The Right Honourable Joseph Gordon Coates MC MP
21st Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office 30 May 1925 – 10 December 1928
Monarch	George V
Governor General	Charles Fergusson
Preceded by	Francis Bell
Succeeded by	Joseph Ward
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Kaipara
In office 1911–1943
Personal details
Born	(1878-02-03)3 February 1878 Hukatere Peninsula, New Zealand
Died	27 May 1943(1943-05-27) (aged 65) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Reform
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Grace Coles (m.1914)
Children	5
Religion	Anglican

Joseph Gordon Coates, MC and bar (1878–1943) served as the 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928.

Early life[link]

Born on the Hukatere Peninsula in Kaipara Harbour where his family ran a farm, Coates took on significant responsibility at a relatively early age because his father suffered from bipolar disorder. He received a basic education at a local school, and his well-educated mother also tutored him. He became an accomplished horseman, although an accident left him with a bad leg for the rest of his life. The large M�?ori population of the area meant that Coates grew up proficient in the M�?ori language. Gossip suggests that before his marriage, Coates had two children by a M�?ori woman. He allegedly became engaged to Eva Ingall, a teacher, but her father forbade marriage on the grounds that the illness of Coates' father might prove hereditary. Eventually, in 1914, he married Marjorie Grace Coles, by whom he had five daughters.^[1]

Early political career[link]

Coates first became involved in politics through the Otamatea County Council, to which he won election in 1905. Later, from 1913 to 1916, he served as the Council's chairman. He had previously distinguished himself as commander of the Otamatea Mounted Rifle Volunteers, and had a good local reputation. In the 1911 elections, Coates won the Kaipara seat, having stood as an independent candidate aligned with the Liberal Party. In Parliament he generally voted with the Liberals, and formed part of the group that allowed Joseph Ward to keep his position as Prime Minister. When Ward resigned and Thomas Mackenzie replaced him, Coates declined the offer of a ministerial position.

Gradually, however, Coates distanced himself from the Liberal Party — primarily because of his strong belief in freehold for farmers, which the Liberals generally opposed. Coates had developed this belief due to his own experience with leasehold on his family's farm. When a vote of no confidence took place in 1912, Coates voted against the Liberals, helping the opposition Reform Party come to power. By 1914, Coates had formally joined Reform. He did not, however, act as a particularly partisan member, and made friends with politicians of many different political shades. His political activities focused primarily on improving services for the Far North.

At the outbreak of World War I, Coates attempted to enlist for active service, but the Prime Minister, William Massey, dissuaded him from doing so by — the Reform Party had only a tenuous majority. In November 1916, however, Coates finally gained permission to join up — he served with considerable distinction, winning a Military Cross and bar. When he returned to New Zealand, many saw him as a hero, and on 2 September 1919 Massey appointed him to Cabinet as Minister of Justice, Postmaster-General, and Minister of Telegraphs. He later became Minister of Public Works and Minister of Railways. From March 1921, Coates served as Minister of Native Affairs, where his knowledge of M�?ori proved a useful asset. He became a friend of Apirana Ngata, and worked with him to help address M�?ori concerns.

Premiership[link]

Coates' prominence gradually increased to the point where people saw him as a natural successor to Massey. When Massey died on 10 May 1925, Francis Bell became Prime Minister on an interim basis while the Party debated its leadership. On 30 May 1925 Coates became Prime Minister, having defeated William Nosworthy in a caucus ballot.

Coates premiership was marked by an intention to develop the rural economy of New Zealand, from which he stemmed. To this goal, he dedicated a number of projects, such as the construction of the Kopu Bridge in the Coromandel Peninsula, which gave the local farmers better road access.^[2]

While Coates had charisma and a reputation as a good administrator, he lacked skills in marketing himself to the public and in reading public moods. He retained most of Massey's Cabinet, despite a strong wish^{[citation needed]} from the public for fresh faces. His pragmatic, rather than partisan, approach to political problems alienated some of his supporters, who wished to see a strong conservative line. Increasingly, his lack^{[citation needed]} of an overriding vision for New Zealand became seen as a flaw^{[citation needed]} — as a minister, he had had the opportunity of focussing on particular projects, but as Prime Minister, people^[who?] expected him to take a "big picture" perspective, and he appears^{[original research?]} to have found this difficult. In the 1925 general election Reform won a considerable victory, but this probably owed more to the organisation of Albert Davy and to the chaotic state of the Liberal Party.

As the Great Depression loomed and New Zealand's economy began to deteriorate, Coates and the Reform Party attracted considerable criticism. Some critics^[who?] condemned certain measures taken to stave off depression as "socialist", and Albert Davy departed the party to help establish a Liberal revival known as the United Party. In the 1928 general election Reform and United Party won an equal number of parliamentary seats. With the backing of the Labour Party, United formed a government, and Coates lost the premiership.

Coalition[link]

In 1931, the Labour Party withdrew its support from United, protesting about various economic measures which it regarded as hostile to workers. Coates and the Reform Party subsequently agreed to form a coalition with United, preventing a general election in which Labour might have made significant gains. United's leader, George Forbes, remained Prime Minister, but Coates and his Reform Party colleagues gained a number of significant posts. William Downie Stewart, Jr., Coates' colleague, became Minister of Finance.

