Very few hockey players attract the love, respect and adoration as Wendel Clark does. Although quiet and easy-going, Clark has achieved a rockstar-like status among the members of the Leafs Nation. A player who combined grit with goals, he was drafted first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1985. This came six months after […]
Troy Crowder
Troy Crowder was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 108th overall in 1986 but didn’t go pro until the 1988-89 season. In 1989, Crowder left the Devils training camp but returned shortly after to finish the season, as well as playing in two post-season games. Crowder became a bit of a household name, at least […]
Steve Rice
Steve Rice played eight seasons in the NHL in the 1990s. Rice was drafted 20th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Following his outstanding performance at the 1991 World Junior Hockey Championships in which he captained Canada to the gold medal, he was considered one of the top young […]
Todd Harvey
Todd Harvey was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 9th overall, by the Dallas Stars, following a successful junior career, which included being the captain of the Canadian team at the World Junior Hockey Championships. His intense style of hockey and smallish frame lead to numerous injuries, and after three […]
Dan Daoust
Dan Daoust had a solid junior career before being signed as a free agent by Montreal in 1980. Daoust played a few games with the Canadiens, before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982. Daoust was an immediate success in Toronto, scoring 51 points in 48 games in his first season there. Daoust […]
Glenn Anderson
After playing the 1979-80 season with the Canadian national team, Glenn Anderson signed with the Edmonton Oilers in the summer of 1980 and made an immediate impact. After scoring 53 points in a 58 game rookie season, he scored 105 points in his second season and emerged as a young star on his team along […]
