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	Original Stars Hockey League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Original Stars Hockey League (OSHL) was an attempt to create a league of professional ice hockey teams playing four-on-four games during the 2004 National Hockey League lockout that followed the expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Player's Association.
		Slated to be made up of 78 NHL players, the league debuted on September 17, 2004 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, divided into six teams representing the cities of the Original Six.
		On November 11, 2004, OSHL president Randy Gumbley announced that the league had only received commitments from 20 players, and the league soon folded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Original_Stars_Hockey_League (265 words)

	Quick Facts Archive
		The league took him to court and the case was eventually settled but more and more the league is allowing individual teams to control their own revenue streams.
		What the league fails to acknowledge in their position it is likely that some teams that are struggling to bring in fans now, like the Carolina Hurricanes or Anaheim Mighty Ducks for instance, may not have any revenue after alienating what is left of their fan base because of this lockout.
		League organizer Randy Grumbly stated that no fewer than 113 full-time NHL players have submitted applications to play in the league which will be made up of six teams, with 12 players and one goalie on each side.
	www.minnesotahockeyjournal.com /facts_archive6.html (10990 words)

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		The Stars contined to progress through the 1970s, absorbing the players of the Cleveland Barons in 1978 and eventually making their first ever Stanley Cup appearance (losing to the Islanders) in 1981.
		The Minnesota North Stars, Iowa's parent team, signed an agreement with Cleveland in the A.H.L. to be their new farm team for the 1970/71 season.
		Grapevine is the oldest settlement in Tarrant County, originating under the Lone Star flag in 1844, a year before Texas became a part of the United States.
	www.lycos.com /info/stars-hockey-team--north-stars.html (586 words)

	The Sporting News
		The new World Hockey Association may be stillborn and the Original Stars Hockey League may be tottering on its last legs, but growing numbers of National Hockey League players are finding plenty of other hockey leagues to play in, only not in North America.
		The ranks of the European hockey leagues have swelled with locked out NHL'ers this season, and their numbers continue to grow.
		Thus, the European leagues are filling the void, if not filling their bank accounts in the manner to which they've grown accustomed.
	mobile.sportingnews.com /nhl/articles/20041117/580930.html (930 words)

	HockeyNation
		It would seem that the hockey fans of Southern Ontario are voting with their feet regarding the fledgling Original stars Hockey League.
		Hockey fans had best prepare to have their emotions put through the wringer, brush up on your math skills, grab a few labour law guidebooks and bone up on negotiating 101.
		Hockey fans found a strong, young and fast squad in Russian colours, a squad that showed many who felt that Russian hockey was in turmoil, that this is a team not quite ready to just roll over and say maybe next time.
	hockeynation.blogspot.com /2004_09_01_hockeynation_archive.html (16180 words)

	TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
		Each team would have four skaters and a goalie on the ice at one time, periods would last 17 minutes, line changes would only be made on the fly, there would be no centre red-line, no-touch icing would be in effect and minor penalties would result in penalty shots.
		Original Six to me means the players from that era...
		TSN's panel of hockey experts were given the task of building their own fantasy hockey teams for the season in the NHL on TSN Fantasy Draft Special.
	www.tsn.ca /nhl/news_story.asp?ID=95112 (1323 words)

	Time for Kids \| News \| Print \| Get Off the Ice!
		The owners of the National Hockey League (NHL) teams decided this week that they won’t let their players into team facilities to practice or play until a contract dispute is settled.
		The NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman said the league stands to lose more than $1.8 billion over 10 years because it is spending more money that it is making.
		Bettman said the league’s management won’t agree to a deal with the players until there is a way to even out the difference between the amount the players get paid and the amount that the teams actually earn.
	www.timeforkids.com /TFK/news/printout/0,9187,699121,00.html (348 words)

	New League Aims to Draft Striking NHLers \| Straight.com Vancouver
		The Original Stars Hockey League may very well be the only way hockey-starved fans here in Vancouver and across this country are going to see their heroes in action anytime soon.
		And the fact that there won't be a home base for this league, but that it'll travel around the country--the teams are named after the Original Six towns--is what may make it successful.
		But by the end of October, when the OSHL is scheduled to touch down here in Vancouver for three games the night before Halloween (likely at the Pacific Coliseum), there's bound to be people suffering from withdrawal.
	www.straight.com /content.cfm?id=4523 (930 words)

	SportsFan Magazine -- Celebrating the Life and Times of America's Sports Fans
		With the National Hockey League’s incessant financial struggles it appears the league is doomed to death row and one hopeful benefactor of the demise is the Original Stars Hockey League.
		With a handful of NHLers participating in the six-team four-on-four association, the plan is to be a filler for hockey puck addicts as well as a tool for professional athletes to keep their skates sharp until/if the main league recommences.
		Although the OSHL would have you believe that this creation is merely charity work, a privilege formed so that some players can maintain their in-game and a superior level of hockey can reach out to mini communities, the pricing rate tells another story.
	www.sportsfanmagazine.com /sfm/articles.html?id=811 (778 words)