In the 1931 general election the United-Reform coalition remained in power, although Labour increased its share of the vote. Economic problems persisted, however, and unemployment continued to rise. Coates quarrelled with William Downie Stewart, Jr. over the government's response, and Coates himself became Minister of Finance. The Prime Minister, George Forbes, became increasingly apathetic and disillusioned, and increasingly Coates ran the government. Talk persisted about the emotional state of Coates himself — rumours^{[citation needed]} depicted him as drinking heavily.

In the 1935 general election the coalition suffered a major defeat, winning only 19 seats: Coates nearly lost Kaipara. The Labour Party, which had won 53 seats, formed its first government and Michael Joseph Savage became Prime Minister.

Later political career[link]

After the defeat of the coalition government, Coates withdrew from public attention to a large extent. He experienced a period of financial difficulty resulting from the sudden loss of income, but his situation improved when a group of friends presented him with a large sum of money as thanks for his long service.

When United and Reform merged to establish the National Party in May 1936, Coates sat as a National MP. Some of his supporters urged him to seek the party's leadership, but others within the party believed that both Coates and Forbes remained too closely associated with the country's economic problems, and that the new party needed fresh faces. Forbes supported Charles Wilkinson for the leadership, but Coates and his supporters rejected this choice, going so far as to threaten a re-establishment of the Reform Party if it went through. Eventually, Adam Hamilton, a former Reform member, won the leadership ballot by one vote.

With the outbreak of World War II, the Labour government invited both Coates and Adam Hamilton to join a special War Cabinet. Their acceptance created a rift between them and their National Party colleagues — the Party replaced Hamilton as leader over the issue, and relations between Coates and the new leader, Sidney Holland, deteriorated. Coates strongly believed partisanship misplaced during the war, and attempted to convince both Labour and National to work together. He expressed pleasure when the two parties established a joint War Administration, with the War Cabinet serving as its executive body. The War Administration quickly collapsed, with National choosing to withdraw — Coates openly criticised National's decision, and remained in the War Cabinet. At this point, Coates decided that he would contest the next election as an independent National candidate, not as the National Party's officially-nominated candidate.

Coates' health, however, had begun to fail. He had smoked heavily for most of his life, and had also developed heart trouble. On 27 May 1943 he collapsed and died in his office in Wellington. The Labour Party eulogised him more strongly than did his National Party colleagues, although politicians from all sides of the House paid tribute to him.

Further reading[link]

• Easton, Brian H. (2001), The nationbuilders, Auckland, [N.Z.]: Auckland University Press, ISBN 1-86940-260-X  (this volume contains a chapter on Coates)

• Farland, Bruce (1995), Coates’ tale: war hero, politician, statesman, Joseph Gordon Coates, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1925-1928, Wellington, [N.Z.]: B. Farland, ISBN 0-473-03182-5 

References[link]

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Kim Coates
Coates at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
Born	(1959-01-02) January 2, 1959 (age 53) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present

Kim Coates (born January 2, 1959) is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American movies and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Theatre. He currently stars as Sergeant-at-Arms Tig Trager in the FX series Sons of Anarchy.

Personal life[link]

Coates was born in Saskatoon to Fred and Joyce Coates.^[1][2] He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Diana, and two children: Kyla and Brenna.^[3][4] He is known to be good friends with actor William Fichtner as well as Kevin Costner. Kim also became a United States Citizen in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[link]

Coates (right) joins Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie on a USO visit to Southwest Asia.

