February 2006 Volume 10 Number 1 Published by the International Ice Hockey Federation Editor-in-Chief Jan-Ake Edvinsson Supervising Editor Kimmo Leinonen Editor Szymon Szemberg Assistant Editor Jenny Wiedeke The book of magic moments to add a new page Photo: AL TIELEMANS, Courtesy of Sports Illustrated LIGHT MY FIRE! Ice Hockey was bestowed the biggest honour in sport when the 1980 U.S. Olympic team was selected to light the caldron at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. It was the first time the entire team was brought together after the "Miracle on Ice" in Lake Placid 22 years earlier, when the American collegians defeated the Soviet Union, the biggest upset in international ice hockey ever. Lake Placid 1980 tops our list (see pages 6-7) of the top 10 moments in Olympic ice hockey history. – as Torino 2006 has the potential be even better than Nagano and Salt Lake City The ice hockey tournament at the Salt Lake City Olympics four years ago was an Lake Placid 26 years ago and none of the 1980 gold medalists ever became super- eye opener for a vast sports audience in North America and the world. “The best stars, but their careers will always be measured by what they accomplished in the hockey ever displayed” was exposed to 2.1 milliard viewers in 160 countries Olympics. Twenty-two years later that very team was bestowed the highest honor, as the coverage doubled from Nagano 1998. lighting the Olympic torch in Salt Lake City 2002. RENÉ FASEL EDITORIAL As much as we hope that Torino 2006 will deliver new magic, we realize that Lake Placid 1980 will be hard to beat in terms of miracles. After all, they don’t happen too ■■ Torino 2006 gives us the next opportunity to showcase our sport to a projected often. Of course, Lake Placid tops our list of Olympic magical moments (page 6-7.) world-wide TV-audience of 2.3 milliard viewers. As international hockey and the NHL ■■ have joined forces in stricter rule enforcement to promote the skillful players and the Olympic heroes don’t become bigger than Peter Forsberg in Lillehammer 1994 finer parts of our game we have another historic opportunity to present hockey as the and Olympic miseries don’t get any deeper than Paul Kariya’s in the same gold medal fastest and most skilled team sport in the world. game between Sweden and Canada. While Forsberg executed his penalty shot into immortality, Kariya’s subsequent attempt was thwarted and Sweden won its first ever Yes, I am excited and I am happy to admit that nothings brings out the child in me like Olympic hockey gold. the Olympic Winter Games. And we have two great ice hockey tournaments to look forward to. The men’s tournament has the potential to be even better than both Canadians from coast to coast were dancing in the streets in 2002 as their women’s Nagano and Salt Lake City because we have a format which is easier to understand and men’s teams won, stopping a 50-year gold medal draught for the men, and giving for fans, and is equal for all teams. the women their first-ever Olympic gold. ■■ ■■ The Olympic tournaments have an inner strength that goes beyond individual Whether you win or lose, you have to wait four years to get another shot at the participation. Heroes are made in the Olympics, regardless of what merit you bring with biggest prize in sport. I can’t wait for the XX Olympic Winter Games to begin. you coming into the games and regardless of how your career looked afterwards. René Fasel The Herb Brooks-led group of collegians was virtually unknown when they arrived in IIHF President 2 Volume 10 Number 1 February 2006 No zero-tollerance, but Eleven time gold medallist Vladimir Petrov leads the stricter interpretations on IIHF Hall of Fame class of -06 to be inducted in Riga IIHF President René Fasel and Walter L. Bush Jr., 80 then Calgary until 1986) appearing in two All Star restraining fouls Chairman of the IIHF Hall of Fame Selection Committee games. Won the Stanley Cup with Edmonton in 1987. announced on January 22 the names of the 2006 induc- Still leads all Swedes in the NHL with his 131 points will rule tees into the IIHF Hall of Fame. There are six members of from the 1980-81-season. the Class of 2006 in two categories. in Torino 2006 ■ Henryk Gruth (POL): 11th on the all-time list of play- Players: Vladimir Petrov (RUS), Juhani Wahlsten (FIN), ers with the most international games with 292 for ■■ The IIHF is committed to its objective to create a Kent Nilsson (SWE), Henryk Gruth (POL) Poland. The defensive stalwart, starred for Poland for 17 playing environment where the best players are allowed Builders: Shoichi Tomita (JPN), Anatoli Khorozov (UKR). seasons and took part in 14 IIHF World Championships to show their skills and be protected from infractions