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A giant defenseman, Larry Robinson (HHOF ’95) was taken by Montreal in 1971 and won a Stanley Cup in his rookie year. He would win six more Cups with Montreal: in 1973, 1976 through 1979, and then in 1986. He played for the Canadiens for 17 seasons and is a two-time Norris trophy winner, as well as the Conn Smythe trophy. He holds the record for most consecutive seasons in the playoffs with 20 and his numbers are impressive for a defenseman: 208 goals for 958 regular-season points, as well as 144 points in 227 playoff games. Upon his retirement, he became an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils and won a Cup with them in 1995. The next season, Robinson became head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, whom he played for from 1989 to 1992. In 1999, he went back to New Jersey and became their head coach halfway through the season, winning his first Cup as a head coach. He also served as head coach for the first half of the 2005/06 season before resigning for personal reasons. After returning to the Devils and serving in various coaching roles until 2012, Robinson joined the San Jose Sharks, where he is currently the Director of Player Development.

Clifford John Ronning (born October 1, 1965 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 7th round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, 134th overall. During an NHL career that spanned 18 years, Ronning played for the Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders. In 2003–04, Ronning signed with the New York Islanders, mostly playing as a powerplay specialist, where he recorded 24 points in 40 games played. As the NHL lockout suspended play, Ronning was inactive the following season. When the NHL resumed, Ronning announced his decision to retire on February 15, 2006. On July 25, 2008, Ronning was inducted into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, along with Steve Yzerman and WHL coach Don Hay.

One of hockey’s greatest leaders, Joe Sakic showed promise in hockey as a child growing up in Burnaby, British Columbia, scoring 83 goals, 156 points in 80 games as a high school student. As a WHL rookie in 1986/87, Sakic scored 133 points in 72 games while adding 24 points in 10 playoff games for the Swift Current Broncos. As a result of Sakic’s outstanding rookie season, the Quebec Nordiques drafted him 15th overall in the 1987 NHL Draft. After 1 more season in Swift Current, Sakic made the jump to the NHL with the Nordiques, and in 1989/90, Sakic’s 2nd NHL season, he’d score 102 points in 80 games. In 1990/91, Sakic was named co-captain of the Nordiques and would take over as captain on a full time basis in 1992/93. Sakic would move to Colorado as part of the Nordiques relocation prior to the 1995/96 season. Sakic and the newly acquired Patrick Roy would lead the Avalanche to a Stanley Cup victory in their first season in Denver. Sakic’s 34 points in 22 playoff games earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Sakic would continue to be a top performer on a strong Avalanche team that routinely went deep into the playoffs. In 2000/01, Sakic scored 54 goals, 118 points in 82 games. In the 2001 playoffs, Sakic followed this up 26 points in 21 games, captaining the Avalanche to their 2nd Stanley Cup. Sakic was a part of a historical hockey moment during the Stanley Cup presentation, as he gave the Stanley Cup to Ray Bourque (who won his 1st Stanley Cup after 22 NHL seasons), allowing Bourque to be the 1st to raise the Cup. Sakic would continue to play at a high level, including a 100 point season in 2006/07, for 8 more seasons before retiring at the end of the 2008/09 season. On the International Stage, Sakic appeared for Team Canada in the 1998 Olympics and Captained Team Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Sakic won a Gold Medal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Sakic also won a Silver Medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, a Gold Medal at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and a Gold Medal at the 1988 World Junior Hockey Championship. Currently, Sakic is Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Avalanche.

“Slats” was the most successful hockey executive of the 80’s. As coach and general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, he won the Stanley Cup five times between 1984 and 1990. Although he spent 10 years as a professional hockey player, it was as a coach that he shone. After resigning from the Oilers as a player (in the WHA) in 1977, Slats took over as their bench boss and bought a young phenom named Wayne Gretzky. When the Oilers joined the NHL in 1979, Sather became the GM and started to build his dynasty of stars. He has the best winning percentage in the playoffs of any pro coach and he led Team Canada to victory in the 1984 Canada Cup. He is currently President and GM of the New York Rangers.

Serge Savard played 17 seasons in the NHL, 15 of them with the Montreal Canadiens. Moving through their organization, Savard joined the major team in 1967-1968 and won the Stanley Cup in his rookie year. The next season, he won the Conn Smythe trophy and his second Cup. In fact, he would go on to win six more, despite suffering through several serious injuries throughout his career. He ‘retired’ in 1981 but returned for the next two seasons with the Winnipeg Jets. When he finally stopped playing in 1983, he became Montreal’s managing director. He eventually became the team’s general manager and engineered the Habs’ Cup victories in 1986 and 1993. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a successful entrepreneur.

Al Secord is a retired NHL player who played for 12 seasons in the NHL, he played for Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Philadelphia. Secord won a memorial cup in 1976 with the Hamilton Fincups of the OHA. In 1978 Secord was drafted 16th overall by the Boston Bruins, he made the team as a 20 year old rookie scoring 16 goals and adding 7 assists. In His third season in 1981he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks where he had his most productive years in the NHL. In his first full season he scored 44 goals, he followed that season with a 54 goal season. Secord would reach the 40 goal mark one more time in his career 1985-86. In 1987 he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Ed Olczyk. He would spend two seasons in Toronto before being traded to Philadelphia in 1989. After the 1989 season Secord would sign with the Chicago Blackhawks and end his NHL career there. Secord is now a pilot with American Airlines.

A native of Helsinki, Finland, Teemu Selanne played 3 years of junior hockey in Jokerit’s development program, with his last season of junior in 1987/88 during which he scored 66 points in 33 games. This led to the Winnipeg Jets drafting Selanne with their 1st round pick, 10th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft. Selanne would then play 3 more seasons for Jokerit’s senior team competing in Finland’s top professional league before joining the Winnipeg Jets for the 1992/93 season. Selanne’s 1st NHL season was truly a magical one, as he set rookie records with 76 goals and 132 points.After 3 and a half seasons in Winnipeg, Selanne was traded to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on February 6th, 1996. In Anaheim, Selanne was put on a line with a young left-winger named Paul Kariya. In parts of 6 seasons with the Mighty Ducks, Selanne scored more points than games played in 5 seasons, including 2 seasons of 51 and 52 goals in 1996/97 and 1997/98. On March 5th, 2001, the Mighty Ducks traded Selanne to the San Jose Sharks, where he would spend 2 and a half seasons before joining the Colorado Avalanche for the 2003/04 season. After a disappointing 2003/04 campaign followed by the 2005 NHL lockout, Selanne returned to Anaheim for the 2005/06 season. Selanne would bounce back from previous disappointing seasons, scoring 90 points in 80 games, claiming the Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy for his perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The following season, Selanne would follow up with 94 points in 82 games, as Selanne and the Ducks would win the 2007 Stanley Cup, defeating the Ottawa Senators in 5 games. Selanne sat out the first half of the following season, contemplating retirement.Selanne ultimately retuned to the Ducks in January of 2008 and would finish the season strong with 23 points in 26 games. Selanne would continue to play at a high level for the Anaheim Ducks for 6 more seasons, before retiring after Anaheim was eliminated from the 2014 NHL playoffs at the age of 43. On the international stage, Selanne appeared for Finland at 6 Olympic Games, and is the all time leading scorer at the Olympics, with 43 points. Selanne and his wife Sirpa, have 4 children and reside in Orange County, California.