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 […]
John LeClair
John LeClair played for four seasons at the University of Vermont, leading the team in goals, points and penalty minutes in his senior season in ‘90/’91 After his last game in the college ranks he was immediately called up to the Montreal Canadiens, the team that had drafted him 33rd overall in the 1987 NHL […]
Todd Warriner
Todd Warriner is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. Over the course of his career, Warriner played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Nashville Predators as well as playing for several teams in Europe. Warriner is also known for scoring the very first goal in the […]
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson played collegiate hockey in the NCAA for the Bowling Green Falcons for 4 years amassing 162 points. He was signed by the Maple Leafs in March 1997. In his first full season with the Leafs he was selected to the NHL All Rookie Team. Johnson spent almost 4 seasons with the Maple Leafs […]
