CP All-Time Hockey Draft - Draft Over - I quit.

[GirlySports]

Welcome to the CP All-Time Hockey Draft!

Notes: Thread title will display the next 3 picks so if you see your name it's either your turn or pretty close
Time limit is 15 hours for this draft.

DRAFT BOARD (http://geocities.com/cp_hockey_draft/)

Draft order was determined by this. (http://www.random.org/lists/)

Round 22

352. czure32
351. habernac
350. Aeneas
349. WindomURL (ak 21)
348. JerzeeGirl (ak 20, 21)
347. Jagger (ak 20, 21)
346. Berger_4_
345. cyclone3483
344. CMPunk
343. Prototype
342. Tiger
341. Superflyer
340. RougeUnderoos <--------
339. GirlySports (ak 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
338. StrayBullet
337. HalifaxDrunk

Here are the RULES:

Objective: to draft the team consisting of the best all-time hockey team


Draft in reverse snake order to fill the following 22 categories:

Center 1
Center 2
Center 3
Center 4
Left Wing 1
Left Wing 2
Left Wing 3
Left Wing 4
Right Wing 1
Right Wing 2
Right Wing 3
Right Wing 4
Defense 1
Defense 2
Defense 3
Defense 4
Defense 5
Defense 6
Goalie 1
Goalie 2
Coach
Arena


16 teams and 22 categories.

Positions are determined by Wikipedia. If it says "Forward" then the player can fill any of the three forward positions. If Wikipedia says nothing then I will make a decision.

Trades! you can make trades but the it has to be zero-sum since every team needs 22. For example Team A can trade the 1st and 40th pick to Team B for the 5th and 6th pick. Even after you have selected a shows you can trade. There is no trade deadline however there will be no trades allowed after the very last pick.
Both parties must send the trade details to me.

Make use of PMs and the chatroom to negotiate.

Switching!
At any time you can switch a player from one category to another if it qualifies for it.


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When you are selecting please state in BOLD letters who you are selecting and in what category.



example: With the 1st overall pick of the draft, GirlySport's In-Box selects Cassie Campbell at Defense 1.

And supply a hockey card (preferably a rookie card) :)

http://www.frameworth.com/cart/detailedImage/d_3515.jpg


And you can use a paragraph to state your case of why you made this selection and convince everyone why this player was great. You've seen how it's been done in the other drafts. We're all here to learn!

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Ass-kickin'!: When it's your turn you have 15 hours to select. After 15 hours the draft will continue on until you come back and pick. Your name will have brackets around it in the thread title. If your turn is coming up and you are away, please send 3 choices to me and I will select for you.

- If you see a name in the thread title with a * beside it, that means they have submitted their pick to the commish.

That's pretty much it. Any questions you can ask in here or PM me...

[czure32]

oh snap!
I got first overall eh?
well then, I wasnt really expecting to draft first, and honestly a part of me was hoping I would be more towards the middle of the pack, just so that way I could make picks on a more regular basis...but I digress

with the first overall pick, (insert team name here) selects, from Brantford, Ont.
Center 1, Wayne Gretzky (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2035)

http://www.hockeycards.tv/themes/default/images/gretzky-rc.jpg

really a no brainer with number one, as the highest scoring player in the history of the NHL, with more assists then the next closest player has points. Holder of 61 NHL records (which is a record in itself, so 62 depending on who you ask) and the only hockey player to have his number retired through out the league
even though he played for the despised oilers, its hard to argue the impact that Wayne Gretzky had on the league

[WindomURL]

How obvious, czure ;)

Girly, no goalies? I thought you had them listed in the workshop?

[habernac]

How obvious, czure ;)

Girly, no goalies? I thought you had them listed in the workshop?

yeah, kind of strange to have a draft without goalies.


Team Toe Blake is pleased to select, from Parry Sound, Ontario. Mr Bobby Orr at Defence 1.


http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainn ameatlonglast.com/images5/orr1.JPG


What can you say about Orr? He changed the way the game was played. 8 straight Norris Trophies. He won the Art Ross, the only defenseman to do so. 2 Conn Smythes, 3 Hart Trophies, 2 Stanley Cups, 8 First Team All Star selections and the record for plus minus at a ridiculous +124.

[cyclone3483]

Team Toe Blake ....


Very presumptuous, since you have not yet drafted Toe as your coach or LW. I guess you'd better hope to get him now.

[cyclone3483]

okay, I feel like a noob.

How do we determine who has the best team?

[Aeneas]

I am in the middle of making my Music Album draft pick...but I will get to this right away.

Thought I'd get Orr with number three, dissappointing.

[Aeneas]

With the 3rd overall pick I am proud to select C Mario Lemieux.

http://kijiji.ebayimg.com/i11/04/k/000/7e/1f/7dcf_18.JPG (http://kingston.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLargeImage?AdId=89011884&img=http%3A%2F%2Fkijiji.ebayimg.com%2Fi11%2F04%2Fk %2F000%2F7e%2F1f%2F7dcf_18.JPG)

No matter what era, Lemieux would have dominated. A lethal combination of size and speed, there was no one deadlier with the puck. Undressing defencemen and goalies at will, he was a scoring machine. Had injury and serious health issues not hampered him; surely he would have eclipsed Gretzky's statistics.

[Berger_4_]

Dammit, I always seem to get stuck in the middle in these drafts.

[FanIn80]

Err... didn't there used to be goalies in this?

Honestly, there really should be 2 goalies.

[czure32]

Err... didn't there used to be goalies in this?

Honestly, there really should be 2 goalies.

pretty sure GS just forgot to put them in the list
when you look at it it says 22 categories, but 4 C, 4 LW, 4 RW, 6 D, 1 Coach, 1 arena is only 20 categories

[GirlySports]

I knew I forgot something!

Yes there are two goalies.

As for how we determine the winner, there will be matchups and polls at the end on the main off-topic board if the admins allow it :)

[WindomURL]

Thanks for yet another Draft Girly!
"Team Marleau! Hammered!" selects for the 4th overall pick, the clear winner in his category, Scotty Bowman (COACH)

http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/26/e0/3191_1.JPG

-from Wikipedia:
William Scott "Scotty" Bowman (born September 18, 1933 in Montreal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal), Quebec (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada)) is a retired National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) head coach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_coach). He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Playoffs). He coached the St. Louis Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_(hockey)), Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens), Buffalo Sabres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres), Pittsburgh Penguins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins), and Detroit Red Wings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings). He is currently the Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations for the Chicago Blackhawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks).

As head coach, Bowman has won a record nine Stanley Cups (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) with the Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979), Penguins (1992) and Red Wings (1997, 1998, and 2002). He was also part of the 1991 Penguins Stanley Cup winning team as director of player development. In 2008 he won his 11th Stanley Cup as Consultant with the Detroit Red Wings. He won the Jack Adams Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Adams_Award) in 1977 and 1996. In the 1976–77 season he won a record 60 games and broke his own record with 62 wins in 1995–96. Bowman is the only head coach in the history of the NHL, Major League Baseball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball), the National Football League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League), or the National Basketball Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association) who has won championships with three different teams.

[czure32]

I have to say Im a little surprised to a see a coach go so early, but if it was going to be anyone, it was going to be Scotty

[JerzeeGirl]

Team "He Shoots.....He Scooooores!" selects with its first pick, Gordie Howe (RW).

In a 1st round full of no-brainers, Mr. Hockey just eked out a couple other all-time greats on my list but I can't be anything other than thrilled to make this selection. Topping it off, Gordie is a gentleman who has always had time for his family, his fans and the game.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/gordiehowe2.jpg

From Wikipedia:

Awards and achievements

Stanley Cup champions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup_champions) - 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955
Art Ross Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Memorial_Trophy) – 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963.
Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) – 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963.
Lester B. Patrick Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Patrick_Trophy) – 1967.
Lionel Conacher Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Conacher_Award) – 1963.
Made an Officer of the Order of Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Canada) in 1971.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 1972.
Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%27s_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) in 1975.
Avco World Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avco_World_Trophy) - 1974, 1975
Inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame (http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/00_gordie_howe.xml.htm) in 2000.
Awarded the first annual NHL Lifetime Achievement Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Lifetime_Achievement_Award) – 2008
Played in the NHL All-Star Game 23 times.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe#cite_note-6)
Named to the NHL First All-Star Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team) 12 times.
Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team 9 times.
Gary L. Davidson Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe_Trophy) – 1974.
Played in the WHA All-Star Game 2 times.
Finished in the top five in NHL scoring for 20 consecutive seasons.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe#cite_note-Gordie-0)
The last active person that played during the 1940s and the 1950s. He's tied with Bobby Hull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hull) for the latter, as they both played in the final game for Hartford in the 1980 playoffs.
In 1998, he was ranked #3 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_100_greatest_hockey_players_by_The_Hockey_ News), the highest-ranking right wing on the list.
His number, 9, was retired by both the Detroit Red Wings and the Hartford Whalers. Although the Houston Aeros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(WHA)) Howe played for no longer exist, the AHL team of the same name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Aeros) has also retired his number.
Records


Most NHL regular season games played: 1,767
Most NHL & WHA regular season games played: 2,186
Most NHL & WHA regular season and playoff games played: 2,421
Most NHL seasons played: 26
Most NHL & WHA seasons played: 32
Most NHL regular season goals by a right winger: 801
Most NHL regular season assists by a right winger: 1,049
Most NHL regular season points by a right winger: 1,850
Most NHL regular season points by a father/son combo (with son Mark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Howe)): 2,592
First player to score over 1000 goals. Both WHA and NHL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/gordiehowe3.jpg
Gordie doing his thing for the Wings. Check the Ref! :D

[Superflyer]

Damn this draft is moving fast, I should be picking before the year is over.
Good picks so far, no suprises yet except Bowman, but he is the best, no doubt about that.

[WindomURL]

I know picking a coach this early is a bit unexpected, but it's a strategic choice. He is by far the most successful coach in NHL history. There is a huge gap between #1 and #2-and-lower for this category. You can't say that for the rest of the categories.

Anyways, that's how I roll.

[RougeUnderoos]

I know picking a coach this early is a bit unexpected, but it's a strategic choice. He is by far the most successful coach in NHL history. There is a huge gap between #1 and #2-and-lower for this category. You can't say that for the rest of the categories.

Anyways, that's how I roll.

Nice roll. I was going to pick him at 13. I was sure he'd still be there and I'd be the lucky recipient of all sorts of "oooh, very clever" and "that's really smart" comments, but I guess it's not to be.

[Jagger]

Team Slapshot are proud to select for our Right Wing selection,

#9 Maurice "Rocket" Richard


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The Hon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honourable) Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Privy_Council_for_Canada) OC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Canada) OQ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Order_of_Quebec) (August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) player who played for the Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens) from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50 games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_goals_in_50_games). He lived most of his life in Ahuntsic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahuntsic), Montreal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Richard#cite_note-0)

Maurice Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944-45_NHL_season)), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career. He finished his career with 544 goals in the regular season, with 82 in the playoffs which included a record six overtime winners (surpassed only by Joe Sakic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic) who has eight), and led the league in goals five times. He also amassed 421 assists for a total of 965 points in 978 games.

Richard played on eight Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) teams in Montreal, was captain of 5 straight from 1956-60, won the Hart Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Trophy) in 1947, and was elected eight times to the first all-star team and six times to the second all-star team, and played in every National Hockey League All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) from 1947 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946-47_NHL_season) to 1959 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958-59_NHL_season). Teamed with Elmer Lach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Lach) as centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_%28ice_hockey%29) and Hector 'Toe' Blake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Blake) playing left-wing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_%28hockey%29), they formed the "Punch Line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_line_%28hockey%29)".

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 1961, the customary three-year waiting period being waived in his honour.

[GirlySports]

The draft board is now up and is linked in the first post.

http://geocities.com/cp_hockey_draft/

Any problems, requests, booboos, let me know :)

Happy New Year!

[habernac]

nice pick, Jagger. I'm sad I never got to see him play, what I read about him is fantastic. The movie about him a couple of years ago is a must see for any hockey fan.

[Berger_4_]

Gah this thread is rolling...I'm gonna weigh my options and have my pick up in a little bit.

[Berger_4_]

Alright by a little bit I meant twelve hours...anyways with the seventh overall pick, I would like to take Alexander Ovechkin in the position of eft wing.

http://www.dacardworld.com/itemimages/OVECHKIN%20ULTRA.JPG

What is there to say about the guy? He's an absolute force, and will be for years to come. He's the first player to win the Art Ross, Maurice 'Rocket' Richard, Lester B. Pearson and Hart Memorial trophies in the same season. He beat out Sidney Crosby for rookie of the year and has been a First Team All-Star every year he has been in the league. Among other things, he holds the record for most shots by a left winger in a season (446), and more importantly most goals (65), which is damn near incredible in the tight-checking game we have now.

[cyclone3483]

okay, not sure Ovechkin was the play yet. Only three years in the league, hard to put amongst the best all-time yet IMO.

With the 8th overall pick, The Cyclones are proud to select, THE GOLDEN JET, Bobby Hull (LW1).

CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwQAbSmBbmE

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a3/Bobby_Hull_-_Chicago_Black_Hawks_1960_-_LAC_-E002505660.jpg/483px-Bobby_Hull_-_Chicago_Black_Hawks_1960_-_LAC_-E002505660.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Bobby_Hull_-_Chicago_Black_Hawks_1960_-_LAC_-E002505660.jpg)

Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner 3 times (1960, 1962, & 1966)
NHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) First All-Star Team Left Wing 10 times (1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, & 1972)
Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Championship (1961)
NHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) Second All-Star Team Left Wing 2 times (1963 & 1971)
Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) Winner 2 times (1965 & 1966)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy) Winner (1965)
Lester Patrick Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Patrick_Trophy) Winner (1969)
Became third hockey player to appear on the cover of Time magazine
WHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hockey_Association) First All-Star Team 3 times (1973, 1974, & 1975)
WHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hockey_Association) Second All-Star Team 2 times (1976 & 1978)
WHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hockey_Association) Most Valuable Player 2 times (1973 & 1975)
Avco Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avco_Cup) (WHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hockey_Association)) Championships 3 times (1976, 1978, & 1979)
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 1983
Retired as the second leading goal scorer and ninth leading point scorer in NHL history (currently 12th and 43rd respectively).
Second in WHA history in goals, sixth in assists and third in points.
In 1998, he was ranked number 8 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_100_greatest_hockey_players_by_The_Hockey_ News), the highest-ranking left winger.
Upon playing his last playoff game in 1980, he and teammate Gordie Howe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe) became the last active players that had played in the 1950s.



The Golden Jet popularized the curved stick, was the first player to score MORE than 50 goals in a season, led the league in goals 7 times, had a slapshot clocked at 118.3 mph (190.4 km/h) and could skate at 29.7 mph (47.8 km/h).

[CMPunk]

With our first pick in the draft, Punks Puckers would like to select:


#33 Patrick Roy
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainn ameatlonglast.com/images5/roy.JPG

Patrick Jacques Roy (pronounced [ʁwa] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA)), (born October 5, 1965, in Sainte-Foy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Foy,_Quebec), Quebec (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec), Canada) is a retired ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) goaltender. Nicknamed "St. Patrick", Roy split his professional career between the Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens) and Colorado Avalanche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche) of the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League), winning two Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) championships with each franchise. In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, coupled with a simultaneous fan poll.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Roy#cite_note-0) On November 13, 2006, Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame).[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Roy#cite_note-legends-1) He is the only player in NHL history to have won the Conn Smythe Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy), the award given to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) playoffs, three times. His number 33 is retired by both the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche.

Legacy

In 1989, 1990, and 1992 Roy won the Vezina Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezina_Trophy) as the NHL's best goaltender. He won the Jennings Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Jennings_Trophy) (fewest goals allowed) in 1987, 1988, 1989 (all shared with Brian Hayward (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hayward)), 1992, and 2002. He led the league in shutouts and goals against average twice, was named a First Team All-Star four times, a Second Team All-Star twice, and played in eleven All-Star games. Roy has also won a record three Conn Smythe Trophies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy) as NHL Playoff MVP (1986, 1993, and 2001).
Among the many goaltending NHL records Roy holds are career wins (551), career games played (1029), career playoff wins (151), and career playoff games played (247).


It was a tough choice, but looking at who's been picked so far, how can you not take the greatest goalie of all time?

[Superflyer]

I think in the draft threads instead of a "Thanks" option it should be a "Damn You all to hell" option.

[Prototype]

I completely had someone else in mind until seeing CM Punk's choice, so...

My team is glad to select the player the Flames took Trevor Kidd over...

http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/522/514/31/o_BRODEUR_RC.jpg

Why would I take Brodeur over many others, especially the guy I was thinking of?

Patrick Roy has been deemed by many as the greatest goalie of all time. Goalie is a tough position to fill in hockey pools, fantasy hockey leagues, real life games, etc. So why not pick the guy who's going to break most, if not all of Roy's records?
Career Stats:

WINS:
Roy - 551
Brodeur - 554

GAA:
Roy - 2.53
Brodeur - 2.20
(Out of the top 10 goalies in wins, Broduer is tied for first in the GAA category)

SV%:
Roy - .910
Brodeur - .913

But one of the most amazing stats, a record that was believed to be untouchable 10 years ago, is that Brodeur is on pace to break Terry Sawchuk's shutout record some time in the next two seasons (if he can put together a full season).

SO:
Sawchuk - 103
Brodeur - 98
Roy - 66
(Next closest active goalie) Curtis Joseph - 51

Plus, Brodeur has scored more goals than Roy, with two to his credit.

#1 - .vs Montreal Canadiens, April 17, 1997 (playoffs)
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#2 - .vs Philadelphia Flyers, Feb 15, 2000 (credited as last touched)
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(Of the eleven goals scored by NHL goaltenders, six were shot into the opposing team's net by the goaltender.)

Hard not to take Brodeur at this point in the game.


Milestones

Brodeur is the youngest goaltender in NHL history to reach the 300, 400 and 500 regular season win plateaus. His 300th victory came on December 15, 2001 with a 39-save shutout against the Ottawa Senators at the Corel Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotiabank_Place). His 400th victory was on March 23, 2004, at the Office Depot Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Depot_Center) in Sunrise, Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise,_Florida), as the Devils defeated the hometown Florida Panthers. Brodeur stopped twenty-one shots, and needed to work overtime to get the win. With the victory he also became the first goaltender to win 400 games playing every game for the same team.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brodeur#cite_note-MainBio-1) He reached the 500 win plateau on November 17, 2007 against the Philadelphia Flyers, with a 6 to 2 win; Brodeur is second only to Patrick Roy who retired with 551 wins in regular season NHL games.
On December 23, 2007, he recorded his 95th career shutout by blanking the Calgary Flames (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Flames) 1-0 in overtime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime_(sports)). The shutout places him second all-time to Terry Sawchuck (103 Shutouts), breaking a tie with George Hainsworth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hainsworth).
On March 15, 2008, he recorded his 40th win of the season giving him the most seasons with 40 wins, seven.

