Linseman was drafted by the Flyers as their first-round, 7th overall pick in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He began the 1978–79 season with the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League, before getting called up by the Flyers. He finished the season in Philadelphia, earning 25 points in 30 games, then added 8 points in 8 post-season games. The 1981–82 season was the best of Linseman’s career, as he scored a career high 92 points in 79 games; in four playoff games, Linseman registered 3 points. In August, 1982, Linseman was traded to the Hartford Whalers, who then swapped Linseman to the Oilers.

Linseman helped the Oilers to the Stanley Cup finals with 14 points in 16 post-season games. In 1983–84, Linseman had 67 points in 75 games, and helped the Oilers win the Stanley Cup with 14 points in 19 games. He scored an NHL record 3 series clinching goals, since tied by Martin Gélinas of the Calgary Flames in 2004. After winning the Stanley Cup, Linseman found himself on the move as the Oilers dealt him to the Bruins in June, 1984.

In 1987–88, Linseman helped the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals, earning 25 points in 23 playoff games. In 1898-90, Linseman began the season with Boston, playing in 32 games and getting 22 points, but was traded to the Flyers in January. Linseman then played 29 games with the Flyers, getting 14 points.

On August 31, 1990, Linseman signed as a free agent with the Oilers. In October, 1991, the Oilers traded Linseman to the Maple Leafs; however Linseman spent only two games with Toronto. He was released by the Leafs, and ended up playing 5 games in an Italian Hockey League. After the 1991–92 season, Linseman hung his skates up and retired.

Linseman picked up the nickname “The Rat” because of the way he played. He had a great talent for agitating the opposing team to a high level of frustration, leading them to take penalties.

In 1983–84, Duguay was third on the Red Wings with 33 goals, and second on the team with 47 assists, which placed him third overall on the team for points, with 80. In 1984–85, he was second on the Red Wings in all three categories, with 38 goals, 51 assists and 89 total points, the best offensive season of his career. At the trade deadline in 1985–86, Duguay was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He played parts of only two seasons in Pittsburgh, and in January 1987, Pittsburgh traded Duguay to his original team, the Rangers. It was towards the end of his second stint with the Rangers that Duguay was sent to the minors for the first time, playing two games with the Colorado Rangers of the IHL. After briefly returning to the Rangers, Duguay finished his NHL career with the Los Angeles Kings in 1988–89. He played 864 career NHL games, scoring 274 goals and 346 assists for 620 points.

Duguay’s career continued in the minor leagues for a few years after his final NHL season. He played 22 games in Europe with Mannheim ERC during the 1989–90 season, then returned to the United States where he played two seasons in the IHL with the San Diego Gulls. Following the 1991–92 season he retired, but three years later resumed playing, again, for the San Diego Gulls. In 1998–99 he jumped to the Jacksonville Lizard Kings of the ECHL. In 2003, he joined the Jacksonville Barracudas. Duguay played six games as a Barracudas forward, then took over as the team’s head coach. With Duguay as coach, the Barracudas’ overall record over 3 1⁄4 seasons was 92–92–0–3 with a 6–3 playoff record. Duguay resigned as coach after the 2005–06 season.

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Leeman was drafted 24th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft as a defenceman, and returned to junior for a season where he scored 86 points in 63 games. Leeman converted to a winger in the National Hockey League. He was best known as a speedy and gritty scoring machine. He formed the “Hound Line” along with Wendel Clark and Russ Courtnall while helping the Leafs come within a game of the semi-finals. Starting in 1986–87, Leeman was a top goal scorer with Toronto and had four straight 20 goal seasons.

After nearly nine seasons in Toronto, Leeman was the key player sent to the Calgary Flames in the blockbuster trade that brought Doug Gilmour to Toronto. As well as the Leafs and the Flames, Leeman also played for the Montreal Canadiens, the Vancouver Canucks and the St. Louis Blues. He won a Stanley Cup in Montreal in 1993, and finished his career in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Hannover Scorpions. He retired in 1999. Leeman played 667 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 199 goals and 267 assists for 466 points.

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During the 2004-2005 NHL lockout, Langdon played for and coached the Deer Lake Red Wings of the West Coast Senior Hockey League (WCSHL), and helped the club win the Herder Memorial Trophy that season.

Langdon retired from the NHL in 2006. Langdon played in 521 NHL games, which was the most by any Newfoundlander. His NHL totals were 16 goals and 23 assists for 39 points and 1,251 penalty minutes. Langdon is most famous for his hockey fighting ability. He has been described as an experienced and enduring hockey fighter who is at his best during the second half of the fight.

Langdon also played several seasons with the Western Royals of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. In 2014, Langdon retired from the senior hockey circuit, at age 43, after eight seasons with Deer Lake and Corner Brook as a player, to move behind the bench as coach of the Corner Brook Royals. In 2015, Langdon was inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Bourque was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004, his first season of eligibility.  His uniform number #77 has been retired by both the Bruins and the Avalanche; he is one of only six players (Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Patrick Roy) whose jersey has been retired by more than one club.  His birthplace of Saint-Laurent named the Aréna Raymond-Bourque in his honour.

Bourque’s exceptional talent as a player has led him to become one of the most honored players in hockey history.  During his career, he was selected to thirteen NHL First Team (the most in history) and six Second Team All-Star squads, second in total in league history only to Gordie Howe and most amongst defencemen.  He won the Norris Trophy as the top defenceman in the league five times, fourth all-time after Doug Harvey, Bobby Orr and Nicklas Lidström.

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After his Stanley Cup run in New Jersey, he found himself bouncing from team to team through trades including Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, a second stint in Montreal, and even a trip back to the minors before ultimately retiring.

Richer was known to have one of the hardest shots in the NHL during his playing days, coupled with an extremely quick release.  Unlike many other players, Richer only had to wind up his stick to about waist height to achieve full power on his shot.  A fast skater with a big body (approx. 6’3″, 225 lbs.), Richer used skill and his shot to beat opponents as opposed to a hard-hitting power forward style which was prototypical of an NHL player of his proportions.

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March 31, 1991, when the Hartford Whalers visited Boston, Nilan was assessed a record ten penalties; six minors, two majors, one misconduct and one game misconduct, for a total of 42 penalty minutes.

Seriously hobbled by repeated injuries, Nilan retired after the 1992 season.  Highlights of his career include winning the Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Canadiens, being named to Team USA for the 1987 Canada Cup, and his selection to the 1991 NHL All-Star Game.

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Iafrate was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft after a standout career with the Detroit Compuware Spitfires and a short but distinguished stay with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).  Iafrate played for Team USA in the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

He played 799 career NHL games over twelve NHL seasons, scoring 152 goals and 311 assists for 463 points.  He also compiled 1301 penalty minutes.  His best season statistically was the 1992–93 season, when he scored 25 goals and 41 assists with the Washington Capitals.

Iafrate dealt with numerous injuries throughout his career, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament in a knee, sciatic nerve damage in his back, and a ruptured appendix.  Because of injuries, Iafrate missed all of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons, and played less than 70 NHL games after his 28th birthday, retiring after the 1997-98 season at age 32.

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