beeHive 96/97 Hockey Playoff Pool Standings

For the 3rd time in the last 4 hockey pools, Terry Stewart has reigned supreme and claims the Rogue Puck (TM). Once again we'll need to put up with one of his 'refreshing' (for lake of a better word) acceptance speeches.

Check the honourary list of Previous Pool Winners.

Here's some humble words from the winner:

In a post Stanley Cup interview, Larry Murphy was asked if he had any words for the Toronto fans. He responded that Toronto fans really didn't understand or appreciate him. Further they just didn't understand or appreciate hockey. "The Toronto fans got what they deserved."

Murphy's words ring true when it comes to hockey pools. That is to say, you pretty much get what you deserve. I know that this is tough on the vast majority of you who have never tasted champagne straight from a Rogue Puck (tm) but don't despair. Once in a while luck prevails (eg, the Leafs' Stanley Cup in 1967 and Larry Nelson's Rogue Puck (tm) in 1996/97). So keep on entering - you just never know.

And when all else fails, you are welcome to visit the "Hat Trick Rogue Puck Family (tm)" in Burt Matthews Hall any time.

Terry Stewart, June, 1997

You may also be interested in this related article which appeared in the Waterloo Sun: Sunflash.

The Teams

1. Terry Stewart stewart@healthy - 165

2. Geoff MacDonald ggmacdon@watarts - 159

• Trade : PA -3 : April 30 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 9 pts for Mario Lemieux 6 pts
• Trade : PA -4 : May 5 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 9 pts for Mike Modano 5 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : June 2 : Group 2 : aquired John Leclair 19 pts for Peter Forsberg 18 pts

3. Helene Hamilton hhamilto@freenet.npiec.on.ca - 156

• Trade : PA +2 : April 30 : Group 9 : aquired Ryan Smyth 5 pts for Daniel Alfredsson 7 pts
• Trade : PA +3 : May 15 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 7 pts for Derek Plante 10 pts
• Trade : PA +8 : June 3 : Group 2 : aquired Steve Yzerman 10 pts for Peter Forsberg 18 pts

4. Larry Nelson lnelson@rubinlab.umd.edu - 154

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA -2 : May 5 : Group 6 : aquired Rod Brindamour 7 pts for Bobby Holik 5 pts
• Trade : PA +7 : June 3 : Group 4 : aquired Sergei Fedorov 15 pts for Valeri Kamensky 22 pts

5. Amy Rubin arubin@rubinlab.umd.edu - 153

• Trade : PA -2 : April 30 : Group 12 : aquired Larry Murphy 5 pts for Mike Gartner 3 pts
• Trade : PA +8 : May 27 : Group 4 : aquired Sergei Fedorov 14 pts for Valeri Kamensky 22 pts
• Trade : PA +6 : June 1 : Group 3 : aquired Mikael Renberg 11 pts for Sandis Ozolinsh 17 pts

6. David Bertrand dmbertra@science.watstar - 151

• Trade : PA -3 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Scott Mellanby 2 pts
• Trade : PA +1 : May 9 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 12 pts for Paul Kariya 13 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : June 2 : Group 2 : aquired John Leclair 19 pts for Peter Forsberg 18 pts

7. Ken Rubin krubin@rubinlab.umd.edu - 150

• Trade : PA +1 : April 30 : Group 9 : aquired Ryan Smyth 5 pts for Mark Recchi 6 pts
• Trade : PA +3 : May 12 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 7 pts for Derek Plante 10 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : June 1 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Joe Sakic 25 pts

8. Thorsten Schiller thorsten@watcom.on.ca - 149

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA +3 : May 7 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 9 pts for Paul Kariya 12 pts
• Trade : PA +7 : June 2 : Group 4 : aquired Sergei Fedorov 25 pts for Valeri Kamensky 22 pts

9. Rob McLaren mclaren@sciborg - 148

• Trade : PA -1 : April 27 : Group 7 : aquired Joe Nieuwendyk 3 pts for Scott Mellanby 2 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 2 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA +8 : June 2 : Group 2 : aquired Steve Yzerman 10 pts for Peter Forsberg 18 pts

10. Tim Farrell tim@watarts - 147

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA -6 : May 12 : Group 6 : aquired Rod Brindamour 11 pts for Bobby Holik 5 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : June 3 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Joe Sakic 25 pts

11. Rob Coplan rcoplan@ccs.carleton.ca - 147

• Trade : PA -4 : April 28 : Group 5 : aquired Wayne Gretzky 6 pts for Pierre Turgeon 2 pts
• Trade : PA +4 : May 12 : Group 12 : aquired Larry Murphy 7 pts for Dmitri Mironov 11 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : June 3 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Joe Sakic 25 pts

