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Trevor Buchanan                                                            

10th round of the 1989 NHL draft

13 years of semi-pro hockey

Entering 4th year of semi-pro hockey coaching

CHL 4th in games played, 20th scoring, 11th goals, 5th penalty minutes

Selected by Hartford Whalers round 10 #199 overall 1989 NHL Entry Draft

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988-89 Kamloops Blazers WHL 63 13 21 34 217 16 3 5 8 64
1989-90 Kamloops Blazers WHL 29 6 11 17 143 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Victoria Cougars WHL 43 21 20 41 193 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 62 38 28 66 259 13 3 4 7 77
1992-93 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 64 23 38 61 270 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 65 26 26 52 422 6 3 3 6 52
1994-95 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 48 30 27 57 268 2 0 1 1 19
1994-95 Houston Aeros IHL 9 1 0 1 18 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 63 34 27 61 336 13 6 4 10 83
1996-97 Louisville Riverfrogs ECHL 23 4 5 9 96 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 34 4 7 11 64 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 69 31 32 63 282 8 3 2 5 33
1998-99 Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 68 32 45 77 161 12 5 11 16 26
1999-00 Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 67 19 37 56 204 14 4 10 14 68
2000-01 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 71 18 27 45 172 13 5 8 13 41
2001-02 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL 64 17 22 39 133 11 3 2 5 46
2002-03 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL 64 17 30 47 102 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL 63 10 25 35 92 17 3 1 4 16
 
Roller Hockey
1994 Pittsburgh Phantoms RHI 20 24 14 38 70
1996 New Jersey Rockin' Rollers RHI 8 5 7 12 10
1996 Oklahoma Coyotes RHI 1 0 0 0 1
1999 Chicago Bluesmen RHI 12 4 6 10 27

Coaching [notes]

Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result
2002-03 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL Player-Assistant Coach
2004-05 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL Assistant Coach
2005-06 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL Assistant Coach
2006-07 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL Assistant Coach

Suzette Gillingham    

Canada Winter Games member

Olympic tryout

Member of Edmonton Chimos


Dan Hodgson                                                               

Gold medal championship with Canada's National Junior Team

Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year

Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks

10+ years in European League

Dan Hodgson was a slick offensive centre who played parts of four NHL seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks in the late 80s. He was best known as a top amateur prospect in Canada and a scoring star in the domestic leagues of Germany and Switzerland.

Born in Fort Vermillion, Alberta, Hodgson starred in the BCJHL with the Coquitlam Panthers and Cowichan Valley Capitals. In 1982-83 he scored 56 goals for the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders then was drafted 85th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He returned for two more junior seasons and led the league in assists both years. Hodson also played for Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1984 and 1985, winning gold at the latter tournament. He also led the Raiders to the 1985 Memorial Cup, was named MVP of the tournament, placed on the WHL east first all-star team, and named the Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year.

Hodgson showed flashes of excitement for Toronto with 13 goals in 40 games as an NHL rookie in 1985-86. Before the end of the season, he was dispatched to the AHL's St. Catharines Saints and participated in the Calder Cup playoffs. He started the next season in the minors then received a new lease on life when he was sent to the Vancouver Canucks with Jim Benning for Rick Lanz.

Hodgson was a decent role player for parts of three seasons on the west coast but was unable to produce points consistently. After averaging nearly two points per game for the Milwaukee Admirals of the IHL in 1988-89, the talented forward signed with HC Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss League. He later spent two years in Munich,Germany then played several seasons with Swiss clubs SC Langnau, Davos and Zurich before retiring in 2001.

