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Van Impe, Ed, 190, 191
Varnakov, Mikhail, 254
Vasiliev, Valeri, 235
Vermette, Antoine, 364
Vernon, Mike, 306, 317–18, 368
Vezina, Georges, 7, 15, 63–64, 66
Vezina Trophy
Fuhr wins, 66
Hall awarded, 154
instituted, 66
Plante awarded, 154
Price wins, 129
Rollins wins, 37
Victoria Cougars, 22, 40
Vogan, George, 125, 126
Walton, Mike, 111
Wamsley, Rick, 368
Watkins, Robert, 140
Watson, Bugsy, 183
Watson, Jim, 313
Watson, Joe, 190
Watson, Phil, 117
Weber, Shea, xi, 202
Webster, Tom, 109, 110, 204–5
Weight, Doug, 278
Weinberg, Harvey, 202
Wensink, John, 28
Western Hockey League, 21–22
Whitby Dunlops, 97
White, Bill, 234
Widing, Whitey, 137
William M. Jennings Trophy
Price wins, 129
Williams, Brian, 282
Williams, Dave “Tiger,” 323
Wilson, Doug, 254
Wilson, Murray, 312
Winnipeg Arena, 40
Winter, Rich, 276
Winter Olympics (Lake Placid 1980), 237
amateur vs. professional status, 238
US vs. U.S.S.R., 242–44
Winter Olympics (Nagano 1998)
NHL players’ experience, 282–83
professionals allowed in hockey, 281
shootout, 284–86
Team Canada vs. Czech team, 284–86
Team Canada vs. Finland, 286, 287
Team Canada vs. Team USA, 283–84
Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City 2002). See also Team Canada (2002)
Team Canada vs. Team USA, 292–93
Wirtz, Arthur, 203
Wirtz, Bill, 167, 173, 202
Woit, Benny, 42–43
Wolman, Jerry, 190
World Cup of Hockey, 276
World Cup of Hockey (1996), 277
Team Canada vs. Team USA, 278–79
World Hockey Association
adds teams, 214
Aeros and Jets merger, 215
benefit of to hockey, 199–200
effect on NHL, 323
Howe joins, 110
Howe sons drafted by, 109
inception of, 178, 200
merges with NHL, 167, 217–19
need for stars, 201
NHL players going to, 205, 206, 209
offer to Hull, 202–3
offer to WG, 164
and players’ rights, 203–4
recruitment from NHL, 201
as rival to NHL, 203
starts up, 178
teams owned by Skalbania, 164
WG signs with Skalbania, 166
World Junior Championship (1977-78), 249–50
Worsley, Gump, 334
Worters, Roy, 9
Yakushev, Alexander, 233
Young, Garry, 177, 345
Young Nationals (Nats), 187–88
Yzerman, Steve, 274, 285, 292, 306, 307
Zelepukin, Valeri, 263
Zezel, Peter, 352
Ziegler, John, 218, 358
Zubov, Sergei, 319
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