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Mike Bossy
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Great Keynote speaker who is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Johnny Bower
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Won 4 Stanley Cups & 2 Vezina Trophies while playing to the age of
45 as the most popular Maple Leafs goaltender in history
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Johnny Bucyk
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Captain of the great Boston Bruins Stanley Cup winning teams of the 70
and 72 Bruins
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Dick Duff
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Won 6 Stanley Cups playing for the Leafs and Canadiens over a 17 year career
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Tony Esposito
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Chicago Blackhawks goaltending great, 3x Vezina winner, 1970 Calder Trophy
winner
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Fern Flaman
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Spent half a century in hockey, 17 of those as a player in the
NHL. His career led him to induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990
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Emile "Cat" Francis
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His achievements as a good goaltender, great coach and General
Manager got the Cat elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Bill Gadsby
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Selected to 7 year-end teams and played in 13 all-Star
games. The first defenseman in history to score over 500 points.
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Eddie Giacomin
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One of the most beloved players in Ranger history. He won the Vezina
Trophy in 1970 & 1971, was a two-time First Team All-Star and three-time Second Team All-Star
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Rod Gilbert
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This member of the Rangers fabled Goal-A-Game (GAG) line
was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Clark Gillies
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New York Islander Captain who played on the Dynasty Teams of the 1980's.
He could drop the gloves as well as score goals
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Dale Hawerchuk
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Won Calder Trophy as well as NHL's Rookie of the Year in 1982. Scored over
500 goals & 1400 points in his career
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Gordie Howe
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Mr. Hockey® is recognized as the greatest
all around hockey player in history. His pro career spanned an unbelievable 32 seasons and covered six decades
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Bobby Hull
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"The Golden Jet" was one of the most electrifying players in
the history of the NHL and was named 8th best player of all time
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Guy Lapointe
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Guy was a member of a triumvirate of defensemen the
likes of which will never exist on one team again- with Larry Robinson and Serge Savard.
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Howie Meeker
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Captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year in 1947.
Known for his work on Hockey Night in Canada
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Stan Mikita
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Art Ross Trophy winner 4 times and two-time Hart
Trophy winner as NHL's MVP
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Pierre Pilote
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Won the Stanley Cup with the Hawks in 1961, the same year he was named
Captain of the team. Voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975 as one of the best defensemen of his era and of All-Time
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Marcel Pronovost
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Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. Marcel played 1,206
games over 20 seasons
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Serge Savard
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Member of Team Canada '72. Serge won
8 Stanley Cups as a player with the Canadiens, Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and the Bill Masterton Trophy
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Steve Shutt
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Scored 60 goals in the 1976-77 season playing with Guy LaFleur. Won
4 Stanley Cup Trophies and was a First Team All-American 3 times
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Darryl Sittler
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One of the most beloved players in Toronto Maple Leaf history. Had
a 10-point game with 6 goals and 4 assists in 1976
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Norm Ullman
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Probably received less fanfare than any other 490-goal scorer in NHL history,
but that was the way with Norm- understated
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Keith Acton
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Pesky playmaker, former Assistant Coach of the Toronto Maple
Leafs
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Syl Apps Jr.
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Son of legendary Syl Apps Sr., Syl scored 99 points one season
himself
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Don Awrey
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Tough defenseman, Don was Bobby Orr's defense partner on the Boston
Bruins
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Bobby Baun
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"The Boomer" scored a key Stanley Cup Finals goal on a broken
leg
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Curt Bennett
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Was the first U.S. raised player to score 30+ goals in a single
season
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Allan Bester
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Popular goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs
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Les Binkley
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Goaltender on the original expansion Pittsburgh Penguins
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John Blue
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A rare hockey player from California
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Laurie Boschman
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Tough player who scored over 300 goals in his 1,000+ game career
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Henry Boucha
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Talented player for the Red Wings and North Stars whose career came
to a tragic hault due to an eye injury
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Dan Bouchard
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A goaltender for the original Atlanta Flames team
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Pat Boutette
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Popular Leaf who wouldn't hesitate to drop his gloves despite his diminutive
size
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Dave Burrows
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A four-time All-Star for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1970's
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Jim Craig
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Goaltending hero for the U.S. Olympic Gold Medal winning
team at Lake Placid in 1980
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Joe Daley
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Penguins goaltender was one of the last pro goalies not to wear a mask
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Michel Dion
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Penguins goaltender who was the starting goalie in the 1982 All-Star
game. Also signed to play pro baseball and was a golf pro post career
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Jim Dorey
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Rugged and popular Leaf defenseman of the 1970's
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Dave Dryden
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Older brother of Hall of Famer Ken. Dave had a longer career
than his more famous brother
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Ron Duguay
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A manitee idol with the New York Rangers. Ron is married to supermodel
Kim Alexis
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Lori Dupuis
