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Selected first overall by the Colorado Rockies in 1978, Rob Ramage decided to move to the WHA, where he could make some money right away. Moving back to the NHL’s Rockies the next season, he found that the weight of the team was on his shoulders. The Rockies traded him to St. Louis in 1982 where he found his talent. He became a defensive mainstay until 1988 when he was traded to Calgary for Brett Hull. Although his role diminished slightly, his Stanley Cup in 1989 more than made up for it. The following year, he was traded to Toronto where he became team captain. After that, he played in Minnesota, Montreal and Philadelphia before hanging up the skates for good in 1994.

Jean Ratelle (HHOF ’85) worked his way up through the New York Rangers organization, eventually earning a regular spot on the team in 1964. By 1968, he had scored the first of his 30-goal seasons. In 1972, he scored 46 goals for 109 points and earned both the Lady Byng trophy and the Lester B. Pearson trophy. Playing on the G-A-G line (Goal-A-Game) with Rod Gilbert and Vic Hadfield, Ratelle and his line mates all made the top five in scoring, although a broken ankle prevented Ratelle from winning the scoring title. He was instrumental in Canada’s 1972 Summit Series win. In 1975, he and Brad Park moved to the Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito. In Boston, he topped the 70-point mark five times and in 1976 he won the Lady Byng again. He retired in 1975 with 491 goals and 1267 points, good enough for sixth at the time.

Rob Ray begin his hockey career with the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Ray was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1988 amateur entry draft. While playing two full seasons with the Rochester Americans (AHL), he cemented his reputation as a hockey fighter with over 700 penalty minutes in 125 games. He made his NHL debut with the Sabres during the 1989-90 season. After 14 very productive NHL season’s as the Buffalo Sabres’ main enforcer, Rob Ray was traded to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations in 2003. Ray played in 11 games over two seasons with the Sens, playing another 5 with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Rob Ray ended his NHL career with 3207 career penalty minutes, ranking him 6th overall in NHL history.

Mickey Redmond cracked Montreal’s all-star line-up in 1967. He won two Stanley Cups with them in 1968 and 1969 before he was traded to Detroit for Frank Mahovlich. Although he was slowed by injuries in1971-72, he rebounded the next season and joined Alex Delvecchio to become the first Detroit Red Wings in team history to top the 50-goal mark. The next season, he scored 51! However, a bad back limited his abilities the following two seasons, causing him to retire in 1976. Since his retirement, Redmond has done colour commentary for Hockey Night in Canada and Detroit Red Wings games.

After being named the CHL’s Player of the Year in his final junior year, Mike Ricci went fourth overall with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1990. After winning gold at the 1990 World Juniors, Ricci played in Philly for two years before moving to Quebec in the Eric Lindros saga. He moved to Colorado with the Nordiques in 1995 and won the Stanley Cup that year. Ricci remained with the team until 1997 when he was traded to San Jose. The defenseman played seven seasons for the Sharks and surpassed the 1000-game mark before signing for Phoenix in 2004, with whom he finished his playing career with in 2007. Immediately upon retiring, Ricci joined the San Jose Sharks in a management role and is currently a player development coach for the Sharks.

Steven Rice played eight seasons in the NHL in the 1990s. Rice was drafted 20th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Following his outstanding performance at the 1991 World Junior Hockey Championships, in which he captained Canada to the gold medal, he was considered one of the top young power forward prospects in the game. In the summer of 1991, he was sent to the Edmonton Oilers. Rice spent most of his first two seasons there with their AHL affiliate, but established himself as a full-time NHL player in 1993–94 scoring 17 goals. Following that season, he signed free-agent offer sheet with the Hartford Whalers. He retired at the age of 27. He came out of retirement in 2002, playing with the Cambridge Hornets until 2006, and then briefly for the Brantford Blast in the same league before retiring in 2006.

Raised in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, not far from Philadelphia, goaltender Mike Richter played prep school hockey at the Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York before playing 2 seasons of NCAA hockey at the University of Wisconsin. After playing for the United States in the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Richter joined the Rangers organization, and would make his NHL debut in the 1989 playoffs, playing 1game before joining the Rangers fulltime the following season. Richter entered the 1993/94 season as the team’s undisputed number 1 goaltender, and would set a career best 42 wins (also a Rangers team record) and 2.57 GAA, backstopping the Rangers to a Presidents Trophy as the NHL team with the most points. In the 1994 playoffs, Richter and the Rangers took their game up another notch, defeating the Vancouver Canucks in 7 games to claim the 1994 Stanley Cup. Richter would continue to play 9 more seasons for the Rangers, with injuries forcing him to retire during the 2002/03 season. In addition to Richter’s appearance at the 1988 Olympic, Richter backstopped the USA to the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, earning tournament MVP in the process and to a Silver Medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Gary Roberts spent his first season split between the Calgary Flames and their farm team. He became a first team member in 1987 along with his childhood buddy, Joe Nieuwendyk. Known as a rambunctious style, he earned his only Stanley Cup in 1989. He steadily improved and scored 53 goals in 1992. His hard-hitting style caught up with him when he had to miss most of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons, as well as the entire 1996-97 seasons due to numbness in his neck. Returning with a new super-healthy regime, he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. In 2000, he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a key performer for them in the 2002 playoffs. During his four seasons in Toronto, he became one of the modern favourites of the Leafs Nation. After serving as a mentor to younger players while playing for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning, Roberts retired from playing in 2011. Roberts is well known for his dedication to personal training and helped many peers train in the offseason during his playing career. He continued this into retirement. One of Roberts early pupils was Steven Stamkos. After his first offseason training with Roberts, Stamkos developed into a 50 goal scorer with Tampa. This subsequently lead several other players seeking to train with Roberts. He currently runs the Gary Roberts High Performance Centre and Fitness Institute, where he trains several junior and professional hockey players.