• The Boy in Blue (1986) as McCoy Man #2
• Last Man Standing (1987) as Mr. Regan
• Palais Royale (1988) as Tony Dicarlo
• Cold Front (1989) as Mantha
• Blind Fear (1989) as Ed
• The Amityville Curse (1990) as Frank
• Red Blooded American Girl (1990) as Dennis
• The Last Boy Scout (1991) as Chet
• Under Cover of Darkness (1992) as Ray Murdoch
• Innocent Blood (1992) as Ray
• Harmony Cats (1993) as Graham Braithwaite
• Dead Before Dawn (1993) as Zack
• The Club (1994) as Mr. Carver
• I Know My Son Is Alive (1994) as Det. Griffi
• Model by Day (1994) as Tommy Nolan
• The Spider and the Fly (1994) as John Deluca
• The Client (1994) as Paul Gronke
• The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995) as Sean Nolan
• Waterworld (1995) as Drifter
• Bad Boys (1995) as Car jacker
• Breach of Trust (1995) as Palmer Davis
• Black Fox: Good Men and Bad (1995) as Natchez John Dunn
• Unforgettable (1996) as Eddie Dutton
• Carpool (1996) as Det. Lt. Erdman
• Dead Silence (1997) as Theodore 'Ted' Handy
• Lethal Tender (1997) as Montessi
• Poltergeist: The Legacy: Episode "Transference" (1997) (TV) as Steven Romero
• Married to a Stranger (1997) as Dr. Jesse Bethan
• Airborne (1998) as Bob Murdoch
• Battlefield Earth (2000) as Carlo
• Auggie Rose (2000) as Auggie Rose
• Ghost Hunter D (2000) as Ghost Hunter X
• XChange (2000) as Toffler / Fisk 2
• Killing Moon (2000) as Clayton Durrell
• Pearl Harbor (2001) as Jack Richards
• Black Hawk Down (2001) as Master Sergeant Tim 'Griz' Martin
• Full Disclosure (2001) as Dave Lewis
• The Scream Team (2002) as Zachariah Kull
• Tunnel (2002) as Geary
• Hollywood North (2003) as Scott DiMarco
• Open Range (2003) as Butler
• Thoughtcrimes (2003) as Lars Etsen
• A Friend of the Family (2004) as David Snow
• Caught in the Headlights (2004) as Harry Eden
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004) (TV) as Drake Snow
• Unstoppable (2004) as Peterson
• Bandido (2004) as Beno
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) as Rosen
• CSI: NY (2005) (TV) as Detective Vicaro
• Hostage (2005) as The Watchman
• Hercules (2005) (TV) as Tiresias
• The Island (2005) as Charles Whitman
• Prison Break (2006–2009) (TV) as Richard Sullins
• Silent Hill (2006) as Officer Gucci
• King of Sorrow (2006) as Steve Serrano
• Skinwalkers (2006) as Zo
• Grilled (2006) as Tony
• 12 Hours to Live (2006) as Jack Bryant
• The Poet (2007) as General Koenig
• Alien Agent (2007) as Carl Roderick
• Late Fragment (2007) as Hank
• Smallville (2007) (TV) as Special Agent Carter
• Hero Wanted (2008) as Skinner McGraw
• A Gunfighter's Pledge (2008) as Tate
• Cold Case (2008) (TV) as Alessandro Rossilini
• Entourage (2008, 2011) (TV) as film producer Carl Ertz
• 45 R.P.M. (2008) as Constable Able Taft
• CSI: Miami (2008–2009) (TV) as Ron Saris
• Sons of Anarchy (2008–Present) (TV) as Alex "Tig" Trager
• Human Target (2010) (TV) as Bertram
• Blood: A Butcher's Tale (2010) as Andris
• Robosapien: Rebooted (2010) as Porter
• Sinners & Saints (2010) as Detective Dave Besson
• A Little Help (2010) as Mel Kaminsky
• Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) as Bennett
• Goon (2011) as Ronnie Hortense

Awards and nominations[link]

Awards

• 2009 - Action On Film International Film Festival for Best Actor, for King of Sorrow
• 2009 - Action On Film International Film Festival: Half-Life Award

Nominations

• 1998 - Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, for Dead Silence
• 1998 - Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series, for Poltergeist: The Legacy For episode "Transference".

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kim Coates

• Kim Coates at the Internet Movie Database
• Kim Coates at the Internet Broadway Database
• Kim Coates

Teemu Selänne
Born	(1970-07-03) July 3, 1970 (age 41) Helsinki, FIN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Anaheim Ducks Jokerit Winnipeg Jets San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	10th overall, 1988 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1987–present

Teemu Ilmari Selänne (Finnish pronunciation: [�?te�?mu �?ilmɑri �?selæn�?e]) nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). An offensive player known for his skill and speed, Selänne has led the NHL in goal-scoring three times and has been named to the league's First All-Star Team on two occasions. He has won the Stanley Cup once with the Ducks in 2007.

Selänne started his hockey career on the youth team, EPS (Espoon Palloseura). While playing junior with Finnish club Jokerit, Selänne was selected 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. Continuing to play with Jokerit following his draft, he played two-and-a-half seasons in Finland's premier league, the SM-liiga. In 1992–93, he joined the Jets and set NHL rookie records with 76 goals and 132 points, en route to the Calder Memorial Trophy. After three-and-a-half seasons with the Jets, he was traded to the Mighty Ducks and formed a high-scoring duo with winger Paul Kariya on the team's top line. Selänne's initial five-year tenure with Anaheim included two 100-point seasons and a Lady Byng Memorial Trophy nomination as the league's most sportsmanlike player. In 2001, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks and remained with the team until signing with the Colorado Avalanche for the 2003–04 season in order to reunite with Kariya. Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, during which time he returned to Jokerit, Selänne re-joined the Ducks. On March 21, 2010 Selänne scored his 600th goal against the Colorado Avalanche

Representing Finland in international competition, Selänne is the all-time points leader in men's Olympic ice hockey.^[1]

Playing career[link]

Jokerit (1988–92)[link]

Selänne played his early seasons with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga. Selänne won the A-Junior level Finnish Championship in 1988 with Jokerit. The team consisted of future SM-liiga players such as Markus Ketterer, Keijo Säilynoja and Mika Strömberg. After three seasons on the junior team of Jokerit, Selänne played his first season for Jokerit during the 1988–89 season when Jokerit played in the Finnish 1. Divisioona. Jokerit gained promotion back to the SM-liiga in 1989 and Selänne had 11 games with 12 points during his debut SM-liiga season. Selänne had his first full season for Jokerit the following year, when he racked up 58 points in 44 games. During the 1991–92 SM-liiga season, Jokerit won the SM-liiga championship and Selänne won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy (top goalscorer) and had the most points scored in the SM-liiga playoffs during that season.

