Team Marleau! Hammered! is pissed off at czure32 for taking Gerry Cheevers, but will fill its backup Goalie slot with yet another "jerk" Tom Barrasso
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Tom Barrasso grew up in the town of Stow, Massachusetts, playing ice hockey on an outdoor rink. He started playing goalie when he was only 5 years old and by the time he was a teenager, playing in net for Acton-Boxborough high school with fellow NHL players Bob Sweeney and Jeff Norton, Barrasso was considered one of the most promising American goaltending prospects of all time. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the 5th overall pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the highest drafted goalie ever until Roberto Luongo was taken 4th overall in 1997. Skipping a college career, he went straight from high school to the NHL where he exceeded all expectations. At the time of his debut with the Sabres on October 5, 1983, less than six months after graduating from high school, Barrasso was the youngest goaltender to play and win a game in the NHL since Harry Lumley nearly forty years prior. He won the Calder Trophy and Vezina Trophy in his first season, becoming just the third player to win both awards in the same year.
In 1988, the Sabres traded Barrasso to the Pittsburgh Penguins where he won two Stanley Cups, in 1991 and 1992. It was his outstanding play in these Cup runs that established him as a "money goalie", someone who could deliver wins when it counted the most. In the following years, Barrasso almost entirely missed two seasons, the 1994–95 NHL season and the 1996–97 NHL season with injuries but came back with good performances in the next years. In 1997 he became the first American goaltender to record 300 NHL wins.
Team He Shoots.......He Scooooores!!!! is happy to add some size & grit at Right Wing, as well as someone who can add some points on occasion, Bob Probert.
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Probert was drafted as the 4th pick in the third round (46th overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, in which the Red Wings also selected Kocur and Steve Yzerman.
During the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons, Probert spent the majority of his time with the Red Wings while occasionally playing for their minor league affiliate at the time, the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League. While he wasn't the most prolific pointmaker in the 1985-86 season, he finished third on the team in penalty minutes behind Kocur and Randy Ladouceur, both of whom played more regular season games than Probert. In the 1986-87 season, Probert accumulated only 24 points, but amassed 221 penalty minutes.
The 1987-88 season saw Probert develop his fighting abilities and reputation as a tough guy with 398 penalty minutes. He also tied for third on the team in points with 62 (Petr Klima also had 62 points). That season, Probert played in his first (and only) NHL All-Star Game, and he contributed the most points during the Red Wings' playoff run, in which Yzerman missed all but the final three games with a knee injury.
Probert's career hit a snag in 1989 when he was arrested for cocaine possession while crossing the Detroit-Windsor border.[2] He served three months in a federal prison in Minnesota, three more months in a halfway house, and was indefinitely suspended from the NHL. The NHL lifted the suspension at the conclusion of his prison term.[3]
When Probert returned to the Red Wings, he was temporarily one of the Alternate Captains of the team along with Gerard Gallant. While his penalty minutes remained high, he also averaged 40 points a season. During his last season with the Red Wings, he accumulated 17 points for the team.
At this time, Probert was once again in trouble with the law. On July 15, 1994, Probert suffered minor injuries when he crashed his motorcycle into a car while driving in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Police determined that his bloodalcohol level was approximately triple the legal limit, and that there were also trace amounts of cocaine in his system.[4] At the time of the accident, Probert had been ruled an unrestricted free agent. On July 19, the Red Wings announced that they would not offer a contract to Probert. "This is the end," said senior vice-president Jim Devellano. "[In] my 12 years with the organization ... we've never spent more time on one player and his problems than we have on Probert."
