TRAIL SMOKE EATERS
1939 and 1961 World Hockey Champions
Coach: Dick Irvin Sr.
Captain: King Clancy
Alternates: Trevor Linden, Tim Horton, Ron Francis
#27 Frank Mahovlich-#21 Ron Francis-#10 Guy LaFleur
#19 Toe Blake-#12 Joe Primeau-#22 Rick Tocchet
#25 Vincent Damphousse-#18 Ralph Backstrom-#15 John MacLean
#9 Esa Tikkanen-#11 Kirk Muller-#16 Trevor Linden
#24 Mickey Redmond
#3 J.C. Tremblay-#2 Tim Horton
#7 King Clancy-#8 Terry Harper
#6 Harry Cameron-#5 Bill Barilko
#4 Gary Bergman
#31 Grant Fuhr
#1 Lorne Chabot
#30 Sean Burke
Power play:
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Penalty kill:
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Last minute when leading:
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Last minute when trailing:
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RW #10 RW Guy LaFleur:
*Five-time Stanley Cup champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1988, then launched a three-season comeback.
*Six-time first team all-star RW (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
*Three-time Lester B. Pearson winner (1976, 1977, 1978)
*Three-time Art Ross winner (1976, 1977, 1978)
*Two-time Hart Trophy winner (1977, 1978)
*Scored 110 points in 72 post-season games during remarkable six-year peak. Also averaged over 125 points per regular season during his peak.
*Member of Canada's 1976 Canada Cup-winning entry.
*Inducted into the Canada Sports HOF in 1996
*No. 11 on the THN Top 100 list
LW #27 LW Frank Mahovlich:
*Six-time Stanley Cup champion (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971 and 1973)
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1981
*Calder Trophy winner in 1958
*Three-time first-team all-star (1961, 1963, 1973)
*Six-time second-team all-star (1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970)
*Member of Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1990
*No. 26 on the THN all-time Top-50 list
D #2 Tim Horton:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1977
*Four-time Stanley Cup champion (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)
*Set a playoff record for points by a defenceman in the 1962 playoffs
*At the time of his passing, he was the NHL's all-time leader in games played by a defenceman
*Considered by many to be among the strongest players in the history of the game, and to be one of the best defensive defencemen ever.
*Three-time first-team all-star (1964, 1968 and 1969)
*Three-time second-team all-star (1954, 1963 and 1967)
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports HOF in 2002
*Founded the Tim Horton's Donuts chain, a business no doubt frequented by many all-time draft GM's.
*No. 43 on the THN top 100 list.
D #7 King Clancy:
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1958
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1923, 1927, 1932)
*Two-time First Team All-Star (1931, 1934)
*Two-time Second Team All-Star (1932, 1933)
*Namesake for the NHL's humanitarian service award
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975
*No. 52 on the THN top 100 list
C #21 Ron Francis
*Two-time Stanley Cup champion (1991 and 1992)
*Fourth place in the all-time points scoring list
*Three-time Lady Byng Trophy winner (1995, 1998 and 2002)
*Won the Selke Trophy in 1995
*Won the King Clancy Trophy in 2002
*HHOF-eligible in 2007
G #31 Grant Fuhr
*Inducted into the HHOF in 2003
*Five-time Stanley Cup champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990)
*Two-time Canada Cup champion (1984 and 1987)
*Vezina Trophy winner in 1988
*First-team all-star in 1988
*Second-team all-star in 1983
*Jennings Trophy winner in 1994
*Set NHL an record for games played by a goalie in a season by playing in 79 games (including 76 in a row, also single-season record) in 1995-96
*No. 70 on the THN top 100 list
LW #19 Hector "Toe" Blake:
Career highlights:
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1935, 1944, 1946)
*Inducted into the HHOF as a player in 1966
*Hart Trophy winner in 1939
*Art Ross Trophy winner in 1939
*Three-time first-team all-star (1939, 1940, 1945)
*Two-time second-team all-star (1938, 1946)
*Lady Byng Trophy winner in 1946
*Played left wing on the famed Punch Line with Elmer Lach and Rocket Richard.
*Presented the very prestigious Order of Canada in 1982.
*No. 66 on THN's all-time top 100 list
D #3 J.C. Tremblay
*Five-time Stanley Cup champion (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971)
*NHL Second All-Star Team (1968)
*NHL First All-Star Team (1971)
*Led the NHL playoffs in assists in 1965
*WHA First All-Star Team (1973, 1975, 1976)
*WHA Second All-Star Team (1974)
*Dennis Murphy Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman - WHA) (1973, 1975)
*A key member of the WHA team that played the Soviets in the 1974 series.
*Captured the 1976 Avco Cup with the Quebec Nordiques
RW #22 Rick Tocchet:
*1992 Stanley Cup champion
*Two-time Canada Cup champion (1987 and 1991)
*One of the top power forwards of the last 20 years, he continues to be a standard for young power wingers.
*Finished with at least 40 goals and 150 penalty minutes three times in his career.
*Had over 400 goals, 950 points and nearly 3,000 PIMs during his career.
