1984: The Pittsburgh Penguins select center
Mario Lemieux
with the No. 1 pick of the 1984 NHL Draft at the Montreal Forum. Lemieux scores a goal on his first shift in the NHL and finishes his career with 1,723 points (690 goals, 1,033 assists) in 915 games. He wins the
Conn Smythe Trophy
in 1991 and 1992, when the Penguins win the Stanley Cup. Lemieux is the only future Hall of Famer taken in the first round, but goalie
Patrick Roy
(third round, No. 51 to Montreal) and forwards
Brett Hull
(sixth round, No. 117, to the Calgary Flames) and
Luc Robitaille
(ninth round, No. 171, to the Los Angeles Kings) later join Lemieux in the Hall.