Probert's first season with the Blackhawks was the last in which he accumulated over 40 points in a season. From then on, his points and penalty minutes gradually decreased. While he never returned to the levels of point production he achieved with the Red Wings, he remained a physical force on the ice and continued many long-term rivalries with other enforcers.[5]
Probert also sustained various injuries during his time with the Blackhawks, most notably a torn rotator cuff injury which caused him to miss most of the 1997-98 season.[4] One of the more noteworthy occurrences of his career with Chicago is that he scored the final NHL goal at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens on February 13, 1999.[6]
Fighting
Probert will always be remembered as one of the NHL's toughest players, in 16 NHL seasons he fought 285 NHL fights with a record of 176-50-59 and many enforcers considered him the toughest and most feared fighter in the NHL.[1] Several web sites, such as Hockeyfights.com, chronicle his long list of fights with other league enforcers. He saw it as his job to protect his teammates, especially Detroit captain Steve Yzerman. In a recent news story, he recalled a time that he sucker-punched enforcer Kevin Maguire of the Buffalo Sabres after Maguire pummelled Yzerman.[7]
A memorable fight on December 17, 1993 with former teammate Joe Kocur of the Rangers, during a brawl involving several players from both teams. Probert and Kocur had grabbed the nearest opposing player without realizing who it was, and continued trading punches even after they identified each other. Later on in Probert's Career, he would face Kocur a couple more times when he was with the Chicago Blackhawks.
A fight on December 11, 1993 in the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's first ever game at the Joe Louis Arena against the Wings, Probert and Stu Grimson fought 6 seconds into the game. This is notable as many children were in attendance due to the popularity of the Mighty Ducks franchise thanks to the Mighty Ducks movie series.
After a couple tip-offs from some secret folk, the Bawlf Blawkhawks would like to select one of the greatest all round athletes in Canadian history, Lionel Conacher as our fifth (?) defenseman.
Named Canada's top male athlete of the half-century in 1950, Lionel Conacher excelled in virtually every sport he took part in. Aptly named "the Big Train," the 6', 195-pound Conacher was a proficient NHL skater. He normally played left defense and was best known for his imposing physical presence, leadership skills and rock-solid play in his own zone.
I was more than a little worried that this guy might be taken before it gets back to me, so (with a little outside the box thinking here):
Cyclones are pleased to select as their coach...the coach...Mr. Brian Kilrea!
As a child, Brian Kilrea heard wonderful stories about professional hockey from his uncles. Hec, Wally and Ken had all enjoyed NHL careers. In fact, all three had been part of the Detroit Red Wing organization between 1936 to 1938. Born Octobr 21, 1934 in Ottawa, Brian assumed a passion and talent for hockey too, and embarked on a long, successful career.
Brian Kilrea played junior with the Hamilton Tiger Cubs. During his third season with Troy of the IHL, Kilrea was summoned to Detroit and played one game with the Red Wings in 1957-58. The season, returned to Troy, Brian was a Second Team All-Star in the IHL, scoring 33 goals and 93 points. Between 1958 and 1967, 'Killer' was a top performer for the AHL's Springfield Indians. He recorded six 20-goal seasons and helped Spingfield win three consecutive Calder Cups from 1960 to 1962.
In May 1967, his NHL rights were transferred to the expansion Los Angeles Kings after the franchise purchased the Springfield team. Kilrea returned to the NHL for 25 games and scored eight points, including the first goal in the history of the Kings' franchise. He returned to the minors for two and a half years before spending the 1969-70 season with the Denver Spurs of the World Hockey Association. After retiring as a player in 1970, Kilrea moved into the realm of coaching. He took over as coach of the OHA's Ottawa 67's and never looked back. He led the team to the Memorial Cup in 1984, then joined the New York Islanders as an assistant to Al Arbour for his first and only taste of NHL coaching. He returned to the Ottawa bench in 1986-87 and later won a second Memorial Cup in 1999. Kilrea developed an enormous list of future NHL stars, including Doug Wilson and Jim Fox. In the mid 1990's he was forced to assume a scouting role when his health suffered, but a short time later, he returned and set the Canadian junior record for coaching wins on January 17, 1997. The record 742nd win came courtesy of a 6-0 Ottawa thrashing of the North Bay Centennials to move past former Portland Winter Hawks coach Ken Hodge.
In 2002-03 Kilrea celebrated his 1,000th victory as a head coach in the CHL. Within months of this accomplishment, Brian Kilrea was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder Category. "This is the proudest moment of my life," Kilrea proclaimed in June 2003 when the announcement was made.
-5 Memorial Cup Finals
-2 Memorial Cups
-4 time OHA coach of the year
-2 time CHL coach of the year
-over 1200 career wins
-.588 lifetime winning percentage
-33 years coaching the same team! (Ottawa 67's)
-Hockey Hall Of Fame (builder)
-and the CHL coach of the year award is NAMED AFTER HIM!
