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

[JerzeeGirl]

Originally Posted by cyclone3483

this draft has recently taken on a decidedly Flames bent. What next? JerzeeGirl takes Paul Reinhart?

Paul Reinhart? Pffft - I'm holding out for Brennan Evans......in a later round tho...no stealing cyclone!

[JerzeeGirl]

Team He Shoots.....He Scooooores!!! is proud to select one of the game's greatest clutch performers and a key Winger for those dominant Oiler teams of the 80's and new member of the Hockey Hall of Fame - Glenn Anderson.

From LegendsofHockey.com:
Anderson was selected 69th by the Edmonton Oilers in the draft of 1979. His objective, however, was not the NHL but the Olympics. He dreamed of gold medals, and he preferred to use his developing skills in the sport as a key to seeing the world. He joined the Canadian national team and travelled with the team throughout Europe and Asia to prepare for the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Anderson had four points in six contests at the Games, but he and the Canadian team were forced to watch the thrilling final, the Miracle on Ice for the Americans, from the stands.

Unlike many of the national team members, Anderson didn't immediately rush to join a big league squad. He returned to junior hoping the Canadian program would continue, allowing him to travel and play the game as he had the previous year. When it didn't, Anderson finally joined the Oilers for 58 games of the 1980-81 season. He scored 30 goals, an excellent start for a rookie, and further announced himself with 105 points the next season to finish among the top ten scorers in the league. Anderson's Edmonton teammates called him "Mork," a reference to the television series "Mork and Mindy" starring Robin Williams as a flaky alien. Anderson disliked the name, though his actions and personality did set him apart from the crowd. On one trip to Europe he brought all of his hockey equipment but decided that the clothes he had on would be enough. On an exhibition trip to Houston, the Oilers were given a tour of NASA. "I can relate to outer space," Anderson told a reporter. "I've been there before. In fact, I think it would be closer to home."

Anderson launched himself at the net on rushes, using his balance to stay upright even with defenders hanging from him. He was consistently near the top of the NHL in scoring and thrived in the playoffs, scoring overtime winners and game-clinching goals in each of the Oilers five marches to the Stanley Cup between 1984 and 1990.

Anderson's play remained steady on the ice and he had 22 points in 22 playoff games when the Oilers won the Cup in 1990. Two years later he was involved in a blockbuster trade that saw some of the last pieces of the Oiler dynasty, himself and goalie Grant Fuhr, moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Anderson became one of the Leafs top scorers and once again was a playoff leader as Toronto made it to within one game of the Cup finals in 1993.

Anderson was traded to the New York Rangers for Mike Gartner just before the 1994 playoffs. He joined Mark Messier and other ex-Oilers in winning the Stanley Cup in those playoffs. Of his three goals, two were game winners. At the time, only Maurice Richard had more overtime playoff goals, and only Messier, Gretzky, and Jari Kurri had more playoff points.

Anderson's approach to the sport was ideologically different than that of many of his peers. More European in outlook, he never missed a chance to play in international competitions. He did suit up for over sixty games over two years, from 1994 through 1996, with the St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers, but in each instance he left quickly.

After playing in the 1980 Olympics and the World Championships in 89' and 92', Anderson ended his career in Europe, playing in Germany, Finland, Italy and Switzerland before retiring. Throughout his NHL career, Glenn Anderson played over 1,000 games scoring 498 goals and 1,099 points and won 6 Stanley Cups.

[cyclone3483]

Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl

Team He Shoots.....He Scooooores!!! is proud to select one of the game's greatest clutch performers and a key Winger for those dominant Oiler teams of the 80's and new member of the Hockey Hall of Fame - Glenn Anderson.

What wing? R or L?

Jerzee was up REEAAAALLLL late last night

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by cyclone3483

What wing? R or L?...

I thought Anderson played both wings...

[cyclone3483]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I thought Anderson played both wings...

I always suspected he played both ways...not that there's anything wrong with that.

[JerzeeGirl]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

I thought Anderson played both wings...

Originally Posted by cyclone3483

I always suspected he played both ways...not that there's anything wrong with that.

