Rob Ray began his hockey career with the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Ray was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1988 amateur entry draft. While playing two full seasons with the Rochester Americans (AHL), he cemented his reputation as a hockey fighter with over 700 penalty minutes in 125 games. […]
Darcy Tucker
Darcy Tucker, is one of only four people to have won 3 Memorial Cup Championships. He won all three with the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. Tucker also won a Gold medal for Canada at the World Juniors in 1995. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 6th round of the NHL entry […]
Dave Gagner
Drafted 12th overall by the New York Rangers, Dave Gagner first played on the Canadian National team, where he competed in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics. When he returned, he alternated between the Rangers and their AHL affiliate for three seasons. When he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1987, his career significantly picked […]
Petr Klima
Petr Klima of Czechoslovakia defected to the Detroit Red Wings in 1985 after the Red Wings had drafted him 86th overall in 1983. He was the first Czech born player to go directly to an American based team and the first Czech player after the Stastny brothers to defect to the NHL. Klima spent 4 […]
Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas signed as a free agent by Toronto in 1984, “Stumpy” alternated between the AHL and the Maple Leafs for a season before moving up for good and scoring 57 points in 65 games. The following year, he scored 35 goals before being traded to Chicago. Thomas struggled through two injury-plagued season before scoring […]
Nik Antropov
Following a standout junior career in the second-tier Russian Hockey Super League Nik Antropov was selected in the first round, 10th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He managed to appear in over 70 games in only two of his nine seasons with the Leafs. However, his time in […]
