User talk:Alaney2k/Archive Oct 2007

AHAC
Is there more information about the AHAC in 1888-1892?
 * There is, but I have to go to the Hall of Fame to see it. I live in Toronto. Otherwise, I don't know of any.Alaney2k 13:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I did find some in the book Ultimate Hockey. Alaney2k 22:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Quebec Bulldogs
Since I noticed you have been adding a lot of info to historical hockey teams on the wikipedia, I wanted to share something with you. I did a bunch of research on the Bulldogs five years ago (with alot of help from SIHR member Michel Vignault) and I was able to track down thier history.


 * The club actually debuted in 1878. They debuted the same year that the Montreal Victorias did. Only the Montreal MgGills predate them as the oldest known organized HC. (They debuted in 1877).
 * The team was simply known as the Quebec HC from 1878-1907/08. They adopted the Bulldog nickname prior to the start of the 1908/09 season.
 * The were only called the Athletics when they joined the NHL in 1919/20. P. Quinn renamed the team (and gave them new uniforms) after he revived them to play in the NHL for that season. The NHL even acknowledged this in thier 75TH anniversary book.

Here is the timeline of the club

QUEBEC HC				1878/79-1907/08 QUEBEC BULLDOGS                        1908/09-1916/17

QUEBEC ATHLETICS                       1919/20

1878/79-1881/1882               Various unorganized challenges. Hockey had not     gone "mainstream" yet.

1882/1883                         MONTREAL WINTER CARNIVAL Tournament

1883/1884-1884/1885               Didn't Play

1885/1886                         DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP Tournament

1886/1887-1887/1888               Didn't play except for various exhibition games.

1888/89-1897/1898                 AHAC (possibly sat out 1890/91 season)

1898/1899-1904/1905               CAHL

1905/1906-1907/08                 ECAHA

1908/09                           ECHA

1909/10                           CHA

1910/11-1916/17                   NHA

Joined NHL in 1919/20 as QUEBEC ATHLETICS (after sitting out 1917/18-1918/19)Giantdevilfish 01:20, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * That's interesting stuff. Thanks for posting it here. I am certainly thinking of joining the SIHR (despite Steven Harper being in it :-) ) Alaney2k 17:31, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

The few guys I've talked too from there seemed really nice. Whenever I have questions about Montreal teams I always E-mail Michel and he's always quick to supply answers and information. He's also provided some interesting tidbits such as.


 * Did you know the Montreal Maroons wanted to be called the Wanderers when they debuted in 1924, but Richard Boon refused to let his copyright of the name go without a big amount of money?


 * Did you know the Montreal Crystals changed thier name through the years? They always changed thier name to match up with the name of the arena they played in.

From 1884-89: They were called the Crystals
 * 1890: The Dominion
 * 1891: The Crescent
 * 1892: did not play
 * 1893-95: Returned to the name Crystals.

Morey Holzman is also great. I always E-Mail him whenever I need info in general, and he's always quick to respond to me, even when he's at work. He's also provided some great info about the Leafs such as.


 * Charles Querrie wanted to call the team the TECUMSEHS when he obtained them in 1919, but was convinced by the other owners to name them the St.Pats instead.
 * Querrie was planning to rename the St.Pats the Maple Leafs, even before he sold them to Smythe. The very popular Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club had won the junior World Series in 1926, so Querrie wanted to cash in on thier popularity.Giantdevilfish 01:07, 28 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I had heard about the Tecumsehs thing. Querrie renaming the St. Pats was new to me. It seems to be downplayed, the name change to the Leafs, maybe because the baseball team owned the name. Alaney2k 19:48, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Men's Hockey?
I'm curious as to why you felt the need to define The Anaheim Ducks as a "men's ice hockey team". I maybe wrong but I never noticed anything in the NHL rulebook limiting the players to men. See also: Manon Rheaume. ccwaters 18:10, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You know, you are right. I was trying to write the 'Leading Paragraph' for people who don't know and it's true, a woman could play for the Ducks. Although, it's all men right now. And they have the name 'Ducks' which could be a kid's team. Seriously! (I don't mean that in a mean way.) Leave in and take out when they have women? Alaney2k 18:40, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Senator Nick Foligno
At Nick Foligno the American flag is used 'only'. Also (though not certain), the Hockey Project goes by the 'international team flag'. GoodDay 23:39, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * If he -has- dual citizenship, I suggest it should be mentioned somewhere. I would suggest at the Nick Foligno page. Alaney2k 23:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd recommend getting the Project members opinon, for what to do at both pages Foligno and Ottawa Senators. I'm not certain how to handle the flags. GoodDay 23:50, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
 * According to the last discussion at Wikipedia talk: WikiProject Ice Hockey/Team pages format for NHL team current rosters, the national team flag is required (in this case Foligno gets only the American flag). Not sure about player pages however. GoodDay 00:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Scotiabank Place
Could you please verify the identity of the announcer at Scotiabank Place? An anonymous user is inerting Stuntman Stu. Flibirigit 03:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)