12. Bill Eickmeier bee@watarts - 147

• Trade : PA -4 : April 30 : Group 12 : aquired Dmitri Mironov 7 pts for Kirk Muller 3 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 1 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : June 2 : Group 2 : aquired John Leclair 19 pts for Peter Forsberg 18 pts

13. Paul Fera paulfera@nortel.ca - 146

• Trade : PA -4 : April 30 : Group 12 : aquired Larry Murphy 5 pts for Ed Olczyk 1 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 1 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : June 1 : Group 2 : aquired John Leclair 19 pts for Peter Forsberg 18 pts

14. George Labahn glabahn@daisy - 145

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA +1 : May 9 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 12 pts for Paul Kariya 13 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : June 3 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Joe Sakic 25 pts

15. Bob Hicks bjhicks@dcs1 - 144

• Trade : PA +4 : April 30 : Group 5 : aquired Adam DEadmarsh 5 pts for Brett Hull 9 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 1 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Pat Verbeek 4 pts
• Trade : PA +7 : June 2 : Group 4 : aquired Sergei Fedorov 15 pts for Valeri Kamensky 22 pts

16. Geoff Haddock G.Haddock@exeter.ac.uk - 144

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA -5 : May 12 : Group 12 : aquired Larry Murphy 7 pts for Steve Thomas 2 pts

17. Josh Rubin jrubin@rubinlab.umd.edu - 138

• Trade : PA -4 : April 30 : Group 3 : aquired Paul Kariya 9 pts for Mike Modano 5 pts
• Trade : PA +5 : May 12 : Group 3 : aquired Mikael Renberg 8 pts for Paul Kariya 13 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : June 1 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Joe Sakic 25 pts

18. Yvonne Weppler yweppler@watarts - 136

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Pat Verbeek 4 pts
• Trade : PA -6 : May 14 : Group 6 : aquired Rod Brindamour 11 pts for Bobby Holik 5 pts
• Trade : PA -3 : June 2 : Group 4 : aquired Sergei Fedorov 15 pts for Mark Messier 12 pts

19. Cameron MacLean cameron@humansys.com - 133

• Trade : PA +1 : April 30 : Group 9 : aquired Ryan Smyth 5 pts for Mark Recchi 6 pts
• Trade : PA -6 : May 9 : Group 1 : aquired Joe Sakic 16 pts for Teemu Selanne 10 pts

20. Troy Visser tvisser@watarts - 132

• Trade : PA +2 : April 30 : Group 12 : aquired Steve Thomas 1 pts for Kirk Muller 3 pts
• Trade : PA -4 : May 15 : Group 5 : aquired Wayne Gretzky 11 pts for Adam Deadmarsh 7 pts

21. Paul Chin pyschin@uwaterloo.ca - 131

• Trade : PA -4 : April 23 : Group 1 : aquired Joe Sakic 6 pts for Brendan Shanahan 2 pts
• Trade : PA -4 : May 1 : Group 12 : aquired Dmitri Mironov 7 pts for Mike Gartner 3 pts

22. Nancy Keane nkeane@dcs1 - 127

• Trade : PA -6 : April 30 : Group 8 : aquired Brian Holzinger 6 pts for Vincent Damphousse 0 pts
• Trade : PA -6 : May 23 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 10 pts for Pat Verbeek 4 pts
• Trade : PA -7 : June 2 : Group 6 : aquired Rod Brindamour 18 pts for Doug Weight 11 pts

23. Steve Wright swright@cats.ucsc.edu - 126

• Trade : PA -6 : April 30 : Group 8 : aquired Brian Holzinger 6 pts for Vincent Damphousse 0 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 1 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : June 4 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Joe Sakic 25 pts

24. Marla Bigel mbigel@watarts - 125

• Trade : PA -1 : April 29 : Group 11 : aquired Randy Cunneyworth 2 pts for Valeri Bure 1 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 2 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 6 pts for Mike Modano 5 pts

25. Steve Shikaze shikaze@cgrnserc - 122

• Trade : PA -5 : April 28 : Group 10 : aquired Jason Arnott 5 pts for Stephane Richer 0 pts
• Trade : PA -1 : May 1 : Group 9 : aquired Ryan Smyth 5 pts for Saku Koivu 4 pts

26. Bryan Smale smale@healthy - 120

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 9 : aquired Ryan Smyth 5 pts for Saku Koivu 4 pts
• Trade : PA -6 : May 1 : Group 8 : aquired Brian Holzinger 6 pts for Vincent Damphousse 0 pts

