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Jersey #
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PLAYER
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Position
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Team
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Years in NHL
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Interesting facts
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2
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Duncan Keith
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D
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Chicago Blackhawks
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in NHL since 2005
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He has hard shots, lots of assists, and plays on the first line with Jonathan Toews. He was born in 1983.
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4
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Bobby Orr
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D
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Boston Bruins
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12 years in NHL
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Booby Orr is the only defenceman to win the scoring title, not once, but twice. He also won the Stanley Cup twice.
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6
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Sammy Salo
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D
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Vancouver Canucks
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in NHL for 15 years to date
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He is Assistant Captain for the Vancouver Canucks, but he was traded from Ottawa Senators in 2002. He is from Finland, born in 1977. He won a silver medalin the World Finals, and one in the Winter Olympics for Finland. In 2006 in a super competition his shot was recorded at 163.5 km/hr.
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8
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Alexander Ovechkin
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LW
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Washington Capitals
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in NHL since 2004
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He makes plays and scores lots of goals.
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9
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Gordie Howe
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RW
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Detroit Red Wings
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26 years in the NHL
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He was born in 1928. He was known for “the Gordie Howe Hat-Trick” which was: A Goal, An Assist & A Fight.
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10
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Alex “Pats” Delvecchio
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LW
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22 NHL seasons
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He is Canadian, and played for the Oshawa Generals for one season. No one has played more games with one team in the NHL than Delvecchio. He has the 2nd highest career assists (825). His jersey was retired in Joe Louis arena and he was put in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977.
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11
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Mark Messier
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LW, centre
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Edmonton Oilers, NY Rangers & Vancouver Canucks
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25 years in NHL
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Mark Messier has won 6 Stanley Cups, 5 with the Oilers and 1 with the Rangers. He was a tough player, and among the best leaders in the NHL. His number was retired by the Oilers and the Rangers. Messier did commercials for Lays Potatoe Chips; this is interesting because our #11 (Jacob) was born on National Chip Day!
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12
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Yvan Cournoyer
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RW
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Montreal Canadiens
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16 years in NHL from 63-79
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He was born in Drummondville, Quebec. Yvan became captain of the Canadiens in 1975. His nickname was the Roadrunner. He won the Stanley Cup 10 times and once earned the Conn Smythe Trophy for being the playoff MVP in 1973. His jersey was retired by the Canadiens in 2005 to honour Yvan Cournoyer.
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13
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Raffi Torres
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LW
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Phoenix Coyotes
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drafted to NHL in 2000
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He was 5th in draft pick in 2000 by the NY Islanders. He was born in Toronto in 1991 and is 30 years old. He shoots left (just like Cal!). In 2001 he scored the game winning goal for Team Canada to win the bronze medal.
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15
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Joffrey Lupul
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RW
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta in 1983. He started his career as 15 and had to switch in Anaheim to 19. He is currently 4th in scoring in the NHL.
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16
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Henri Richard
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Centre
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Montreal Canadiens
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20 years in NHL
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Won 11 Stanley Cups
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17
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Wendel Clark
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LW
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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15 NHL Seasons
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He wore # 17 for 15 seasons and retired in 2000. He scored 330 goals and had 237 assists in his NHL career.
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18
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Mike Richards
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Centre
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Philadelphia Flyers
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in NHL since 2003
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Richards was drafted 4th overall in the OHL, and drafted 24th in 2003 in the NHL. He was captain of the Flyers (since traded); he has won a Memorial Cup, a Calder Cup and a gold medal for Team Canada in 2010. Mike Richards was born in 1985 in Kenora, Ontario.
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22
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Mike Bossy
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RW
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New York Islanders
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10 years in NHL
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Mike Bossy has the most 50+ goal seasons (9 of them) tied with Wayne Gretzky! Also, he was born on January 22nd!
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29
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Marc-Andre Fleury
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G
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Pittsburg Penguins
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in NHL since 2004
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He won the Stanley Cup in 2009
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88
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Patrick Kane
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Centre
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Chicago Blackhawks
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5 seasons to date
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Patrick Kane was picked first in the draft. He also got the game winning goal to get the Stanley Cup i n Chicago.
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