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Mike was born on April 27th, 1960, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and played his junior hockey nearby with the Montreal Juniors club in the QMJHL. Per HockeyReference.com his last two seasons in the “Q” he posted 54-89-143 numbers from the 1978-79 to 1979-80 seasons. At the age of 19-years-old, the 6′-2″ … Keep Reading
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Martin “Pat” Egan was born in Blackie, Alberta, Canada, on April 25th, 1918. The 5′-10″ 195-pound right-shooting defenseman spent six seasons with the National Hockey Leagues Boston Bruins. Joining the Boston club via trade with the Detriot Redwings on January 5th, 1944, for left shooting defenseman Flash Hollett.
Boston’s history of mind-boggling trades and scouting moves goes way back particularly with … Keep Reading
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Barry Smith was born on April 25th, 1955 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and even though he lived and grew up almost 2,500 miles away from Boston, Massachusetts he was meant to be a Bruin as he played for two junior teams out in Western Canada having the same team name. Smith was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1975 … Keep Reading
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Chuck Kobasew was born on April 17th, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He began playing juniors as a 15-year-old forward for the Osoyoos Heat (KIJHL) and then later joined the Penticton Panthers (BCHL) the following season and played with the club till 2000. When he turned 18, the 6’0, 192-pound … Keep Reading
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Garry Galley was born on April 16th, 1963, in Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada. Galley grew up in Ottawa and started his playing career at Bowling Green as a left-shot defenseman in 1981 and played until 1984. During his time at Bowling Green, Galley was drafted 100th overall by the Los Angeles … Keep Reading
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Thomas was born on April 15th, 1974, in Flint, MI, and was drafted by the now-defunct Quebec Nordiques in the ninth round (217 overall) of the National Hockey League Entry Draft in June of 1994. After graduating from Davison High School, he attended the University of Vermont from 1993-97.
The Catamounts went … Keep Reading
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Daniel Paille was born on April 15th, 1984, in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He began playing juniors as a 15-year-old forward for the Welland Cougars (ON-Jr.B), and then at 16-years-old moved on to play in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The 6’1, 200-pound forward played for the Guelph Storm (OHL) from 2000-2004, … Keep Reading
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Marcotte was born on April 15th, 1947, at the Arthabaska County Hospital. His family was longtime residents of nearby Asbestos, Quebec which is located in the southeast area of the province, north of Sherbrooke and south of Victoriaville. At the age of three, Don first laced up his first pair of … Keep Reading
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Alain Cote was born on April 14th, 1967, in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada. He began playing juniors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as a 16-year-old defenceman for the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) from 1983-1985. After scoring 54 points and racking up 213 PIM in 128 games played, the Boston Bruins … Keep Reading
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Flash Hollett was born on April 13th, 1911, in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. He began playing in the International Hockey League (IHL) for the Syracuse Stars (IHL) as a 21-year-old defenceman from 1932-1933. During the time, though, he was playing both lacrosse and hockey and was first noticed by the Toronto Maple Leafs Owner after watching him play lacrosse with … Keep Reading
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