27. Mark Zanna mpzanna@princeton.edu - 120

• Trade : PA -6 : April 30 : Group 8 : aquired Brian Holzinger 6 pts for Vincent Damphousse 0 pts
• Trade : PA -5 : May 12 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 14 pts for John Maclean 9 pts
• Trade : PA -13 : June 1 : Group 6 : aquired Rod Brindamour 18 pts for Bobby Holik 5 pts

28. Rita Cherkewski rcherkew@watarts - 119

• Trade : PA -6 : April 30 : Group 4 : aquired Valeri Kamensky 8 pts for Ray Sheppard 2 pts
• Trade : PA -5 : May 13 : Group 3 : aquired Sandis Ozolinsh 14 pts for John Maclean 9 pts

29. David Brandow djbrandow@watcom.com - 118

• Trade : PA -2 : April 21 : Group 5 : aquired Wayne Gretzky 2 pts for Steve Rucchin 0 pts

30. Cathy Aitken cba@mail.mgl.ca - 117

• Trade : PA -1 : April 30 : Group 7 : aquired Igor Larionov 5 pts for Joe Nieuwendyk 4 pts
• Trade : PA 0 : May 2 : Group 10 : aquired Jason Arnott 5 pts for Steve Duchesne 5 pts
• Trade : PA -21 : June 3 : Group 1 : aquired Eric Lindros 25 pts for Doug Gilmour 4 pts

31. Keith McGowan kmcgowan@watarts - 110

• Trade : PA -6 : April 30 : Group 1 : aquired Joe Sakic 12 pts for Mario Lemieux 6 pts
• Trade : PA -6 : May 6 : Group 2 : aquired Peter Forsberg 14 pts for Jaromir Jagr 8 pts

32. Barb Adams bdadams@watarts - 92

• Trade : PA -8 : April 30 : Group 1 : aquired Joe Sakic 12 pts for Doug Gilmour 4 pts

The Player Stats

• Group 1

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  1	MARIO LEMIEUX	PIT	5	3	3	6
  1	ERIC LINDROS	PHI	19	12	14	26
  1	DOUG GILMOUR	NJD	10	0	4	4
  1	JOE SAKIC	COL	17	8	17	25
  1	BRENDAN SHANAHAN	DET	20	9	8	17
  1	TEEMU SELANNE	ANA	11	7	3	10

• Group 2

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  2	JOHN LECLAIR	PHI	19	9	12	21
  2	JAROMIR JAGR	PIT	5	4	4	8
  2	PETER FORSBERG	COL	14	5	13	18
  2	RON FRANCIS	PIT	5	1	2	3
  2	DAVE ANDREYCHUK	NJD	1	0	0	0
  2	STEVE YZERMAN	DET	20	7	6	13

• Group 3

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  3	KEITH TKACHUK	PHO	7	6	0	6
  3	SANDIS OZOLINSH	COL	17	4	13	17
  3	PAUL KARIYA	ANA	11	7	6	13
  3	MIKAEL RENBERG	PHI	18	5	6	11
  3	MIKE MODANO	DAL	7	4	1	5
  3	JOHN MACLEAN	NJD	10	4	5	9

• Group 4

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  4	VALERI KAMENSKY	COL	17	8	14	22
  4	PETR NEDVED	PIT	5	1	2	3
  4	MARK MESSIER	NYR	15	3	9	12
  4	RAY SHEPPARD	FLA	5	2	0	2
  4	JEREMY ROENICK	PHO	6	2	4	6
  4	SERGEI FEDOROV	DET	20	8	12	20

• Group 5

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  5	STEVE RUCCHIN	ANA	8	1	2	3
  5	BRIAN LEETCH	NYR	15	2	8	10
  5	PIERRE TURGEON	STL	5	1	1	2
  5	WAYNE GRETZKY	NYR	15	10	10	20
  5	ADAM DEADMARSH	COL	17	3	6	9
  5	BRETT HULL	STL	6	2	7	9

• Group 6

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  6	ROD BRINDAMOUR	PHI	19	13	8	21
  6	DOUG WEIGHT	EDM	12	3	8	11
  6	DONALD AUDETTE	BUF	11	4	5	9
  6	TONY AMONTE	CHI	6	4	2	6
  6	ADAM GRAVES	NYR	15	2	1	3
  6	BOBBY HOLIK	NJD	10	2	3	5

