31.   Up to eight players can participate through a local-area net work, or two can play by modem.

32.   When American-born players participate in tournament finals, viewership goes up.

33.   According to the standard NHL contract, a player cannot participate in any organized sport without written consent from his team.

34.   All three players participated in other drills.

35.   Before the games, the players will participate in a forum to help educate their hosts on the progress in putting apartheid behind them.

36.   Both players participated in the pre-game shootaround but did not dress for the game.

37.   Both players have been participating in voluntary camps, and their agreement was expected because restricted free agents have little leverage and a deadline is approaching.

38.   He had his first chance at an Olympic gold medal because the NHL, for the first time, let its players participate.

39.   In losing in the quarterfinals, the defending Davis Cup champions are again faced with trying to get their best players to participate.

40.   In Nagano, the best players participated for the first time in Olympic hockey as the National Hockey League closed down temporarily.