Take heart Cyclone, at least Schremp would be better than everybody's favourite ex-Flame, Rico Fata!
(Or maybe not, Schremp has been tainted by the grease up North, altho the fact that they don't seem to want him on the team might only elevate his value....)
With my third round pick, I'd like to take Herb Brooks in the position of coach.
Info to come later...
And here it is:
Born August 5, 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Herb dreamt of a professional hockey career like most young players. His St. Paul Johnson High School collected Minnesota's high school hockey championship in 1955, fuelled in part by two goals from Brooks in the championship contest. Herb later played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers between 1955 and 1959.
His international successes began early. As a player, Herb was a member of the United States National Team during two Olympic Games, and participated in five World Championships.
Brooks then moved into coaching, guiding the Golden Gophers for seven seasons beginning in 1972, collecting three NCAA Division 1 National Championships (1974, 1976 and 1979) and back-to-back WCHA championships in 1974 and 1975. Named WCHA Coach of the Year for 1973-74, Herb finished his collegiate coaching with a record of 175 wins, 101 losses and 20 ties.
After coaching Team USA at the 1979 World Championship, Brooks was named general manager and head coach of Team USA for the 1980 Winter Olympics. The team astonished the hockey world by collecting the gold medal in a triumph that has been heralded by the press as the 'Miracle On Ice.' The 2005 motion picture 'Miracle' chronicled the extraordinary accomplishment.
Herb coached France at the 1998 Olympics, returning to coach Team USA to a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Games.
After the 1980 Olympics, Herb coached Davos of the Swiss League for one season, then joined the New York Rangers from 1981 to 1985. During his tenure in New York, Brooks earned renown for reaching the 100-win plateau faster than any previous Rangers coach and was named The Sporting News' Coach of the Year in 1981-82.
After a season coaching St. Cloud State University, Herb became the first Minnesota native to coach the Minnesota North Stars when he joined the franchise in 1987-88. He later coached the New Jersey Devils in 1992-93 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1999-2000.
Through his NHL coaching career, Herb Brooks compiled a record of 219 wins, 221 losses and 66 ties during regular season play, and 19 wins and 21 losses in playoff contests.
As a member of the gold medal-winning United States Olympic Team in 1980, Brooks and his team were awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for contributions to American hockey in 1980. He earned the same honour as an individual in 2002. In 1990, Herb was honoured by being inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, earning election to the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame in 1999. Herb Brooks was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006, his life tragically ended in a single car accident in Forest Lake, Minnesota on August 11, 2003.ed the organization to the 2006 Memorial Cup title.
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.
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.
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)
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I had a feeling someone would grab Toe for coach, but not this early. No big deal.
Poor guy had Alzheimers for years and finally died in 1995. He didn't speak or recognize anyone for his last years. Friends said the only time there was life in his eyes was when they wheeled him over to the TV to watch hockey.
With our 3rd round pick, Punks Puckers would like to select:
#10 Ron Francis
Francis was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in round 1 (fourth overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He was a model of consistency, averaging more than a point a game in over 1700 games in 23 seasons. His three Lady Byng Trophies attest to his gentlemanly conduct on and off the ice. Francis stands second all-time in career assists behind Wayne Gretzky with 1,249, fourth in career points (1,798), third in games played (1,731), and twenty-first in career goals (549).
We are disapointed that Jaromir Jagr is not on the board, but it does save us from having a list of 4 to choose from for this pick. The 3 we have in mind are all amazing players for their specific reasons for choosing them, but one stands out over the others.
Team Broken Skate Lace selects:
(Please keep in mind we have chosen the RW, not the GM)
Easily one of the purest tallents to play the game, and the unpurest mouthpieces.
Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago) is a former NHL player, the current co-general manager of the Dallas Stars, and the son of legendary player Bobby Hull and nephew of Dennis Hull, also known as "The Golden Brett". Though in the earliest years of his career few saw him as a potential star, the colorful and often outspoken Hull announced his retirement on October 15, 2005 with 741 career goals, placing him third on the all-time list. He played for the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes. He also scored a controversial Stanley Cup winning goal on Buffalo SabresgoaltenderDominik Hašek in 1999 to give Dallas their only Cup win. Hull also won the Cup as a member of the Red Wings in 2002. The son of a Canadian father and American mother, he holds dual U.S./Canadian citizenship.
