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 […]
Wayne Primeau
Wayne Primeau was drafted in the 1st Round, 17th overall in the ’94 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He scored a goal in his first NHL game during the ‘94/’95 season but didn’t become a full time NHL’er until the ‘96/’97 season with the Sabres. Wayne would spend the next 4 seasons in […]
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 […]
Dino Ciccarelli
Dino Ciccarelli burst on to the NHL scene in 1981 when he dominated the playoffs for the Minnesota North Stars, scoring 14 goals in 21 games. In his next season, he scored a career-high 106 points with 55 goals. Ciccarelli loved to park himself in front of opposing nets, cementing his reputation as a gritty, […]
Glenn Anderson
After playing the 1979-80 season with the Canadian national team, Glenn Anderson signed with the Edmonton Oilers in the summer of 1980 and made an immediate impact. After scoring 53 points in a 58 game rookie season, he scored 105 points in his second season and emerged as a young star on his team along […]
Todd Harvey
Todd Harvey was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 9th overall, by the Dallas Stars, following a successful junior career, which included being the captain of the Canadian team at the World Junior Hockey Championships. His intense style of hockey and smallish frame lead to numerous injuries, and after three […]