	K-1 Forum - Other Sports-What's the deal with the NHL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Not only that, the nhl is a league that’s owned primarily by Americans and it’s the premier hockey league and I cant remember the last time America has won the Olympics in hockey?
		tv ratings for 2004 hockey finals was 2.1 vs 11.6, 11.8 and 41 for basketball, baseball and the super bowl respectively.
		So unless hockey is re-instated in the usa, it will loose it’s global audience and the caliber of players will decline.
	www.k-1usa.net /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=852 (329 words)

	NHL Armageddon is upon us - who isn't to blame? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		"Hockey fans would rather see both sides on the same side of the table, thinking about how to make the game better, than arguing over their slice of what is a shrinking pie." McCafferty says the underlying problem is less the owner's proposed salary cap than how teams account for revenue.
		I used to be a die-hard hockey fan back in the 1970s but started losing interest in the 1980s when the game became boring as hell, due in large part to mandatory helmets, neutral-zone trap play, and the crackdown on fighting.
		I agree with you on the Redsox, and hockey.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1234330/posts (5771 words)

	Penguins enforcer finds new role in NHL spinoff league (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The OSHL is the brainchild of a Canadian entrepreneur, and a by-product of the lockout that has shut down the NHL.
		Penguins winger Matt Bradley, another OSHL participant, is a role player who's most effective when playing the body, but believes he can benefit from competing in a skill-oriented league.
		He dismisses that as a coincidence, and he probably is correct, because OSHL rosters, as well as the league's schedule, remain a work in progress.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04267/383852.stm (656 words)

	The Fourth Period :: Original Stars Hockey League :: OSHL kicks off in Barrie
		The Original Stars Hockey League kicked off its inaugural, part-time season yesterday in front of 2,176 fans at the Barrie Molson Centre.
		Showcasing such NHL stars as goalies Dan Cloutier and Andrew Raycroft, and forwards Mike Comrie and Mike Johnson, the OSHL's first game wasn't a hard-hitting affair, but proved to be an exciting battle.
		As the league progresses and hits venues in Hamilton, Ottawa, Quebec City and Toronto later this month, fans across North America will have the opportunity to watch their favorite NHLers for a reasonable price.
	www.thefourthperiod.com /oshl1.html (428 words)

	Professional Hockey Leagues of North America
		As of July 2004 the Eastern Hockey League has changed its name to the Southern Hockey League, although things are in such a state that it may be the non-existent league by the time the season starts.
		The Orlando Seals of the Southern Professional Hockey League have been forced to suspend operations for the 2004-05 season, due to loss of their arena lease.
		The latest from the ghostly World Hockey League says that the three-city, six-team tournament scheduled for late May is on hold till early June.
	www.dickestel.com /hockeyleagues.htm (5231 words)

	The Fourth Period :: Original Stars Hockey League :: Still not enough hype
		BRAMPTON, ON -- Maybe it needs a few more days of promoting, but the Original Stars Hockey League, while entertaining, lacks the physicality of the sport to draw a respectable crowd.
		In all fairness, last night's game in Brampton, Ontario wasn't properly advertised, according to a league official, and that might explain an audience of less than 500 people.
		While the four-on-four league has yet to catch the true eye of the fan, the players are enjoying themselves.
	www.thefourthperiod.com /oshl2.html (309 words)

	Lockout Notebook: Hasek Won't Play In AHL - NHL - Revert after SC
		The Dominator is not expected to go play in Europe, but has said he will participate in the four-on-four Original Stars Hockey League if it gets up and running next month.
		The "World Stars" tour, which is slated to take place from December 1-21 in several European countries, is being organized by IMG, which spearheaded a similar trip headlined by Wayne Gretzky during the 1994 lockout.
		The former Vezina winner has signed on to be the goaltending coach of the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League.
	www.nbc4.tv /nhl/3755440/detail.html (583 words)

	New England Hockey Journal \| Hockey Life Doesn't End with Lockout
		Some, like Boston Bruins captain Joe Thornton (HC Davos of the Swiss Elite League), Colorado center Peter Forsberg and New York Rangers winger Jaromir Jagr, announced their intentions to play in Europe and were typically given escape clauses to return to the NHL when the dispute is settled.
		Organized by Randy Gumbley, owner of a Junior A team in Toronto, OSHL games were designed to be wide-open and not terribly physical – the result of full-time four-on-four action, no center red line and penalty shots after every penalty.
		Rene Fasel, head of the International Ice Hockey Federation, said the NHL’s labor dispute must be resolved by January in order to ensure the league’s participation in the 2006 Olympics.
	www.hockeyjournal.com /bruins/200410/nhl17.htm (987 words)

