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

[Prototype]

Pocket Rocket was on my list, due to the most rings. Good pickup no matter how much you hate him.

[czure32]

Originally Posted by Prototype

Pocket Rocket was on my list, due to the most rings. Good pickup no matter how much you hate him.

ya Henri Richard is a hell of a steal in the 6th round
I should clarify though, I dont hate Richard
The statement was to clarify my embarassment that he fell that far and the only reasons I could think of as to why he would, would be a) if he sucked or b) if someone hated him and wouldnt select him out of spite

Henri for me, doesnt fit into either category...Chris Pronger on the other hand(a little out of column a, and a little out of column b)

sorry proto, I had to, during the lock out it became apparent how much of a ###### pronger is

[Prototype]

Understandable. I stopped drafting best player available at that point, and now I'm looking role based.

If this is a voted list, I could lose just by having him on my roster, but he's the first Dman in a LONG time to win the Hart. That accounts for something in my mind. But yes, he's a ######.

[Tiger]

Originally Posted by habernac

Team Toe Blake selects, in the goalie #2 spot, Bill Durnan

Damn you that was my next pick. I was waiting to this round.

[Aeneas]

I had big hopes of getting Beliveau when this all started. That didn't happen. I will, however, pick another well respected by his peers player.
He was a most effective, prolific scorer, but also played the game with class and sportsmanship.

I choose Jean Ratelle, C



A product of the New York Rangers organization, a term utilized in the days prior to the NHL's Entry Draft, Ratelle's hockey career almost ended when he suffered a serious back injury at age 23 and had to undergo major spinal cord surgery. He recovered to become a regular with the Rangers from 1963 until 1975 -- his greatest success coming with his linemates Vic Hadfield and Rod Gilbert in the so-called "GAG line" (which stood for Goal A Game) -- and was the perennial scoring leader for the Rangers between 1968 and 1973 when the team was a powerhouse annually among the league's best.
Ratelle was poised to beat out Boston Bruins' legend Phil Esposito for the scoring title in 1972 before he lost fifteen games due to an injury, but came back for the Stanley Cup finals against Boston to lead his team. Only Esposito, Bobby Orr and John Bucyk had before then had scored as many points in league history as Ratelle had managed in his shortened season. His 109 points that season remained a Rangers' scoring record until 2006, when Jaromir Jagr broke the mark.
In November 1975, Ratelle was traded with teammates Brad Park and Joe Zanussi in a blockbuster deal to the Boston Bruins (ironically, for Esposito, and for Carol Vadnais). Ratelle finished strongly that year for his second 100-point campaign. On March 21, 1976, he played his 1,000th game against the Montreal Canadiens. He starred for several more seasons for Boston, gaining admiration for his slick passing, skill at faceoffs and all-around excellent play, retiring a Bruin after the 1981 season. He served for several years thereafter as an assistant coach for the Bruins.
Remembered as a gentlemanly player (perennially in the running for the Lady Byng sportsmanship award), Ratelle played centre ice in the NHL for twenty-one seasons, accumulating 1267 points on 491 goals and 776 assists. At the time of his retirement, he was the league's sixth all-time leading scorer. While he never played on a team that won the Stanley Cup, Ratelle was a member of the 1972 Team Canada squad that defeated the Soviet Union in the first-ever Summit Series.
In 1985, Jean Ratelle was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, along with Bernie Parent and Bert Olmstead.

[WindomURL]

I was going to be what I thought was considerate by announcing my pick and thereby allow the draft to move forward.
However, I see that's not acceptable to some people here.

I'm getting ready to go to the Vancouver Giants vs. Hitmen game at 7, so I won't have time to "pretty up" my last post where I picked Sergei Fedorov. After I've done that, I'll be sure to have all my fancy pictures, stats, and youtube links ready BEFORE I make my Round 7 choice.

I hope to have it all completed sometime after midnight tonight. I wouldn't want to give someone reason to complain.

[CMPunk]

Originally Posted by WindomURL

I was going to be what I thought was considerate by announcing my pick and thereby allow the draft to move forward.
However, I see that's not acceptable to some people here.

I'm getting ready to go to the Vancouver Giants vs. Hitmen game at 7, so I won't have time to "pretty up" my last post where I picked Sergei Fedorov. After I've done that, I'll be sure to have all my fancy pictures, stats, and youtube links ready BEFORE I make my Round 7 choice.

I hope to have it all completed sometime after midnight tonight. I wouldn't want to give someone reason to complain.

