1.   And Pittis said he also got into his first fight as a professional hockey player.

2.   And last June, Alexander Korneyev, the general director of the Spartak professional hockey club in Yekaterinburg, was shot to death outside his home.

3.   And when this tournament is over, it is time to revisit the issue of whether professional hockey players should be in the Olympics at all.

4.   As Bob Jay knows, eight seasons of professional hockey can create plenty of significant moments.

5.   Being on call is for obstetricians or junior flight attendants, not professional hockey players.

6.   A contingent of current and former professional hockey players is expected to attend the court session.

7.   A new professional hockey league was about to dawn.

8.   A package Parker figures will transfer well to professional hockey.

9.   A tour of the Canadian West revealed the devotion that makes professional hockey such an integral part of life.

10.   By then, hopefully, Arizona Gov. Jane Hull will have convinced Gretzky that his talents can serve higher purposes than professional hockey or presiden tial politics.