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

[Prototype]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

More later. He has over 500 goals you know.

One for every pound.

[WindomURL]

Stray is up as of 3:18pm.

[StrayBullet]

With the 239th pick in the CP All-Time Hockey Draft, StrayBullet selects, Rick Tocchet (RW).



Tocchet has played in 4 All-Star games, scored 440 career goals, and totaled 952 career points. A Stanley Cup with the 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins also capped off 19 points and was a big part of the tile win for the Pens. His offensive ability and physical nature easily make one of baddest MF's in the history of the game.

[HalifaxDrunk]

With our next selection it's time to get dirty - team Halifax Explosion selects Center:

Dale Hunter


Selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, Hunter played seven seasons in Quebec before he was traded the Washington Capitals in return for a draft pick used to select Joe Sakic. Hunter currently has the second-most penalty minutes in NHL history, amassing a staggering 3565 penalty minutes. Dale Hunter served as the team captain for the Capitals. He broke the 1000 points barrier (and is the NHL record holder for requiring the most games to do so, at 1308, as well having the most penalty minutes when reaching that scoring milestone) and played in the NHL All-Star game in 1997.

Games - 1407
Goals - 323
Assists - 697
Points - 1020
PIM - 3565

Hunter achieved notoriety for fouling other players. He holds one of the NHL's longest suspension records: 21 games for delivering a cross check to Pierre Turgeon from behind. During the deciding Game 6 of the 1993 Patrick Division Semifinals between the Capitals and New York Islanders, Turgeon had scored and play was stopped. Hunter, who was trailing Turgeon on the play, checked Turgeon just after the goal while he started to celebrate. Turgeon sustained a separated shoulder from the hit, causing him to miss the following playoff series against the Penguins and much of the series against the Montreal Canadiens. During that first-round series, Hunter had led his team with eight postseason goals. New NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, who had earlier promised to crack down on violence, suspended Hunter for the first 21 games of the 1993-94 season—at the time, the longest suspension in league history for an on-ice incident (in terms of games missed). Many have stated that the only reason the penalty was so severe was 1) Bettman, being new to the league and wanting to make his stance known, wanted to make his presence known 2) the fact that the game was in New York, 3) the game was shown on national television, 4) that Bettman was in attendance at the game, and finally 4) that ESPN, new to marketing NHL hockey highlighted the "Dale Hunter Incident" nightly on Sports Center in a shameless display of marketing for their own cause. The latter had much to do with the long suspension. Years later, Hunter admitted that he'd gone too far.

[HalifaxDrunk]

We'll followup with a man who befitted by the dirty Dale Hunter hit on Pierre Turgeon.

Right Winger:
Steve "Stumpy" Thomas



He developed into a bona-fide NHL goal scorer with Toronto, scoring 35 goals in the 1986–87 season. He was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks that summer and played for Chicago until 1991–92 and was then traded to the New York Islanders.

It would be with the Islanders that Thomas would have his best years. In the 1992–93 season, Thomas scored 37 goals and 50 assists for a career-high of 87 points. During the playoffs, when Islanders superstar Pierre Turgeon was injured by a Dale Hunter check in the first round, Thomas and teammate Ray Ferraro emerged as the unlikely heroes of the Islander's playoff run. Both made the top ten in postseason scoring as the Islanders made their Cinderella run to the Prince of Wales Conference finals. The next year he set a career-high in goals with 42.

Games - 1235
Goals - 421
Assists - 512
Points - 933
PIM - 1306

[StrayBullet]

With the 242nd pick in the CP All-Time Hockey Draft, StrayBullet selects, Esa Tikkanen (LW).



A legendary player, with great character and a knack for scoring clutch goals. Mostly known for his agitating play in the defensive end, "Tik" still had great skills on the offensive end of the ice. 5 Stanley Cups, (4 with Edmonton, 1 with New York) 3, 30+ goal seasons, 630 career points, 186 playoff games with an incredible 72 goals and the creator of "Tikkanese".

[czure32]

Originally Posted by HalifaxDrunk

With our next selection it's time to get dirty - team Halifax Explosion selects Center:
Dale Hunter

I had really hoped to have Hunter centering my fourth line with Tiger Williams and Pat Verbeek. Could you imagine lining up against those three?

so heres the obligatory Eric Cartman

[RougeUnderoos]

Defenseman Number 5

Habs great Emile "Butch" Bouchard



Apparently sort of the "Robyn Regehr" of his day. He was Doug Harvey's defense partner and he didn't score a lot of points.

