Status: Calgary Flames defenseman. 2006 Olympian.
DOB: Sept. 27, 1983 In: Edmonton
Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 215 pounds
First Hockey Memory: “In Canada, it’s just kind of something you grow up with. I remember being a little kid and going home and skating outside, that sort of thing.”
Hockey Inspirations: “I was a Detroit fan growing up so I liked [...]
Status: Calgary Flames right wing.
Ht: 6-foot Wt: 197 pounds
DOB: January 24, 1979 In: Mississauga, Ont.
Early Hockey Memory: “Getting dressed in the car on the way to the rink because we were always late. So I was that kid that had to put on his skates and skateguards in the car [...]
Status: Los Angeles Kings defenseman
Ht: 6-foot Wt: 212 pounds
DOB: Dec. 8, 1989 In: London, Ont.
First Hockey Memory: “I remember I was really, really young. I loved the game of hockey, but I wasn’t very good. I remember looking up at the clock – I wasn’t a good skater – and looking up at the [...]
Status: Philadelphia Flyers right winger/center.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 172 pounds
DOB: Jan. 12, 1988 In: Hearst, Ont.
First Hockey Memory: “Just being in the basement with my dad and playing some hockey and just playing a lot of hours with that.”
Hockey Inspirations: “My dad inspired me a lot when I was a kid. He helped [...]
I did this Biofile with the rising NHL star also known as “JVR” at the team’s practice facility in Voorhees, N.J. last week. Van Riemsdyk signed a six-year contract for over $25 million this past off-season and the Flyers are currently the top-rated team in the NHL Power Ratings according to ‘The Hockey News.’ As [...]
Status: New York Rangers right winger/left winger.
Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 195 pounds.
DOB: April 10, 1980 In: North York, Ont.
Hockey Inspirations: “Brett Hull was always my favorite player growing up, so I’d say him.”
Early Hockey Memory: “Probably my best one was (attending) my first NHL game. It was 1992 and it was a playoff game between Toronto [...]
Status: NHL left winger from 1970-1982 with Philadelphia and Washington. Scored 154 goals in 837 NHL games.
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 200 pounds
DOB: Nov. 25, 1950 In: Oakville, Ontario.
Hockey Inspirations: “Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull. As a young kid I liked the way they worked and represented themselves.”
Nicknames: “Hound Dog.”
Early Hockey Memory: “Getting a chance [...]
Status: NHL left wing played from 1979-94 with Philadelphia, Boston, Minnesota and Hartford.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 190 pounds
DOB: February 15, 1959 In: Lanigan, Sask.
First Hockey Memory: “Back in Saskatchewan, skating out in the ponds with the cold weather, just having the freedom of going out there and skating around with just a puck and a stick.”
Nicknames: [...]
Status: Senior vice-president/alternate governor of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.
DOB: Jan. 18, 1943 In: Toronto, Ontario
First Hockey Memory: “Oh boy, 1956 my dad took me to Maple Leaf Gardens. I was 13 years old. The Detroit Red Wings – I was a Leaf fan – and the Detroit Red Wings beat them in Maple Leaf [...]
Biofile with Colton Orr
Status: Toronto Maple Leafs right wing.
Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 225 pounds
DOB: March 3, 1982 In: Winnipeg, Man.
Childhood Heroes/Inspirations: “Brendan Shanahan was one. Eric Lindros. Those are probably the guys I watched growing up. It was a pleasure to get to play with Shanahan in New York.”
Nicknames: “Bobby, Orrsey, Moose.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “I like golf. Draw. I like [...]
