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 […]
Dennis Maruk
Maruk played junior with the London Knights and tallied 370 points before being drafted by the California Golden Seals in 1975. He became the NHL’s first rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season. Dennis had 8 20+ goal seasons, including back-to-back seasons of 50 then 60 in ‘81/’82 while with the Capitals. His […]
Dino Ciccarelli
Dino Ciccarelli burst on to the NHL scene in 1981 when he dominated the playoffs for the Minnesota North Stars, scoring 14 goals in 21 games. In his next season, he scored a career-high 106 points with 55 goals. Ciccarelli loved to park himself in front of opposing nets, cementing his reputation as a gritty, […]
Rob Ray
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
Drafted by Montreal in 1993 after an incredibly successful junior career, he played for a season and a half with the Habs before being traded to Tampa Bay. A bright light on a struggling team, Tucker was then traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2000. On June 24, 2008, he became an unrestricted free […]
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 […]