Records

In over 14 seasons with the New Jersey Devils, Brodeur has acquired more than 30 franchise records, including most all-time, regular season and playoff wins, shutouts, games and minutes played by a goalie, shots faced, points by a goalie, losses, ties, and goals allowed as well as lowest goals-against-average and highest save percentage. He is also on several notable NHL records lists as listed below. Note: none of the below records include the current (2008-09) season and will be updated upon its completion.

Career


2nd place: Most wins (544)
2nd place: Most shutouts (98)
Most combined shutouts (118, both regular season and playoffs)
Most overtime wins (45)
Most consecutive 30-win seasons (12)
Most consecutive 35-win seasons (11)
Most 40-win seasons (7)
Only NHL goalie to score a game-winning goal
One of only two NHL goalies to score a goal in both the regular season and the playoffs
Regular season


Most wins in a single season (48, in 2006–07)
Most minutes played in a single season (4697, in 2006–07)
Playoffs


Most shutouts in a playoff (7, in 2002–03)
2nd place: 22 Shutouts
Most shutouts in a Stanley Cup final (3, in 2002–03)

Tied with Toronto Maple Leafs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)' Frank McCool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_McCool).

2nd place: 94 Wins
3rd goaltender to win the Stanley Cup with a Game-7 shutout in 2002–03.
1st goaltender in history to have 3 shutouts in two different playoff series. (1995 against Boston in the Conference Quarterfinals, 2003 against Anaheim in the Stanley Cup final.)
Awards


Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) — 1994
NHL 1st All-Star Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team) — 2003, 2004, 2007
NHL 2nd All-Star Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team) — 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008
NHL All-Rookie Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team) — 1994
NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Game) — 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Olympic gold medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_gold_medal) — 2002
Primus World'Stars Challenge Bowl — 2004
QMJHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QMJHL) 2nd All-Star Team — 1992
QMJHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QMJHL) All-Rookie Team — 1990
Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) — 1995, 2000, 2003
Vezina Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezina_Trophy) — 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
William M. Jennings Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Jennings_Trophy) — 1997 (with Mike Dunham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Dunham)), 1998, 2003 (tied Roman Cechmanek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Cechmanek) & Robert Esche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Esche)), 2004
World Cup of Hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey) championship — 2004

[CMPunk]

Great pick. I was debating between the two of them

[Tiger]

Jean Beliveau
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egirouard/g18030a.jpg

you must all respect him!!!

[FanIn80]

I should have known there was no way Roy was going to last until the 14th pick.

[Superflyer]

Well the Beantown Bruins are proud to select with our first round selection my all time favorite player,
Raymond Bourque

http://i.tsn.com/i/n/nhl/bourque/bourque_main.jpg

Raymond "Ray" Bourque (born December 28, 1960, in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a district of Montreal) is a retired professional ice hockey player and Hockey Hall of Famer who currently holds the records for most goals, assists and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League, and has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons. He also played for the Colorado Avalanche.

Bourque's prowess led him to become one of the most honored players in NHL history. During his career he was selected to thirteen First Team (the most in history) and six Second Team All-Star squads, second in total in league history only to Gordie Howe and most amongst defencemen. He won the Norris Trophy as the top defenceman in the league five times. Among his numerous other records and honors are the following:
Is seventh in all-time games played with 1612.
Is seventy-second in all-time goals scored with 410.
Retired second, and is currently fourth, in all-time assists with 1169.
Is ninth in all-time points scored with 1579.
Is first in all-time points scored by a defense with 1579.
Is first in all-time defense goals scored with 410.
The NHL career leader in shots on goal with 6206, nearly a thousand ahead of the second leading shooter, Marcel Dionne.
Is third in all-time cumulative plus-minus with 528, behind Larry Robinson and Bobby Orr.
Won the Norris Trophy in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1994.
Won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1992.
Received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2003.
Named a First Team All-Star in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990–1994, 1996 and 2001.
Named a Second Team All-Star in 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995 and 1999.
Became only the sixth defenceman in NHL history to score 30 goals in a season, 1984
Became only the third defenceman in NHL history to reach the 1,000 NHL points milestone, 1992
Is the Bruins' all-time career leader in games played, assists and points; also ranks fourth in goals.
Registered his 1,528th point Oct. 25, 2000, vs. Nashville, to become the NHL's all-time leader among defencemen.
Registered his 1,137th assist Dec. 21, 2000 vs. L.A. Kings, for second place on the NHL's all-time assists list and first among defencemen.
Named to play in the All-Star Game for the 19th consecutive season, passing Wayne Gretzky for the league record, 2001
Was named the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game in 1996.
Is third all-time in playoff assists and tenth all-time in playoff points.
In 1998, three years before the end of his career, he was ranked number 14 on The Hockey News' list of the one hundred greatest hockey players of all time.

GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1612 410 1169 1579 1141 214 41 139 180 171

[FanIn80]

Bourque's status in my all-time hockey memories took a pretty big hit, the night of The Call™.

[Coach]

damn i wish i got in on this draft

[HalifaxDrunk]

Poo on picking last! Guess that teaches me for getting #1 in the TV draft. However, I had the last pick in the Hottie draft and won that....

[RougeUnderoos]

13th Pick in first round - Center - Phil Esposito

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/RougeUnderoos/phil-esposito.jpg



1968–69 - Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner
1968–69 - Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) Winner
1969–70 - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion
1970–71 - Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner
1970–71 - Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) Winner
1971–72 - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion
1971–72 - Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner
1972–73 - Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) Winner
1972–73 - Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner
1973–74 - Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner
1973–74 - Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) Winner
1977–78 - Lester Patrick Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Patrick_Trophy) Winner
1984 - Inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame)
December 3, 1987 - #7 jersey retired by the Boston Bruins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980)
NHL First Team All-Star (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
NHL Second Team All-Star (1968, 1975)
Retired as the second leading all time NHL goal and point scorer, and third in assists.
Among the all-time NHL leaders in Goals scored (5th), Assists (20th), and total points (10th), as of the end of the 2007-08 season.
Won Lou Marsh Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Marsh_Trophy) as Canadian athlete of the year in 1972.
Still holds the record for shots on goal in a single season with 550 in 1971 (over a hundred more than the second highest total).
Had thirteen consecutive 30+ goal seasons, second most in history.
In 1998, he was ranked number 18 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Inducted in 2007 (alongside brother Tony) into the Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste_Marie_Walk_of_Fame)


And besides all that, he was playing in the first NHL game I ever went to and he was wearing a turtleneck. It was the Flames and Rangers at the Corral, a hotly contested match which saw the Flames edge the Rangers by a converted touchdown and a field goal. 11-1 was the final. Ron Duguay took a slapshot that deflected over the glass and over the head of every person in the building and punched a hole in the Sprite sign near the ceiling.

I was wearing one of those cotton "hockey shirts" for little boys that looked like a jersey and had a rubbery/felt crest sewn on the front. Anyone else ever have one of those things? I had a few.

[GirlySports]

Poo on picking last! Guess that teaches me for getting #1 in the TV draft. However, I had the last pick in the Hottie draft and won that....

Seems you only get first or last pick, weird!

[FanIn80]

For our first pick in the All-Time Hockey Draft, The Flying Elbows would like to select our #1 Center...

From Cranbrook, British Columbia... Steve Yzerman!

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w5/zazudmh/Yzerman.jpg

On January 2, 2007, the Red Wings retired Yzerman's jersey number, 19, before a game against the Anaheim Ducks. As an additional honor the captain's "C" was added to the corner of his banner to forever commemorate him as "The Captain". The official retirement ceremony was hosted by Yzerman's long-time friend, former NHL goalie and ESPN hockey analyst Darren Pang and featured such Red Wing luminaries as Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio (the three still-living Red Wings players to have their uniform numbers retired by the team), and Scotty Bowman. For the ceremony, the active Red Wings players wore Yzerman throwback jerseys representing the Red Wings, Team Canada (Canada won gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games), the Campbell Conference All-Star team and the Peterborough Petes. Former teammate Vladimir Konstantinov attended the ceremony, walking across the ice for the first time without a wheelchair since his last game in the 1997 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On January 30, 2007, Hockey Canada named Yzerman the general manager of Team Canada for the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow (April 27-May 13), where they beat Finland with a score of 4-2 on Sunday May 13th to win the Championship.

Yzerman is one of the most powerful figures in Red Wings history, and is considered a hero outside hockey as well. On January 2, 2007, Yzerman was presented the key to the city of Detroit by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at a luncheon prior to the jersey retirement ceremony. On January 13, 2007, Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm (incidentally another Canadian-American) visited Detroit and the Joe Louis Arena and proclaimed the day as "Steve Yzerman Day” in the state of Michigan. On January 11, 2008, when the Red Wings visited Ottawa to play the Senators, Yzerman was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Yzerman received another honor when he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on February 11, 2008.

* NHL All-Star Roster - 1984, 1988 , 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000
* NHL First Team All-Star, Centre - 2000
* Lester B. Pearson Award - 1989
* Conn Smythe Trophy - 1998
* Frank J. Selke Trophy - 2000
* Stanley Cup Champion- 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 (Executive)
* Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy - 2003
* Lester Patrick Trophy - 2006
* Sixth in NHL history in points, eighth in goals and seventh in assists
* First in Red Wings history in assists; second in points and goals; third in games played
* Number (19) retired with Detroit Red Wings - 2007
* Number (19) retired with Canadian Men's National Team - 2005
* Named Vice President of Detroit Red Wings - 2007
* Named General Manager of Team Canada - 2008
* Was Ranked #6 in The Hockey News The Top 60 Since 1967 - The Best Players of the Post Expansion Era
* Inducted into Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame - January 11, 2008
* Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame February 11, 2008
* Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - 2008

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[Prototype]

Would have thought Stevie Y would have lasted until the next round. May have to trade for a pick...

[cyclone3483]

Is Robbie Schremp still available?

[Prototype]

Barely.

[JerzeeGirl]

Would have thought Stevie Y would have lasted until the next round. May have to trade for a pick...

Tell me about it - my top 10 list is in shambles already and we aren't even thru the 1st round....this draft seemed so easy but it's becoming clear it will get more difficult fast.....I love it!!! (And yes I am THIS nerdy!!!:nerd:LOL)

[StrayBullet]

With the 15th selection in the NHL All-Time Player Draft, StrayBullet selects, Nicklas Lidstrom.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/nlidstromthrone.jpg

- 962 Career Points
- 1200+ Career Points
- 10 All-Star Appearances
- 4 Stanley Cups
- 1 Conn Smythe Trophy
- 6 James Norris Awards
- 1 Olympic Gold Medal
...and still counting.

After watching the current Red Wings' captain over the last 16 years, you never realize how great and how dominant the subtleness of his game is. A genius on the blue-line, Nicklas Lidstrom is virtually perfect in his execution on both sides of the ice. Easily the best D in the game and arguably the greatest of all-time.

[cyclone3483]

..and arguably the greatest of all-time.

That'd be a losing argument. Lidstrom is great, but he's no Bobby Orr.

[StrayBullet]

That'd be a losing argument. Lidstrom is great, but he's no Bobby Orr.

Hence, "arguably".

[HalifaxDrunk]

Easily the best D in the game and arguably the greatest of all-time.

That'd be a losing argument. Lidstrom is great, but he's no Bobby Orr.

Pshaw...we all know the real best D-man!

With our 1st Selection (16th overall) team Halifax Explosion is happy to welcome a great Nova Scotia boy, #2, Chopper!

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/members/splash/P200702S.jpg

Shot-blocking defencemen feared him. Goalies cringed when they saw him climb over the boards. It comes down to two words, 'the shot.'

The seven-time winner of the Hardest Shot competition at the annual NHL All-Star Game, Al MacInnis is acknowledged as possessing the hardest slapshot in the NHL.

MacInnis was drafted in the first round, fifteenth overall, by the NHL's Calgary Flames.
http://www.legendsofhockey.net/graphinduct/MacInnis02.jpg



Played in 15 NHL All-Star Games
Max Kaminsky Trophy - 1983 (most outstanding defenceman in the OHL)
1988–89 - Conn Smythe Trophy winner
1988–89 - Stanley Cup Champion
1998–99 - James Norris Memorial Trophy winner
2002 Winter Olympics, Gold medal, Men's Ice Hockey
Inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007
33rd place in all-time NHL scoring with 1,274 points
14th place in all-time NHL assists with 934
24th place in all-time NHL games played list with 1,416
3rd among all-time NHL defensemen in points
3rd among all-time NHL defensemen in assists
3rd among all-time NHL defensemen in goals with 340 goals
Seven-time winner of the hardest-shot competition at the NHL All-Star Game

[HalifaxDrunk]

With our 2nd selection (17th overall) team Halifax Explosion is please to welcome Hall of Famer and one of the games all time greatest snipers.

Michael Dean "Mike" Bossy
http://cdn.nhl.com/capitals/bc/images/adhoc/photos/mikebossy919.GIF

Gotta love a pic with a devastated Canuck in it!

Bossy retired after the ‘86-’87 season because of a chronic back injury that limited him to 63 games that final season, the first time in his career he had missed a substantial period of time.

Bossy boldly predicted that he would score 50 goals in his rookie season. He made good on his promise, scoring a then-record 53 goals as a rookie in the 1977-78 season, won the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year, and was named a Second Team All-Star.

In 1980-81, he scored 50 goals in the first 50 games of the season

In 1982, Bossy set a then-scoring record for right-wingers with 147 points while also winning the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Bossy and Wayne Gretzky are the only players to have scored 50 or more goals for nine seasons. Bossy also had nine consecutive 50 goal seasons, a feat unmatched even today. Additionally, both are the only players ever to have scored 60 or more goals in as many as five seasons.

Bossy averaged .762 goals per game in the regular season, more than any other player in NHL history, and .659 in the playoffs, second only to Mario Lemieux at .710.

In 1980-81, he scored 50 goals in the first 50 games of the season. He also recorded nine hat tricks that season, establishing a then NHL-record (Gretzky had 10 twice).

Bossy earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1982, and scored 17 goals in three straight playoffs -- 1981, 1982, and 1983 -- the only player ever to do so. In reaching the Stanley Cup Finals five times, between 1980 and 1984, Bossy scored 69 goals. By contrast, in Gretzky's five Stanley Cup Finals playoffs during his peak years with the Edmonton Oilers, he scored 59 goals.

Bossy earned 5 First Team All-Star selections, one of only four right wings ever to do so, again a notable achievement considering that the other three had much longer careers (Gordie Howe - 26 years; Maurice Richard - 18 years; Guy Lafleur - 17 years).

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. His #22 jersey was retired by the Islanders on March 3, 1992.

[cyclone3483]

Shot-blocking defencemen feared him. Goalies cringed when they saw him climb over the boards. It comes down to two words, 'the shot.'

just ask Mike Liut:D

[GirlySports]

Tell me about it - my top 10 list is in shambles already and we aren't even thru the 1st round....this draft seemed so easy but it's becoming clear it will get more difficult fast.....I love it!!! (And yes I am THIS nerdy!!!:nerd:LOL)

Did you really think I'd give you an easy draft? :) >:)

[FanIn80]

So is it AK time?

[GirlySports]

So is it AK time?

Yup almost 24 hours now, go ahead :)

you don't have to ask, if it's 15 hours, just go

[FanIn80]

With our next pick in the All-Time Hockey Draft, The Flying Elbows are proud to select...

In the #1 RW position, from Spruce Grove, Alberta...

Jarome Iginla!

http://hockeydraft.ca/images/photos/jarome-iginla.jpg

"I think it was a very classy thing to do. I think Jarome is one of the most classy players in the league, not only that, he’s probably the best player in the league. When you have a captain like that, it was certainly a very classy move on their part, no doubt." - Trevor Linden

Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (born July 1, 1977, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and team captain of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). A first round draft pick of the Dallas Stars at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Iginla was later traded to Calgary and has played his entire professional career with the Flames. He is the Flames all-time leader in goals scored and games played, and has played in four NHL All-Star games. Named the Flames captain at the start of the 2003–04 season, Iginla became the first black captain in NHL history. Iginla has represented Canada internationally on numerous occasions, helping to lead Team Canada to its first gold medal in 50 years at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

As a junior, Iginla was a member of two Memorial Cup winning teams as Canadian major-junior champions with the Kamloops Blazers, and was named the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year in 1996. Iginla led the NHL in goals and points in 2001–02, and won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the league's Most Valuable Player as voted by the players. In 2003–04, Iginla led the league in goals for the second time as he captained the Flames to the Stanley Cup Finals, leading the league in playoff scoring. Iginla scored 50 goals in a season for the second time in his career in 2007–08.

Iginla made his NHL debut in the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as he was signed to a contract and flown to Calgary immediately after his junior season ended in Kamloops. He appeared in two games for the Flames in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks. In doing so, he became the first 18-year-old to play for the Flames since Dan Quinn in 1983. He recorded his first NHL point in his first game by assisting on a Theoren Fleury goal, then scored his first NHL goal in his second game. Iginla remained with the Flames, and played his first NHL season in 1996–97, where he earned a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team, and finished as the runner-up in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year while leading all first-year players in scoring with 50 points.

At the start of the 2003–04 season, Iginla was named the 18th captain in franchise history, and 14th for the team in Calgary. He was reported to be the first black captain in NHL history, though former Blackhawks captain Dirk Graham is also claimed to hold that honour. "Hey, he was a leader on that team and old enough to where he'd been there a long time. It was time for him. He took us to the Stanley Cup Final that year so it worked out pretty well," said former captain Craig Conroy of his decision to relinquish the "C" to Iginla.

Iginla responded by capturing his second Rocket Richard Trophy sharing the goal-scoring title with Ilya Kovalchuk and Rick Nash with 41 goals. The Flames also qualified for the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the sixth seed, the team's first playoff appearance in eight years. Iginla led all playoff scorers with 13 goals as he captained the Flames to their first Stanley Cup finals appearance in 15 years. The Flames were unable to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning, however, falling to the Eastern Conference champions in seven games. A dejected Iginla sat in the Flames locker room after the final game and was met by his father, who told his son that "I'm proud of you. All of Canada is proud of you."

Although he was hailed as the best player in the world by many analysts, including former NHL coach Barry Melrose, Iginla spent his time during the 2004–05 NHL lockout focussing on his conditioning to improve his game further. Following the lockout, he joined a newly created NHL competition committee as one of six player representatives with a mandate of coming up with recommendations for ways to improve the game. He held this position until early 2008.

