J.P. Parise was a prospect of the Boston Bruins in the 1960’s, spending time in the organization starting with Junior ‘A’ in 1961-62. However, his… Read More »J.P. Parise: Bruins Prospect Turned Minnesota North Stars Leader
Rick MacLeish, Reg Leach, Bernie Parent and Gary Dornhoefer, among others. Players drafted and developed by the Boston Bruins only to find their way to… Read More »Gary Dornhoefer: Another Bruins Castaway To Lead The Flyers
A Montreal native that never got to play for the Canadiens, Gilles Marotte appeared in 808 regular season NHL games but saw a limited 29… Read More »Gilles Marotte: NHL’s Captain Crunch For Just Over A Decade
It’s my belief that the London Knights have buried much of their heritage before the Hunter Brothers era. A tiny part of that heritage was… Read More »Jim Schoenfeld: Third Team Captain In Buffalo Sabres History
The first ever captain of the New Jersey Devils after their move from Denver. He played over a thousand National Hockey League games and also… Read More »Don Lever: First Ever Captain For The New Jersey Devils
He’s a Hall of Famer. Just not for hockey. Doug Favell, veteran of over a decade of goaltending in the National Hockey League, was inducted… Read More »Doug Favell: Only Player Taken In Both The 1967 and 1979 Expansion Drafts
In his book ‘The Game’, Ken Dryden made reference to NHL hockey players always being a ‘former’. For Dryden, he was always a former Calder… Read More »Jim Lorentz: Central Hockey League Superstar
After going pro in 1963-64, following a loss in the Memorial Cup finals with the Niagara Falls Flyers, it took Don Awrey until the NHL… Read More »Don Awrey: 3 Time Stanley Cup Champion*