LW #9 Esa Tikkanen:
*Five-time Stanley Cup champion (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1995)
*Multi-time finalist for the Selke
*Scored over a point-per-game in Stanley Cup victories with Edmonton in 1988 and 1990
*No. 3 all-time scorer among Finnish playe
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C #12 Joe Primeau:
*Won a Stanley Cup in 1932
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1963
*Second-team all-star in 1934
*Lady Byng Trophy winner in 1932
*One of the top playmaking centres of the NHL's early years, he centred the famed Kid Line with Busher Jackson and Charlie Conacher.
*No. 92 on THN's Top 100 list
D #6 Harry Cameron:
*Three-time Stanley Cup champion (1914, 1918, 1923)
*Inducted into the HHOF in 1962
*Widely recognized as the first player to curve his shot
*One of the game's first offensive defencemen, he retired with over a point-per-game in his career
C/RW #16 Trevor Linden:
*Scored at over a point-per-game pace in the playoffs for most of his career.
*Set Canucks' career post-season scoring records by his 24th birthday.
*Over a point-per-game in Game 7 situations during his career.
*Two-time Memorial Cup champion (1987 and 1988)
*1988 WJC gold medallist
*NHL all-rookie team RW in 1989
*King Clancy Trophy winner in 1997
C/LW #11 Kirk Muller:
*1993 Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens
*Second overall pick in the 1984 Entry Draft, behind Mario Lemieux.
*Two-time 94-point scorer, he also had 114 PIMs in his first 94-point season.
*Member of Team NHL in Rendez-Vous 87.
*Finished his career with over 350 goals, 950 points and 1,200 PIM's.
D #8 Terry Harper:
*Five-time Stanley Cup champion (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971)
*A defensive backbone for the Habs, he was often given the task of shutting down the opposition's top players.
*Captained the LA Kings and the Detroit Red Wings during the 1970s.
*Tough with good size, he compiled over 1,300 penalty minutes in an NHL career that spanned three decades.
C #18 Ralph Backstrom:
*Six-time Stanley Cup champion (1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)
*1959 Calder Trophy winner
*1974 WHA Most Gentlemanly Player
*Formed a dangerous shutdown line with Claude Provost during the 1960s with the Montreal Canadiens.
*Centred Gordie and Mark Howe on the WHA team in the 1974 Summit Series.
Coach Dick Irvin Sr:
*Four-time Stanley Cup champion coach (1932, 1944, 1946, 1953)
*Coached in 15 Stanley Cup finals
*Retired after the 1956 season with 693 regular season coaching wins, a mark that stood for more than a quarter century.
*A key figure in saving the Montreal Canadiens
*A legendary player, he was a top player in the Western leagues. In the NHL, he finished second to Bill Cook in the 1927 Art Ross race, and was inducted into the HHOF as a player in 1958.
C/LW #25 Vincent Damphousse:
*Won a Stanley Cup in 1993 with Montreal.
*Left winger on the Oilers Pipe Line in 1991-92.
*Switched from left wing to centre in 1995-96, and finished in the top five of Selke voting while posting 94 points.
*Five seasons with at least 89 points
*Finished his career with over 400 points and over 1,200 points.
D #5 Bill Barilko:
*Four-time Stanley Cup champion (1947, 1948, 1949, 1951)
*Scored the Cup winning goal in overtime in 1951
*His No. 5 was retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs after he was killed in a plane crash in 1951
*A tough, physical defenceman who averaged nearly two penalty minutes per game in his career.
G #1 Lorne Chabot:
*Two-time Stanley Cup champion (1928 and 1932)
*Two-time Allan Cup champion (1925 and 1926)
*1935 First-Team All-Star
*1935 Vezina Trophy winner
*Played in the longest game in NHL history in 1936 against the Detroit Red Wings, a game that required six overtime periods.
*No. 10 in all-time shutouts with 72.
RW #15 John MacLean:
*1995 Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils.
*Scored the overtime goal in the last game of the 1987-88 regular season that qualified the Devils for the playoffs.
*A gritty scorer, he finished with over 400 career goals and 1,300 penalty minutes.
*1983 Memorial Cup tournament all-star
*Scored 40 goals in three consecutive seasons.
RW #24 Mickey Redmond:
*Two-time Stanley Cup champion (1968 and 1969)
*Member of Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series
*First-team all-star in 1973
*Second-team all-star in 1974
*His 50-goal season in 1973 was the first in Detroit Red Wings' history.
*Third player in NHL history to record back-to-back 50-goal seasons.
D #4 Gary Bergman:
*Played some of the best hockey of his career to help Canada win the 1972 Summit Series.
*Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
*Co-winner of the 1973 Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award.
*A solid two-way defenceman who could scored 35 points or more five times. Also tallied over 1,200 PIMs in 800-game career.
G #30 Sean Burke
*Two-time World Champion (1997, 2003)
*1991 Canada Cup champion
*1991 World Championship all-star
*Backstopped Canada to its best finish (silver) in 32 years at the 1992 Olympics.
*Third in Vezina Trophy and fourth in Hart Trophy voting in 2001-02.
*Brilliant for the Devils in the 1988 playoff run.