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Gold Medal winner at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games with the Canadian
Women's Hockey Team
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Ron Ellis
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A lifelong Toronto Maple Leaf and one of the more consistent player
to wear the blue and white, Ron played every one of his 1,034 NHL games with Toronto
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Doug Favell
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One of the funniest, flakiest goalies to ever play in the NHL-
and a very good goalie too
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Tom Fergus
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Six-time 20 goal scorer for Bruins, Leaf and Canucks
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Theoren Fleury
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This 5'6" scrapper produced over 400 goals and 1,000 points in
his NHL career
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Bob Froese
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Won the Jennings Trophy for lowest goals against average and was named
to the Second All-Star team in 1986
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Brian Glennie
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Had the thrill of having legendary Tim Horton as his first defense
partner
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Stu Grimson
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A 6'5", 230 lb enforcer with seven NHL teams tallied over
2,000 penalty minutes in over 700 NHL games
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Vic Hadfield
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Scored 50 goals in the 1971-72 season as a member of the GAG (Goal-A-Game)
line
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Paul Henderson
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Scored "THE GOAL". If you are a Canadian hockey fan,
that's all you need to say to describe Paul Henderson
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Larry Hillman
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Played for 8 different NHL teams in 19 seasons and added 3 WHA seasons
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Charlie Hodge
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Has his name on the Stanley Cup 5 times and on the Vezina Trophy as
the NHL's best goaltender twice
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Ron Hoggarth
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Refereed 1173 regular season games, 159 playoff games and 3 All-Star
games
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Bruce Hood
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Officiated over 1,000 NHL games across 21 seasons and went on to become
an author, businessman and politician
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Dennis Hull
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The most popular after dinner sports speaker in Canada. The "Funny
Hull"
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Stan Jonathan
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Boston Bruins tough and talented winger
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Sheldon Kannegiesser
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Defenseman of the 1970's who has published a book of insightful
and fun hockey ballads titled "Warriors of Winter"
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Jim Kyte
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The first legally deaf player to ever play in the NHL. Jim was
a tough physical defenseman
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Jocelyn Lemieux
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An aggitator like his brother Claude, Jocelyn made his presence known
throughout the NHL
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Ken Linseman
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"The Rat" posted career totals of 807 points in 860 games,
a terrific PPG average. He also totaled 1,727 PIM, another amazing total
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Tom Lysiak
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Broke the 20-goal plateau 9 times in his great career with Atlanta
and Chicago
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Dan Maloney
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A tough-as-nails winger in the 1970''s. He gained notoriety by
being acquitted of assault charges for repatedly driving Brian Glennie's head into the ice during a fight
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Mike Marson
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The second Black player to ever play in the NHL when
he suited up for the Washington Capitals in 1974
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Dennis Maruk
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Only 19 players in the
history of the NHL have scored 60 goals or more in a season. Perhaps the most underrated of all those players
is Dennis Maruk. Maruk scored 60 goals for the Washington Capitals in the 1981-82 season.
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Walt McKechnie
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Well-traveled Walt played for 8 teams in a 16 season career
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Tony McKegney
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Produced eight 20-goal seasons including a career high of 40 in 1987-88
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Jim McKenny
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In the '60's, Jim was touted as a great prospect, second only to Bobby
Orr. The comparisons didn't last long. Today his sense of humor and stories from his days on the Leafs are the
subject of many keynote addresses at his speaking engagements
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Rick Middleton
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Retired from the game with 448 goals, 540 assists for 988 points.
He was the winner of the Lady Byng Trophy in 1982 and played in 3 all-Star games in 1981, 1982 and 1984
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Greg Millen
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Goaltender for 14 seasons for the Penguins, Whalers, Blues, Nordiques,
Blackhawks and Red Wings. Now a hockey analyst on television
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Jim Neilson
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A perfect blend of offensive ability and defensive grit. Jim
played in the Big Apple for a dozen years. He averaged 25 points per season while playing in 2 All-Star games and being
named a Second Team All-Star in 1968
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Willie O'Ree
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Willie was the first Black hockey player in NHL history
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Mark Osborne
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Although he scored over 200 career goals, this hard working winger
was best at winning battles in the corners and checking the opposition's top line
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Wilf Paiement
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Scored 20+ goals in 12 of his14 NHL seasons including a season of 41
for the Colorado Rockies
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Mike Palmateer
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An exciting, popular and acrobatic southpaw goaltender for the Leafs
who made flopping an art form. Few goaltenders make an impact in the hockey world like Mike Palmateer did in Toronto
during his 8 seasons, 6 of them in Toronto and 2 in Washington
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J.P. Parise
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Known for almost doing what every Canadian wanted to do during the
1972 Summit Series. In a moment of sheer frustration, J.P. raised his stick above his head and as the referee flinched,
J.P. stopped his stick just short of the referee's head
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Dean Prentice
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Characterized as the most underrated forward of his era. Played
22 NHL seasons for the "Original Six" teams in Boston, New York and Detroit
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Jean Pronovost
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Brother of Hall of Famer Marcel, Jean scored 52 goals in 1975-76
for the Pittsburgh Penguins
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Brian Propp
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Brian spent 15 seasons in the NHL and made the trip to the Stanley Cup Finals five times. Drafted
by the Flyers 14th overall in the 1979 amateur draft, Propp quickly joined the Flyers program and made an immediate impact
on a line with Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach. He was a complete player in all aspects of the game and made the players he
played with significantly better.