of and four Olympic Winter Games 1980-1992. Was a players who use hooking, holding and interference as Also: member of the Polish 1976 world championship team means to neutralize the skilled performers. Paul Loicq Award (for special contribution to the IIHF which stunned the Soviet Union, 6-4, in one of the big- and international hockey.Award named after Paul Loicq, gest upsets in international hockey. The stricter interpretation of the existing rules was IIHF President 1922-1947): Bo Tovland (SWE) implemented by the IIHF as of the 2005-2006-season ■ Shoichi Tomita (JPN): Has contributed vastly to the and most major European hockey leagues have followed The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on world-wide development of ice hockey, especially in suit.An IIHF Policy Statement on stricter rule enforcement May 11, 2006 during the 70th IIHF World Championship Asia. The success of the 1998 Olympics in Nagano can was presented by IIHF President René Fasel on in Riga, Latvia. The IIHF Hall of Fame was introduced in be attributed to Tomita’s efforts. IIHF Vice-President November 16, 2005 on IIHF.com. 1997 and now boasts 131 hockey greats from 22 since 1994. Recipient of the Olympic Order in 2002. As a nations. player, Tomita was the goalkeeper of the Japanese ■■ The new interpretations on all restraining fouls are national team in the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley as outlined in two documents which have been circulated Short-bios: well as in the 1962 IIHF World Championship in to all IIHF Member National Associations, all IIHF On-Ice ■ Vladimir Petrov (RUS): Centred one of the best for- Colorado Springs. Officials and to media through IIHF.com. ward lines of all-time, where he was flanked by Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, playing for the Soviet ■ Anatoli Khorozov (UKR): Helped to build the ❑ 2006 IIHF Rule Emphasis Bulletin Union. Captured two Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976) Ukrainian ice hockey program in the 60s, while still ❑ IIHF Officiating Standards (supplement to the above) and one silver (1980) as well as nine IIHF World under the domain of the Soviet Union. Khorozov, iden- Championship titles, two silver and one bronze. Scored tified as “father” of ice hockey in Ukraine, was instru- These two documents are the guidelines when determining 154 points in 102 IIHF World Championship games. mental in starting numerous hockey schools throug- the conformity in rule interpretation standards between Claimed 11 national titles with CSKA Moscow. In all, hout the country including in Kiev, Kharkov and the IIHF and the NHL on-ice officials who are assigned to Petrov scored 370 goals and recorded 711 points in 596 Donetsk. He spent 35 years as President of the the Turin Olympics. league games. Ukrainian Ice Hockey Association. Your guide to Olympic hockey ■ Juhani Wahlsten (FIN): A mainstay on the Finnish Paul Loicq Award: national team in the 60s appearing in 115 games. In ■■ The 2006 IIHF Olympic Media Guide has arrived just 1967, as the captain of the Finnish squad, he led the ■ Bo Tovland (SWE): Permanent fixture as Team in time for the Games. The 186-page, full-color book is team to its first ever IIHF World Championship win over Manager of the Swedish national team throughout much the definitive source for historical information about the Czechoslovakia scoring two decisive goals. Led his club of the 1980s and 1990s. Secretary General during the ice hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter games. Ilves Tampere to a national championship in 1960. 1981, 1989 and the 1995 IIHF World Championships in Sweden and member of the Organizing Committee at the The book features results from every hockey game at ■ Kent Nilsson (SWE): Known as ‘Mr. Magic’ by hockey 2002 IIHF World Championship in Sweden. Spent 20 years the Olympics in an extensive history section. For media fans, Nilsson appeared in three IIHF World on the Executive Board of the Swedish Ice Hockey members in Torino, the guide Championships (earning a silver medal in 1990) and in Association. Member of the IIHF Championship provides information on every three Canada Cups for Sweden. Spent the bulk of his Evaluation Committee. team at the championship, NHL-career with the Flames organization (Atlanta 1979- including rosters, practice schedules and contacts. Both men’s and women’s results Russian Superleague clubs dominate European cups and records are included in the ■■ The Russian league guide as well. made a clean sweep in the 2006 IIHF European The guide will be available free club competitions, win- of charge to all accredited ning both the European media members attending the Champions Cup (page 2006 Olympic Winter Games.