Daniel Winnik played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League, appearing in 798 career games after being selected in the 9th round (265th overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. A versatile and dependable two-way forward, he built a reputation for his work ethic, hockey intelligence, and ability to contribute in all […]
Brian Savage
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 […]
Jeremy Roenick
Roenick was drafted straight out of high school, 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He participated in two World Junior Championships in 1988 and 1989, where he became the all-time leading American scorer with 25 points, a record he would hold for 21 years. In his first four years […]
Joe Kocur
Joe Kocur grew up in Kelvington SK, a very small farming town that produced some very tough NHL’ers. He played junior hockey for the Saskatoon Blades where he tallied 121 points and 547 penalty minutes in two seasons. He was drafted by the Red Wings in ’83 and only spent one & half seasons in […]
Brad May – NHL Alumni Celebrity Captain
Brad May joined the OHL’s Niagara Falls Thunder in 1988-89 before being drafted in the first round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. As one of the most imposing forwards in the league, he was claimed 14th overall. He is known for an impressive series final goal in the 1993 semi-final […]
Rick Vaive – NHL Alumni Celebrity Captain
After playing a season with the WHA’s Birmingham Bulls, Rick Vaive was selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 1979. He only played half of a season on the West Coast before moving to the Maple Leafs. Although the 80s weren’t kind to Toronto, Vaive gave the Leafs Nation something to cheer about: he […]