Imagine this team:
Bobby Smith-Gary Roberts-Chris Simon Michael Peca-Shean Donovan-Stu Gavin Andrew Cassels-Adam Creighton-Randy Cunneyworth Tim Young-Kris Draper-Steve Payne
Despite Avery's relatively average physical dimensions (5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)), he is considered to be one of the best agitators in the NHL. Because of his style of play, Avery has made many enemies in the NHL and is considered a pest by many. In a 2007 poll of 283 NHL players, 66.4% said that Sean Avery was the most hated player in the league.[34]
Avery "screening" Brodeur
During an April 13, 2008 first round playoff game against the New Jersey Devils, Avery screened goaltender Martin Brodeur during a two-man advantage on the powerplay. He waved his hands and stick in front of Brodeur in an attempt to distract him and block his view. The puck was later cleared out of the Devils' end zone but on the second Rangers offensive attack, Avery scored the powerplay goal.
Although screening is a common tactic used, notable in this instance was that Avery had spent the initial part of the play facing Brodeur while ignoring the puck. While not an explicit rules violation, many NHL commentators and players described Avery's actions as unsportsmanlike.[35] The following day, the NHL issued an interpretation of the league's unsportsmanlike conduct rule to cover actions such as the one employed by Avery. [36] Don Cherry told Toronto radio station The FAN 590 on Avery's tactic, "I've known this kid since he was about 16 years old; Once a jerk, always a jerk. You can't blame the referee, because 'he couldn't believe what he was seeing.'"[37]
On December 2, 2008, prior to the Stars' morning skate in preparation for a game against the Calgary Flames, Avery approached the assembled reporters in the dressing room and informed them that he was about to make a statement. He proceeded to make the following comment directed towards Flames' defenceman Dion Phaneuf, who is dating Avery's ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert, and presumably also Kings forward Jarret Stoll, who is dating another of Avery's ex-girlfriends, Rachel Hunter:
“ I'm just going to say one thing. I'm really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada. I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds. I don't know what that's about, but enjoy the game tonight. ” Within hours, the NHL suspended him indefinitely for "conduct detrimental to the league or the game of hockey." His comments were met with near-unanimous condemnation by the Stars organization, fellow players, and fans alike. Stars owner Tom Hicks said that the team would have suspended Avery had the NHL not acted first.[26] Avery apologized the next day, calling his actions "a bad attempt to build excitement for the game."[27]
On December 5, the NHL fixed Avery's suspension at six games, retroactive to the December 2 game against the Flames. He voluntarily agreed to undergo an anger management evaluation, and structured counseling if necessary, due to what the NHL called "unacceptable and antisocial" behavior "at odds with the manner in which his more than 700 fellow players conduct themselves." The league also disclosed that Avery had been warned before about his behavior by both CommissionerGary Bettman and league disciplinarian Colin Campbell.[28]
On December 14, 2008--only hours after the last game of Avery's suspension--the Stars announced that Avery would not return to the team. However, Hull said the Stars would continue to honor Avery's contract and support him while he gets help.[29] Earlier, TSN reported that Stars' management were actively pursuing all options to permanently rid themselves of Avery.[24] Hull said one factor in the decision was that coach Dave Tippett and the rest of the team didn't want to take Avery back. Earlier, Tippett had said he'd specifically told Avery not to talk to the media about his former girlfriends, and was very upset when he did so.[30]
Avery was placed on waivers by the Stars on February 7, 2009,[31] and cleared waivers on February 9, 2009.[32] Avery was then assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack, the New York Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, although he remained a member of the Stars' organization.[33]
Team He Shoots.......He Scooooores!!!! is happy to add some size & grit at Right Wing, as well as someone who can add some points on occasion, Bob Probert.
I was more than a little worried that this guy might be taken before it gets back to me, so (with a little outside the box thinking here):
Cyclones are pleased to select as their coach...the coach...Mr. Brian Kilrea!
I wondered how long, or even if Kilrea would be selected.
There is definitely a very heavy NHL slant to this draft, so it would be easy to see someone like Kilrea get looked over
the winningest coach in the history of the CHL, and the junior hockey equivalent of Scotty Bowman.
I would argue that Kilrea's accomplishments are even better, as he has done it in junior, where youre turning boys into men, and player turnover is more frequent than in the NHL. When you think about it, in junior, even if you have a superstar player, at most you have him for what, 4 years (maybe 5) before hes gone, to put up the numbers Kilrea has in junior hockey is astounding
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I wondered how long, or even if Kilrea would be selected.
There is definitely a very heavy NHL slant to this draft, so it would be easy to see someone like Kilrea get looked over
the winningest coach in the history of the CHL, and the junior hockey equivalent of Scotty Bowman.
I would argue that Kilrea's accomplishments are even better, as he has done it in junior, where youre turning boys into men, and player turnover is more frequent than in the NHL. When you think about it, in junior, even if you have a superstar player, at most you have him for what, 4 years (maybe 5) before hes gone, to put up the numbers Kilrea has in junior hockey is astounding
I actually hadn't even thought of him until a couple rounds ago because I was too focused on NHL coaches. Winning the Memorial Cup is a real accomplishment considering there are 60 CHL teams. So statistically (given the # of years he's coached), he should have been in the Cup twice and won a half of a cup. He's got 5 appearances and 2 cups.
And name me a coach that has ever lasted HALF as many years with the same team as Kilrea has. You'd be hard pressed, there might be one or two, but you'd be hard pressed for sure.
As soon as I thought of him, I was sold instantly. I was worried someone might get wise since we've had some non-NHL players and coaches selected (Russians, Czechs and collegiates, oh my).
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My dressing room has some sack, unlike the dallasStars dressing room
How long do you think Avery will peacefully coexist with Patrick Roy and Don Cherry?
Maybe Ted Lindsay and Eddie Shore will just have to tune him up every now and then to keep him in line. What am I saying, no one will ever keep this loose cannon in line for long. Not even a leadership core like Francis, Sutter, and Brind'Amour.
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The Beantown Bruins are proud to select as our #4 LW John Ferguson Sr.
Ferguson played his junior hockey in Western Canada, with the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 1956-57, and 1958-1959. In 1959-1960, he was playing professionslly with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League. In 1960, he moved to the American Hockey League and the Cleveland Barons.
In 1963-64, he was promoted to the Canadiens as an "enforcer" to protect captain Jean Beliveau from aggressive defenders--merely twelve seconds into his first NHL game, he was in a fight with "Terrible" Ted Green of the Boston Bruins; Ferguson won the fight. It was said that his unexpected retirement in 1971 caused problems for the Canadiens, who then started getting roughed up by other teams. Rumours persisted that General Manager Sam Pollock wanted to bring him out of retirement.
Ferguson was also a potential offensive threat. Playing on a line with Beliveau, Ferguson led all NHL rookies in scoring in his first season and finished as runner-up for Calder Trophy in 1963-64. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound left-winger also scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1969, during a season that saw him score a career-high 29 goals with a plus-30 rating. In 85 post-season games, he scored 20 goals and added 18 assists. He also earned two selections to the All-Star Game.
During his playing career, he won the Stanley Cup five times: in the years 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1971, and always earned more than 100 penalty minutes in a regular season.
He's most famous for his fighting abilities, going into the stands in Madison Square Garden and assaulting Andy Van Hellemond, but O'Reilly was a great hockey player.
In 77-78 and 78-79 he scored 167 points in 157 games while racking up 416 penalty minutes. He got 90 points one year. He was the captain of the B's for a couple years and played in the all-star game twice. He has a career +/- of 212, which is pretty good.
Brian Kilrea played junior with the Hamilton Tiger Cubs. During his third season with Troy of the IHL, Kilrea was summoned to Detroit and played one game with the Red Wings in 1957-58. The season, returned to Troy, Brian was a Second Team All-Star in the IHL, scoring 33 goals and 93 points. Between 1958 and 1967, 'Killer' was a top performer for the AHL's Springfield Indians. He recorded six 20-goal seasons and helped Spingfield win three consecutive 
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Winning the Memorial Cup is a real accomplishment considering there are 60 CHL teams. So statistically (given the # of years he's coached), he should have been in the Cup twice and won a half of a cup. He's got 5 appearances and 2 cups.