On December 7, 2006, Iginla reached a milestone mark in his career where he scored his 300th career goal and 600th career point against the Minnesota Wild. He was expected to play in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, however a knee injury kept him from playing. Iginla missed 12 games as a result of his injury in 2006–07, playing a career low 70 games. He nevertheless scored 94 points, including a career-high 55 assists.

The 2007–08 season saw Iginla post his second career 50-goal season, adding 48 assists for a career high 98 points, good for third overall in the league. He was voted to the starting line-up of the 2008 NHL All-Star Game along with teammate Dion Phaneuf, and was named captain of the Western All-Star Team. He broke the Flames' franchise record for games played when he suited up for his 804th career game on November 29, 2008 against the Anaheim Ducks. He also broke Theoren Fleury's franchise record for goals when he scored his 365th on March 10, 2008 against the St. Louis Blues. Iginla was named a Hart Trophy finalist for the third time, but again failed to win the award. During the season, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Flames; his $7-million per season wage considered to be less than he would have received had he tested free agency.

Awards

George Parsons Trophy (1995)
WJC-A All-Star Team (1996)
Named Best Forward at WJC-A (1996)
WHL West First All-Star Team (1996)
WHL Player of the Year (1996)
Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1996)
NHL All-Rookie Team (1997)
NHL First All-Star Team (2002, 2008)
NHL Second All-Star Team (2004)
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (2002, 2004)
Art Ross Trophy (2002)
Lester B. Pearson Award (2002)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (2004)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008)

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[RougeUnderoos]

2nd pick, 19th overall

From the Montreal Canadiens -- Doug Harvey

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/RougeUnderoos/DougHarvey.jpg





http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p197301&page=bio&list=#photo


Beginning in 1951-52, he was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 11 consecutive years, 10 of them on the First Team. He also had a stranglehold on the Norris Trophy, winning it seven times in eight years from 1955 to 1962. His play was a vital component of Montreal's Stanley Cup win in 1953 and the NHL record five straight from 1956 to 1960.

He was retired long before I was born but is recognized as the best defenseman of that era (obviously, considering the above paragraph). Maybe only Bobby Orr has a better "rep".

[FanIn80]

Yup almost 24 hours now, go ahead :)

you don't have to ask, if it's 15 hours, just go

Yeah... I just figured, this early in the draft, I'd give the guy some extra time to make his pick. It would kinda suck to get bumped this early...

[Berger_4_]

2nd pick, 19th overall

From the Montreal Canadiens -- Doug Harvey




Dammit! I was foolish to think I could possibly get him second round.

[Superflyer]

With the 2nd round selection for the Beantown Bruins are proud to select as our first Line RW, Guy Lafleur

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAGV083-Action~Guy-Lafleur-Posters.jpg

Guy Damien Lafleur, is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. Between 1971 and 1991, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons and five Stanley Cup championships.

He was a cornerstone of five Stanley Cup championship teams. He was one of the most popular players on a very popular team; fans chanted "Guy, Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck. He became known among English fans as "The Flower"

Lafleur is the all-time leading scorer in Canadiens history, notching 1,246 points (518 goals and 728 assists) in his 14 years with the Habs. He led the NHL in scoring in 1976, 1977, and 1978. He tied for a Montreal club record with Steve Shutt for goals in a season with 60 in 1977–78 and holds the franchise record for points in a season with 136 in 1976–77. Lafleur became the first player in NHL history to score at least 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons as a Hab. Lafleur was also the fastest player (at the time) to reach 1,000 points, doing so in only 720 games.
He won three Art Ross Trophies (1976, 1977, 1978), two Hart Memorial Trophies (1977, 1978), three Lester B. Pearson Awards (1976, 1977, 1978), and one Conn Smythe Trophy (1977).
He was a member of the Canadian team in the 1976 and 1981 Canada Cup tournaments, winning the Cup in 1976, and was the recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1977.
Lafleur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Along with Gordie Howe before him and Mario Lemieux after him, Lafleur is one of only three players to have returned to the NHL after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
He still holds the record for the most career point and assist totals in Montreal Canadiens history, as well as the second-highest goal total behind Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Lafleur was the sixth Montreal Canadiens' player to have his sweater number retired.


GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1127 560 793 1353 399 128 58 76 134 67


As a Flames piece of trivia:
Lafleur currently operates a helicopter rental company in Montreal that shuttles VIPs to and from the airport. He was at the controls when André Roy proposed to his fiancée, the Stanley Cup serving as the engagement ring bearer.

[RougeUnderoos]

With the 2nd round selection for the Beantown Bruins are proud to select as our first Line RW, Guy Lafleur



Guy Lafleur on the Bruins? Sacrilege. Good one. Reading that bio -- he could have gone in the top 5. Why didn't I take him?

That's 6 Habs in the top 20.

[Dion]

Wow i should have joined this draft - it's moving so quickly.

Lafluer on the Bruins? Blasphemy!

[Tiger]

since a goaltender is most important Team Grrrreat (say it like tony the tiger, witty eh?) will pick Ken Dryden

http://www.fuzzai.ca/fuzzai/pictures/Habs/Ken%20Dryden%20RC.jpg

8 seasons in the NHL (including his first year when he only played six game) and a record of 258-57-74 and 46 shutouts and a 2.24GAA
and a playoff record of 80-32 with 10 shut outs and a 2.40GAA winning six cups

Awards
Calder Memorial Trophy (1972)
Conn Smythe Trophy (1971)
First All-Star Team Goalie (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Second All-Star Team Goalie (1972)
Vezina Trophy (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)

[StrayBullet]

2nd Round AK?!?! Horrible.

With the 18th pick in the CP All-Time Hockey Draft, StrayBullet selects, Paul Coffey.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/paulcoffey.jpg

3 James Norris trophies
4 Stanley Cups (3 with Edmonton, 1 with Pittsburgh)
+1500 Career Points
Inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame in 2004

Paul Coffey is always regarded as one of the game's purest skaters. His lightning-like speed and offensive abilities make him a true wonder and was usually known to be the "4th Forward" whenever he was on the ice.

[Superflyer]

Guy Lafleur on the Bruins? Sacrilege.

Wow i should have joined this draft - it's moving so quickly.

Lafluer on the Bruins? Blasphemy!

Yeah I know but I could not pass up a guy like Guy. I guess we can see he has seen the light and came to the Black and Gold.

[Dion]

Yeah I know but I could not pass up a guy like Guy. I guess we can see he has seen the light and came to the Black and Gold.

Cam Neely bleeds black and gold ;)

[WindomURL]

DELETED has not been picked yet!
(but I'm sure he will be soon now :whistle:)

[Prototype]

My original pick remains. The greatest captian to play the game, the curse killer, the NHL's 2nd all time leading scorer, and lays spokesman...

http://www.nhldigest.com/images/MessierRookieCard.JPG
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/RuddyRuddy/gary_mark.jpg


Not to be confused with Marc Messier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Messier), an actor from Quebec.

Mark John Douglas Messier (born January 18, 1961 in Edmonton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton), Alberta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta)) is widely considered among the best NHL players of all time[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_messier#cite_note-best-1) as well as among the greatest leaders in the game's history. He won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers and one with the Rangers, and is the only professional athlete to captain two different teams to championships. In 2007, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame).

Awards and achievements

1983-84 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983-84_NHL_season) - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion - Edmonton
1984-85 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984-85_NHL_season) - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion - Edmonton
1986-87 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986-87_NHL_season) - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion - Edmonton
1987-88 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987-88_NHL_season) - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion - Edmonton
1989-90 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989-90_NHL_season) - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion - Edmonton
1993-94 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993-94_NHL_season) - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) Champion - Rangers
1982-83 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982-83_NHL_season) - Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl) - Edmonton
1983-84 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983-84_NHL_season) - Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl) - Edmonton
1984-85 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984-85_NHL_season) - Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl) - Edmonton
1986-87 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986-87_NHL_season) - Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl) - Edmonton
1987-88 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987-88_NHL_season) - Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl) - Edmonton
1989-90 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989-90_NHL_season) - Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_S._Campbell_Bowl) - Edmonton
1993-94 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993-94_NHL_season) - Prince of Wales Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy) - Rangers
1985-86 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985-86_NHL_season) - Presidents Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents_Trophy) - Edmonton
1986-87 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986-87_NHL_season) - Presidents Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents_Trophy) - Edmonton
1991-92 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991-92_NHL_season) - Presidents Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents_Trophy)- Rangers
1993-94 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993-94_NHL_season) - Presidents Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents_Trophy) - Rangers
1989-90 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989-90_NHL_season) - Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) Winner
1991-92 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991-92_NHL_season) - Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) Winner
1983-84 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983-84_NHL_season) - Conn Smythe Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy) Winner
1989-90 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989-90_NHL_season) - Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) Winner
1991-92 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991-92_NHL_season) - Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) Winner
1981-82 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981-82_NHL_season) - First-Team All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First-Team_All-Star&action=edit&redlink=1) Left Wing
1982-83 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982-83_NHL_season) - First-Team All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First-Team_All-Star&action=edit&redlink=1) Left Wing
1989-90 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989-90_NHL_season) - First-Team All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First-Team_All-Star&action=edit&redlink=1) Center
1991-92 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991-92_NHL_season) - First-Team All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First-Team_All-Star&action=edit&redlink=1) Center
1983-84 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983-84_NHL_season) - Second-Team All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Second-Team_All-Star&action=edit&redlink=1) Left Wing
Played in fifteen NHL All-Star Games in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2004
Played for the Edmonton Oilers Heritage Classic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Classic) alumni team while a member of the New York Rangers.
The only professional athlete to have captained two different championship teams (Edmonton Oilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers) and New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers))
In 1998, he was ranked number 12 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
On November 13, 2006, the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) created the Mark Messier Trophy, an annual leadership award.
His 1,887 points in the regular season are the most of any player without winning a single scoring title (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy).
He was the last active player that had played in the 1970s.
He was the last active player who played in World Hockey Association.
He was selected as an inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame in June 2007 with the induction ceremony taking place in November 2007.
Transactions

August 9th, 1979- Edmonton Oilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers)' third round choice, 48th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft
October 4th, 1991- Traded to the New York Rangers.
July 28th, 1997- Signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks).
July 13th 2000- Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
June 20th, 2003- Traded by the New York Rangers to the San Jose Sharks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks) in exchange for San Jose's 2004's 4th round draft choice.
September 5, 2003- Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
September 12, 2005- Officially announced retirement.
November 12, 2007- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame).
Statistics

Games Played - 1756 (2nd)
- 11 back of Gordie Howe, which I thought was classy, that he could have had this record, but walked away.
Goals - 694 (7th)
Assists - 1193 (3rd)
Points - 1887 (2nd)
PIM - 1910 (59th)

Playoffs
Games Played - 236 (3rd)
Goals - 109 (2nd)
Assists - 186 (2nd)
Points - 295 (2nd)
PIM - 244 (50th)

[JerzeeGirl]

Posting from my iPod Touch to try to continue the pace.

My original pick remains. The greatest captian to play the game, the curse killer, the NHL's 2nd all time leading scorer, and lays spokesman...

Mark Messier

Stars and rookie cards to follow.

:censored: Darn you Proto!!!! :fist:

(kinda j/k.....sorta lol)

[habernac]

Guy Lafleur on the Bruins? Sacrilege. Good one. Reading that bio -- he could have gone in the top 5. Why didn't I take him?

That's 6 Habs in the top 20.

When you win 24 cups, you have a few good players. Lafleur is still my favourite player of all time. My Dad is in his 60's and still says he was by far the most exciting player he ever saw. Always took you out of your seat. We all fought over the number 10 when we were kids in minor hockey.

Doug Harvey is amazing. I'm sad I only ever got to read about him. He was quite the baseball player as well. So sad he never managed his illness until it was too late. Manic depression is a brutal thing.

[habernac]

With our first pick in the draft, Punks Puckers would like to select:


#33 Patrick Roy
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainn ameatlonglast.com/images5/roy.JPG



It was a tough choice, but looking at who's been picked so far, how can you not take the greatest goalie of all time?

Awesome pick. I bought my first pro jersey in 1988 and it had #33 on it. No one hated to lose more than him, that's why I think he was so good.

[RougeUnderoos]

Posting from my iPod Touch to try to continue the pace.

My original pick remains. The greatest captian to play the game, the curse killer, the NHL's 2nd all time leading scorer, and lays spokesman...

Mark Messier

Stars and rookie cards to follow.

Ha. I wanted to take him in the first round. And in the second. I just couldn't do it. I hate him.

I knew the Flames fans would let him slide way past where he should go.

[CMPunk]

With our second round pick, Punks Puckers select:

#2 Eddie Shore
http://www.legendsofhockey.net/graphspot/one_shore01.jpg

Shore is the only defenceman to win the Hart trophy 4 times. Only Gretzky and Howe have won it more then him.

Awards and achievements



Stanley Cup champion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup_champions) - 1929, 1939
Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) – 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38
Lester B. Patrick Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Patrick_Trophy) – 1970
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 1947
Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%27s_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) in 1975
Named to the WHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Canada_Hockey_League) First All-Star Team 1925-26
Named to the NHL First All-Star Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team) 7 times
Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1934
In 1998, he was ranked #10 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_100_greatest_hockey_players_by_The_Hockey_ News).
His number, 2, was retired by the Boston Bruins in 1947.

Shore was also the owner of the legendary Springfield Indians, the Sibera of minor hockey teams. Don Cherry and Brian Kilrea both played for him there.

[cyclone3483]

the Cyclones, with their second pick, 25th overall, are proud to select, Dominik Hasek (goalie-1)

Awards
2 Harts (no goalie won more, nominated for 5)
2 Pearsons (nominated for 3)
6 Vezinas
3 Jennings'
5 NHL first team all-stars
all-rookie team

selected best goalie in one Olympics, two World Cups and one World Junior Championship

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHOTOFILE/AADN037~Dominik-Hasek-with-the-2002-Stanley-Cup-11-Photofile-Posters.jpg

As big a flake as this guy was, he stole more games than any goalie has a right too.

Cyclones Team recap:
Left Wing 1-Bobby Hull
Goalie 1-Dominik Hasek

[Berger_4_]

With my second round pick, twenty sixth overall, the team who has yet to be named selects Vladislav Tretiak as their first goaltender.

I'm just headed out for the day so I'll get a card and whatnot up later

[Superflyer]

With my second round pick, twenty sixth overall, the team who has yet to be named selects Vladislav Tretiak as their first goaltender.

I'm just headed out for the day so I'll get a card and whatnot up later

I was thinking of him but this draft as I believe is based on NHL play and well he has none so I left him alone. IMO he is the best goalie in the hockey history but with no NHL experience I had to look elsewhere.

[StrayBullet]

So is this draft not based on NHL play?

[czure32]

With my second round pick, twenty sixth overall, the team who has yet to be named selects Vladislav Tretiak as their first goaltender.

gah...screw you!
actually really solid pick, and if he was still around for mine he is who i would have taken

I was thinking of him but this draft as I believe is based on NHL play and well he has none so I left him alone. IMO he is the best goalie in the hockey history but with no NHL experience I had to look elsewhere.

I was hoping more people were thinking the same way, but its all time hockey, not all time NHL

[cyclone3483]

So is this draft not based on NHL play?


Nice, my Bobby Hull pick just vaulted up a few levels! He was dynamite in the WHA.

I never thought about it that way, but this is the all-time hockey draft, not NHL draft.

And Girlysports did select Cassie Campbell as her first defence...woman.

[Jagger]

Team Slapshot are proud to select with our 2nd choice,

Terry Sawchuk.

He will be our #1 Goalie

Terence Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929, in Winnipeg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg,_Manitoba), Manitoba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba), Canada–May 31, 1970 in New York City, New York, United States) was a Ukrainian Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Canadian) professional (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_sports) ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) goaltender (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goaltender) who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) for the Detroit Red Wings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings), Boston Bruins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins), Toronto Maple Leafs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs), Los Angeles Kings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings) and New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers).



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[GirlySports]

It's an all-time hockey draft, you can draft anyone.

[HalifaxDrunk]

And Girlysports did select Cassie Campbell as her first defence...woman.

Umm, that was just an example pick....

[cyclone3483]

Umm, that was just an example pick....

no, I think that was her first pick..shouldn't she be forced to have that as her first pick?:D

[Berger_4_]

gah...screw you!
actually really solid pick, and if he was still around for mine he is who i would have taken

Yeah it was between him and Sawchuk for me this round.

Anyways, here's the stuff on Tretiak...

In his ridiculously low crouch:
http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/files/2007/01/one_tretiak01.jpg

Tretiak backstopped the Soviet national team to 10 World Championship gold medals and three Olympic gold medals. The legendary Russian goaltender also made his mark as the starting goalie for the USSR in all eight games of the history-making 1972 Summit Series versus Canada. He helped the USSR earn an 8-1 victory in the final of the 1981 Canada Cup. He became the first Soviet-trained player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.

First All-Star in the Soviet League consecutively each year from 1971 until 1984. In those fourteen years, Tretiak won thirteen league titles with the Red Army team, and was named MVP of the league five times.

There's a bunch more stuff that he's won or been inducted into, but I don't wanna make a gigantic post. However, one thing I think that's pretty significant is that he was voted the best Russian player of the 20th century in 2000.

Career Stats:
1968-1969 (16): 03 GP | 0.67 GAA
1969-1970 (17): 34 GP | 2.24 GAA
1970-1971 (18): 40 GP | 2.03 GAA
1971-1972 (19): 30 GP | 2.60 GAA
1972-1973 (20): 30 GP | 2.67 GAA
1973-1974 (21): 27 GP | 3.48 GAA
1974-1975 (22): 35 GP | 2.97 GAA
1975-1976 (23): 33 GP | 3.03 GAA
1976-1977 (24): 35 GP | 2.80 GAA
1977-1978 (25): 29 GP | 2.48 GAA
1978-1979 (26): 40 GP | 2.78 GAA
1979-1980 (27): 36 GP | 2.36 GAA
1980-1981 (28): 18 GP | 1.78 GAA
1981-1982 (29): 41 GP | 1.59 GAA
1982-1983 (30): 29 GP | 1.38 GAA
1983-1984 (31): 22 GP | 1.82 GAA

[GirlySports]

We need a "screw you" or "damn you" button :)

[WindomURL]

We need a "screw you" or "damn you" button :)

http://vineetgupta.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cartman-screw-you-guys.jpg

[JerzeeGirl]

Team He Shoots.....He Scores! is proud to get in on the goalie action with their second selection in this draft, Jacques Plante.

Plante is one of the true innovators of the game, playing in his first professional game at the age of 18 in 1952 and played until 1975, his second retirement.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/jacquesplante.jpg
Who Wouldn't Want A Mask?!?!

Plante played the majority of his career with the Canadiens before going to the Rangers, Blues, Leafs, Bruins and retiring for the last time after a season spent with the then-WHA Edmonton Oilers.

