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SERGIO MOMESSO
Drafted 27th overall by his hometown Montreal Canadians in 1983. Played one game before going back to junior, where he used his size and skills to score 100+ points as well as 200+ penalty minutes for two consecutive seasons. In 1985, Momesso made the Habs’ roster out of training camp and meshed well on a line with Brian Skrudland and Mike McPhee.After spending two more seasons with Montreal, Momesso was traded to the St. Louis Blues in 1988. His highest scoring NHL season was alongside Brett Hull and Adam Oates where he scored 56 points. From there, Momesso went to the Vancouver Canucks, the New York Rangers & Toronto Maple Leafs, before closing out his NHL career by returning to St. Louis in 1996-97. Sergio played 829 regular season and playoffs games in the NHL and recorded 389 points with 1868 penalty minutes.
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RAY BOURQUE (HHOF ’04)
Played 22 seasons in the NHL, holds the all-time records for most goals, assists and points for an NHL defenseman. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. Bourque was drafted by the Boston Bruins 8th overall in 1979. He would spend 21 seasons in Boston and in 1985 he was named a co-captain of the team. In 1988 he was named sole captain of the team; he would hold that title for the rest of his time in Boston. In his first year (1979-80) Bourque was named Rookie of the Year, a First Team All-Star and scored 65 points which was a record for rookies at the time. During his time with Boston he would win 5 Norris Trophies as the league’s top defenseman. He played in 3 Stanley Cup finals, with Boston in 1988 & 1990 and Colorado Avalanche which he won the Stanley Cup in his last game in the NHL.
WENDEL CLARK
Clark was drafted First overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. His physical style of play and offensive talent built the foundation of a great career and later leading to Clark becoming the Captain of the storied Maple Leafs. He led by example and was the one working the hardest, scoring the big goals and doing whatever was needed to win. In 793 career NHL games Clark recorded 564 points and 1690 Penalty Minutes playing for Toronto, Quebec, NY Islanders, Tampa Bay, Detroit & Chicago. Clark also represented Canada in the ’85 World Juniors winning Gold. He currently resides with his family in Toronto and keeps busy as an Ambassador with the Leafs plus various charitable causes and has a restaurant chain and Meineke Car Care Centres.
DENIS SAVARD(HHOF ’00)
Drafted third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1980, Denis Savard scored 75 points as a rookie. The next year, he scored119 points and went on to hit the 100-point mark for the next five seasons – including 131 points in 1987-88. After 10 seasons with the Blackhawks, Savard went to Montreal in exchange for Chris Chelios. Although his production slowed slightly, he still hit the 50-point mark in 1993 and won the elusive Stanley Cup. The next year, he joined the Tampa Bay Lightning and then was reacquired by Chicago in 1995. A rejuvenated Savard helped the Blackhawks excel in the playoffs. He retired after the 1996-1997 season. After serving as an assistant coach with the Blackhawks, Savard was named head coach of the Blackhawks in 2006 and served in this role over parts of three seasons. Today, Savard is an ambassador with the Blackhawks.