Winnipeg Jets (1992–96)[link]

Teemu Selänne was selected by the Winnipeg Jets 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft (the last player selected in the first round by Jets general manager John Ferguson, Sr., who was fired four months later) and was contracted by the Jets for the 1992–93 NHL season. Selänne initially asked to wear number 8, however, it was already taken by defenseman Randy Carlyle (Selänne's future coach with the Ducks) in his final playing season; thus Selänne wore number 13 instead. Selänne's first NHL goal came against Jeff Hackett of the San Jose Sharks on October 8, 1992. He went on to score an all-time rookie record of 76 goals in his rookie season (shattering the previous record of 53 set by Mike Bossy), which made him the second European to lead the league in goal scoring (after Jari Kurri), along with Alexander Mogilny, and also makes him one of only eight players, and to date, the last player (along with Mogilny) to have scored 70 or more goals in one NHL season. The rookie season, for which Selänne was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the NHL, saw him also becoming the holder-to-date of the rookie point scoring record with 132 points.^[2][3][4]

Following his rookie season, Jets players Keith Tkachuk and Alexei Zhamnov formed a line known as "The Olympic Line," as all three were Olympians. This was notable in that it was prior to the NHL signing an agreement with the IIHF, providing for a break to allow select players to compete for their respective countries in the quadrennial Olympic Tournament. Selänne suffered a torn Achilles tendon in his second season, limiting him to 51 games. The Jets had suffered a six-game quarterfinal loss to the Vancouver Canucks in 1993; and with Selänne injured, missed the 1994 playoffs.

Along with fellow Finnish NHL-star Jari Kurri, Selänne played for Jokerit during the 1994–95 NHL lockout. Selänne scored 7 goals and assisted 12 others in 20 games for Jokerit. Selänne was part of Jokerit when the team won the 1995 European Cup in Finland.

After the lockout, Selänne returned to the Winnipeg Jets and played the remainder of the 1994–95 season and started the 1995–96 season with the Jets.

On February 7, 1996, he was traded, along with Marc Chouinard and a fourth-round draft pick, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim^[5] in return for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky, and a third-round pick. Selänne was first angered at the Jets management for trading him, especially given a phone call two weeks prior in which owner Richard Burke lied to him about his status with the team,^[6] but it all subsided when he learned of the situation in Anaheim.^[7]

Mid-career (1996–2005)[link]

In Anaheim, Selänne teamed up with Paul Kariya & Steve Rucchin to form one of the most potent scoring trios in the NHL and also picked a nomination for the Lady Byng Trophy, losing to Joe Sakic. In 1998 Selänne became the first European player to be named NHL All-Star Game MVP, after scoring a hat trick. Selänne led the NHL in goals in 1998 and 1999.

On March 5, 2001, Selänne was again traded, this time to the San Jose Sharks for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields, and a second-round draft pick.

Selänne was involved in controversy with the Sharks in 2002–03. On the other side of the United States, New Jersey Devil Scott Gomez was struggling under the management style of Devils coach Pat Burns. Gomez and Selänne were almost swapped in a multi-player trade, but at the 11th hour Selänne vetoed being sent to New Jersey.^[8] Selänne suffered a slight drop of performance during his time with the Sharks but he still managed to score 54 and 64 points during his two full seasons with the Sharks.

After two full seasons in San Jose, Selänne signed with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent on July 3, 2003 (his 33rd birthday) where he was again joined by Kariya. After a season (2003–04) in Colorado that saw his production decline, overall, Selänne's time in Colorado was considered a disappointment since he didn't manage to gain a steady form with Paul Kariya as was expected.

Selänne underwent knee surgery during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and signed with Jokerit in the Finnish National League. He was unable to play any games the whole season, because rehabilitation took longer than expected.

Return to Anaheim[link]

Selänne rejoined the Mighty Ducks signing a one year contract on August 22, 2005. With his knee rehabilitated, Selänne led the Ducks in scoring in 2005–06 despite playing without former teammate and scoring counterpart Paul Kariya. Selänne's statistical tally this season registered 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points in 80 games.

Selänne recorded his 1,000th NHL point on January 30, 2006, with his second goal against the Los Angeles Kings, becoming the 70th player, as well as the seventh European player, to achieve the milestone.^{[citation needed]}

Selänne was back amongst the NHL's elite players after the 2005–06 NHL season, when he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which recognizes perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, designating Selänne as the comeback player of the year.

Selänne received a one-year, $3.75-million contract extension for the 2006–2007 season with the newly renamed Anaheim Ducks, after deciding to continue his NHL career. He also changed his jersey number from No. 13 back to No. 8 for 2006–2007 season, the number he'd worn during his first stint with the Ducks franchise several years earlier.^{[citation needed]}

Selänne scored his 500th NHL career goal against the Colorado Avalanche after getting by former Avalanche teammate and captain Joe Sakic to find the net against Colorado's José Théodore. Selänne joined Jari Kurri as the only Finnish-born players to have scored 500 goals in their NHL careers. On November 26, 2006, in a game against the Calgary Flames, Selänne scored his 600th point as a Duck.