• Group 7

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  7	NICKLAS LIDSTROM	DET	20	2	6	8
  7	SCOTT MELLANBY	FLA	5	0	2	2
  7	PAT VERBEEK	DAL	7	1	3	4
  7	JOE NIEUWENDYK	DAL	7	2	2	4
  7	DEREK PLANTE	BUF	12	4	6	10
  7	IGOR LARIONOV	DET	20	4	8	12

• Group 8

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  8	VINCENT DAMPHOUSSE	MON	5	0	0	0
  8	JASON DAWE	BUF	11	2	1	3
  8	ALEXEI ZHAMNOV	CHI	0	0	0	0
  8	STU BARNES	PIT	5	0	1	1
  8	MIKE PECA	BUF	10	0	2	2
  8	BRIAN HOLZINGER	BUF	12	2	5	7

• Group 9

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  9	DANIEL ALFREDSSON	OTT	7	5	2	7
  9	RYAN SMYTH	EDM	12	5	5	10
  9	SAKU KOIVU	MON	5	1	3	4
  9	ANDREI KOVALENKO	EDM	12	4	3	7
  9	MARK RECCHI	MON	5	4	2	6
  9	ALEXEI YASHIN	OTT	7	1	5	6

• Group 10

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  10	STEPHANE RICHER	MON	5	0	0	0
  10	JASON ARNOTT	EDM	12	3	6	9
  10	BRIAN SAVAGE	MON	5	1	1	2
  10	ALEXANDRE DAIGLE	OTT	7	0	0	0
  10	MARTIN RUCINSKY	MON	5	0	0	0
  10	STEVE DUCHESNE	OTT	7	1	4	5

• Group 11

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  11	VALERI BURE	MON	5	0	1	1
  11	VLADIMIR MALAKHOV	MON	5	0	0	0
  11	SHAYNE CORSON	MON	5	1	0	1
  11	RANDY CUNNEYWORTH	OTT	7	1	1	2
  11	SHAWN MCEACHERN	OTT	7	2	0	2
  11	WADE REDDEN	OTT	7	1	3	4

• Group 12

  Group	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
  12	LARRY MURPHY	DET	20	2	9	11
  12	KIRK MULLER	FLA	5	1	2	3
  12	MIKE GARTNER	PHO	7	1	2	3
  12	ED OLCZYK	PIT	5	1	0	1
  12	STEVE THOMAS	NJD	10	1	1	2
  12	DMITRI MIRONOV	ANA	11	1	10	11

The Rules

• The pool lasts the duration of the playoffs. First prize is bragging rights and a puck - not just any puck, but a beat-up old ROGUE PUCK (TM) which was shot over the boards by some team and given up for lost!!!
• Standings will be updated automagically each morning about 11:45am.
• You can make one trade each calendar month starting in April. Basically you trade one player for another in the same group and you only get points for the player while he's in your lineup (you get the idea). You can't accumulate trades - you use it each month or lose it. Just email me your trade along with the point difference between the two players you are trading (old player points minue new player points) based on the stats provided the morning after games.
• Unlike previous years, you won't have any hindsight in the trades. The player 'points adjustment' is based on their current stats from the time your email message is sent. Also, if you make a trade involving players while they are involved in a game in progress, the trade will happen after the games are finished.
• The 'Points Adjustment' mentioned in the above stats is simply the sum of the point differences for players involved in trades that have been made. For instance, if you traded a player with 15 points for a player with 5 points, the 'Points Adjustment' would have 10 added to it. This way, in order to find the grand total for your team, we simply need to sum the points for the current players in each of the 12 groups and add the 'Points Adjustment' value... make sense?
• Any trades you make will show up in the standings the next day.
• If in the company of another poolster who is trailing you in the standings, you must make some attempt at ribbing or some other form of light bragging in order to magnify your deep understanding and insights into this sport and that you are not leading due to dumb luck. At the same time you might want to point out that your opponent made stupid picks.
• If in the company of another poolster who is ahead of you in the standings, you must make some attempt to clarify why you are trailing (ie. injuries, unproductive linemates, dumb luck on your opponents part, etc). Do not admit that you just made stupid picks.
• If in the company of another poolster who is tied with you in the current standings, you must compliment that person on his/her high level of understanding and overall astute knowledge of the game and point out that dumb luck can be the only possible reason for anyone accumulating more points. At the same time be sure to point out the stupid picks made by the others who are trailing you in the pool.
• Please let me know if you notice any errors in the stats.
• Feel free to rewrite and email me any of the above if you'd like to make the points more clear - I was a little rushed in writing them... darn jury duty has really put me behind...

Some good sources of on-line information are:

• NHL OPEN NET
• NandO Hockey Server
• ESPNet
• The Sports Network - Injuries
• TSN

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