Anchorage, AK - The Anchorage Aces announce the signing of Goaltender Parris Duffus (paris duff-us).

Duffus, 32 years of age, is 6-foot 2-inches tall and tips the scales at 195 pounds. A native of Denver, CO, Duffus was selected by the St. Louis Blues in round 9 (#180 overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Duffus joins the Aces after spending time this year playing for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Russian Hockey League.

Team League Season GP W L T GAA PCT
Peoria Rivermen IHL 92/93 37 16 15 4 3.96 .875
Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 92/93 4 3 1 0 3.18 .909
Peoria Rivermen IHL 93/94 36 19 10 3 4.58 .862
Peoria Rivermen IHL 94/95 29 17 7 3 2.69 .911
Minnesota Moose IHL 95/96 35 10 17 2 3.31 .895
Team USA WC 96 7 2.54 .948
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 96/97 1 0 0 0 2.07 .875
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 96/97 58 28 19 6 3.23 .897
HPK Hdmeenlinna EHL 97/98 5 2.57 .911
HPK Hdmeenlinna SM-Liiga 97/98 24 11 13 0 3.30 .911
Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 97/98 17 10 5 0 3.08 .907
Berlin Capitals DEL 98/99 38 3.35 -
Jokerit Helsinki SM-Liiga 98/99 15 7 8 0 2.28 .932
Team USA WC 99 - 1.63 .939
Fort Wayne Komets UHL 99/00 3 3 0 0 3.33 .897
HIFK Helsinki SM-Liiga 99/00 29 2.44 .922
N|rnberg Ice Tigers DEL 00/01 53 2.65 .905
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russian Hockey League 01/02 - - -

"We are looking to head into the playoffs with a contending team," said Head Coach Walt Poddubny. "Parris will provide us with solid goaltending down the stretch run."

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Media advisory: For more information, contact the Anchorage Aces at 258-2237.

Fan's Advisory: Single-game tickets are now on sale at all CarrsTix, the Sullivan Arena Box Office and the Aces office. Stop by the Aces office at 245 W. 5th Ave., Suite 128; call 258-ACES; or visit www.anchorageaces.com for more information.

 

Not even a hat trick can save Aces
SLIDE CONTINUES: Gold Kings notch 10th win in 12 meetings this season.

Anchorage Daily News - Daily News Staff


(Published: Saturday, April 6, 2002)

Playing with thin ranks in the thin air of Colorado Springs, Colo., J.J. Wrobel's hat trick was nifty, but not enough to rescue the continually faltering Anchorage Aces on Friday night.

They lost -- yet again.

The Aces streaked to an early two-goal lead, promptly surrendered it with a disastrous second period and lost to the Colorado Gold Kings, which is getting to be a habit. The Gold Kings, who have beaten the Aces in 10 of 12 meetings this season, earned a 6-4 victory at World Arena.

The Aces (19-43-9) have won just seven of 37 games since Jan. 1, and they have found encouraging signs as elusive as victories.

Wrobel was a bright spot, though -- he contributed to all four Anchorage goals. He scored three goals, to give him 26 this season, and set up Tobin Praznik's goal.

But that offensive outburst couldn't make up for the Aces myriad deficiencies. They played with the West Coast Hockey League minimum of 13 skaters, dressing just eight forwards and five defensemen. They were a bunch of sea-level boys playing at an altitude of 6,000 feet. They played a pretty decent team. And, most importantly, they are league's worst team.

Nonetheless, the Aces raced to a 3-1 lead through one period on two goals from Wrobel and one from Praznik.

Yet the Gold Kings (38-26-7) only required a few shifts to shred that Aces lead. Tom Perry and Chad Cabana scored in the opening four minutes of the second period to forge a 3-3 tie, and Colorado added late-period goals from Greg Schmidt and Craig Lyons to earn a 5-3 lead through 40 minutes.

Wrobel's third goal of the night, on a power play with about four minutes left in the game, gave the Aces hope. Lyons snuffed that Anchorage optimism with an empty-net goal in the waning seconds.

