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Don Gallinger photo

Fixed-odds Betting and Ice Hockey

Fixed-odds betting is one type of gambling typical for sport events. Nowadays, gambling is regulated in many countries and it is subject …

Jacques Plante - mask

NHL – Historical Results

In file “NHL 1942-2015″ (XLSX file), you can find all NHL results since 1942. This file contains one sheet for each NHL …

Stanley Cup

NHL – Stanley Cup Winners

Presenting Stanley Cup winners is little bit tricky task. The reason is that Stanley Cup is not originally a trophy for the …

Stanley Cup

NHL – National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL) was formed on November 26, 1917 after a meeting of club owners in the National Hockey Association …

Winnipeg Falcons (1920)

World Championships

The Ice Hockey World Championships are organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). IIHF was founded on May 15, 1908 as …

Sochi Olympic Mascots for 2014 Olympics

Sochi Olympic Winter Games

Sochi (Сочи), Russia was announced as the host city of the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 on July 4, 2007. In the final …

Nagano 1998 - Russia vs. Czech Republic

Nagano Olympic Winter Games

XVIII Winter Olympic Games took place from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. 72 countries competed in 15 sports. The …

Canada vs. Sweden, II Olympic Winter Games (1928, St. Moritz, Switzerland)

Medal Table

We present four tables, two of them (one long-term and one short-term) are based on the number of medals and next two …

Olympic Opening Ceremony (1896)

Olympic Games

Ancient Olympic Games Let’s start from the beginning. The first ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. …

Patrick Roy - third best goalie by %W

Patrick Roy

Basic Details Full name: Patrick Jacques Roy Nick name: Saint Patrick Born: October 5, 1965, Quebec, Canada Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) …