 

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Season Club League GP G A TP PIM +/- GP G A TP PIM
1980-81 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCJHL 39 32 42 74 26
1980-81 Spokane Flyers WHL 2 0 0 0 0
1981-82 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCJHL 46 45 75 120 30
1982-83 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 56 74 130 66
1983-84 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 66 62 119 181 65 5 5 3 8 7
1983-84 Canada WJC-A 7 1 4 5 4
1984-85 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 64 70 112 182 86 13 10 26 36 32
1984-85 Canada WJC-A 7 5 2 7 0
1984-85 Prince Albert Raiders M-Cup 5 1 13 14 6
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 40 13 12 25 12 -5
1985-86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 22 13 16 29 15 13 3 9 12 14
1986-87 Newmarket Saints AHL 20 7 12 19 16
1986-87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 43 9 13 22 25 -9
1987-88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 3 7 10 2 +1
1987-88 Fredericton Express AHL 13 8 18 26 16
1988-89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 23 4 13 17 25 +3
1988-89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 47 27 55 82 47 11 6 7 13 10
1989-90 EHC Lustenau Austria 2 1 1 2 0
1989-90 HC Fribourg-Gotteron Swiss 36 17 22 39 3 4 0 4
1990-91 EC Hedos Munchen Germany 22 10 17 27 12 4 1 0 1 11
1991-92 EC Hedos Munchen Germany 44 24 22 46 31 6 4 5 9 6
1991-92 HC Ajoie Swiss-2 1 1 1 2 0
1992-93 SC Langnau Swiss-2 36 33 39 72 35 5 3 5 8 20
1993-94 SC Langnau Swiss-3 8 6 7 13 6
1994-95 HC Davos Swiss 35 23 27 50 32 5 1 2 3 4
1995-96 HC Davos Swiss 33 16 32 48 59 5 3 4 7 2
1996-97 HC Davos Swiss 46 29 32 61 69 6 2 3 5 2
1997-98 HC Davos Swiss 28 11 29 40 18
1998-99 ZSC Lions Zurich Swiss 43 10 39 49 42 7 2 7 9 6
1998-99 Canada Nat-Tm 3 2 4 6 0
1999-00 ZSC Lions Zurich Swiss 40 11 30 41 64 15 3 5 8 10
2000-01 ZSC Lions Zurich Swiss 35 6 16 22 50 12 2 7 9 20
2001-02 ZSC Lions Zurich Swiss 41 12 19 31 55 16 2 6 8 49
2002-03 ZSC Lions Zurich Swiss 41 10 12 22 36 10 0 2 2 6
2003-04 EHC Basel Swiss 37 6 14 20 26
2004-05 HC Fribourg-Gotteron Swiss 3 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 2 12
NHL Totals 114 29 45 74 64


WHL Rookie of the Year (1983)
WHL East First All-Star Team (1985)
Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year (1985)
Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1985)
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (Memorial Cup Tournament MVP) (1985) 		Traded to Vancouver by Toronto with Jim Benning for Rick Lanz, December 2, 1986.

Chris Phillips                                                          

WHL Rookie of the Year

First pick in the 1996 NHL Draft

Two Gold Medal Championships with Canadian Junior National Team
Member of Ottawa Senators NHL... 10th year

 

As a junior defenceman with Prince Albert and Lethbridge of the WHL, Chris Phillips was a big, strapping blueliner. He was voted the WHL's Rookie of the Year in 1995-96 and he finished the following season as a member of the Memorial Cup All-Star Team, despite his club's loss to the Hull Olympiques in the finals.

A two-time gold medal winner with Canada's World Junior team, Phillips was selected first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Upon completion of his two-year junior career, he went straight to work for his new NHL employer in the nation's capital. In a Senator's sweater, Phillips didn't leap out of the starting gate as a blueline stallion. Instead, he brought his assets to the table and has had to work hard to translate his junior dominance to the bigger, tougher, and more talented NHL.

In his favour, Phillips has an exceptional arsenal of skills, including a heavy point shot, a long reach, a wide body and surprising foot speed. He has been hampered by frequent injuries at times and yet managed to establish a career high in goals (6), assists (16) and points with (22) during the 2001-02 season, before bettering those totals in 2003-04.