Cyclone, he WAS an Oiler after all......not that there is anything wrong about that......I suppose.....& it is true - he was an Ambi-Winger......and as there is no need yet to assign him to either the left or right, he shall remain "Bi"....

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl

Cyclone, he WAS an Oiler after all......not that there is anything wrong about that......I suppose.....& it is true - he was an Ambi-Winger......and as there is no need yet to assign him to either the left or right, he shall remain "Bi"....

LOL. You'll still have to let me know later.

[Jagger]

Carry on for now. I'll pick later

[JerzeeGirl]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

LOL. You'll still have to let me know later.

Can do commish - you can put him at Right Wing for now if you like and if I want to move him, I'll let you know if that's ok?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl

Can do commish - you can put him at Right Wing for now if you like and if I want to move him, I'll let you know if that's ok?

Yup!

Berger's up.

[Berger_4_]

Alright, first off, thank you to Cyclone for telling me I was up next. It is appreciated. And now, for my pick!

The Bawlf Blawkhawks would like to select a man who is truly one of Canada's heroes, having given his life for the country in Courcelette, France, during World War I, centreman Frank McGee



One-eyed Frank McGee was the cornerstone of one of the greatest teams in hockey history. During his tenure with the Ottawa Hockey Club and Ottawa Silver Seven, the franchise won or defended the Stanley Cup over three consecutive years from 1903 to 1905. McGee's superior puckhandling skills and gifted scoring touch made him one of the most feared offensive threats of his day.

Legends of Hockey Biography

Stats

Wikipedia

[Jagger]

Slapshot will take our favourite left winger as our #2 Leftie. I missed out on him in the Flames draft so I'm not missing out here.

Gary Roberts




No time for more right now. You all know what Roberts brings/brought to the table. Fantastic player even if he did, unfortunately, end up playing for the Leafs!

[cyclone3483]

Cyclones next pick is that storied old arena, the Maple Leaf Gardens.

CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK2ktSztaJ0



This venerable arena owns the most incredible sports attendance record of any in the world: Since 1946 there hasn't been a single unsold seat in the house.

Built in 1931 during the depths of the Great Depression, Maple Leaf Gardens retains the same appeal it had during pre-expansion times, when the Leafs were the toast of the league.

The man who built Maple Leaf Gardens also built the New York Rangers along with the Toronto Maple Leafs was one of the most colourful characters ever to grace the hockey world. A much-decorated and wounded veteran of both world wars, whose motto was "If you can't lick 'em in the alley you can't lick 'em on the ice," Conn Symthe always seemed to give one the sense he was guiding his own destiny. Perhaps the fact that his family allowed him to choose his own name when he was seven had something to do with that.
Smythe captained his University of Toronto varsity squad to the 1915 Ontario championships, then coached the University of Toronto Varsity seniors to the 1927 Allan Cup. He caught the eye of the New York Rangers management and agreed to rebuild the Rangers in exchange for $10,000.
The canny Smythe acquired Bill Cook, Frank Boucher, Ching Johnson, and 28 other players for only $32,000. Astonishingly, Rangers president Colonel Hammond listened to Symthe's jealous critics and fired him, shaving $2,500 off Smythe's original fee in the process. Rangers owner Tex Rickard heard about the injustice, restored Smythe's original fee and begged him to stay, but it was to late. Smythe returned to Toronto vowing to win the Stanley Cup in revenge. Smythe wagered his $10,000 on a football game and won, then bet his winnings on a Toronto-Ottawa hockey game and won again. Determined to buy the Toronto St. Pats, Smythe together with local worthies bought the team for $164,000, and, always an unblushing patriot, renamed them the Maple Leafs.
In 1931, Smythe, along with J.P. Bickell, used creative financing to build Maple Leaf Gardens - 100 yards from where Smythe was born - in an astonishing five months. In 1932, Conn's beloved Maple Leafs won their first of 11 Stanley Cups, thus making good Smythe's promise of revenge and establishing one of the NHL's most illustrious franchises.
While it's rather nondescript in appearance, Toronto's stadium is the last remaining building used from the days of the "Original Six" after the Canadiens, Bruins and Blackhawks all moved into their new buildings.

