Player of the Month

F Marian Gaborik of the Pittsburgh Penguins
He registered 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points in 13 games last month.
He also had 3 game winning goals. The 28 year old was acquired by Pittsburgh from Minnesota in 2006 for goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.

 

 

 

Rookie of the Month

F Ilya Tranderkov of New Jersey.
He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 14 games last month.
He also had 1 game winning goal. Ilya Tranderkov was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft.

 


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"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development."

-- Aristotle

The National Hockey Association sprang to life as a concept by longtime EHM user Shawn Stevenson. The name reflects an early 20th-century counterpart of the National Hockey League. The league was originally viewed as a 60-GM league with managers for both pro and farm level teams. However, discussions with other members of the community scuttled that idea quickly. It was June 2005 - and the NHL lockout was soon finally going to end. The time was ripe for a league - and the basic premise was similar to that of the NHL's re-launch. The game was going to be pure - no artifically overrated clones of GM's in the game, no ridiculously steroid enhanced draft classes.

Two longtime members of the community at large, Bob Menard and Chris Thiele, signed on board as co-commissioners, and the league opened its doors on June 29th, 2005. When the league started, there was no NHL season to base the entry draft order on. So prior to the NHL's adopting of the method, the NHA also decided to have a draft lottery to determine the order for the selections. It produced some unique results - with the Chicago BlackHawks winning the right to select Sidney Crosby. Quickly enough there was a burgeoning conflict - when a former league owner, who was running the Washington Capitals, expressed displeasure at the lottery system and in particular his team's drafting position. A rift quickly deepened when he lashed out at the league for allowing GM's to have hot chicks in their sigs. It ended when he resigned.

The first season was a roaring success and there was a Cinderella story in the 7th seed in the Western Conference, the Calgary Flames, bringing home the Cup. Season Two saw the Flyers win it all; and longtime co-commissioner Thiele resign for personal reasons. Doug Parker stepped up to the plate as co-commissioner, but quickly went AWOL. Menard's role shifted to draft manager. The next season saw Columbus win the Cup, and Derek Fludzinski sign on to co-commish. The Blue Jackets continued their hot streak in 2008-2009, winning the Cup again in an exciting contest against the young Washington Capitals.

League Champions

Season 1 - Calgary Flames: GM Derek Fludzinski

Season 2 - Philadelphia Flyers: GM Bob Menard

Season 3 - Columbus Blue Jackets: GM Martin Beswick

Season 4 - Columbus Blue Jackets: GM Martin Beswick

League Staff

Shawn Stevenson - League Commissioner

Derek Fludzinski - League Co-Commissioner

Bob Menard - Draft Manager

League Records (thanks to Tim Liddiard for compliling these)

Top 5 in Player Stats

Team-by-team Playoff Records

Team-by-team Season Records


 

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