	FANTASY HOCKEY Journal FORUM - A Bravenet.com Forum
		The Original Stars Hockey League (OSHL), a league comprised of National Hockey League players, got underway Sept.17 in Barrie, Ontario.
		The OSHL's six teams are based on the NHL's original six teams and are scheduled to play a 20-game season.
		Wouldn't fans be spending their hockey dollars more constructively by patronizing the Ontario Hockey League- or the AHL- rather than supporting the more affluent players of the OSHL?
	pub45.bravenet.com /forum/3797835324/show/357984 (393 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Original Stars Hockey League reviews mixed Associated Press It was not your typical NHL.
		Instead of the neutral-zone trap and the left-wing lock, the Original Stars Hockey League offered a wide-open, four-on-four attack that drew mixed reviews from a crowd of 2,025 on Thursday night.
		Some players are expected to sign with European leagues, and others could join a six-team, four-on-four circuit called the Original Stars Hockey League, which is set to start play tomorrow in Barrie, Ontario.
	www.lycos.com /info/stars-hockey-team--original-stars.html (273 words)

	Original Stars league First game - OurSports Central Independent and Minor League Sports Forums
		The Toronto based Original Stars League (OSHL) kicked off its 4 on 4-6 team hockey league season Friday night with Toronto beating Detroit by a score of 16-13 in front of 2,176 fans who paid $34 to $60 a seat.
		This league does not allow checking, line changes are made only on the fly and penalties result in penalty shots rather than a man setting in the penalty box.
		We received a fax stating that the league suspended operations already however.
	www.oursportscentral.com /boards/showthread.php?t=913 (335 words)

	Original Stars Hockey League still operating
		The president of the Original Stars Hockey League has denied reports the league has suspended play, saying a statement released Wednesday with league letterhead was not genuine.
		However, OSHL president Randy Gumbley later called Toronto all-sports radio station the Fan 590 to deny that the league was suspending play.
		An OSHL spokesman also told The Canadian Press that the news release was not accurate and did not come from the league, and that all games would go on as planned, including Wednesday night's contest in Kitchener, Ont.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2004/09/22/OSHL040922.html (1206 words)

	Macomb Daily : Sports : Players scatter as NHL lockout begins 09/17/04
		Pavel Barta, a Czech league official, said about 30 of the 73 Czech-born NHL players will come home to play in local leagues during the lockout -- which both NHL owners and players say could wipe out this entire season.
		The league is seeking massive economic change, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has said the confrontation possibly could extend to the 2005-06 season and jeopardize the NHL's place in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
		The stoppage is the first for a North American major league since the 1998-99 NBA lockout cut each club's regular-season schedule from 82 games to 50.
	www.macombdaily.com /stories/091704/spo_lockout001.shtml (744 words)

	Only the fans have no choice Sporting News, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The day came as expected, with the announcement the hockey world knew was coming for months, if not longer.
		Unbelievably, some of these workers seemed as saddened by what was happening to the league as they were about what was happening to them.
		Ruutu could play in the Finnish Elite League, but he also is eligible to play for the Blackhawks' AHL team in Norfolk, Va. A decision is expected in the next couple of weeks.--K.Y. COPYRIGHT 2004 Sporting News Publishing Co.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_39_228/ai_n6211743 (962 words)

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		TORONTO -- A hockey league formed for locked-out NHL players was suspended, but it hopes to return with a better product.
		The Original Stars Hockey League, a four-on-four exhibition series based in Ontario, was aimed at giving the players a place to play during the work stoppage.
		Among the approximate 50 NHL players in the six-team circuit are: Dan Cloutier of Vancouver, Bryan McCabe of Toronto, Andrew Raycroft of Boston, Mike Fisher of Ottawa and Mike Comrie of Phoenix.
	cbs.sportsline.com /print/nhl/story/7707358 (287 words)

	Headline
		As for the Stars players, there are still a lot of questions.
		Outside of the players assigned to the minor leagues or junior hockey, only Aaron Downey has found some work.
		Several of the Stars players are still mulling their options.
	www.andrewsstarspage.com /9-18story.htm (200 words)

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		NEW YORK (AP) -- The National Hockey League will lock out its players Thursday, starting a work stoppage that threatens to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season.
		Original Stars Hockey League, which is set to start play Friday in Barrie, Ontario.
		Others could go to a revived World Hockey Association, which plans to open Oct. 29 with eight teams playing 76 games apiece.
	www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=66901 (448 words)

	CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey - NHL: 4-on-4 league a go
		The four-on-four league is set to begin next Friday with a game at the Molson Centre in Barrie, with a second game two days later in Sarnia.
		Gumbley said the league will hold a player draft by phone tomorrow with the club rosters to be announced Monday.
		The league will be made up of six teams, with 12 players and one goalie on each side.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/NHL/2004/09/10/623552.html (457 words)

	St. Louis Blues Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Andy Murray, one of hockey’s most respected coaches with over 25 years of experience at both the National Hockey League and International level, was named the Head Coach of the St. Louis Blues on December 11, 2006.
		Bennett was the manager of high performance/video for the Canadian Hockey Association and National Team and also served as their manager of coaching/initiation programs and as an assistant for Canada’s National Women’s Olympic Team, which earned a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
		Before Shaw joined Cincinnati, he was the head coach with the Detroit Vipers of the former International Hockey League, an assistant with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL and an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1999-2000.
	www.stlouisblues.com /team/coaches.html (2053 words)

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