From Wiki:
Jacques Plante began playing in the NHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) in 1952 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951-52_NHL_season) for the Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens), where he became well-known and played the majority of his career. He also knitted as a hobby (something which did not ingratiate him to Toe Blake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_Blake)) and had made himself several tuques (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuque), which he wore during games in his junior hockey days.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-Fourteen-4)[67] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-66) Plante was one of the first goalies to skate behind the net to stop the puck.[68] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-67)[29] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-Legends_HHOF-28) He also was one of the first to raise his arm on an icing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icing_(hockey)) call to let his defencemen know what was happening.[29] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-Legends_HHOF-28) He perfected a stand-up, positional style, cutting down the angles; he became one of the first goaltenders to write a how-to book about the position.[29] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-Legends_HHOF-28) He was a pioneer of stickhandling and headmanning the puck; before that time, goaltenders passively stood in the net and simply deflected pucks to defencemen or backchecking forwards.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-1on1-1)
Plante was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 1978,[29] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-Legends_HHOF-28) and into the Quebec Sports Pantheon in 1994.[65] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-TwoOneSix-64) His jersey, #1, was retired in 1995 by the Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens).[69] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-Canadiens-68) The Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante_Memorial_Trophy) was established in his honor as an award to the top goaltender in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League).[65] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Plante#cite_note-TwoOneSix-64)

Awards:

Winner, Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy, 1953-54.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1955-56.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1955-56.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1956.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1956-57.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1956-57.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1957.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1957-58.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1957-58.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1958.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1958-59.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1958-59.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1959.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1959-60.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1959-60.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1960.
Winner, Hart Memorial Trophy, 1961-62.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1961-62.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1961-62.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1962.
Shared (with Glenn Hall (http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/hall.html)) Vezina Trophy, 1968-69.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1969.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1970.
Selected to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1970-71.
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame, 1978.
Selected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, May 1981.
Lifetime Stats:

18 NHL REGULAR SEASONS
GP-837 W-434 L-247 T-146 GAA-2.38 ShO-82 G-0 A-8 PIM-92

1 WHA REGULAR SEASON
GP-31 W-15 L-14 T-1 GAA-3.32 ShO-1 G-0 A-1 PIM-2

16 NHL POSTSEASONS
GP-112 W-71 L-37 T-0 GAA-2.16 ShO-14 G-0 A-1 PIM-12


Trivia:

After being struck in the face by an Andy Bathgate backhander (and taking seven stitches), became the first goaltender to wear a mask regularly, November 1, 1959.
When the Canadiens would visit Toronto, Plante would stay in a separate hotel from his teammates. He claimed that he was allergic to the air in the team's usual Toronto hotel.
In 1981, Plante was asked what his most satisfying experience in hockey, and he said that it was an exhibition game against the Russian national team in 1965. In the first year of a temporary three-year retirement, Plante played brilliantly for the Montreal Junior Canadiens, leading the club to a 2-1 upset victory. "During the game I said to myself, 'What am I doing here? I could get slaughtered," Plante chuckled. "It was a game in which I had more pressure than any other game. It wasn't an ordinary game - it was a country against a country, and the Russians were the best team in the world at the time. After the game, (Russian coach Anatoli) Tarasov said, 'Jacques Plante is the best goaltender I've ever seen.'"
At the time of his death, Plante was working for the St. Louis Blues as a goaltending instructor
Legends of Hockey
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The infamous Heritage Moment commercial
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[Prototype]

My Messier pick has been updated.

[WindomURL]

"Screw you, Jerzee!" :D
I was honestly just about to pick him next. Great pickup!

Team Marleau! Hammered! chooses with its 2nd round selection, 29th overall, in the Centre #1 category, from the Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise,
Joe Sakic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/23/73/9d2f_1.JPG

Even though he is a Flame killer, who doesn't respect and admire "Burnaby Joe?" I'll put him alongside Steve Yzerman in the pantheon of great centres.

-from Wikipedia:

Joseph Steve Sakic (IPA: /ˈsɑːkɨk/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-0)) (born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)), who has played his entire National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) career with the Quebec Nordiques (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques)/Colorado Avalanche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche) franchise. In his 19-year tenure, Sakic has won the Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) twice, various NHL trophies, and has been voted into 13 NHL All-Star Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Game). Named captain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)) of the team in 1992, he is regarded as one of the strongest team leaders in the league's history,[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-Rocky_Mountain_News-1) and has been able to motivate his team throughout his career to play at a winning level.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-Canadian_Gold-2)
Over the course of his career, Sakic has been one of the most productive forwards in the game, having twice scored 50 goals and earning at least 100 points in six different seasons. His wrist shot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_shot_(ice_hockey)), considered to be one of the best in the NHL, has been the source of much of his production.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-TSN_Bio-3) At the conclusion of the 2007–08 NHL season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007-08_NHL_season), he was the 8th all-time points leader in the NHL, as well as 14th in all-time goals[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-500_goals-4) and 11th in all-time assists.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-100_Points-5) During the 2002 Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics), Sakic helped lead Team Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_national_men%27s_ice_hockey_team) to its first gold medal in 50 years, and was voted as the tournament's most valuable player.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-Canadian_Gold-2) He has represented the team in six other international competitions, including the 1998 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics) and 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics) Winter Olympics. After the 2000–01 NHL season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-01_NHL_season), Sakic was named the MVP of the NHL by the hockey writers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) and his fellow players (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award).[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sakic#cite_note-Recordbook-6)

[Prototype]

I had just thought about him for my 3rd rounder WURL. Not a bad pick up.

[GirlySports]

With the 30th pick in the draft, Aeneas selects Larry Robinson at Defense #1.

http://www.moyerstuff.com/cards/image_215.jpg

Larry Robinson played Junior 'A' hockey with the Brockville Braves and Juniors with the Kitchener Rangers then turned professional, spending 1971 to 1973 with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League before making it to the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.
Nicknamed "Big Bird" for his blond hair and size (6'5" and 225 pounds), Robinson was a big and strong defenceman yet highly mobile. He played 17 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens and another three seasons for the Los Angeles Kings, until his retirement after the 1992 season. He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy twice as the league's most outstanding defenceman and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 1978 playoffs. Robinson was a dominant player whose talent and leadership helped lead the Canadiens to six Stanley Cups.
Robinson was a member of Team Canada in the 1976, 1981 and 1984 World Cup of Hockey (then named Canada Cup) tournaments and was an international All-Star team selection in the 1981 IIHF World Championships. During his career, he played in ten of the league's All-Star games and ended his 20-year career having scored 208 goals, 750 assists and 958 regular-season points as well as 144 points in 227 playoff games, a remarkable achievement for a defenceman. He holds an impressive career rating of +730, the NHL career record, including an overwhelming +120 in 1976-77 (second only to Bobby Orr's record plus-124 in 1970-71). He won six Stanley Cups with the Canadiens 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, and also has the NHL record for playing 20 consecutive seasons in the playoffs, 17 of them with the Canadiens.
Robinson has been honoured for his playing career. In 1995, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was ranked number 24 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. In 2000, he was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. On November 19, 2007, the Canadiens retired Robinson's #19 jersey before a loss against the Ottawa Senators. Larry Robinsons' name appears on the Stanley Cup 9 times, as a player/coach/scout.

[WindomURL]

Thanks Proto.

So far,
7 Centres
2 Left Wings
5 Right Wings
8 Defensemen
7 Goalies
1 Coach

The way it's going, I had to jump on a Centre or Goalie pretty damn quick!

[habernac]

team Toe Blake is proud to select, for the goalie 1 spot, Mr Goalie himself: Mr Glenn Hall

http://www.fastballsportscards.com/fastball_store/images/vintagehockey_045.jpg


Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall (born October 3, 1931, in Humboldt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt,_Saskatchewan), Saskatchewan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan), Canada) is a former professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) goaltender (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goaltender). During his National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) career with the Detroit Red Wings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings), Chicago Black Hawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks), and St. Louis Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_(hockey)), Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezina_Trophy) three times, and the Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy). Nicknamed "Mr. Goalie", he was one of the first goaltenders to develop and make effective use of the butterfly style (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_style) of goalkeeping.

Glenn Hall ended his brilliant career with 407 Wins, 84 Shutouts, a career GAA of 2.49, and voted to 11 All-Star Games. Hall is widely regarded as one of the first NHL goalies to master the butterfly style of goaltending. He is thought of by many as one of the best goalies to ever play the game. Hall still holds the record for the most First Team All-Star selections (7) which he did while playing the same era as other greats, Sawchuk and Plante (as well as other Hall of Famers, like Johnny Bower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Bower), Gump Worsley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gump_Worsley), and Roger Crozier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Crozier)).
In 1998, he was ranked number 16 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
In 2005, the City of Humboldt, Saskatchewan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt,_Saskatchewan) erected a permanent monument to Glenn's career in Glenn Hall Park on Highway #5 (Glenn Hall Drive). The tribute includes highlights of Glenn's career from his junior days in Humboldt until his retirement from the NHL.

awards:

1956: Calder Trophy
1963: Vezina
1967: Vezina
1968: Conn Smythe
1969: Vezina

[habernac]

With the 30th pick in the draft, Aeneas selects Larry Robinson at Defense #1.

http://www.moyerstuff.com/cards/image_215.jpg



I hate you, Aenas!

In my top 3 for favourite players. Was as complete as you can get for a defenseman.

[czure32]

http://vineetgupta.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cartman-screw-you-guys.jpg


Ha, nice
"Screw you guys, I'm going home"

[Prototype]

Habby, you forgot to include that for the 80's glory days, Glen Hall was our goalie coach.

[habernac]

Habby, you forgot to include that for the 80's glory days, Glen Hall was our goalie coach.

good call. His biography, Mr Goalie is also quite excellent.

[czure32]

Windom was right, the gap between the number one coach and the number two coach, statistically is huge. While my next selection doesnt have the sheer numbers to support being the second coach selected, I actually had him ranked ahead of Scotty Bowman, he revolutionized the way that the coaching aspect of the game is approached

from Toronto, Ontario:

Coach: Roger "Captain Video" Neilson
http://www.canuckscentral.com/images/hneilson.jpg

most famously known for a towel waving incident while the coach of the vancouver canucks. Roger Neilson's impact on hockey is still felt today.
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Among his most well-known innovations was the use of videotape (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_cassette_recorder) to analyze other teams, leading to the nickname "Captain Video". He was also the first to use microphone headsets to communicate with his assistant coaches.
Neilson was well known for closely reading the rule book looking for loopholes. During one particular game in the OHL his team was up one goal, but was down two men in a five on three (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_on_three) situation for the last minute of the game. Realizing that more penalties could not be called under the existing rules, Neilson put too many men on the ice every ten seconds. The referees stopped the play and a faceoff was held relieving pressure on the defence. After this display the rule was changed so that a call for too many men on the ice in a 5 on 3 situation now leads to a penalty shot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shot_(ice_hockey)).
Neilson also discovered that if he put a defenceman in net instead of a goalie during a penalty shot, the defenceman could rush the attacker and cut down the latter's angle of shot, greatly reducing the chances of a goal. Today the rule states that a team must use a goalie in net for a penalty shot.
One game during a time-out, Neilson told his goaltender, “...when we pull you, just leave your goal stick lying in the crease.” When the other team gained possession, they sent the puck the length of the ice toward the open net, only to deflect wide when it hit the goal stick lying in the crease. The rule was changed the next season.

[czure32]

so many goalies taken here of late that I should probably consider taking one as well. With my top three already being gone though, Ill take my chances that I can still get my next one when it comes around again, as this next pick is too good to pass up, and assuredly would not still be available on the next pass

from Hanna, Alberta
Right Wing 1: Lanny McDonald (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3544)

http://www.saljbarry.com/hockey/autographs/cards/1989-1990/mcdonald.jpg

One of (if not the) most iconic Calgary Flame there is. Lanny is probably the most recognizable hockey player in the world (even moreso than Wayne Gretzky) because of his trademark moustache
Over his career he played for the Maple Leafs, the defunct Colorado Rockies and the Calgary Flames. Amassing 500 goals and 1006 points, Lanny finished his career on a high, co-captaining the Calgary Flames to victory over the Montreal Canadians in 1989.
Who will ever forget Lanny's celebration of his goal in game 6?
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[habernac]

Team Toe Blake selects as Defense #2 Denis Potvin

Seemingly always on the All Star team, this guy could do it all. He'd crush you with a bodycheck, score an important goal or just make great plays with the puck. I can't believe he's still available. And 20 years after his retirement, Ranger fans are still chanting "Potvin Sucks".


http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/021/133/08F.jpg

After a stellar junior hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_ice_hockey) career with the Ottawa 67s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_67s), Potvin was drafted first overall in the 1973 National Hockey League Amateur Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_NHL_Amateur_Draft) by the struggling expansion Islanders, which had recorded the worst record in modern National Hockey League (NHL) history the previous season. Right after Torrey drafted Denis Potvin first overall in the 1973 entry draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_(sports)), Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens) General Manager Sam Pollock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Pollock) approached Torrey, hoping to trade for Potvin. Pollock's strategy was to offer a "quick-fix" package of mature players to exchange for the top draft pick. Although it was tempting, as the Islanders would immediately benefit from the trade, Torrey ultimately turned down the offer since he felt that Potvin would be a long-term asset to the team.
Potvin came into the league with extraordinarily high expectations of being the savior of the franchise as well as the next Bobby Orr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Orr). While he did not dominate the game as did the great Boston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins) defenceman, Potvin became an immediate star, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) as rookie of the year (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year) in 1973–74 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NHL_season) and the James Norris Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Norris_Memorial_Trophy) as league's top defenceman in 1975–76 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season), 1977–78 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NHL_season), and 1978–79 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season). Upon Orr's decline and retirement he was widely acknowledged, along with Larry Robinson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Robinson), to be the premier backliner in the game.
Potvin was known for being intelligent, articulate, and outspoken off the ice. Throughout the 1970s, his Islander teammates often were turned off as these traits made Potvin come across as arrogant.[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)] He offended many hockey fans by stating publicly that he had played better in the 1976 Canada Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Canada_Cup) than Bobby Orr, and that the latter's selection as tournament MVP was for sentimental reasons. However, as Potvin matured, he became a great leader as he learned to use these same qualities to positively affect his teammates.
His best season offensively was 1979 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season), during which he became the first defenceman besides Orr to score 30 goals and 100 points in a single season, marks which even today few defencemen have reached. Potvin was awarded his third Norris trophy for the regular season, which the Islanders finished first in the NHL. However, despite being heavily favored to win their semifinals series against the New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers), the Islanders lost in six games.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Potvin#cite_note-0) Clark Gillies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gillies) stepped down as captain during the off-season, and Potvin became the team's third captain, a position he held until relinquishing it in 1987. In 1979–80 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NHL_season), Potvin's first year as captain, the Islanders won their first of four Stanley Cups. Potvin led the team during its glory years: in addition to the four consecutive championships and five straight finals appearances, in the eight seasons he served as captain, the Islanders never failed to reach the playoffs.
Potvin retired as the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League)'s leader in goals and points by a defenceman. Potvin's mark was later surpassed by Paul Coffey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Coffey), who was a more productive scorer but not known for physical or defensive play.
In retrospect, he was a more traditional defender than Orr and an extremely physical player who nonetheless toppled Orr's career scoring marks, although Potvin played 403 more games than Orr. After his peak years, Potvin suffered a series of injuries that impeded optimal performance, especially during the regular season, but remained a star, retiring after the 1988 season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NHL_season). Potvin declined an offer to come out of retirement and play for then-Rangers coach Mike Keenan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Keenan) in 1993.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Potvin#cite_note-1)


Awards:
Norris Trophy: 1976, 1978, 1979
4 Stanley Cups

[troutman]

I would have drafted 8 Sutters.

[cyclone3483]

I would have drafted 8 Sutters.

and two Suters...and Glen Suitor...if he played hockey

[GirlySports]

Very fitting that after Denis Potvin is picked, we have this pick.

With the 35th overall pick, Aeneas selects Al Arbour as coach.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07202007/photos/isles.jpg


In his first season as Isles coach, Arbour taught his young squad how to play defence. While they finished last in the league for the second year in a row, they gave up 100 fewer goals and earned 56 points, up from 30 the year before. New York Rangers defenceman Brad Park said after the Islanders beat their crosstown rivals for the first time, "They have a system. They look like a hockey team." Arbour's coaching laid the groundwork for future success.
The 1974–75 Islanders, on the back of talent additions and Arbour's coaching, finished third in their division with 88 points, which qualified them for the playoffs, where they defeated the heavily-favored Rangers in overtime of the deciding third game of their first round series. In the next round the Isles found themselves down three games to none in a best of seven quarterfinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Prior to game four, Arbour challenged his team: he told them that anyone who didn't believe that the Islanders could come back and win the series should pack their gear and never return. The Islanders rebounded with three straight victories to tie the series and then prevailed in Game 7 by a score of 1–0. It was only the second time in major sports history, and the first since 1942, that a team won a series after trailing 3–0. Since then, only the 2004 Boston Red Sox have matched the feat. The Isles then faced the Philadelphia Flyers in the next round, again fell behind 3–0, and once again tied the series. Although the Flyers prevailed in Game 7 and went on to win the second of 2 straight Stanley Cups, the Islanders had established themselves.
The team quickly rose to the rank of contenders, then favorites, over the next four years, but they weren't able to break through and become champions. Despite achieving great regular season success, culminating in the 1978–79 campaign in which they finished with the best record in the NHL, the Islanders suffered a series of letdowns in the playoffs. In 1976 and 1977, they lost to the eventual champion Montreal Canadiens, and then suffered an upset to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1978. Then, in 1979, the rival Rangers, considered by journalists and commentators to be an inferior team, defeated Arbour's Islanders in a six game semifinal series. Arbour won the Jack Adams Award for the team's stellar regular season, but he determined that he had the wrong set of priorities in place. After the loss, he no longer placed much emphasis on the regular season finish and instead devoted his team's energy and focus to how they will perform in the playoffs.
During the 1979–1980 season, the Islanders struggled. However, following the acquisition of Butch Goring in March, the Islanders completed the regular season with a twelve-game unbeaten streak. The regular season run carried over to the playoffs and the Islanders captured their first Stanley Cup championship on May 24, 1980 by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime of game six.
Arbour and the Islanders went on capture three more consecutive Cups, a record for an American hockey club. Along the way, his team set records for consecutive regular season victories, consecutive Finals victories, and playoff series victories, cementing the team as one of the greatest dynasties not only in hockey, but professional sports. By the time the Islanders were dethroned by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals, the club had strung together nineteen consecutive playoff series victories, a professional sports record. No team in any of the four major sports has strung together four straight championships since.
Arbour retired from coaching following the 1985–86 season and accepted a position in the Islander front office.

