Hamilton's Hockey Heroes

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11/18/2008 Ken Dryden Ken Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of Murray and Margaret Dryden and brother of Dave Dryden, also an NHL goaltender. Dryden was raised in Islington-City Centre West ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Harry Howell A stalwart, stay at home defenceman, in 1967 Howell was the last player in the pre-expansion era to win the Norris Trophy, and famously (and prophetically) said that 'he was ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Dave Andreychuk Dave Andreychuk was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres from the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and played his first NHL season in 1982–83. He ... Read Full Story
11/28/2008 Ed Gilbert Ed Gilbert played 166 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts and Pittsburgh Penguins.   He would also play 29 games in the World Hockey Association for ... Read Full Story
11/28/2008 Wayne Rivers Wayne Rivers played his junior hockey with the hometown Hamilton Tiger Cats of the OHA between 1960 and 1962. During that time, he picked up his first two NHL games ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Ric Nattress He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Nattress played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Jamie Macoun Macoun played parts of seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League. A graduate of Newmarket High School, Macoun played his minor hockey in the Newmarket Minor Hockey Association on various ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Ray Emery Emery, who goes by the nicknames Razor and Sugar Ray, was chosen 99th overall by the Senators in the 2001 NHL entry draft. During the 2006–07 season, Emery secured the ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Danny Syvret Syvret spent his junior career with the London Knights of the OHL, eventually being named team captain. In his final year of junior hockey, he was Captain of a powerhouse ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Syl Apps Apps was a strong athlete, 6 feet tall, weighing 185 pounds, and represented Canada at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he placed sixth in the pole vault. After ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Allan Bester Allan Bester played with the Brantford Alexanders of the OHL for three seasons before moving on to professional hockey. He was drafted into the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Andy Brown Andy Brown started his professional hockey career with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in 1972. He also played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where in 1974 he ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 David Brown David Brown was drafted by the Penguins in the 8th round, 228th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before playing professional, Brown played four seasons for the Notre Dame ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Joe Cirella He played for the Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators. He retired in 1997 after playing one year in Germany with the ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Frank Caprice Caprice was Vancouver's 9th round selection (178th overall) in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. In the year following his selection, he improved his stock greatly, winning 24 games for the ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Dave Dryden Dave Dryden serves the distinction of creating (as well as being the first goaltender to employ) the modern day goaltending mask consisting of a fiberglass mask with a cage. Born ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Blake Dunlop He grew up in Ottawa and played four seasons for the OHA's Ottawa 67's. Dunlop was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 2nd round, 18th overall, in the ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Cecil "Babe" Dye Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Dye moved to Toronto when he was one year old, following the death of his father.  He played junior hockey from 1916 to 1918 for the ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Don Edwards Don Edwards is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He won ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Nelson Emerson After playing four seasons at the Bowling Green State University, where Emerson was a 3-time finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, Emerson made his professional debut with the Blues' IHL ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Todd Harvey He 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 ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Red Horner He was the Maple Leafs captain from 1938 until his retirement. He helped the Leafs win their first Stanley Cup in 1932. Horner was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Dick Irvin Sr. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Irvin was one of the greatest players of his day, balancing a torrid slapshot and tough style with gentlemanly play. He played junior and senior amateur ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Al Jensen Selected 31st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Jensen only played one game for the Red Wings before he was traded to the Washington ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Derek King Derek King  played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 until 1999–00. King was drafted 13th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Adam Mair Mair was drafted 84th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Maple Leafs for five games in the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs, ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Brian McGrattan McGrattan is an enforcer who has built a solid reputation for himself, particularly during the American Hockey League's 2004-05 season when he established an all-time league record for penalty minutes ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Marty McSorley He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, but grew up in Cayuga, Ontario; a suburb of Hamilton. In the NHL, he played as a defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Ron Murphy Ron Murphy played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins over the course of an 889-game NHL career. He played the better part ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Murray Oliver Oliver began his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He would also play with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars. He played 18 ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 George Owen Owen moved to Massachusetts as a teenager and attended Newton High School in suburban Boston. He spent four years at Harvard University and eventually joined the Boston Hockey Club of ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Keith Primeau Born in Toronto, but raised in Hamilton.  Primeau was drafted third overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings after playing two years with the Niagara ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Pat Quinn Quinn is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, most recently with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1998 and 2006. He is also a retired NHL defenceman. He ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Leo Reise Jr. Following junior hockey in Brantford and Guelph, Reise enlisted in the navy where he played for the naval teams of Victoria, Halifax and HMCS CHIPPAWA in Winnipeg where he played ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Rick Smith Smith was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (7th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played in Boston from 1968–69 to 1971–72. Boston traded ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 Steve Staios Staios was selected in the second round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 27th overall, by the St. Louis Blues. After a relatively successful career in the OHL, Staios spent ... Read Full Story
11/18/2008 John Tonelli He played with the New York Islanders, the Calgary Flames, and the Los Angeles Kings. He concluded his career playing briefly for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Quebec Nordiques In ... Read Full Story