Aside from his World Junior experience, Phillips represented his homeland at the 2000 and 2005 World Championships

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Season Club League GP G A TP PIM +/- GP G A TP PIM
1992-93 Fort McMurray Bantam Barons ABHL
1993-94 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 56 6 16 22 72 10 0 3 3 16
1994-95 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 48 16 32 48 127 11 4 2 6 10
1995-96 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 61 10 30 40 97 18 2 12 14 30
1995-96 Canada WJC-A 6 0 0 0 0
1996-97 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 32 3 23 26 58
1996-97 Canada WJC-A 7 0 1 1 4
1996-97 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 26 4 18 22 28 19 4 21 25 20
1996-97 Lethbridge Hurricanes M-Cup 5 2 3 5 14
1997-98 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 5 11 16 38 +2 11 0 2 2 2
1998-99 Ottawa Senators NHL 34 3 3 6 32 -5 3 0 0 0 0
1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 5 14 19 39 +12 6 0 1 1 4
1999-00 Canada WC-A 9 0 0 0 2
2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL 73 2 12 14 31 +8 1 1 0 1 0
2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL 63 6 16 22 29 +5 12 0 0 0 12
2002-03 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 3 16 19 71 +7 18 2 4 6 12
2003-04 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 7 16 23 46 +15 7 1 0 1 12
2004-05 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 27 5 3 8 45
2004-05 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden-Q 9 1 2 3 2
2004-05 Canada WC-A 9 0 1 1 8
2005-06 Ottawa Senators NHL 69 1 18 19 90 +19 9 2 0 2 6
NHL Totals 536 32 106 138 376 67 6 7 13 48


WJC-A All-Star Team (1997)
WHL Rookie of the Year (1996)
WHL East First All-Star Team (1997)
Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1997)
Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1997) 		Missed majority of 1998-99 season recovering from ankle injury suffered in game vs. Buffalo, December 30, 1998. Signed as a free agent by Gavle (Sweden), November 2, 2004

Nolan Pratt                                                         

Two-time Stanley Cup Champion (Tampa Bay and Colorado)

Hartford Whalers drafted 1993 5th round

Member of Tampa Bay Lightning...11th year in NHL

While growing up in northern Alberta during the early 1980s, Nolan Pratt played hockey, lacrosse, and soccer with considerable excitement. But between his three passions, hockey prevailed at the top of the flagpole when it came to a career of choice. Like so many Alberta boys of his day, he was glued to his TV set on Saturday nights to watch his idols, Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky, work their magic.

When his turn came, it was with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL. There, Pratt balanced strong physical play with effective playmaking skills to become a club leader in scoring from the blueline. The Hartford Whalers drafted him early on in his Portland days. And not being immediate NHL material, he continued to sharpen his blades in the WHL until he turned pro in 1995.

At that point, Pratt waded into the world of minor-league hockey, first with the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL and then the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. It wasn't until late in the 1996-97 season that he finally saw his first NHL action with the Whalers. He appeared in nine games, picking up his first two big-league assists.

He opened the following season with the New Haven Beast of the AHL where he played 54 games and then advanced to the Whalers' new incarnation in Carolina. From that point on, he became an NHL regular. He played two more complete seasons with the Hurricanes where he established himself as a physical, stay-at-home rearguard who had little to do with whatever went on in the offensive zone.

In 2000-01, Pratt was blessed by a trade that sent him to Colorado. With the Avs, he continued to perform as a reserve defender who could cover bases in his own zone. By the end of the season, he got his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup.

Pratt was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the start of the 2001-02 season and continued to play a solid defensive game, while helping the Bolts capture their first Stanley Cup title in 2004 and Pratt's second as a player.


REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
Season Club League GP G A TP PIM +/- GP G A TP PIM
1991-92 Bonnyville Pontiacs AJHL 33 3 7 10 57
1991-92 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 22 2 9 11 13 6 1 3 4 12
1992-93 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70 4 19 23 97 16 2 7 9 31
1993-94 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 4 32 36 105 10 1 2 3 14
1994-95 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72 6 37 43 196 9 1 6 7 10
1995-96 Springfield Falcons AHL 62 2 6 8 72 2 0 0 0 0
1995-96 Richmond Renegades ECHL 4 1 0 1 2
1996-97 Hartford Whalers NHL 9 0 2 2 6 0
1996-97 Springfield Falcons AHL 66 1 18 19 127 17 0 3 3 18
1997-98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 23 0 2 2 44 -2
1997-98 Beast of New Haven AHL 54 3 15 18 135 -5
1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 61 1 14 15 95 +15 3 0 0 0 2
1999-00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 64 3 1 4 90 -22
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 46 1 2 3 40 +2
2001-02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 46 0 3 3 51 -4
2002-03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 67 1 7 8 35 -6 4 0 1 1 0
2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 58 1 3 4 42 +11 20 0 0 0 8
2004-05 EV Duisburg German-2 10 2 2 4 14 12 0 3 3 10
2005-06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 0 9 9 60 +7 5 0 0 0 7
NHL Totals 456 7 43 50 463 32 0 1 1 17


Transferred to Carolina after Hartford franchise relocated, June 25, 1997. Traded to Colorado by Carolina with Carolina's 1st (Vaclav Nedorost) and 2nd (Jared Aulin) round choices in 2000 Entry Draft and Philadelphia's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Colorado selected Agris Saviels) in 2000 Entry Draft for Sandis Ozolinsh and Columbus' 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Carolina selected Tomas Kurka) in 2000 Entry Draft, June 24, 2000. Traded to Tampa Bay by Colorado for Los Angeles' 6th round choice (previously acquired, Colorado selected Scott Horvath) in 2001 Entry Draft, June 24, 2001. Signed as a free agent by Duisburg (German-2), January 15, 2005.

Brian Shantz                                      

Two time Ken McKenzie Trophy winner for top scorer in Central Hockey League

Winner of Bill Levins Trophy for Central Hockey League MVP

11 years of semi-pro hockey

CHL 7th in goals, 17th in assists, 5th in career points

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988-89 Kamloops Blazers WHL 62 33 53 86 47 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Kamloops Blazers WHL 71 39 75 114 70 14 4 6 10 14
1992-93 Erie Panthers ECHL 38 14 26 40 44 5 2 3 5 23
1993-94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 4 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Erie Panthers ECHL 54 25 43 68 58 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 66 39 80 119 125 13 10 17 27 27
1995-96 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 64 54 85 139 90 12 3 11 14 22
1995-96 Utah Grizzlies IHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Quad-City Mallards CoHL 9 1 13 14 2 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 26 2 9 11 21 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 18 2 5 7 4 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Shreveport Mudbugs WPHL 69 30 82 112 64 8 5 7 12 6
1998-99 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 69 26 63 89 48 8 3 9 12 16
1999-00 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 70 30 79 109 97 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 23 11 22 33 18 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Corpus Christi Icerays CHL 13 2 6 8 10 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Tulsa Oilers CHL 18 2 11 13 11 -- -- -- -- --
 
Roller Hockey
1993 Oakland Skates RHI 14 9 20 29 8
1994 Edmonton Sled Dogs RHI 22 18 34 52 14
1995 Oklahoma Coyotes RHI 14 15 12 27 9
1995 Vancouver Voodoo RHI 3 0 2 2 0


Bobby Stewart

NCAA Championship Maine Black Bears. Team Captain

Six years of semi-pro hockey

Despite short minor hockey career holds many record in United Hockey League and West Coast Hockey League