NHL Totals
785 49 145 194 863 113 11 21 32 123
He was a first team all-star 3 times, a second-team once. He won the cup 4 times and was the captain of the team for the last two. Entered the Hall of Fame in 1966.

[Dion]

Great pick Rouge!

[Superflyer]

The Beantown Bruins are proud to select RW #3 Bob Nystrom



Born Thore Robert Nyström in Stockholm, Sweden, Nystrom came to Canada as a four-year-old and starred for the BCJHL's Kamloops Rockets in 1969–70. He was an emotional sparkplug on the Calgary Centennials of the WCJHL for two seasons and was claimed 33rd overall by the Islanders in 1972.

Nystrom's first full season with the Islanders was 1973–74, where he tallied 41 points as a rookie, garnering Calder Trophy consideration as Rookie of the Year.

Over the next four seasons, as the Islander team improved, Nystrom became one of the steadiest two way forwards in the league. In each his first five seasons he collected over 20 goals, including a career high 30 in 1977-78, while playing a strong checking and defensive game as well.

Nystrom was one of the hardest working, if not most talented, members of the New York Islanders, who were quickly becoming one of the most feared and respected clubs in the NHL. Although Nystrom, who was nicknamed "Thor" by his teammates, had developed into a very skilled and respected fighter with a physical edge to his game, Nystrom took it upon himself to improve his skating ability. He regularly took power skating classes, and in time, became a fairly fluid skater with strong hockey instincts.

As with many of the Islanders of the early 1980s, those instincts seemed to be more in tune when the playoffs rolled around. Nystrom has been known as one of the all-time clutch players in NHL Stanley Cup playoff history.

GP G A Pts PIM
900 235 278 513 1248



Oh yeah he had a kid that plays somewhere in the NHL I heard

[Tiger]

For Left wing I proudly present to you Александр Сергеевич Якушев







Alexander Yakushev
Team USSR # 15
Nicknamed the “Big Yak”, Alexander Yakushev was one of the most famous hockey forwards of the 1970's. Although he had a very impressive size, his style was not based on intimidating opponents or physical dominance. In fact, Yakushev was a very clean player and a gentleman on and off the ice. He was highly respected by hockey professionals for his working ethics in both game and practice. Yakushev had a wickedly strong slapshot and was famous for his powerful strides that let him pass the defense lines of the best teams in the world. His name is on the list of top ranking Russian scorers of all time. Hockey experts frequently notice that his best career games was always against the Canadian professionals. Yakushev played in Spartak Moscow and was instrumental in its championships and rivalry against the mighty CSKA in the 1960's and 1970's. As a team player, Yakushev had a very special chemistry with his line partner Vladimir Shadrin and, in various times, with either Alex Martynyuk or Valery Shalimov. After retiring from hockey, Yakushev coached Spartak Moscow and, briefly, Team USSR.
Career Statistics Competitions Years GP G
USSR League 1963-1980 568 GP 339 G Team USSR 1965-1977 201GP 145G

CAREER HIGHLIGTS:

• Played in the following clubs of the USSR Elite League: Spartak Moscow
• USSR Gold (3): 1967, 1969, 1976
• WC Gold: 1967, 1969-1970, 1973-1975, 1978-1979
• Olympics Gold: 1972, 1976
• National Awards:
  USSR All Stars 1976
  Scoring Leader (G) 1974
  Merited Sports Master (USSR ZMS) 1970
• International Awards:
  WC Best Forward 1975
  IIHF All Stars 1974, 1975
  IIHF Hall of Fame 2002

[RougeUnderoos]

I stumbled across some amateur film footage of the 1956 game of the Habs winning the Stanley Cup over Detroit.

Be warned, it is of low quality and possibly seizure-inducing because of the hack editing and the loop of the modern "Ole Ole Ole" song, but still, it's pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bPttZ67AK0

[CMPunk]

Protto AK'd himself til morning and allowed me to make my next selection.

With our 16th Round pick, Punk's Puckers select:

In Goal

#30 Chris Osgood



Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He spent the first part of his career with Detroit, and then played for the New York Islanders and the St. Louis Blues during his 14-year NHL career before returning to Detroit in 2005. He has won three Stanley Cup championships in his career, all with the Red Wings, with two of them coming while he was starting goaltender. He is the final NHL goalie to wear a player's helmet/cage combo instead of a normal goalie mask.

