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Joe Pelletier is a great source for descriptions of players, but he makes statistical errors quite frequently.
It was pelletier's mistake, not yours, but definitely a mistake. This can be verified through sihr, eurohockey.net (which is just missing one olympic), kings of the ice and the IIHF 2011 media guide and record book.
Joe Pelletier is a great source for descriptions of players, but he makes statistical errors quite frequently.
O'Neill is a better offensive player than Svetlov? That's not at all evident. Compare Jeff's best NHL regular seasons versus Svetlov's best tourneys against the NHL's best.Svetlov was right there with semin, robinson and oneill at the top of my offensive wingers list. Good to see everyone is getting taken in the right order!
O'Neill is a better offensive player than Svetlov? That's not at all evident. Compare Jeff's best NHL regular seasons versus Svetlov's best tourneys against the NHL's best.
Though he never fit the Flyers stereotype, even Keenan could not deny Eklund's natural talents. Perhaps the most talented of all Flyers players (quite a claim considering the likes of Brian Propp and Mark Howe were around), Eklund was an elegant skater and was a surprisingly good defensive center and would become a good penalty killer. But playmaking was his forte.
On November 7, 1942, the Red Wings visited Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto for a game with the defending Stanley Cup champions. One of the best of the Leafs was winger Gaye Stewart, who was to win the Calder Trophy that season, outshining Montreal defenseman Glen Harmon and a future legend, Maurice “Rocket” Richard.
On defense for Detroit was the belligerent Jimmy Orlando, who was then playing his final season in the league. The Montreal-born Orlando was a tough guy who took great joy in leveling opposing forwards — especially brash newcomers like Stewart.
During this first meeting of the season between the archrivals, Stewart dashed down the boards, only to be dumped heavily into the corner by Orlando’s solid check. Stewart jumped to his feet and nailed Orlando with a two-handed slash with his stick. Orlando laughed as referee King Clancy blew his whistle and ordered Stewart to the penalty box.
Orlando describes what happened next. “There he is in the penalty box, fuming like an enraged bull. Stewart was so mad he couldn’t sit down. When play resumed I could hear him hollerin’ at me, so I hollered a few things back, and he didn’t like that one bit. Then — can you believe it? — he jumped out of the box and raced toward me. I’d never seen anything like it. The guy still had over a minute to serve in his penalty. Anyway, I saw him coming so I dropped my gloves and nailed him a good one, sending him sprawling to the ice. Clancy didn’t see this because he was way up the ice with everybody else. Then Stewart jumps up, takes his stick and smashes me right across the skull — a vicious blow that cut me for 23 stitches, I found out afterwards. I was in no man’s land for the next few minutes, so I never got to smack him back with my stick, much as I would have liked to.
“Clancy gave us both match penalties and the league fined us each $100. I was suspended from playing in Toronto the rest of the season and Stewart was banned from playing in Detroit, but somehow these suspensions were rescinded. By the way, somebody took a photo of me being led off the ice and it looks like I’d just been hit by a bus. Hockey was a tough game in those days.”
Damn, I was really excited about that Dewsbury pick too. He brings a combination of skills that is quite rare at this level. Instead, the Philadelphia Sting select D Tom Kurvers.
He might not bring the physicality Dewsbury does, but when you adjust Dewsbury's offensive numbers and finishes, Kurvers' are better in my opinion.
http://waterlooregionmuseum.com/region-hall-of-fame/inductees---s-to-v.aspxSeibert was a very speedy and versatile player. He started as a goaltender for Berlin but switched to forward and starred for many years. He was born in Berlin, March 18, 1881, and at one time played on a team comprised entirely from his own family. Seibert was a leader in many respects. He was one of the first Canadians to play on artificial ice when his team played an exhibition game in St. Louis.
He was also the first Berlin player to turn pro. After playing for Berlin Rangers, champions of the Western Ontario hockey Association for six successive seasons from 1900 to 1906, Seibert became a pro with Houghton, Michigan. He also played pro with London and Guelph in the Ontario Pro League and Northwestern Michigan League.
http://www.legendsofhockey.net/Lege...er.jsp?mem=p196110&type=Player&page=bio&list=Oliver Seibert was, by reputation, a very fast skater and versatile player. He actually began his hockey career as a goaltender, a position usually reserved for those who were weaker on the blades. But, he switched to centre by the time he stepped on the ice with Berlin in the Western Ontario Hockey Association in 1900. In his initial season he scored ten goals in eight games played and increased his production the following year to 13 goals in six games played. By 1902, his third year in the league, he led the scoring derby with 17 goals in eight games. Seibert was one of the first to use the wrist shot and it would seem that he found the mark more often than not.
