Joe Kocur grew up in Kelvington SK, a very small farming town that produced some very tough NHL’ers. He played junior hockey for the Saskatoon Blades where he tallied 121 points and 547 penalty minutes in two seasons. He was drafted by the Red Wings in ’83 and only spent one & half seasons in […]
Brad May – NHL Alumni Celebrity Captain
Brad May joined the OHL’s Niagara Falls Thunder in 1988-89 before being drafted in the first round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. As one of the most imposing forwards in the league, he was claimed 14th overall. He is known for an impressive series final goal in the 1993 semi-final […]
Rick Vaive – NHL Alumni Celebrity Captain
Rick Vaive played in the NHL from 1979-1992 as a right-wing shooter and is best remembered as the first 50 goal scorer for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He entered the NHL in 1979 after being selected 5th overall by the Vancouver Canucks, after an impressive junior career with the Sherbrooke Castors. Following one season, he […]
Darryl Sittler
Few players in Toronto Maple Leafs history captured the imagination of hockey fans, and a place in their hearts, like number 27. Selected as the Leafs’ 1st pick in the 1970 Entry Draft, Sittler’s offensive exploits began to shine during his third season in the league when he scored 77 points. At the age of […]
Mike Zigomanis
Mike Zigomanis was drafted 46th overall to the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2001 NHL Draft. That same year, he won the bronze medal with Team Canada at the World Junior Championships. He would go on to play for the St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008, where […]
Derian Hatcher
Derian was born in Michigan and played in the NHL for 16 seasons after being drafted by the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Prior to Derian’s NHL career, he played in the OHL for 2 seasons with the North Bay Centennials. He made his debut in the NHL in the 1991-92 […]