Finished his career with 741 goals (3rd all-time), 650 assists (48th all-time), 1391 points (19th all-time) and 1269 games (43rd all-time).
Named an NHL First Team All-Star in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1990.
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1991.
Won the Lester B. Pearson Award in 1991.
Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2001.
Scored 50 goals in 50 games twice in his career; only Wayne Gretzky, with three 50-50 seasons, has done it more often, and he and Gretzky are the only ones to do it more than once.
Won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award in 1987.
4th quickest to reach 500 goals based on number of games played.
Recorded 33 career Hat Tricks (4th all-time).
Led the NHL in Goals scored in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
All-time career leader in Playoff Powerplay Goals with 38.
Tied for 1st on the all-time Playoff Game Winning Goals list with 24.
Holds the St. Louis Blues franchise record for goals scored with 527.
Is the only hockey player ever to score 50 goals in a season in the NCAA, the minor leagues, and the NHL. In 1985-86 he scored 52 goals for the U. of Minnesota-Duluth; in 1986-87 he scored 50 goals for the Moncton Golden Flames of the AHL, and from 1989-1994 recorded 5 straight 50+ goal seasons (72,86,70,54,57) for the St. Louis Blues.
In 1998, before reaching several career milestones, he was ranked number 64 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
Won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1998-1999 and the Detroit Red Wings in 2001-2002.
On December 5, 2006, his #16 sweater was retired by the St. Louis Blues and raised to the rafters of the Scottrade Center. Along with his father, Bobby, they are the only father-son combo in any professional sport to have their respective numbers retired.
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.
Don't forget - he also made darn good doughnuts, esp cruellers!!!!
Party on!
PS - Proto, the Golden Brett was my player alternative but as mentioned, the really excellent coaches are few so I had to go with Toe - you can thank me anytime! J/K! LOL!
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Won four Stanley cups with Detroit, got traded and Detroit never one another cup until '96, played for Toronto and won 4 more cups and Toronto has never won another cup since, talk about being important to your team winning the cup.
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First All-Star Team Defense (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957) James Norris Memorial Trophy (1954) Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1951, 1953, 1954, 1961) Second All-Star Team Defense (1950, 1956)
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Well with everyone picking goalies we figured that we should as well, so with our third round selection the Beantown Bruins are proud to select Tony Esposito
For 1969–70, the Chicago Black Hawks (the team name during Esposito's playing days) claimed him from Montreal on waivers, known at the time as the "intra-league draft". Esposito had a spectacular season with Chicago, posting a 2.17 GAA and setting a modern day NHL record with 15 shutouts. Having not played enough games with Montreal, he was still eligible for, and won the Calder Trophy as the league's best rookie. He also took the Vezina Trophy and was named to the First All-Star team at season's end. He also balloted second for league MVP (Hart Trophy). It was during this record setting season he earned the nickname Tony 'O'. In 1970–71, he again proved to be one of the league's top goalies and helped Chicago finish first in the NHL's West division. The Black Hawks made it to the Stanley Cup finals, but lost in 7 games to Montreal. The following season he posted the lowest GAA of his career (1.77) and shared the Vezina with backup Gary Smith. He was again selected to the NHL's 1st All-Star team.
Esposito was named to Team Canada for the Summit Series of September, 1972. He was the first goalie to earn a win against the Soviets, splitting Canada's goaltending duties with Montreal's Ken Dryden. Esposito posted the lowest GAA of the three goalies who appeared in the series.
Awards and accomplishments
Stanley Cup Champion (1969)
Calder Memorial Trophy (1970)
NHL First All-Star Team Goalie (1970, 1972, 1980)
NHL Second All-Star Team Goalie (1973, 1974)
Vezina Trophy (1970, 1972, 1974)
Member of Canadian national team at 1972 Summit Series and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament
Played for United States national team in the 1981 Canada Cup