That's the spirit

[WindomURL]

With the 100th overall pick of the CP All-Time Hockey Draft, Team Marleau! Hammered! makes our Round 7 pick of Right Wing #3
Mark Recchi

Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968, in Kamloops, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. He plays right wing, is a seven-time All Star selection, and has scored over 1400 career points, including his 500th goal which came against the Dallas Stars on January 26, 2007.

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Other career information
In 2000, he was named "Kamloops Male Athlete of the 20th Century", and had a street named "Mark Recchi Way" in his honour.
On January 20, 2007, he scored his 7th career hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Scored his 500th career goal on January 26, 2007, on the power play against the Dallas Stars.
Philadelphia Flyers fans have come to know him as the "Recchin Ball," which Pittsburgh fans began.



Awards and achievements

• 1987–88: West First All-Star Team (WHL)
• 1988–99: Second All-Star Team (IHL)
• 1990–91: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1991–92: Second All-Star Team (NHL)
• 1992–93: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1993–94: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1996–97: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1996–97: All-Star Game MVP (NHL)
• 1997–98: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1998–99: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1999–00: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)

Records

• Second longest span between Stanley Cup wins (1991–2006), at fifteen years.
• His 123 points (53 goals, 70 assists) in the 1992–1993 season is the Flyers regular season scoring record.

Regular Season (after 2007-2008 season)
NHL Totals
GP 1,410
G 522
A 859
Pts 1,381
PIM 942

Playoffs
GP 140
G 47
A 70
Pts 117
PIM 77

Teams:
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
Carolina Hurricanes
Atlanta Thrashers
Tampa Bay Lightning

At 40-years-old and still an solid contributor with Tampa Bay Lightning, on January 15, 2009, Recchi picked up two assists to tie with Dale Hawerchuk for 17th in all-time scoring with 1,409 points.

[cyclone3483]

fabulous job, Windom.

maybe I'm in the minority here, but I'd be perfectly fine if you wanted to post a quick pick and fill in the details later (to keep things moving). I agree that the details are great, but my preference is moving the draft along. I get the sense that is your feeling too.

I think if that is how you choose to do it, then shame on the complainers who can't have it their way. If you want to post the pick and add the details later, then go ahead, that should be your choice. And damn the torpedos (ya, I'm looking at you, Spike )

[WindomURL]

Thanks, cyclone.
You have good sense.

I actually posted in annoyance without having read all the responses to Spike's complaint. Seeing what other people had to say, I feel confident that you are not in the minority.

BTW, the Calgary Hitmen absolutely rock! Blew the Vancouver Giants out of the water in the 3rd period to win 6-3, after being tied 3-3 after 2. It's great to be a Calgary hockey fan right now.

[Aeneas]

I was thinking about you, Windom, (and REsolute14) while I watched the game. That was great. I think I enjoyed it more than the Oilers-Avs game.

What do you think of Postma and Stone? Maybe one day they will grace this draft...

[cyclone3483]

Originally Posted by Aeneas

I was thinking about you, Windom, (and REsolute14) while I watched the game. That was great. I think I enjoyed it more than the Oilers-Avs game.

What do you think of Postma and Stone? Maybe one day they will grace this draft...

you are more than welcome to draft them when it is your turn

[WindomURL]

I watched Postma in the Atlanta Thrasher prospects game in the pre-season. He was pretty impressive, so I think he has a good shot at making their team soon. Postma and Bogosian could be a very good young defense tandem on the PP for years to come.

[JerzeeGirl]

Team He Shoots......He Scoooores!!! is proud to call to the podium a player who was as accomplished internationally as he was in the NHL, at centre, Igor "The Professor" Larionov.




From Wiki:
Along with Viacheslav Fetisov, he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that stopped Soviet players from joining the National Hockey League. He primarily played the center position, and is considered one of the best passers of all time.

On the international stage, playing for the Soviet Union, Larionov centered Vladimir Krutov and Sergei Makarov on the famed "KLM Line". Along with defensemen Viacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov, they formed the "Green Unit", so named because they wore green jerseys in practice. All five players also played for CSKA Moscow.

He won two golds (1984, 1988) and one bronze for Russia (2002) in the Olympics, and four golds (1982, 1983, 1986, 1989), one silver (1987), and one bronze (1985) in the World Championships. He was an instrumental member of the Soviet squad that won the 1981 Canada Cup (this tournament was the coming out of the KLM Line) and played in the 1984 and 1987 events as well. He then played for Russia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Larionov went to the NHL in 1989, along with many other Soviet players, including all four of his "Green Unit" mates. They were sold in order to infuse the cash-strapped Sovintersport (the governing body for sports in the former Soviet Union), which would draw a portion of the players' salaries. Larionov joined the Canucks, along with Krutov, and both struggled initially. While Krutov lasted only one year in the NHL, Larionov played three years for the Canucks and got progressively better as he adapted to the North American game.

