HOCKEY COMPUTING  Make Your Computer A Hockey Computer

Wouldn't it be great to make your desktop an ice rink? Wouldn't it be great if your mouse pointer was a hockey stick? Instead of seeing an hourglass, why not watch a hockey puck spin? Instead of the Windows logo flying out of your screen, wouldn't it be great if team logos moved around your screen?

Wait no longer! Here's a collection of system utilities for your PC!

Hockey Cursors

Slapshot 1.0 - This is a comprehensive collection of cursors, all having to do with hockey! It's a great addition to any computer. This collection is shareware! After downloading, read the readme and send in the low $4.95 shareware fee so that some day, we may enjoy Slapshot 2.0! This software is owned by Pacific Quillworks.

Spinning NHL Puck - This is a great cursor to replace that hourglass. It's a spinning hockey puck with NHL written all over it. This software came from a user at America Online a couple years ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Desktop Backgrounds

Plain Ice Rink - A light bluish-purplish background. Although this design can be found at many web sites, it was originally from the NHL home page a couple years ago.

Well-Used Ice Rink - A rink that's been really used and torn up by hockey players. This was found at the web site from Kemp's Hockey Supply.

Rink At The Blue Line - An ice rink background with the blue line running vertically. This was found at a web site a couple years ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Rink At The Blue Line - An ice rink background with the blue line running vertically. This was found at the Le Coq Sportif Hockey web site.

Rink At The Red Line - An ice rink background with the red line running vertically. This was found at a web site a couple years ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Gray Ice Rink - A light-gray repetitive ice rink. This was found at a web site a couple years ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Color Ice Rink - A red, white, and blue ice rink. This was found at a web site a couple years ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Hockey Player - A silhouette of a hockey player on a icy background. This was found at a web site a couple years ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Screen Savers

Avalanche - The Avalanche logo floats around a backdrop of NHL logos. This came from the web over a year ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Bud Ice Penguin - This is a hefty 1.6MB file from the Bud Ice web site. It may take time to download, but it's well worth the wait. The infamous penguin plays goalie. You can interact and shoot pucks at it. If you miss... doo bee, doo bee doo.

Penguins - The Penguins logo floats around a backdrop of NHL logos. This came from the web over a year ago. Exact source is not known at this time.

Some of the above files may be zipped. If you cannot open them, download Aladdin's Expander.