Last Updated: April 20, 2000
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The Boston Bruins win their 5th Victoria Cup!



Congratulations to owner Howard Lee
on his successful "Drive for Five"!


The Hokey News
Boston, MA

The Bruins win! The Bruins win!

The most storied franchise in the TMHL has won their 5th Victoria Cup. This
victory propels the Bruins ahead of arch-nenemis Ottawa Senators for most
championships. The now defunct Portland Winterhawks are the only other team
to win multiple Cups (2). Boston's record in the Victoria Cup is now 5-3.
This was the second time Boston has appeared in three consecutive finals.

The game was an exciting one despite the 7-3 outcome. Boston took an early
lead staked by G Jocelyn Thibault but Las Vegas narrowed the gap with a
brillant performance by G Roman Turek. The Bruins closed the game late with
solid performances by D Ray Bourque, C Vincent Lecavalier and R Mats Sundin.

The key was Thibault's outstanding performance, with his 13 points.
Thibault was named as MVP for the playoffs, narrowly edging out longtime
Bruin captain Ray Bourque. Bruin veterans chipped in to cement the
victory led by Bourque's 6 points and then Sundin with 5.

Las Vegas was again led by Turek with 14 points followed by C Alexei Zhamnov's 4.

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Victoria Cup Final
Boston Bruins vs. Las Vegas Oddsmakers

40 4 Games Today FINAL Games Today 5 28

Skaters       Pts GP G A PP SH   TAM C Vincent Lecavalier 4 4 2 2 0 0   COL D Ray Bourque 6 3 3 1 2 0   DAL D Sergei Zubov 1 2 0 1 0 0   CHI L Dean McAmmond 2 4 0 2 0 0   LOS L Luc Robitaille 2 2 0 2 0 0   PIT L Jaromir Jagr 0 1 0 0 0 0   TOR R Mats Sundin 5 3 0 5 0 0   CAL R Valeri Bure 1 2 0 1 0 0       Totals 21 21 5 14 2 0   Goalies       Pts GP W L T SO   CHI G Jocelyn Thibault 13 2 1 1 0 1   PHO G Sean Burke 6 3 2 1 0 0       Totals 19 5 3 2 0 1

Skaters       Pts GP G A PP SH   CHI C Alexei Zhamnov 4 4 1 2 1 0   VAN C Mark Messier 1 3 0 1 0 0   CHI D Boris Mironov 0 0 0 0 0 0   TAM D Petr Svoboda 0 2 0 0 0 0   VAN L Markus Naslund 1 3 1 0 0 0   EDM R Bill Guerin 2 3 1 1 0 0   ATL R Donald Audette 2 4 2 0 0 0   FLO R Scott Mellanby 1 3 1 0 0 0       Totals 11 22 6 4 1 0   Goalies       Pts GP W L T SO   STL G Roman Turek 14 3 1 1 1 1   OTT G Tom Barrasso 3 3 1 2 0 0       Totals 17 6 2 3 1 1

Legend: GP=Games Played
Credits: "Inspired" by NHL GameCenter on CBS Sportsline. Click on Scores, then choose a GameCenter.

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Victoria Cup playoff results
Victoria Cup Final
BOS 40 LAS 28

Conference Finals
Lee Conference
BOS 32 HAM 28

Low Conference
PHI 23 LAS 32

Conference Semi-Finals
Lee Conference
BOS 32 PIT 30
OTA 22 HAM 24

Low Conference
PHI 34 EDM 29
NYI 36 LAS 49

Conference Quarter Finals
Lee Conference
BOS 60 PIC 25
MON  9 PIT 31
QUE 19 HAM 27
OTA 32 NYR 22

Low Conference
PHI 30 ANT 17
NYI 53 ARZ 22
LAS 33 POR 12
EDM 22 SF  16
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1999-2000 TMHL All Star teams
First All Star Team

Goal: Roman Turek, Las Vegas Oddsmakers
205 points from 42 wins, 9 ties and 7 shutouts
He was the leading scorer in the league this season.
His first all star selection in his first year in the league.

Defence: Niklas Lidstrom, Quebec Nordiques
86 points from 20 goals, 53 assists, 9 power play and 4 short-handed goals
This is his fourth all star selection but first on the First Team.

