Returning home to Sudbury to support Easter Seals kids, hometown left winger Brian Savage attended Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury as a teenager. He was a proficient golfer and track athlete. He played one season with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League before jumping to college. The nephew of former […]
Rod Black
He is “The Man for All Seasons”. Name the sport, and Rod Black has more than likely called the game. For over 40 years, the award-winning broadcaster has had a front row seat and provided a soundtrack to many of Canada’s greatest sports moments. From his early days as a young reporter at CKY TV […]
Doug Gilmour
If there is a player who inspires near-hysteria among the Leafs Nation, it is Doug Gilmour. Selected by St. Louis in the seventh round, he eventually started in 1983 when the Blues’ depleted roster required a call-up. Nicknamed ‘Killer’ for his intensity, Gilmour played like a man much larger. After 5 seasons and the1987 Canada […]
Al Iafrate
Al Iafrate was selected 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He spent almost 7 seasons in Toronto, where he was known as one of the best skaters in the game. Iafrate played in four All-Star Games and at the ’93 game set the record for the hardest slapshot […]
Troy Crowder
Crowder was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 108th overall in 1986. Crowder quickly became a fan favourite in NJ with his style of play and willingness to drop the gloves with NHL heavyweights like Bob Probert. He accumulated 433 career penalty minutes in 150 NHL games playing for New Jersey, Detroit Red Wings, LA […]
Zenon Konopka
Zenon Konopka played for the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL scoring 185 points during his four years with the club before turning pro. After four seasons in the OHL, Konopka split his 2002-03 season with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers. In the summer of 2004, Konopka signed as a free agent […]