Awards and achievements

• Member of the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings - 1997, 1998, 2008 (starting goaltender in 1998 and 2008)
• 2 time winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (shared with Mike Vernon - 1996), (shared with Dominik Hasek - 2008)
• Ranks 12th all-time in wins by an NHL goaltender[1]
• Played in
  • 1996 NHL All-Star Game
  • 1997 NHL All-Star Game
  • 1998 NHL All-Star Game
  • 2008 NHL All-Star Game (Named starter by Red Wings and Western Conference head coach Mike Babcock)
• Named to NHL Second All-Star Team after 1995–96 season
• Named to WHL East Second All-Star Team after 1990–91 season
• Led NHL in GAA in 2008 (regular season 2.09 & playoffs 1.55)
• Led NHL in Wins in 1996
• Scored a goal vs. Hartford Whalers, March 6, 1996.
• First goaltender since Terry Sawchuk to win Stanley Cups ten years or more apart as a starter (Sawchuk in 1955 and 1967)

[cyclone3483]

well then, the Cyclones are bent on selecting as their last LW, Doug Bentley
(again, how did he last this long?)



Doug Bentley's life in hockey stretched over some 30 years, beginning with the Delisle Tigers in his hometown in Saskatchewan and finishing as a coach in the Western Hockey League. He played most of his minor hockey with the Moose Jaw Millers and joined the Chicago Black Hawks for the 1939-40 season, and the following year his brother Max joined the team. In 1946 they played with Bill Mosienko on a line that became known as the Pony Line.

Doug played left wing and was known as a "complete" player. Although he weighed only 145 pounds during his heyday, he had tremendous speed and was a natural goal scorer. Six times he had 20 or more goals in a season, and in 1942-43 he led the NHL in points. It was during that season that the Bentleys made history. Their youngest brother, Reggie, was called up from the minors and played 11 games with Doug and Max, the first time three brothers played as a complete forward line. Doug was also exciting to watch and frequently had more ice time than anyone else in the game. Because of his speed, he was one of the great backcheckers of his era as well.

On January 28, 1943, they and Bill Thoms had one of the best nights a line has ever had in the NHL. The Hawks beat the Rangers 10-1 and the three combined for 17 scoring points including six goals. Doug had two goals and six points; Max four and six points; and Thom's five assists.

Doug's career and life took an unexpected turn during the war. At the start of the 1944-45 season, the Hawks traveled to Canada to play an exhibition game. When it came time to cross the border to return to Chicago, Doug was denied permission to leave his homeland. As a result, he spent the entire year playing senior hockey for the Laura Beavers, out of the NHL.

Although he had much personal success, Doug's Hawks rarely excelled. He played 566 regular season games but only 23 playoff games, a clear reflection of the team's poor performance in the standings. Much of the blame for the team's failings rested on the shoulders of owner Bill Tobin, who took over as manager after the sudden death of Major McLaughlin on December 17, 1944. "Tobin is so cheap," Leafs owner Conn Smythe said, "that he wouldn't pay 10 cents to see the Statue of Liberty take a swan dive into New York Harbour."

In 1950 Doug Bentley was voted by the Herald American as the top hockey player in Chicago for the first half of the century.

• Art Ross Trophy (1943)
• First All-Star Team Left Wing (1943, 1944, 1947)
• Second All-Star Team centre (1949)
• Lead NHL in Goals twice
• Voted by the Herald American as the top hockey player in Chicago for the first half of the century (1950)
• Hockey Hall of Fame
• And named among the top 100 players of all-time (Hockey News)

Team Cylones recap:
Center-1: Stan Mikita (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 6x1st team, 2x2nd team, 2x Bying, Patrick, HHOF)
Center-2: Guy Carbonneau (3x Selke, and 2x runner-up)
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, HHOF)
Left Wing-1: Bobby Hull (2xHart, 3xArt Ross, 10x1st team, 2x2nd team, Patrick, HHOF)
Left Wing-2: Michel Goulet (3xBying, 3x1st team, 2x2nd team, HHOF)
Left Wing-3: John Leclair (2x +/- lead, 2x1st team, 3x2nd team)
Left Wing-4: Doug Bentley (Art Ross, 2x led in goals, 3x 1st team, 1x 2nd team, HHOF)
Defence-1: Dit Clapper (3x1st team, 3x2nd team, HHOF)
Defence-2: Pierre Pilote (3xNorris, 5x1st team, 3x2nd team, HHOF)
Defence-3: Mark Howe (3xNorris runner-up, 3x1st team, 1x +/- lead)
Defence-4: Earl Seibert (4x1st team, 6x2nd team, HHOF)
Defence-5: Jacques Laperriere (Norris, Calder, 2x1st team, 2x2nd team, 1x +/- lead, HHOF)
Defence-6: Vladimir Konstantinov (Norris finalist, 1x2nd team, Soviet National Team Captain)
Goalie-1: Dominik Hasek (2xHart, 2xPearson, 6xVezina, 3xJennings, 5x1st team)
Arena: Maple Leaf Gardens

