At 16, Kevin Haller gave up his homemade rink in the back yard to join the Regina Pats. But life in the Western Hockey League was surprisingly difficult.
Grant Fuhr was the Edmonton Oilers first-round draft choice (eighth overall) in 1981 after an all-star season with Victoria of the Western Hockey League.
Keith Primeau has played his last six seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers and has also played for the Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers, and the Detroit Red Wings.
He made his career as a strong skater and was hard if not impossible to slow down. He was nicknamed after a popular French song of the day by the same name, "le Gros Bill," and in all he played on an incredible 10 Stanley Cup-winning teams as a member of
Prior to coming to the NHL in the 1986-87 season, Joe Nieuwendyk attended Cornell University and while there, he played for their hockey team for three seasons. After university, he played for the Canadian National Team.