Brooks Orpik played college hockey at Boston College, where he would lead the Eagles to an NCAA Championship in 2001. Orpik was drafted the year before by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 18th Overall Pick, and late in 2002-03, he was a fixture on the main roster.
Mike Cammalleri stood at only 5’ 9”, but time after time, he would be described as a player who on the ice acted like he was 6’ 4”.
Dennis Seidenberg was a part of the wave of NHL caliber German hockey players, who reinvented what people thought of German hockey.
Antoine Vermette was a good way two-way player in the NHL who would have five 40 Point seasons. Vermette was a decent penalty killer, and he would receive Frank J. Selke votes in four different seasons.