TRAIL SMOKE EATERS
1939 and 1961 World Hockey Champions
Coach: Harry Sinden
Captain: Bobby Clarke
Alternates: Doug Harvey, King Clancy, Sid Abel
Forwards:
11 Jackson-16 Clarke
(C)-9 Dye
12 Abel
(A)-18 Savard-14 Fleury
10 Tikannen-29 Otto-28 Larmer
25 Stevens-15 B. Smith-19 K. Nilsson
17 Bailey
Defence:
2 Harvey
(A)-6 Taylor
5 Cameron-7 Clancy
(A)
10 Flaman-3 Brewer
21 Mantha
Goalie:
1 Durnan
30 Vachon
35 Moog
Power-play:
Jackson-Clarke-Nilsson-Harvey-Taylor
Abel-Savard-Dye-Cameron-Clancy
Penalty kill:
Tikannen-Otto-Clancy-Harvey
Fleury-Clarke-Flaman-Mantha
Larmer-Abel-Brewer-Taylor
Last minute when leading:
Tikannen-Clarke-Otto-Clancy-Flaman
Last minute when trailing:
Jackson-Clarke-Nilsson-Harvey-Taylor-Savard
Trail Smoke Eaters Team Honours:
D 2 Doug Harvey:
*First-ballot Hall-of-Fame inductee in 1973
*Best defenceman on the Montreal Canadiens 1950's dynasty
*Six-time Stanley Cup champion (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
*1947 Allan Cup champion
*Seven-time Norris Trophy winner (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962)
*10-time First Team All-Star (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962)
*1959 Second Team All-Star
*Former Montreal Canadiens Captain
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975
*No. 6 on THN's Top-50 list
C 16 Bobby Clarke:
*First-ballot Hall-of-Fame inductee 1987
*Captained Philadelphia Flyers to two Stanley Cups (1974, 1975)
*Three-time Hart Trophy winner (1973, 1974, 1976)
*1973 Pearson Trophy winner
*1983 Selke Trophy winner
*1972 Masterton Trophy winner
*Two-time First Team All-Star (1975, 1976)
*Two-time Second Team All-Star (1973, 1974)
*Member of victorious Team Canada squads at the 1972 Summit Series and the 1976 Canada Cup
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2005
*No. 23 on THN's all-time list
G 1 Bill Durnan:
*Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964
*Two-time Stanley Cup champion (1944 and 1946)
*1940 Allan Cup Champion with the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils
*Six-time Vezina Trophy winner (1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950)
*Six-time First Team All-Star (1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950)
*Set a shutout record of over 309 minutes in 1948-49
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1986
*Last goalie to captain an NHL team
*No. 34 on THN top 100 list
D 6 Fred "Cyclone" Taylor:
*Charter member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945
*Two-time Stanley Cup champion (1909 and 1915)
*A First Team All-Star everywhere he played from 1900 to 1918
*One of the best players to never play in the NHL
*Excelled at multiple positions, including centre and defence
*Reportedly could skate faster backwards as anyone could forward
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975
D 7 King Clancy:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1958
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1923, 1927, 1932)
*Two-time First Team All-Star (1931, 1934)
*Two-time Second Team All-Star (1932, 1933)
*Namesake for the NHL's humanitarian service award
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975
*No. 52 on the THN top 100 list
LW 12 Sid Abel:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1969
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1943, 1950, 1952)
*Served his country in the Second World War (1943 to 1946)
*1949 Hart Trophy winner
*Centred the Production Line with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay
*Two-time First Team All-Star centre (1949, 1950)
*Second Team All-Star centre (1951)
*Second Team All-Star left winger (1942)
*No. 85 on the THN Top 100 list
9 RW Cecil "Babe" Dye:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1970
*1922 Stanley Cup champion
*Two-time Art Ross Trophy winner (1923 and 1925)
*Three-time NHL goal scoring leader
*Holds the record for most goals in a Stanley Cup final with nine, set in 1922
*Had the best goals per game ratio in NHL history when he retired in 1931
*No. 90 on the THN Top 100 list
11 LW Harvey "Busher" Jackson:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1971
*Stanley Cup championship in 1932
*1932 Art Ross Trophy winner
*Four-time First Team All-Star (1932, 1934, 1935, 1937)
*One-time second team all-star (1933)
*A member of the Kid Line with Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975
*No. 55 on THN's Top 100 list
C 18 Denis Savard:
*First ballot inductee into the HHOF in 2000
*Stanley Cup championship with Montreal in 1993
*Second Team All-Star in 1983
*Third in league scoring in 1982-83 and 1987-88
*Scored at least a point-per-game in six of seven seasons in which his team reached the conference final.
