Ice Hockey Annual 01-02 Review

Cover photo of Great Britain and Sheffield Steelers David Longstaff
by Chris Valentine

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Superleague}^{British
National league}^{Benson and Hedges Cup & Plate}^{ntl: Christmas Cup

English League}^{Scottish Cup}^{England Youth Internationals}^{Women's League}^{Hall of Fame}^{Club Directory

New Rink News

Review of}^Season^{Rink Attendances

Roll of Honour

Women's Hockey

World Championships

World & European Junior Championships}

Who was the Ayr Scottish Eagles top scorer (in all competitions) ?

Ed Courtenay
Tony Hand
Teeder Wynne

Personal View
GB Head Coach
Chris McSorley

"I know the fans like fighting but it doesn't happen in football. Britain's leagues should adopt international rules and eliminate fighting completely."

The Billion Dollar League

NHL salaries burst through the one billion dollar ceiling in 2000-01.

The total payroll on opening night for the 737 players and the 47 players on the injured reserve list was US$1,001,999,328 [about Ł714 million].

Sixteen NHL players earned $7 million or more, led by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks’ Paul Kariya and Colorado Avalanche’s Peter Forsberg, who commanded a record $10 million each. There were 32 players earning $5 million or more, and 46 being paid $4 million, including Belfast-born Owen Nolan of San Jose Sharks.

League salaries more than doubled since the last collective barganing agreement was signed in 1995 by the league and the Players’ Association.

The average for an NHL player is now $825,000, an all-time high in a league where the only talented player taking home a ‘moderate’ amount - $1.4 million - is Pittsburgh Penguin’s Mario Lemieux who owns his own club.

What was the total attendance figure for Sheffield Steelers 24 Superleague home games?
127,939 138,009 142,082

"Canadians dominate the sport over here, but they've given Superleague a very British feel."
An obscure comment from Henry Naylor when presenting
Channel 4's UK Ice Hockey programme.

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Who had most penalty points for
Solihull Barons
in the English National League (Premier) ?

(a) Stephen Doyle

(b) Andrew Howarth

(c) Norman Pinnington

London Knights

Players' Player	Trevor Robins
Coach's Player	Trevor Robins
Crusaders' Player	Neal Martin
Best Defenceman	Neal Martin
Best Netminder	Trevor Robins
Top Points Scorer	Bryan Richardson

Some match announcers must have had nightmares over some of the names appearing in match programmes during the 2000-01 season. Dwayne Gylywoych (Romford Raiders) Sergejs Kravcenko (Haringey Greyhounds) Erkki Rajamaki (Newcastle Jesters) Johan Silfwerplatz (Ayr Scottish Eagles) Shayne Toporowski (Belfast Giants) Richard Wojciak (Swindon Phoenix) Fredrik Ytfeldt (Romford Raiders)