After his three-year contract with the Canucks had expired, Larionov chose to play a year in Switzerland so that Sovintersport would not continue to draw a portion of his salary. He returned to the NHL with the San Jose Sharks in 1993–94, where he was re-united with Sergei Makarov and helped the Sharks to a record 59-point improvement over the previous season. The Sharks then upset the heavily favoured Detroit Red Wings in the opening round of the playoffs and extended the Toronto Maple Leafs to seven games in the Conference Semi-Finals before falling.

During the 1995–96, the re-building Sharks traded Larionov to the Detroit Red Wings. Larionov was one of five members of the Red Wings' "Russian Five" unit in the mid-1990s, which emulated the five-man units (three forwards and two defencemen) made famous on most Soviet teams. He and Fetisov were looked on as father figures by the team's other Russian players, which included Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, and Vladimir Konstantinov.

Larionov is married to former figure skater Elena Botanova and has three children, Alyonka, Diana and Igor II. Currently, he is a professional wine merchant making wines under the labels "Hattrick" and "Triple Overtime" with wines from Australia and California.

On June 17, 2008, it was announced that Larionov would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player.[2]

He and Viacheslav Fetisov are the only two players in the world who won Olympics Gold (1984, 1988), World Championship Gold (1982, 1983, 1986, 1989), Stanley Cup (1997, 1998, 2002), and Canada Cup (1981), World Hockey Junior Championship 1978, 1979.

Career Stats:
RSL
457 GP 204G 230A 434Pts 295PIMs

NHL (Reg Season)
921 GP 169G 475A 644Pts 474PIMs

NHL (Post Season)
150 GP 30G 67A 97Pts 60PIMs

[Jagger]

Team Slapshot are proud to select with our 7th? round pick

Dickie Moore as our #1 Left Winger



Dickie was a Montreal Canadien legend in the end although it didn't start out looking so rosy for him. However after hardly getting a sniff for his first three seasons it took off for him. Here's a snippet from the Legends of Hockey site:

"Dickie flourished with the Canadiens. In his sophomore season, he was part of his first Stanley Cup championship, beating the Bruins for NHL supremacy in 1952-53. Then, from 1955-56 to 1959-60, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in five successive seasons. Moore led the NHL with 36 goals and won the scoring championship with 84 points in 1957-58. The following season, Moore was both the assist and point leader (55 and 96 respectively) as his team won the Stanley Cup. "It was quite an honour to be part of the Canadiens' dynasty, but the big thing was when Toe Blake became coach. He made a big difference in the team' fortunes but he made a huge difference in my career. A couple of years before, Toe Blake said, 'The best thing that could happen to you is to get traded.' The coach at that time (Dick Irvin) and I didn't get along too well. Toe saw this and said it would be better for me and maybe for the team." Dickie continues to express his appreciation for the role Toe Blake played in his career with Montreal. "When Toe became coach, I was elated. He kept me on the team. I was lucky to have a guy who believed in me. You're only as good as how somebody can lift you up to the heights where he thinks you can play. Toe Blake had that in him. When he joined the team, we went on to win five consecutive Stanley Cup (championships), and I was fortunate to win two scoring championships I attribute that to the coach."

He finished his career with 719 games played, 261 goals, 347 assists for 608 points and we gladly welcome him to our team.

[cyclone3483]

Looks like Berger ran out of time, so I will keep this moving along

for Cyclones seventh round pick, we loudly select Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, RW-2.

CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL7DFw_767c


Geoffrion was born in Montreal, Quebec, and began playing in the NHL in 1951. He earned the nickname "Boom Boom" for his thundering slapshot (which Geoffrion claimed to have 'invented' as a youngster [2]) from sportswriter Charlie Boire of the Montreal Star in the late 1940s while playing junior hockey for the Laval Nationale. He was the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season, the first being teammate Maurice Richard. Half the time, he played left-wing on Montreal's front line with fellow superstars Richard and Jean Béliveau, helping the Canadiens to six Stanley Cup championships, and at other times was right wing on the No. 2 line.
Geoffrion had a hard time convincing the NHL of his considerable talents; Maurice Richard, Andy Bathgate (New York Rangers) and Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) were so good that they overshadowed him.
Even after Geoffrion won the Art Ross Trophy as league scoring champion in 1955, NHL First All-Star honours went to Richard, while Geoffrion was named a Second Team All-Star. Geoffron had scored the goal on the Hab's last game of the season that won him the scoring title, which passed scoring leader Richard who had been suspended. Geoffrion's resulting anger at being named to the Second Team was nothing compared to the Montreal Forum fans who booed him for robbing crowd favourite Richard of the Art Ross Trophy. In the Stanley Cup finals, the Wings beat the Canadiens in seven games that year, the exact same result of the previous season. "I couldn't deliberately not score, that isn't the point of hockey, Montreal," complained Geoffrion, but fans regardless kept catcalling and jeering him. "I was so feeling the urge to vomit; I felt terrible," Geoffrion emotionally, admitted. "Even thinking about hockey made me feel bad, man did I want to leave. If it had not been for Jean (Béliveau) and Maurice (Richard) visiting, I would have. Usually, it's not too much to expect to be on the First (All-Star) Team when you have more points than anyone else."
In a testament to the rough-and-tumble style of play of that era, Geoffrion broke his nose six times, and received over 400 stitches. In 1958, a training accident severely injured him and his life was saved by emergency surgery. Despite advice from his doctors to stop playing for a season, Geoffrion was on the ice six weeks later to take part in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Geoffrion first retired in 1964, but returned two seasons later to play for the New York Rangers. Likely the reason for his first retirement was Béliveau getting appointed team captain in 1961, even though Béliveau was not one of the three alternate captains. This was following the Rocket's retirement in 1960 and Doug Harvey's trade to the Rangers in 1961 (he only lasted a year with the C). Geoffrion, who had had an A, was devastated by the decision to go with Béliveau. "If I didn't keep suffering all those terrible injuries and yet keep coming back, if I weren't fit to lead, would I have gotten the C and kept playing?" asked Geoffrion, who had, in the 1961 semifinals, had a hurt leg and insisted, even so, that Harvey cut a cast off it so he could play. "Yes, I think I would. There were times when everybody kept telling me to quit. My doctor even told me I should stop playing, but I came back."
In 1968 he finally retired as a player and became coach of the Rangers, a position he kept for less than a season due to stomach problems. In 1972 he became the first coach of the Atlanta Flames, and held the position for two and a half seasons, leading them to their first playoff appearance in 1974. He realized a longtime dream of coaching his beloved Canadiens in 1979, but his recurring stomach ailment forced him to step down mid-season.
In the 1970s and into the 1980s, Geoffrion appeared in several television commercials for Miller Lite beer, part of their stable of retired athletes-turned-spokesmen which also included Billy Martin and Bob Uecker.

A Calder trophy, 2 Art Ross trophies, a Hart trophy, 6 Stanley Cups, 2nd player to ever score 50 goals in a season, 1st team all-star once and 2nd team twice (he was a contemporary of Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard, or he might have had more).

Team Cyclones
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)
Goalie-1: Dominik Hasek (2xHart, 2xPearson, 6xVezina, 3xJennings, 5x1st team)

[Berger_4_]

Ah crap sorry guys I was stupid hung over then I had to go ref so I wasn't feeling like doing much of anything this morning...

Anyways with our 7th round pick, the Bawlf Blawkhawks would like to select Frank Nighbor in the position of centre



Julius Francis "Frank" Nighbor (January 26, 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario – April 13, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey Association(NHA) and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). An excellent backchecker, his poke check and bodychecking abilities thwarted enemy forwards' scoring attempts.[1] For his somewhat high penalty totals, he was a clean player and one of the last 60 minute hockey players.

Although he was a consummate team player, Nighbor received a number of significant individual accolades during his career in Ottawa. Following the 1922-23 season, he became the first-ever winner of the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL. Two years later he was invited to Rideau Hall by avid fan Lady Byng, the wife of Canada's Governor General. Nighbor didn't know it, but she'd had a new trophy made to be given to the most gentlemanly player in the league. He was even more surprised to find that it was Lady Byng's intention to inaugurate the new trophy by presenting it to him, based on his performance in the 1924-25 season. Nighbor repeated as the Lady Byng winner in 1925-26.

Legends of Hockey

Wikipedia

[cyclone3483]

Originally Posted by Berger_4_

Ah crap sorry guys I was stupid hung over then I had to go ref so I wasn't feeling like doing much of anything this morning...

Sorry Berger. Since it was past the 15 hrs, I had no idea if you'd be checking in any time soon otherwise I would've waited longer.

I just hope I scooped you on Boom Boom though

[cyclone3483]

Nighbor, good pick though

[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by cyclone3483

Sorry Berger. Since it was past the 15 hrs, I had no idea if you'd be checking in any time soon otherwise I would've waited longer.

I just hope I scooped you on Boom Boom though

Oh no problem dude. I'd prefer if the draft kept rolling. And actually, he was on my shortlist for this round so you made my decision a little bit easier haha.