His play had earned him the respect and admiration of Buck Irvin, coach and manager of the Guelph O.A.C., and one of Berlin's main rivals in the W.O.H.A. In an era when obtaining player transfers from one team to another was almost impossible, Irvin somehow managed to acquire Berlin's star player, Oliver Seibert, for the 1903 season. The acquisition did not result in the expected championship for Guelph and Seibert was back with his hometown team the following year.
When the International Pro Hockey League began operations in time for the 1904-05 season, Seibert made his way from Berlin to Sault Ste. Marie to play for the Canadian Soo, becoming one of the first Berlin players to turn professional.
Oliver Seibert went on to play professionally with London and Guelph in the Ontario Pro League and Northwestern Michigan League. His son, Earl Seibert, is also an honoured member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Oliver Seibert was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.
Daze, drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round, 90th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, was a giant of the hockey arena, standing tall at 6’6″ and 222 pounds, even without his skates. The guy was as strong as a bull, although that left everyone just wanting more. He never backed down from anybody, but on too many nights he failed to initiate much on the physical end of things. As a result Daze always had his fair share of critics calling for a higher compete level from him.
Making him more impressive was his hand skills. He had the soft hands, for shooting and puckhandling, that are usually reserved for players much smaller than him. He had a strong shot without much of a back swing and enough dangle while carrying the puck to draw defenders to him, allowing him to slip the puck into the vacated space to a streaking teammate.
Big number 55 was hardly a speed-demon either, though in his era he had decent skating ability amongst the lumbering big men. He skated well enough to play alongside Alexei Zhamnov and Tony Amonte for some time in Chicago.
Fans had mixed emotions about Daze over his career. While he possessed amazing talent, a great wrist shot and excellent one-timers, he didn’t use his massive size like a prototypical power-forward or involve himself at all in the hitting aspect of the game.
This time, it was Eric Daze of the Chicago Blackhawks who applied the crushing blows, scoring four goals to lead the Blackhawks to an 8-4 victory, ..
There are a handful of players the Blackhawks absolutely need to play well in order for them to succeed. Eric Daze is one of those players. ...
Today, the stars of the Hawks are defenseman Chris Chelios, forward Tony Amonte and newcomer Eric Daze. .
For the first few years of his career, Eric Daze looked like a power forward in the making. However, he never quite mastered the "power" part.
Daze started out on a high note: he led all rookies in goals in the 95-96 season and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy.
Due to Daze's size (six feet four, 200-plus pounds), his decent speed, and his excellent puckhandling skills, the Blackhawks thought they had a man that could run people over, drive to the net, and score. Some people were predicting 40 goal seasons.
Eric Daze Left Wing — Chicago Rookie Season: 1995 - 96 Scouts are already comparing Eric Daze to Hall-of-Famer Frank Mahovlich. With his long, smooth skating stride and blistering slapshot, Daze is a gifted goal scorer ...
and a fourth-round draft choice who ended up being left-winger Eric Daze. ...
Offensively, Eric Daze has been a consistent scoring force. The big winger had 38 goals last year to give him his fourth career 30-goal season. .
The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed left wing Eric Daze, a restricted free agent.
Blackhawks general manager Mike Smith might have downplayed left wing Eric Daze's request for a trade.
CNNSI.com - Hockey - Blackhawks All-Star LW Daze to undergo surgery
Daze, a wing, is the Blackhawks' closest thing to a true power forward at 6-foot-6, 235-pounds.
The playing future of left wing Eric Daze remained on hold Thursday
If O'Neill is an elite winger, this guy must be too. Similar best 4 goal % seasons, and a better career GPG and PPG. I believe the only 4x 30 goal scorer from the Dead Puck era exclusively, one of the biggest forwards of all time, RW Eric Daze
Isn't he strictly a center?
Keith Brown had crept up, almost to the top of my list, since Doughtygate. He is a real solid pick right now. I would not have hesitated to select him.
joe pelletier said:...The big, aggressive Reekie would appear in 104 games over 4 years with the Sabres. He was already developing a reputation for an uncanny sense of perfect defensive position that was usually reserved for veterans...
...In that time he quietly impressed as a penalty kill regular...
...From 1994 to 2002 Reekie served as a top four defender. He was often used against the other team's top players because of his strength and seemingly flawless defensive positioning. He was smart and tough, although that brought inevitable injuries that slowed him. Regardless, he always played with a subtle savvy that I always admired, as well as with a tough and physical, yet clean, presence...
...The highlight of Reekie's career came in 1998 when he was a big part of the Capitals march into the Stanley Cup finals. Unfortunately the Detroit Red Wings handled the Capitals to deny Reekie a Stanley Cup championship...
...every coach in the league wish they had a dependable defender like Joe Reekie on their blue line...
Pretty good pick. Last available HHOF is I'm not mistaken.