Selänne played in his 1,000th NHL game on December 31, 2006, against the Minnesota Wild.^[9] On February 7, 2007, in a game against the San Jose Sharks, Selänne scored his 524th career goal to move into a tie with Bryan Trottier for 27th on the NHL's all-time list. The "Finnish Flash" moved past Trottier with a first period goal against the Coyotes in Phoenix on February 15, 2007, with his father, Ilmari, in attendance (the fathers of 18 Anaheim players and one of the player's father-in-law were at the game as part of a team-building experience).

Selänne during a pre-game warm-up on April 17, 2007.

On January 10, 2007, Selänne heard grave news from a seriously ill friend. "Today he found out that the cancer has spread to his brain," Selänne said. "I don't think he has much time to live. So I told him if I scored a hat trick I'd keep the puck. I told him the odds weren't very good that it would happen. Obviously it was really a sad day today, but what are you going to do? Life is not fair sometimes." The next day against the Dallas Stars, Selänne would indeed achieve a hat trick, the 19th of his career and the first since 2001. Anaheim won the game, 5–1.

Selänne tied the Anaheim franchise record for goals (previously held by Paul Kariya) with his 300th in a Ducks jersey on February 17, 2007, when he flipped a second-period power-play goal past Mathieu Garon in a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. One night later, Selänne took sole possession of the franchise record, scoring his 301st goal with Anaheim with a power-play goal at Honda Center in Anaheim in the second consecutive game against the Kings.

With two goals against the Vancouver Canucks on March 11, 2007, Selänne became the first player over the age of 35 to record consecutive 40-goal seasons. The two goals, both on the power-play, moved Selänne into a tie with Hall of Famer Frank Mahovlich on the NHL's all-time goal-scoring list at 533, the 26th highest total in the league's history. Finally, that gave him 107 power-play goals in a Ducks uniform, moving him into a tie for the franchise record with Kariya. Selänne removed his former linemate from the record book with a power-play goal in a victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 16, taking over sole possession on the Anaheim franchise record. Selänne's two-goal effort against Chicago also moved him past Mahovlich, for sole possession of 26th place on the NHL's all-time goal-scoring list.

Selänne completed the 2006–2007 NHL regular season with 48 goals (third best in the league) and became the first player in NHL history over the age of 35 to record consecutive seasons with 40-plus goals. He won the Stanley Cup in that 2006-2007 NHL season. He also led the NHL with 25 power-play goals, tying the Anaheim club record that he set in 1998–1999. His 10 game-winning goals tied him for the most in that category this season. He failed, however, to become the oldest player of all time with a 50-goal NHL season (he was 36 that campaign; 35-year-old Johnny Bucyk scored 51 goals for the 1970–71 Boston Bruins).

With an assist on a goal by François Beauchemin in Game 2 of the Ducks opening round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild on April 13, 2007, Selänne picked up his 30th playoff point in an Anaheim jersey – establishing a new franchise record. The Ducks would go on to defeat the Ottawa Senators in 5 games in the Stanley Cup Finals, giving the team and Selänne their first Stanley Cup championship.

Selänne considered retirement after he and the Ducks had won the Stanley cup in 2007. However, he did not announce his retirement, and in December he told a Finnish tabloid Iltalehti that he will announce his decision in January 2008.^[10] On January 28, Selänne signed a one-year contract with the Ducks for the remainder of the 2007–08 NHL season.^[11] On February 12, he tied Paul Kariya for most points in franchise history after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche. On February 17, he passed Paul Kariya when he scored his 670th point over the Calgary Flames.^[12] On February 24, Selänne earned his 20th career hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks, increasing his career goals total to 546, placing him 25th on the all-time list, bypassing his idol Maurice 'Rocket' Richard. He was named the NHL's "First Star of the Week" for the week ending February 24. The game also gave him his 600th career assist.^[13]

2008-present[link]

On September 28, 2008, Selänne signed a two-year, $5.25 million contract with the Ducks.

On October 29, 2008, Selänne scored his 21st career hat-trick, the most amongst active players, setting a new franchise-record 12 for career hat-tricks. All of his three goals came on power-play when the Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings in over-time 5-4. Selänne has since been two hat-tricks behind Jari Kurri, who has 23, for the record of most hat-tricks in the NHL by a Finnish player.^[14][15] On October 31, 2008, Selänne increased his goal total to 560, tying with Guy Lafleur for 20th place on the all-time list.^[16]

On December 19, 2008, Selänne suffered an injury to his left quad muscle from his own skate after taking a hit from Denis Grebeshkov of the Edmonton Oilers.^[17] On January 28, 2009, Selänne came back off his injury and played with the Ducks against the Chicago Blackhawks. Selänne ended up scoring 54 points including 27 goals and 27 assists for the Regular Season.^[18]

On April 16, 2009, the Ducks made it to the playoffs as the 8th seed. The Ducks upset the Sharks in 6 games, during which Selänne contributed 1 goal and 1 assist. The Ducks then faced the Red Wings, who eliminated them in 7 games, during which Selänne contributed 3 goals and 1 assist,^[18] including a goal in the Game 7 loss in Detroit.

