21.   The first involved already-injured standout defenseman Rob Blake, who skated slowly off the ice late in the second period.

22.   The first involved Brian Cardenal, whose father was athletic trainer at Illinois.

23.   The first involved Regulation S, which exempts some foreign offerings of stock.

24.   The first involved the All-Star Game.

25.   The first involved the diversion of money from charity bingo games into NDP coffers.

26.   The first involves the substance of what happened.

27.   The first involved Stephane Matteau of the Rangers and Grant Marshall of Dallas.

28.   The first involved the Lyndon LaRouche presidential campaign.

29.   The first involved the organizers.

30.   The first involves auctions held jointly by Phillips and Piasa in London, Geneva and New York beginning this spring in areas like Impressionist and contemporary art and jewelry.