The Hockey News Hockey Almanac 2000 Book

	Wayne's World	ix
	The Legend of the Great Gretzky	xiii
	Introduction	xvii
	Acknowledgments	xix
	NHL Family Tree	xxii
1	How it All Began: 1917-1924	1
2	The Yanks Are Coming: 1924-1929	17
3	A New World of Offense: 1929-1942	29
4	A Solid Six: 1942-1967	57
5	Coast-To-Coast: 1967-1979	105
6	Merger and The Gretzky Explosion: 1979-1988	139
7	Crowning New Champions: 1988-1999	167
8	The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time	219
	Wayne Gretzky	220
	Bobby Orr	222
	Gordie Howe	223
	Mario Lemieux	225
	Maurice Richard	227
	Doug Harvey	227
	Jean Beliveau	230
	Bobby Hull	230
	Terry Sawchuk	233
	Eddie Shore	234
	Guy LaFleur	234
	Mark Messier	237
	Jacques Plante	239
	Ray Bourque	240
	Howie Morenz	242
	Glenn Hall	243
	Stan Mikita	245
	Phil Esposito	246
	Denis Potvin	248
	Mike Bossy	250
	Ted Lindsay	252
	Red Kelly	254
	Bobby Clarke	256
	Larry Robinson	257
	Ken Dryden	259
	Frank Mahovlich	261
	Milt Schmidt	262
	Paul Coffey	264
	Henri Richard	264
	Bryan Trottier	267
	Dickie Moore	269
	Newsy Lalonde	271
	Syl Apps	272
	Bill Durnan	274
	Patrick Roy	274
	Charlie Conacher	277
	Jaromir Jagr	278
	Marcel Dionne	280
	Joe Malone	282
	Chris Chelios	283
	Dit Clapper	285
	Bernie Geoffrion	287
	Tim Horton	288
	Bill Cook	290
	Johnny Bucyk	291
	George Hainsworth	293
	Gilbert Perreault	294
	Max Bentley	296
	Brad Park	298
	Jari Kurri	299
	Nels Stewart	301
	King Clancy	301
	Bill Cowley	302
	Eric Lindros	302
	Harvey Jackson	303
	Peter Stastny	304
	Ted Kennedy	306
	Andy Bathgate	306
	Pierre Pilote	307
	Turk Broada	307
	Frank Boucher	308
	Cy Denneny	308
	Bernie Parent	309
	Brett Hull	309
	Aurel Joliat	311
	Toe Blake	311
	Frank Brimsek	312
	Elmer Lach	312
	Dave Keon	313
	Grant Fuhr	314
	Brian Leetch	316
	Earl Siebert	316
	Doug Bentley	317
	Borje Salming	317
	Georges Vezina	318
	Charlie Gardiner	318
	Clint Benedict	319
	Steve Yzerman	319
	Tony Esposito	319
	Billy Smith	322
	Serge Savard	322
	Alex Delvecchio	323
	Babe Dye	323
	Lorne Chabot	324
	Sid Abel	324
	Bob Gainey	325
	Johnny Bower	327
	Sprague Cleghorn	327
	Mike Gartner	328
	Norm Ullman	328
	Sweeney Schriner	328
	Joe Primeau	329
	Darryl Sittler	329
	Joe Sakic	331
	Dominik Hasek	331
	Babe Pratt	332
	Jack Stewart	332
	Yvan Cournoyer	332
	Bill Gadsby	332
	Frank Nighbor	333
9	The Stanley Cup	335
	History
	Champions
	Records
10	Hockey's Memorable Moments	353
11	The All-Star Game	379
	Year-by-Year Summaries
	Individual Records
12	NHL On TV	415
13	The Officials	421
14	Hockey Hall of Fame	431
	Players
	Referees, Linesmen
	Builders
	Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners
	Foster Hewitt Memorial Award Winners
	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
15	NHL Records	467
	Individual and Team
	Career and Single Season Leaders
	Trophy Winners: Hart, Ross, Vezina, Selke, Norris, Calder, Smythe, Jennings, Lady Byng, Masterton, Adams, Clancy, Patrick, Pearson, Presidents', Prince of Wales, Campbell
	All-Star Teams
	NHL Entry Draft
16	World Hockey Association	507
17	WHA Player Register	519
18	The Women's Game	537
19	Junior Hockey: Canada's Best	545
20	Minor League Hockey: Stepping Stone to the NHL	555
21	U.S. College Hockey: on the Rise	565
22	The Olympic Games and International Competitions	569
23	Young Guns: Top Draft Picks	577
24	NHL Coach Register	583
25	All-Time NHL Player Register	597
	Glossary	885
	Index	889
	Photo Credits	901