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Maxime Talbot

Colin Newby | May 22, 2022

Born: Feb. 11, 1984 Draft: 2002 Penguins #234 Overall Hometown: Lemoyne, QC, CAN Position: C/W Known For: Two goals in Game 7 of 2009 Stanley Cup Shoots: Left National Team:…

Michal Kempny

Kerry Collins | May 4, 2022

Born: September 8, 1990 Draft: Undrafted Hometown: Hodonin, Czechia Position: Defense Known For: Shoots: Left National Team: Czechia Current Team: HC Sparta Praha (Czechia) Michal Kempný (born 8 September 1990) is…

Mikhail Gulyayev

Ryan Gagne | July 9, 2023

Born: Apr. 26, 2005 Draft: 31st Overall Colorado Avalanche 2023 Hometown: Novosibirsk, Russia Position: Defense Known For: Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Russia Current Status: Avangard…

Nail Yakupov

Ryan Gagne | September 1, 2023

Born: Oct. 3, 1993 Draft: 1st overallEdmonton Oilers 2012 Hometown: Nizhnekamsk, Russia Position: Right Wing Known For: U20 WJC Silver Medal Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Russia Current Status: Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk…

Oleg Tverdovsky

Kerry Collins | December 31, 2022

Born: May 18, 1976 Draft: 1994 Ducks 2nd Overall Hometown: Donetsk, Ukraine Position: Defense Known For: Shoots: Left National Team: Russia Current Team: Retired Oleg Fedorovych Tverdovsky (born May 18, 1976)…

Štefan Ružička

Colin Newby | March 27, 2022

Born: Feb. 17, 1985 Draft: 2003, Philadelphia Flyers, #81 Overall Hometown: Nitra, SVK Position: RW Known For: Shoots/Catches: Right National Team: Slovakia Štefan Ružička (born February 17, 1985) is a Slovak former professional ice…

Taylor Beck

Colin Newby | December 4, 2022

Born: May 13, 1991 Draft: 2009, Nashville Predators, #70 Overall Hometown: St. Catharines, ON, CAN Position: LW/RW Known For: Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Canada Current Team: Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) Taylor…

Viktor Stålberg

Ryan Gagne | January 21, 2023

Born: Jan. 17, 1986 Draft: 2006 Maple Leafs 161st Overall Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Position: Right Wing Known For: Stanley Cup Champion Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Sweden Current Status: Retired Viktor…

Ville Pokka

Colin Newby | January 28, 2022

Born: June 3, 1994 Draft: 2012, New York Islanders, #34 Overall Hometown: Tornio, Finland Position: D Known For: 2022 Winter Olympics, Team Finland Shoots/Catches: Right National Team: Finland Current Team:…

Vladimir Sobotka

Kerry Collins | January 19, 2022

Born: July 2, 1987 Draft: 2005 Bruins 106th Overall Hometown: Trebic, Czechoslovakia Position: Center Known For: Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Czech Republic Current Team: Sparta Praha Vladimír Sobotka (born July 2,…

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