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Chicago Shamrocks
Head Coach: Joel Quenneville
Captain: Syl Apps
Alternate Captains: Daniel Alfredsson, Lionel Hitchman
Cy Denneny - Syl Apps (C) - Daniel Alfredsson (A)
Gord Roberts - Pavel Datsyuk - Sergei Makarov
Eric Nesterenko - Anze Kopitar - Jimmy Ward
Don Marcotte - Vincent Damphousse - John MacLean
Spares: Murray Oliver, Brent Sutter
Lionel Conacher - Chris Chelios
Lionel Hitchman (A) - Harry Cameron
Gary Bergman - Bob Armstrong
Spares: Calle Johansson, Ron Stackhouse
Tony Esposito
Hap Holmes
Special Teams
PP1: Denneny - Apps - Makarov - Bergman - Cameron
PP2: Roberts - Datsyuk - Alfredsson - Conacher - Chelios
PK1: Marcotte - Nesterenko - Hitchman - Chelios
PK2: Kopitar - MacLean/Makarov/Damphousse - Conacher - Armstrong
Extra PK F: Makarov, Damphousse, Datsyuk
Extra PK D: Bergman
Head Coach: Joel Quenneville
Captain: Syl Apps
Alternate Captains: Daniel Alfredsson, Lionel Hitchman
Cy Denneny - Syl Apps (C) - Daniel Alfredsson (A)
Gord Roberts - Pavel Datsyuk - Sergei Makarov
Eric Nesterenko - Anze Kopitar - Jimmy Ward
Don Marcotte - Vincent Damphousse - John MacLean
Spares: Murray Oliver, Brent Sutter
Lionel Conacher - Chris Chelios
Lionel Hitchman (A) - Harry Cameron
Gary Bergman - Bob Armstrong
Spares: Calle Johansson, Ron Stackhouse
Tony Esposito
Hap Holmes
Special Teams
PP1: Denneny - Apps - Makarov - Bergman - Cameron
PP2: Roberts - Datsyuk - Alfredsson - Conacher - Chelios
PK1: Marcotte - Nesterenko - Hitchman - Chelios
PK2: Kopitar - MacLean/Makarov/Damphousse - Conacher - Armstrong
Extra PK F: Makarov, Damphousse, Datsyuk
Extra PK D: Bergman
Estimated Minutes
Forwards
C. Denneny | 14 | 5 | | 19
S. Apps | 14 | 5 | | 19
D. Alfresson | 14 | 2 | | 16
G. Roberts | 13 | 2 | | 15
P. Datsyuk | 14 | 2 | | 16
S. Makarov | 14 | 5 | | 19
V. Damphousse | 13 | | | 13
A. Kopitar | 12 | | 3 | 15
J. Ward | 12 | | | 12
D. Marcotte | 6 | | 4 | 10
B. Sutter | 6 | | 3 | 9
E. Nesterenko | 6 | | 4 | 10
TOTAL | 138 | 21 | 14 | 173
Defense
C. Chelios | 19 | 3 | 4 | 26
L. Conacher | 17 | 2 | 3 | 22
H. Cameron | 16 | 5 | | 21
L. Hitchman | 15 | | 4 | 19
Bergman | 14 | 4 | | 18
Armstrong | 11 | | 3 | 14
TOTAL | 92 | 14 | 14 | 120
**Bergman will take an occasional shift for Hitchman at the end of games/periods in offensive zone situations.
Chicago Shamrocks Real World Team History
In 1930, James Norris pursued the NHL for rights to a second NHL team in Chicago, but was spurned by the league who supported the NHL Chicago Black Hawks concerns regarding competition for fan base. He turned to the American Hockey Association who gave him rights to an expansion team in Chicago. The league had renamed itself the American Hockey League and declared itself a major league, to the anger of NHL president Frank Calder, who branded the league an outlaw league.
In 1931-32 season, their second, the Shamrocks won the league championship. Convinced they should be given a chance to play for the Stanley Cup, they petitioned the Cup trustees for that opportunity. However the trustees would have to convince the NHL to accept that challenge and the NHL would not. Perhaps frustrated by this, Norris once again looked to join the NHL.
In May 1932, the Detroit Falcons of the NHL declared bankruptcy, and Norris used that opportunity to convince the NHL he could take over the team. The NHL agreed on the condition that he disband the Shamrocks who were a thorn in the side of the Chicago Blackhawks. So he disbanded the Shamrocks and took three of the best players with him to Detroit, renaming the team the Red Wings. The American Hockey League reverted to the American Hockey Association after this and once again demoted itself to minor league status.
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