D 3 Carl Brewer:
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1962, 1963, 1964)
*First Team all-star in 1963
*Three-time Second Team All-Star (1962, 1965, 1970)
*World Hockey Championship First Team All-Star in 1967
*A leader in off-ice matters with the NHLPA's pension fight and the Alan Eagleson investigation
RW 14 Theo Fleury:
*Stanley Cup champion with the Calgary Flames in 1989
*Second-team all-star right wing in 1995
*Led the NHL's first round in scoring from 1993 to 1995
*NHL plus-minus co-leader in 1991
*Played a fearless physical game despite size deficiencies
*World Junior Championship all-star in 1988
*Calgary Flames all-time leader in most offensive categories
*Part of Team Canada's winning entries at the 1988 World Junior Championship, 1991 Canada Cup and 2002 Olympics
RW 28 Steve Larmer:
*Stanley Cup champion in 1994
*Played 884 consecutive games from 1982-83 to 1992-93
*1983 Calder Trophy winner
*A consistent scoring threat and defensively capable, he finished third in Selke voting and scored over 100 points in 1990-91.
*1991 Canada Cup all-star
LW 10 Esa Tikannen:
*Five-time Stanley Cup champion (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1995)
*Multi-time finalist for the Selke
*Scored over a point-per-game in Stanley Cup victories with Edmonton in 1988 and 1990
*No. 3 all-time scorer among Finnish players
*World Junior Championship all-star in 1985
D 5 Harry Cameron:
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1914, 1918, 1923)
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1962
*Widely recognized as the first player to curve his shot
*One of the game's first offensive defencemen, he retired with over a point-per-game in his career
LW 25 Kevin Stevens:
*Two time Stanley Cup champion (1991 and 1992)
*1992 First Team All-Star left wing
*Two-time Second Team All-Star left wing (1991 and 1993)
*One of two players (along with Brendan Shanahan) to have 50 goals, 100 points and 200 PIMs in a season.
*Second in NHL scoring in 1991-92
C 29 Joel Otto:
*Stanley Cup champion with Calgary in 1989
*Multi-time Selke finalist who combined physical dominance, defensive play and faceoff success
*Won the World Cup with the U.S. in 1996
RW 19 Kent Nilsson:
*Inducted into the IIHF HOF in 2006.
*Won a Stanley Cup with Edmonton in 1987.
*Finished third in NHL scoring in 1980-81.
*Won two Avco Cups with the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA (1978, 1979)
*WHA Rookie of the Year (1978)
*WHA Most Gentlemanly Player (1979)
*Three-time World Championship all-star (1985, 1989, 1990)
*Swedish Elite League Player of the Year (1989)
D 10 Fernie Flaman:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1990
*Three-time second-team all-star defenceman (1955, 1957, 1958)
*Played his first NHL game at age 16
*A rock-solid defensive defenceman
G 30 Rogie Vachon:
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1968, 1969, 1971)
*1967-68 Vezina Trophy winner
*Two-time Second Team All-Star (1975, 1977)
*Second in Hart balloting in 1975
*Retired as one of the NHL's all-time wins leaders
*Canada Cup champion in 1976
*1976 Canada Cup all-star goalie
C 15 Bobby Smith:
*Won a Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986
*1979 Calder Trophy winner
*First overall pick in the 1978 Entry Draft
*1977-78 Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year.
Coach Harry Sinden:
*Head coach of the victorious Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series
*Coached the Boston Bruins to the 1970 Stanley Cup
*Inducted into the HHOF as a builder in 1983
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2005
*Won 119 games in his final three seasons as coach of the Bruins
*1999 Lester Patrick Award winner
*A decorated amateur player, he won the 1957 Allan Cup and the 1958 World Championships as a member of the Whitby Dunlops
G 35 Andy Moog:
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985 and 1988)
*Led the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs in goals against average
*Won the 1990 Jennings Trophy
*Retired as one of the all-time leaders in wins and winning percentage
*Posted a perfect record for Canada at the 1988 Olympics.
17 LW Irvine "Ace" Bailey:
*Inducted into the HHOF
*Won the Stanley Cup in 1932
*1929 Art Ross Trophy winner
*A star for several seasons during his short career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, his career was cut short during the infamous, near-fatal hit levelled by Eddie Shore. Bailey survived, and the first all-star game was played as a benefit. In a gesture of class, Bailey extended a forgiving handshake to Bruin defenceman.
21 D Sylvio Mantha:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1960
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Canadiens (1924, 1930 and 1931)
*Named a second-team all-star in 1931 and 1932, the first two seasons for all-star teams
*Scored the first-ever goal at the Boston Garden