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.
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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 as most valuable player in 1967 and 1968.
- Won the Art Ross Trophy as leading scorer in 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1968.
- Won the 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 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.
- Only Alex Delvecchio and Steve Yzerman had a longer career playing for only a single team.
- Was named to Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series, but only played two games due to injuries.
- Inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.
- In 1998, he was ranked number 17 on 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)