Aces goaltender Parris Duffus, who grew up in Denver, was pulled in favor of Jamie McCaig after the Gold Kings tied the game 3-3. Duffus returned to play well in the third period -- he stopped all 19 shots he faced in the final 20 minutes.

Colorado goalie Kirk Daubenspeck stopped 24 shots. He has played in 59 games this season, second among WCHL goalies.

Aces veteran center Dean Larson, the team's leading scorer and the WCHL's all-time leading scorer, was again held without a point. His next point will be his 700th in the league.

The Aces and Gold Kings close the regular season with a game Sunday in Colorado Springs. The Aces will then travel to Boise, Idaho, for the first two games of a first-round playoff series with the league-leading Idaho Steelheads. Colorado faces the Tacoma Sabercats in the first round.

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Aces3 0 1 -- 4

Colorado1 4 1 -- 6

First Period -- 1, Aces, Wrobel 24 (Yoder, Cunningham), 5:04; 2, Colorado, Enga 45 (Lyons, Majic), 12:23 (pp); 3, Aces, Praznik 22 (Wrobel), 15:41; 4, Aces, Wrobel 25 (Daniels), 17:29. Penalties -- Slovak, Colorado (holding), 3:01; Simon, Aces (holding), 12:04.

Second Period -- 5, Colorado, Perry 15 (Enga, Garrow), :30; 6, Colorado, Cabana 12 (Blais, Schmidt), 3:43; 7, Colorado, Schmidt 15 (Blais, Garrow), 19:07; 8, Colorado, Lyons 28 (Bowtell, Tocher), 19:30. Penalties -- Tocher, Colorado (tripping), 1:10; Krivokhija, Aces (hooking), 7:34; Young, Aces (roughing), 8:04; Boh, Colorado (hooking), 12:48; Newans, Aces (hooking), 12:56.

Third Period -- 9, Aces, Wrobel 26 (LaFleur, Duffus), 15:50 (pp); 10, Colorado, Lyons 29 (Enga, Bowtell), 19:45 (en). Penalties -- Henley, Colorado (roughing), 7:09; Young, Aces (roughing), 7:09; Thiessen, Colorado (roughing), 8:48; Young, Aces (roughing), 9:57; Slovak, Colorado (hooking), 15:35.

Shots on goal -- Aces 14-6-8 -- 28; Colorado 7-10-20 -- 37.

Power-play Opportunities -- Aces 1 of 5; Colorado 1 of 5.

Goalies -- Aces, Duffus, (28 shots-25 saves), McCaig, 4-12-2, entered 3:43 2nd period, left start 3rd period (8-6); Colorado, Daubenspeck 35-19-5 (28-24).

A -- 6,122.

Referee -- Travis Smith. Linesmen -- Bob Keltie, Peter Friesma.

 

Three Aces vets are free to shop HOCKEY NOTEBOOK By Matt Nevala And Doyle Woody Anchorage Daily News (Published: June 5, 2002) The Anchorage Aces, who recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, conducted some business Tuesday. The West Coast Hockey League released the protected player lists for each of its seven teams. The Aces' list of 12 included forward Dean Larson, the WCHL's all-time leading scorer, and goaltender Jamie McCaig, who sparkled at times as a rookie last season. The Aces own the rights to their protected players until Aug. 1, and no other WCHL teams can offer those players contracts until then. Unprotected players, which include veterans Paul Williams, Chad Richard and Chris Newans, are now free to sign with any team. Whether the Aces will sign anyone in the near future is unknown. The team hasn't been operating for nearly a month after the power was shut off in its downtown Anchorage office. Last month, the team, which is owned by Mike Cusack Jr., filed for bankruptcy protection, which allows Cusack to remain in control of the team as he creates a plan to pay creditors. Initial court filings said the team is almost $2 million in debt. Repeated attempts to reach Cusack for comment have been unsuccessful. Bill Artus, Cusack's attorney, said he will file more documents with the bankruptcy court Thursday. The WCHL will hold meetings next week in Las Vegas, and the status of the Aces is expected to be a topic of discussion. Adam Keller, the league's acting commissioner, said Tuesday the league is still operating as though the Aces will play this fall. Artus said he expects Cusack to attend the league meetings.   Anchorage Aces 2002-2003 Protected Lists Forwards -- Kimbi Daniels, Sasha Lakovic, Dean Larson, Tobin Praznik, J.J. Wrobel, B.J. Young. Defenseman -- Brian LaFleur, Mike Marostega, Denis Pigolitsin, Jason Simon, Jami Yoder. Goaltender -- Jamie McCaig.   Not Protected Forwards -- Nate Caswell, Bobby Cunningham, Simon Duplessis, Zdenek Ondrej, Chad Richard, Paul Williams. Defenseman -- Yuri Krivokhija, Chris Newans. Goaltender -- Parris Duffus.