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Jim Ralph
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Known for his dry self deprecating sense of humor and his comical impersonations
of famous Canadian sportscasters Foster Hewitt, Dave Van Horne and Don Cherry
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Glenn Resch
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"Chico" was a small goaltender at 5'9" who relied on
lightning fast reflexes. He was colorful and was known for kissing goalposts. He won two Stanley Cups with
the Islanders dynasty
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Bill Riley
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The third Black player in NHL history. Established himself
as an NHL regular using his grit, fists and talent to carve out a niche for himself
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Rene Robert
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The right winger on the Buffalo Sabres' fabled French Connection Line
with Gil Perreault and Richard Martin. As a Sabre, Rene twice hit the 40-goal plateau and once totaled 100 points
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Bobby Rousseau
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Won 4 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens as well as the Calder
Trophy and Rookie of the Year in 1962
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Dominic Roussel
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Goaltender for the Flyers for 5 seasons, also played for the Jets,
Mighty Ducks and Oilers
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Jim Sandlak
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Canucks forward was the 4th overall pick in the 1985 entry
draft. Named Best Forward at the World Junior Championships in 1986
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Fred Sasakamoose
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While his NHL career only lasted 11 games, Fred's left quite an
impact on the game as well as on his community. Fred was the first Full-Blooded Native to play in the NHL in 1953-54.
He played his 11 games with the Chicago Blackhawks
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Dave Schultz
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"The Hammer" was the most feared enforcer during his 8 NHL
seasons. Dave set the single season penalty minutes record with 472 PIM. He is now a great speaker with humor
about the days he spent with the Broad Street Bullies
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Rod Seiling
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A solid defensive player through his long NHL career. Rod played
a key role for Team Canada vs. The USSR in 1972.
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Eddie Shack
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Eddie "The Entertainer" was one of the craziest, wackiest,
most frenetic and energetic players in NHL history. He won 4 Stanley Cups and scored 20+ goals in a season for 5 different
clubs in addition to playing over 1,000 NHL games in 17 seasons
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Charlie Simmer
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Scored 56 goals in back to back seasons playing on the Triple Crown
Line for the Los Angeles Kings. Charlie was a First Team All-Star twice and won the Bill Masterton Trophy for dedication
to the sport
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Doug Smail
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A terrific player for the Jets, Nordiques and Senators who is a very
successful business entrepreneur
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Ed Staniowski
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Goaltender for the Blues and Jets. Ed is now a Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Canadian Armed Forces. He had 3 overseas tours of duty in the Middle East, Bosnia and Croatia
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Pat Stapleton
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Formed one of the great defensive duos with Bill White on the Chicago
Blackhawks. Pat was known as a great practical joker in the locker room
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Errol Thompson
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Adored by Toronto Maple Leafs fans as a member of a line with Hall
of Famers Darryl Sittler and Lanny McDonald. Errol scored 43 goals and produced 80 points in 1975-76
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Ian Turnbull
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Scored 5 goals in a game to set a record for defensemen which has not
been broken to this day. a supremely talented offensive defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973-1982
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Garry Unger
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One-time NHL ironman who played in 914 consecutive games. Garry
scored 30 or more goals in a season an amazing 9 times, including 7 seasons in a row. He also played in 7 All-Star games
in the 1970's
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Jack Valiquette
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Leaf first round draft pick who is now a funny and entertaining speaker
on the banquet circuit
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Gilles Villemure
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Shared the Vezina Trophy with Eddie Giacomin in the Rangers nets by
going 22-8-4 in the 1970-71 season
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Ryan Walter
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Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens. Ryan was
the youngest captain in NHL history with the Capitals. He now works with top level executives teaching about leadership
styles and abilities
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Glen Wesley
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Glen
Wesley is a 20 year veteran of the NHL. He retired at the conclusion of the 2008 season with 128 career goals, and 409 assists for
537 points. He won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006 and played in the All Star game in 1989.
In total, Glen played in 4 Stanley Cup finals, the 1996 World Championships, the 1991 Canada Cup and the 1987 World
Junior Championships.
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Bill White
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Joined Pat Stapleton to from one of the most effective defense pairings
in the NHL in the 1970's with Bill as the stay-at-home part of the equation
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Ron Wicks
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Ron was an NHL linesman and referee from 1960-1986 during which time
he officiated over 1,000 regular season games and 5 Stanley Cup Finals
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