C - Steve Yzerman - San Francisco Earthquakes
96 points from 35 goals, 44 assists, 15 power play and 2 short-handed goals
This is his fourth all star selection but first on the First Team.

L - Jaromir Jagr - Boston Bruins
106 points from 42 goals, 54 assists, 10 power play and 0 short-handed goals
He was only one of five skaters to break 100 points this year.
This is his sixth all star selection, all but one of those on the First Team.

R - Pavel Bure - New York Islanders
107 points from 58 goals, 36 assists, 11 power play and 2 short-handed goals
Top skater in the league.
This is his third all star selection, all on the First Team.


Second Team

G - Martin Brodeur - New York Islanders (4th all star selection)
D - Chris Pronger - Tampa Bay Lightning (1st)
C - Mike Modano - Ottawa Senators (1st)
L - Paul Kariya - New York Islanders (4th)
R - Owen Nolan - Portland Winterhawks (1st)

Third Team

G - Olaf Kolzig - Toronto Maple Leafs (1st)
D - Rob Blake - Philadlephia Flyers (1st)
C - Teemu Selanne - Boston Bruins (4th)
L - John Leclair - Philadelphia Flyers (6th)
R - Tony Amonte - Quebec Nordiques (1st)

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End of the Regular Season!

Finally! We have:

a) Playoff match-ups will be as follows:
Lee Conference
(1) Boston Bruins	vs	(8) Pickering Power Plant
(2) Montreal Canadien	vs	(7) Pittsburgh Panthers
(3) Quebec Nordiques	vs	(6) Hamilton Steelheads
(4) Ottawa Senators 	vs	(5) New York Rangers

Low Conference
(1) Philadelphia Flyers	vs	(8) San Antonio Crusaders
(2) New York Islanders	vs	(7) Arizona Blades
(3) Las Vegas Oddsmakers vs	(6) Portland Winter Hawks
(4) Edmonton Devils 	vs	(5) San Francisco Earthquakes

San Antonio took the last spot in the Low Conference when San Francisco
beat Louisianna, their only competition for the spot.
Pittsburgh claimed a spot in the Lee Conference with a win over the Leafs.
Pickering eked out the last spot in the Lee Conference with tie against BC.
No owner was shut-out in terms of playoff spots and Cosimo, Paul, Stephen,
and Tom each had both their teams qualify. Congrats!

b) President's Trophy
Congratulations go to Leon & the Philadelphia Flyers! Their win, coupled with
the Canadien's loss to Boston meant all three teams were tied at 30 points.
The Flyers, however, had the most wins in the league with 14 and so win the
President's Trophy for finishing first over-all in the standings.

c) Division Titles
In the three titles to be decided, the second place team going into the game
came out on top! Philadelphia had already clinched the Mangos division, while
Boston beat Montreal for all the "DiIorio cookies", Quebec crushed the Rangers
for the "Tatone tattoo", and the Islanders be-deviled Edmonton to lead the Lim.
Congrats to Leon, Howie, Carl & Massimo!

d) Other stuff:
8 teams share in the bonus pool of $279.11, an average of about $34.88 each.
Arizona wins $15 for most improved points per salary, with just over 26 pts/sal
 over their numbers from last year. The Islanders were next closest with just
 under 20. (Only 6 teams in total improved their numbers from last year).
 Stephen's done a great job with both his teams in his rookie season!
Cosimo wins $25 for the owner with the best combined points per salary ratio,
 with a 48.7 figure. Tom was next at 44.77 followed closely by Wally at 44.69.
BC misses the minimum point level by a half point. Ouch!

HOKEY NEWS Season Review
DiIorio Division

Perennial sadsack BC Strikers missed the playoffs for the 4th time in 5
seasons. The team improved from last year but were penalized for the 2nd
straight season for missing the minimum. The perennial powerhouse Boston
Bruins won their 8th straight division title and their 9th overall to make
the playoffs for the 13th straight season. It was also the 13th straight
winning season for the team, who finished as the top ranked team. The
Hamiton Steelheads posted franchise records for record, goals and points in
recording their 1st winning season and 1st playoff berth in their 3 year
history. The Pickering Power Plant started the season strong and barely held
on to their final playoff position. The Montreal Canadien had their best
season ever in their 8 year history. They posted 70 goals to finish rated
3rd despite losing their division on the last game. The powerhouse Ottawa
Senators posted another winning season to finish in the playoffs for the 6th
straight season. The team finished as the 2nd rated squad with 73 goals.