Umari Duffus - Golden Knights meet their match Scottish Vintage Vehicle Federation CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS TROPHIES The Allan Duffus Trophy Click Here!! City of Dundee ROLL Of HONOUR World War II - 1939 to 1945 Henry Beveridge Duffus Whyte DUFFUS CASTLE DUFFUS CASTLE, MACBETH, RIVERSPEY, ISLE OF SKYE Louise Duffus, of Gray-New Gloucester High School James Coutts Duffus of Dalclaverhouse History of the House of Ochiltree (KING DUFFUS MENTIONED) Clementine Brown Railey 1916 Sterling Kansas "Mogallus,  a Prince of Scotland who had a son Grimus, or Grim-Macdubh, or Chinet, or Girg MacKinath, or Greg, by some called the son of King Duffus, who succeeded as King of Scotland in 995." Marty Duffus Three-way race Candidates focus on differences about drugs and jail space SKELBO CASTLE "At length a truce was arranged and the hostages given, but the Duffus' completed their raid by beheading the hostages "against all humanitie and the law of nations"." Ancestors of Kenneth Sutherland, 3rd Lord Duffus (6 generations) Proncy "1622 saw another quarrel between Sutherland of Duffus and the Earl over the teinds or tithes, not only of Skelbo and Torboll but also of Proncy." Richard A. Duffus webmaster http://www.radwebs.net/ Duffus plea expected next month   NEW DUFFUS HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS (including Duffus Castle) by   Sutherland Septs & Related Families "The name of Duffus comes from the lands of Duffus in Morayshire and is probably from the Gaelic words, dubh and uisg, meaning "darkwater" or "blackwater". Once the region was below sea level and Loch of Spynie and stagnant pools were a conspicuous feature of the area. What is now Duffus Parish includes the ancient Barony of Duffus and is 9,565 acres. Records of people named Duffus date back to the 13th century." The Early History of Scotland and Clan Names "The history of Scotland, even more than that of England, Ireland or Wales, can be read in its place-names and family names. The Picts, the Celts, the Romans, the Irish (or the Scots as they were originally called), the Angles, the Vikings, the Normans and the English all played their parts in the story to a greater or lesser degree. To understand it all, it is necessary to have recourse to maps, and yet it is a little known fact that Scotland was not mapped until about AD 1600, long after most of the events which created the modern nation had taken place."