Toronto tourism officials are asked for directions to the Gardens more than any other site, and for good reason. The home of the Maple Leafs has changed little since it was built in 1931. Inside are pictures and other reminders of past moments in Leafs history. Maple Leaf Gardens is a special place for hockey fans because it houses so much tradition and history.




Maple Leaf Gardens history

• First regular-season game: Nov. 12, 1931, 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks
• First Stanley Cup finals game: April 9, 1932, 6-4 over the Rangers
• April 9, 1932: Led by Ace Bailey, King Clancy and Harvey "Busher" Jackson, the Maple Leafs win their first Stanley Cup by beating the Rangers 6-4
• Feb. 7, 1976: Darryl Sitler sets an NHL record with 10 points in a game -- six goals and four assists -- leading the Leafs to an 11-4 victory over Boston.
• LAST game at Maple Leaf Gardens will be on February 13, 1999 vs the Chicago Blackhawks

Built during the Great Depression and hosted such memorable events as a Beatles concert, a Muhammad Ali fight and the first-ever NBA game.
On December 15, 2002 SSchminky@aol.com wrote: Just wanted to offer a couple pieces of trivia garnered from a tour of Maple Leaf Gardens a couple of years ago.... Maple Leaf Gardens was one of the only venues Elvis played outside of the United States where he gave two incredible conerts on April 2, 1957. It is also the only venue where The Beatles did two shows on the same night (supposedly because the then owner of the arena sold two shows without the band's knowledge and the band consented). (Elvis also played at Empire Stadium in Vancouver and the Beatles also played Empire Stadium in 1964.)

Team Cylones recap:
Center-1: Stan Mikita (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 6x1st team, 2x2nd team, 2x Bying)
Right Wing-1: Teemu Selanne (Richard, Calder, Masterton, 2x1st team, 2x2nd team)
Right Wing 2: Boom Boom Geoffrion (2xArt Ross, Hart, Calder, 1x1st team, 2x2nd team)
Left Wing-1: Bobby Hull (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 10x1st team, 2x2nd team)
Left Wing-2: Michel Goulet (3xBying, 3x1st team, 2x2nd team)
Defence-1: Dit Clapper (3x1st team, 3x2nd team)
Defence-2: Pierre Pilote (3xNorris, 5x1st team, 3x2nd team)
Goalie-1: Dominik Hasek (2xHart, 2xPearson, 6xVezina, 3xJennings, 5x1st team)
Arena: Maple Leaf Gardens

[CMPunk]

With our 9th round pick in the Draft, Punk's Puckers select:

#600 Civic Center Drive, Joe Louis Arena



Statistics

• Built: 1977-1979
• Construction Cost: $57 million
• Seating Capacity: 20,066 (including suites); 20,338 for end-stage concerts and 21,152 for center-stage concerts.
• Dimensions: 328 x 550 x 85 (ft), approximately 12 million ft³ (340,000 m³).
• Home Team: Detroit Red Wings (NHL).
• Former Teams: Detroit Rockers (NPSL) 1996–01, Detroit Pistons (NBA) for one playoff game in 1984 because of venue unavailability, and 15 games in 1985 after the roof collapsed at the Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) 1991–92, Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) 1992–95, Detroit Drive (AFL) 1988–93, Detroit Turbos (MILL) 1989–94, Detroit Shock, (WNBA) for playoff games in 2004 and the 2006 WNBA Finals Game 5 when The Palace of Auburn Hills was unavailable because of a concert.
• Opening event: December 12, 1979, basketball game between the University of Michigan and the University of Detroit.
• Opening hockey event: December 27, 1979, the Detroit Red Wings versus the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis won that particular night 3-2.
• Other events: concerts, Alice Cooper - The Nightmare Returns (1986 Home Video Release), 1980 Republican National Convention, John Hancock (Insurance) Champions On Ice, three NCAA Frozen Four college hockey finals, college basketball, others.
• Championships: Detroit Red Wings (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02 & 2007-08), Detroit Rockers (1991), Detroit Drive (1988, 1989 & 1990), Detroit Turbos (1991).
• Site of WWF The Main Event 1990, Survivor Series 1991, Survivor Series 1999, and Survivor Series 2005, as well as Vengeance 2002 and has been recently announced as the venue for the 2009 Royal Rumble.
• Has hosted numerous Monday Night Raw's and tapings of SmackDown! and ECW. Most recently a WWE Raw taping on May 12, 2008, that featured the return of Jeff Hardy.
• Site of WCW Halloween Havoc in 1994 and 1995.
• Site of the annual Great Lakes Invitational, in college hockey, as well as the annual CCHA tournament.

