Somehow, Ed Litzenberger has not been remembered for his accomplishments in hockey despite having a resume chock-full of accomplishments.  Traded from the loaded (or gifted, depending on your point of view) Montreal Canadiens in his rookie season, Litzenberger would win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie.

Seeing limited action with the San Jose Sharks, Miikka Kiprusoff was traded to the Calgary Flames where he would be a sensation for the team leading the NHL in Save Percentage in Goals Against Average finishing second in the Vezina in the 2003/04.  The NHL Lockout prevented him from repeating that great season but in 2005/06 he would exceed his previous NHL season with a First Team All-Star, William M. Jennings Award and Vezina Trophy.  He was also third in Hart Trophy balloting that year.  Kiprusoff would finish in the top ten in Vezina Trophy voting five of the next seven years he was in the National Hockey League all of which were with the Calgary Flames.  Kiprusoff retired with 319 Wins.

Rene Robert is best known in hockey for his time with the Buffalo Sabers, where he was a member of the famed “French Connection” Line with Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin.  Robert helped Buffalo reach the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals (they would lose to Philadelphia), and that was the season where he would be chosen to be a Second Team All-Star.  A two-time All-Star, Robert averaged nearly a Point per Game over his career, scoring 702 Points over 744 Games.

In a 15-year NHL career, Jyrki Lumme enjoyed considerable success on the blueline.  Lumme, who played nine of his seasons with the Vancouver Canucks was often regarded as the team’s top defenceman and he would have four 40 Point seasons with the team.  Lumme was never an All-Star, though he certainly could have been considered for one or two.