Fairy Tales Fairy Transportation "A tradition existed, during the seventeenth century, concerning an ancestor of the noble family of Duffus . . . ." Nechtan, high king of Picts "If Pictish sagas could be unearthed from the oblivion into which they descended after ‘union’ with the Scots, Nechtan highking of Picts, the last in the Heroic Age of Pictish warriors . . . ." The Legendary History of  Clan MacDuff (CLAN DHUIBH) Fifus Duffus Mentioned "The first Scottish Highlanders were members of the ancient German Tribes who crossed over the German Ocean and settled first on the east and north coast of the barren Island of Caledonia, later moving inland." King Duffus Mentioned "But Forres was renowned long before, King Duncan held his court here and Macbeth rebelled against him; indeed King Dubh, or Duffus, is reputed to have been murdered in Forres Castle in 967." HARDY, SIR THOMAS DUFFUS (1804—1878), English antiquary "Born at Port Royal in Jamaica on the 22nd of May 1804, he crossed over to England and in 1819 entered the Record Office in the Tower of London. Trained under Henry Petrie (1768—1842) he gained a sound knowlulge of palaeography . . . ."   The Story of Kinloss Abbey Sylvia Townsend Warner A Brief Bibliography Inhabitants of Skelbo "The indications are that, in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the Sutherlands of Duffus did not reside at Skelbo. However, it is said that Kenneth Lord Duffus," KEVIN DUFFUS - PRODUCER The Scottish Clan Sutherland Single Hook Tartan Fly Auchriachan Farmhouse Mains of Auchraichan  Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, AB37 9EQ Tel: 01807 580416 Owner: Mrs Irene Duffus. Welcoming cup of tea/coffee and home bakes on arrival, served in front of a cosy fire. Ideal base for touring whisky and castle trails. Lots of walking trails on the Glenlivet Estate, also fishing, pony trekking, bird watching and only 10 minutes from ski slopes.  Play bowls on the highest outdoor all weather green. BOBBY DUFFUS An Interview with DI Scholarship Winner Jack Duffus The Brooksfield School 703-356-5437 1830 Kirby Road, McLean, VA, 22101 founded in 1987, by Mary Anne Duffus Joanne Duffus's Project A CRUEL SEA REMEMBERED Kevin Duffus

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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 23:51:08 +0000
Subject: duffus website
From: john macaulay-sutherland <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]> 

Hello there, 

I came across you website last night and I would like to congratulate you on the best piece of Sutherland history i've ever read. I wish more sites could be as informative as yours.

Well done. 

Kind regards,

John Sutherland

Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:42:11 -0400
From: "Gordon D. Duffus" <[email protected]>
To: Rodney Gordon <[email protected]>
CC: Andy Sutherland <[email protected]>,
BenClanOliphant <[email protected]>, Bruce Schoch <[email protected]>, Colin Duffus <[email protected]>, David Duffus <[email protected]>, "Duffus, Cynthia S." <[email protected]>,  Froto / Dante <D4EVERKNT@ EARTHLINK.NET>, Howard Topp <[email protected]>, Iain & Trish Young <[email protected]>, Jock Sutherland <ansennachaidh@ prodigy.net>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,  John Pierce <[email protected]>,  John Sutherland VP CSSNA <[email protected]>, Kara Duffus <[email protected]>,   Kathy Duffus <[email protected]>, Katie Duffus Newman <[email protected]>, Keith Dickson <on_the_island@ hotmail.com>,  Ken and Andrea White <[email protected]>,      Lyall Duffus <[email protected]>, LyndaFischer <LyndaF66@ aol.com>,  Margaret DUFFUS<Margaret.DUFFUS@ dcs.nsw.gov.au>,  Marilyn and Guy Duffus <guygabriel@ worldnet.att.net>,  Martha Jenkins <[email protected]>, Mary Nell Snoddy <[email protected]>, Ron and Joan Sutherland <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <RoyDuffus@ aol.com>,  Stephen Armstrong <[email protected]>,       "steve.duffus" <[email protected]>, Taylor and Dottie Fraser <[email protected]>, Terence Sutherland <sutherlandassc@ earthlink.net>, Tom and Mary Emsweller <[email protected]>,       William Swackhamer <[email protected]>
Subject: Culloden Day 

Remembering our ancestors who fought, on both sides, 256 years ago today, on Drummossie Moor.

Gordon

From: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Duffus In Spain
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:07:55 -0000 

Hello David, 

I message on your website from Bill Rail (and Angela?) gives me the impression that there are some Duffus people in Spain. I spend a lot of time there (since my wife is Spanish) so I wonder: Are there many Duffus in Spain? 

I'd like to correct a slight error concerning the family tree of George Duffus of Banff. Harold Ambrose Duffus, his great grandson in Victoria (my father)had at least six children and not four. Names were Ronald (still alive) Harold "Charlie"(deceased) Marjorie (deceased)a girl whose name is unknown (died in infancy) Delphine (still alive) and me, Michael Peter. I don't suppose you want to edit other's efforts, but it might be worth mentioning that my tally of Harold Ambrose's children disagrees. 

