3. Mike Bossy, New York Islanders (1977-78)
Mike "the Boss" Bossy was born on January 22, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He played his minor hockey with the Laval National of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and was drafted 15th overall in the first round…
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The NHL has spawned many incredible rookie campaigns throughout its storied history. This season, highly touted draft picks Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel are both having excellent rookie debuts, following in the footsteps of other notable high-profile rookies like Sidney Crosby, Alex…
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In a NHL Trade Deadline Day that saw most of the bigger deals go down over the weekend, there weren't many fireworks. The bigger news might be who was not moved, including Boston's impending UFA Loui Eriksson, Tampa Bay's disgruntled…
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Late Saturday night, Brian Lawton of NHL Network noted that Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman may part with Jonathan Drouin as early as Sunday, a day in front of the NHL Trade Deadline. https://twitter.com/brianlawton9/status/703819369659248641 As we reported on Thursday, there…
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The Tampa Bay Lightning just announced that Steven Stamkos will not participate in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. Erik Erlendsson of Tampa Tribune: Stamkos removed himself. “Today is obviously very disappointing for me,” Stamkos said in a statement. “I…
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