES |
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1995-96 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER |
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G |
DARREN PUPPA |
NHL |
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G |
JAMIE STORR |
NHL |
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| 3 |
G |
PAT JABLONSKI |
NHL |
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| 4 |
G |
MANNY LEGACE |
IHL |
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| 5 |
G |
DAVID TROFIMENKOFF |
IHL |
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| 1 |
D |
JEFF BROWN |
NHL |
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D |
PATRICE BRISEBOIS |
NHL |
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| 3 |
D |
CRAIG MUNI |
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NHL |
ASSISTANT |
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D |
BRET HEDICAN |
NHL |
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| 5 |
D |
NEIL WILKINSON |
NHL |
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| 7 |
D |
PETER TAGLIANETTI |
NHL |
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| 8 |
D |
DERON QUINT |
NHL |
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D |
CHRIS SNELL |
IHL |
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| 9 |
D |
SEAN O'DONNELL |
IHL |
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D |
WADE REDDON |
JUNIOR |
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| 14 |
D |
TERRY HOLLINGER |
IHL |
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| 12 |
D |
DARREN VAN IMPE |
IHL |
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| 13 |
D |
ILYA BYAKIN |
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IHL |
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| 10 |
D |
JAMIE PUSHOR |
IHL |
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| 11 |
D |
DREW BANNISTER |
IHL |
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| 17 |
D |
MARK MATIER |
IHL |
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| 16 |
D |
DAVID VYBORNY |
IHL |
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| 18 |
D |
JASON DISHER |
JUNIOR |
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| 1 |
LW |
RANDY WOOD |
NHL |
ASSISTANT |
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LW |
JOSEF BERANEK |
NHL/TRADE |
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LW |
BENOIT BRUNET |
NHL |
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LW |
CHRIS SIMON |
NHL |
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LW |
JIM STORM |
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LW |
STEVEN KING |
IHL |
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LW |
RYAN SITTLER |
IHL |
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LW |
MARK WOOLF |
IHL/ECHL |
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C |
TODD HARVEY |
NHL |
CAPTAIN |
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| 4 |
C |
JOHN TUCKER |
NHL |
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| 2 |
C |
SHAUN VAN ALLEN |
NHL |
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C |
KRIS DRAPER |
NHL |
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| 5 |
C |
JEFF NELSON |
NHL |
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| 6 |
C |
STEVE WASHBURN |
IHL |
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| 8 |
C |
DONEVAN HEXTALL |
IHL |
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C |
ANTTI ALTO |
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FINLAND |
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RW |
TRENT KLATT |
NHL |
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RW |
PAT FALLOON |
NHL |
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RW |
SANDY MCCARTHY |
NHL |
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RW |
BOB KUDELSKI |
NHL/RELEASE |
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RW |
KEVIN KAMINSKI |
NHL |
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RW |
LINDSAY VALLIS |
IHL |
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RW |
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RW |
STEVE ROONEY |
IHL/RELEASE |
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RW |
BRIAN WESENBERG |
JUNIOR |
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COACHING STAFF |
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DICK TODD |
HAMILTON STEEL HAWKS (NHL) - HEAD COACH |
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ANDY MURRAY |
HAMILTON STEEL HAWKS (NHL) - ASSISTANT COACH |
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JACQUES MARTIN |
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS (IHL) - HEAD COACH |
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GILBERT PERREAULT |
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS (IHL) - ASSISTANT COACH |
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