Daniel Briere was another of those undersized, skilled forwards who had to rely on the non-physical aspects of hockey.  Luckily, he was pretty good at it!

From the Czech Republic, it could be argued that Vaclav “Vinny” Prospal did not live up to the potential that many hockey writers thought he would reach.  He wasn’t the most consistent player in his professional career, but he was intense and found a role as a bit of an agitator — when he wasn’t playmaking.