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 […]
Andre Roy
Roy was drafted by the Boston Bruins, 151st overall in the sixth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and has also played for the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning (where he won the Stanley Cup in 2004), the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Calgary Flames.[citation needed] During the 2006–07 season, Roy was placed on […]
Al Iafrate
Al Iafrate is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1998 after being selected 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 799 career NHL games over twelve NHL seasons, scoring 152 goals and 311 assists for 463 […]
Wendel Clark
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 […]
Shayne Corson
Infamously known to be a fearless and talented left-winger for the NHL, Shayne Corson spent 19 years forging his extensive hockey résumé. Before he turned pro with the Montréal Canadiens in 1986, Corson represented his country twice at the World Junior Championships with the OHL’s Hamilton Steelhawks. The Barrie native was gritty. Whether it was […]
Dennis Maruk
Dennis Maruk started his career with the London Knights before being drafted by the California Golden Seals in 1975. He became NHL’s first rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season. Maruk also played for the Cleveland Barons, Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals. His years with the Capitals, were some of his best […]
