Good enough to have become a professional Baseball player (Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics offered him $25,000 to sign with his team), Babe Dye elected to remain with his true love of Hockey and fans of the sport were rewarded with the spectacular sound of his blistering slap shot.

Dubbed “Bootnose” from an unfortunate incident on the losing end of a Rocket Richard punch, Sid Abel should be remembered for more than a colorful nickname from a head butt to a fist. Abel was the Centre of the Detroit Red Wings “Production Line” with Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe and was a part of three Stanley Cup wins for Motown. His best season was the 1948-49 campaign where Abel captured the Hart Trophy and led the NHL in Goals. After his playing career was done, he became a successful coach, also for Detroit which was the position he held when he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969. Abel would also have his number 12 retired by the Red Wings.

Standing at only five foot three, Roy Worters is not only the shortest player in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but is also the shortest to ever play in the National Hockey League. Worters is a forgotten player, though not because of his size, but due to the bad and (long since defunct) teams he played for.

Although there may have been other NHL players who have excelled at two different positions, perhaps nobody did it better than Red Kelly. Certainly, no other was as successful.