Tatone Division

The Montreal Beavers recorded their 1st losing season in their 14 year
history. They also missed the playoffs for just the 2nd time, despite a
spirited late season charge. The New York Rangers had their best season ever
despite the letdown of losing the division crown on the last game. After a
slow start, the Pittsburgh Panthers made the playoffs in dramatic fashion
and forged their 2nd straight winning season and playoff berth. The Quebec
Nordiques came off a slow start to forge their 9th division title. They also
kept their 50 goal season perfect, never falling below that mark or missing
the playoffs. Coming off 2 straight playoff berths and winning seasons, the
Toronto Maple Leafs failed to finish in the playoffs and post a winning
season, losing the last game of the year. The Woodbine Racers finished out
of the playoffs for the 4th time in 5 seasons

Mangos Division

The Etobicoke Eagles endured their worst season ever. It was also their
first losing season in their franchise history resulting in a missed playoff
position. The Las Vegas Oddsmakers kept their 5 season winning streak plus
playoff berth alive. Although the team dropped from last year's output they
finish as the number two seed. The Louisiana Rebels improved their stats
from the previous season. However, this once proud franchise saw its 4th
straight losing season and 4th straight missed playoff opportunity. The
North Bay Centennials had their 2nd worst season in franchsie history,
scoring only 19 goals. This season marked the 4th time they missed the
playoffs in 6 years. The Philadelphia Flyers took their 4th divisional crown
but 1st League title. This marked the 3rd straight season the league titlist
came from the Mangos division.The San Francisco Earthquakes have established
themselves as the league's elite. This past season saw them extend their 500
point streak. They have never missed it. The team took also notched 50 goals
for the 7th straight season earning their 5th straight playoff spot and
their 5th straight winning season.

Lim Division

The defending Victoria Cup champion Edmonton Devils could not win their
thrid straight division title but did post their 3rd straight 50 goal season
and 3rd straight 500 point season. After a juggernaut-like start, the
Arizona Blades squeaked into the playoffs. This season was the best in their
3 year history. The New York Islanders posted their best stats (goals &
points) in their history while winning their 3 division title. The Portland
Winter Hawks made the playoffs for the 3rd straight season raking up their
best record since 88/89. The San Antonio Crusaders finished making the
playoffs but marked their 11th straight losing season. Their output was the
best since 88/89 though. The Tampa Bay Lightning missed the playoffs for the
6th time in 8 seasons, this season marked their worst winning percentage
ever.

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TMHL ALL STAR GAME
The LOW Riders beat the pants off the LEE Wranglers!

(Played the Week of Jan 31 - Feb 6)
For both conferences, the top 2 players at each position were selected
for this year's TMHL All Star Game! The final results:

Low Conference 28, Lee Conference 22

Boxscore (note: Pts=TMHL Pts heading into All Star Game):
Lee Conference
Team Ps Player               Pts         All Star Pts
HAM  C  Jeremy Roenick         62                 4
QUE  C  Doug Gilmour           52                 0
QUE  D  Nicklas Lidstrom       46                 0
OTA  D  Sandis Ozolinsh        44                 1
OTA  G  Martin Biron          106                 3
TML  G  Olaf Kolzig           101                 3
BOS  L  Jaromir Jagr           83                 6
BEA  L  Ray Whitney            53                 1
OTA  R  Mark Recchi            70                 1
BOS  R  Valeri Bure            59                 3

        Lee Total                                22


Low Conference
Team Ps Player               Pts         All Star Pts
SF   C  Pierre Turgeon         65             Injured
SF   C  Steve Yzerman          59                 1
NYI  C  Cliff Ronning          51                 5
TB   D  Chris Pronger          42                 3
PHI  D  Rob Blake              41                 1
NYI  G  Martin Brodeur        125                 3
LAS  G  Roman Turek           120                 6
NYI  L  Paul Kariya            63                 5
PHI  L  John Leclair           58                 2
POR  R  Owen Nolan             74                 0
NYI  R  Pavel Bure             67                 2

        Low Total                                28

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