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994-95 U. of Alaska-Anchorage NCAA 20 1 3 4 20
1996-97 U. of Maine NCAA 33 9 11 20 12
1997-98 U. of Maine NCAA 36 10 11 21 20
1998-99 U. of Maine NCAA 31 8 5 13 28
1998-99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 65 31 46 77 64 5 3 3 6 0
1999-00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 2 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Grand-Rapids Griffins IHL 7 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 35 18 20 38 36 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Jackson Bandits ECHL 26 9 12 21 16 5 1 1 2 17
2001-02 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 72 39 51 90 93 15 9 7 16 4
2002-03 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 72 48 34 82 70 12 10 5 15 14
2003-04 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 59 26 40 66 50 7 2 3 5 2
2004-05 Dundas Real McCoys OHASr 25 27 31 58 8
2005-06 Dundas Real McCoys OHASr 16 9 13 22 13

Scottie Upshall      

Playing career

Upshall began catching scouts' eyes as a member of the 2000 Royal Bank Cup winning Fort McMurray Oil Barons. He was also named 1999-2000 AJHL Rookie of the Year, as well as being awarded the Oil Barons Rookie of the Year and People's Choice Award. He then joined the WHL's Kamloops Blazers, and following to seasons of impressive play at the major junior and international levels, Upshall was drafted in the first round, 6th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Following the Blazers' early exit from 2003 WHL playoffs, he joined the Predators' AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, and played for them in their playoffs. During that time, he also made his NHL debut April 27, 2003 against the San Jose Sharks.

Upshall tried to establish himself with the Predators, however he never found his scoring touch, so he would spend time with both the Predators and the Admirals throughout his entire career in Nashville. During that time, he would win the Calder Cup in the 2003-04 and would make it to the finals again in 2005-06 after Nashville was eliminated from the NHL playoffs.

For the 2006-07 season, Upshall began to spend time solely with the Predators until a groin injury kept him sidelined. Following a conditioning stint with the Admirals, Upshall was traded, along with Ryan Parent and two draft picks (first and third round picks), to the Philadelphia Flyers for Peter Forsberg on February 15, 2007. He scored his first goal as a Flyer in his debut against the New York Rangers on February 17, 2007 and then followed it up with another goal in his very next game against the Boston Bruins on February 19, 2007.

Awards


 

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000-01 Kamloops Blazers WHL 70 42 45 87 111 4 0 2 2 10
2001-02 Kamloops Blazers WHL 61 32 51 83 139 4 1 2 3 21
2002-03 Kamloops Blazers WHL 42 25 31 56 113 6 0 2 2 34
2002-03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 2
2002-03 Nashville Predators NHL 8 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 31 13 11 24 42 8 3 0 3 4
2003-04 Nashville Predators NHL 7 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 62 19 27 46 108 5 2 2 4 8
2005-06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 23 17 16 33 44 14 6 10 16 20
2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 48 8 16 24 34 2 0 0 0 0
2006-07 Nashville Predators* NHL 14 2 1 3 18
2006-07 Milwaukee Admirals* AHL 5 0 1 1 6
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 9 4 3 7 2
NHL Totals 86 15 21 36 54 2 0 0 0 0


 

1999-2000 Fort McMurray Oil Barons                         

Royal Bank Championship National Junior A Champions

 

Players: Scott Basiuk, Kent Beagle, Jason Boyd, Tyler Brough, Michael Brown, Galloway Carrroll, Jeff Drummond, Shane Frank, Travis Gladue, Chad Ketzel, Dave McCulloch, Scott McQueen, Brad McTavish, Colin Murphy, Clint Orr, Edward Skip Renauld, Nick Roberts, Nathan Rosychuk, Dustin Schwartz, Quinn Sherdahl, Robbie Staudinger, Craig Strain, Justin Trudeau, Scottie Upshall, Brent Zelenewhich


Staff: Gates Genereux, Fran Gow, Kevin Higo, Wendell Hodgson, Shane Kearney

1995 Fort McMurray PeeWee Barons

Champions of the international division for the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament