Atd#8-MLII ***The All-Time AAA Draft *** (picks, rosters, everything in this thread)

The All-Time AAA Draft

All players not picked in ATD#8 and Atd#8-ML are draftable (no time period requirements)

Since this will be the equivalent of the ECHL or European leagues, players selected in the draft won't be expected to make up the entire roster. We will draft 12 guys, and the remaining member of the team will be assumed to be career minor league, non-alltime scrubs.

12 players to be picked: 6 forwards, 3 defensemen, 1 goalie and 2 free picks (goalie depth, role player, extra centers, coach, whatever).

NO DRAFT ORDER. At this stage that might be splitting hairs. Instead, ONE draft pick per team per day for 12 days. That way you can log on and do it at your convenience! :) The draft day starts at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern). So you can pick at the start of your day, and pick near the start of every round; or else pick in the evening, near the end of every round. Whenever. One pick per day. Miss a pick and indeed you can double up the next day, no problem.

After the draft we will open up voting to have a special award to the g.m. who is best at assembling the deepest pool of talent (The Lou Lamourello Trophy? what hockey mind is among the best at it?). We could also have an all-star team of best call-ups (all-time noteworthy three forwards, two defensemen and goalie from among all those in the draft).

Round 1: Tuesday, February 12th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Johnny McCreedy (f)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Bryan Marchment (d)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Pelle Eklund (c)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Mark Napier (rw)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Jimmy Carson (c)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Johnny Gagnon (rw)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Alexei Yashin (c)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Dennis Kearns (d)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Jack Evans (d)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Gordon Pettinger (c)

Round 2: Wednesday, February 13th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Bert Lindsay (g)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Darren McCarty (rw)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Art Jackson (c)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Carson Cooper (rw)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Alexei Zhitnik (d)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Gus Bodnar (c)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Bryan McCabe (d)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Michal Handzus (c)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Mike Walton (c)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Curt Giles (d)

Round 3: Thursday, February 14th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Greg Gilbert (lw)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Ryan Getzlaf (c)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Keith Brown (d)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Jimmy Herberts (c)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Jim Fox (f)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Dutch Reibel (c)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Don Simmons (g)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Marcus Ragnarsson (d)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Danny Lewicki (lw)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Vladimir Vikulov (rw)

Round 4: Friday, February 15th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Russ Courtnall (rw)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Howie Young (d)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Charley McVeigh (c)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Marty Burke (d)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Mario Lessard (g)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Bud Poile (rw)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Bob Rouse (d)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Billy McGimsie (d)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Joe Daley (g)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Tommy Salo (g)

Round 5: Saturday February 16th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Trent Yawney (d)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Lyle Odelein (d)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Rejean Houle (rw)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Buzz Boll (lw)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Lubomir Visnovsky (d)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Jim Dorey (d)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Len Thornson (c)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Byron Dafoe (g)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Billy Hicke (rw)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Ron Murphy (lw)

Round 6: Sunday, February 17th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Grant Ledyard (d)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Martin Lapointe (rw)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Dutch Gainor (lw)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Jocelyn Guevremont (d)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Anze Kopitar (c)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Joe Cooper (d)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Don Metz (rw)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Petr Klima (w)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Errol Thompson (lw)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Bob Kelly (lw)

Round 7: Monday, February 18th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Bill Derlago (c)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Chris Simon (lw)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Wayne Babych (rw)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Ray Whitney (lw)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Evgeny Malkin (c)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Bill Beveridge (g)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Dale Tallon (d)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Glen Murray (rw)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Leo Reise Sr. (f)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Lee Fogolin, Sr. (d)

Round 8: Tuesday, February 19th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Igor Kravchuk (d)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Shjon Podein (lw)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Mike McEwen (d)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Hal Winkler (g)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Tim Young (c)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Nick Mickoski (lw)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Alexei Zhamnov (c)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Alain Vigneault (coach)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Don Raleigh (c)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Joe Juneau (f)

Round 9: Wednesday, February 20th

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Howie Meeker (rw)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Billy Coutu (d)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Bill Fairbairn (rw)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Rick Smith (d)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Mark Hardy (d)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Bob Armstrong (d)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - John Brophy (coach)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Yuri Shatalov (d)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Al Dewsbury (d)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Carl Voss (c)

Round 10: Thursday, February 21st

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Parker MacDonald (lw)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Ray Emery (g)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Joel Quenneville (d)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Gord Lane (d)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Patrick Marleau (c)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Forbes Kennedy (c)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Sylvain Lefebvre (d)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Geoff Sanderson (lw)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Chico Maki (rw)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Tom Watt (coach)

Round 11: Friday, February 22nd (beginning 9:00 am eastern)

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Zarley Zalapski (d)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Olli Jokinen (c)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Gaetan Duchesne (lw)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Eric Daze (lw)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Billy Harris (rw)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Warren Godfrey (d)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Jimmy Ward (rw)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Don Saleski (rw)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Larry Wilson (c)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Billy Harris (c)

Round 12: Saturday, February 23rd

1. Transplanted Caper - Antigonish Bulldogs - Murray Craven (f)
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - Martin Biron (g)
3. papershoes & Johnny O - St. Catharines Falcons - Wayne Stephenson (g)
4. chaosrevolver & NateTheGreat- Niagara Falls Americanadians - Bob Hartley (coach)
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - Tom Laidlaw (d)
6. pitseleh & The_Hockey_Guy18 - L.A. Blades - Dave Creighton (c)
7. seventieslord - Regina Potholes - Vladimir Ruzicka (c)
8. vancityluongo - Alfredshems IK - Tony Tanti (lw)
9. pappyline - Chicago Cougars - Tom Webster (rw)
10. VanIslander - Greenville Grrrowl - Tom Bladon (d)


Note: Post as much info as you'd like but be prepared to have at least a 2-line bio for each player selected. At the end of the draft every team's collection of two line bios will be looked at together in our assessments of best overall crop of all-timers.

just make ONE post on this thread until everybody has posted once (for their rosters) after which open dialogue

today's round one :)

ST. CATHARINES FALCONS
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forwards (6): Pelle Eklund (C), Art Jackson (C), Charley McVeigh (LW), Rejean Houle (RW), Wayne Babych (RW), Norman 'Dutch' Gainor (LW)
defence (3): Keith Brown, Mike McEwen, Joel Quenneville
goalie (1): Wayne Stephenson
extras (2): Bill Fairbairn (RW), Gaetan Duchesne (LW)

Pelle Eklund (C): Blessed with skating, puckhandling and passing skills in 1983-84 Eklund won an Olympic bronze medal, a Canada Cup second place finish, a Swedish Elite League championship, a Swedish Golden Puck award as player of the year, and the nod as the Athlete of the Year in all of Sweden. In the NHL, Eklund became a powerplay and penalty kill specialist for the Flyers.

Art Jackson (C): In Boston, Jackson became a solid playmaker and checker playing as the third centre behind Bill Cowley and Milt Schmidt. He registered consecutive 20-goal seasons in 1942-43 and 1943-44 playing on a line with Cowley and Herb Cain. He recorded 301 points in 468 NHL games.

Keith Brown (D): A steady two-way performer for 16 NHL seasons he was equally proficient at looking after matters in his own zone and contributing on offence. A die-hard competitor, he reached double figures in goals twice and helped Chicago reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1992 and the semi-finals in 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1989

Charley McVeigh (LW): A retro Selke Award winner, McVeigh was a consistent two-way player for nearly 400 games in the 1920s and '30s. He managed to hit double figures in goals four times despite playing on weak teams for most of his career. His nine seasons in the NHL included 397 games played, 84 goals, and 88 assists

Rejean Houle (RW): First overall draft pick in 1969, averaged two ppg in junior (1969) scoring 53 goals and 55 assists in 54 games for 108 points, winning a Memorial Cup in 1969. Won five Stanley Cups (1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979) in 11 years with Montreal. Recorded 408 points in 635 NHL games and, 257 points in 214 WHA games.

Norman ‘Dutch’ Gainor (LW): He played four years in Beantown and his most productive NHL season occurred in 1929-30 when he tallied 18 goals and 49 points in 42 games. Gainor was plagued with the worst set of varicose veins known to mankind. But cosmetic appearance never seemed to bother Gainor, and it definitely did not effect his play as he was considered one of the top left wingers in the NHL in the mid to late 1920s. In 246 NHL games Gainor scored 51 goals and 107 points.

Wayne Babych (RW): Chosen 3rd overall in the 1978 Amateur Draft, the St. Louis Blues had big plans for the right winger, and he responded with 27 goals in his rookie year of 1978-79. Babych followed that up with a 26-goal outing the next year before exploding for 54 goals and 96 points in 1980-81. 438 points in 519 NHL games.

Mike McEwen (D): A talented offensive defenceman who played over 700 NHL games in the 1970s and '80s. He was a fine passer with an accurate shot but often clashed with coaches since he was somewhat of a free spirit. Won a Memorial Cup in 1975, accumulating 181 points in three junior seasons. During the 1976-77 season, McEwen impressed as a rookie with 43 points though his defensive zone coverage was spotty. Two years later, he scored a personal-high 20 goals and helped the Blueshirts reach the Stanley Cup finals. Won three Stanley Cups (1981, 1982, 1983) with the New York Islanders.

Bill ‘Bulldog’ Fairbairn (RW): An exemplary two-way forward who, in 658 career games, recorded four-20 goal seasons. Originally, slated to be a checker, In 1969-70 Fairbairn impressed as a rookie with 23 goals and 56 points, forming the ‘Bulldog Line’ with Dave Balon and Walt Tkaczuk. Recorded 423 points in 658 NHL games.

Joel Quenneville (D): Joel survived through 13 NHL seasons through intelligence and dependability and played a conservative and unspectacular defensive game at the NHL level, always making the safe play. Twice named the Whalers most valuable defenseman (1985 and 1986) he played a big role in helping Hartford win the Adams Division championship in 1987. He scored 54 goals and 190 points in 803 games, but his true worth was helping to develop young defensemen and quietly taking care of his own end.

Gaetan Duchesne (LW): A hard-working, responsible, defensively-oriented player Duchesne's best individual season was in 1986-87 in which he netted 17 goals and 35 assists for 52 points. The pinnacle of his career occurred in the 1991 playoffs when the North Stars shocked the hockey world by advancing all the way to the Stanley Cup finals. Gaetan Duchesne played in 1,028 games, scored 179 goals and 254 assists for 433 points.

Wayne Stephenson (G): Spent the majority of his young career with the Canadian National Team playing in several tournaments such as the World Championships in both 1967 and 1969, as well as the 1968 Olympics where he won a bronze medal. Represented the Flyers at the NHL All-Star Game in both 1976 and 1978. In 328 games, Stephenson recorded 146 wins and 14 shutouts, including 40 wins in the 1975-76 season, winning the Stanley Cup in 1975.

The Valletta Maltese
... THE TOUGHEST TEAM IN THE FEDERAL LEAGUE
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Chris Simon - Ryan Getzlaf - Darren McCarty
Shjon Podein - Olli Jokinen - Martin Lapointe

Howie Young (c) - Bryan Marchment
Lyle Odelein - Billy Coutu

Ray Emery
Martin Biron

YIP YIP FOR THE POODLES!

Three barks for the Grrrowl!

(yes, this is the roster thread.... also the pick thread.... make your FIRST pick in your roster post.... once everyone has posted once, then we can make second and third posts, etc.... make today's round one pick in your first/roster post.... i will post mine here too)

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Roster:

Forwards (6): Gordon Pettinger, Vladimir Vikulov, Ron Murphy, Bob Kelly, Joe Juneau, Carl Voss
Defensemen (3): Curt Giles, Lee Fogolin, Sr., Tom Bladon
Goaltender (1): Tommy Salo
Extras (2): Tom Watt, Billy Harris

Gordon Pettinger, lw/c, 4 Stanley Cups with 3 different NHL teams, captained Memorial Cup win, defecated in Stanley Cup and thereby stripped of his new Red Wings captaincy and traded, British-born, defensive minded

Curt Giles, d, captained North Stars 91 Stanley Cup run, was team MVP while rookie on North Stars 81 Stanley Cup run, 5-time team best d-man, 3-time team MVP, NCAA all-star, captain, multiple record holder

Vladimir Vikulov, rw/c, took opening face-off of '72 Summit Series then scored two GWGs, in Games 4 and 5; Soviet first team all-star (1970, 1971, 1972), 7 points in 4 games in Canada Cup '76, 14th all-time in Soviet scoring, 2 Olympic golds, multiple world championships

Tommy Salo, g, Olympic Gold 1994, IHL MVP '95 and playoff MVP '96, Oilers record for all-time lowest G.A.A. 2.40, in NHL all-star game (2000, 2002), top-ranked Swedish goalie (1994-2003), 210 NHL wins, 37 NHL shutouts

Ron Murphy, lw, his best scoring totals in his 18th NHL season on league's highest ever scoring line (to that date, 1969) with Esposito and Hodge, 1961 Stanley Cup champion, 1952 Memorial Cup champion, in an infamous vicious stick-swinging incident with Bernie Geoffrion

Bob Kelly, lw, "Hound Dog" Broadstreet Bully 2-time Stanley Cup champ, scored cup GWG in 1974, 362 points in 837 NHL games, offensive player in juniors, scored key streak-preserving goal in Philly 1980 NHL record 35 straight games unbeaten, manhandled the Red Army in 1976 4-1 win

Lee Fogolin, Sr., d, Stanley Cup in 1950, two-time all-star game (1950, 1951), known for "punishing checks and no-nonsense defensive style", 9-year NHL career, 575 PIM in 427 NHL games.

Joe Juneau, lw/c, 100+ point rookie season in Boston, two-way talent for years in Washington (Cup run '98) and short time in Buffalo (Cup run '99), in first 8 seasons had a playoff impressive 70 points in 82 NHL playoff games, became primarily defensive later in his career

Carl Voss, c, American-born, first-ever Calder trophy winner 1933 as best NHL rookie, 3-year great passing stats, scored 1938 Stanley Cup winning goal, his last goal due to career-ending injury months later, first player Conn Smythe ever signed after Voss was 1932 IHL MVP and champion.

Tom Watt, ass. coach, assistant coach on '84, '87 and '91 Canada Cup teams, assistant coach on Stanley Cup champion Flames in 1989, Jack Adams Trophy as NHL best coach (Jets 1982), coached with six NHL teams, in two Olympics, head coached 9 CIAU national championships (1965-1979)

Billy Harris, c, "Hinky" was the Leafs number one centre in terms of scoring in 1958 and 1959, three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Leafs (1962-64), 4-time all-star gamer, "dependable two-way", 345 points in 769 NHL games

Tom Bladon, d, "Bomber" set the NHL record for most points by a defenseman in a game with 4 goals and 4 assists, is a two-time Stanley Cup champion as Flyers offensive defenseman, had 10+ goals in five of his six seasons in Philly, all-star game selection his last two seasons as a Flyer.

Chicago Cougars

Danny Lewicki-Mike Walton-Bill Hicke
Errol Thompson-Don Raleigh-Chico Maki
Larry Wilson-Tom Webster

Jack Evans-Leo Reise Sr
Al Dewsbury

Joe Daley





d Jack "Tex" Evans. First played in the NHL in 1948, Spent 7 full seasons with the Rangers and 5 with the Blackhawks. A member of the 61 Blackhawk cup team where he was on the second pairing with St. Laurent. Scored a key goal in the deciding game of the 61 final.

c Mike Walton Through 12 NHL seasons, spent with Toronto, Boston, Vancouver, St. Louis and Chicago, Walton collected 448 points in 588 regular season contents. In three WHA seasons, Mike played 211 games and recorded 281 points, including a league-best 117 for Minnesota in 1973-74.

Lw Danny Lewicki was a consistent scorer during nine NHL seasons spent with three teams. Although he weighed only 148 lbs., the tenacious forward drove hard to the net and didn't back down against enemy checkers-Legends of hockey

g Joe Daley Daley served as the Jets back up in 1972-73, but he took the starting reigns the following year and enjoyed great success with them. In 1975-76 Daley won 41 games and backstopped the Jets to their first Avco Cup as league champions. By the time the WHA folded Daley was the winningest goaltender in league history and had three Avco Cup championships on his resume

Lw Errol thompson A speedy left-winger with a blazing shot, Errol Thompson played nearly 600 NHL games in the 1970s and '80s. He was a good-natured competitor whose skill allowed him to hit the 20-goal mark six times in his career.

D Leo Reise Sr He was an excellent skater and had a handy touch as a playmaker as well. He first gained fame with the senior-league Hamilton Tigers of the OHA. He manned their blueline for three seasons until the club hooked up with the NHL. Reise stayed on for parts of four seasons, tying Punch Broadbent of Ottawa for the league lead in assists in 1921-22.

D Al Dewsbury was one of the giants of the game in the 1940s and 1950s. By today's standards, he would be considered just an average-sized player, but back then a 6'2" 202-pound rearguard was a very imposing figure to many of the smaller players in the game. From an offensive perspective, his best year was 1951-52 when he scored seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points. Dewsbury did win a Cup while playing with the Red Wings in 1949-50.He was also on the 59 Canada world champs team.

C Larry wilson Brother of Johnny & father of Ron. Not a lengthy NHL career. Only 152 games but got his name on the Stanley cup with the Red Wings in 49-50. Had a long productive AHL career which probably means he was NHL calibre back in the 50's,

RW Tom Webster It was the 1970-71 campaign that saw Webster's NHL career come to life when he joined the Detroit Red Wings, Webster proved his worth, scoring 30 goals, assisting on 37 others for a highly productive 67-point season.
But the biggest move of Webster's professional hockey career came in 1972 when he and many other NHLers opted to try their hand at the new WHA. Webster joined the New England Whalers, where he enjoyed six productive seasons. In his first WHA year, Webster scored 53 goals and 50 assists for 103 points. In 352 WHA games, he amassed 220 goals, 205 assists and 425 points-Legends 0f Hockey

RW Chico Maki By the fall of 1962, Maki had earned himself a place with the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, where he remained for duration of his 13-year NHL career. Maki's best season from an offensive point of view was in 1970-71 when he tallied 22 goals and 48 points. played several seasons on a line with Bobby Hull

C Don Raleigh During the 1950 playoffs, he played heroically as the Rangers upset the Canadiens in the first round. Then, during the finals against the Wings, Raleigh scored overtime winners against goalie Harry Lumley to claim games four and five of the series. The Wings, however, roared back to take the final two games and the Stanley Cup.Raleigh remained a steady scorer and playmaker with the Rangers until 1955-56-Legends of hockey

RW Bill Hicke was a compact, fleet-footed skater who, as a junior with the Regina Pats, could put the puck in the net in a big way. The junior "phenom," received billing as the replacement for the Rocket.Naturally there was little Hicke could do to fulfill such expectations. He simply took advantage of the limited ice time he could steal away. During his six and a half seasons with the club, he did manage to score a modestly respectable number of points each year. He eventually ended up in Oakland, where he got plenty of ice time and an opportunity to net his best offensive numbers.

Blades' Roster

Nick Mickoski - Gus Bodnar - Bud Poile
xxx - Dutch Reibel - Johnny Gagnon
Forbes Kennedy
Dave Creighton

Jim Dorey - Joe Cooper
Warren Godfrey - Bob Armstrong

Bill Beveridge

RW Johnny Gagnon - Gagnon was the long-time linemate of Morenz and Joliat and was awarded a retroactive Conn Smythe for his performance in the 1931 playoffs. His best season came in 1936/37 when he finished sixth in points and goals. He was known as a very fiery competitor.

C Gus Bodnar - Bodnar was a fine scorer and playmaker in an NHL career that lasted nearly 700 games in the 1940s and '50s. He hit double figures in goals seven times and rarely found himself in the penalty box. Bodnar finished in the top-10 for both points and assists on multiple occassions. He also won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

C Dutch Reibel - Reibel's best season came in 1954/55 when he led the Red Wings in points and finished fourth in the league. It marked the only season between 1950/51 and 1960/61 that someone other than Gordie Howe finished first on the Red Wings in scoring. He followed that up with an eighth place finish in 55/56.

RW Bud Poile - Known as a big, tough player, Poile's best season came in 47/48 when he finished fifth in the league in goals and seventh in points. He also won two Cups with the Leafs as a long-time linemate of Gus Bodnar on the vaunted Flying Forts line.

D Jim Dorey - the big, imposing rearguard was tutored by Tim Horton during his days with the Leafs. He jumped to the WHA, where in his best season he was a second-team All-Star who also led the playoffs in assists.

Joe Cooper - At 6'1, 200, Cooper was one of the biggest and strongest players of his day (in the late 30's/early 40's), and he used his physical superiority whenever possible. Many opposing forwards dreaded having to rush the net, or, even worse, face Cooper along the back boards.

G Bill Beveridge - Beveridge had the unfortunate circumstance of playing the bulk of his career for three teams just prior to them folding. As a result, they usually had severely depleted rosters due to selling off most of their talent for a cash infusion. Despite that he was well respected for being a good goalie during his time.

LW Nick Mickoski - Left-winger Nick Mickoski played over 700 NHL games for four different clubs during the Original Six era. He was a fine goal scorer and playmaker whose 6'1" frame was difficult to bump off the puck. He was known as a strong two-way player.

D Bob Armstrong - A bruising, hard-hitting defenceman, Armstrong anchored the Boston blueline for every one of his 542 career NHL games after graduating from Stratford in junior hockey. He never rushed the puck, got into plenty of fights, and made it to the Stanley Cup finals twice, losing to Montreal in 1953 and again in 1957.

C Forbes Kennedy - Forbes Kennedy was a consistent checker and penalty killer in an NHL career that lasted over 600 games. He never scored more than thirty points in a season but was known as a relentless competitor who would not back down from anyone even though he was only 5'8".

D Warren Godfrey - Defenceman Warren Godfrey played nearly 800 NHL games in the 50s and 60s. He was best known as a reliable stay-at-home blueliner on the Detroit Red Wings for many years. His steady play helped Detroit finish first in the regular season standings once and contributed to playoff drives to the finals in 1956 and 1961.

C Dave Creighton - A five time NHL All-Star, Creighton was also an AHL MVP. He had three twenty goal seasons and topped out at 51 points during the original six era. He was a big, strong center who helped his team make it to the Stanley Cup finals three times, only to be stopped by the dominant Habs teams of the time.

NIAGARA FALLS AMERICANADIANS
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Coach: Bob Hartley (1998-2007)
F: Mark Napier (1978-1989)
F: Carson Cooper (1924-1932)
F: Jimmy Herberts (1924-1930)
F: Frank "Buzz" Boll (1932-1944)
F: Ray Whitney (1991-2008)
F: Eric Daze (1994-2006)
D: Marty Burke (1928-1938)
D: Jocelyn Guevremont (1971-1980)
D: Rick Smith (1968-1981)
D: Gord Lane (1975-1985)
G: Hal Winkler (1926-1928)


Bob Hartley
AHL and NHL Championship. Career Winning %. No nonsense Coach. Nuff Said.

Mark Napier
Right-winger Mark Napier was blessed with blinding speed and a natural scoring ability. He collected 235 goals and 306 assists while playing a solid defensive game during his 767 game career. Napier collected 2 40+ goal seasons and another 30 goal season with that. He also collected a stanley cup while in Montreal and recorded 3 goals for Team Canada during the 1982 World Championships, helping them to a bronze medal.

Carson Cooper
Carson "Shovel Shot" Cooper made an impact immediatly after entering the NHL. He was on offensive powerhouse for the Boston Bruins collecting 33 goals in his first 48 games between 1924 and 1926. Cooper went on to playing a healthy career recording 110 goals and 167 points in a 294 game career between 1924 and 1932.

Jimmy Herberts
His rookie season he had 24 points in 30 games. He followed that up in 1925-26 with 26 goals and five assists for a 31-point, 36-game season, the third highest scoring total in the NHL. An absolute offensive powerhouse. Herberts collected 83 goals and 114 points in a 206 game career that lasted 6 seasons.

Buzz Boll
Frank "Buzz" Boll was a fast skating left-winger who demonstrated an ability to score during a career that lasted eleven full seasons. He reached double figures in goals eight times and was considered one of the most consistent players in the league. Boll collected 263 points in a 437 game career while being a solid contributor on defense. Boll also played in one NHL All-Star Game.

Ray Whitney
Ray Whitney has collected 732 points in 905 games during his 15 year career. He was a dominant junior player and has collected one stanley cup and played in two all-star games. Whitney has recorded 7 20+ goal seasons and 2 30+ goal seasons while also putting up 8 30+ assists including 2 50+ assist seasons. Whitney was just an all-around consistent player.

Eric Daze
A 6"6 power forward that was great at scoring goals. Unforteunatly his career was cut short because of injuries. Daze recorded 226 goals and 398 points in 601 games while leading the Chicago Blackhawks once in scoring. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie team in 1996, played in the NHL All-Star game in '02 and won numerous junior awards. Daze recorded 4 30+ goal seasons in an 11 season career. He was also solid defensively and was fantastic when representing Team Canada in the World Championships.

Marty Burke
Defenceman Marty Burke played nearly 500 games in the 1920s and '30s. He was a adept at taking opposition forwards out of the play and feeding the puck up to his forwards. He could also play a nastier brand of hockey if matters on the ice required it. Later in his career, after he returned to Montreal, Burke was an integral part of the club that won consecutive Stanley Cups in 1930 and 1931.

Jocelyn Guevremont
Jocelyn Guevremont was an offensive defenseman who started becoming a very good defender 4 years into his career. He recorded 307 points in 571 games while recording a +141 between 1974-1979. Guevremont also had a solid playoff career putting up 21 points in 40 games. Guevremont was also chosen as an extra for the 1972 Summit Series and played in an NHL All-Star Game.

Rick Smith
He joined the Bruins in 1968-69, making a solid contribution to the team's efforts to secure Lord Stanley in 1970. By then, Smith had established himself as a solid, steady rearguard who always attended to the homework of his own zone. Smith enjoyed a 687 game career where he recorded 219 points and an extremely solid +185. He also recorded 26 points in 73 career playoff games where he enjoyed a cup in 1970 as a member of the Bruins.

Gord Lane
The up-and-coming Isles were in need of a tough, ornery defender whose profile fit Lane's to a tee.He was paired with Dave Langevin and as a duo the two played solid, kitty-bar-the-door defense that laid the necessary foundation to help lead the club to four-straight Stanley Cup victories. Lane has been credited as being the team's most effective defender during that era. He played a 539 game career while recording 113 points, capturing 4 Stanley Cups and being called "the team's most effective defender during that era."

Hal Winkler
Though he didn't play for too long. When Hal Winkler played, it was hard to find a better guy to tend your net. Winkler enjoyed just a two year career with the Boston Bruins in which he posted a 35-26-14 record in which he posted a 1.59 GAA and 21 shutouts in just 79 games. This means that in his brief NHL career 27% of Winkler's games were shutouts. That is an impressive stat. Winkler also lead a Boston Bruins team to the Stanley Cup Final and was involved in two Allan Cup Finals. A star goaltender that was one of the best during his era and will never get the recognition cause of his short career.

The Kings select 50 goal scorer Jimmy "The Governor" Carson

Alfredshems IK

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GM: vancityluongo

Coach: Alain Vigneault

Petr Klima - Michal Handzus - Glen Murray
Geoff Sanderson - Don Saleski (A) - Tony Tanti

Yuri Shatalov - Dennis Kearns (A)
Billy McGimsie (C) - Marcus Rangarsson

Byron Dafoe

With their first pick in the draft, Alfredshems IK select a guy who was once called "the Denis Potvin of the West". Previously held the record for the Canucks all-time leading scorer on defense, D Dennis Kearns.

With our second pick, we take a guy who'll provide us with some offensive talent, as well as size. He brings with him some international experience as well. A very balanced player, he'll center the top line, and play a two-way game making Alfredshems IK proud to select C Michal Handzus Michal will be expected to play at a level which he showed a few years back when he was nominated for the Selke trophy.

Pick number three will be used to take a guy that was a defensive anchor on the Swedish National team. A shutdown specialist, who also had a bit of an edge. Also a key member of the Flyers and Sharks defense for a number of years, he'll be counted on to play a solid defensive game, and make sure his presence is known whenever he steps foot on the ice. Local Swedish boy, D Marcus Ragnarsson.

It's not very often that with the fourth pick of an AAA draft a team can find a defenseman that is in the HHOF. Alfredshems IK has one. A legendary member of the Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles, with who he played his entire career. He finally accomplished his lifelong dream of winning the Stanley Cup in his final season. Inducted in to the HHOF in 1962, D Billy McGimsie.

With Alfredshems IK's 5th pick in the AAA draft, we select a guy who we think is the best goalie available. A key part of his Boston Bruins' and Washington Capitals' teams, he will solidify our backend, and be the key piece to defensive success. Also a good leader, and a decent fighter, as proved when he fought his good buddy Olaf Kolzig, G Byron Dafoe.

Alfredshems IK decided to take a different approach in round 6. We take possibly the most talented player in the draft, but also possibly the laziest. A guy who was so skilled, that many thought that if he had a better work ethic, he could be a legend in the game. If he plays to the best of his ability, then we have a steal on our hands, LW Petr Klima.

Some players fall out of the minor league draft. This is one of those guys. Alfredshems IK select a player who has proven that when placed with talent, he can score. A Boston Bruin who had a 44 goal season not too long ago, RW Glen Murray.

Alfredshems IK take another person who we think could've made one of the two previous drafts. Either as an assistant in the main draft, or a head coach in the minor league. In fact, Alfredshems IK thinks highly of this guy enough, that GM vancityluongo was thinking of taking him as a defensive co-ordinator in both the ATD and the MLD. Many may argue he doesn't belong in either of those drafts, but his Jack Adams win in 06-07 and runner-up in 99-00 would think otherwise. The mind behind the Alfredshems bench, Coach Alain Vigneault.

Alfredshems IK complete our defense core by selecting a member of the Soviet National teams of the past, D Yuri Shatalov. By adding Shatalov, we feel that we have completed a already potent core of defensemen.

Alfredshems IK decide to take a hardworking guy to help out with the offense. A guy with a lot of experience, and a very steady performer, with 5 30+ goal season, LW Geoff Sanderson.

One of the better defensive forwards remaing, not to mention one with a physical presence, Alfredshems IK are happy to select a key member of the Broad Street Bullies Flyers teams. Known as a hardworking guy who'd do pretty much anything for his teammates, F Don Saleski.

To round out the offense, and the entire team roster for that matter, Alfredshems IK select one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of the Vancouver Canucks (yes, I know, not saying much :D ;) :p:) a speedy winger who scored 5 straight seasons of 45, 39, 39, 41 and 40 goals, in order, from 83-84 to 87-88, with some pretty weak Canucks teams, F Tony Tanti.

The Antigonish Bulldogs

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Forward Johnny McCreedy
Johnny McCreedy played most of his hockey career in western Canada in the 1930s and 1940s and was commonly recognized as one of the better goal scorers of his era. He had a smooth-skating style and what he lacked in size, he made up for in quickness.


Goalie Bert Lindsay

In 1909, Lindsay was the starting goalie for the Creamery Kings when they joined the newly formed National Hockey Association. Lindsay starred for four seasons on the Victoria Aristocrats and led the PCHA in wins in 1913 and 1914. The talented backstopper was named to the association's all-star team in 1913.


Forward Greg Gilbert
Left-winger Greg Gilbert played over 800 NHL games with four different clubs in the 80s and 90s. He possessed above average offensive talent but carved a niche for himself as a big leaguer based on stellar defensive work and leadership skills.Gilbert looked solid while playing ten playoff games to help the Islanders win their fourth straight Stanley Cup.

Forward Russ Courtnall
Coming out of junior hockey, Russ Courtnall was considered one of the top prospects in 1983 and the Toronto Maple Leafs selected him seventh overall in the Entry Draft. He finished with 297 goals, 447 assists and 744 points in a 15-year NHL career.

Defenseman Trent Yawney
He played some of his best hockey as a member of coach Dave King's Canadian National Team. He had enough offensive ability to average 15 to 20 points season. Yawney has over 200 games of international hockey experience on his resume, including the 1988 Olympics and the World Championships of 1991 and 1992.

Defenseman Grant Ledyard
He began his pro career in the CHL as a fine playmaking defenceman on the Tulsa Oilers. In 1984, he was presented the Bob Gassoff Award as the most improved defenceman in the league. In his NHL career, Ledyard appeared in 1,028 regular season games. He scored 90 goals and added 276 assists.

Forward Bill Delargo
He recorded well over 400 career points in a spectacular junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, but was somewhat less spectacular in his professional career. He retired with 416 points in 555 NHL games.

Defenseman Igor Kravchuk
Kravchuk played in 699 regular season games, scoring 64 goals and 210 assists for 274 points, collecting 251 penalty minutes. He also played in 51 playoff games, scoring 6 goals and 15 assists for 21 points, collecting 18 penalty minutes. Kravchuk was also a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.


Foward Howie Meeker
Meeker missed the 1943 and 1944 seasons while serving in the Canadian military during the Second World War, but returned to join the Toronto Maple Leafs where he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as outstanding rookie player for the 1946-47 season. He played in three NHL All-Star games during his career of 346 games and won 4 Stanley Cups.

Forward Parker MacDonald
He found his stride and reached his full potential playing centre on a line with Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio of the famed "Production line". He had a career year in the 1962-63 season when he scored 33 goals with eight of those being game winning goals. He was elected to the Cape Breton Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.

Defenseman Zarley Zalapski
He was a member of the Canadian National Team from 1985 to 1988 and participated in the World Hockey Championships and Olympic games during that time. Zalapski was an offensive defenceman, posting a career high for goals in 1991-92 and points in 1992-93 as a member of the Hartford Whalers. He was a great skater with speed and agility during his prime years in the NHL.

Forward Murray Craven
Craven played his junior hockey with his hometown Medicine Hat Tigers, and his success there saw him selected by the Detroit Red Wings with their first-round pick (17th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. From an individual standpoint, Craven's best seasons came as a member of the Flyers. In 1987-88, he hit the 30-goal plateau while counting 76 points.

The Regina Potholes select, as their offensive star, former hart trophy runner-up Alexei Yashin. Alexei is easily the most talented player available and is the only avaialble player with 400+ adjusted career goals, and has a 100+ point lead on the next highest available player in terms of adjusted points.

Equally adept at scoring goals as he was at setting them up, Alexei Yashin had an NHL career where he was, at best, a bigger force to be reckoned with than the likes of Mats Sundin, and at worst, a decent first line player. In 1998-99, the big center posted career highs of 44 goals and 94 points, 38 points more than the next highest on the Sens, and good for 2nd and 6th in the NHL, earning him a Hart Trophy nomination.

Yashin will be aided by a supporting cast of players with grit, heart, leadership, a winning attitude, and a history of showing up in the playoffs, to offest his....... deficiencies.

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Forwards:

Alexei Yashin: Powerful offensive force. Ability to make his teammates better. A franchise player for a few NHL seasons. 1998-99 2nd team all-star and Hart trophy runner-up. Six 30-goal seasons.

Alexei Zhamnov: Point-Per-Game in each of first four NHL seasons. 719 NHL points. 9 20-goal seasons. Excellent playmaker and competitor. 1994-95 2nd team all-star and 3rd in NHL scoring race.

Len Thornson: IHL's all-time scoring leader, in considerably fewer games than anyone near him. Six-time IHL MVP. Three-time IHL leading scorer. Twice approached 2 points-per-game. Excellent playoff record, 88 pts in 64 games.

Don Metz: Forgotten Leaf was brother of checking ace Nick Metz. Played similar relentless checking game. Won two cups as a Leaf including the infamous come from behind win against Detroit, in which he had 7 points in the 4 wins after Hap Day inserted him into the lineup on a hunch.

Jimmy Ward: Twice top-10 in NHL assists, once top-10 in points. Rarely missed a game. 10+ goals in 10 of 12 seasons in days of 40-48 game schedules. Very dependable and likeable scorer.

Vladimir Ruzicka: 39 goals with Boston in 1991-92. Represented the Czechs in countless international competitions at all levels. 15-straight seasons over a point per game in the Czech league, and in 9 of 15 international competitions. Led the Czech league in goals once, points twice, and two-time MVP.


Defensemen:

Bryan McCabe: 410 Career points, 26 in the playoffs. For most of his career, a tough and gritty defenseman with ability at both ends of the ice. Became a power play specialist in his 30's. 4-time 15-goal scorer. Career high of 67 points. 2003-04 2nd team all-star. 2006 Olympic participant. Two Game-7 goals.

Dale Tallon: 336 Career NHL points in just 642 games. Scored 13+ goals five times in NHL career. 62 points in 1975-76.

Bob Rouse: Triple-tough stay at home crease-clearing defender. Six straight seasons in the final four with Toronto and Detroit. Two Stanley cups. 106 playoff games in six-season period. A fearless warrior. Modest PIM totals for a player of his ilk.

Sylvain Lefebvre: Another stay at home defensive warrior. One of the top shutdown defensemen of the 90's. Twice went to the final four with Toronto. Won a cup with Colorado in 1996. Stabilixed every defensive corps he ever joined.


Goalie:

Don Simmons: Two-time Stanley cup finalist with Boston during Montreal's dynasty seasons. 20 shutouts in just 249 NHL games. 13-11 in playoffs with 3 SO, 10% lower GAA than regular season average. Long, distinguished, and successful minor league career at a time where only 6 goalies could be in the NHL. 221-207-33, 16 SO.


Coach:

John Brophy. Only coach besides Scotty Bowman with 1000 professional hockey wins, and one of just four with 1000 wins in all of North America, at any level. Leads ECHL in all-time wins, playoff wins. Had 11 straight winning seasons in the ECHL and won 3 championships in that time. Fiery, intense, and unpredictable.

we have our roster posts all together! :handclap:

from now on comment and post as frequently as you like, simply updating your first post later to function as your roster post

We've all made a pick, so let's press.

RW Darren McCarty. Double-tough, decent offensive skills, three-time Cup winner with the Wings.

Gord Pettinger

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:stanley: :stanley: :stanley: :stanley: won it all with three different NHL franchises

This British-born, Canadian-raised NHL defensive-minded tall left wing/center won the Memorial Cup as captain of the Regina Pats and then went on to win four Stanley Cups with three different NHL franchises (Rangers, Red Wings, Bruins) - something only 5 players have ever done - and was supposedly named the Red Wings captain after their 1937 cup and - as tradition - each player got the trophy to do what they will and he - umm - how can I say this... he crapped in the Stanley Cup. That's right. The captain crapped in the cup. Dropped a deuce. As a result he lost his captaincy and was traded.

Gordon Pettinger, captain of the Red Wings, once defecated in it... That act was considered so outrageous, he was traded.
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as tradition - each player got the trophy to do what they will and he - umm - how can I say this... he crapped in the Stanley Cup. That's right. The captain crapped in the cup. Dropped a deuce. As a result he lost his captaincy and was traded.

did this really happen? what could possibly have compelled pettinger to drop a deuce in the cup?...who knows what he did the other three times:amazed:

did this really happen? what could possibly have compelled pettinger to drop a deuce in the cup?...who knows what he did the other three times:amazed:
I provided the link to the reputable source. Of course the NHL doesn't like to talk about such things, but the players never forget!

In 1937 I bet the emerging reverence for the cup might have seemed absurd to some, even NHL players, as there were other leagues when they were growing up, so it's not like the most esteemed thing, and the 30's was the Depression, so it wasn't the age of champagne slurping by millionaire respected public figures of professional athletes. It was probably a lark or a dare. He won the stanley cup before with another team, even won the memorial cup, so it wasn't something awe-inspiring to him, and he was a leader, captaining teams at the junior and pro level, so he has charisma and popularity he may have overestimated, and simply made a macho silly - perhaps even drunken - mistake in judgement.

ST. CATHARINES FALCONS

forwards (6): Pelle Eklund
defence (3):
goalie (1):
extras (2):

Pelle Eklund (C)

Golden Puck Award as Swedish Player of the Year (1984)
Swedish Elite League All-Star Team (1984)

Pelle Eklund was an eighth-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Flyers, 161st overall, in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Eklund grew up in Sweden and played with his country's national team before moving to North America in 1985. It's quite likely he went so low in the draft because teams were uncertain if he would leave his native country to play hockey.

In his rookie NHL season in 1985-86, Eklund played in 70 games, scoring 66 points, including 15 goals. The following year Eklund and the Flyers advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup finals but were defeated in a tough seven-game series by Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers.

Eklund played in at least 70 games in each of his first six years in Philadelphia, while playing in at least 50 games during his last two full seasons with the Flyers. Midway through the 1993-94 season, Eklund was dealt to the Dallas Stars where he played five games.

That marked the end of Eklund's NHL career. He chose to return to his own country to play for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite league. He played five years with the team before retiring from professional hockey in the spring of 1999 at the age of 36.

each player got the trophy to do what they will and he - umm - how can I say this... he crapped in the Stanley Cup. That's right. The captain crapped in the cup. Dropped a deuce. As a result he lost his captaincy and was traded.


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If he were a football player, he would have taken the Brown(s) to the Super Bowl, no matter for which team he played for

If he were a football player, he would have taken the Brown(s) to the Super Bowl, no matter for which team he played for
LOL :snide::snide::snide:

Chicago selects possibly the best offensive player still available Mike "Shakey Walton;


Mike Walton began the 1966-67 season with the Rochester Americans, but was called up mid-season and contributed 17 points in 31 regular season games. Walton then proceeded to add 4 goals and 7 points during the 1967 playoffs. Mike became a Leaf regular the next season, scoring a career-best 30 goals in 1967-68. Through 12 NHL seasons, spent with Toronto, Boston, Vancouver, St. Louis and Chicago, Walton collected 448 points in 588 regular season contents. In three WHA seasons, Mike played 211 games and recorded 281 points, including a league-best 117 for Minnesota in 1973-74. (leaf Legends)

The Regina Potholes select as a top-pairing defenseman, Bryan McCabe.

McCabe currently has 408 points in 892 career NHL games. Today he is considered erratic defensively, and by that I mean he is sometimes excellent, sometimes poor. It wasn't always that way. Earlier on, McCabe was a fairly solid defenseman with modest offensive ability. Even in his first few years with the Leafs if you watch some classic series, you will see him perform quite admirably in his own zone.

In 2003-04 McCabe performed well enough to earn a berth on the second All-Star team. In 2005-06, McCabe really broke out offensively, scoring 67 points in 73 games and earned a spot on team Canada's Olympic squad.

McCabe's playoff history is somewhat brief, but excellent. He has a substantially improved career GPG average, with APG being the same. His PIM go down considerably in the playoffs as well, from 1.71 to 1.37. His teams have won 4 series while losing 4, and he was a major part of the gutsy squad that emerged from the brink of elimination against the Ottawa Senators in 2002, with up to 7 other regulars injured. To top it off, he has scored a goal in each of the past two game 7's that the Leafs have won against Ottawa. The single worst game of McCabe's career happened in the playoffs, but many of his best ones did as well.

McCabe was named captain of the New York Islanders at a very young age, and has been an assistant captain on the Leafs for five years. He is well-liked by his teammates, and the Leafs like him so much they gave him a contract that ensures he will never play anywhere but Toronto! :biglaugh:
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Forwards:

Alexei Yashin: Powerful offensive force. Ability to make his teammates better. A franchise player for a few NHL seasons. 1998-99 2nd team all-star and Hart trophy runner-up. Six 30-goal seasons.

Alexei Zhamnov: Point-Per-Game in each of first four NHL seasons. 719 NHL points. 9 20-goal seasons. Excellent playmaker and competitor. 1994-95 2nd team all-star and 3rd in NHL scoring race.

Len Thornson: IHL's all-time scoring leader, in considerably fewer games than anyone near him. Six-time IHL MVP. Three-time IHL leading scorer. Twice approached 2 points-per-game. Excellent playoff record, 88 pts in 64 games.

Don Metz: Forgotten Leaf was brother of checking ace Nick Metz. Played similar relentless checking game. Won two cups as a Leaf including the infamous come from behind win against Detroit, in which he had 7 points in the 4 wins after Hap Day inserted him into the lineup on a hunch.

Jimmy Ward: Twice top-10 in NHL assists, once top-10 in points. Rarely missed a game. 10+ goals in 10 of 12 seasons in days of 40-48 game schedules. Very dependable and likeable scorer.

Vladimir Ruzicka: 39 goals with Boston in 1991-92. Represented the Czechs in countless international competitions at all levels. 15-straight seasons over a point per game in the Czech league, and in 9 of 15 international competitions. Led the Czech league in goals once, points twice, and two-time MVP.


Defensemen:

Bryan McCabe: 410 Career points, 26 in the playoffs. For most of his career, a tough and gritty defenseman with ability at both ends of the ice. Became a power play specialist in his 30's. 4-time 15-goal scorer. Career high of 67 points. 2003-04 2nd team all-star. 2006 Olympic participant. Two Game-7 goals.

Dale Tallon: 336 Career NHL points in just 642 games. Scored 13+ goals five times in NHL career. 62 points in 1975-76.

Bob Rouse: Triple-tough stay at home crease-clearing defender. Six straight seasons in the final four with Toronto and Detroit. Two Stanley cups. 106 playoff games in six-season period. A fearless warrior. Modest PIM totals for a player of his ilk.

Sylvain Lefebvre: Another stay at home defensive warrior. One of the top shutdown defensemen of the 90's. Twice went to the final four with Toronto. Won a cup with Colorado in 1996. Stabilixed every defensive corps he ever joined.


Goalie:

Don Simmons: Two-time Stanley cup finalist with Boston during Montreal's dynasty seasons. 20 shutouts in just 249 NHL games. 13-11 in playoffs with 3 SO, 10% lower GAA than regular season average. Long, distinguished, and successful minor league career at a time where only 6 goalies could be in the NHL. 221-207-33, 16 SO.


Coach:

John Brophy. Only coach besides Scotty Bowman with 1000 professional hockey wins, and one of just four with 1000 wins in all of North America, at any level. Leads ECHL in all-time wins, playoff wins. Had 11 straight winning seasons in the ECHL and won 3 championships in that time. Fiery, intense, and unpredictable.

The St. Catharines Falcons select Art Jackson (C)

From "Legends of Hockey"
A slick playmaking centre, Art Jackson had a fine eleven-year NHL tenure in the 1930s and 40s. Statistically his finest years came with the Boston Bruins in the mid-1940s when they lost some of their top skaters to military service. Art was the youngest member of the famous hockey family that included star Harvey "Busher" Jackson.

n Boston, Jackson became a solid playmaker and checker playing as the third centre behind Bill Cowley and Milt Schmidt. He was on hand when the "black and gold" won their second Stanley Cup in three years in 1941. When the Bruins lost the "Kraut Line" of Schmidt, Dumart, and Bauer to military service, Jackson assumed a key role in keeping the team competitive. He registered consecutive 20-goal seasons in 1942-43 and 1943-44 playing on a line with Cowley and Herb Cain. During the early '40s he also had the opportunity to play with his brother, Harvey.

301 points in 468 games

The Blades select C Gus Bodnar.

Gus Bodnar was a fine scorer and playmaker in an NHL career that lasted nearly 700 games in the 1940s and '50s. He hit double figures in goals seven times and rarely found himself in the penalty box.

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Bodnar finished in the top-10 for both points and assists on multiple occassions. He also won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Blades select C Gus Bodnar.



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Bodnar finished in the top-10 for both points and assists on multiple occassions. He also won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

What seasons did Bodnar finish in the top-10 in points? I had a spreadsheet with everyone who did that multiple times who wasn't picked in the ATD, and he wasn't on it.... If I'm wrong, it must be because I wrongly assumed he was already taken.

What seasons did Bodnar finish in the top-10 in points? I had a spreadsheet with everyone who did that multiple times who wasn't picked in the ATD, and he wasn't on it.... If I'm wrong, it must be because I wrongly assumed he was already taken.

1943/44 and 1948/49.

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Gus Bodnar also holds two NHL records

Fastest goal by a rookie: 15 seconds into his first game.
Fastest three assists: 21 seconds

Everyone credits Bill Mosienko with the great achievement of scoring the three fastest goals in 21 seconds but I never hear anyone mention his centre ice man who won each of those three face-offs and passed the puck! The first two face-offs Bodnar won cleanly and made identical passes to Bill who took identical shots. The third face-off Bodnar turned the other way and passed to the other wing, from which Bill received the pass to shoot.

Good pick. :thumbu:

Greenville selects the most prolific hip checker I have ever seen, a NCAA all-star offensive defenseman who settled in to play a more defense-first game in the NHL, getting heavy minutes as a rookie as his North Stars went to the Stanley Cup Finals, a decade later he would lead the team to the finals again, this time as the veteran captain

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Curt Giles

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short and stout he used to destroy guys with a hip/butt check. He'd send guys flying azz over tea kettle; like running into a fire hydranthttp://boards.wild.com/index.php?showtopic=4277

North Stars captain (1988-1991)
North Stars MVP (1980-81, 1984-85, 1988-89)
North Stars Best Defenseman (1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90)
242 points, 733 PIM in 895 NHL games (118 PIM in 103 NHL playoff games)
helped Minnesota run to the Stanley Cup Finals (1981, 1991)
NCAA All-star, captain, multiple offensive record holder for a defenseman

... a steady defenceman who could pass the puck up ice effectively. He played nearly 900 games for three different teams between 1979-80 and 1992-93 but was best known as a fixture on the Minnesota North Stars' blueline... stepped in and showed surprising poise for a rookie while helping the team reach the semifinals. Along the way the young Stars defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the quarterfinals to end their four-Cup dynasty.

Beginning in 1980-81 Giles was a regular for over six years in Minnesota and helped the squad reach the Stanley Cup final for the first time in franchise history in 1981. The next year, after Minnesota was upset in the first round of the playoffs, he joined Team Canada and helped them win the bronze medal at the World Championships. Early in the 1986-87 season the steady rearguard was traded to the New York Rangers but returned to his original club twelve months later. In 1991 his veteran savvy helped Minnesota reach the finals for the second time.

Giles spent the 1991-92 season with the Canadian national team and scored a goal as the team won the silver medal at the Albertville Olympics.
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The Antigonish Bulldogs select

G. Bert Lindsay


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Goalkeeper Bert Lindsay played with the Montreal Wanderers and Toronto Arenas during the first two seasons of the NHL. Prior to this he was a well known figure in the PCHA, NHA and various senior leagues.

Born in Garafraxa County, Ontario, Lindsay first made a name for himself by playing senior hockey at McGill University in Montreal and the Toronto Rowing club. In 1906 he moved to Renfrew and played in the Ottawa Valley senior loop for two years before toiling in the Federal Amateur Hockey League with the local Creamery Kings.

In 1909, Lindsay was the starting goalie for the Creamery Kings when they joined the newly formed National Hockey Association. He remained in the city the next year to play for the renamed Millionaires before he was lured away to the Patrick brothers' Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

Lindsay starred for four seasons on the Victoria Aristocrats and led the PCHA in wins in 1913 and 1914. The talented backstopper was named to the association's all-star team in 1913. Two years later he returned to the NHA with the Montreal Wanderers and played with the club for two seasons. He was on hand when the Wanderers became one of the founding members of the NHL in 1917 then folded after their arena burned to the ground.

Alfredshems IK select LW Lynn Patrick (http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p198002&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo).

Alfredshems IK select LW Lynn Patrick (http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p198002&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo).
A link is good, though make sure you write-up a couple of lines on your roster post:

Note: Post as much info as you'd like but be prepared to have at least a 2-line bio for each player selected. At the end of the draft every team's collection of two line bios will be looked at together in our assessments of best overall crop of all-timers

A link is good, though make sure you write-up a couple of lines on your roster post:

Done. :thumbu:

Good pick vcl but he was taken in the main draft (670 by EagleBelfour).

Good pick vcl but he was taken in the main draft (670 by EagleBelfour).
He would have been the best LW in the MLD if he was available.

BTW, nice pick with Bodnar, pit. He would have been my top-rated player.

Good pick vcl but he was taken in the main draft (670 by EagleBelfour).

YOUR KIDDING ME!!! :amazed: :amazed: :amazed: :amazed:

I triple checked using Control+F just to make sure he was still there...I look again, and I see that the ATD thread doesn't have all teh picks updated. :rant: Great.

Ah ****, I'll re-pick in a bit. Gotta look at some more options.

EdiT: My fault here completely, I was looking at ATD 8 Part IV. Sorry BM.

Although still a little disappointed since we thought we had snatched a HHOF, Alfredshems IK select a guy who although not a HOF, is a pretty good pick at this point in the draft. 6 foot 5 C Michal Handzus.

d Alexei Zhitnik

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Vladimir Vikulov

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great playmaking with exceptionally soft hands

Soviet first team all-star (1970, 1971, 1972)
Took opening face-off of the 1972 Summit Series and scored two game-winning goals in that great tourney (Game 4, Game 5)
Canada Cup '76 top goal scorer (tied, 5 goals)
14th all-time in Soviet scoring
Two-time Olympic gold medalist, multiple world champion

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Canada Cup '76 top goal scorer (tied, 5 goals)



Nope. He only had 4. Novy,Hull & Zhluktov all had 5.

Nope. He only had 4. Novy,Hull & Zhluktov all had 5.
Stand corrected. 4 goals, 7 points in 4 games.

Chicago selects- Lw Danny Lewicki. Only player to win the Memorial, Allan & Stanely cups while still a junior.

Left-winger Danny Lewicki was a consistent scorer during nine NHL seasons spent with three teams. Although he weighed only 148 lbs., the tenacious forward drove hard to the net and didn't back down against enemy checkers-Legends of hockey

the falcons select Keith Brown (D)

i'll post more when i get home later this evening.

The Regina Potholes select G Don Simmons.

A bit of a poor man's Wilf Cude/Gerry McNeil, Simmons played 249 NHL gam es (101-101-41, 20 SO) over 13 seasons and was a starter for three years with Boston. In two of those years, he took the Bruins to the finals, only to lose to a powerhouse Montreal team. According to available stats, Simmons was 3rd in the NHL in save percentage in one of those seasons. Also, in 1962, Simmons won two games en route to a Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup while backing up the great Johnny Bower.

A good playoff goalie, Simmons had a career NHL playoff record of 13-11 in 24 games, with 3 shutouts, and a GAA of 2.59, 10% lower than his career average.

His time was not limited to the NHL, however. In 487 other pro games from 1951-1969 where stats are available, he compiled a 221-207-33 record in 487 games, with another 16 shutouts. In the playoffs in these leagues, he had a 15-16 record with 2 shutouts in 32 games. He was named to the WHL first all-star team in 1967, the AHL second all-star team in 1955, and the EAHL second all-star team in 1952 and 1953.

the falcons select Keith Brown (D)

i'll post more when i get home later this evening.

Nice pick. A very solid guy. I was considering him in the MLD.

The Regina Potholes select G Don Simmons.

A bit of a poor man's Wilf Cude/Gerry McNeil, Simmons played 249 NHL gaves (101-101-41, 20 SO) over 13 seasons and was a starter for three years with Boston. In two of those years, he took the Bruins to the finals, only to lose to a powerhouse Montreal team. According to available stats, Simmons was 3rd in the NHL in save percentage in one of those seasons. Also, in 1962, Simmons won two games en route to a Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup while backing up the great Johnny Bower.

A good playoff goalie, Simmons had a career NHL playoff record of 13-11 in 24 games, with 3 shutouts, and a GAA of 2.59, 10% lower than his career average.

His time was not limited to the NHL, however. In 487 other pro games from 1951-1969 where stats are available, he compiled a 221-207-33 record in 487 games, with another 16 shutouts. In the playoffs in these leagues, he had a 15-16 record with 2 shutouts in 32 games. He was named to the WHL first all-star team in 1967, the AHL second all-star team in 1955, and the EAHL second all-star team in 1952 and 1953.
Damn, he was going to be my goalie pick.

Chicago selects- Lw Danny Lewicki. Only player to win the Memorial, Allan & Stanely cups while still a junior.

Left-winger Danny Lewicki was a consistent scorer during nine NHL seasons spent with three teams. Although he weighed only 148 lbs., the tenacious forward drove hard to the net and didn't back down against enemy checkers-Legends of hockey

Nice choice pappy, he was going to be my next pick.

I'll take C Dutch Reibel.

During that lone campaign, Reibel became the first player in the Ontario league's history to surpass the 100-point mark in a single season.

The Red Wings could no longer ignore the exploits of their right wing prospect. In 1953-54, Reibel finally joined the Wings lineup where he was placed on a line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. As a talented playmaker, Reibel scored at a very steady clip, helping his club to two Stanley Cup victories during his four and a half seasons with the team. In 1956, his Red Wing success was topped off with a Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play.

His best season came in 1954/55 when he led the Red Wings in points and finished fourth in the league. It marked the only season between 1950/51 and 1960/61 that someone other than Gordie Howe finished first on the Red Wings in scoring. He followed that up with an eighth place finish in 55/56.

Chicago selects- Lw Danny Lewicki. Only player to win the Memorial, Allan & Stanely cups while still a junior.

Left-winger Danny Lewicki was a consistent scorer during nine NHL seasons spent with three teams. Although he weighed only 148 lbs., the tenacious forward drove hard to the net and didn't back down against enemy checkers-Legends of hockey
He was heads and shoulders above any LW left on my list. We gave him a long look for our 13th forward spot, but we decided to go with Jeff Friesen as a Game 7 ringer instead. Couldn't believe he slipped out of the MLD.

Forward and current Kings broadcaster Jim Fox

1st and 2nd round reflections:

players stolen from the Grrrowl long list: Bodnar, Zhitnik
players who should've been on the list: Napier, Jackson
players surprisingly drafted: Handzus, Lindsay
players that went as expected: Gagnon, Yashin, Kearns
interesting picks: McCreedy, Evans

Valletta takes C Ryan Getzlaf. Big power forward with scoring punch, one of the key forwards for Anaheim's '07 Cup-winner.

He was heads and shoulders above any LW left on my list. We gave him a long look for our 13th forward spot, but we decided to go with Jeff Friesen as a Game 7 ringer instead. Couldn't believe he slipped out of the MLD.
I had him in the previous MLD. Also, quite surprised he slipped in this one.

The Bulldogs select LW. Greg Gilbert

Left-winger Greg Gilbert played over 800 NHL games with four different clubs in the 80s and 90s. He possessed above average offensive talent but carved a niche for himself as a big leaguer based on stellar defensive work and leadership skills.

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Gilbert scored nearly 200 points in three seasons with the Toronto Marlboros of the OHA/OHL. He was chosen 80th overall by the New York Islanders in 1980 then returned to junior to continue his development. He began the 1982-83 season with the CHL's Indianapolis Checkers then was recalled to the parent club a third of the way through the schedule.

Gilbert looked solid while playing ten playoff games to help the Islanders win their fourth straight Stanley Cup. The next season he scored 31 goals while playing...and aided the club's drive to the final where they lost to the Edmonton Oilers. Gilbert eventually settled into a checking role on the club as it began to rebuild in the mid-80s.

Prior to the trade deadline in March, 1989 Gilbert was sent to the Chicago Black Hawks. He fit in well under the close-checking systems of Mike Keenan and Darryl Sutter. In 1992 he was an important role player on the Hawks when they drove all the way to the Stanley Cup final. The veteran winger was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers prior to the 1993-94 season then contributed to the franchise's first Stanley Cup triumph. Gilbert played parts of two seasons with the St. Louis Blues before ending his career in 1995-96.

Alfredshems IK takes a guy who is a solid shutdown defenseman, a player who was a part of Sweden's defense for quite a few years.

D Marcus Ragnarsson.

Marcus Ragnarsson played six years of hockey in the Swedish Elite League with Djurgardens before making the leap to North America to launch his NHL career with the San Jose Sharks in 1995.

With so many years of elite competition already under his belt, Ragnarsson had all of the skills necessary to step right into the Sharks' lineup and add stability to the team.

He did so by establishing himself as a consistent and dependable rearguard who played a sound positional game and made good use of his size to maintain control of his own zone. He also showed great stamina by logging a tone of minutes in key situations.

Also, BM or Nalyd, or any other mod for that matter, could we have this thread stickied please? Thanks. :)

Marcus Ragnarsson.
He was quite effective and underrated during the clutch-and-grab late 90's (i remember him getting three holding calls in a single game). His game didn't transfer to the post-lockout new NHL quite so well. Though he still showed his hockey sense in Philly. As a Shark fan I liked him for years. Every team can afford and benefit from having one of him in the stable.

Nope. He only had 4. Novy,Hull & Zhluktov all had 5.pappy says access denied to Van I on Valentine's Day! ;)

the falcons select Keith Brown (D) Defenceman Keith Brown was a steady two-way performer for 16 NHL seasons. He was equally proficient at looking after matters in his own zone and contributing on offence.

Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Brown headed across the country to play for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He then spent three years in the WCJHL with the Portland Winter Hawks and represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1979. After registering 96 points in the regular season and 30 assists in 30 playoff games in 1978-79, the young rearguard was chosen seventh overall by the Chicago Black Hawks.

Brown was a solid player in all phases of the game and a die-hard competitor. He reached double figures in goals twice and helped Chicago reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1992 and the semi-finals in 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1989. His tenacious effort on the ice took its toll on Brown's body as he missed considerable time as a result of injuries in seven of his 14 years in the Windy City.

Late in his career Brown was shipped to the expansion Florida Panthers to add stability and defence to the young squad. He was a solid +11 in 51 games the first years the retired in 1995 after seeing action in only 13 contests.

Defenceman Keith Brown was a steady two-way performer for 16 NHL seasons. He was equally proficient at looking after matters in his own zone and contributing on offence.

Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Brown headed across the country to play for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He then spent three years in the WCJHL with the Portland Winter Hawks and represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1979. After registering 96 points in the regular season and 30 assists in 30 playoff games in 1978-79, the young rearguard was chosen seventh overall by the Chicago Black Hawks.

Brown was a solid player in all phases of the game and a die-hard competitor. He reached double figures in goals twice and helped Chicago reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1992 and the semi-finals in 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1989. His tenacious effort on the ice took its toll on Brown's body as he missed considerable time as a result of injuries in seven of his 14 years in the Windy City.

Late in his career Brown was shipped to the expansion Florida Panthers to add stability and defence to the young squad. He was a solid +11 in 51 games the first years the retired in 1995 after seeing action in only 13 contests.

thanks for posting the bio johnny, for some reason, i cannot access the "legends of hockey" website from campus...

The New York Americanadians are so pleased to select Right Winger: Carson Cooper.

At the age of 25, Carson Cooper played his first professional hockey league game as a member of the Boston Bruins in 1924. He played 12 games that year, scoring five goals and eight points. In 1925-26, he dressed for 36 games and was an offensive powerhouse, scoring 28 times. The following year, Cooper was traded midway through the season to the Montreal Canadiens. In 14 games with his new club, he scored five goals and eight points. The Bruins, minus Cooper, advanced to the championship finals that year, but lost to the Ottawa Senators.

In 1927-28, Cooper began a three-year association with the Detroit Cougars where he did not miss a single game. In 1929-30, he had the finest year of his NHL career, scoring 18 goals and 36 points. In 1931-32, the team became the Detroit Falcons, and Cooper dressed for all 48 games. After a year out of professional hockey, Cooper joined the IHL's Detroit Olympics where he served a dual role of player and assistant coach, contributing 17 points. He played one more year with the Olympics before retiring after the 1934-35 campaign.

Career in NHL:
GM: 294
G: 110
A: 57
P: 167
PIM: 111

An offensive powerhouse is what we wanted and what we got. Not much of a passer cause of his bullet shot and great abilites to find the back of the net.

We also select, Center: Jimmy Herberts.
Jimmy Herberts, who earned his nickname by spending summers as a deckhand on hte Great Lakes, began his NHL career with the Boston Bruins in1924. His rookie season he had 24 points in 30 games. He followed that up in 1925-26 with 26 goals and five assists for a 31-point, 36-game season, the third highest scoring total in the NHL.

Herberts played for the Bruins until he was traded to Toronto in December 1927. At the end of the season, he was traded to Detroit, where he played the next two seasons. He then moved to the IHL for three years before retiring from play. Jimmy Herberts died of cancer in 1968.

Career in NHL:
GM: 206
G: 83
A: 31
P: 114
PIM: 253

Herberts career went down after he left the Bruins where everything was offence. With Boston he recorded 88 points in 112 games.

As many know assists totals werent big back in this time so thats why the goals/assists is so skewed in favor of goals. Just check some of the teams out from the mid 1920's.

Sorry for the delay. Both of us were really caught up.

The New York Americanadians are so pleased to select Right Winger: Carson Cooper.
Two-time top scorer for Detroit.

Carson "Shovel Shot" Cooper
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He was on my radar. :thumbu:

Cooper was on a Hamilton team that edged (my Redmen) Moose Goheen's Pittsburgh team 4-3 though the next night Goheen "skating through the opposition, scored a pretty goal" ;) in a 5-0 win.
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ST. CATHARINES FALCONS


The Falcons are proud to select Retro Selke Award Winner Forward Charley McVeigh

He was a consistent two-way player for nearly 400 games in the 1920s and '30s. He managed to hit double figures in goals four times despite playing on weak teams for most of his career.

Born in Kenora, Ontario, McVeigh played in the NOHA with the local Thistles in 1918-19. This was followed by two years of senior hockey with the Winnipeg Victorias and the Moose Jaw Maple Leafs. During the early '20s, the young forward rejected the NHL in favour of the WCHL. McVeigh enjoyed four solid years with the Regina Capitals and one season with the Portland Rosebuds after the franchise relocated.

McVeigh's rights were transfered to the Chicago Black Hawks after the NHL team purchased the Portland franchise on May 15, 1926. In 1926-27, McVeigh scored 12 goals when partnered with Cully Wilson and Mickey Mackay. He played one more year in Chicago before he was sent to the New York Americans for Alex McKinnon. McVeigh spent seven years with the weak New York club and was often its most consistent player. He retired in 1936 after playing a year in the IAHL with the London Tecumsehs.

Chicago selects goalie-Joe Daley

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Despite playing 105 games in the NHL, Daley will be best remembered for the second stage of his career which began with the formation of the World Hockey Association in 1972. Daley was selected by his hometown club, the Winnipeg Jets and he would spend the next seven seasons; the duration of the WHA's existence, with them.

Daley served as the Jets back up in 1972-73, but he took the starting reigns the following year and enjoyed great success with them. In 1975-76 Daley won 41 games and backstopped the Jets to their first Avco Cup as league champions. By the time the WHA folded Daley was the winningest goaltender in league history and had three Avco Cup championships on his resume. _legends of hockey

The Blades select Gus Bodnar's long time linemate on the 'Flying Forts' Line, RW Bud Poile.

I'll post more details after school.

How was Carson Cooper not taken? I could have sworn his name was mentioned.

Greg GIlbert = great pick. I definitely had my eye on him.

The Regina Potholes select for today, D Bob Rouse. Rouse was a defensive rock whose 1994 defection from Toronto via free agency is still blamed as the turning point in the Leafs' defensive game. Rouse put together two solid playoff runs in 1993 and 1994 with the Leafs, and then two more in 1995 and 1996 with the Red Wings, before hwlping them win the cup in 1997 and 1998, an amazing six straight years of helping his teams win at least two playoff runs, playing 106 playoff games in that stretch.

Rouse was double tough. He could punish you with a bodycheck, with cross checks and slashes in the crease, or just by dropping the gloves and pounding you. With just 1559 career penalty minutes in 1061 games and 91 career NHL fights, he was not the type to take an inordinate amount of minor penalties.

Picks for the semi-finals of the MLD were due in this morning. I am extending the deadline until Noon est on Saturday.

Sorry about that, JFF. I'll make sure to get them in tonight.

I watched this guy play too many good games to be forgotten. I worked in Northern Alberta six years ago and the newspapers ripped most players on the team but everyone knew this guy was the reason they stayed in games, their reliable workhorse,...

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Tommy Salo

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Olympic gold medal (1994) (save against Kariya in the shootout)
IHL Turner Cup championships (1995, 1996), Best Rookie ('95), MVP ('95), Playoff MVP ('96)
World Cup 1996 2-3 2OT semi-final loss to Canada but brilliant
World Championship all-star (1997, 1998, 1999)
NHL all-star game (2000, 2002)
Top-ranked Swedish goalie (1994-2003)
Holds the Edmonton Oilers all-time record for lowest goals-against average (2.40)
210 NHL wins, 37 shutouts

His ability to steal a game is pivotal to the success of the Oilers... establishing himself among the best goalkeepers in the league... his teammates want him as their guy between the pipes any day of the week. Teammate Todd Marchant described him as being the team's MVP all year long last season. Salo can be white-hot. While with the Islanders, many followers doubted his potential as a No. 1 goalie. But since his arrival in Edmonton, he has proven them wrong. One of the NHL's steadiest No. 1 men

"Sweden's No. 1 goaltender is now considered a member of the NHL's elite. Last season, Salo posted career highs with 36 wins and eight shutouts. For the second consecutive season, the 5-11 173-pounder proved capable of playing 70-plus games for the Oilers. He has not elevated his game in the postseason but that is understandable given his heavy workload. Finishing sixth in the league in wins and fifth in shutouts, he continues to give his team a chance to win almost every time out. However, he does need a better backup goaltender so as to keep fresh for the playoffs. Salo has been a godsend for the Oilers since coming over from the New York Islanders in late 1998-99. He has continued Edmonton's long tradition of great goaltending (Andy Moog, Grant Fuhr, Bill Ranford and Curtis Joseph) and is now a bona fide all-star performer." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 183)
http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/salo.html

goalie Mario Lessard.

Tommy SaloVery underrated ... so many people only remember a couple of really, really bad moments. Nice pick.

Alfredshems IK select HHOF defenseman Billy McGimsie (http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196214&page=bio&list=ByName#photo) More later.

Billy McGimsie was the son of a contractor who had to move around year-by-year to find work to support his young family. Originally from Port Hope, the McGimsies had moved to Woodville in the spring of 1880 before Billy was born, and they were off again a year later, this time moving north to Rat Portage (now known as Kenora).

McGimsie began playing organized hockey with the local school teams and with teams in the Church and Mercantile Leagues. He joined the Rat Portage Thistles in 1902 after quitting school and paying the going rate of two dollars to sign on with the club. The Thistles won the league title that year and journeyed to Ottawa in March 1903, challenging the mighty Silver Seven for the Stanley Cup. The Thistles, with only one player over the age of 20, lost both games of the challenge in what was to become the first of nine straight Cup defenses for the Ottawas.

The Thistles challenged Ottawa again in March 1905. The Silver Seven were without the services of star player Frank McGee and the challengers won the first game of the series by a score of 9-3. Ottawa, with McGee back in the lineup, won the next two games to send the Thistles home empty-handed for a second time. The fates changed in January 1907 as the re-named Kenora Thistles traveled to Montreal to challenge the Wanderers for the Cup. The Thistles finally won the Cup on this, their third attempt, by defeating Montreal 12-8 in a two-game total-goal series. McGimsie contributed a goal to the cause, and Kenora, with a population of only 4,000, had become the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup.

D Howie Young
Young earned a reputation as one of the toughest, most talented, and most wheels-off defensemen in hockey. A poor man's Eddie Shore, he was skilled and was a huge hitter, but was tremendously undisciplined both on an off the ice, demolished the league's PIM record back in '63, ended up getting run out of Detroit, played in Chicago and LA, eventually became an actor and -- according to wikipedia -- moved to New Mexico and drove school busses. Those kids had no idea. Serious drunkard.

D Howie Young
Young earned a reputation as one of the toughest, most talented, and most wheels-off defensemen in hockey. A poor man's Eddie Shore, he was skilled and was a huge hitter, but was tremendously undisciplined both on an off the ice, demolished the league's PIM record back in '63, ended up getting run out of Detroit, played in Chicago and LA, eventually became an actor and -- according to wikipedia -- moved to New Mexico and drove school busses. Those kids had no idea. Serious drunkard.
That is a great pick. Somehow slipped off my list.

I remember him well. Great skills but a head case. If he had it together, he would have had a great career.

The Bulldogs select Forward Russ Courtnall

As Courtnall joined the Montreal Canadiens, he was determined to prove to himself--fans and the Maple Leafs--that they were wrong about his value. In 64 games, Courtnall put up just 39 points with the Habs, but his lightning fast skating and breathtaking moves made him a fan favourite. Some said his style of play reminded them of Yvan Cournoyer of a generation before. Being more at ease with his new club, Courtnall saved his best performance for the playoffs, where the Canadiens advanced all the way to the Stanley Cup finals before losing to the Calgary Flames. In 21 post-season games, Courtnall contributed eight goals and 13 points.

Courtnall enjoyed another two-and-a-half years in Montreal before joining the Minnesota North Stars for the 1992-93 season. In 84 games, he managed a career-high 36 goals and 43 assists for 79 points. He followed that up with an 80-point season in the team's first year of play in Dallas. Late in the 1994-95 season, Courtnall was traded to the Vancouver Canucks where he teamed with his brother, Geoff, for 13 games that year.

The first full season I watched hockey, I thought Courtnall was HOF-worthy.

My, how things change ...
He was actually a pretty good defensive forward. Played RW on the best checking line in the league with McPhee and Carbonneau. Good enough to be a two-way line RW in the MLD.

Didn't reach his offensive potential on a consistent basis. He should have been a perennial 40-goal guy. He reached that level once. Great speed. Bullet shot. Great offensive ability and creativity. One of his biggest offensive weaknesses: he didn't use his shot enough.

There is no way that older brother Geoff should have finished with 70 more goals.

The Niagra Falls Americanadians are proud to select: Defenseman: Marty Burke (1928-1938)
Defenceman Marty Burke played nearly 500 games in the 1920s and '30s. He was a adept at taking opposition forwards out of the play and feeding the puck up to his forwards. He could also play a nastier brand of hockey if matters on the ice required it.

The Toronto native played with the St. Mary's junior and senior squads before spending two years with the Stratford Indians of the OHA senior league. After playing the 1926-27 season with the Port Arthur Ports, Burke joined the Montreal Canadiens for eleven games then was loaned to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the remainder of the schedule. He returned to Montreal the next year and remained a member of their defensive brigade for nearly five years. He was an integral part of the club that won consecutive Stanley Cups in 1930 and 1931.

Following a trade, Burke spent the last 16 games of the schedule on the Ottawa Senators before returning to Montreal for the 1933-34 season. On October 3, 1934 he was part of a major trade that saw Lorne Chabot and Howie Morenz join him in Chicago in return for Lionel Conacher, Roger Jenkins, and Leroy Goldsworthy. Burke spent over three years solidifying the Hawks defense then returned to the Canadiens early in the 1937-38 season. Burke retired that spring then spent a year coaching the senior Saskatoon Quakers.

Burke is the shutdown D-man who we wanted to go with our 3 great offensive forwards. This is the perfect pick for us.

Career:
GM: 494
G: 19
A: 47
P: 66
PIM: 560

Awards:
- Two Stanley Cups ('29, '30)

Complete shut down d-man with cup experience and we are glad to have him.

The Bulldogs select Forward Russ Courtnall

He was actually going to be my next pick. Good choice TC.

The Falcons are proud to select RW Rejean Houle.

The duo of Rejean Houle and Marc Tardif had made national headlines as the two best junior hockey players in Canada in 1969. The only question was who would be the first pick overall in the draft. And, even that turned out to be rather anti-climactic because as it happened the Montreal Canadiens were the automatic beneficiaries of both picks, thanks to a bizarre clause in the NHL rule books at the time which stated the Canadiens had the option of first right of claim with respect to two players whose fathers are French-Canadians and domiciled in the province of Quebec, at the time of the draft.

The Canadiens selected Houle first and Tardif second. Needless to say, this strange form of favouritism did not sit well with the other teams around the league, who felt the draft should be based entirely on league standings. Houle had completed two strong offensive seasons with the Juniors. In 1968-69, he averaged exactly two points per game, scoring 53 goals and 55 assists fn 54 games for 108 points. Tardif, by comparison, had 72 points in 51 games.

With the honour of being a number-one draft pick also comes a tremendous amount of pressure, especially in hockey-crazy Montreal. Houle certainly felt that pressure and was held to just nine games with the Canadiens, scoring a single point. The rest of the season he played in the AHL with the Montreal Voyageurs, where he had 25 points in 27 games.

Houle played three more seasons with the Canadiens, and although he played on two Stanley Cup winning teams, in 1971 and 1973, and showed improvement in his game every year, it never seemed fast enough for Habs' fans or the local media, who had expected much greater things from their first overall pick of four years earlier.

The arrival of the WHA looked tempting to Houle, and he opted to leave the Montreal microscope and join the new league with the Quebec Nordiques. That seemed to anger the Canadiens' fans even more, but Houle felt he really had no option but to play elsewhere. During his three years in the WHA, Houle enjoyed a great deal of success, improving upon his offensive stats each year. In 1975-76, he scored 51 goals and 52 assists for 103 points in 81 games.

Houle had a new-found confidence in his game, and at the age of 27, felt he was ready to re-enter the Montreal powderkeg to stand up to his critics. He rejoined the Canadiens in 1976-77 and scored 52 points in 65 games. Houle and the Habs had a successful run through the playoffs, defending their Cup championship from a year earlier by beating the Boston Bruins in the finals. The two clubs met again in the 1978 finals, with the same result. In 1979, Montreal won their fourth Cup in a row, beating the New York Rangers in the final four-games-to-one. Houle played another four years with the Canadiens, retiring after 16 games into the 1982-83 season at the age of 33. In eleven years with the Montreal Canadiens, Houle had won five Stanley Cup rings.

After retiring, Houle became an executive with a national brewing company before being offered the job as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Just six weeks into the job, Houle was faced with a monumental crisis. Montreal's star goaltender Patrick Roy, who had been feuding with head coach Mario Tremblay, and soon after being yanked from a game, told team president Ronald Corey that he had just played his final game for Montreal. The television cameras caught the entire episode, with a stunned looking Corey sitting in the front row in disbelief and Tremblay staring off into space. The situation was unfixable, so Houle traded Roy and captain Mike Keane to the Colorado Avalanche for goalie Jocelyn Thibault, Andrei Kovalenko, and Martin Rucinsky in what was the biggest trade in Montreal Canadiens' history.

Houle served as general manager until being replaced by Andre Savard in 2000.

The Falcons are proud to select RW Rejean Houle.

Solid, solid pick. I don't know how he slipped out of the MLD, but he's definitely one of the best RW's in the draft.

Alfredshems IK take G Byron Dafoe. More later.

Solid, solid pick. I don't know how he slipped out of the MLD, but he's definitely one of the best RW's in the draft. Alfredshems IK take G Byron Dafoe. More later.Thanks! Nice pick yourself. We took a retro Selke award winner in the 4th round. :)

Chicago selects RW-Billy Hicke

Bill Hicke was a compact, fleet-footed skater who, as a junior with the Regina Pats, could put the puck in the net in a big way. After four seasons of scoring glory as an amateur, he turned pro in the Canadiens' organization with the Rochester Americans in 1958-59. It was there that he won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's top rookie.

Misfortune, however, awaited Hicke, at the Montreal Forum. Rocket Richard had just retired in 1960, leaving a large hole in the club's roster and in the hearts of fans who ached for a replacement. Bill Hicke, the junior "phenom," received billing as the antidote.

Naturally there was little Hicke could do to fulfill such expectations. He simply took advantage of the limited ice time he could steal away. During his six and a half seasons with the club, he did manage to score a modestly respectable number of points each year. But by 1964, his usefulness to the club had worn thin. As a frequent guest on the bench, he requested a trade and had his wish fulfilled almost immediately with a ticket to New York.

His arrival in the Big Apple was not very auspicious, however. While on a golf outing during training camp, Hicke got chilled in the damp, cool weather. Afterwards he began to feel ill. The first wave of medical treatment he received missed the mark. Soon afterwards, he fell into a coma for two weeks. After returning to consciousness, he emerged with a sizeable list of allergies including bronchial asthma?a condition that would raise its restrictive head from time to time to limit his career prospects.

All told, he lasted just over two seasons with the Rangers. He was pleased to find out that the Oakland Seals had claimed his rights in the Expansion Draft of 1967. Hicke never liked the city of New York and was glad to move on after putting mediocre results onto the score sheet. In Oakland, he got plenty of ice time and an opportunity to net his best offensive numbers. The price, however, was to struggle with an inept team at the bottom of the league's standings. -Legends of hockey

Antigonish selects D. Trent Yawney


He played some of his best hockey as a member of coach Dave King's Canadian National Team. Yawney was not an overly physical player, but he was a strong skater with a good positional game so he was not a liability in the defensive zone. He had enough offensive ability to average 15 to 20 points season. Yawney has over 200 games of international hockey experience on his resume, including the 1988 Olympics and the World Championships of 1991 and 1992.

Yawney was a solid defenseman for the Blackhawks from 1988 until he was traded to Calgary in 1991 where he spent the next five seasons. In 1996 he signed with the St. Louis Blues and played there for one season before returning to Chicago, signing with the Blackhawks as a free agent, in 1997.

He injured his arm in a game against the Colorado Avalanche on January 9, 1999, and announced his retirement the following month after a twelve-year NHL career.

The Niagara Falls Americanadians are very happy to select Forward: Buzz Boll.

Frank "Buzz" Boll was a fast skating left-winger who demonstrated an ability to score during a career that lasted eleven full seasons. He reached double figures in goals eight times and was considered one of the most consistent players in the league.

Born in Filmore, Saskatchewan, Boll excelled with such clubs as the Weyburn Wanderers, Regina Pats, and Weyburn Beavers before he joined the senior Toronto Marlboros in 1931-32. After gaining valuable pro experience with the IAHL's Syracuse Stars, Boll joined the Toronto Maple Leafs on a regular basis in 1933-34.

As a rookie, the young forward witnessed the Bailey-Shore incident and participated in the subsequent benefit game. Boll was a solid player for the club through the late 1930s and often played on the same line with Bill Thoms and Bob Davidson. In May 1939, Boll and Busher Jackson were the key players sent to the New York Americans for Sweeney Schriner. Boll spent three years in New York, including the franchise's last season in 1941-42 when it was based in Brooklyn.

Following the demise of the Americans, Boll's rights were transferred to the Boston Bruins in the Special Dispersal Draw. The veteran winger was teamed with Bill Cowley and Art Jackson and produced a career best 25 goals. Boll played one more year in the Black and Gold before retiring in 1944.

NHL Career:
GM: 437
G: 133
A: 130
P: 263
PIM: 148

Awards:
NHL All Star Game (1934)

Records:
8-Time Double Figure in Goals (11 Seasons)
7-Time Double Figure in Assists (11 Seasons)
7-Time 20+ Point Player (11 Seasons)
96 Points in 82 Games with the Boston Bruins
10 Point in 9 Game performance in the 1936 Playoffs for Toronto

Regina selects C Len Thornson. This big center is the now defunct IHL's all-time scoring leader with 1252 points in just 763 games. He played in the original six era where it was very difficult to get onto one of the top two lines of any NHL team. This gentlemanly player had only 101 AHL penalty minutes in his entire career. On two occasions, 1960-61 and 1966-67, Thornson was just a few points shy of that elusive "Two points per game" mark.

His playoff history is equally impressive. In 64 career games, he scored 40 goals (exceeding his career average in the regular season) and 88 points.

He is a six-time winner of the IHL's James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as the IHL's MVP, over a ten year span. He is also a three-time winner of the Leo Lamoreux Memorial Trophy as the IHL's leading scorer during that span.

Wikipedia states that Jock Callander passed his points record in 2000, but hockeydb shows Thornson ahead by 10 points. In any case, Thornson did it in many fewer games.

Thornson will be our 2nd line center and will either feed the puck to established NHLers or minor league scrubs. We are sure he will be successful either way.

The Kings select D Lubomir Visnovsky.

Regina selects C Len Thornson. This big center is the now defunct IHL's all-time scoring leader with 1252 points in just 763 games. He played in the original six era where it was very difficult to get onto one of the top two lines of any NHL team. This gentlemanly player had only 101 AHL penalty minutes in his entire career. On two occasions, 1960-61 and 1966-67, Thornson was just a few points shy of that elusive "Two points per game" mark.

His playoff history is equally impressive. In 64 career games, he scored 40 goals (exceeding his career average in the regular season) and 88 points.

He is a six-time winner of the IHL's James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as the IHL's MVP, over a ten year span. He is also a three-time winner of the Leo Lamoreux Memorial Trophy as the IHL's leading scorer during that span.

Wikipedia states that Jock Callander passed his points record in 2000, but hockeydb shows Thornson ahead by 10 points. In any case, Thornson did it in many fewer games.

Thornson will be our 2nd line center and will either feed the puck to established NHLers or minor league scrubs. We are sure he will be successful either way.

Nice find. Although in a weak league, having well above a PPG average over the course of your career is pretty impressive. :handclap:

The Blades select D Jim Dorey.

Dorey was picked up from Toronto, where the aggressive rearguard made some impressions with his rugged play over 4 NHL seasons. None other than the legendary Tim Horton had predicted big things for Dorey, which was one reason the Rangers acquired him in exchange for Pierre Jarry.
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He was named to the post season all star team in 1973, his first season in the Association, after scoring 7 goals and 63 points in 75 games. He also led all WHA scorers in assists in the playoffs with 16 in 15 games. Same goes for his 41 penalty minutes.

He was actually a pretty good defensive forward. Played RW on the best checking line in the league with McPhee and Carbonneau. Good enough to be a two-way line RW in the MLD.

Didn't reach his offensive potential on a consistent basis. He should have been a perennial 40-goal guy. He reached that level once. Great speed. Bullet shot. Great offensive ability and creativity. One of his biggest offensive weaknesses: he didn't use his shot enough.

There is no way that older brother Geoff should have finished with 70 more goals.

Russ tended to shy away of any kind of physical contact.
He was ridiculously fast... And thought hockey was more than an offensive game. That was the reason why he played defense.

Nicknamed "The Deer" by Pat Burns. Not exactly a kind nickname.

Russ tended to shy away of any kind of physical contact.
He was ridiculously fast... And thought hockey was more than an offensive game. That was the reason why he played defense.

Nicknamed "The Deer" by Pat Burns. Not exactly a kind nickname.

That's how I remember him too. Pretty soft, physically. Great wheels, good offensively, and responsible defensively. Kinda like a Thomas Steen, but faster.

That's how I remember him too. Pretty soft, physically. Great wheels, good offensively, and responsible defensively. Kinda like a Thomas Steen, but faster.
skilled defensively but NOT responsible defensively: he was RECKLESS, getting benched for most of a game for making risky passes that were intercepted, surges at inopportune times... Russ Courtnall really wasn't a 'responsible' sort of guy

That's how I remember him too. Pretty soft, physically. Great wheels, good offensively, and responsible defensively. Kinda like a Thomas Steen, but faster.
skilled defensively but NOT responsible defensively: he was RECKLESS, getting benched for most of a game for making risky passes that were intercepted, surges at inopportune times... Russ Courtnall really wasn't a 'responsible' sort of guy: a coach's nightmare sometimes.

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Ron Murphy

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205 goals, 479 points in 889 NHL games over an injury-filled 18 year career with four teams (Rangers, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Bruins).
Chicago Blackhawk champion :stanley:
NHL all-star game (1961)
Memorial Cup champion (1952)

Harry Howell on that Guelph Bitmores championship team:
"Andy Bathgate, Dean Prentice, Ron Murphy, Louie Fontinato — we all keep in touch. We're all close by. That has completed the bond."
http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep197901.htm

...secured his name in hockey folklore when he got involved in a vicious stick-swinging incident with Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion. Murphy suffered a broken jaw and a league suspension. The incident also put Maurice Richard in trouble with the league when he defended Geoffrion's actions in a newspaper column.

...Rangers traded him to Chicago, a popular place to send the discontented and troublesome in those days. In trying to get rid of their troublemakers, the other teams were setting the stage for a surge by the Blackhawks.

The 'Hawks broke out in the 1961 playoffs. Chicago rolled over the regular season champions, Montreal Canadiens. In the finals, they took Detroit in six games to win the Stanley Cup. Murphy peaked with the team and even had the honour of representing the club in the All-Star Game.

Murphy went on to join the Red Wings for the 1964-65 season before being dealt to the Boston Bruins the next year. With the Bruins, he began experiencing health troubles.
http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13807

How many NHLers are talked out of retiring in their 17th season and go on to have a career best year on the highest scoring line ever (to that date)? That is what you call a valuable player!

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Twice the Bruins talked him out of retiring. In 1968-69, Murphy was put on a line with Ken Hodge and an emerging Phil Esposito.:teach2: The line racked up an incredible 263 points--a record to that point.

on a wild train ride from Boston to Montreal, Bobby Hull and teammate Ron Murphy broke into a case of railroad flares, lit them and threw them into the other Black Hawks' roomettes. :biglaugh: Several frantic hours and $599 worth of damage later, General Manager Tommy Ivan called a team meeting. "All right," demanded Ivan, "who did it?" "I decided somebody better say something," says Bobby, "so I piped up: 'I did, sir.' Ivan just said, That's all I wanted to know,' and walked away."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,941234-8,00.html

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Ron Murphy

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205 goals, 479 points in 889 NHL games over an injury-filled 18 year career with four teams (Rangers, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Bruins).
Chicago Blackhawk champion :stanley:
NHL all-star game (1961)
Memorial Cup champion (1952)

Harry Howell on that Guelph Bitmores championship team:

http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep197901.htm


http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13807

How many NHLers are talked out of retiring in their 17th season and go on to have a career best year on the highest scoring line ever (to that date)? That is what you call a valuable player!

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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,941234-8,00.html
Van, You stole my next pick. Probably the only player from the 61 Hawk cup team that hadn't been picked yet. Love the Flare story. One I hadn't heard before.

Van, You stole my next pick. Probably the only player from the 61 Hawk cup team that hadn't been picked yet. Love the Flare story. One I hadn't heard before.

Mine too. That's the second LW you've taken from me VanI. :handclap: :thumbu:

Love the Flare story. One I hadn't heard before.
New to me too. I really enjoy learning about the history of hockey in researching picks because it's full of interesting stories. The hockey world nowadays is downright boring in comparison.

That's the second LW you've taken from me VanI. :handclap: :thumbu:
Wait until tomorrow. :D

The left wing I'm gonna draft then will make your jaw drop and say "I thought he was already drafted!" or "How could I forgotten him!" or "You did it again. Robber!"

Mark it.

The hockey world nowadays is downright boring in comparison.

Too much media pressue, IMHO. Can you imagine Crosby doing something like that, with the media spotlight all around him? I can bet that if there wasn't that kind of media attention, you'd see guys like Ovechkin doing those things on a regular basis.

Too much media pressue, IMHO. Can you imagine Crosby doing something like that, with the media spotlight all around him? I can bet that if there wasn't that kind of media attention, you'd see guys like Ovechkin doing those things on a regular basis.
Yeah, and with television creating more of a youthful fan base than blue-collar workers going to games, players are more 'role models' than ever. Add to that the fact that they are millionaires nowadays so they have a lot more to loose.

The major professional sports are becoming fossilized. It's the new and fringe sports with devout fan bases but little profit where the true heart of sport lies.

Hmm...I wonder who it is.

Yeah, and with television creating more of a youthful fan base than blue-collar workers going to games, players are more 'role models' than ever. Add to that the fact that they are millionaires nowadays so they have a lot more to loose.

The major professional sports are becoming fossilized. It's the new and fringe sports with devout fan bases but little profit where the true heart of sport lies.

Yup. It's kind of sad really. Can you imagine a personality like JR back in the 50's? That would beat any ****ing show on MTV or Fox or CBS or whatever.

BTW, I think I have a hunch as to who you're gonna take VanI. I'll try and get up early tommorow to beat you. ;) :p: :thumbu: :)

BTW, I think I have a hunch as to who you're gonna take VanI. I'll try and get up early tommorow to beat you. ;) :p: :thumbu: :)
9:00 a.m. sunday morning eastern time. Be there or be square. :cf:

LW Don Lever

Evil Speaker took him in the MLD.

D Lyle Odelein

3rd, 4th, 5th round reflections:

players stolen from the Grrrowl long list: Courtnall, McGimsie, Odelein
players who should've been on the list: Lewicki, Gilbert, Reibel, Poile
players surprisingly drafted: Young, Yawney, Thornson
players that went as expected: Dafoe, Rouse, Houle
interesting picks: Brown, Simmons, McVeigh, Daley

D Lyle Odelein
Nice recovery pick. Definitely good enough to be picked as a depth (No. 6 or 7), physical defensive defenceman in the MLD.

Nice find. Although in a weak league, having well above a PPG average over the course of your career is pretty impressive. :handclap:Agreed. I was going to take a minor leaguer in the first round and still might take him in the next AAA draft if it's okay with my Co-GM. :)

New to me too. I really enjoy learning about the history of hockey in researching picks because it's full of interesting stories. The hockey world nowadays is downright boring in comparison.When I get my signature I've got the greatest quote from a player. You guys are going to love it. :)

Wait until tomorrow. :D The left wing I'm gonna draft then will make your jaw drop and say "I thought he was already drafted!" or "How could I forgotten him!" or "You did it again. Robber!" Mark it.Bologna marked. ;) I know who it is. Seriously. :)

Yeah, and with television creating more of a youthful fan base than blue-collar workers going to games, players are more 'role models' than ever. Add to that the fact that they are millionaires nowadays so they have a lot more to loose.

The major professional sports are becoming fossilized. It's the new and fringe sports with devout fan bases but little profit where the true heart of sport lies.
It's the IMG-controlled sports universe. You touched on it - the millions of dollars at stake. Not just in salaries. But in terms of endorsements. How many Eddie Shack type players are out there now? I've talked to Shack on several times. Hell of a guy. Great character. Great talker. But some of the things he says wouldn't go over too well with the PC crowd, or with an agent. There's so much money at stake, and guys know that if they pop off, if they try to be colourful, usually they get criticized, and they even lose their big deals.

I remember, as a kid, I was not a Charles Barkley fan. I thought he was a jerk. Now that I'm in the media, Sir Charles is one of my all-time favourite athletes. The guy is a character, he's candid, he's colourful, and bottom line: he's usually right. Brendan Shanahan's colourful, and wildly entertaining. The sign that hung above his locker room stall 20 years ago still rings true today: "Better quotes." And, again, he's usually right. Unfortunately, guys like Sir Charles, Shanny, Roenick, Shaquille O'Neal, Dennis Hull, John McEnroe and the late Payne Stewart - guys with flair, energy, personality, and an articulate, well-thought-out, and sometimes controversial but accurate opinion - are very hard to find. And in my business, they're very well-liked.

The Falcons are proud to select LW Norman "Dutch" Gainor

Norman "Dutch" Gainor came up through the ASHL ranks before playing with the Duluth Hornets of the CHL in 1925-26. That catapulted him to Calgary for one year before he was sent to the Boston Bruins by Minneapolis, who owned his AHA rights.

Gainor appeared in 42 games with the Bruins in his first NHL season in 1927-28 and contributed eight goals and 12 points. He played four years in Beantown and his most productive NHL season occurred in 1929-30 when he tallied 18 goals and 49 points in 42 games. It was often said Gainor was plagued with the worst set of varicose veins known to mankind. But cosmetic appearance never seemed to bother Gainor, and it definitely did not effect his play as he was considered one of the top left wingers in the NHL in the mid to late 1920s.

In the summer of 1931 Gainor was stunned to learn he had been traded to the New York Rangers. He played just one year in the Big Apple and was traded to Ottawa after a sub-par offensive season. His last NHL stop was in 1934-35 when he dressed for 35 games with the Montreal Maroons.

In 246 NHL games Gainor scored 51 goals and 107 points. He died in 1960 at the age of 56.

The Falcons are proud to select LW Norman "Dutch" Gainor

Gainor appeared in 42 games with the Bruins in his first NHL season in 1927-28 and contributed eight goals and 12 points. He played four years in Beantown and his most productive NHL season occurred in 1929-30 when he tallied 18 goals and 49 points in 42 games.

In 246 NHL games Gainor scored 51 goals and 107 points. He died in 1960 at the age of 56.
Good morning. :m-smile:

This guy is one of the great support players and a significant part in the history of hockey: two-way talented, tough, hardworking, feisty, ferocious, competitive, clutch, leader, team-first, successful on a top line or checking line, deserving of the main draft as a quality depth pick in an all-time context, left wing...

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Bob "Hound Dog" Kelly

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one of the toughest and the most tenacious... True to his nickname, Kelly bounded across the ice like an unleashed bloodhound, throwing his body around with abandon. A consummate team player, Kelly did whatever it took to win. He'd be the first in line to fight to defend a teammate.
He'd sacrifice offense for defense. He'd chip in timely goals.

Off the ice, Kelly's good-natured sense of humor and outgoing personality made him a favorite of teammates, fans, and reporters alike.
A consummate team player, Kelly was a sparkplug in the Flyers :stanley: :stanley: Stanley Cup engine.
http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NewsPage&bcid=2920


362 points in 837 NHL games with 1454 PIM (23 points, 172 PIM in 101 playoff games)
4-time Stanley Cup finalist, 2-time champion

The ‘Houndog’ brought plenty of bite to his game as one of the Broad Street Bullies, but Bob James Kelly could also hurt the opposition in plenty of other ways, too....

“The kid has lots of polish and is definitely hard to ignore,” praised the ex-Flyers coach, of the rugged rookie, who appeared in 76 games in 1970-71. “He can also add some offensive punch to our lineup.”

In his first year at the pro level, Kelly, when he wasn’t bowling over opponents or dropping the gloves, provided 14 goals and 18 assists, making him a valuable asset at both ends of the ice.

He duplicated that goal total in his sophomore campaign, reaching the double-digit mark in tallies in three of his first four NHL seasons. And as Kelly became more comfortable in his contributions, he began to elevate the physical side to his game, part of an intimidating group that would eventually earn the well-deserved ‘Broad Street Bullies’ moniker.

Aside from his hard-hitting ways, Kelly was a plus player in the truest sense, sporting a positive plus/minus rating in his first 10 NHL seasons, including a stellar plus-21 in 1974-75.

Kelly was also a major player in Philadelphia’s back-to-back Stanley Cup wins in 1974 and 1975, crashing and bashing rivals with a steady diet of bone-crushing body checks. In 1975, he netted three goals and added three assists in 16 playoff games.

On a team that featured mobility and muscle,... Kelly fit in perfectly. :flyers

In his final year in orange and black, 1979-80, Kelly had 15 goals and 20 assists, accompanied by 122 penalty minutes and a plus-19 rating, typical statistics for a player that relied on grit and guts to get the job done on a nightly basis.

In the summer of 1980, Kelly was traded to the Washington Capitals.. ‘Hound dog’ responded to the trade in fine fashion, scoring a career-best 26 goals along with 36 helpers. Although the Caps didn’t make the post-season, there was no ignoring the forward’s fine play during the regular schedule.

Overall, Kelly played in 837 NHL contests, recording 154 goals and 362 points. He was also a veteran of 101 playoff games, netting nine goals and 23 points overall.

It was truly a remarkable career for a player who went full-out every shift he took, never giving an inch to anyone regardless of their size or reputation.
http://www.nhlalumni.net/?pid=news_archive_2003&src=news_2003_08_01_1059696000_

...a solid offensive player at the junior level (21 goals and 44 points in 54 games as an Oshawa Generals rookie... it was already clear that his physical play, more than his goal scoring, would be Kelly's calling card.

Kelly was not only a fearsome forechecker, he also knew what to do when he dropped the gloves. He quickly gained the reputation as one of the toughest...
In Kelly's second OHA season, he averaged close to a point-per game (21 goals and 53 points in 54 games) to go along with his 117 penalty minutes.

"My first three NHL games were an unbelievable test for me and the whole team. Right away, I'm out there playing against teams like Montreal and Boston," says Kelly today. "I nearly froze up on my first shift. I'm out on the ice and there's guys like Henri Richard and [Jean] Beliveau."

Kelly soon overcame his nerves. During much of his rookie and second season, he played left wing on Clarke's line. Both years, Kelly tallied 14 goals. In his second season, he added 157 penalty minutes to the mix.

"My role changed under Freddie (Shero)," says Kelly today. "We had guys like Billy Barber and Ross Lonsberry who could play on the scoring lines, so Freddie used me to give the guys energy."

Shero did not view taking Kelly off of Clarke's line as a demotion, even if it meant less ice time for the player. Rather, he said that forechecking and fighting were areas where Kelly could stand out.

"If Bob Kelly scores twenty goals, I'm not using him properly," said the Fog (coach Fred Shero) in 1973. "He's got something that's hard to come by. No coach in the world can make a guy do what Kelly does. It's not in his contract. It comes from within him."

Every player from new team captain Bobby Clarke on down had the utmost respect for Kelly's value to the club.

"Anyone who says Kelly doesn't belong in the NHL has no idea what goes into winning hockey games," said Clarke in the mid-1970s. "Show me a team that wouldn't take Kelly in a heartbeat and I'll show you a team that doesn't want to be a winner."

While Dave "The Hammer" Schultz was the Flyers' best known and most frequent pugilist, Kelly was arguably the toughest. "He always gets in three or four punches before the other guy realizes he's in a fight," marveled Clarke. "He throws punches faster than anyone in the league."

Even the Hammer himself concurred. "In terms of pure toughness, Kelly was first on the Flyers and I was second," Schultz told prolific hockey writer Stan Fischler. "With all due respect, Kelly became the heavyweight champion of the Flyers."

Statistically, Kelly had the worst season of his career in 1973-74. In 65 games, he scored just four goals and 14 points in fairly limited ice time and went pointless in the playoffs. His penalty totals dropped from 238 minutes to 130. But, as always, stats revealed little about his value to the team. For example, one night during the 1973-74 season, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the Spectrum. Shero's Flyers needed every bit of energy Kelly could provide them. The Hound toppled Rangers left and right, whipped Ron Harris in a fight, and assisted on two goals, helping the team rally all the way back to earn a tie.

Kelly's battles with the Rangers continued in the playoffs. After the Flyers dispatched the Atlanta Flames in the first round, they embarked on a seven game war with the Blueshirts. Kelly was a thorn in the Rangers' side throughout the first two games. Shero sent Kelly to "hound" Harris and drive New York to distraction with his forechecking. Rangers coach Emile Francis countered by switching Harris to another line and replacing him with rookie Jerry Butler. Kelly promptly pounded Butler. The Flyers took the first two games of the series at home.

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scored the 1975 Stanley Cup winning goal

One of Shero's offbeat practice drills was to have his players take the puck behind the net, swing out quickly in front and try to score. The winner received a $5 prize. Little did anyone know that the drill would pay huge dividends. With the Flyers leading the Buffalo Sabres 3 games to 2 in the Stanley Cup Finals, they entered the third period of Game 6 in a scoreless deadlock. In the opening minute of the third period, Shero sicked the Hound on the Sabres. Kelly pounced on huge Sabres defenseman Jerry Korab behind the Buffalo net, jarring the puck free. He then swooped out in front of the net and beat Sabres' goalie Roger Crozier for his 3rd goal of the playoffs and the biggest goal of his career. Kelly was mobbed by his teammates. As he got back to the bench, he looked at Shero and said, "Freddie, that's five bucks you owe me." Kelly's tally was all Philly would need. A Bill Clement insurance marker gave the Flyers a 2-0 win behind Bernie Parent's shutout goaltending. The Flyers were once again the Stanley Cup champions. Today, Kelly says that he considers the second Cup "a little bit sweeter" than the first, because he was such a key contributor.

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January 11th, 1976, Kelly manhandles the Red Army in the Flyers 4-1 win

Kelly enjoyed two his best seasons in 1976-77 and 1977-78. The first year, he received increased ice time and, for the first time, cracked the 20-goal barrier to go along with his 125 penalty minutes. The next, he scored 19 and was a playoff warrior, with three goals, eight points and uncounted big hits in 12 games. In particular, Kelly gave the Toronto Maple Leafs fits.

...the Flyers new head coach... Quinn's first moves was to experiment with a new line combination. He put Kelly on the left wing of a line with tough center Mel Bridgman... providing both energy and supporting offense... With Kelly, as usual, working tirelessly in the corners and creating extra room for teammates, Bridgman went on to score 24 goals and 59 points in addition to his 184 penalty minutes "Bob Kelly is one guy I never have to worry about," said Pat Quinn shortly before the 1979-80 season. "He comes to play every night and he's a leader both on and off the ice."

The 1979-80 season would be Kelly's last as a Flyer. He made it count. Now playing a veteran leadership role, Kelly dressed in 75 regular season games and 19 playoff contests. Although assigned primarily to checking duties, Kelly scored 15 goals. He also still knew how to lift the club's spirits with a well-timed fight or body check (122 penalty minutes). Kelly was right in the thick of the action as the Flyers set a North American professional sports record by going undefeated in 35 consecutive games. They ultimately lost in a heartbreaking six game Stanley Cup Final against the New York Islanders, who went on to win four consecutive Cups.

The Flyers traded Kelly to the lowly Washington Capitals... Knowing only how to play full speed ahead, the Hound put up his highest penalty totals since 1972-73 (157 penalty minutes). He also had to take on an increased offensive burden and responded with his best statistical season in the NHL – 26 goals and 62 points.

Kelly retired with 837 regular season games and 101 playoff tilts to his credit. He notched 154 regular season goals and 1,454 penalty minutes without having played a single game in the minor leagues.
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scored an important momentum-preserving insurance goal as a game star in the Flyers' NHL record-setting 29th consecutive unbeaten game (in what would become their 35-game streak), a 5-2 win over Boston in 1980

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"The Hound" was an instant hit with the Flyers fans and his teammates. Kelly soon became one of the team's resident pranksters – and was himself often the victim of practical jokes.

It was, in fact, a rookie Kelly who was the subject of one of the most elaborate practical jokes in Flyers' annals: the snipe hunt. The tale is still often retold by Kelly's old teammates and has been recounted in numerous hockey books.

For over a month, the veterans on the team told Kelly stories about all the fun they'd have snipe hunting. Then they claimed that rookies weren't allowed to participate.

"What's a snipe?" asked Kelly.

"They're sort of like pigeons," answered Flyers' veteran defenseman Ed Van Impe.

"Can you eat them?"

"Only the breasts. My wife cooks them in a wine sauce and are they ever delicious!" said Van Impe.

Kelly begged to come along. Van Impe said he'd consider making an exception to the no-rookies "rule."

Over the next few days, Kelly's teammates instructed him in the art of snipe hunting. Goalie Doug Favell had him practice "snipe calls" while enforcer Earl Heiskala told him that the way to hunt snipes is to beat the bushes with long poles and when the snipes fly, to shine a flashlight on them. The birds would get panicked and confused, giving the hunters a chance to catch them in fishing nets.

Of course, it was all a joke to initiate Kelly into the NHL fraternity. Van Impe arranged with friends in the Delaware County police department to come arrest Kelly for "hunting snipe without a license in a snipe preserve." They even arranged for a stern justice of the peace to scare Kelly into thinking he was going to jail. Finally, his teammates materialized in the courtroom and let him off the hook.

After the initial shock subsided, Kelly responded with his usual good humor.

And, for the fun of it, see retired Bob Kelly vs. Bernie Parent in tockey:
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Chicago selects LW- Errol Thompson

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A speedy left-winger with a blazing shot, Errol Thompson played nearly 600 NHL games in the 1970s and '80s. He was a good-natured competitor whose skill allowed him to hit the 20-goal mark six times in his career. -legends of hockey

The Niagara Falls Americanadians are extremely proud to select....Defenseman - Jocelyn Guevremont.

As a junior rearguard with the Montreal Junior Canadiens from 1968 to 1971, Jocelyn Guevremont established some very impressive credentials, especially for his offensive work from the point.

The newly-formed Vancouver Canucks made the young rearguard their first-ever amateur selection in the 1971 Amateur Draft. And although he lacked defensive skills during the early going, he applied himself steadfastly to balance his game. As such, he finished his rookie campaign with a league-record 51 points, the most, up to that time, scored by a rookie.

As an offensive specialist, Guevremont continued his industrious efforts to shore up his defensive game. The results came to fruition after his trade to the Buffalo Sabres in 1974. There he succeeded in maintaining his offensive output while landing on the positive side of the plus/minus scale year in and year out.

He lasted with the Sabres until 1979. At that time, he was dispatched to the New York Rangers. In the Big Apple, however, Guevremont saw only limited action, spending much of his time in the press box watching new recruits make rookie mistakes. He was finally sent down to the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL. But before he left, he warned the Rangers' management that unless he got some ice-time on his next invite the NHL, they could consider him to have a chronic shoulder ailment.

As a result, word traveled across the league that the veteran defender was damaged goods. The fallout came in the form of no offers from other NHL clubs, such as the St. Louis Blues, who would have otherwise picked him up. Tired of waiting by the phone, Guevremont retired at the close of the 1979-80 campaign.

NHL Career:
GM: 571
G: 84
A: 223
P: 307
PIM: 319
+/-: +22 (Between '74 and '79 he was +141)

Playoffs:
GM: 40
G: 4
A: 17
P: 21
PIM: 18
- 4 Playoff Appearences
- 1 Cup Final Appearance

Awards:
OHA-Jr. Second All-Star Team (1970)
OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1971)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (1974)

Other Recognitions:
Represented Canada in the 1972 Summit Series.

If I might add, for Charles McVeigh (as he was one of the guys I pimped), he was considered an extremely feisty (albeit smallish) player, with good-to-great defensive awareness, enough to "earn" AT LEAST one retroactive Selke award. I said AT LEAST one, because I lost the data, and I cannot remember if he earned this more than once. McVeigh played every forward position when he was with the Kenora Thirstles, but was more used as an LW in the NHL.

The Bulldogs select D. Grant Ledyard

Defenceman Grant Ledyard began his 18th NHL season, as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, in 2001-02. He was approaching 1,000 career games in a career that has seen him add experience and puck handling savvy to eight different teams.

Ledyard played junior with the Fort Garry Blues and Saskatoon Blades and then signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers in 1982. He began his pro career in the CHL as a fine playmaking defenceman on the Tulsa Oilers. In 1984, he was presented the Bob Gassoff Award as the most improved defenceman in the league.

Ledyard split the 1984-85 season between the AHL and the Rangers. Following the Blueshirts' elimination from the first round of the playoffs, the young rearguard joined Team Canada at the 1985 World Championships. Part-way through the 1985-86 season, Ledyard was traded to the L.A. Kings. In 1986-87, he scored a career-high 14 goals and joined the Washington Capitals the next year. Late in the 1988-89 season, Ledyard was traded to the Buffalo Sabres where he found a home as a defensive leader on the club for over four years.

In August 1993, Ledyard sought stability by signing a long-term deal as a free agent with the Dallas Stars. In 1993-94, he scored 46 points and helped to quarterback the power play. He remained with the Stars for three more years as they became a league power.

The Bulldogs select D. Grant LedyardIt was between him and Guevremont for me.

The Blades select D Joe Cooper.

In 1934-35, 20-year-old Joe Cooper began his pro hockey career in New York playing in the EHL. In 21 games he had five goals and 19 points while racking up 70 minutes in penalties. At 6'1" and 200 pounds, Cooper was one of the biggest and strongest players of his day, and he used his physical superiority whenever possible.

In 1935-36, he joined the Philadelphia Ramblers of the CAHL where he was known as one of the toughest opponents to play against. Many opposing forwards dreaded having to rush the net, or, even worse, face Cooper along the back boards. He had a one-game tryout with the NHL's New York Rangers and impressed team officials.

He went on to play 420 games in the NHL as a hard-nosed defensive defenseman.

This guy is one of the great support players and a significant part in the history of hockey: two-way talented, tough, hardworking, feisty, ferocious, competitive, clutch, leader, team-first, successful on a top line or checking line, deserving of the main draft as a quality depth pick in an all-time context, left wing...

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Bob "Hound Dog" Kelly

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362 points in 837 NHL games with 1454 PIM (23 points, 172 PIM in 101 playoff games)
4-time Stanley Cup finalist, 2-time champion


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And, for the fun of it, see retired Bob Kelly vs. Bernie Parent in tockey:
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Ha! I got up at 9:30AM EST and didn't even bother signing in; I came to check who you picked....guess my hunch was wrong!

My pick coming shortly.

The Regina Potholes select RW Don Metz.

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The aggressive-checking redhead bounced between Toronto and the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets in 1939-40, but he was recognized as a dependable forward and found himself playing fulltime in blue and white during the 1940-41 and 1941-42 seasons. In fact, Metz started out as a spare part in the 1941-42 playoffs, but Leaf coach Hap Day played a hunch, inserting him and rookie Gaye Stewart into the lineup in place of veterans Hank Goldup and Gord Drillon at a desperate time in the series.

Day's strategy worked, and the Leafs turned the tide, erasing a three-games-to-none deficit in the finals against the Red Wings and winning four straight games to shock the world and win the most improbable of Stanley Cup wins. Don Metz played a substantial role, scoring four goals and three assists in the four games he was employed in the final. That Stanley Cup was one of two Metz would enjoy during the nine partial seasons he played in Maple Leaf Gardens.

Although a very different player from Bob Kelly, who was hard working and had no limits to his determination, Alfredshems IK select a very talented Czech that we believe should also have gone in one of the two previous drafts, LW Petr Klima.


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Edmonton Sun reporter Terry Jones perhaps said it best about Petr Klima when he said "Petr Klima is 32 years old, played 12 years in the NHL and has never broken a sweat."

Klima was a tremendously talented left winger who played in 773 NHL games, scoring 312 goals and 260 assists for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite his breathtaking skating ability, marvelous hands and cannon-like shot, Klima was a lazy player who was too satisfied with decent offensive numbers when he could have posted superstar statistics.

Klima defected from his native Czechoslovakia in 1985 at the age of 21. In honor of gaining his freedom from the Iron Curtain in that year, Klima wore jersey number 85 throughout his NHL career. However Klima, who grew up in relative poverty in communist Czechoslovakia, quickly became enthralled by life in North America. With big money contracts and fast cars, Klima had achieved greater freedom than he may had thought was possible when he was a kid. Perhaps his new found freedom distracted him from focusing completely on hockey. Klima has always been criticized for being too laid back and even lazy to achieve the status that his god given talents should have gotten him.

Klima, who wore a very unusual helmet which Don Cherry insisted was designed to protect his fancy hair-do, played his first 4 seasons in the Motor City with Detroit. He was a consistent 30 goal man in his tenure with the Wings, with his best year being 1987-88 when he scored 37 times. He would also explode in the playoffs to lead the Wings with 10 goals in just 12 games.

Klima would score a career high 40 goals in 1990-91 as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. Late in 1989 Klima was packaged in a significant deal that saw Klima, Joe Murphy, Adam Graves and Jeff Sharples traded to the Oilers in exchange for Detroit native Jimmy Carson and long time Oiler Kevin McClelland.

With the exception of an injury shortened 1991-92 season, Klima continued to be a consistent 30 goal threat. However come playoff time Klima was used sparingly. The Oilers felt that his fragile body wasn't conducive to NHL playoff conditions and he was, as always, a defensive liability. However Klima's biggest moment came in the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, specifically game 1. The Oilers were facing ex-Oiler Andy Moog and the Boston Bruins and the all important opening game went into double overtime. Even as the game reached the second overtime, Edmonton coach John Muckler kept Klima sitting on the bench for almost the entire game. Klima finally got a chance to play in the second overtime as the Oilers were forced to use him in order to get some fresh legs on the ice. Klima proceeded to wire a shot past an off-balanced Moog. The Oilers won the first game and went on to defeat the Boston Bruins in 5 games to capture their 5th Cup in 7 years.

Possibly the biggest slacker of all-time? His inconsistency made Kovalev look like Ronnie Francis! :biglaugh:

Very talented, though, and I knew it was just a matter of time before he was picked. I was well aware he was available, but I can't exactly put Klima on a team that already has Yashin!

Possibly the biggest slacker of all-time? His inconsistency made Kovalev look like Ronnie Francis! :biglaugh:

Very talented, though, and I knew it was just a matter of time before he was picked. I was well aware he was available, but I can't exactly put Klima on a team that already has Yashin!

Hmm, sounds like both our teams are in need of a coach that knows how to get the best out of their players... *cough*MY NEXT PICK *cough* ;) :)

Although a very different player from Bob Kelly, who was hard working and had no limits to his determination, Alfredshems IK select a very talented Czech that we believe should also have gone in one of the two previous drafts, LW Petr Klima.


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There are some guys I'll never pick on my team. He's near the top. Lazy, inconsistent, a floater, but if his head's on straight, he's one of the best offensive talents available.

Funny story. When my family was living in northern B.C., we went to Edmonton for my birthday in 86. Dad took me to an Oilers/Red Wings game - my first-ever NHL game. (I still have the tickets and the program at my parents farm in B.C.). Edmonton won 4-3. It was back when they still had all those all-time greats. For whatever reason, they announced the three stars starting with the first star. That was Gretzky. I think Messier was the second star. They jumped over the boards after they were introduced. Klima was the third star. He decided he would jump over the boards, too, just like the Oilers. He tripped on the boards, and fell flat on his face.

There are some guys I'll never pick on my team. He's near the top. Lazy, inconsistent, a floater, but if his head's on straight, he's one of the best offensive talents available.

Funny story. When my family was living in northern B.C., we went to Edmonton for my birthday in 86. Dad took me to an Oilers/Red Wings game - my first-ever NHL game. (I still have the tickets and the program at my parents farm in B.C.). Edmonton won 4-3. It was back when they still had all those all-time greats. For whatever reason, they announced the three stars starting with the first star. That was Gretzky. I think Messier was the second star. They jumped over the boards after they were introduced. Klima was the third star. He decided he would jump over the boards, too, just like the Oilers. He tripped on the boards, and fell flat on his face.

Awesome story. :handclap:

I saw raleh had him in one of the main drafts, so I was wondering why you guys never took him in the MLD. I read his bio, and right away I knew why. Still, I think with the right coach, he can be one of the most dangerous players in this draft.

Anze Kopitar

Anze Kopitar

Whoa! Definitely didn't see this one coming.

Anze Kopitar
Biggest homer pick since *swiss cheese*

I can't exactly put Klima on a team that already has Yashin!
Yes, you can, :teach2: because we are not building teams in the AAA, we are collecting pools of talented players for call-up duty.

From the sign-up thread:

this is designed to be about a g.m. stocking the minors with depth picks, not with any intention to win a championship at that AAA, 2nd-tier minors level league competition, but to get quality ice time for great players (call-up players), just like with any top pro organization. DON'T make a pick based on line chemistry; instead, make the 12 Best Picks Available (BPAs). Afterwards we'll judge the best individual players (all-star team) as well as best group of depth prospects (Best Depth G.M. Award)

There won't be playoff match-ups.

Biggest homer pick since Marek Svatos. :joker:

UNDRAFTED PLAYER!!! SEIZE HIM!!! :sarcasm:

BTW, talented players for call-up duty? So that means he doesn't have to be inconsistent?? WoooHHH, I might have finally found a steal-ish then!!

uh, sorry... we shouldn't mention undrafted players....

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uh, sorry... we shouldn't mention undrafted players....

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Aha, I was joking, I'm pretty sure no one would draft him. Kopitar is at least a top line player, I'd put him near Phaneuf in all-time poistion.

Another tough, talented, mean forward with two Cup wins. RW Martin Lapointe

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Lee Fogolin, Sr.

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"...punishing checks and no-nonsense defensive style...
a gritty, physical, hard nosed defenseman known for knocking opponents around..."Stanley Cup :stanley: (1950)
All-star game (1950, 1951)

... a rugged and solid positional defenceman who played over 400 games in the NHL. He began his career on the powerful Detroit Red Wings' then moved on to the Chicago Black Hawks as they became competitive in the 1950s. During his career, the hard-nosed blueliner dished out more than his share of bone-crunching bodychecks and saw to it that opposition forwards kept their heads up while heading down the ice on offense.

Fogolin saw his first NHL action in the pressure-cooker of the Stanley finals against the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1948. He began the 1948-49 season in Indianapolis before joining Detroit for the last 43 games of the season. The burly rearguard played solidly for the Wings in the playoffs but they came up short against Toronto for the second straight year.

Fogolin was outstanding in 1949-50 as he played tough defense in his own end and was more self-assured moving the puck up ice. He was chosen to the NHL squad in that year's all-star game, then helped the Wings win the Stanley Cup that spring.

The veteran rearguard shifted gears in 1950-51.. traded to the weaker Chicago Black Hawks... helped solidify the Hawks' blueline. Fogolin was one of the best Chicago players over the next few years but the team's only playoff appearance came in 1953 when they lost a tough seven-game semi-final series to the Montreal Canadiens. He played his last NHL season in 1955-56
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Chicago selects d - Leo Reise Sr

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As a youngster, Leo Reise Sr. suffered a major setback to his pursuit of a career in professional hockey. He lost sight in one of his eyes. The loss did not come as a result of an injury but rather as the result of an optical nerve that simply died.

Nonetheless, Reise pressed on, undaunted in his determination to make it in hockey. He was an excellent skater and had a handy touch as a playmaker as well. He first gained fame with the senior-league Hamilton Tigers of the OHA. He manned their blueline for three seasons until the club hooked up with the NHL. Reise stayed on for parts of four seasons, tying Punch Broadbent of Ottawa for the league lead in assists in 1921-22.

He then headed west to earn more money with the Saskatoon Crescents of the Western Professional League. Three years later, the Hamilton Tigers moved to New York City to become the Americans. Reise rejoined his former club in the Big Apple for parts of four more campaigns before jumping to the cross-town rival Rangers for 14 games.-legends of Hockey

Ray "Wizard" Whitney.

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If not for his small stature, many think Ray Whitney would have been drafted higher than 23rd overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. He made his NHL debut that season on April 15 against the Calgary Flames and registered his first assist. In 1992-93, Whitney played 26 games and scored his first NHL goal on December 1 against the Oilers. In 1993-94, he joined the Sharks full-time and scored 40 points in 61 games. That year, he helped the Sharks improve 58 points as they made the playoffs for the first time in club history. In the playoffs, he scored four points in 14 games as the Sharks advanced to the second round. In the shortened 1994-95 season, he scored 25 points in 39 games. In 1995-96, he scored 41 points in 60 games. In 1996-97, he played just 12 games at the NHL level.

Whitney signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on October 1, 1997. After only nine games with his new team, he was claimed on waivers by the Florida Panthers. Despite playing only 68 games with the Panthers, he led the team with 32 goals, 61 points and 12 power-play goals. In 1998-99, he led the Panthers with 26 goals, 38 assists, 64 points, seven power-play goals and six game-winning goals.

In 1999-00, he finished second on the team with 29 goals and 71 points behind new teammate Pavel Bure. On January 15, Whitney played in his 400th game and on February 6 he played in his first All-Star Game.

In 2000-01, he was traded to the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets for Kevyn Adams. In 46 games split between the two teams, he scored 34 points in 46 games.

Coming out of the junior ranks, Whitney was considered one of the top players in Canada, but his diminutive stature shyed off some teams. He played for the WHL's Spokane Chiefs in 1988-89 and scored 50 points as a major junior rookie. In 1989-90, he scored 57 goals and 113 points. In 1990-91, he scored 65 goals and led the league with 185 points. He was a WHL West First Team All-Star and won the league's MVP award. In the post-season, he scored a league-best 31 points in 15 games as the Chiefs won the WHL playoff championship. He and Pat Falloon then guided the Chiefs to victory at the Memorial Cup.

In 1991-92, Whitney turned pro with the Cologne Sharks of the German Bundesliga and scored nine points in ten games. He then joined the IHL's San Diego Gulls and scored 90 points in 63 games. In 1992-93, he scored 53 points in 46 games with the IHL's Kansas City Blades.

Whitney also played five games for the Canadian national team in 1991-92. He was the Edmonton Oilers' stickboy for two seasons in the 1980s. His father, Floyd, has been the Oilers' practice goalie for 17 seasons. Ray's younger brother, Dean, is a former professional hockey goaltender.

Upon his arrival in Columbus, Whitney became an offensive leader on the club and finished 12th in the league in assists in 2002-03 with 52 before signing as a free-agent with the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 2003.

After seeing his point totals drop off in 2003-04, Whitney was acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes in the summer of 2005, following the 2004-05 NHL lockout season. Whitney's offensive numbers increased during the NHL regular season in 2005-06 with the Hurricanes tallying 55 points. However his largest contribution came in the 2006 playoffs, as he scored 9 goals en route to earning his first Stanley Cup.

NHL Season Totals:
GM: 902
G: 277
A: 450
P: 727
PIM: 331
- 16 NHL Seasons
- 2 30+ Goal Seasons (23 so far this year)
- 7 20+ Goal Seasons
- 2 50+ Assist Seasons
- 4 40+ Assist Seasons
- 9 30+ Assist Seasons

NHL Playoffs:
GM: 65
G: 15
A: 17
P: 32
PIM: 32
- 5 Playoff Appearances
- 1 Stanley Cup
- 15 Points in 24 games in 05-06 (Cup-Winning Team)

International Experience:
GM: 23
G: 6
A: 11
P: 17
PIM: 28
- 3 World Championship Appearances (Team Canada)

Awards:
WHL West First All-Star Team (1991)
WHL Player of the Year (1991)
Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1991)
George Parsons Trophy (Memorial Cup Tournament Most Sportsmanlike Player) (1991)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2000, 2003)
Lord Stanley Cup (2006)

The Regina Potholes select D Dale Tallon

Defenceman Dale Tallon possessed unquestionable skill with the puck and was a superior quarterback on the power play. He was also a rugged competitor whose solid career was overshadowed by Gilbert Perreault, the man picked just ahead of him in the Amateur Draft.

Born in Noranda, Quebec, Tallon played junior with the Oshawa Generals and Toronto Marlboros. After the Vancouver Canucks lost a spin of the wheel to the Buffalo Sabres for the right to pick Gilbert Perreault, they selected Tallon. He was a fine playmaker and power-play point man for three years and was picked as an alternate for Canada at the 1972 Summit Series versus the USSR.

The Blades select G Bill Beveridge.

It is very sad that some excellent goalers will never be recognized for their abilities because they played for a bad team. A few, like Roy Worters and Chuck Rayner, have been , but Bill Beveridge hasn't.

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Netminder Bill Beveridge made nearly 300 appearances for five different NHL clubs between 1929-30 and 1942-43. He was a consistent player and put up decent numbers considering he rarely played on good teams.

The talented backstopper joined the Senators in 1932-33 but the team was weakened by financial woes caused by the Depression. Beveridge recorded five shutouts and was often the only solid performer for the last place team. During each of the next two seasons he led the NHL with 48 appearances. The first came in Ottawa and the second with the same team after it was reincarnated as the St. Louis Eagles. The location and uniforms changed, but the club continued to languish in the basement.

Beveridge had the unfortunate circumstance of playing the bulk of his career for three teams just prior to them folding. As a result, they usually had severely depleted rosters due to selling off most of their talent for a cash infusion.

The Bulldogs select four-time 30 goal man Bill Derlago


Bill Derlago (born August 25, 1958 in Birtle, Manitoba) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques. He recorded well over 400 career points in a spectacular junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, but was somewhat less spectacular in his professional career. He retired with 416 points in 555 NHL games.

LW Chris Simon

770GP 144G 161A 305PTS is a pretty decent career line, not to mention his 1 Cup win (1996) and 2 finals appearances (1998, 2004). We're confident he'll manage to avoid prosecution for the majority of the season and will help make the Maltese THE TOUGHEST TEAM IN THE FEDERAL LEAGUE!!!

The Falcons are proud to select RW Wayne Babych

Edmonton, Alberta became the birthplace of Wayne Babych on June 6, 1958. Babych spent parts of five seasons playing junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Portland Winter Hawks. Chosen 3rd overall in the 1978 Amateur Draft, the St. Louis Blues had big plans for the right winger, and he responded with 27 goals in his rookie year of 1978-79.

Babych followed that up with a 26-goal outing the next year before exploding for 54 goals and 96 points in 1980-81.

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Lee Fogolin, Sr.

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Stanley Cup :stanley: (1950)
All-star game (1950, 1951)


http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12614
http://www.sabresfans.com/history/article.asp?artid=61

You were expecting me to react to one of your picks and think "OMGz, I thought he was drafted??!!??". Nothing against Kelly, but this pick is more impressive, IMO. Well, that might not be fair, but I definitely thought Fogolin was gone.

I definitely thought Fogolin was gone.
I was surprised that Fogolin, Jr. went in the ML but not his dad. Because the son had one more cup? In terms of the history of hockey, pops was a bigger deal in his era than the youngum was in his era. Or maybe it's an open question as to whom was better and more successful.

Evgeny Malkin

Evgeny Malkin

Not a bad pick. I think he's qualified enough to be in this draft. But you're luck we're judging by indivdual player, because I don't think it would be the wisest thing to have both your centers have less then 5 years of pro hockey experience - combined.

Alfredshems IK decide to wait and take more time to hire their coach. Instead, we take a player who knows how to play with taleneted players to round out the top line. Goal scoring RW Glen Murray.

Evgeny Malkin
Drafting pretty good hyped youngsters is absurd in an all-time context (wet dream projections) but in this case if the player breaks his back tomorrow, he will be remembered in hockey history for his accomplishments

Eleven (11) accomplishments of the young Malkin, already set as at least a footnote in hockey history:

Calder trophy (2007)
NHL All-star game (2008)
2006 World Championships top scorer for Russia
2006 Olympics Named Russia's Best Player
2006 World Juniors MVP
has 29 points in 32 games on the Russian national team in IIHF competition
Spengler Cup championship with the Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2005
Bronze medal at 2005 World Championship
Tied for 5th in scoring at 2006 World Championships, tourney high +/- of +7
Top-20 in NHL scoring in 06/07, at least Top-20 in 07/08 (even if no more points)
29 powerplay goals in two NHL seasons

set a modern-day NHL record as the first player to score at least one goal in each of his first six games. (No player had achieved this feat since the league's inaugural season in 1917-18, when Joe Malone scored at least 1 goal in 14 consecutive games to start his Hall of Fame NHL career)

the longest point streak of any Russian player in the NHL at 15 games

Once again, it should be said: in the AAA we are NOT building lines, not making any team chemistry!

We are assembling depth picks for a hockey organization (with an unspecified top pro team and a first-tier minors team) and have a AAA team simply to give ice time to players to be called up.

We will assess the 12 picks of a g.m. as a pool of talent not as a competitive line-up. The g.m. of the team will directly win an award, not the team itself as a whole (though an individual player or two from a given team might make it on the all-star squad). All your six forwards can be right wingers, your two extras can be both goalies or role players or coaches or whatever other position you deem to have the top talent at.

Get guys most worthy of ML and maybe even main draft selection!

Drafting pretty good hyped youngsters is absurd in an all-time context (wet dream projections) but in this case if the player breaks his back tomorrow, he will be remembered in hockey history for his accomplishments

Eleven (11) accomplishments of the young Malkin, already set as at least a footnote in hockey history:

Calder trophy (2007)
NHL All-star game (2008)
2006 World Championships top scorer for Russia
2006 Olympics Named Russia's Best Player
2006 World Juniors MVP
has 29 points in 32 games on the Russian national team in IIHF competition
Spengler Cup championship with the Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2005
Bronze medal at 2005 World Championship
Tied for 5th in scoring at 2006 World Championships, tourney high +/- of +7
Top-20 in NHL scoring in 06/07, at least Top-20 in 07/08 (even if no more points)
29 powerplay goals in two NHL seasons
Maybe it's just me, but in 20 years, when I look back on the 2006 WJC, I won't think about an MVP performance for Malkin. I'll remember him being absolutely befuddled by a couple of 18-year-old Canadian defencemen, who shut him down with teamwork, defensive prowess, physical play, positioning and smarts. It looked like it was the first time Malkin had been challenged that way in his career. In that game, he wilted.

And nobody will remember some of those accomplishments you listed.

Once again, it should be said: in the AAA we are NOT building lines, not making any team chemistry!

We are assembling depth picks for a hockey organization (with an unspecified top pro team and a first-tier minors team) and have a AAA team simply to give ice time to players to be called up.

We will assess the 12 picks of a g.m. as a pool of talent not as a competitive line-up. The g.m. of the team will directly win an award, not the team itself as a whole (though an individual player or two from a given team might make it on the all-star squad). All your six forwards can be right wingers, your two extras can be both goalies or role players or coaches or whatever other position you deem to have the top talent at.

Get guys most worthy of ML and maybe even main draft selection!

I was aware of that. Check out the part of my post you cut out.

Not a bad pick. I think he's qualified enough to be in this draft. But you're luck we're judging by indivdual player, because I don't think it would be the wisest thing to have both your centers have less then 5 years of pro hockey experience - combined.

:)

Maybe it's just me, but in 20 years, when I look back on the 2006 WJC, I won't think about an MVP performance for Malkin. I'll remember him being absolutely befuddled by a couple of 18-year-old Canadian defencemen, who shut him down with teamwork, defensive prowess, physical play, positioning and smarts. It looked like it was the first time Malkin had been challenged that way in his career. In that game, he wilted.
His being that tourney's MVP will outlast any memories of aging spectators in hockey history, say, fifty years from now.

And nobody will remember some of those accomplishments you listed.
Of course. His modern NHL record as first since 1917 to score goals in his first six consecutive games as a rookie will be remembered even when broken. His Calder too. that's what I meant by saying he AT LEAST will be a FOOTNOTE. Many of the other accomplishments will be remembered IF he suffered a career-ending injury tomorrow, by someone profiling some of the great tragedies in hockey history, in hockey books alongside what if's Lindberg, Konstantinov, etc.

Once again, it should be said: in the AAA we are NOT building lines, not making any team chemistry!

We are assembling depth picks for a hockey organization (with an unspecified top pro team and a first-tier minors team) and have a AAA team simply to give ice time to players to be called up.

We will assess the 12 picks of a g.m. as a pool of talent not as a competitive line-up. The g.m. of the team will directly win an award, not the team itself as a whole (though an individual player or two from a given team might make it on the all-star squad). All your six forwards can be right wingers, your two extras can be both goalies or role players or coaches or whatever other position you deem to have the top talent at.

Get guys most worthy of ML and maybe even main draft selection!But you're luck we're judging by indivdual player, because I don't think it would be the wisest thing to have both your centers have less then 5 years of pro hockey experience - combined.

The falcons select Mike McEwen (D)

From "Legends of Hockey"
Mike McEwen was a talented offensive defenceman who played over 700 NHL games in the 1970s and '80s. He was a fine passer with an accurate shot but often clashed with coaches since he was somewhat of a free spirit.

Born in Hornepayne, Ontario, McEwen was chosen 42nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 1976 Amateur Draft after a stellar junior career with the Toronto Marlboros. The gifted youngster accumulated 181 points in three years and helped the team win the Memorial Cup in 1975.

During the 1976-77 season, McEwen impressed as a rookie with 43 points though his defensive zone coverage was spotty. Two years later, he scored a personal-high 20 goals and helped the Blueshirts reach the Stanley Cup finals. The next year, he was part of the package sent to the Colorado Rockies for star blueliner XXXX XXXX. McEwen provided an instant upgrade to the club's mobility on defense but he clashed repeatedly with coach Don Cherry who disliked his attitude.

McEwen was granted a release from the Rockies' tumultuous situation when he was sent to the New York Islanders in the deal that involved popular netminder XXXX XXXX. He provided offensive savvy and mobility on the blueline and was part of three straight Stanley Cup wins on Long Island. Through the rest of his career, he was an offensive sparkplug on the L.A. Kings, Washington Capitals , Detroit Red Wings, and Hartford Whalers. In 1986, he was a factor when the club came within a game of reaching the semi-finals for the first time in franchise history. McEwen retired in 1988 after playing with Hartford and the Sierre club of Switzerland.

The Regina Potholes select who we believe is the last remaining player to have finished in the top-3 in NHL scoring, C Alexei Zhamnov.

Zhamnov began his career in 1992 with the Winnipeg Jets and put up a point per game in each of his first 4 NHL seasons. His career highlight was in the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season, where he finished 3rd in league scoring behind only Jaromir Jagr and Eric Lindros with 30 goals and 65 points in 48 games, a pace that would have seen him get 53 goals and 114 points in the regular 84 game schedule.

For most of the next 8 seasons, Zhamnov was the heart of Chicago's offense and approached a point per game every season for the sad sack team during the dead puck era.

All told, he finished his career with an impressive 719 points in 807 games. Zhamnov has also represented Russia in numerous international competitions, amassing 32 points in 66 games.

The Regina Potholes select who we believe is the last remaining player to have finished in the top-3 in NHL scoring, C Alexei Zhamnov.

Zhamnov began his career in 1992 with the Winnipeg Jets and put up a point per game in each of his first 4 NHL seasons. His career highlight was in the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season, where he finished 3rd in league scoring behind only Jaromir Jagr and Eric Lindros with 30 goals and 65 points in 48 games, a pace that would have seen him get 53 goals and 114 points in the regular 84 game schedule.

For most of the next 8 seasons, Zhamnov was the heart of Chicago's offense and approached a point per game every season for the sad sack team during the dead puck era.

All told, he finished his career with an impressive 719 points in 807 games. Zhamnov has also represented Russia in numerous international competitions, amassing 32 points in 66 games.

I think he is also one of the few remaining players with an AST nomiation.

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Joe Juneau

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... a good playmaker that was a strong presence in back to back Stanley Cup finals, 1998 with Washington and 1999 with Buffalo... rounding out his game and becoming a very versatile player... became a key penalty killer and checker. He underwent an interesting transformation from scoring star to a jack-of-all-trades utility player noted for his work ethic and strong defensive play. While his scoring totals diminished, his hockey sense remained as strong as always.

- holds the NHL record for most assists by a left winger: 70 (in his 102-point 1992/93 rookie season, runner-up for the Calder trophy)
- 1992 Olympics top scorer (15 pts in 8 games) and silver medalist
- two-time NCAA all-star (1990, 1991)

and an impressive first 8 years of his NHL career:

Offensive years in Boston: 193 points in 161 NHL games (18 pts in 19 playoff games)
Two-way clutch in Washington: 234 points in 312 NHL games (41 pts in 43 playoff games, scored 4 playoff GWGs - 2 of them in OT - in their Stanley Cup finals run)
Two-way clutch in Buffalo: Only 9 regular season games, but... (11 points in 20 playoff games, Stanley Cup finals appearance)

:teach2: all in all, even including his thirtysomething end-of-career years, a very good 79 points in 112 career NHL playoff games

...with the Caps he became a more versatile player...a solid two-way player
http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10744
http://washingtoncapitalslegends.blogspot.com/2007/03/joe-juneau.html

:soap: His exceptional first year blinded too many "fans" to the fact that his best years of hockey were in Washington and that he did get better and better overall as a player up until he was 30, perhaps even 31 years old (Buffalo Stanley Cup run) and that :nono: he should not be remembered only for his rookie season nor for how he played as a 35 and 36 year old Hab. A pet peeve. :rant: A very underrated, misjudged player.

I think he is also one of the few remaining players with an AST nomiation.

Oh right! I forgot to mention he was on the 2nd AST that season too! Thanks man.

Chicago selects Centre Don "Bones" Raleigh

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During the 1950 playoffs, he played heroically as the Rangers upset the Canadiens in the first round. Then, during the finals against the Wings, Raleigh scored overtime winners against goalie Harry Lumley to claim games four and five of the series. The Wings, however, roared back to take the final two games and the Stanley Cup.

Raleigh remained a steady scorer and playmaker with the Rangers until 1955-56-Legends of hockey

6th and 7th round reflections:

players stolen from the Grrrowl long list: Klima, Lapointe
players who should've been on the list: Guevremont, Tallon
players surprisingly drafted: Kopitar, Derlago
players that went as expected: Simon, Whitney, Murray
interesting picks: Ledyard, Gainor, Cooper, Metz

Bulldogs select D. Igor Kravchuk

Chosen 71st overall by the Chicago Black Hawks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Kravchuk joined the NHL after Albertville. He scored eight points in 18 playoff games as the Hawks reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 19 years. He played 38 games in 1992-93 then was traded to Edmonton with Dean McAmmond for Joe Murphy.

Kravckuk's mobility suited the speedy Oilers and he scored 50 points in 81 games in 1993-94 to lead all Edmonton defencemen. Much of his work was done on the club's improved power play. Kravchuk's play dropped off a bit in the lockout-shortened season and he was traded to the St. Louis Blues early the next year. He performed solidly if unspectacularly while playing all 82 games for the Blues in 1996-97. Following that season he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for veteran Steve Duchesne.

The fast skating game of the Sens suited Kravchuk and he scored 35 points for Ottawa in 1997-98 and was chosen to play for the World Team in the 1998 All-Star Game

Joe Juneau

great pick VanIslander!

i was always a fan of juneau and couldn't agree more that he is a very underrated, misjudged player - hopefully, he'll start to garner some attention for the next atd minor league draft.

i gained an even greater respect for him after seeing the cbc documentary regarding the hockey program he's created in a northern quebec community.

i gained an even greater respect for him after seeing the cbc documentary regarding the hockey program he's created in a northern quebec community.
Yeah, starting a hockey-focused public school not to develop players (which might happen) but first and foremost to help Inuit youth stay in school, get an education and stay away from drugs and sniffing alcohol. :clap:

The guy was a genius, completing an aeronautical engineering degree in three years with a 4.0 average while twice being an NCAA all-star in hockey. Designed and built himself an airplane in his off seasons, instead of hitting the golf course.

Ironically, I think he would be MUCH more respected by "fans" if he hadn't scored 100 points as a rookie. That really messed up the expectations of many fans. But what the heck could a smart passer do but rack up points playing with Oates, Bourque and Neely?

Yeah, starting a hockey-focused public school not to develop players (which might happen) but first and foremost to help Inuit youth stay in school, get an education and stay away from drugs and sniffing alcohol. :clap:

The guy was a genius, completing an aeronautical engineering degree in three years with a 4.0 average while twice being an NCAA all-star in hockey. Designed and built himself an airplane in his off seasons, instead of hitting the golf course.

Ironically, I think he would be MUCH more respected by "fans" if he hadn't scored 100 points as a rookie. That really messed up the expectations of many fans. But what the heck could a smart passer do but rack up points playing with Oates, Bourque and Neely?

That documentary made me think of drafting him. Nice pick.

This pick should not come as a surprise to anyone, IMVHO. ;)

Alfredshems IK has decided to give Coach Alain Vigneault the nod for the head coaching duties. Coach Vigneault will run the team with the leadership and knowledge of the game that earned him the Jack Adams trophy in 06-07. Coach Vigneault will be expected to get the best of out of all his players, and to deal with his players in an appropriate manner. We're confident in his ability to lead his players to success.

:thumbu:

I'll draft a LW with good size, toughness, loads of playoff experience, a Stanley Cup, a 2nd finals trip and, (according to pnep) one very obscure, very valuable, +/-esque stat going for him.

His team surrendered a goal once every 32 minutes he spent on the ice even-strength, tops in recent memory. Playing with Patrick Roy doesn't hurt, but other defensive stalwarts (Brylin, Maltby, Draper, Lehtinen) are right behind him, which reflects nicely on the gritty winger from Rochester, Minnesota.

LW Shjon Podein

tim young.

Chicago selects Centre Don "Bones" Raleigh


Great choice pappy. He was going to be one of our next picks. I wanted to re-unite him with the player I'm going to pick.

The Blades select LW Nick Mickoski.

Left-winger Nick Mickoski played over 700 NHL games for four different clubs during the Original Six era. He was a fine goal scorer and playmaker whose 6'1" frame was difficult to bump off the puck.

Beginning in the 1948-49 season, "Broadway Nick" spent parts of seven seasons with the Rangers. After scoring 20 points in 1949-50, he helped the Rangers reach the Stanley Cup finals for the last time in 22 years. During the overtime period of the seventh game, he hit the post then watched Pete Babando become a hero in Motown. In 1950-51, he hit the 20-goal mark while teamed with Ed Slowinski and Don Raleigh.

Mickoski joined the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954-55 and was a fine two- way worker with Ed Litzenberger and Red Sullivan. He was picked up by the Detroit Red Wings halfway through the 1957-58 season and made his first playoff appearance in eight years. After playing 66 games for the club in 1958-59, he was acquired by the Boston Bruins where he played his last half season.

the falcons select Bill Fairbairn (RW)

From "Legends of Hockey"
Right-winger Bill Fairbairn was an exemplary two-way forward who played 658 career games with three different teams. He recorded four-20 goal seasons in his career and was best known for staying with his check and introducing his man to the boards whenever possible.

The native of Brandon, Manitoba starred for the home town Wheat Kings in junior. He scored 254 points in his last two seasons and earned the nickname "Bulldog" for his tenacity on the ice.

In 1969-70 Fairbairn impressed as a rookie with 23 goals and 56 points. Originally slated to be a checker, the industrious forward replaced the injured Bob Nevin on a line with Dave Balon and Walt Tkaczuk. The "Bulldog Line" was so proficient that Nevin was relocated to another slot when his health returned. The Rangers nominated Fairbairn for the Calder trophy and he went on to finish runner-up to Chicago's Tony Esposito. Fairbairn remained a regular on the team for over six years and helped the Blueshirts reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1972. His finest season came in 1972-73 when he scored 30 goals and formed a superb line with Tkaczuk and rookie Steve Vickers.

Don't know if you'll consider this off the board or not, but Regina chooses the other coach with 1000+ North American wins:

John Brophy

More to come.

This American player wasn't selected by Edina in the ML draft but the pivot deservedly could have been, as a significant skater of talent and accomplishment in the history of hockey:

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Carl Voss

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Scored Stanley Cup winning goal (1938, Chicago Blackhawks)
First ever Calder trophy winner (1933, Detroit Red Wings)
Trivia fact: First ever player signed to contract by Conn Smythe
IHL top scorer, all-star and champion (1932)

NHL best years:
Tied team lead in assists on the Red Wings in 1933 (moved up to centre top line in the playoffs, between Herbie Lewis and Larry Aurie)
Tied team 2nd in assists on the Senators in 1934
Top point getter on NHL's St. Louis Eagles in 1935
Scored 3 goals, 5 points in playoffs in 1938 Blawkhawks cup win :stanley: (the cup winning goal was his last ever, due to career-ending knee injury)

... Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Voss moved to Canada as a teenager. Equally gifted on the ice and the gridiron, he helped the Kingston Frontenacs reach the Memorial Cup final in 1926 and played halfback at Queen's University in Kingston. In 1927, he turned professional by becoming the first player signed by Conn Smythe, the owner of the newly-christened Toronto Maple Leafs.

Although he saw limited action with the blue and white, Voss was a leading performer on the club's affiliated minor pro squads during the next five years. He suited up for the Toronto Falcons and London Panthers of the CanPro League and the Buffalo Bisons of the International Hockey League. When Voss led the Bisons to the league championship in 1932 he was the top scorer in the IHL and a first-team all-star.

Voss eventually earned a full time NHL roster spot with the New York Rangers in 1932-33. Early in the season he was sold to Detroit where he excelled and was the inaugural recipient of the Calder trophy as rookie-of-the-year. Before retiring he played with five more teams and finished with 104 points in 261 career games. Voss went out on a high note in 1938 when he was credited with the Stanley Cup clinching goal when Chicago won its second Stanley Cup. A serious knee injury in that year lingered and was too much to overcome when Voss tried to play at training camp in the fall of 1938.
http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b197404&page=bio&list=ByName#photo
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/ilitch_celebrates_yzerman_desecrates_aurie/

tim young.
Excellent pick. Was on our long list for the MLD.

D Billy Coutu

A former captain of the Montreal Canadiens (1925-26), Coutu also played for the Boston Bruins and Hamilton Tigers and coached the Providence Reds. His name appears on the 1923-24 Stanley Cup ring.

Billy Coutu started his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, in the first year of the NHL. During the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1919, Coutu and four other teammates contracted influenza and were hospitalized. The 1919 Stanley Cup series was cancelled.

After playing the 1920-21 NHL season with the Hamilton Tigers, Coutu was traded back to Montreal prior to the start of the 1921-22 NHL season, along with Sprague Cleghorn, in exchange for Harry Mummery, Amos Arbour, and Cully Wilson, in the NHL's first multiple-player trade.

After the 1925-26 NHL season, Coutu was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Amby Moran. During his first practice with the Bruins, Coutu body-slammed Eddie Shore. Coutu's forehead hit Shore's skull, severing Shore's ear. Shore visited several doctors who wanted to amputate the ear, but finally found one who sewed it back on. After refusing anaesthetic, Shore used a mirror to watch the doctor sew the ear back on. Shore claimed Coutu used his hockey stick to cut off the ear, and Coutu was fined $50. However, Shore later recanted and Coutu's money was refunded.

In Game 4 of the 1927 Stanley Cup, Coutu started a brawl, apparently at the request of coach Art Ross, by punching referee Jerry LaFlamme. As a result, he was expelled from the NHL for life; as of 2007, this punishment has not been used again. On October 8, 1929, the suspension was lifted so that Coutu could play in the minor leagues. He never played in the NHL again, although he was reinstated in 1932-33 at the insistence of Leo Dandurand.

D Billy Coutu

Damn, I though Coutu was gone already. He might just be the dirtiest player ever.

The Blades select D Bob Armstrong.

A bruising, hard-hitting defenceman, Armstrong anchored the Boston blueline for every one of his 542 career NHL games after graduating from Stratford in junior hockey. He never rushed the puck, got into plenty of fights, and made it to the Stanley Cup finals twice, losing to Montreal in 1953 and again in 1957.

He played in the All-Star game in 1960.

Chicago selects d-Al Dewsbury

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Al Dewsbury was one of the giants of the game in the 1940s and 1950s. By today's standards, he would be considered just an average-sized player, but back then a 6'2" 202-pound rearguard was a very imposing figure to many of the smaller players in the game.

Dewsbury played for the USHL's Omaha Knights in 1945-46, starting in 41 games and scoring six goals and six assists. The following year his time was split between the AHL's Indianapolis Capitals and the NHL's Detroit Red Wings. In 23 games with the Wings, he had two goals and an assist. One of the main reasons he was so attractive to the Wings was his aggressive style of play. In 34 games with Indianapolis, he had 80 minutes in penalties.

After a couple more seasons with the Indianapolis Capitals, Dewsbury drew a permanent assignment with the Chicago Blackhawks where he would remain for six seasons. In three of the first four years, he played in 69 games and saw action in 67 in the other. From an offensive perspective, his best year was 1951-52 when he scored seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points. Dewsbury and the Hawks never were able to make it to the Stanley Cup finals, which were for the most part dominated at that time by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens.

Dewsbury did win a Cup while playing with the Red Wings during the 1949-50 with teammates such as Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay spearheading the win, beating down a tough New York Rangers club in a tough seven-game series. The Wings also made it to the Cup finals with Dewsbury on the defense in 1948, but they were swept in four games by the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Legends of hockey

Chicago selects d-Al Dewsbury

"Al Dewsbury was one of the giants of the game in the 1940s and 1950s. By today's standards, he would be considered just an average-sized player, but back then a 6'2 202-pound rearguard was a very imposing figure"...
:clap: yay! I was sad that I was going to pass on him, was on the Grrrowl long list but had taken him off of the shortlist.

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And let's not forget his two AHL championships (1950, 1958) and presence on the 1959 World Championship winning team over the Soviets.

Alfredshems IK round out our defense, and are happy to pick D Yuri Shatalov.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Shatalov

Yuri Shatalov (born June 13, 1945 in Omsk, Russia) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.

:clap: yay! I was sad that I was going to pass on him, was on the Grrrowl long list but had taken him off of the shortlist.

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And let's not forget his two AHL championships (1950, 1958) and presence on the 1959 World Championship winning team over the Soviets.
Where are you getting these great 51-52 hockey card images?

Where are you getting these great 51-52 hockey card images?
from my computer ;) Here's another one I saved of Dewsbury as a youngum:

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and

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:teach: Simply go to Google and click Images, open an image, then right click your mouse to save to computer. Notice the Quick Upload feature at HfBoards under the smilies when you are making a post.

I don't know much about technology, but when I learn an application, I like to use it.

The Niagara Falls Americanadians select both...Goaltender Hal Winkler and Defenseman Rick Smith.

Hal Winkler (1926-1928)

Manitoba Senior Hockey League for six years (1913-1918), Winkler spent time with teams Hal Winkler was born March 20, 1892 in Gretna, Manitoba. A goaltender in the from Winnipeg and Brandon before joining Moose Jaw of the Southern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League for one season (1918-1919) and Saskatoon of the Northern Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League, also for one season (1920-1921).

After signing as a free agent with Saskatoon, and making two Allan Cup appearances in 1918 and 1920, Winkler spent only one season in Saskatoon before being traded to the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1922. Winkler spent three seasons with the Eskimos before being dealt to the Calgary Tigers, where, after two seasons, he was traded to the New York Rangers.

The 1926-27 season saw Winkler make his NHL debut with the Rangers, where he recorded a shutout in his first NHL game versus the Montreal Maroons. After playing in only eight games with New York, the Rangers traded Winkler to the Boston Bruins where he led them to the Stanley Cup finals, losing to the Ottawa Senators two games to none.

Winkler played in a career-high 44 regular season games with the Bruins in 1927-28 before joining the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association for the 1928-29 season. After only one season in Minneapolis with the Millers, Winkler signed as a free agent with the Seattle Eskimos of the PCHL before finishing his career with the Boston Tigers of the Canadian-American Hockey League.

In 80 career NHL games, Hal Winkler recorded 37 wins, 29 losses, and 19 ties.

NHL Career:
GM: 75
W-L-T: 37-29-19
GAA: 1.59

Awards and Accomplishments:
WCHL All-Star Team (1923)
Two Allan Cup Appearances (1918 and 1920)
Stanley Cup Appearance (1923)

Though he didn't play for too long, when Hal Winkler tended the Boston Bruins net, it was hard to find better. Quick reflexes and positioning were his assets.


Rick Smith (1968-1981)

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In 1968, Rick Smith was selected as a second-team all-star while playing defense for the Hamilton Red Wings of the OHA. The Boston Bruins liked what they saw and selected him 6th overall in the 1966 Amateur Draft.

He joined the Bruins in 1968-69, making a solid contribution to the team's efforts to secure Lord Stanley in 1970. By then, Smith had established himself as a solid, steady rearguard who always attended to the homework of his own zone.

Early in 1972, he was dealt to the California Golden Seals where he played for two season before jumping to the rival WHA for three years with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

He then jumped back to the NHL midway through the 1975-76 campaign by signing with the St. Louis Blues. After a short stay, the Bruins reacquired Smith in 1976. There he remained a key member of the Bruin clubs that consistently finished at the top of the standings. In 1980, however, he was claimed on waivers by Detroit, splitting his final season of pro hockey between the Wings and the Washington Capitals.

NHL Career:
GM: 687
G: 52
A: 167
P: 219
PIM: 560
+/-: +185

NHL Playoff Career:
GM: 78
G: 3
A: 23
P: 26
PIM: 73

WHA Career:
GM: 200
G: 20
A: 89
P: 109
PIM: 260

WHA Playoff Career:
GM: 23
G: 2
A: 8
P: 10
PIM: 28

Awards and Accomplishments:
OHA-Jr. Second All-Star Team (1967, 1968)
Lord Stanley Cup (1970)
Represented Canada in the 1974 Summit Series.

The Bulldogs select Howie Meeker

Meeker began his ascent to the NHL in 1939-40 when he joined the New Hamburg Hahns of the OMHA at the age of 15. The following year he was selected to play for the Kitchener Greenshirts of the OHA Junior B league. In just nine games, he potted 13 goals and 23 points. In 1941-42 he suited up for the Stratford Kist of the same Junior B league where he led all players with 29 goals while finishing with 45 points in only 13 games. He continued his torrid scoring pace in the playoffs, scoring 13 goals and 14 points in nine games. Meeker played one more year of junior hockey, dividing his time between the Stratford Kroehlers and the Brantford Lions of the OHA before missing the next two years due to military service during World War Two. He was badly injured during his service, when a grenade went off between his legs. Thankfully, he made a full recovery. He returned to hockey for the 1945-46 season at the age of 21, joining the Stratford Indians of the OHA Senior A. In seven games he had eight goals and 13 points. It was this strong play that earned him notice from the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, who proceeded to sign him to a free-agent contract on April 13, 1946. In his rookie year with the Maple Leafs, Meeker appeared in 55 games, scoring 27 goals and 45 points, which was good enough to earn him the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie, beating out other big names including Detroit's Gordie Howe. He also tied the NHL record of most goals scored in one game by a rookie when he scored five against the Chicago Black Hawks on January 8, 1947.

The post season was every bit as successful for Meeker and the Maple Leafs, who went on to win the first of three consecutive Stanley Cup championships. In 1947, Meeker scored four goals and four assists in the playoffs as the Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the championship finals. In 1948 they upended Howe and the Red Wings in four straight games and turned the same trick again in 1949. Meeker missed a good portion of the 1948-49 regular season due to a collarbone injury, sustained in a practice. However, he was a key contributor in the playoffs as the Leafs took their third consecutive championship.

Meeker was a member of a fourth Stanley Cup championship with Toronto, in 1950-51 where they defeated the Canadiens four games to one on the famous overtime Cup winning goal by defenseman Bill Barilko.

The Bulldogs select Howie Meeker
My February 10th, 2008 post on the Hockey History Board here on HfBoards (a thread about all-star careers cut short by injury):

Junior scoring sensation then went of to WWII and took a grenade between his legs, recovered, and went on to start a remarkable NHL career that after the first couple of seasons was severely hampered by a career-stunting collarbone injury he never fully got past.

Howie Meeker

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Calder Memorial Trophy (1947)
NHL record for most goals in a game by a rookie: 5
Played in NHL All-Star Game (1947, 1948, 1949)
4-time Stanley Cup Champion :stanley: :stanley: :stanley: :stanley:

He would be a hall of famer AS A PLAYER, not just as a broadcaster he would later become, if it wasn't for injury.

On the All-Time Draft board here at HfBoards Meeker is never picked as among the Top-1000 hockey players of all time.
Officially the 1086th pick (main draft + ML draft + AAA draft to date)

John Brophy: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=594

Brophy then found a home in Norfolk, Virginia with the Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League. He coached the team for 11 seasons, from 1989 to 2000, winning the league championship in 1991, 1992, and 1998. The Admirals did not have a losing season with Brophy behind the bench.

Brophy returned to the ECHL in 2001 as coach of the Wheeling Nailers for two seasons and retired. The ECHL's coach of the year award was renamed the John Brophy Award in 2003. As of 2006, Brophy is the all-time leader among ECHL coaches in regular season wins (480), playoff games (94) and playoff wins (55).

As a professional hockey coach, Brophy has accumulated 1,027 victories, the second highest amount in all of professional hockey, behind only Scotty Bowman


Also, a memorial rink was built in his honour in Regina nearly 20 years ago, commemorating his imminent demise. :biglaugh: (great issue, by the way. It is a Tuesday so it has NHL stats. Nicholls leads the league with a ridiculous 32 goals and 67 points after 27 games :O)

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Tom Watt

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Jack Adams Trophy (1982 Winnipeg Jets)

assistant coach for the Canada Cup teams in '84, '87 and '91
assistant coach with 1989 :stanley: Stanley Cup winning Calgary Flames
nine CIAU national championships (1965-1979) as head coach of University of Toronto's Varsity Blues...
(... the team that coach Frank Selke and centre Conn Smythe took to the 1914 finals... the team only has won the national championship 10 times, 9 of them with Watt)

While Watt had an 11-year NHL coaching career (Canucks, Jets, Flames, Flyers, Leafs, Ducks) as well as two Olympics and two world championships, when asked about his "most exciting" moment in hockey, he said it was when he was the CTV color commentator at the 1980 Winter Olympics, calling the U.S. Miracle on Ice
:youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrIcAxUEa0 (that's him you hear here in the early tourney U.S. late tie with Sweden: articulate, smart guy)

G Ray Emery

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Chicago selects RW-Chico Maki

It was thanks to Maki's strong play with the Teepees in 1960 that led to his earning a full-time roster spot with the AHLs Buffalo Bisons. By the fall of 1962, Maki had earned himself a place with the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, where he remained for duration of his 13-year NHL career. Maki's best season from an offensive point of view was in 1970-71 when he tallied 22 goals and 48 points. Maki and the Blackhawks twice advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, coming up on the losing end both times to the Montreal Canadiens in 1971 and 1973.
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The Falcons select...

Joel Quenneville (D)

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From "Legends of Hockey Network"
Also known as "Herbie," Joel survived through 13 NHL seasons through intelligence and dependability. A poor skater by NHL standards, Joel learned quickly how to play within his limitations to make himself into a valuable NHL commodity. Although he put up some impressive numbers in junior hockey, Joel played a conservative and unspectacular defensive game at the NHL level, always making the safe play. This didn't win him many accolades with the media or the fans, but his coaches and teammates truly appreciated Quenneville's subtle yet important contributions

Quenneville was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 21st overall in 1978. He had just come off of a 27 goal, 103 point season with the Windsor Spitfires and the Leafs were hoping he could become an offensive presence in the NHL.

Twice he was named as the Whalers most valuable defenseman (1985 and 1986) and he played a big role in helping Hartford win the Adams Division championship in 1987.

All said and done, Quenneville was an unheralded and under-appreciated player. He scored 54 goals and 190 points in 803 games, but his true worth was helping to develop young defensemen and quietly taking care of his own end.

I was just thinking about Quenneville last night. Was wondering if he was gonna make it. There are still a few 1000+ GP defensemen from the 90's and a few with 300+ pts, who have a shot at getting picked.

(by the way, the John Brophy Memorial Arena pic, that was my yard. I'm the kid on the right!)

Today the Potholes complete their second defense pairing with D Sylvain Lefebvre. In the summer of 1994, it was Lefebvre's departure, along with Bob Rouse's, that is still blamed for putting the Maple Leafs' defense in a constant state of "not at the level it was in 1992-94". Lefebvre was a tough and steady defenseman who was not fleet of foot and less than modest offensively, but in his best couple of years, could take care of his own end like very few could. He was a major part of the two Leaf teams that went to the 3rd round in 1993 and 1994, and then went on to be an important piece of three lengthy playoff runs with Colorado, including their 1999 Stanley Cup. By the time this warrior turned 32, he had played 129 NHL playoff games. That summer, Sylvain earned himself a lucrative free agent deal from the New York Rangers. Like all free agent signings the Rangers made from 1997-2002, it was impossible to live up to the money he was making, and his career tailed off.

I was just thinking about Quenneville last night. Was wondering if he was gonna make it. There are still a few 1000+ GP defensemen from the 90's and a few with 300+ pts, who have a shot at getting picked.

(by the way, the John Brophy Memorial Arena pic, that was my yard. I'm the kid on the right!)

Today the Potholes complete their second defense pairing with D Sylvain Lefebvre. In the summer of 1994, it was Lefebvre's departure, along with Bob Rouse's, that is still blamed for putting the Maple Leafs' defense in a constant state of "not at the level it was in 1992-94". Lefebvre was a tough and steady defenseman who was not fleet of foot and less than modest offensively, but in his best couple of years, could take care of his own end like very few could. He was a major part of the two Leaf teams that went to the 3rd round in 1993 and 1994, and then went on to be an important piece of three lengthy playoff runs with Colorado, including their 1999 Stanley Cup. By the time this warrior turned 32, he had played 129 NHL playoff games. That summer, Sylvain earned himself a lucrative free agent deal from the New York Rangers. Like all free agent signings the Rangers made from 1997-2002, it was impossible to live up to the money he was making, and his career tailed off.
An excellent pick. One of the best defensive defencemen left over from the MLD. Don't judge him based on our last memories of him, his years with the Rangers; for most of the 1990s, he was consistently rated as one of the best defensive defencemen in the league. Definitely good enough to be a shutdown pairing defenceman in the MLD.

Mark Hardy and Patrick Marleau.

Alfredshems IK are pleased to select LW Geoff Sanderson.

Geoff M. Sanderson (born February 1, 1972 in Hay River, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL.

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers 36th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Sanderson made his NHL debut at the tail end of the 1990-91 season. After playing in 64 games in his first full season for the club in 1991-92, he registered career highs in goals (46), assists (43), and points (89) in 1992-93. Sanderson spent his first six NHL seasons with Hartford and played half a season with the franchise when they moved to Carolina. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in January 1998 and a little over a month later was sent to the Buffalo Sabres. He saw the most playoff action of his career during his three seasons with Buffalo, making it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998-99 and was the Sabres' best offensive player during the playoffs, scoring the game winning goals in the opening games of the conference finals against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Stanley Cup finals against the Dallas Stars.

The Bulldogs select F Parker MacDonald, possibly a relative of yours truly.

When New York gave up on MacDonald, he sought out a doctor to examine his chronically sore shoulder and was astonished to find out that a chunk of metal was still embedded in it, the result of a broken drill left in him from a previous operation. Detroit grabbed MacDonald in the Intra-League Draft in 1960 and made him a regular.

Feeling much stronger, MacDonald showed the kind of offensive prowess his career had promised but not yet delivered--playing on a line with Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio can do that to a player!

In 1962-63, MacDonald scored 33 goals, eight of which were game winners. After five seasons with the Wings, he was traded to Boston, lasted just half a season, and was traded back to Detroit. During the 1967 Expansion Draft, MacDonald was chosen by the Minnesota North Stars. After two seasons in the Twin Cities, he retired to pursue a coaching career.

Parker MacDonald was elected to the Cape Breton Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.

NHL Totals 676 144 179 323

Alfredshems IK are pleased to select LW Geoff Sanderson.

Aw, shucks. I was so sure he was picked in the MLD, that I never bothered to check.

I was close to taking Mark Hardy, decided against it in the end because Lefebvre was so tempting. Like Ladouceur, I was still expecting him to get taken.

YOUR KIDDING ME!!! :amazed: :amazed: :amazed: :amazed:

I triple checked using Control+F just to make sure he was still there...I look again, and I see that the ATD thread doesn't have all teh picks updated. :rant: Great.

Ah ****, I'll re-pick in a bit. Gotta look at some more options.

EdiT: My fault here completely, I was looking at ATD 8 Part IV. Sorry BM.

I know it's a little late to be replying to this, but I made the exact same mistake a few picks into the MLD.

The Blades select agitator and penalty killer, C Forbes Kennedy.

Forbes Kennedy was a consistent checker and penalty killer in an NHL career that lasted over 600 games. He never scored more than thirty points in a season but was known as a relentless competitor who would not back down from anyone even though he was only 5'8".

Forbes last NHL game was against the Boston Bruins in the 1969 playoffs. Talk about going out with a bang - he was one of the key combatants in what later became known as one of the greatest on-ice hockey riots in NHL history, sparked by Pat Quinn's knocking out of Bobby Orr. When all was said and done he had set NHL records for most penalties in a game (8), most minutes (38 - since bettered), most penalties in a period (6) and most penalty minutes in a period (34).

The Blades select agitator and penalty killer, C Forbes Kennedy.
In MLD 7, after Murphy and I missed out on Metro Prystai, I went through a massive search, looking for a two-way line C. That's how I first heard of Charlie Burns. As well as George Gee and Ray Getliffe. And Forbes Kennedy. Good pick. If you do your research, there are lots of nice, pre-Selke checking centres to be had. (And better than the modern guys, like Craig Conroy, Rob Niedermayer, and, for now, Mike Fisher, who always get selected first).

The Falcons are proud to select LW Gaetan Duchesne

Gaetan Duchesne enjoyed a successful 14-year NHL career with five different teams. As an eighth-round draft pick, 152nd overall in 1981, Duchesne surprised even the Washington Capitals, the club that selected him, by earning a roster spot in his rookie camp in the fall of 1982.

In that first season, Duchesne scored 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points in 77 games. Duchesne's best individual season was in 1986-87, which turned out to be his last year in Washington. He netted 17 goals and 35 assists for 52 points.

For the 1987-88 season, Duchesne had the opportunity to play before his hometown fans in Quebec City. During his two seasons with the Nordiques he had 32 goals and 44 assists for 76 points.

Over the next four years, Duchesne laced up his skates with the Minnesota North Stars. The pinnacle of his career occurred in the 1991 playoffs when the North Stars shocked the hockey world by advancing all the way to the Stanley Cup finals. Only Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins prevented Minnesota from hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup. Playing in that Cup final provided the greatest memories for Duchesne in his lengthy career.

Duchesne next played for a year-and-a-half in northern California with the San Jose Sharks before finishing out the 1994-95 season with the Florida Panthers. In 1996-97, the IHL Atlanta Knights moved relocated to Quebec City and Duchesne jumped at the opportunity to play for his hometown a second time. The NHL veteran would play two seasons with the club, serving as player-assistant coach in 1996-97.

Over the course of the next two seasons Duchesne stayed away from the rink, yet he returned as an assistant coach for the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts. Duchesne spent two seasons behind the bench with his old junior club before stepping down following the 2001-02 season.

Gaetan Duchesne played in 1,028 games, scored 179 goals and 254 assists for 433 points.

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Billy "Hinky" Harris

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1955 Memorial Cup champion
Toronto Maple Leafs' top-scoring centre (1958, 1959)
Stanley Cup champion Maple Leaf :stanley: :stanley: :stanley: (1962, 1963, 1964)

...a dependable two-way centrehttp://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12861
345 points in 769 NHL games
in NHL All-Star Game (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964)

In many ways, Billy Harris was the definitive Maple Leaf from the NHL's six-team days.

Harris was the Toronto boy who learned the game at the various levels of the Marlboro organization, never forgot an inspirational talk by Leaf captain Syl Apps to a peewee team's banquet and was a member of Leaf teams that won three consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1962 to '64.

...often joked that he probably was born with the club's insignia etched on his body.

"When you grow up in the Broadview-Danforth area, go to Withrow Park school and spend all your time on the outdoor rink at Riverdale Park, you aren't likely to want to be a Boston Bruin," Harris said. "I once wrote letters to all the Leafs on the great teams after the war in the late '40s, telling each one he was my favourite player, then worried that they would compare the letters and say that this kid was full of it. I got cards with pictures from several of them which I kept all my life."

Hockey television commentator Harry Neale, who was a teammate in their Marlie days, said Harris was a superbly skilled hockey player and also a gentleman.

"He always struck me as being more of a gentleman than most of us who played hockey," Neale recalled yesterday. "He was always interested in other people, in their ups and their downs."
http://www.thestar.com/Obituary/HtoM/article/107647

The Falcons are proud to select LW Gaetan Duchesne

Gaetan Duchesne enjoyed a successful 14-year NHL career with five different teams. As an eighth-round draft pick, 152nd overall in 1981, Duchesne surprised even the Washington Capitals, the club that selected him, by earning a roster spot in his rookie camp in the fall of 1982.

In that first season, Duchesne scored 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points in 77 games. Duchesne's best individual season was in 1986-87, which turned out to be his last year in Washington. He netted 17 goals and 35 assists for 52 points.

For the 1987-88 season, Duchesne had the opportunity to play before his hometown fans in Quebec City. During his two seasons with the Nordiques he had 32 goals and 44 assists for 76 points.

Over the next four years, Duchesne laced up his skates with the Minnesota North Stars. The pinnacle of his career occurred in the 1991 playoffs when the North Stars shocked the hockey world by advancing all the way to the Stanley Cup finals. Only Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins prevented Minnesota from hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup. Playing in that Cup final provided the greatest memories for Duchesne in his lengthy career.

Duchesne next played for a year-and-a-half in northern California with the San Jose Sharks before finishing out the 1994-95 season with the Florida Panthers. In 1996-97, the IHL Atlanta Knights moved relocated to Quebec City and Duchesne jumped at the opportunity to play for his hometown a second time. The NHL veteran would play two seasons with the club, serving as player-assistant coach in 1996-97.

Over the course of the next two seasons Duchesne stayed away from the rink, yet he returned as an assistant coach for the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts. Duchesne spent two seasons behind the bench with his old junior club before stepping down following the 2001-02 season.

Gaetan Duchesne played in 1,028 games, scored 179 goals and 254 assists for 433 points.

...and 14 years later I still appreciate him hitting that crossbar in game 6! :)

But yeah, nice pick.

First there was Watson.

Then there was Peters.

Now, in my third draft, the suspense is building among you all, so tense you can feel it in the air. You are all dying to know: Who will seventieslord's Jimmy be this time?

I introduce to you, making his first ATD/MLD/AAA appearance....

RW Jimmy Ward.

Jimmy Ward enjoyed a prosperous 12-year NHL career, eleven of which were spent with the Montreal Maroons. Ward was known for his resiliency and tenacity, rarely missing any action due to injury. He was also a consistent player, scoring at least ten goals in ten of the 12 seasons back when the NHL regular season was just 48 games.

Ward's best statistical year came in 1931-32, when he had 19 goals and 19 assists in 48 games. He was a member of one Stanley Cup winning team with the Maroons in 1934-35, when Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in three straight games. He finished his NHL career playing 36 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 1938-39, scoring four goals and three assists.


In Ward's best season, he was 10th in the NHL in both goals and assists, and two seasons later, again placed in the top-10 in assists. A dependable second line performer if I ever saw one!

Chicago selects C Larry Wilson

Brother of Johnny & father of Ron. Not a lengthy NHL career. Only 152 games but got his name on the Stanley cup with the Red Wings in 49-50. Had a long productive AHL career which probably means he was NHL calibre back in the 50's, Also this card is my favorite of all time.


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The Blades select D Warren Godfrey.

Defenceman Warren Godfrey played nearly 800 NHL games in the 50s and 60s. He was best known as a reliable stay-at-home blueliner on the Detroit Red Wings for many years.

Godfrey was a mainstay on the Wings' blueline for seven years beginning in 1955-56. His steady play helped Detroit finish first in the regular season standings once and contributed to playoff drives to the finals in 1956 and 1961. In June 1962 he was reacquired by the Boston Bruins at the Intra-League Draft and helped stabilize their blueline for one year before he was traded back to Detroit.

the Kings select the other Hockey-playing Billy Harris.

the Kings select the other Hockey-playing Billy Harris.
The one who played right wing in every one of the Islanders games over their first six and a bit years of existence (a franchise record streak), played in the 1976 all-star game, and was traded away before the franchise began to win championships, ending his career in L.A. in 1984 with 558 points in 897 NHL games played. THAT Billy Harris.

Just thought I'd let you guys know, I'm going to skip my pick today, I'm looking at a few options, but I need some more time. I'll make up both my picks tommorow night. :)

The Bulldogs select D. Zarley Zalapski


Zarley Zalapski is a veteran of international hockey. He was a member of the Canadian National Team from 1985 to 1988 and participated in the World Hockey Championships and Olympic games during that time.

He was Pittsburgh's first choice in the 1986 Entry Draft and joined the Penguins after the 1988 Olympics. He had a superb rookie season in 1988-89 and was named to the NHL all-rookie team that year.

Zalapski was an offensive defenceman, posting a career high for goals in 1991-92 and points in 1992-93 as a member of the Hartford Whalers. He was a great skater with speed and agility during his prime years in the NHL.

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Billy "Hinky" Harris

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1955 Memorial Cup champion
Toronto Maple Leafs' top-scoring centre (1958, 1959)
Stanley Cup champion Maple Leaf :stanley: :stanley: :stanley: (1962, 1963, 1964)

http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12861
345 points in 769 NHL games
in NHL All-Star Game (1958, 1962, 1963, 1964)


http://www.thestar.com/Obituary/HtoM/article/107647
Vanislander, nice pick. I had him slated For my next pick. He was a nice guy & I had the honor of meeting him several years ago when I lived in Ontario. A group of us used to go to the legion to watch the grey Cup (really to drink beer & shoot pool) & Billy was there representing a distillery & giving out Hockey trivia questions for prizes. I was soon banned as I knew all the answers (I am very good pre 1970) Anyways he was a great guy & was sorry to hear of his passing. He truly had a love for the game.

Van, thanks for showing me how to find & download images. Easy once you know how.

The Falcons are proud to select G Wayne Stephenson

Wayne Stephenson spent the majority if his young career with the Canadian National Team playing in several tournaments such as the World Championships in both 1967 and 1969, as well as the 1968 Olympics where he won a bronze medal.

The Blues signed Stephenson as a free agent in 1972 and made his NHL debut in the 1971-72 season. He played in St. Louis for the next two seasons before being traded to the Flyers in 1974 and represented the team in the All-Star Game in both 1976 and 1978. After five seasons in Philadelphia, Stephenson was dealt to the Capitals where he spent two seasons before retiring from the game in 1980-81.

The Falcons are proud to select LW Gaetan Duchesne

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Another player we highly considered in Cincy. We ended up picking Murdoch, but for his roster spot, No.1 and 2 guys were McVeigh and Duchesne.

Would it be very "off the board" of Regina to select.....

C Vladimir Ruzicka?

Vladimir Ruzicka had a short NHL career as he came over during his prime years and amassed 167 points in 233 games, including a 39-goal season in 1991-92. In 15 straight seasons he scored over a point per game in the Czech league and has represenred the Czechs in countless international competitions, scoring over a point per game in 9 of 15 competitions for which stats are available. He is also a two-time player of the year in the Czech league, as well as a one-time leading goal scorer and two-time leading point getter.

Chicago selects RW-Tom Webster

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It was the 1970-71 campaign that saw Webster's NHL career come to life when he joined the Detroit Red Wings, at that time a team sorely in need of scoring. With the benefit of a 78-game season, Webster proved his worth, scoring 30 goals, assisting on 37 others for a highly productive 67-point season.

But the biggest move of Webster's professional hockey career came in 1972 when he and many other NHLers opted to try their hand at the new World Hockey Association. Webster joined the New England Whalers, where he enjoyed six productive seasons. In his first WHA year, Webster scored 53 goals and 50 assists for 103 points. It would mark the only time in his professional career that he hit the 50-goal and 100-point plateaus. The Whalers went on to win the WHA championship that year, taking the Avco Cup. It was the one and only preofessional championship season for Webster. In 352 WHA games, he amassed 220 goals, 205 assists and 425 points-Legends 0f Hockey

The Niagara Americanadians select:
Defenseman - Gord Lane
Forward - Eric Daze
Coach - Bob Hartley

Gord Lane (1975-1985)

Gord Lane's career in pro hockey can be evenly divided between the bad and the good. The bad part was so negative in fact that even he couldn't foresee just how great things would be farther down the rink of life.

He started off just fine as an amateur with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the New Westminster Bruins. It was easy for the scouts to see that in Lane they would be getting a stay-at-home, stay-in-your face defender who could play a very bellicose brand of hockey.

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked him in the 1973 Entry Draft, but he never caught on with the club. Instead, he became a minor-league brawler in the IHL with the Fort Wayne Comets and the Dayton Gems. The former club released him because, by his own admission, he could fight but do little else on the ice. The local fans even maintained a "We Hate Gordie Lane" fan club.

But Lane was also a fighter from within. He refused to give up on his wish to play in the NHL. In 1976, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. In between a few minor-league outings, he managed to gain a toehold in the league over the three seasons that followed.

Then, in 1979, he left the Caps during a contract dispute and returned home to Brandon to consider new career options. While there, the phone rang with the Islanders' GM Bill Torrey on the line. The up-and-coming Isles were in need of a tough, ornery defender whose profile fit Lane's to a tee. Needless to say, he jumped at the offer, heading to Long Island near the end of the year.

The transition from the Caps to the Islanders meant a complete rebirth of Lane's career in hockey. He was paired with Dave Langevin and as a duo the two played solid, kitty-bar-the-door defense that laid the necessary foundation to help lead the club to four-straight Stanley Cup victories. Lane has been credited as being the team's most effective defender during that era.

He lasted with the Islanders for two additional seasons after the glory dust had settled. He retired in 1985 to take up a post as head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL. The gig didn't work out well, however, so he made a single-season comeback with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and then hung up his blades for good to coach the club in 1987-88.

Awards and Accomplishments:
Lord Stanleys Cup (1980,1981,1982,1983)


Eric Daze (1994-2006)

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/writers/darren_eliot/10/01/chicago.preview/p1.daze.jpg

Eric Daze was drafted 90th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite his strong junior career, most scouts did not hold him in high regard, questioning both his skating ability and his ruggedness.

Daze first rose to prominence while playing Midget hockey with the Laval Regents of the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. In 1992-93, he joined the QMJHL's Hull Olympiques, scoring 32 points in 55 games before moving on to the Beauport Harfangs late in the season. The following year with Beauport, he vastly improved on those stats, to 59 goals and 107 points and was named a QMJHL First Team All-Star. In 1994-95, he scored 54 goals and 99 points and was again named a QMJHL First Team All-Star. He won the CHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player award as well as the Viscount Alexander Award, which goes to the Junior Male Athlete of the Year in the province of Quebec.

Daze led the Quebec provincial under-17 Midget team to a silver medal at the 1992 World Hockey Challenge and was a key contributor to the Canadian under-20 junior team that skated to a gold medal at the 1995 World Junior Championships. That year, he was named a tournament All-Star.

In a shortened 1994-95 season, the 19-year-old Daze made his NHL debut on April 27 against the Dallas Stars. Just three nights later, he scored his first NHL goal against the Detroit Red Wings.

In 1995-96, Daze joined the Blackhawks full-time and collected 30 goals. After a couple of seasons tempered by injuries, Daze returned to form in 2000-01, scoring 33 goals before establishing a career high 38 in 2001-02.

Injuries would plague Daze once again in 2002-03, limiting his season to under 60 games for the first time in his nine year career and in 2003-04 suited up for a mere 19 games, while recovering from a back injury.Due to continuous back injuries, Daze has saw limited action throughout the 2005-06 season.

Aside from his World Junior experience, Daze represented Canada at the World Championships (1998-1999).

Awards and Accomplishments:
QMJHL First All-Star Team (1994, 1995)
WJC-A All-Star Team (1995)
Canadian Major Junior Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year (1995)
NHL All-Rookie Team (1996)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2002)
Represented Team Canada at the World Juniors (1995) and World Championships (1998,1999)
4 30 Goal Seasons (1996,1998,2001,2002)


Bob Hartley (1998-2007)

http://www.skate2stick.com/wp-content/uploads/bob-hartley.jpg

Coaching Record:
W: 330
L: 220
T: 61
OTL: 34
Stanley Cups: 1
*Note - Also an AHL Championship*

That concludes the Niagara Americanadians draft.

The Niagara Americanadians select:
Defenseman - Gord Lane
Forward - Eric Daze
Coach - Bob Hartley

Gord Lane (1975-1985)

Gord Lane's career in pro hockey can be evenly divided between the bad and the good. The bad part was so negative in fact that even he couldn't foresee just how great things would be farther down the rink of life.

He started off just fine as an amateur with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the New Westminster Bruins. It was easy for the scouts to see that in Lane they would be getting a stay-at-home, stay-in-your face defender who could play a very bellicose brand of hockey.

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked him in the 1973 Entry Draft, but he never caught on with the club. Instead, he became a minor-league brawler in the IHL with the Fort Wayne Comets and the Dayton Gems. The former club released him because, by his own admission, he could fight but do little else on the ice. The local fans even maintained a "We Hate Gordie Lane" fan club.

But Lane was also a fighter from within. He refused to give up on his wish to play in the NHL. In 1976, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. In between a few minor-league outings, he managed to gain a toehold in the league over the three seasons that followed.

Then, in 1979, he left the Caps during a contract dispute and returned home to Brandon to consider new career options. While there, the phone rang with the Islanders' GM Bill Torrey on the line. The up-and-coming Isles were in need of a tough, ornery defender whose profile fit Lane's to a tee. Needless to say, he jumped at the offer, heading to Long Island near the end of the year.

The transition from the Caps to the Islanders meant a complete rebirth of Lane's career in hockey. He was paired with Dave Langevin and as a duo the two played solid, kitty-bar-the-door defense that laid the necessary foundation to help lead the club to four-straight Stanley Cup victories. Lane has been credited as being the team's most effective defender during that era.

He lasted with the Islanders for two additional seasons after the glory dust had settled. He retired in 1985 to take up a post as head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL. The gig didn't work out well, however, so he made a single-season comeback with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and then hung up his blades for good to coach the club in 1987-88.

Awards and Accomplishments:
Lord Stanleys Cup (1980,1981,1982,1983)


Eric Daze (1994-2006)

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/writers/darren_eliot/10/01/chicago.preview/p1.daze.jpg

Eric Daze was drafted 90th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite his strong junior career, most scouts did not hold him in high regard, questioning both his skating ability and his ruggedness.

Daze first rose to prominence while playing Midget hockey with the Laval Regents of the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. In 1992-93, he joined the QMJHL's Hull Olympiques, scoring 32 points in 55 games before moving on to the Beauport Harfangs late in the season. The following year with Beauport, he vastly improved on those stats, to 59 goals and 107 points and was named a QMJHL First Team All-Star. In 1994-95, he scored 54 goals and 99 points and was again named a QMJHL First Team All-Star. He won the CHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player award as well as the Viscount Alexander Award, which goes to the Junior Male Athlete of the Year in the province of Quebec.

Daze led the Quebec provincial under-17 Midget team to a silver medal at the 1992 World Hockey Challenge and was a key contributor to the Canadian under-20 junior team that skated to a gold medal at the 1995 World Junior Championships. That year, he was named a tournament All-Star.

In a shortened 1994-95 season, the 19-year-old Daze made his NHL debut on April 27 against the Dallas Stars. Just three nights later, he scored his first NHL goal against the Detroit Red Wings.

In 1995-96, Daze joined the Blackhawks full-time and collected 30 goals. After a couple of seasons tempered by injuries, Daze returned to form in 2000-01, scoring 33 goals before establishing a career high 38 in 2001-02.

Injuries would plague Daze once again in 2002-03, limiting his season to under 60 games for the first time in his nine year career and in 2003-04 suited up for a mere 19 games, while recovering from a back injury.Due to continuous back injuries, Daze has saw limited action throughout the 2005-06 season.

Aside from his World Junior experience, Daze represented Canada at the World Championships (1998-1999).

Awards and Accomplishments:
QMJHL First All-Star Team (1994, 1995)
WJC-A All-Star Team (1995)
Canadian Major Junior Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year (1995)
NHL All-Rookie Team (1996)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2002)
Represented Team Canada at the World Juniors (1995) and World Championships (1998,1999)
4 30 Goal Seasons (1996,1998,2001,2002)


Bob Hartley (1998-2007)

http://www.skate2stick.com/wp-content/uploads/bob-hartley.jpg

Coaching Record:
W: 330
L: 220
T: 61
OTL: 34
Stanley Cups: 1
*Note - Also an AHL Championship*

That concludes the Niagara Americanadians draft.

Great picks! Two guys I was thinking about and one I should have been thinking about. I was hoping Lane would get his due by the end of this draft.

Great picks! Two guys I was thinking about and one I should have been thinking about. I was hoping Lane would get his due by the end of this draft.Thankyou, I was surprised to see Lane not taken.

Another player we highly considered in Cincy. We ended up picking Murdoch, but for his roster spot, No.1 and 2 guys were McVeigh and Duchesne.Thanks! We took both of them. :)

The Bulldogs select D. Zarley Zalapski

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Alfredshems IK select a tough defensive forward, one who should have probably gone in the MLD, F Don Saleski. With our second pick, we select a speedy goalscorer with potential to do more then what he achieved, often mostly because he didn't have much of a supporting cast in Vancouver. F Tony Tanti.

He was known in the NHL as "Big Bird" thanks to the popularity of Sesame Street, which had become a huge success when Don Saleski began his career with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1972. As legend had it, as the Flyers skated around in their pre-game warm up, a small fan commented that Saleski looked like the big yellow bird with the elephant friend that no one could see, which of course a teammate overheard. The nickname was born.

Saleski was drafted 6th by the Flyers, (64th overall) in the 1969 Amateur Draft from the Regina Pats; (the draft would also see the Flyers take Bobby Clarke in the first round). His first full season with the Flyers was in 1972-73 when he scored 21 points in his rookie campaign. Known as a defensive forward, he broke out in only his second year with the team, scoring 40 points in 77 games and winning the Stanley Cup. Saleski and the Flyers were back in the finals once again the next season and took home a second straight Cup. The 1975-76 season saw Saleski finish with career highs in assists with 26, points with 47 and the first of three straight years with 20 or more goals.

Tanti set a Vancouver Canucks team record in his first full season with the Canucks, his second in the NHL. He scored 45 goals bettering Darcy Rota's previous record of 42. Tanti became a fan favorite in Vancouver, a team not accustomed to having a fine goal scorer. And Tanti became their first true sniper in franchise history. He scored 39 goals after his 45 goal campaign, followed by 39, 41 and 40 goal seasons.

Tanti was the master of the tip-in and scored many of his goals on the power play. In those 5 consecutive seasons of scoring 39 goals or more, Tanti scored 19, 14, 17, 15 and 20 power play goals, respectively.

Despite Tanti's fine scoring exploits, the Canucks were consistent cellar dwellers, often missing the playoffs. One would have to wonder what heights Tanti could have achieved with a stronger team such as Edmonton or Calgary, or even if he stayed in Chicago where he would have played with names like Denis Savard and Doug Wilson.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1343/1782/320/tonytanti.jpg

*Roster thread fully updated. :) :thumbu:

My roster thread is also completely updated with a full roster and all my bios.

We are ready to go and feel we (Nate and I) did a great job.

In Ward's best season, he was 10th in the NHL in both goals and assists, and two seasons later, again placed in the top-10 in assists. A dependable second line performer if I ever saw one!

Ward is one of my grandfather's all-time favourite players. He remembers him as a hard-working, dependable second liner. Looks like a good fit.

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Tom "Bomber" Bladon

http://hfboards.com/imagehosting/thum_2144847c15dfeb3ee6.jpg (http://hfboards.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=13287)

holds unbroken NHL record for points by a defenseman in a game: 8
two-time Stanley Cup champion :stanley: :stanley: (1974, 1975)
in the all-star game (1977, 1978)

The 19-year-old Bladon led all Flyers defensemen in points in his rookie season in 1973 and repeated the feat the following year when his team won it all, the offensive defenseman scoring 4 goals, 10 points in 16 playoff games in the successful championship run. The 6'1, 195-lbs blueliner had size but didn't use it, one of the very few non-physical players on the Broadstreet Bullies, to the chagrin of the coach and the crowd some nights. However, he scored 10+ goals in 5 of his 6 seasons in Philadelphia and amassed 212 points in 422 games as a Flyer.

The Bulldogs round out their selections with

F. Murray Craven

Despite his obvious offensive prowess, the Red Wings sent Craven to the Philadelphia Flyers. It was a move that changed the course of his career - for the better. The deal consisted of Craven and Joe Paterson going to Philadelphia for Darryl Sittler. Craven suited up for all 80 games in the 1984-85 season, responding with 26 goals and 35 assists for 61 points. He was also instrumental in helping the Flyers advance to the Stanley Cup finals where they lost in five games to the defending champion Edmonton Oilers. In 19 post-season games that spring, Craven netted four goals and ten points in 19 games.

Just two years after that strong post-season run, Craven and the Flyers were back in the Cup final once again facing the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers. While they made it an extremely close finals, the Oilers edged out a tense seven-game victory to claim their third Stanley Cup in four years. Losing that Cup final was especially hard on Craven and the rest of the Flyers, who felt they had the team to win it all that year.

From an individual standpoint, Craven's best seasons came as a member of the Flyers. In 1987-88, he hit the 30-goal plateau while counting 76 points.

The Blades select C Dave Creighton.

Dave Creighton had a 21-year professional hockey career, including 12 seasons in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, and New York Rangers.

As an 18-year-old, Creighton led his hometown Port Arthur Bruins to the Memorial Cup championship in 1948. Later that calendar year, he appeared in 12 games with the Boston Bruins as well as 49 games with the Hershey Bears of the AHL, where he had 37 points. In 1949-50, Creighton earned a full-time roster spot with the Bruins, appearing in 64 games with the Bruins, scoring 18 goals and 31 points.

Creighton had three 20-goal seasons, two with the Bruins and one in New York with the Rangers. The 20-goal season in New York in 1955-56 also produced 51 points, the best of any of his 12 years in the league.

Creighton was also a five time all-star (not with the Cup winning team) and has an AHL MVP trophy to his name.

2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - skipped
2. cottonking - Valletta Maltese - skipped
5. Agent Dale Cooper - Los Angeles Kings - skipped

Note: Post as much info as you'd like but be prepared to have at least a 2-line bio for each player selected. At the end of the draft every team's collection of two line bios will be looked at together in our assessments of best overall crop of all-timers.
I'll be doing my two-line bios today. Everyone let's get 'em done!

pappyline has a model bio posted:
Chicago cougars select d Jack "Tex" Evans. First played in the NHL in 1948, Spent 7 full seasons with the Rangers and 5 with the Blackhawks. A member of the 61 Blackhawk cup team where he was on the second pairing with St. Laurent. Scored a key goal in the deciding game of the 61 final.
Though career stats might be worth adding: Evans had 989 PMs in 752 NHL games, in all-star game (1961, 1962).

I just realized that cottonking had sent me a list.

Valletta listpicks centre Olli Jokinen and goalie Martin Biron.

Schedule of Events

Sunday: Finish Picking (one team left)

Monday: Finish 2-line bios for each player, post them on your roster post at beginning of thread

Tuesday: Voting Day!

Wednesday: Results Posted (by BM67, who is gonna tabulate the results of PMs we send him Tuesday)

Thursday: We will then start (not before please) an Undrafted Players Thread, a place to mention all those guys we think could have been picked but weren't.

I have my votes pretty much ready...should I send them to BM now? Tuesday isn't the greatest voting day...ya gotta remember that the boards will probably be crashed with all the trade deadline action.

I think you gotta either delay the voting day to Wednesday or Thursday, or have all the votes done by Monday. It would really suck to type up your complete write-up, only to have the board crash while your submitting your PM.

I have my votes pretty much ready...should I send them to BM now?
*beep* no !

We really need the 2-line bios for each pick! Please everyone do.

As for the Boards, if it crashes then BM67 reserves the right to extend the voting period from Tuesday to include a Wednesday deadline. His call.

Note: the 2-line bios are important

I will be PMing EVERY past ATD g.m. the two-line bios and encouraging them to vote on Tuesday (maybe until Wednesday, depending on BM67's call).

*beep* no !

We really need the 2-line bios for each pick! Please everyone do.

As for the Boards, if it crashes then BM67 reserves the right to extend the voting period from Tuesday to include a Wednesday deadline. His call.

My roster post is updated...are my bio's not valid? I didn't include stats very often, just a basic description of each player's skills and role's on a team.

My roster post is updated...are my bio's not valid? I didn't include stats very often, just a basic description of each player's skills and role's on a team.
The purpose of the 2-line bio is to list their skills, yes, and accomplishments, careerwide or pinnacle, in order to show why it is a great pick.

With their first pick in the draft, Alfredshems IK select a guy who was once called "the Denis Potvin of the West". The all-time Canucks leading scorer on defense, D Dennis Kearns. Dennis will provide offense, leadership, and character to this team, while helping his teammates become better players. He will be relied on to play big minutes on defense, and chipping in on the PP.
A bit long. Tighten it up a bit please. and... Is he the Canucks all-time leading scorer on the blueline? he has 321 points. Or WAS he at the time the leading scorer.

i just got back into town today and, will have the falcons two-line bios up by tomorrow.

cheers

i just got back into town today and, will have the falcons two-line bios up by tomorrow. cheersThanks! :)

Sorry to be so late with this. I can't get this done tonight, but I will have the short bios up tomorrow night at the latest. In all likelihood I will find time during work to get them up during the daytime.

My employer has been paying me for the last half hour to be updating my player bios…. So they are done. Enjoy!

6 teams have finished their 2-line bios, 4 teams have yet to do so.

6 teams have finished their 2-line bios, 4 teams have yet to do so.Im going to edit mine. They are way too long.

D Tom Laidlaw.
sorry about the delay.

My bios are completely done. Hope they look good. I included also necessary information.

The purpose of the 2-line bio is to list their skills, yes, and accomplishments, careerwide or pinnacle, in order to show why it is a great pick.


A bit long. Tighten it up a bit please. and... Is he the Canucks all-time leading scorer on the blueline? he has 321 points. Or WAS he at the time the leading scorer.

I fixed that one...any others you think need editing?

6 teams have finished their 2-line bios, 4 teams have yet to do so.

I fixed that one...any others you think need editing?
good enough

How the other 4 teams who haven't listed their rosters at all expect us to review their picks is almost beyond me. :( It takes a lot of work to look down the drafted rounds and mentally select out a team's 12 picks, think about them together, then do the same with another team.

The purpose of our first post was to list our rosters!! It really helps other g.m.s see and think about the 12 together, to figure out how good on average the drafting has been by that team's g.m.(s).

Will put the bios up tonight.

Will put the bios up tonight.
any time Monday is fine ;)

that leaves just 3 teams to go! ... we might get them all done in time for tomorrow's voting.

any time Monday is fine ;)

that leaves just 3 teams to go! ... we might get them all done in time for tomorrow's voting.

Bios are updated for the Bulldogs.

8 out of 10.... good enough, we'll go with 8 teams

Today is Voting Day!

Send your all-star votes (3 forwards, 2 d-men, 1 goalie, 1 extra) and top-3 ranked teams of picks to BM67 today.

I voted. :)

I voted. :)
so did I ;)

so did I ;)

as did i

Voted.

Also voted.