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 […]
Chris Chelios
Chelios was raised in Chicago where he learnt hockey, but a family move to California during his high school years almost ended any dreams of playing hockey for Chris. He moved back east to Wisconsin for NCAA play and won a National Championship with the Badgers and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1981. […]
Rick Vaive – NHL Alumni Celebrity Captain
After playing a season with the WHA’s Birmingham Bulls, Rick Vaive was selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 1979. He only played half of a season on the West Coast before moving to the Maple Leafs. Although the 80s weren’t kind to Toronto, Vaive gave the Leafs Nation something to cheer about: he […]
Patrick Sharp
Three-time Stanley Cup Champion, Patrick Sharp, began his NHL career being signed to the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft after two years with the University of Vermont. He would go on to be traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2005, where he was an integral part to three Stanley Cup championships 2010, […]
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 […]