On June 27, 2009, Selänne announced that he would sign with the Ducks for the 2009-10 season,^[19] for what should have been, according to him, his final season, stating a man at his age does not belong in a league like the NHL.^[20] On July 9, 2009, the Montreal Canadiens' captain, Selänne's countryman and a long term linemate in the national team, Saku Koivu, also signed with the Ducks. On October 8, 2009, Selänne scored twice against the Boston Bruins. Just two days later, on October 10, Selänne scored two goals and added a shootout winner against the Philadelphia Flyers, leading his team to its second victory in the fourth game of the season. On March 21, 2010, Selänne scored his 600th career NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche on goalie Craig Anderson. He is the 18th NHL player in history to score 600 goals, and joined Luc Robitaille and Mario Lemieux as the only Calder Trophy winners to score 600. On April 2, 2010, he scored his 602nd and 603rd NHL goals, passing Jari Kurri's record for Finnish born players of 601. Selänne ended up recording 48 points including 27 goals and 21 assists for the 2009-2010 Regular Season while the Ducks failed to make it to the playoffs.

On August 9, 2010, Selänne's one year, $3.25 million contract with the Ducks was announced.^[21] The following 2010-2011 season turned out to be one of his career best. He ended up 8th on total points for the NHL regular season with 31 goals and 49 assists on his tally (in only 73 games). This strong personal performance was followed by 6 play off goals (and 1 assist) in only 6 games of the first round of play offs in which the Ducks were eliminated by the Nashville Predators.

Among the season highlights, on October 26, 2010, Selänne scored his 611th career NHL goal against Dallas Stars passing Bobby Hull for the 15th place in the list of NHL's all-time goal scorers. On February 19, 2011, Selänne scored his 625th career NHL goal to tie him with Joe Sakic for the 14th spot. Earlier that year, on January 16, 2011, Selänne had scored his 1300th career point, a first period goal, against Nikolai Khabibulin of the Edmonton Oilers. The total of career goals amounted to 637 in the end of the season. On March 28, 2011, Selänne collected 3 goals and 2 assists against the Colorado Avalanche. He is the first 40-year-old player to ever earn 5 points with a hat trick in one game.^[22] One of his goals was scored on a penalty shot which makes him the oldest NHL player in history to have a penalty shot goal.^[23] Furthermore, according to Elias Sports Bureau, he is the only player to score 4 game-tying goals in the last three minutes of a game in one season in NHL history. In fact, he accomplished this record in 40 days (from February 11 to March 20, 2011).^[24]

The Finnish media has been reporting that Selänne would likely retire following the 2010–11 season.^[25] Following the play off defeat to the Nashville Predators on April 24, 2011, Selänne announced to media that he will decide on his potential career future by 1 July. On June 30, 2011, it was reported that Selanne underwent left knee surgery in Finland.^[26] Hence, his future plans are currently put on hold until further medical assessment of his health. On September 15, 2011, Selänne signed a 1-year, $4 million dollar contract to remain with the Ducks in a video addressed to the team's fans.

On October 8, 2011, against the Washington Capitals, he produced two goals and two assists at the age of 41 years and 121 days. As a result, he became the oldest NHL player to collect 4 points in a game since Tim Horton who had 4 assists on January 15, 1972.^[27]

On December 17, 2011, Selänne played his first game in Winnipeg since February 4, 1996, against the new Winnipeg Jets, who had relocated to Winnipeg from Atlanta the previous offseason. He received a standing ovation before the start of the game, and was loudly cheered every time he touched the puck. After the Ducks fell behind by two goals early on, Selänne picked up an assist on Niklas Hagman's first period goal that made the game 2-1. Later on, with the score 5-2 for the Jets, Selänne got another assist on a powerplay goal by Corey Perry. Perry's goal turned out to be the last of the game, as the Jets went on to win 5-3. Selänne finished the game with the two assists, as well as three shots on goal and a plus-1 rating.

Selänne was initially invited to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game, but convinced the NHL to select his teammate Corey Perry instead.^[28] On February 19, 2012, Selänne scored in a 2-0 win against the Florida Panthers to become the oldest NHL player to collect 20 goals in one season since Johnny Bucyk during the 1976–77 campaign with the Boston Bruins.^[29]

International[link]

Medal record
Selänne at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey
Competitor for  Finland
Winter Olympics
Bronze	2010 Vancouver
Silver	2006 Turin
Bronze	1998 Nagano
World Championships
Bronze	2008 Canada
Silver	1999 Norway

Together with Saku Koivu and Jere Lehtinen, Selänne formed the backbone of Team Finland during his reign. He has appeared in over 120 international games: five Olympics, five Ice Hockey World Championships, the 1991 Canada Cup, and the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey.

Selänne played for Finland at the 1991 World Championship, hosted in his native Finland, and was one of the top scorers in the tournament with 11 points, behind only Mats Sundin and Jari Kurri. He also played in the 1991 Canada Cup, where Finland qualified for the semi-finals for the first time. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Finland ended up in a disappointing seventh place after losing 6–1 to the Unified Team in the quarter-finals. Selänne was top scorer for his team with 11 points. After a long season he chose not to participate in the 1992 World Championship, but Finland still managed to capture its first ever medal at the World Championship level.

Selänne did not take part in the 1995 World Championship, where Finland took its first gold medal, beating Sweden 4–1 in Stockholm's Globen arena. In 1996, Selänne played his second World Championship, and also in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey (successor to the Canada Cup), his team finishing fifth in both.

