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Steve Bégin

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Joseph Denis Stéphan Bégin; born June 14, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in 13 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons. He was a second-round selection of the Calgary Flames, 40th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, and played with the Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and Nashville Predators in his NHL career. After missing a full season due to injury, Bégin made a successful comeback by rejoining the Flames in 2012–13 before another injury forced his retirement. Bégin played junior hockey in Quebec with the Val-d'Or Foreurs where he was a member of their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) championship winning team in 1998. He also led the Saint John Flames to the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Calder Cup championship in 2001 and won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs. Bégin adopted a role as a defensive specialist and grinder in an NHL career where he has played over 500 games. [1]

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Abbotsford Heat

The Abbotsford Heat were a professional ice hockey team that played five seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) between 2009 and 2014.

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American Hockey League

The American Hockey League (AHL) is a 31-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Arizona Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona.

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Assist (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal.

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Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.

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Bob Gainey

Robert Michael "Bob" "Le Capitaine" Gainey (born December 13, 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario) is the former executive vice president and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Bob Hartley

Bob Hartley (born September 7, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who currently is the head coach of the Latvia men's national ice hockey team and former head coach for the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston.

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Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York.

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Calder Cup

The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the champions of the American Hockey League.

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Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada men's national junior ice hockey team

The Canadian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally in under-20 competition.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Captain (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, the captain is the player designated by a team as the only person authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations when the captain is on the ice.

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Centre (ice hockey)

The centre (or center in the United States) in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards.

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Chris Drury

Christopher Ellis Drury (born August 20, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey player who most recently played with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado.

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Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas.

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Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit.

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Doug Janik

Douglas John Janik (born March 26, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise; i.e., not under contract to any specific team.

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Goal (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck entirely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar.

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Grinder (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a grinder is a player better known for his hard work and checking than his scoring.

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Guy Carbonneau

Joseph Harry Guy Carbonneau (born March 18, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.

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Guy Lafleur

Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQ (born September 20, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was the first player in the National Hockey League (NHL) to score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons.

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Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)

The Hamilton Bulldogs were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.

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Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points.

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Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is ice hockey competition generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age.

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Les Jackson (ice hockey)

Les Jackson (born December 21, 1952 in Manning, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach, scout and co-general manager of the Dallas Stars.

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Lindy Ruff

Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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List of Calder Cup champions

The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Mario Tremblay

Joseph Daniel Mario Tremblay (born September 2, 1956 in Alma, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player and former coach in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.

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Minor ice hockey

Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level.

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Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling, Canadiens, is always used.

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Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

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National League (ice hockey)

The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

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Penalty (ice hockey)

A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules.

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Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia.

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Playoffs

The playoffs, play-offs, postseason and/or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.

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Point (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, point has three contemporary meanings.

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President's Cup (QMJHL)

The President Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the league's playoffs champion.

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Professional Hockey Writers' Association

The Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) is a North American professional association for ice hockey journalists writing for newspapers, magazines and websites.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.

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Rhett Warrener

Rhett Adam Warrener (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames between 1995 and 2008.

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Saint John Flames

The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Sean Burke

Sean Burke (born January 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings.

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Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from April to October.

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St. John's Maple Leafs

The St.

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Steven Reinprecht

Steven Edward Reinprecht (born May 7, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward.

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Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour.

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Val-d'Or

Val-d'Or is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,491 inhabitants according to the Canada 2016 Census.

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Val-d'Or Foreurs

The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.

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Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Waivers (NHL)

Waivers is a National Hockey League (NHL) labor management procedure by which an NHL team makes a professional ice hockey player's contract and rights available to all other NHL teams.

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Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Douglas Gretzky (born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.

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ZSC Lions

The Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions (ZSC Lions) are a professional ice hockey team located in Zürich, Switzerland, playing in the National League (NL).

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1995–96 QMJHL season

The 1995–96 QMJHL season was the 27th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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1996 NHL Entry Draft

The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.

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1996–97 AHL season

The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League.

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1996–97 QMJHL season

The 1996–97 QMJHL season was the 28th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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1997–98 NHL season

The 1997–98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League.

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1997–98 QMJHL season

The 1997–98 QMJHL season was the 29th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1998 WJHC) were held in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland.

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1998–99 AHL season

The 1998–99 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League.

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1999–2000 AHL season

The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League.

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1999–2000 NHL season

The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League.

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2000–01 AHL season

The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League.

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2000–01 NHL season

The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League.

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2001–02 NHL season

The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League.

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2002–03 NHL season

The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the National Hockey League.

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2003–04 NHL season

The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League.

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2004–05 AHL season

The 2004–05 AHL season was the 69th season of the American Hockey League.

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2004–05 NHL lockout

The 2004–05 NHL lockout was a lockout that resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of play of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2005–06 NHL season

The 2005–06 NHL season was the 89th season of operation (88th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2006–07 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2006–07 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 98th season, 90th in the National Hockey League.

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2006–07 NHL season

The 2006–07 NHL season was the 90th season of operation (89th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2007–08 NHL season

The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2008–09 NHL season

The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation (91st season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2009–10 NHL season

The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation (92nd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2010–11 AHL season

The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League.

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2010–11 NHL season

The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation (93rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2011–12 NHL season

The 2011–12 NHL season was the 95th season of operation (94th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2012–13 NHL lockout

The 2012–13 NHL lockout was a labour dispute between the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) that began at 11:59 pm EDT on September 15, 2012.

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2012–13 NHL season

The 2012–13 NHL season was the 96th season of operation (95th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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2013–14 AHL season

The 2013–14 AHL season is the 78th season of the American Hockey League.

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References

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