1.   Cusick recalled his first hockey broadcast in the Garden, which came soon after World War II.

2.   He accompanied friends to his first hockey game on Friday night.

3.   In an interview with ESPN television, the president said he was enjoying his first hockey game.

4.   It was the first hockey case for the new arbitrator, John Sands, who heard testimony from both sides last week.

5.   No, Cammi Granato will never again be the first female hockey player to have a gold medal put around her neck, as she was in Nagano.

6.   The fan was attending his first hockey game and sat at an unscreened seat.

7.   The Nagano Cup was the first international hockey competition to be played in the new Olympic arena, as well as the first challenge for organizers.

8.   This was her first hockey game.

9.   Tonight marks the first hockey game in MCI Center.

10.   Dominik Hasek was a Dominator in Nagano as the Czechs won their first Olympic hockey gold.