Selänne was teamed up with Saku Koivu at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where they tied as the tournament's top scorers. Finland beat Canada 3–2 in the bronze medal game. However, Selänne was injured in the previous (semifinal) game against Russia, and did not play in the bronze medal game. At the 1999 World Championship, he was again combined with Koivu. Finland was beaten by the Czech Republic in the final games. With 11 points, he finished second in scoring, 5 points behind Koivu. Both were elected to the tournament's All-Star lineup, and Selänne also received the tournament's MVP award.^{[citation needed]}

Selänne's next duty came at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Due to absence of Koivu, who was battling cancer at the time, Selänne was named the captain of the Finnish team, but was unable to carry the team to win a medal. The team was crushed by the United States in their first game and was knocked out by the eventual gold medalists Canada in the quarter-finals. Finland finished in sixth place. The following year, the World Championship was held in Finland. The San Jose Sharks (Selänne's team at the time) failed to qualify for playoffs, allowing Selänne to play for the national team. This was his second tournament on home soil, with Finland finishing in 5th place. He managed to score 11 points and was the tournament's leading goal scorer with eight goals.

Selänne's second World Cup opportunity came in 2004, but a nagging knee injury knee hindered his performance. He tallied only four points in six games. Finland won the silver medal, losing 3–2 to Canada in the final.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Selänne was again teamed up with Captain Koivu and Lehtinen. Finland put up a 19–2 goal difference in the group stage. Finland came up short against Sweden in the final game. Selänne was once again the joint top scorer with Koivu and also tied for most goals with fellow Finn Olli Jokinen. Selänne and Koivu were named in the Tournament All-Star lineup and Selänne was elected the best forward of the tournament.

In summer 2007, after his fourth Olympic appearance Selänne announced his retirement from Finnish national team play, stating that there is room for only one "Raipe"^{[citation needed]}, in reference to Raimo Helminen. However, Selänne accepted Doug Shedden's invitation to join the Finnish national team for the World Championship, coming out from his short-lived international retirement.^[30] After the 2008 World Championship, Selänne once again announced his retirement from international competition.^[31]

Despite his earlier plans for retirement from international competition, at the beginning of the 2008–09 NHL season, Selänne contemplated playing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.^[32] Coming out of international retirement once again, Selänne joined the Finnish team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, serving as an alternate captain this time to Saku in his fifth Olympic appearance. At the tournament, he became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics.^[33][34] In Finland's first game of the tournament, played against Belarus, Selänne had an assist, which tied him in first place with Valeri Kharlamov of Russia, Vlastimil Bubník of the former Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada, all of whom have 36 points in Olympic competition.^[34] In Finland's second game, against Germany, Selänne had another assist, giving him a total of 37 points throughout his Olympic career.^[33][34]

Selänne is one of only seven ice hockey players (a list which also includes Lehtinen and Helminen) who have appeared in at least five Olympic Games.

Personal[link]

Selänne was born on July 3, 1970, in Helsinki, Finland. His mother's name is Liisa Viitanen and the name of his father is Ilmari Selänne. Teemu Selänne has a twin brother, Paavo Selänne, and an older brother named Panu Selänne. Teemu Selänne spent two years in business school^[35] and taught kindergarten for three years in Finland before arriving in the NHL.^[36]

Selänne married Sirpa Vuorinen on July 19, 1996. They have four children: sons Eemil (b. 1996), Eetu (b. 1997) and Leevi (b. 2000), and a daughter Veera (b. 2007). They are residents of Coto de Caza, California, a gated community in southern Orange County.

Selänne is known as an avid car collector (he is one of the few people who owns an Enzo Ferrari), golfer and auto racing fan. He has even entered WRC rally events in his home country of Finland. He usually races under the pseudonym "Teukka Salama" which loosely translates as "Ted Flash", in reference to his hockey nickname.

Teemu is known as a fan favourite around the NHL and is known to spend large amounts of time signing autographs for fans.

He was once voted Finland's sexiest man by readers of Finnish magazine Eeva.^[37]

Career statistics[link]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

International[link]

Records[link]

• Winter Olympic Games all-time points leader (37)^[1][38]
• NHL single-season record for goals by a rookie (76 in 1992–93)
• NHL single-season record for points by a rookie (132 in 1992–93)
• NHL single season record for most goals by a European player (76 in 1992–93 tied with Alexander Mogilny)
• NHL calendar month record for most goals (20 in March 1993)
• Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career points (871)
• Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career goals (410)
• Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career assists (461)
• Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career power-play goals (163)
• Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career hat-tricks (13, as of April 6, 2011)
• Anaheim Ducks franchise playoff record for points scored (60)
• Anaheim Ducks single-season record for power-play goals (25, established in 1998–1998 and tied in 2006–2007)
• Anaheim Ducks single-season record for points (109, established in 1996–1997)
• Anaheim Ducks single-season record for goals (52, established 1997–1998)
• Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes single-season record for goals (76, established 1992–1993) (as a rookie)
• Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes single-season record for points (132, established 1992–1993) (as a rookie)
• First European to score a hat-trick in an NHL All-Star game (1998)
• First player in NHL history over the age of 35 to record consecutive seasons with 40-plus goals
• One of only three European-trained players, along with Jaromír Jágr (646) and fellow Finn Jari Kurri (601), to score more than 600 goals (650), a record for Finnish NHL players
• Most recent NHL player, along with Mogilny, to score 70 goals in a season
• First player in NHL history with four score-tying goals in the final 3:00 of the third period in one season
• First player in NHL history age 40-or-older to record three goals and five points (or more) in a single game
• Oldest player to score 45 goals in one season (Selanne scored 48 goals)
• Oldest player in NHL history to score a shootout goal
• Oldest NHL player to collect 20 goals or more in one season