[JerzeeGirl]

Very fitting that after Denis Potvin is picked, we have this pick.

With the 35th overall pick, Aeneas selects Al Arbour as coach.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07202007/photos/isles.jpg

ARGH!!!!!

I was hoping I could wait till the 3rd round for my coach!!!
:fist: AENEAS!!!!!! :fist:

[Aeneas]

At least you spelled my name right! Not like that Larry Robinson fan I will not mention.

[habernac]

At least you spelled my name right! Not like that Larry Robinson fan I will not mention.

up yours!

:w00t:
;)

[cyclone3483]

question on the rules: I would anticipate that Scotty Bowman and Al Arbour can no longer be selected as players as they were already selected (albeit as coaches). However, with the switching rules, the people that selected them could employ them as defencemen...if they had someone else to switch into the coach's category.

Please confirm that this is correct?

Just like if you drafted a player who is also an arena, like Kyle Wellwood, he could be switched back and forth...if you had another player who was also an arena, like Krutov.

[Aeneas]

Blimps fly over arenas. I think you have the two confused.

[GirlySports]

question on the rules: I would anticipate that Scotty Bowman and Al Arbour can no longer be selected as players as they were already selected (albeit as coaches). However, with the switching rules, the people that selected them could employ them as defencemen...if they had someone else to switch into the coach's category.

Please confirm that this is correct?

Just like if you drafted a player who is also an arena, like Kyle Wellwood, he could be switched back and forth...if you had another player who was also an arena, like Krutov.

Yes and no.

A coach cannot be picked as a player.
But a player can be picked again as an arena.

Because an arena is an object.

A coach cannot coach himself but a player can play in his own arena? Make sense? :)

[Prototype]

Woah... I know Kyle Wellwood came into camp a little overweight, but aren't we stretching here calling him an Arena?

[cyclone3483]

Yes and no.

A coach cannot be picked as a player.
But a player can be picked again as an arena.

Because an arena is an object.

A coach cannot coach himself but a player can play in his own arena? Make sense? :)

okay, so taking Bowman and Arbour as coaches precludes anyone else from taking them as players, I figured that, but could someone potentially switch them? Say the same person took Arbour as a d-man and Bowman as a coach, then switch them later amongst their categories...

This one is bound to come up later as some decent players were also decent coaches.

And I will relent and agree that Wellwood and Krutov are more blimp than arena.

[Prototype]

I would imagine that it would be possible to switch them, but they were more effective as coaches than players.

I mean, it would be like moving Wayne Gretzky to coach. Your team loses points IMO if he's a coach rather than a player.

[cyclone3483]

I would imagine that it would be possible to switch them, but they were more effective as coaches than players.

I mean, it would be like moving Wayne Gretzky to coach. Your team looses points IMO if he's a coach rather than a player.

Oh, I agree totally on Arbour and Bowman (and Gretz), but some players/coaches coming up were decent at both. Someone might consider this flexibility when drafting their team.

Also just making sure that, when you take a guy in one category, it "takes him off the board" for all categories. That one was just confirmed.

[GirlySports]

Yes, you can switch from any category to any category if qualifies.
I assume all coaches were players at one time or another.

[habernac]

Yes, you can switch from any category to any category if qualifies.
I assume all coaches were players at one time or another.

maybe Ken Hitchcock was a goalie.

:D

[FanIn80]

maybe Ken Hitchcock was a goalie.

:D

Arena imo.

[cyclone3483]

Arena imo.

I think we agreed on blimp. No man is an Arena, although there is the NBA player Arenas.

[Prototype]

I think we agreed on blimp. No man is an Arena, although there is the NBA player Arenas.

He's 2 or more of them... 'Arenas' being plural...

[cyclone3483]

He's 2 or more of them... 'Arenas' being plural...

Dude must be huge

[WindomURL]

Nice discussion, I think I will change my pick.

Team Marleau! Hammered! picks Rita McNeil for Goalie
http://qml.quiettouch.com/files/radio/fan960/richards/Bits/Rita-MacNeil-300.mp3

But seriously Ladies and Germs, (pause for applause), thank you, thank you, try the veal. I'll be here all week...

Team Marleau! Hammered! chooses with its 3rd round selection, 36th overall, in the Defense #1 category,
Scott Niedermayer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Niedermayer)

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Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973) is a Canadian ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) defenceman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenceman_(ice_hockey)) and team captain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)), currently with the Anaheim Ducks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks) of the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). Niedermayer is known for his skating stride, and knack for leading or joining the offensive rush. He is considered to be one of the top defensemen in the league. Though he was born in Edmonton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton), Alberta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta), Niedermayer grew up in Cranbrook (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook,_British_Columbia), British Columbia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia). He is the older brother of fellow Duck Rob Niedermayer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Niedermayer) and cousin of Edmonton Oilers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers) defenceman Jason Strudwick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Strudwick). As of 2007, Niedermayer is the only player to take home every major North American and international championship in his career; he has won the Memorial Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Cup), World Junior Championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships) gold, World Championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ice_Hockey_Championships) gold, Olympic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Winter_Olympics) gold, the Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) and the World Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Niedermayer#cite_note-awards1-0)

Awards and achievements

1990–91 - WHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hockey_League) - West First All-Star Team (Kamloops Blazers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamloops_Blazers))
1990–91 - CHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League) - Scholastic Player of the Year (Canadian Major Junior)
1991–92 - WHL - West First All-Star Team (Kamloops Blazers)
1991–92 - Memorial Cup - Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Smythe_Memorial_Trophy) (MVP)
1992–93 - NHL All-Rookie Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team) (defenceman)
1994–95 - Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) (New Jersey Devils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils))
1997–98 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1997–98 - NHL - Second All-Star Team (defenceman)
1999–00 - Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils)
2000–01 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
2002–03 - Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils)
2003–04 - Played in NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game)
2003–04 - NHL - First All-Star Team (defenceman)
2003–04 - NHL - James Norris Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Norris_Memorial_Trophy) (Defenceman of the Year)
2006–07 - Nominated as Starter for NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) (but did not play)
2006–07 - NHL - Conn Smythe Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy) (Playoff MVP)
2006–07 - NHL - First All-Star Team (defenceman)
2006–07 - Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks))
Movements

June 9, 1991 - Drafted by the New Jersey Devils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils) in the 1st round, 3rd overall.
August 4, 2005 - Signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks) as a free agent.

[Prototype]

When I read about Messier being the only major professional player to Captian two franchises to championships, I thought about Nieds, but I don't think he was Captian in Anaheim, correct?

[GirlySports]

When I read about Messier being the only major professional player to Captian two franchises to championships, I thought about Nieds, but I don't think he was Captian in Anaheim, correct?

He wasn't captain in New Jersey. (someone else was) :)

I broke my own rule!

[WindomURL]

Niedermayer is currently captain of the Ducks, and was from 2005-2007 until that retired-or-isnt-he debacle.

Someone else ;) was captain of the Debils from 1992 until he retired.

[Prototype]

Ahhhhhh... said player shouldn't be taken this early anyways. Sorry for bringing in the possibility that other players play in the NHL. Carry on.

[JerzeeGirl]

Team He Shoots.....He Scores! is proud to select a coach to run our bench who might just break Habby's heart...Hector "Toe" Blake.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/toeblake2.jpg

Blake's coaching career began following an illustrious career as a player with the Montreal Canadiens as a member of the Punch Line. He played his entire career with the Habs, winning the Cup twice, the Hart & the Art Ross. Once his playing career ended due to injury, Blake took over the Montreal bench in the 1955-56 season (after serving his time coaching in Montreal's system).

Blake ran the bench for 13yrs, from 1955-56 to 1967-68.

He won the Stanley Cup 8 times which was the record - until Bowman won his 9th Cup in 2002 - and promptly retired following that 8th championship.

With Blake behind the bench, the Canadiens racked up five consecutive Stanley Cup Championships to begin his NHL coaching career. They made the playoffs every season he ran the team, finishing atop the regular season standings nine times and never finishing the year worse than third.

Blake coached 914 games, winning 500, losing 255 and tying 159 for an astounding winning percentage of .634.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/toeblake3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/toeblake.jpg

[Jagger]

Quick pick. More later.

Team Cliche erhm Slapshot sorry are proud to select with our 3rd choice, another Right Wing, but that cannot be helped,

Jaromir Jagr.

Great player of the modern era, stupid celebrations notwithstanding.



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[cyclone3483]

darn you Jerzee and Jagger, darn you all to heck

I had three people at the top of my list since the beginning of the round, and you just took two of them.

Now watch Berger take the third, leaving me with Robbie Schremp...just watch...

[JerzeeGirl]

Take heart Cyclone, at least Schremp would be better than everybody's favourite ex-Flame, Rico Fata! ;)

(Or maybe not, Schremp has been tainted by the grease up North, altho the fact that they don't seem to want him on the team might only elevate his value....)

[Berger_4_]

With my third round pick, I'd like to take Herb Brooks in the position of coach.

Info to come later...

And here it is:

http://www.legendsofhockey.net/graphinduct/ind06brooksBio01.jpg

Born August 5, 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Herb dreamt of a professional hockey career like most young players. His St. Paul Johnson High School collected Minnesota's high school hockey championship in 1955, fuelled in part by two goals from Brooks in the championship contest. Herb later played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers between 1955 and 1959.

His international successes began early. As a player, Herb was a member of the United States National Team during two Olympic Games, and participated in five World Championships.

Brooks then moved into coaching, guiding the Golden Gophers for seven seasons beginning in 1972, collecting three NCAA Division 1 National Championships (1974, 1976 and 1979) and back-to-back WCHA championships in 1974 and 1975. Named WCHA Coach of the Year for 1973-74, Herb finished his collegiate coaching with a record of 175 wins, 101 losses and 20 ties.

After coaching Team USA at the 1979 World Championship, Brooks was named general manager and head coach of Team USA for the 1980 Winter Olympics. The team astonished the hockey world by collecting the gold medal in a triumph that has been heralded by the press as the 'Miracle On Ice.' The 2005 motion picture 'Miracle' chronicled the extraordinary accomplishment.

Herb coached France at the 1998 Olympics, returning to coach Team USA to a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Games.

After the 1980 Olympics, Herb coached Davos of the Swiss League for one season, then joined the New York Rangers from 1981 to 1985. During his tenure in New York, Brooks earned renown for reaching the 100-win plateau faster than any previous Rangers coach and was named The Sporting News' Coach of the Year in 1981-82.

After a season coaching St. Cloud State University, Herb became the first Minnesota native to coach the Minnesota North Stars when he joined the franchise in 1987-88. He later coached the New Jersey Devils in 1992-93 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1999-2000.

Through his NHL coaching career, Herb Brooks compiled a record of 219 wins, 221 losses and 66 ties during regular season play, and 19 wins and 21 losses in playoff contests.

As a member of the gold medal-winning United States Olympic Team in 1980, Brooks and his team were awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for contributions to American hockey in 1980. He earned the same honour as an individual in 2002. In 1990, Herb was honoured by being inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, earning election to the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame in 1999. Herb Brooks was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006, his life tragically ended in a single car accident in Forest Lake, Minnesota on August 11, 2003.ed the organization to the 2006 Memorial Cup title.

[cyclone3483]

With their 3rd round pick, 40th overall, Team Cyclones are pleased as punch to select Stanislav Mikita (center-1)

The man helped revolutionize the game as the first player to reportedly curve the blade of their stick and one of the first practitioners of the slapshot.

CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwQAbSmBbmE

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/011/803/03F.jpg



Awards and accomplishments

Currently 29th all-time in games played, 27th in goals, 16th in assists, and 13th in points (at end of 2007-08 season).
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) as most valuable player in 1967 and 1968.
Won the Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) as leading scorer in 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1968.
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy) in 1967 and 1968.
Named to the NHL's First All-Star Team in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
Named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team in 1965 and 1970.
Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
Won the Lester Patrick Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Patrick_Trophy) in 1976.
The only player in NHL history to win the Hart, Art Ross, and Lady Byng trophies in the same season, doing so in consecutive seasons, in 1966–67 and 1967–68.
http://www.legendsofhockey.net/graphspot/one_mikita02.jpg
Only Alex Delvecchio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Delvecchio) and Steve Yzerman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Yzerman) had a longer career playing for only a single team.
Was named to Team Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Canada) for the 1972 Summit Series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summit_Series), but only played two games due to injuries.
Inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) in 2002.
In 1998, he was ranked number 17 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranked player born outside of Canada, although he was trained in Canada.
Team Cyclones
Center-1: Stan Mikita (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 6x1st team all-star, 2x2nd team all-star, 2x Bying)
Left Wing-1: Bobby Hull (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 10x1st team all-star, 2x2nd team all-star)
Goalie-1: Dominik Hasek (2xHart, 2xPearson, 6xVezina, 3xJennings, 5x1st team all-star)

[Jagger]

With their 3rd round pick, 40th overall, Team Cyclones are pleased as punch to select Stanislav Mikita (center-1)



There you go. It was between Stan and Jagr for me this round. Jagr is just too good to ignore for a 3rd rounder though.

[cyclone3483]

There you go. It was between Stan and Jagr for me this round. Jagr is just too good to ignore for a 3rd rounder though.

and that was one of my three: Mikita, Jagr, Blake

[habernac]

I had a feeling someone would grab Toe for coach, but not this early. No big deal.

Poor guy had Alzheimers for years and finally died in 1995. He didn't speak or recognize anyone for his last years. Friends said the only time there was life in his eyes was when they wheeled him over to the TV to watch hockey.

[cyclone3483]

I had a feeling someone would grab Toe for coach, but not this early. No big deal.

I don't know about that. He had 8 Stanley Cups as a coach, plus was top notch player too. That was a great pick, and at a great time in the draft IMO.

Imagine, Team Toe Blake...without Toe Blake...

[CMPunk]

With our 3rd round pick, Punks Puckers would like to select:

#10 Ron Francis

http://haveyoumettony.com/pictures/ronfrancis.jpg


Francis was drafted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafted) by the Hartford Whalers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_Whalers) in round 1 (fourth overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Entry_Draft). He was a model of consistency (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistency), averaging more than a point a game in over 1700 games in 23 seasons. His three Lady Byng Trophies attest to his gentlemanly conduct on and off the ice. Francis stands second all-time in career assists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_%28ice_hockey%29) behind Wayne Gretzky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky) with 1,249, fourth in career points (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_%28ice_hockey%29) (1,798), third in games played (1,731), and twenty-first in career goals (549).

Achievements



1983- played in NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Game)
1985- played in NHL All-Star Game
1990- played in NHL All-Star Game
1991- Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) (Pittsburgh)
1992- Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh)
1995- Alka-Seltzer Plus Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka-Seltzer_Plus_Award)
1995- Frank J. Selke Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_J._Selke_Trophy)
1995- Lady Byng Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy)
1996- played in NHL All-Star Game
1998- Lady Byng Trophy
1998- Honorary doctorate degree from Lake Superior State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Superior_State_University)
2002- Lady Byng Trophy
2002- King Clancy Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Clancy_Memorial_Trophy)
2007- Inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame)

[Prototype]

We are disapointed that Jaromir Jagr is not on the board, but it does save us from having a list of 4 to choose from for this pick. The 3 we have in mind are all amazing players for their specific reasons for choosing them, but one stands out over the others.

Team Broken Skate Lace selects:

http://www.fastballsportscards.com/fastball_store/images/newhockey_032.jpg

(Please keep in mind we have chosen the RW, not the GM)

Easily one of the purest tallents to play the game, and the unpurest mouthpieces.

Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9), 1964 in Belleville (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Ontario), Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario) and raised in Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago)) is a former NHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) player, the current co-general manager of the Dallas Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars), and the son of legendary player Bobby Hull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hull) and nephew of Dennis Hull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hull), also known as "The Golden Brett". Though in the earliest years of his career few saw him as a potential star, the colorful and often outspoken Hull announced his retirement on October 15 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_15), 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005) with 741 career goals, placing him third on the all-time list. He played for the Calgary Flames (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Flames), St. Louis Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_(hockey)), Dallas Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars), Detroit Red Wings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings) and Phoenix Coyotes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes). He also scored a controversial Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) winning goal on Buffalo Sabres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres) goaltender (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goaltender) Dominik Hašek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominik_Ha%C5%A1ek) in 1999 to give Dallas their only Cup win. Hull also won the Cup as a member of the Red Wings in 2002. The son of a Canadian father and American mother, he holds dual U.S./Canadian citizenship.

Finished his career with 741 goals (3rd all-time), 650 assists (48th all-time), 1391 points (19th all-time) and 1269 games (43rd all-time).
Named an NHL First Team All-Star in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy) in 1990.
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy) in 1991.
Won the Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) in 1991.
Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2001.
Scored 50 goals in 50 games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_goals_in_50_games) twice in his career; only Wayne Gretzky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky), with three 50-50 seasons, has done it more often, and he and Gretzky are the only ones to do it more than once.
Won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_%22Red%22_Garrett_Memorial_Award) in 1987.
4th quickest to reach 500 goals based on number of games played.
Recorded 33 career Hat Tricks (4th all-time).
Led the NHL in Goals scored in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
All-time career leader in Playoff Powerplay Goals with 38.
Tied for 1st on the all-time Playoff Game Winning Goals list with 24.
Holds the St. Louis Blues franchise record for goals scored with 527.
Is the only hockey player ever to score 50 goals in a season in the NCAA, the minor leagues, and the NHL. In 1985-86 he scored 52 goals for the U. of Minnesota-Duluth; in 1986-87 he scored 50 goals for the Moncton Golden Flames of the AHL, and from 1989-1994 recorded 5 straight 50+ goal seasons (72,86,70,54,57) for the St. Louis Blues.
In 1998, before reaching several career milestones, he was ranked number 64 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_100_greatest_hockey_players_by_The_Hockey_ News).
Won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1998-1999 and the Detroit Red Wings in 2001-2002.
On December 5, 2006, his #16 sweater was retired by the St. Louis Blues and raised to the rafters of the Scottrade Center. Along with his father, Bobby, they are the only father-son combo in any professional sport to have their respective numbers retired.

Played for United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) in:

1986 World Championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships)
1991 Canada Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Canada_Cup) (won silver medal)
1996 World Cup of Hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_World_Cup_of_Hockey) (won championship)
1998 Winter Olympic Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympic_Games)
2002 Winter Olympic Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympic_Games) (won silver medal)
2004 World Cup of Hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey)
And who could forget...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b2/Hasek_hull_goal.jpg

And...

http://medusa.tutka.fi/~samia/pictures/Hull_F.jpg

(One of the only pics I could find with him in a Flames uni.)

