Todd Gill spent 19 seasons in the NHL. An offensive blue liner, he was in and out of the Maple Leafs lineup until 1986. Playing for the Leafs for 10 years, his best season was 1992-1993 when the Leafs made a famous run to the conference finals, and Gill had 43 points himself. After various […]
Rick Vaive – NHL Alumni Celebrity Captain
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 […]
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 […]
Mike Krushelnyski
Mike Krushelnyski learned the fundamentals of the game in his hometown Montreal, which lead to an NHL career of almost 900 games. Drafted by Boston in 1979, he spent two years in the organization before joining full time in 1982-83. He scored 23 goals and 65 points in his rookie season and quickly became regarded as […]
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 […]
