2023 Willie O'Ree ATD

[Ben Grimm]

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1. There are 24 rounds. Each GM can make 4 picks per day.
2. The clock is 10 hours.
3. You must tag the GM after you.
4. Don't mention undrafted players.
5. Players must be active, except for one non-HHoFer.
6. The Commish has final say in any dispute.
7. You must draft a goalie in the first 12 rounds.
8. Please use control F before you pick to make sure players are undrafted.

1. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Gretzky, C
2. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Lemieux, C
3. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Orr, RD
4. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Howe, RW
5. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Bourque, LD
6. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Jagr, RW
7. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Crosby, C
8. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Harvey, D
9. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Lidstrom, LD
10. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - McDavid, C
11. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Potvin, LD
12. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Roy, G
13. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Messier, LW/C
14. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Robinson, D
15. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - OV, W
16. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Lindsay, LW
17. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Lafleur, RW
18. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Coffey, D
19. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Clarke, C
20. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Hull, LW
21. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Trottier, C
22. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Chelios, D
23. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Hasek, G
24. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Esposito, C
25. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Bossy, RW
26. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Richard, RW
27. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Park, RD
28. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Moore, LW
29. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Pilote, RD
30. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Pronger, D
31. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Leon Draisaitl, C/LW
32. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Cale Makar, D
33. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Elias Pettersson, C/LW
34. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Henri Richard, C
35. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Bob Gainey, LW
36. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Andy Bathgate, RW
37. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Claude Provost, RW
38. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Frank Mahovlich, LW
39. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Martin Brodeur, G
40. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Jacques Plante, G
41. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Joe Sakic, C
42. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Steve Yzerman, C
43. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Peter Forsberg, C
44. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Brett Hull, RW
45. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Tim Horton, D
46. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Scott Stevens, D
47. @Elvis P - Houston Knights - Glen Sather, HC
48. @Dr Pepper - Dallas Stars - Scotty Bowman, HC

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[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper Each season his skills increased dramatically, and he soon set scoring records that seemed preposterous, notably a 378-goal season in his last year in pee wee in Brantford.​

 

[Dr Pepper]

Mario Lemieux, C

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper More than just statistics, Orr had the ability to control the game, to take over. He had the speed to float away from defenders and also to recover effortlessly should he lose possession or get caught on a rush.​

 

[Dr Pepper]

Gordie Howe, RW

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper Stars win! "There was no one in the game who was more committed to playing well each and every shift. There was no cutting corners for Raymond. He held so much respect for the game."

—former defensive partner Don Sweeney

Here is a list of where Ray Bourque finished in Norris voting in every single season of his 20-year career:

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 7, 7.

 

[Dr Pepper]

We'll add former Dallas Star Jaromir Jagr, RW, in honour of their win tonight.

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Doug Harvey, D

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

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@Dr Pepper “I don't think there's any doubt he was the class of our generation on defence. Seven Norris Trophies speaks to that.”

—- Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Connor McDavid, C - maybe a tad early here but I think he's earned it.

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper I'll take my 3rd LD, not a tad early here but I think he's earned it.

Potvin surpassed all expectations and became the first NHL defenseman to score 1,000 career points, all while functioning as the cornerstone of the franchise's four consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983.​

 

[Dr Pepper]

I know I usually opt for the other guy but this draft I'll go with Patrick Roy, G

@Elvis P

 

[Ford Prefect]

I saw pick number two and I thought "Man, someone is reeeeally overvaluing Claude Lemieux."

 

[Ben Grimm]

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@Dr Pepper “Mark has done so much for the game of hockey and taught so many of our young players. He was an exceptional leader who was unselfish, hard-working and dedicated …”

—Hall of Famer – Wayne Gretzky

 

[Dr Pepper]

Larry Robinson, D

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper

 

[Dr Pepper]

Ted Lindsay, LW

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper

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“(Lafleur) is an artist on skates, creating scoring plays the way a painter puts a vivid scene on a canvas with a brush.”

—Sportswriter Bill Libby

 

[Dr Pepper]

Paul Coffey, D

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper

Bobby should have been first in the draft, but there were rumours in the NHL that Clarke was a diabetic and most probably wouldn't be able to play in the top league.​

 

[Dr Pepper]

We'll take the third Bobby of this draft.

Bobby Hull, LW

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

@Dr Pepper I don't think you're gonna take your backup goalie in the next 2 rounds so I'm gonna make my last 2 picks of the day.

At a time when specialists were beginning to take over from the all-round player, Trottier was a throwback. He was a defensively sound centerman with the vision and instincts of a pure scorer.

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“He had a sense for the game like no one I've ever seen in goal and a tremendous competitive spirit.”

—- Former General Manager and Coach John Muckler on Hasek

 

[Dr Pepper]

Two great picks!

Here's mine.

Chris Chelios, D

Phil Esposito, C

@Elvis P

 

[Ben Grimm]

Two great picks! ...

@Dr Pepper Thx, it doesn't get better than Chelios and Esposito at this point in the draft. Let's start doing 4 picks a day. Trottier needs a RW so ...

There was also a game in which he scored 23 times. The only reason he didn't have any assists in that game was that hardly anyone else but five-year-old Michael even touched the puck.​