[JerzeeGirl]

With their 3rd round pick, 40th overall, Team Cyclones are pleased as punch to select Stanislav Mikita (center-1)

The man helped revolutionize the game as the first player to reportedly curve the blade of their stick and one of the first practitioners of the slapshot.

Don't forget - he also made darn good doughnuts, esp cruellers!!!!
Party on! :p

PS - Proto, the Golden Brett was my player alternative but as mentioned, the really excellent coaches are few so I had to go with Toe - you can thank me anytime! J/K! LOL!

[WindomURL]

Great great picks lately, everyone! This is shaping up to be an excellent draft.

Speaking of excellent, has anyone looked at Girly's draft board (http://geocities.com/cp_hockey_draft/) lately? Click on the GM names to be impressed!

[JerzeeGirl]

Speaking of excellent, has anyone looked at Girly's draft board (http://geocities.com/cp_hockey_draft/) lately? Click on the GM names to be impressed!

WOW!!!! I'm not just impressed, I'm speechless!

(Good thing this is a write-in draft!!! LOL!)

Seriously, that's awesome tho!

[FanIn80]

Hey that's some nice shizzle on the wizzle, my bizzles!

[GirlySports]

I'm way behind though. I'll try to add more pictures later :)

[HalifaxDrunk]

I'm way behind though. I'll try to add more pictures later :)

Awesome work!

[Tiger]

Team Grrrreat picks Red Kelly on defense
http://cdn.nhl.com/redwings/bc/images/images/history/wingsoflegend/redkelly.jpg

Won four Stanley cups with Detroit, got traded and Detroit never one another cup until '96, played for Toronto and won 4 more cups and Toronto has never won another cup since, talk about being important to your team winning the cup.


1316GP 281G 542A 823P



First All-Star Team Defense (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (1954)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1951, 1953, 1954, 1961)
Second All-Star Team Defense (1950, 1956)

[Superflyer]

Well with everyone picking goalies we figured that we should as well, so with our third round selection the Beantown Bruins are proud to select Tony Esposito

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2013/2005532615_d3e3ec8fd1.jpg

For 1969–70, the Chicago Black Hawks (the team name during Esposito's playing days) claimed him from Montreal on waivers, known at the time as the "intra-league draft". Esposito had a spectacular season with Chicago, posting a 2.17 GAA and setting a modern day NHL record with 15 shutouts. Having not played enough games with Montreal, he was still eligible for, and won the Calder Trophy as the league's best rookie. He also took the Vezina Trophy and was named to the First All-Star team at season's end. He also balloted second for league MVP (Hart Trophy). It was during this record setting season he earned the nickname Tony 'O'. In 1970–71, he again proved to be one of the league's top goalies and helped Chicago finish first in the NHL's West division. The Black Hawks made it to the Stanley Cup finals, but lost in 7 games to Montreal. The following season he posted the lowest GAA of his career (1.77) and shared the Vezina with backup Gary Smith. He was again selected to the NHL's 1st All-Star team.
Esposito was named to Team Canada for the Summit Series of September, 1972. He was the first goalie to earn a win against the Soviets, splitting Canada's goaltending duties with Montreal's Ken Dryden. Esposito posted the lowest GAA of the three goalies who appeared in the series.

Awards and accomplishments

Stanley Cup Champion (1969)
Calder Memorial Trophy (1970)
NHL First All-Star Team Goalie (1970, 1972, 1980)
NHL Second All-Star Team Goalie (1973, 1974)
Vezina Trophy (1970, 1972, 1974)
Member of Canadian national team at 1972 Summit Series and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament
Played for United States national team in the 1981 Canada Cup

GP W L T SO Avg
886 423 306 151 76 2.92

[StrayBullet]

SuperFlyer..... BLAST!!!

[GirlySports]

Working on the pictures. These team sheets are going to look pretty weird when the pictures are all different sizes. Later on when more players are picked, I'll have to gauge it somehow. Any tips? :)

[RougeUnderoos]

3rd Round pick

Goalie Bernie Parent
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/RougeUnderoos/bernie_parent_cover-of-time-magazin.jpg

1 Memorial Cup
2 Stanley Cups
2 Conn Smythe Trophies
2 Vezina Trophies

He had a strange career -- starting with Boston, going to Philadelphia then traded to Toronto then "jumping" to the WHA with a team in Miami that never played a game and moved to Philadelphia as the "Blazers". He wasn't paid by the Blazers so he bailed on that team and was "claimed" again by the Flyers in 1973 where he went lights out for a couple years, winning the Cups, Conn Smythe and Vezina trophies two years in a row.

His career was cut short in 1979 by a stick in the eye that went through one of the little eyeholes in the mask in the picture.

[habernac]

Stolen from Wiki:

In February,1979, Parent's career was cut short by a career ending eye injury in a game against the New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers). An errant stick entered the right eye hole of his mask causing permanent damage to his vision. This incident led many NHL goalies to move away from the fibreglass facemask toward the cage and helmet style widely used today.

Parent was awesome. Lights out when he was on his game, which was most of the time.

[RougeUnderoos]

Stolen from Wiki:

In February,1979, Parent's career was cut short by a career ending eye injury in a game against the New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers). An errant stick entered the right eye hole of his mask causing permanent damage to his vision. This incident led many NHL goalies to move away from the fibreglass facemask toward the cage and helmet style widely used today.

Parent was awesome. Lights out when he was on his game, which was most of the time.

Thanks. 1979 it was.

Funny thing about that paragraph is the "cage and helmet style widely used today" at the end. I wonder when it was written.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/RougeUnderoos/tonyesposito.jpg

I'm not sure when Tony Esposito put that contraption on (I think he later went to just a grid cage over his eyes) but I'm sure it had something to do with Parent's injury.

Strange Factoid: Parent and Esposito shared the Vezina Trophy in 73-74. Near as I can tell, it is the only time two guys on different teams have been awarded that trophy. According to hockeydb, until 1981 it was awarded to the goalie(s) of the team that allowed the fewest goals in a season. Also according to that site, Parent allowed 136 that year while Esposito allowed 141.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

The problem with Tony Esposito was that he was a choker when it mattered the most and never really lead a team to the cup, he had the one championship with Montreal but when he was the #1 goaltender with Chicago, even though he had some great teams he always lost the big game.

Bernie Parent on the other hand was one of the best clutch goaltenders that the game has ever seen. Actually I can think of 5-10 goalies that I would take over Tony O who haven't been selected yet.

[cyclone3483]

The problem with Tony Esposito was that he was a choker when it mattered the most and never really lead a team to the cup, he had the one championship with Montreal but when he was the #1 goaltender with Chicago, even though he had some great teams he always lost the big game.

Bernie Parent on the other hand was one of the best clutch goaltenders that the game has ever seen. Actually I can think of 5-10 goalies that I would take over Tony O who haven't been selected yet.

In the 1972 summit series, Espo and Dryden split the games, 4 each. It was Espo that had the winning record, the better save pct and better GAA. Those Chicago teams had some HOF players (Hull, Mikita), but they did not have the depth that many other teams had.

[cyclone3483]

it's been 11 hours...what was the time limit again? 12 or 15 hours?

[habernac]

15 hours.

fanin80, where are ya?

[StrayBullet]

If that is in fact 15 hours, I can make my pick.

[habernac]

1pm is 15 hours.

[FanIn80]

15 hours.

fanin80, where are ya?

I'm up? It says CMP, Protto and Tiger...

Edit: Never mind, I guess I am... Pick coming up!

[FanIn80]

With our next pick, The Flying Elbows would like to round out our top line by selecting our #1 LW...

The man who gave us the elbowing penalty and the NHLPA (indirectly)... also the first man to finish first in goals, assists, points and PIMs... but, more importantly, the man who started one of the most beloved traditions in all of sports in skating around the rink with the Stanley Cup... from Renfrew, Ontario... "Terrible" Ted Lindsay!

http://www.nhlhockey.se/bilder/lindsay.jpg

Ted Lindsay: Someone once said no one in the NHL was a stranger to Ted Lindsay, only someone he hadn't fought yet. He was the most hated player of his generation, someone who felt his stick could be usefully employed as a hacksaw and ended up taking more than 700 stitches to his face during his career. But while he liked to rough it up, "Terrible Ted" was also a very skilled forward and a key reason the Detroit Red Wings won four Stanley Cups during his time there. Lindsay was only 5-feet-8 and weighed 163 pounds, but playing on what was called the "Production Line" with Gordie Howe and Sid Abel, he retired as the highest-scoring left wing in history. An eight-time All-Star, and the league's scoring champion in 1950, Lindsay was the first player to finish first in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes. Despite everything he accomplished on the ice, Lindsay's most noteworthy contribution was sowing the seeds for the first players association. Lindsay got a union organized in the late 1950s because he wanted answers about the players' pension funds, but it was crushed quickly by the owners and ended up getting the star player traded to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks in 1957. He spent three years in Chicago before mending fences and returning to Detroit for one final season in 1964-65.

Although small in stature compared to most players in the league, he was a fierce competitor who earned the nickname "Terrible Ted" for his toughness. His rough play caused the NHL to develop penalties for 'elbowing' and 'kneeing' to discourage hitting between players using the elbows and knees.

In the 1949-50 season, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer with 78 points and his team won the Stanley Cup. Over the next five years, he helped Detroit win three more championships and appeared with Howe on the cover of a March 1957 Sports Illustrated issue. Ted was the first player to lift the Cup and skate around the rink with it, starting a great tradition.

[cyclone3483]

With our next pick, The Flying Elbows would like to round out our top line by selecting our #1 LW...

... "Terrible" Ted Lindsay!



nice pick...I mean, screw you

[StrayBullet]

With the 47th pick in the CP All-Time Draft, StrayBullet selects, Scott Stevens.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/scottstevens.jpg

By no means was he a scorer, but he would punish and instill fear into the hearts of wingers throughout his career. With 3 Stanley Cups and 13 All-Star games, Stevens defined the 90's bruising defenseman.

[GirlySports]

I'm up? It says CMP, Protto and Tiger...

Edit: Never mind, I guess I am... Pick coming up!

Sorry bout that!!!!!

[FanIn80]

Sorry bout that!!!!!

It's ok! I should have been keeping up with the picks. :D


(I mean, stop slacking imo! :whistle: )

[HalifaxDrunk]

With our next selection team Halifax Explosion is please to select.

Bobby Clarke
http://www.hockeyforum.com/photopost/data/500/clarkebobbyPHI004.jpg

A talented playmaker, he had three 100-point seasons, twice led the league in assists, and played in eight NHL All-Star Games. He was also a great defensive player, a great checker, and one of the best in the face-off circle. One of the game's great leaders, Clarke was the captain of the notorious Broad Street Bullies during their heyday in the mid-1970s. The Bullies were a reflection of their captain, who had a tireless work ethic, a strong will to win, and a willingness to do anything it took to win even if it meant bending the rules. The latter, some say, is exemplified best by Clarke's infamous slash to the ankle of Valeri Kharlamov during the Summit Series in 1972, which is still the source of controversy to the present day.

Clarke retired following the 1983–84 season with 358 goals and 852 assists for a total of 1210 points in 1144 games

[HalifaxDrunk]

To follow-up Clarke the Halifax Explosion are happy to put in net:

William John "Battlin' Billy" Smith
http://tenderslounge.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/billy-smith1.jpg

(born December 12, 1950, in Perth, Ontario) was a professional ice hockey goaltender and is best known for winning four Stanley Cups and being the first goalie to be credited with a goal.

A First Team All-Star in 1982, and played in the All Star Game in 1981 and 1982. He won the Vezina Trophy in 1982 and the William M. Jennings Trophy for lowest goals allowed in 1983 (shared with Roland Melanson). He was chosen to play for Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup, but was unable to play due to an injury sustained in a pre-tournament game.

Smith's regular season success, however, was surpassed by his performances in the Playoffs, as he helped the Islanders win four straight Stanley Cups (1980-81-82-83), reach the finals five straight times (1980-84), and win a record 19 consecutive playoff series from 1980–84.
His single most famous game may be his 2–0 victory in the first game of the 1983 Stanley Cup finals against the Edmonton Oilers, shutting out the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey, and Jari Kurri. The Islanders went on to sweep the Oilers in 4 games, with Smith allowing the Oilers only 6 goals and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player in the Playoffs. A year later, Smith broke the record for the most Playoff victories: he led all goaltenders in playoff victories in total and in every individual year between 1980 and 1984. Then in 1985, Smith led the Islanders to win 3 straight games after being down 0–2 to the Washington Capitals, the first time such a comeback occurred in the NHL. Smith's playoff success feeds into his reputation as the supreme "money" goalie, the person you would want in net with the season on the line. Teammates and observers have said that Smith seemed able to sense when he needed to be perfect to win and when he could give up five goals and still come away with the victory.

Smith was also the first NHL goaltender to be credited with scoring a goal. On November 28, 1979, in a game between the Islanders and the Colorado Rockies, the Rockies' goaltender left the ice for an extra skater after a delayed penalty was called on the Islanders. The puck deflected off the chest protector of the Islanders' Smith into the corner. Colorado rookie Rob Ramage picked up the puck and accidentally made a blind pass from the corner boards in the opposing zone to the blue line. Nobody was there to receive the pass, and so the puck sailed all the way down the length of the ice and into the Colorado net. Smith had been the last Islander to touch the puck, and was credited with a goal.

[habernac]

If I could go back in time and punch a player, Clarke would be my first choice.

[StrayBullet]

With the 50th choice in the CP All-Time Draft, StrayBullet selects, Chris Chelios.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/tselios.jpg

Details to follow...

[GirlySports]

It's ok! I should have been keeping up with the picks. :D


(I mean, stop slacking imo! :whistle: )

OK. It's your turn again! :)

[FanIn80]

With our 4th pick, The Flying Elbows are proud to name our Starting Goaltender...

A man who never cared about personal stats, placing team victories and championships above all else... the man whom Wayne Gretzky called "the greatest goaltender in history"... Five Stanley Cups and a lifetime of nightmares for any Flames fan...

From Spruce Grove, Alberta... Grant Fuhr!

http://www.sharkspage.com/jpgs2/Fuhr_Oilers_57.jpg http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/3633/kfuhr.jpg

In 1979, at the age of seventeen, Fuhr joined the Victoria Cougars of the WHL. After two stellar seasons in Victoria, which included the league championship and a trip to the Memorial Cup in 1981, Fuhr was drafted 8th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Oilers for ten seasons, where he teamed up with Andy Moog for several of them to form one of the most formidable goaltending tandems in history, and won five Stanley Cups. He was the team's starting goaltender on the first four teams, but was injured and did not play in the 1990 playoffs, when the Oilers won for the fifth time. Fuhr played in the National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1989. In 1987, he played in goal for the NHL All-Stars in both games of the Rendez-Vous '87 series against the Soviet National Team. In 1987, Fuhr backstopped Canada to a victory at the Canada Cup, playing in all nine games, then played in 75 regular season and 19 playoff games. He won his only Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender that year and finished second in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP, behind Mario Lemieux and ahead of teammate Wayne Gretzky.

Awards

* Named to NHL Second All-Star Team in 1982
* Stanley Cup Champion 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
* Canada Cup Champion 1984, 1987
* Named to NHL First All-Star Team in 1988
* Won Vezina Trophy in 1988
* Won William M. Jennings Trophy in 1994 (shared with Dominik Hašek)
* Participated in NHL All-Star Game in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (MVP), 1988, 1989

[Prototype]

So it was Scott Stevens that captained the Devils, right? :P

[RougeUnderoos]

4th Round Pick

From the B's -- right wing Cam Neely
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/RougeUnderoos/NeelyBourque.jpg
(he's the one on the right)

Maybe not the first power forward, but I'm pretty sure he was the first guy called a "power forward". One of my all time favourites.



Increased ice time allowed the 6'1", 215 pound winger to explode offensively. In 1986-87, he tallied 36 times, followed by seasons with 42, 37, 55 and 51 goals. Injuries reduced Cam's season to just nine games in 1991-92 and 13 the next season. Returning to play in 1993-94 after the two injury-riddled seasons, Neely proved that he hadn't lost his ability to score, collecting 50 goal in just 49 games (second fastest in NHL history) and earning Cam the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication. In spite of nagging injuries, in the ten seasons Neely played for the Bruins, he still led the team in scoring seven times, including three campaigns with fifty or more goals.

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p200502&type=Player&page=bio&list=ByName#photo

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/RougeUnderoos/SeaBass.jpg

[StrayBullet]

Your pick Rouge...

[Superflyer]

Damn you Rouge!!!
He is my second favorite player of all time and I was about to take him with this pick. I know I should have taken him earlier but I really thought that he would have slipped a little more. If you want to trade some time let me know.

[Superflyer]

The Beantown Bruins are proud to select as our fourth round selection our second Defense man Brad Park

http://www.myhockeytv.com/nhllegendbradpark.jpg

Park was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round (2nd overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft and, after a brief stint with the minor-league Buffalo Bisons of the AHL, began playing for the Rangers in 1968. He quickly became the Rangers' best defenceman and drew comparisons with the great Bobby Orr. His offensive skill, stickhandling and pugnacity attracted much attention from fans.
Park was made the alternate captain of the Rangers and briefly served as their captain. In 1972 Park led his team to the Stanley Cup finals but lost to Orr and the Boston Bruins. That same year he was the runner-up for the Norris Trophy and was named Best Defenceman in the 1972 Summit Series. In 1975–76, the Rangers got off to their worst start in ten years and the team began getting rid of their high-priced veterans. On November 7th, 1975, one of the biggest trades of the era was made. Park, star centre Jean Ratelle and minor-leaguer Joe Zanussi were traded to Boston for superstar scoring champion Phil Esposito and defenceman Carol Vadnais.
While Esposito and Vadnais remained effective players for the Rangers, the Bruins had struck gold. In Boston Park served under coach Don Cherry and continued his great success. He came second in the Norris Trophy race twice in a Bruins' uniform. In 1977 and 1978 Park went with Boston to the Stanley Cup finals but lost to Montreal both times. His last hurrah with Boston was in the 1983 playoffs, when he scored a long-remembered overtime goal to beat the Buffalo Sabres in the seventh game of their playoff series.
The following season Park signed with the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent and won the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance that same year, having set a record for assists by a Red Wings' defenceman. After the 1985 season, still an effective player but hobbled by repeated knee injuries, he announced his retirement. The next year he briefly served as Detroit's coach.
In 1988 Park was elected in his first year of eligibility to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his hometown of Toronto.