[Dion]

Impressive team you have ther Cyclone. Especially on defence

[Aeneas]

For my other goalie, Team "Give Blood, play hockey" selects from the Czech Republic,

G Jiri Holecek

IIHF HOF
3 time Gold medal winner at World's
5 time Best goalie at World's
2 time Olympian
1 Canada Cup
6 time Czech league champion
1 time Czech league MVP

http://www.1972summitseries.com/otherholecek.html

[cyclone3483]

Berger is up, so I will try my prognosticating again:

He already has Art Ross, King Clancy, Lester Patrick and Hobey Baker. Dude is drafting trophies!

• If he could draft Lady Bying or Lord Stanley, he would.
• If we had a builder or commish category, he'd be all over Frank Selke, Conn Smythe, Clarence Campbell, etc.
• Can't take Frank Adams since he already has his coach.
• And he missed out on Rocket Richard and Mark Messier.

So what's left:

Georges Vezina - G
Roger Crozier - G
Bill Masterton - C
Emile Francis - G (AHL award)
Doug Wickenheiser - C (WHL award)
Bobby Smith - C (OHL award)
Pekka Rautakallio - D (SM-liiga trophy)
Kevin Lowe - D (QMJHL award, I think it is awarded to the GM who makes the most atrocious mess of his team)

I call Vezina. But I secretly hope KLowe.

[WindomURL]

cyclone, I was gonna bitch and complain about how I'd be happier if you'd not influence the draft and let people do their own research...

until I actually read your post. BWAHAHA!!

[Prototype]

"It's a great day for hockey"

Team Modern Era selects as their coach...



Robert "Badger Bob" Johnson (March 4, 1931 – November 26, 1991) was an American college and professional ice hockey coach.
Johnson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Minneapolis Central High School and the University of Minnesota, where he played hockey under legendary coach John Mariucci.

After serving as a medic during the Korean War, Johnson began his coaching career at a high school in Warroad, Minnesota. He later coached hockey at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. He would teach his History class using a hockey stick as a pointer to the chalkboard. He became the head hockey coach at Colorado College in 1963.

In 1966, he moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was head coach until 1981. He led the Badgers to seven NCAA tournaments, winning three championships in 1973, 1977, and 1981. It was at Wisconsin where Johnson earned the nickname, "Badger Bob."

He coached the 1976 Winter Olympic hockey team, the 1981, 1984 and 1987 U.S. teams in the Canada Cup tournament, and the 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1981 U.S. national teams.

In 1982 Johnson began his National Hockey League career when he became the head coach of the Calgary Flames, a position he held for five seasons. In the 1985–86 season, he coached the Flames to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost 4 games to 1 to the Montreal Canadiens. From 1987 until 1990, he served as the President of USA Hockey. Then in 1990, he was named the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his first season, he led the team, which was led by superstar Mario Lemieux, to a Stanley Cup championship victory over the Minnesota North Stars, four games to two. He was well-known amongst players and fans for his enthusiasm and unflappable optimism, immortalized through his famous catchphrase "It's a great day for hockey!"

In August 1991, as he was preparing the US team for the upcoming Canada Cup tournament, Johnson suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalized, where he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He turned his Penguins coaching duties over to Scotty Bowman and began treatment.

Johnson died of brain cancer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 26, 1991. After his death, his catchphrase was emblazoned on a banner hanging over the ice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was painted at the bluelines on the ice in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena. In memoriam, it remained on the ice there for the remainder of the season. In addition, Penguins players would wear a patch on the left sleeve of their jerseys with the word "BADGER" under his birth and death years. Pittsburgh also put his name on the Stanley Cup a second time after their second straight Cup victory in 1992.

Johnson was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987, United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.

NHL Games Coached - 480
Wins - 232
Losses - 186
Ties - 58

2 Finals appearances (CGY 85-86, PIT 90-91), 1 Stanley Cup (PIT 90-91).

[WindomURL]

Berger's 15 hours expired a few minutes ago, but I don't think any harm will be done to his team as most of us pick like we were under 90 years old

Go Jagger Go!