My main email address is now [email protected] 

Best wishes, 

Mike Summers (born Michael Peter Duffus)

Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:48:35 +0000
From: "Duncan, Waterton" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: newly produced book 

Hello! and greetings from Duffus, Moray! 

When you were here for your Duffus Gathering, some of you came into Duffus Church for a short visit.  To mark the Millennium, a small group of us from Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman Church of Scotland decided to produce for the community a collection of "thoughts, memories and facts from the last century of this millennium just ended"  (quote from cover of book). The collection of material grew and in the end we had a 120-page book ( with many pictures) which related the histories of local schools, churches, village halls and the lives of people living in our communities - also features of interest in the area. 

We wondered if this might be of interest to any of the Duffus clan? 

The book is available from the Moray Council web-site-www.moray.org. The Moray Council Shop latest Additions 

I would be delighted to answer any questions you may have. 

L.R.Duncan

From: "TransAtlantic Leisure" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Duffus
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:56:19 -0000 

hi 

I was born and brought up in Duffus before moving to London. Most of my family still live there, very close to the church on the main road. It's good to see that there is a website for such a small insignificant village by UK or world standards. I took my laptop to show the site to my family who were bowled over by it. 

Thanks very much and good luck 

Robert Whyte

Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:28:19 +0000
Subject: The Duffus Family
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected] (Sameena Akbar) 

Dear Mr Duffus 

I recently came across the Duffus family site and thought you might be able to help me. I am working on a documentary on the history of interracial relationships for Channel 4 in England and am looking into relationships between slaves and slave owners in the British West Indies.

The black Duffus family interests me a lot and I am eager to find out whether they are descended from the Duffus planters as the result of  an interracial relationship. Are there any black Duffuses in Jamaica who are your distant cousins? I presume that you have many white Duffus cousins here in Britain.  

Any help you could give me would be most appreciated as I am very keen to trace the black and white descendants of slave owners and slaves, but it is very difficult to find these descendants. It is obviously much easier to find the white descendants of these plantation owners.  

I do hope you will be able to shed some light on the subject as you seem to have done an amazing job with the Duffus web site.   

Best wishes, 

Sameena Akbar
Diverse Productions
6 Gorleston Street
London W14 8XS

From: "Breht Townsing" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:56:22 +0800 

Hi david, 

I was hoping you may know of the connections of Margaret Duffus married to Joseph Ramsdale. Margaret was born in 1809 (Rattray, Scotland) and died in 1892 in Dundee. I don't have much info on her Father (I believe to be Thomas Duffus) or Mother (elizabeth Hodge) I have searched you site but with no luck. Maybe you could point me in the right direction. 

Margaret was my Gr Gr Gr Grandmother. 

regards 

Breht Townsing

From: "Innes  Duffus" <[email protected]>
To: "David Duffus" <[email protected]>
Subject: Where do I find them?
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:54:30 +0100 

David

Great to talk to you again. Here is another odd Obit from the Dundee Courier.

What is it about this Area? First I discovered  David Buick, who was born in Arbroath and now this one. Must be something in the air.

 Innes

Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 03:32:54 -0400
From: "Gordon D. Duffus" <[email protected]>
To: adnan altunisk <[email protected]>
CC: Bobby Duffus <[email protected]>,
Bruce Schoch <[email protected]>, Chuck Reutter <[email protected]>, Colin Duffus <[email protected]>,      David and Robyn Cocker <[email protected]>, David Duffus <[email protected]>,  LyndaFischer <[email protected]>, Martin and Sharon Puckett <[email protected]>,  Ron and Joan Sutherland <[email protected]>, Tommy and Kathy Batchelor <[email protected]>
Subject: MY boat.... where's your's? :-)

From:  "Vincent T Duffus" <[email protected]>
To: Subject: Duffus
 Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 17:49:09 +1000
 

Hello David my name is Dominique Duffus and I am 11 years old. I have a question, do you know what our family name (Duffus) means? Thankyou, Dominique Duffus

From: "TIMOTHY SIMPSON" "[email protected]
To: David Duffus
Subject: Great site
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002