Honors and achievements

Named to the First All-Star Team in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978.
Named to the Second All-Star Team in 1971 and 1973.
Runner up in Norris Trophy voting in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978
Received both the most First Team All-Star nominations (other than Earl Seibert, who retired before the trophy was awarded) and was runner-up for the Norris more times without winning the Norris than any other defenceman in NHL history.
Played in the All-Star Game in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978.
Retired as the leading defence scorer in Rangers' history and the second leading defence scorer in Bruins' (and NHL) history to Bobby Orr.
At the time of his retirement, had played the most seasons in league history for a player never missing the playoffs.
Currently 11th all-time in NHL history in defense scoring.
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
In 1998, he was ranked number 49 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Regular Season Career Stats
GP G A Pts PIM
1113 213 683 896 1429

Playoff Career Stats
GP G A Pts PIM
161 35 90 125 217

[habernac]

gotta love Sea Bass.

[habernac]

nice job, Superflyer. 6 time runner up to the Norris. Some great d-men in the 70s.

[Tiger]

Details later but I pick the best left winger ever Lucky Luc Robitaille

and for details I'll just copy prototype (thanks)

And now, back to our story...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/LucRobitaille.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Robitaille (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Robitaille)

Some may say he wasn't the greatest LW to play the game, but you can't argue that he wasn't one of the classiest.

From Wiki:
Luc Robitaille (born February 17 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17), 1966 in Montreal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal), Quebec (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec)) is a retired professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) player. During his 19-season National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) career, Robitaille won a Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) in 2001-02 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001-02_National_Hockey_League_season) with the Detroit Red Wings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings), and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins) and New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers), but is most known for his fourteen seasons with the Los Angeles Kings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Robitaille#cite_note-DB-0) Robitaille retired after the 2005-06 season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005-06_National_Hockey_League_season) as the highest-scoring left winger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_winger) in NHL history and the holder of several Kings franchise records,[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Robitaille#cite_note-0708Guidep200-1) as well as numerous Kings playoff records.

GP - 1431
G - 668
A - 726
PTS - 1394
PIM - 1177

Playoffs
GP - 159
G - 58
A - 69
PTS - 127
PIM - 174

[FanIn80]

Dammit Rouge! Neely was suuposed to be my second line RW! :D

[GirlySports]

Dammit Rouge! Neely was suuposed to be my second line RW! :D

You picked right before him! :D

[RougeUnderoos]

Damn you Rouge!!!
He is my second favorite player of all time and I was about to take him with this pick. I know I should have taken him earlier but I really thought that he would have slipped a little more. If you want to trade some time let me know.

Sorry.

Blame the guy who took Stevens. He was next for me and I thought I'd have Neely on the turnaround. After Stevens went I couldn't risk it.

I would consider trading Neely for your first right winger.

[cyclone3483]

Prototype has been on the clock for almost 10 hours now.

[GirlySports]

Prototype has been on the clock for almost 10 hours now.

Easy now. I'm going to butt in before Proto goes nuts.

A) Time limit is 15 hours.
B) Hardly anyone picks between the hours of 10pm-9am.
C) He's probably getting to work now.

[cyclone3483]

Easy now. I'm going to butt in before Proto goes nuts.

A) Time limit is 15 hours.
B) Hardly anyone picks between the hours of 10pm-9am.
C) He's probably getting to work now.

let me assure you, it is just a 'heads up' to Proto.

A couple times people have gone over the time or almost reached the full time before realizing it was their turn.

I was just putting it out their in case he didn't notice the change in the thread title. Certainly not an attempt to push him along.:)

[Prototype]

Rant deleted due to Luc mistake... I'll pay more attention next time.

http://www.sportable.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/mike-modano.JPG

Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. (born June 7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_7), 1970 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970), in Livonia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia,_Michigan), Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)) is a professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) player and alternate captain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)) for the Dallas Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars) of the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League). He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL.

At the age of 18, he was selected by the Minnesota North Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars) as the first overall draft pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_NHL_Entry_Draft), an honor shared by only 5 other Americans: Brian Lawton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lawton) (1983), Bryan Berard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Berard) (1995), Rick DiPietro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_DiPietro) (2000), Erik Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Johnson) (2006) and Patrick Kane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kane) (2007). Modano's first career NHL goal was scored against Glenn Healy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Healy) of the New York Islanders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Islanders).


East First All-Star Team (WHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hockey_League)) - 1989
NHL All-Rookie Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team) - 1990
NHL Second All-Star Team - 2000
NHL All-Star Games - 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 (as the Western Conference team captain), 2004, 2007 (as the Special Ambassador), 2009
Stanley Cup champion - 1999

Records

(as of last completed NHL season)

Minnesota North Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars)/Dallas Stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Stars) franchise record for career games played (1320)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career goals (528)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career assists (755)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career points (1283)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff games (174)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff goals (58)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff assists (87)
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff points (145)
National Hockey League record (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_records_(individual )) for most goals scored by an American-born player (528)
National Hockey League record for most points by an American-born player (1283)
National Hockey League record for most points by an American-born player in the playoffs (145)
GP - 1320
G - 537
A - 763
PTS - 1300
PIM - 850

Playoffs
GP - 174
G - 58
A - 87
PTS - 145
PIM - 128

[StrayBullet]

Damn you Rouge!!!
He is my second favorite player of all time and I was about to take him with this pick. I know I should have taken him earlier but I really thought that he would have slipped a little more. If you want to trade some time let me know.

I knew someone was going to be outraged when if Cam Neely didn't fall to him! :whistle:

[habernac]

Some may say he wasn't the greatest LW to play the game, but you can't argue that he wasn't one of the classiest.

Really? I thought him whining about not being on Gretzky's 99 All Star team during the lockout was pretty sad.

[cyclone3483]

Some may say he wasn't the greatest LW to play the game, but you can't argue that he wasn't one of the classiest.

From Wiki:
Luc Robitaille

Prototype, it's still your turn.

Tiger already took Robitaille.:blink:

post #170, easy to miss

[Prototype]

I guess I shouldn't have taken the time to reply to your post then?

Mike Modano will be my pick then... in order to maintain a speedy draft...

Tiger stole my info! LOL!!!

[cyclone3483]

I guess I shouldn't have taken the time to reply to your post then?

getting negative feedback from multiple sources.:confused:

sorry, learned my lesson, 'don't even attempt to be helpful'...got it loud and clear

[Prototype]

Well, when it states in the rules that I have 15 hours, you gave me 2/3rd my time. You took away my third period. There's rules in place that speed up the game, regardless if people make their picks or not.

But I can't blame you either. I think I've developed a reputation of not having much patience.

[FanIn80]

All I know is it's been 36 minutes since someone picked, and I'm TAPPING MY FOOT!

YOU WON'T LIKE ME WHEN I TAP MY FOOT!

[cyclone3483]

Well, when it states in the rules that I have 15 hours, you gave me 2/3rd my time. You took away my third period. There's rules in place that speed up the game, regardless if people make their picks or not.

But I can't blame you either. I think I've developed a reputation of not having much patience.

see, and here is where you have misread me. It wasn't impatience. I genuinely thought there was a chance you missed that you were up next. (Things moved quickly last night.) I wanted to give a heads up so that you would have the time to think about and make your pick.

I can't 'take away' your time. You can give it away, I can't take it away.

[Prototype]

I don't like you either way... FanIs80... MATLOCK!!!

[FanIn80]

Haha touché...

[GirlySports]

getting negative feedback from multiple sources.:confused:

sorry, learned my lesson, 'don't even attempt to be helpful'...got it loud and clear

It's the nature of the draft, sometimes it's quick, sometimes it's slow.
8am is not the time to give it a little 'push' :)

I'll try to change the title as much as possible but I'm not always around so keep an eye on it if it's close to your turn.

[cyclone3483]

8am is not the time to give it a little 'push'

I appreciate your efforts, Girly.

However, I was not trying to give it a 'push'.:confused: Please read my previous posts.

I will not do it again as I wouldn't want my attempts to be helpful (note: unselfish motive) misconstrued as impatience (note: selfish motive).

[CMPunk]

With our 4th round pick, Punk's Puckers Select:

at Center, #16

Marcel Dionne
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/1893/pp-DionneMarcel.jpg

Achievements


[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel_Dionne&action=edit&section=6)] OHA



1969–70 - Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Powers_Memorial_Trophy) Winner
1969–70 - OHA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_Association) Second All-Star Team
1970–71 - OHA First All-Star Team
1970–71 - Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Powers_Memorial_Trophy) Winner


[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel_Dionne&action=edit&section=7)] NHL



1974–75 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NHL_season) - Lady Byng Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy) Winner
1974–75 - Played in NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Game)
1975–76 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season) - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1976–77 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NHL_season) - Lady Byng Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Trophy) Winner
1976–77 - NHL First Team All-Star
1976–77 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1977–78 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NHL_season) - Named Best Forward at the World Hockey Championships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation_World_Champion ships)
1977–78 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1978–79 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season) - NHL Second Team All-Star
1978–79 - Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) Winner
1979–80 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NHL_season) - NHL First Team All-Star
1979–80 - Lester B. Pearson Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award) Winner
1979–80 - Art Ross Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy) Winner
1979–80 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1980–81 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season) - NHL Second Team All-Star
1980–81 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1982–83 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season) - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1984–85 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NHL_season) - Played in NHL All-Star Game
1992 - Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame)

[czure32]

With our 4th round pick, Punk's Puckers Select:

#7 Chris Chelios



Hate to have to tell you this, but Old man Cheerios was already taken by StrayBullet
its those short posts that just say the players name and nothing more, they can be hard to miss ;)

[GirlySports]

I appreciate your efforts, Girly.

However, I was not trying to give it a 'push'.:confused: Please read my previous posts.

I will not do it again as I wouldn't want my attempts to be helpful (note: unselfish motive) misconstrued as impatience (note: selfish motive).

Yes I know now, but the first post seemed that way (the way I read it)
Unselfish motives are always welcome!

Except for FanIn80, he's always selfish ;)

[Prototype]

Hate to have to tell you this, but Old man Cheerios was already taken by StrayBullet
its those short posts that just say the players name and nothing more, they can be hard to miss ;)

Can we suggest that in those posts, you we atleast BOLD the player's name? Make's it easier to catch?

[StrayBullet]

Hate to have to tell you this, but Old man Cheerios was already taken by StrayBullet
its those short posts that just say the players name and nothing more, they can be hard to miss ;)

You mean that 500 x 325 of Cheli holding a Venti was hard to miss??? haha!

[czure32]

You mean that 500 x 325 of Cheli holding a Venti was hard to miss??? haha!

well for me at work all i get is the pick, some pictures I cant view...
but Im not the one that missed it, just trying to rationalize how it could be missed :cool:

on the flip side, chelios has been playing for so damn long, at times it feels like maybe theres been 2 of them in the league

seriously....
the guy is older than dirt :D

[StrayBullet]

seriously....
the guy is older than dirt :D

He's so old, he owes Jesus a nickel.

[CMPunk]

Hate to have to tell you this, but Old man Cheerios was already taken by StrayBullet
its those short posts that just say the players name and nothing more, they can be hard to miss ;)


I guess since I looked at the unupdated draft board instead of flipping through all the posts, thats the reason I missed out on Chelios:whistle:

[FanIn80]

Except for FanIn80, he's always selfish ;)

This whole draft was only created for my entertainment. Admit it!

[cyclone3483]

Team Cyclones, with the 57th overall pick, their 4th round pick, are pleased to select Teemu Selanne, Right Wing-1

CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVGOtjKkMU4

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/014/398/06F.jpg

NHL Awards
Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) - 1993
NHL All-Rookie Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team) - 1993
NHL First All-Star Team - 1993, 1997
NHL Second All-Star Team - 1998, 1999
NHL All-Star Game MVP - 1998
Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007
Rocket Richard Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Richard_Trophy) - 1999 (also tied for most goals in NHL in 1993 and 1998)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Masterton_Memorial_Trophy) - 2006
Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) (Anaheim Ducks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks)) - 2006–07


International Awards

SM-liiga championship - 1992
Finnish Ice hockey player of the year - 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006
Ice Hockey World Championships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) Tournament All-Star Team - 1999
Ice Hockey World Championships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) Tournament's MVP - 1999
2006 Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics) All-Star Team
2006 Winter Olympics - Best forward
Records
NHL single-season record for goals by a rookie (76 in 1992–93)
NHL single-season record for points by a rookie (132 in 1992–93)
NHL single season record for most goals by a European player (76 in 1992–93 tied with Alexander Mogilny (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Mogilny))
Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career points (677 points, established February 24 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_24), 2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008))
Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career goals (319 as of February 24 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_24), 2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008))
Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career assists (370, established November 7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7), 2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008))
Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career power-play goals (110, established February 24 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_24), 2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008))
Anaheim Ducks franchise record for career hat-tricks (12 as of October 31 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_31), 2008)
Anaheim Ducks franchise playoff record for points scored (30, established April 13 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13), 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007))
Anaheim Ducks single-season record for power-play goals (25, established in 1998–1998 and tied in 2006–2007)
Anaheim Ducks single-season record for points (109, established in 1996–1997)
Anaheim Ducks single-season record for goals (52, established 1997–1998)
Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes single-season record for goals (76, established 1992–1993) (as a rookie)
Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes single-season record for points (132, established 1992–1993) (as a rookie)
First European to score a hat-trick in an NHL All-Star game (1998)



Team Cyclones
Center-1: Stan Mikita (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 6x1st team all-star, 2x2nd team all-star, 2x Bying)
Right Wing-1: Teemu Selanne (Richard, Calder, Masterton, 2x1st team all-star, 2x2nd team all-star)
Left Wing-1: Bobby Hull (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 10x1st team all-star, 2x2nd team all-star)
Goalie-1: Dominik Hasek (2xHart, 2xPearson, 6xVezina, 3xJennings, 5x1st team all-star)

[JerzeeGirl]

Cyclone - he was soooooo slated for my team!!! D'oh!!!

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

In the 1972 summit series, Espo and Dryden split the games, 4 each. It was Espo that had the winning record, the better save pct and better GAA. Those Chicago teams had some HOF players (Hull, Mikita), but they did not have the depth that many other teams had.

The Blackhawks were a good enough team to win a cup, the facts of the matter are though that Esposito while being a great regular season goaltender failed in the playoffs when it truely matters, the finals in 1971 is a prime example where the Hawks were the better team on paper and Esposito let in soft goals while his team was ahead allowing the Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.

There is a reason that Esposito wasn't starting the final game in 1972 by the way, it was because he wasn't as good a goaltender as Dryden and well his legacy was still hurt from 1971.

[habernac]

Dryden will also tell you he played poorly in 72.

[Berger_4_]

Before I make my pick, I have a question for you. What should I do if I want to pick someone who played rover? Would I be able to put him wherever I want?

[GirlySports]

Before I make my pick, I have a question for you. What should I do if I want to pick someone who played rover? Would I be able to put him wherever I want?

PM it to me and I'll decide. :)

[Berger_4_]

Alrighty, after that little bit of clarification by Girly, I'm pleased to select for the Bawlf Blawkhawks a great player from way, way back, who once scored a goal skating backwards through the other team (allegedly anyways)

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/gallery/000122/000800927.jpg

Cyclone Taylor in the position of Right Wing

Although he never played in the NHL (instead playing the bulk of his games in Lester Patrick's league on the west coast) he is still considered one of the greatest of all time.

In his careers, which spanned from the 1902-03 all the way to the 1922-23 season, he played 176 games (including playoffs), scoring 197 goals and assisting on another 124 for a point per game average of 1.82.

Here's some more information if you so desire:

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p194706&page=bio&list=ByName#photo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Taylor

[habernac]

nice off the board pick, Berger!

[Berger_4_]

Thanks habby...I think I could've left him for a few picks later but meh, there's been a lot of really good players in the history of hockey, so why not take him now. Besides I kinda had to make up for what was a rather dumb pick of Ovie in the first round. After Orr went I got all flustered haha and made a rather foolish pick. But it'll work out I'm sure.

[Jagger]

For our next pick Team Slapshot are pleased to select as our #1 Centre,

#19 Bryan Trottier


http://www.onlinesports.com/images/frp-16355.gif

Underrated superstar imo. Stevie Y said, at one time, that he chose #19 because his favourite player, Trottier, wore the number. Nuff said.

Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956, in Val Marie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Marie,_Saskatchewan), Saskatchewan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada))[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Trottier#cite_note-0) is a retired Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian) professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) for the New York Islanders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Islanders) and Pittsburgh Penguins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins). He won four Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) rings with the Islanders, two with the Penguins and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche).


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Legends of hockey


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[habernac]

Thanks habby...I think I could've left him for a few picks later but meh, there's been a lot of really good players in the history of hockey, so why not take him now. Besides I kinda had to make up for what was a rather dumb pick of Ovie in the first round. After Orr went I got all flustered haha and made a rather foolish pick. But it'll work out I'm sure.

The history of this game is awesome, too many don't know enough about it. So many characters and great stories.

[FanIn80]

That Legends of Hockey clip on Trottier was awesome.

I'm more than a little cheesed that I can't pick him.

[JerzeeGirl]

Team "He Shoots.....He Scooooores!" is proud to select a centerman from Ornskoldsvik, Sweden who spent most of his 11 year career in the NHL terrorizing goalies and defencemen with his ferocious 2-way play, soft hands and speed - Peter Forsberg.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/forsberg.jpg

Drafted 6th overall in '91 by the Flyers, he was traded to the Nordiques as part of the Eric Lindros trade before he could play a game for Philly. He played his first NHL game in the lockout shortened season ogf 94/95 grabbing an assist in his first game which was against Philly. He went on to win the Calder trophy that year, scoring 50 pts in 47 games.

From Wiki:
Forsberg is widely considered to be among the greatest two-way players of all time, known for his prolific offensive skills as well as his tenacious defensive play. His 17-year professional career includes 11 years in the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) (NHL), where he won two Stanley Cups and numerous individual honors. Internationally, with the Swedish national men's ice hockey team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_national_men%27s_ice_hockey_team), he won two World Championships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships) and two Olympic hockey gold medals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Olympic_Games). He is a member of the Triple Gold Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Gold_Club) and the only Swede of the three players who have won the three competitions twice.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Forsberg#cite_note-tgc-0) As of the end of the 2007–08 NHL season (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season), he is the third-highest all-time Swedish point scorer in the NHL regular season.

NHL Awards:
Art Ross Trophy (2003)
Plus/Minus Award (2003)
Hart Trophy (2003)
NHL 1st All-Star Team (1998, 1999, 2003)
Calder Trophy (1995)
NHL All-Rookie Team (1995)

The 1994 Olympics Shootout vs Canada
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The Human Magnet
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/forsberg2.jpg

[FanIn80]

Nooooooo Jersey!

My all-time favourite player (after Iggy)!

[GirlySports]

Booooooo! You didn't have to show the shootout goal! :P

At the time of the trade, some reporters said they wouldn't trade Lindros for Forsberg straight up let alone as part of a 5 player deal. They were right!

[FanIn80]

LYsLM06hRuI

Forsberg = Swedish God of Hockey.

