Is influenza something new?  Do public health officials believe this is the plague of the new millennium? 

Did you know that a 1919 flu epidemic is credited with cancelling a Stanley Cup Championship Series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans?

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/385103/group/News/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_Stanley_Cup_Finals