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1968: Forward
Theo Fleury
is born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan. Despite putting up big offensive numbers in junior hockey, Fleury's lack of height (5-foot-6) leads many teams to doubt he can play in the NHL. The Calgary Flames take him in the eighth round (No. 166) in the 1987 NHL Draft. By the middle of the 1988-89 season, Fleury is in the NHL and helps the Flames win the only Stanley Cup in their history that spring. Fleury spends 10-plus seasons with Calgary before being traded to the Colorado Avalanche in March 1999. He signs with the New York Rangers that summer, plays three seasons with them and one with the Chicago Blackhawks. He finishes his NHL career with 455 goals and 1,088 points in 1,084 games.
1990: Ten years after passing on center
Denis Savard
with the top pick in the 1980 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens bring him home in a trade that sends defenseman
Chris Chelios
to the Blackhawks. Savard, a Montreal native, isn't the scorer he was in Chicago (five 100-point seasons), but he helps the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1993. Chelios, a Chicago native, also returns home after spending seven seasons with Montreal. He stays with Chicago for nearly five seasons before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Chelios retires in 2010 after 1,651 games and 948 points (185 goals, 763 assists); he plays on three Cup-winning teams.