(Think about this: all these highlights? They're being done on splintered ankles. He had to take his skates off between periods because the swelling was so much... and most times he played the third period which his laces untied because it put too much pressure. He talks about how he could barely walk to his truck after a game, and all I think about is the way he played and the things he did on the ice... I'm not even mentioning playing the 3rd period of Game 7 against the Kings with a ruptured spleen... This guy was a friggin tank.)

[WindomURL]

My very delayed pick is Pavel Bure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Bure) for RIGHT WING 1.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/scottycrip/ebay/eric/burepsa.jpg


Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Russian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language): Павел Владимирович Буре; born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) right winger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)). He played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) with the Vancouver Canucks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks), Florida Panthers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Panthers), and New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers).
Drafted 113th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_NHL_Entry_Draft) by Vancouver, he began his NHL career in 1991-92 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991-92_NHL_season) and won the Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) as the league's best rookie. A two-time Rocket Richard Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Richard_Trophy) winner (he also led the league in goal scoring in 1993-94 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993-94_NHL_season), when the trophy was not yet awarded), Bure was nicknamed the "Russian Rocket" for his world class speed and skill.
Internationally, Bure competed for the Soviet Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union) and Russia. He won a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics) in Salt Lake City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City) and a silver medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics) in Nagano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagano).
After struggling with knee injuries throughout his career, Bure retired prematurely in 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005-06_NHL_season). Immediately after his retirement, he was named the General Manager for Russia's Olympic hockey team.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Bure#cite_note-0)

Hated him for his Game 7 winner vs. the Flames, but enthralled by his superb skill, speed and showmanship through the rest of his career.

Plus he is likely the only NHL player reported to have broken up with Anna Kournikova (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Kournikova) after discovering she had two vaginas.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Bure#cite_note-kournikova-6)

Allegedly.

[Prototype]

Damn Wurl... he was my next pick. Was the Anna bit on his Wiki?

[WindomURL]

Sorry to steal him from you. I only thought of him after seeing Selanne picked by cyclone.

Yeah, the Anna thing is in the [7] citation I included up there.

[cyclone3483]

Sorry to steal him from you. I only thought of him after seeing Selanne picked by cyclone.

Yeah, the Anna thing is in the [7] citation I included up there.

Sorry, Proto, my bad.

If only I had instead drafted Sean Avery, Windom would've drafted a used diaper and you'd have the Russian Rocket free and clear.

My sincerest apologies.

[Prototype]

I totally blame you.

PS - [7] is awesome! Why would someone do that?

[Aeneas]

One of the guys I liked when I was young, not even sure why. Just a dim memory from my childhood.

Anyway, I believe he is now a member of the Order of Canada, a Senator, a hall of famer...

I choose LW Frank Mahovlich.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/Frank_Mahovlich_-_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_-_LAC_E002505650.jpg/250px-Frank_Mahovlich_-_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_-_LAC_E002505650.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Mahovlich_-_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_-_LAC_E002505650.jpg)

Calder Memorial Trophy (1958)
First All-Star Team Left Wing (1961, 1963, 1973)
Second All-Star Team Left Wing (1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970)


Frank Mahovlich was a talented and classy winger, a large man with the skills and hands of a pure scorer. Known as "the Big M," Mahovlich was touted as a superstar while still a teenager. He went on to have a marvelous career, patrolling the left wing for 22 professional seasons in both the NHL and WHA. Many of those years were filled with glory as he earned individual awards and the Stanley Cup, but Mahovlich struggled through most of his hockey life with the stress that comes from great expectations.

What I find funny now, is that I used to think he was so big. A giant out there. Now, he'd just be average size! Times change.

[GirlySports]

With the 62nd pick, Aeneas selects Frank Mahovlich at LW-1

http://www.hometownhockeyheroes.com/images/Sale%20Images/Autographed%20Photos%20File/Frank%20Mahovlich%208af-13015C.jpg



He joined the Leafs in 1957 and was a 20-goal scorer in his first season, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) as rookie of the year in what was otherwise a rough season with the last-place Leafs. During the off-season, he took courses at Assumption University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_University_(Windsor)) in Windsor, Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario). At the same time, Punch Imlach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Imlach) was hired to run the Leafs and soon became head coach and general manager.
In the 1960–61 season, Imlach put Mahovlich on a line with Red Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Kelly). They immediately clicked and were the team's top three scorers that year, led by Mahovlich's 48 goals—a Leaf record that would stand for 21 years. The following season, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup, and repeated as champions in 1963 and 1964. Mahovlich led the team in goals scored in all three seasons.
Initially, Mahovlich and Imlach got along well, but their relationship deteriorated after a few seasons, particularly when Mahovlich's contract was up for renewal in 1962. He felt the Leafs gave him a low-ball offer and walked out on the team during training camp in September. Red Burnett at the Toronto Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Star) described the situation as a "cold war" between Imlach and Mahovlich.
At that time, the National Hockey League All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) was played at the beginning of the season, and during a reception in Toronto attended by team executives in the days before the game, Chicago Black Hawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks) owner James D. Norris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Norris) offered the Leafs $1 million for Mahovlich. He believed he had an agreement with Leafs co-owner Harold Ballard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ballard) and paid $1,000 as a deposit with the balance to be delivered by cheque the next morning. The next day, the Leafs gave Mahovlich the money he had been asking for, and told the Black Hawks that their apparent agreement the night before had been a misunderstanding. The Leafs returned the $1,000 deposit. The Black Hawks accused the Leafs of reneging on a deal. Conn Smythe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe), at this point a minority shareholder in the Leafs, was adamant that the deal should be rejected.
Mahovlich also had a rocky relationship with fans at Maple Leaf Gardens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Gardens) and was often booed at home games. Imlach—who mispronounced Mahovlich's name for years—became a constant critic and, under pressure from fans and management, Mahovlich was admitted to Toronto General Hospital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_General_Hospital) in November 1964, suffering from what was publicly described as "constant fatigue" but diagnosed as acute depression (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression). Mahovlich was flooded with well-wishes from fans during his time off. He returned to the lineup a month later and was still able to lead the Leafs in scoring in the 1964–65 season, despite missing 11 games. Mahovlich led the Leafs in scoring again in the 1965–66 season.
The Leafs won one final Stanley Cup in the 1966–67 season, with Mahovlich having his lowest-scoring year in seven seasons.

[habernac]

so good he's posted twice!

[habernac]

Team toe Blake chooses, for Centre 1 Peter Stastny

Only one guy scored more points than Peter in the 80's. his name was Gretzky.

http://www.saljbarry.com/hockey/autographs/cards/1982-1983/stastny.jpg


Calder Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy) - 1981
Played in 6 NHL All-Star Games - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988
World Championships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIHF_World_Championships) Best Forward Award - 1995
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) - 1998
Ranked number 56 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking Slovak-trained (or Czechoslovak-trained) player - 1998
Inducted into IIHF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation) Hall of Fame - 2000
Inducted into Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) - 2002

[czure32]

well looks like my selection of Lanny last time was well justified, as all the remaining goalies I was waffling between are still around

with the 64 pick overall
Goalie 1: George Hainsworth (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2088)

http://habsinsideout.com/files/hio/img/hainsworth250x396.jpg

George Hainsworth played brilliantly for 11 seasons in the National Hockey League. No season was more brilliant than the 1928-29 season.

Hainsworth allowed only 43 goals in a 44 game schedule and recorded a remarkable total of 22 shutouts. Amazingly, his team only won 22 games that season. That's right! If Hainsworth did allow a goal, the Montreal Canadiens would not win. They finished with a 22-7-15 record. Hainsworth posted a miniscule 0.92 GAA and captured his third consecutive Vezina Trophy.

http://habslegends.blogspot.com/


He is the all-time leader in professional (including both NHL and WCHL/WHL) shutouts with 104.
His 94 career shutouts are third on the NHL's all-time list behind Martin Brodeur's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brodeur) 96 and Terry Sawchuk's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Sawchuk) 103.
Has the lowest career goals against average (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goals_against_average) tied with Alex Connell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Connell) (1.91).
Holds the single-season shutout record with 22 shutouts, a mark likely never to be touched.
Holds the single-season goals against average record with 0.94.

[Prototype]

Woah... Double take!!! NM... saw what happened there.

[habernac]

girly's pick was for Aeneas

[habernac]

awesome pick, czure. Yes, it was a different era, but getting 22 shutouts in a 44 game season is awesome.

[GirlySports]

Aeneas said he wouldn't be around! :P

[Aeneas]

Sorry Girly, I made it back on and saw it was my turn...finally (windom)!

[czure32]

Every team needs a good puck moving defenceman, and he was one of the best

with the 65th pick overall

Defenceman 1: Phil "The Thrill" Housley (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2374)
http://www.saljbarry.com/hockey/autographs/cards/1989-1990/housley.jpg

Regarded as one of the best American born defenceman, he was drafted 6th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 1982 straight out of high school.
He is the highest scoring American born defenceman, and until Nov 7, 2007, when Mike Modano passed him, he was the highest scoring American born player, with 1,232 points (338G, 894A)

Housley does hold one dubious NHL record, that being the most career games played without winning the stanley cup at 1,339.

unfortunately I cant seem to view houlseys player page on the legends of hoceky site, so I cant post about the team records housley holds for both the sabres and jets...Ill try to update later

[habernac]

Team Toe Blake chooses, for Right Wing 1 Jari Kurri.

Gretzky to Kurri...... scores! How many times did Flames fans hear that? 601 goals, 1398 points, 5 cups. And he was the guy who got back to his own end when his centreman was caught up ice.

http://www.checkoutmycards.com/CardImages/Cards/015/164/05F.jpg


1978- European Junior Hockey Championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=European_Junior_Hockey_Championshi p&action=edit&redlink=1) All-Star Team
1978- Named best forward at the European Junior Hockey Championship
1983- Played in NHL All-Star Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Game)
1984- NHL Second All-Star Team
1985- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy)
1985- NHL First All-Star Team
1985- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1986- NHL Second All-Star Team
1986- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1987- NHL First All-Star Team
1988- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1989- NHL Second All-Star Team
1989- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1990- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1991- World Hockey Championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation_World_Champion ships) All-Star Team
1993- Played in NHL All-Star Game
1994- World Hockey Championship All-Star Team
1998- Played in NHL All-Star Game: World Team (players born outside North America)
1998 - Ranked number 50 on The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News)' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking Northern European player.
2001- First Finn inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame)

[Prototype]

Dammit on Kurri!

[habernac]

underrated player.

[Aeneas]

Now I really am busy and away, Girlysports.

So, very briefly, I will select the Minister of Defense...

Rod Langway

Can't have a bunch of sissy puck moving defensmen, gotta have a guy that can clear the slot.

[WindomURL]

Wow, it's like a flood of picks in the last hour or so.
And I was the hairball clogging up the pipes ;)

[cyclone3483]

hey everybody, Windom's new nickname is 'hairball'

[Aeneas]

hey everybody, Windom's new nickname is 'hairball'
Easy, I have you sitting right next to Windom at the Phoenix game...that is if they have a team still on Jan 17th.

[WindomURL]

Team "Marleau! Hammered!" selects in the 5th round, 68th overall, Centreman
Howie Morenz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Morenz)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Morenz19361937a.jpg/480px-Morenz19361937a.jpg


Howard William Morenz (June 21, 1902 – March 8, 1937) was a Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian) professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) player in the National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League). He played for the Montreal Canadiens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens) (in two stints), the Chicago Black Hawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks), and the New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers). Prior to joining the NHL, Morenz excelled in the Ontario Hockey Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League). Once in the NHL, he became one of the most dominant players in the league. Morenz died from complications of a broken leg, an injury he suffered in a game.

Considered one of the first stars of the NHL, Morenz played fourteen seasons in the league. He was a member of a Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup) winning team three times, all with the Canadiens. Morenz consitently finished in near the top of league scoring, placing in the top ten leading scorers ten times in his fourteen seasons. For seven straight seasons, Morenz led the Canadiens in both goals scored and points. Three times in his career Morenz was named the most valuable player (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Trophy) of the league and led the league in goals scored once and total points scored twice. He was named to the NHL All-Star Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team) three times. After his death, the Canadiens removed his jersey number from circulation, the first time the team had done so. When the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) opened in 1945, Morenz was one of the original twelve inductees.

...
When sportswriters referred to the 1920s as "The Golden Age of Sport," Morenz was listed as the hockey player of the age alongside Ruth in baseball, Red Grange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Grange) in football, Jack Dempsey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dempsey) in boxing, Bobby Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)) in golf and Bill Tilden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Tilden) in tennis.


Morenz and his untimely death always stand out to me as one of the most compelling stories in hockey, let alone all of sports. He truly was the Babe Ruth of hockey.

I was hoping to pick him up much later but I got nervous after seeing Berger grab Cyclone Taylor, then czure32 pick Hainsworth.

Sorry habby! :bag:

[cyclone3483]

Easy, I have you sitting right next to Windom at the Phoenix game...that is if they have a team still on Jan 17th.

Maybe if they can't make payroll, Janet can take what they have and put down a few wagers on the NFL to see if she can get the rest.

P.S. Morenz! Nice pick...Hairball (insert smiley face here)

[WindomURL]

hey everybody, Windom's new nickname is 'hairball'

Oh man, I was going to edit my post to tell Aeneas not to get any ideas about a nickname for me, but I wanted to finish my Morenz pick first.

But good call. You do remember from the Pete's Pub hockey pool what my real name is, don't you? :D

[cyclone3483]

Oh man, I was going to edit my post to tell Aeneas not to get any ideas about a nickname for me, but I wanted to finish my Morenz pick first.

But good call. You do remember from the Pete's Pub hockey pool what my real name is, don't you? :D

oh, lol

that IS funny

[JerzeeGirl]

Team "He Shoots.....He Scooooores!" is proud to select a Defenceman who will help guard our end of the ice and prevent liberties being taken with our goaltenders - Tim Horton.

(And seriously, what would we do without Timbits & Double-Doubles???)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/horton.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/horton2.jpg


From Wiki:
Horton started to play regularly for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fall of 1952. He remained a Leaf until 1970, winning four Stanley Cups (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup). Horton later played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. Horton was known for his tremendous strength and calmness under pressure, and had relatively few penalty minutes for an enforcer-type (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enforcer_(ice_hockey)) defenceman. Horton was a hard-working and durable defenceman who was also an effective puck carrier–in 1964-65 he played right wing for the Leafs. He was named an NHL First Team All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHL_First_Team_All-Star&action=edit&redlink=1) three times (1964, 1968, and 1969). He was selected to the NHL Second Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHL_Second_Team&action=edit&redlink=1) three more times (1954, 1963, 1967). He appeared in seven National Hockey League All-Star Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game).

Between February 11, 1961 and February 4, 1968, Horton appeared in 486 consecutive regular-season games; this remains the Leafs club record for consecutive games and was the NHL record for consecutive games by a defencemen until broken by Kārlis Skrastiņš (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rlis_Skrasti%C5%86%C5%A1) on February 8, 2007.

Horton had a reputation for enveloping players who were fighting him in a crushing bear hug (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_hug). Boston Bruins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins) winger Derek Sanderson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sanderson) once bit Horton during a fight; years later, Horton's widow, Lori, still wondered why. "Well," Sanderson replied, "I felt one rib go, and I felt another rib go, so I just had—to, well, get out of there!"[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]

Injuries and age were little more than minor inconveniences to Horton, who was generally acknowledged as the strongest man in the game while he was playing. Declared Chicago Blackhawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks) winger Bobby Hull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hull), perhaps the only NHL player more muscular than Horton, "There were defensemen you had to fear because they were vicious and would slam you into the boards from behind, for one, Eddie Shore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Shore). But you respected Tim Horton because he didn't need that type of intimidation. He used his tremendous strength and talent to keep you in check."




Awards & Achievements:

1961-62 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961-62_NHL_season) – Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup)
1962-63 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962-63_NHL_season) – Stanley Cup Champion
1963-64 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963-64_NHL_season) – Stanley Cup Champion
1966-67 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966-67_NHL_season) – Stanley Cup Champion
1977 – Inducted (posthumously) into the Hockey Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame)
1996 – Number 2 retired by the Buffalo Sabres
1998 – Ranked number 43 'The Hockey News (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_News) list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
2004 – Ranked number 59 The Greatest Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Canadian) by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)
Legends of Hockey - Tim Horton
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Horton scraps with Wayne Cashman
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[cyclone3483]

NUTS! I wanted Tim Horton to be on my team with Stan Mikita to form the dreaded donut duo.

[JerzeeGirl]

NUTS! I wanted Tim Horton to be on my team with Stan Mikita to form the dreaded donut duo.

ROFLMAO!!!! Good one!

[Jagger]

Move on without me. I'll pick in the morning most likely.

[habernac]

no worries, windom. Another Habs great married Morenz' daughter. And yes, his death was definitely a sad story. If he couldn't play, he didn't want to live anymore.

[Jagger]

Kids woke me up so here goes....

Team Slapshot are proud to select as Defenceman #1

Brian Leetch

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Brleetch.jpg/250px-Brleetch.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brleetch.jpg)


Brian Joseph Leetch (born March 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3), 1968 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968) in Corpus Christi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas), Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas)) is a retired American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) professional ice hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey) defenseman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenceman_%28ice_hockey%29) who played in 18 National Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) seasons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_%28sports%29) with the New York Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers), Toronto Maple Leafs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs), and Boston Bruins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins). He is generally considered one of the top defensemen in NHL history, being particularly noted for his offense and playmaking abilities. He and fellow Rangers teammate Mike Richter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Richter) were inducted in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.

Some highlights:


An NHL record 23 goals for a rookie defenseman in the 1988-1989 season led to the Calder Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Trophy) as the NHL's best rookie
Winner of the Norris Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norris_Trophy) as the NHL's best defenseman in the 1991-1992 season and the 1996-1997 season.
Named to 11 NHL All-Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Star) teams
Won 1994 Stanley Cup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Stanley_Cup_Finals) with the New York Rangers
Was the only American born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy) as the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 1994.
Won gold medal at 1996 World Cup of Hockey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_World_Cup_of_Hockey) - Was the captain of Team USA
Won silver medal at 2002 Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics)
Enshrined into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

[cyclone3483]

where did I put that 'screw you' button? I was going to take Leetch.

[WindomURL]

http://vineetgupta.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/cartman-screw-you-guys.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSsJ19sy3JI)

[Berger_4_]

Alrighty since Red Kelly was taken, I'll take Defenseman King Clancy.

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/members/splash/P195802S.jpg

GP G A Pts PIMs GP G A Pts PIMs
NHL Totals 592 136 147 283 914 55 8 8 16 88

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?type=Player&mem=P195802&list=ByName#photo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Clancy