The hockey unknowns : Doug Smail

Playing career

Doug Smail starred at the University of North Dakota for three seasons from 1977 to 1980, scoring 87 points in 40 games in his final season in the WCHA. His performance was enough to warrant notice from the Winnipeg Jets, and the next season he was a full-time NHL player.

Smail played eleven seasons with Winnipeg, being a top two-way player for them, as he had twelve consecutive seasons in which he scored at least one shorthanded goal, with a total of 28 shorthanded goals in his career.

Perhaps Smail's greatest claim to fame was when he set the NHL record for fastest goal after the opening faceoff by scoring a goal five seconds after the game started on 20 December 1981. Smail finished his career with the Minnesota North Stars, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators, but never achieved the success he had in Winnipeg.

After Smail's NHL career was over, he played three seasons in Britain for Fife Flyers and Cardiff Devils before retiring. He was the first player ever to sign for a British team directly from an NHL team when he signed for Fife Flyers from Ottawa Senators.

 He now resides in Colorado with his wife and three children. Smail was the Assistant Coach of the U-16 Team Rocky Mountain AAA Hockey program, where he coached alongside former NHL player Rick Berry last year, and is now the Head Coach of the Rocky Mountain Roughriders U-15 AAA squad.

 

 

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second Team	1979–80

• Named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1980)
• Named to the NCAA Championship Tournament MVP (1980)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1990)
• British Ice Hockey Writers Association Player of the Year (1994)

 Records

• Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise record for career shorthanded goals (25)
• Fastest goal to start an NHL hockey game (5 seconds)

 

 Career statistics

L'amphithéâtre de Québec sera le Centre Vidéotron

source : radio-canada.ca

Vidéotron, filiale de Québecor, aura son nom sur l'amphithéâtre multifonctionnel de Québec, qui deviendra le Centre Vidéotron.

Québecor, gestionnaire du bâtiment et détenteur des droits d'identification, en a fait l'annonce mardi matin.

En tant que gestionnaire du lieu, Québecor versera à la Ville de Québec 33 millions de dollars pour que le nom de sa filiale soit donné au bâtiment durant 25 ans, sans équipe de la Ligue nationale de hockey (LNH) à Québec. Ce montant atteindra toutefois 63,5 millions de dollars si Québecor obtient une franchise de la Ligue nationale de hockey.

La présidente de Vidéotron, Manon Brouillette, n'a pas dévoilé les détails de l'entente avec Québecor. Elle souligne toutefois que Vidéoton tenait à cette visibilité qui, dit-elle, permet de renforcer la position de l'entreprise dans la région de Québec.

L'entente pour la dénomination de l'édifice n'est cependant pas définitive. Elle pourrait être revue advenant le retour d'une équipe de la LNH à Québec, a mentionné Mme Brouillette.

« Mon rêve ultime, c'est d'être là à long terme, mais on verra le cas échéant lorsqu'un club de hockey va arriver, s'il y a des discussions à avoir, c'est certain qu'on a des dispositions pour avoir des discussions au moment opportun », dit-elle.

L'inauguration officielle de l'amphithéâtre de Québec, construit au coût de 400 millions, est prévue pour le 15 septembre 2015.

Québecor doit annoncer le 14 avril la programmation des événements et spectacles pour les trois premières semaines d'ouverture.

Alain Côté, Michel Bergeron et Kerry Fraser de nouveau réunis #hockey #nhl #vieux #nordiques #quebec

source : 985sports.ca

Selon les dernières indications, on est encore bien loin de revoir un jour la rivalité Canadien-Nordiques. Les publicitaires, eux, n'ont pas oublié toute la frénésie qui entourait ces duels et pige encore dans cette corde sensible pour le placement de leurs produits.

Dans sa campagne: «On a tout rénové, même le passé», la compagnie Réno-Dépôt est la dernière à piger dans le répertoire de cette rivalité qui aura enflammé les Québécois. La campagne

Cette fois, on revisite «le but d'Alain Côté», refusé lors des séries 1987 par l'arbitre Kerry Fraser. On se rappellera de la colère qu'avait suscitée la décision auprès de l'entraîneur des Nordiques, Michel Bergeron.



La publicité de Réno-Dépôt :

Hockey card of the day : 1990-91 Bowman #169 Joe Sakic #card #hockey #trade

                                      FRONT

                                        BACK

Source : Beckett.com

      Item Details

• Set: 1990-91 Bowman
• Player: Sakic, Joe
• Sport: Hockey
• Team: Quebec Nordiques
• Card Number: #169
• Manufacturer: Topps Co.
• Brand: Bowman

Player of the day : Doug Smail #player #day #hockey #jets

Playing career

Doug Smail starred at the University of North Dakota for three seasons from 1977 to 1980, scoring 87 points in 40 games in his final season in the WCHA. His performance was enough to warrant notice from the Winnipeg Jets, and the next season he was a full-time NHL player.

Smail played eleven seasons with Winnipeg, being a top two-way player for them, as he had twelve consecutive seasons in which he scored at least one shorthanded goal, with a total of 28 shorthanded goals in his career.

Perhaps Smail's greatest claim to fame was when he set the NHL record for fastest goal after the opening faceoff by scoring a goal five seconds after the game started on 20 December 1981. Smail finished his career with the Minnesota North Stars, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators, but never achieved the success he had in Winnipeg.

After Smail's NHL career was over, he played three seasons in Britain for Fife Flyers and Cardiff Devils before retiring. He was the first player ever to sign for a British team directly from an NHL team when he signed for Fife Flyers from Ottawa Senators.

 He now resides in Colorado with his wife and three children. Smail was the Assistant Coach of the U-16 Team Rocky Mountain AAA Hockey program, where he coached alongside former NHL player Rick Berry last year, and is now the Head Coach of the Rocky Mountain Roughriders U-15 AAA squad.

 

 

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second Team	1979–80

• Named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1980)
• Named to the NCAA Championship Tournament MVP (1980)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1990)
• British Ice Hockey Writers Association Player of the Year (1994)

 Records

• Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise record for career shorthanded goals (25)
• Fastest goal to start an NHL hockey game (5 seconds)

 

 Career statistics