Sandy McCarthy played Junior A with Hawkesbury before joining the Laval Titans in QMJHL. He was selected 52nd overall by the Calgary Flames in 1991 NHL Entry Draft. In the 93/94 season he began nearly five years as Calgary’s chief enforcer. Not only could he fight, McCarthy was an effective forechecker and a solid defensive […]
Darrin Shannon
Darrin Shannon was a highly watched junior player marking 83 points in 60 games his rookie year. He would score 74 in 43 games his second, and 81 points in 54 games his final year. Shannon was drafted 4th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1988 NHL entry draft. Before he could play a […]
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 […]
Laurie Boschman
Laurie Boschman who played in the NHL for 14 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators. Boschman was claimed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He was the team’s first captain during the team’s d first season. Boschman is one of only […]
Brian Skrudland
Brian Skrudland entered his hockey career — pucks blazing. Breaking out of junior hockey with the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades after three seasons, Skrudland turned pro in 1985 with the Montréal Canadiens. Despite a season of inconsistent results, the Canadiens made the playoffs, and Skrudland led the team to victory winning the Stanley Cup in his […]
Kraig Nienhuis
Kraig Nienhuis began playing competitive hockey at the age of 19, joining the Sarnia Jr. Bees. He quickly became a skilled player and went onto play NCAA Div. I with R.P.I. winning a National Championship in 1985. After college he spent a few seasons between Boston and their AHL farm team before going to Europe […]
