A member of the Canadian Olympic Team in 1984, Russ Courtnall would have his best years in professional hockey with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens where he would have 100 Goals for each franchise and had a 70 Point season for each team.  Courtnall would actually have his best individual years with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars where in the 1992/93 and 1993/94 campaigns he had back to back Point totals of 79 and 80 respectively, the latter season seeing him make his only All-Star Team.