[cyclone3483]

I think Proto and Tiger were abducted by aliens on the weekend.

[Prototype]

Proto was recovering from the Heckle... and trying to figure out if I should go Arena, or a guy I've had my eye on since before I traded my last pick for Crosby...

I think I'm still good to pick up the player...



Alexander Gennadevitch Mogilny (Russian: Александр Геннадиевич Могильный, Aleksandr Gennadijevič Mogil'nyj) born on February 18, 1969, in Khabarovsk, USSR (now Russia) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He was often known by his nickname "Alexander the Great".

Mogilny was best known for his lightning quick speed and lethal wrist shot in his early years which led to his career year of 76 goals in the 1992–93 NHL season. As his career progressed he grew to become a selfless player and was not only known for his speed and shooting but also his vision, passing and skilled stick handling ability.

His most common nickname was "Alexander the Great" (coined by Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret) but he has sinced passed that down to Russian Phenom Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin later said in an interview how he was honored to be receiving the nickname of one of his boyhood heroes.

Mogilny tied Teemu Selänne for the most goals scored in the 1992–93 NHL season, scoring 76 goals in 77 games. In that same season he scored his 50th goal in his 46th game; however, it does not count as an official 50 goals in 50 games because his 50th goal came in his team's 53rd game. The following season he would become only the second non-North American player to captain an NHL team (after Lars-Erik Sjöberg of the Winnipeg Jets) when he was named the captain of the Sabres after the injury to Pat LaFontaine. He had been the leading scorer on his team for several seasons.

Alexander Mogilny was the second European to lead the league in goals scored (along with Teemu Selänne from Finland), first European to be named a Captain of an NHL team (Sabres), first Russian to be named to the NHL all-star team, and is (as of the end of the 2005–06 season) the second all-time Russian scorer in the NHL. Mogilny should have also been the first Russian player to scored 1000 points in the NHL but several injuries have delayed him from reaching that goal until finally fellow Russian star Sergei Fedorov reached the mark just a few games before Mogilny. Fedorov later said in an interview saying "I really have to share this honor with Alexander Mogilny. I knew he would've reached the mark much earlier than I did if it wasn't for his injuries."

World Junior Championship (Best Forward) - 1988
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - 2003
World Cup of Hockey Teams - 1996
NHL Second All-Star Team - 1993, 1996
Stanley Cup - 2000
Olympic Gold Medal - 1988
NHL All-Star Game(s) - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001
Member of Triple Gold Club

GP - 990
Goals - 473
Assists - 559
Points - 1032
PIM - 432

Playoffs
GP - 124
Goals - 39
Assists - 47
Points - 86
PIM - 58

[FanIn80]

Yep yep. Nice pick, for sure.

[Tiger]

I don't want to be a Homer, but I think he is a really good C

So I pick Joe Nieuwendyk


GP 1257 Goals 564 Assist 562 points 1126
Playoffs
gp 158 goal 66 assists 50 points 116






ECAC's First All-Star Team - 1986, 1987

All-American - 1986, 1987

• Calder Trophy - 1988
• NHL All-Rookie Team - 1988
• King Clancy Memorial Trophy - 1995
• Conn Smythe Trophy - 1999
• NHL All-Star Game - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994
• Winter Olympics Gold Medal Hockey Men's - 2002
• Stanley Cup - 1989(Calgary Flames), 1999(Dallas Stars), 2003(New Jersey Devils)

[cyclone3483]

round 9-the Flames round

Makarov, Roberts, Nieuwendyk, and the Saddledome

add to that Regehr and the Corral, and we've had 6 Flame related picks in the last 17

So the question is: Will Superflyer take Willi Plett at RW or Greg Gilbert as his coach?

[Prototype]

I need a quick pick, anyone willing to make a deal?