Awards[link]

Finland

• Raimo Kilpiö trophy for the gentlemanly player in the SM-liiga - 1991
• Aarne Honkavaara trophy for best goal scorer in the SM-liiga - 1992
• SM-liiga championship - 1992
• Finnish ice hockey player of the year - 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006

NHL

• Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) - 2006–07
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007
• Calder Memorial Trophy - 1993
• NHL All-Rookie Team - 1993
• NHL First All-Star Team - 1993, 1997
• NHL Second All-Star Team - 1998, 1999
• NHL All-Star Game MVP - 1998
• Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy - 1999 (also tied for most goals in NHL in 1993 and 1998)
• Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy - 2006
• Molson Cup - 1992–1993 Winnipeg Jets

International

• Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament All-Star Team - 1999
• Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament's MVP - 1999
• 2006 Winter Olympics All-Star Team
• 2006 Winter Olympics - Best forward
• Olympic Leading Scoring -1998, 2006

Transactions[link]

• June 11, 1988 - Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round, 10th overall.
• February 7, 1996 - Traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim with Marc Chouinard and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (Kim Staal) for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and a third-round pick in 1996 (Per-Anton Lundström).
• March 5, 2001 - Traded to the San Jose Sharks for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and a 2nd round pick in 2003 (Vojtěch Polák).
• July 3, 2003 - Signed by the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent.
• August 22, 2005 - Signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as a free agent.
• January 28, 2008 - Signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a 1 year contract.^[39]
• September 28, 2008 - Signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a 2 year contract.^[40]

See also[link]

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL players with 500 goals
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• Captain (ice hockey)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Teemu Selänne on nhlfinns.com
• Teemu Selänne's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Selänne bobble head story
• Teemu Selänne – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Teemu Selänne's NHL player profile

Rosco Gordon (April 10, 1928 – July 11, 2002) was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1952 #1 R&B hit single, "Booted",^[1] and two #2 singles "No More Doggin'" (1952 RPM 350) and "Just a Little Bit" (1960 Vee-Jay 332).^[2]

Biography[link]

Born on Florida Street, in Memphis, Tennessee, Gordon was one of the Beale Streeters, a moniker given to a group of musicians who helped develop the style known as Memphis Blues.^[3] Gordon used a style of piano playing known as 'The Rosco Rhythm' and made a number of his early recordings for Sam Phillips at Sun Records.^[1] This rhythm placed the accent on the off beats, and although other influential R&B pianists such as Professor Longhair (on "Willie Mae" among other songs) recorded in the same off beat style before him, through his influence on the Jamaican pianist, Theophilus Beckford ("Easy Snappin'"), Gordon was cited as the foundation of Jamaican bluebeat and reggae music.^[3]

"Booted" (1952) gave his career a sound start, and was followed by "No More Doggin'" the same year.^[3] Sam Phillips later sold the master tape of "Booted" to two competing record labels, Chess and RPM, both of whom released it as a single^[1] as he had done with some early Howlin' Wolf songs. The RPM release reached #1 on the Billboard R&B record chart.^[2] Chess and the Bihari Brothers later settled the conflict with the Biharis getting exclusive rights to Gordon and Chess signing Wolf to an exclusive contract.^[4]

In 1960, Gordon released his last charting single "Just a Little Bit", which was both an R&B and pop hit.^[2] However there were no further hits despite Gordon's youth, talent and exuberant and oddball personality.^[3] In 1962, he gave up the music industry and moved to Queens, New York with his new wife where he purchased a partnership in a laundry business. Following his wife's death in 1984, he returned to performing in the New York area.

In 2002, he was invited by filmmaker Richard Pearce to be featured as part of a documentary film about several blues musicians returning to Memphis for a special tribute to Sam Phillips in conjunction with the May 2002 W. C. Handy Awards. Called The Road To Memphis, the documentary aired on PBS television. Six weeks after filming finished, Gordon died of a heart attack at his apartment in Rego Park, Queens.^[1] He was 74 years old.^[1] He was interred in the Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Rosco Gordon full biography
• Rosco Gordon discography on Soulful Kinda Music website
• PBS website for The Road to Memphis
• Rosco Gordon overview
• Rosco Gordon interview
• Rosco Gordon biography

Look up bad news in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Bad news may refer to:

• Bad News, a spoof rock band
  • Bad News (Bad News album), 1987 album by Bad News
• Bad News (Ligeia album), the second album by Massachusetts' metalcore band Ligeia
• "Bad News", a song by Johnny Cash from the I Walk the Line album
• Bad News (magazine), a comics magazine published in the early 1980s by Fantagraphics
• Bad News (How I Met Your Mother)

See also[link]

• Good news (disambiguation)

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