A very good Right Wing with the Calgary Tigers in the Western Canadian Hockey League, Harry Oliver was a solid goal scorer and a gentlemanly player (he never exceeded more than 25 PIM in any season). After the end of the WCHL, Oliver entered the NHL and became a decent player with the Boston Bruins and New York Americans. With that said, his induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame is a little bit suspect, as he was never a dominant player at any time, and his lone Stanley Cup win was as a complimentary player.

Considered a legend in coaching, it is forgotten just how good a Hockey player that Toe Blake was. He broke in with the Montreal Maroons, but after only playing a handful of games there, he joined the cross town Montreal Canadians and slowly worked his way up the ladder to stardom. Toe’s skills improved and he was rewarded with the Hart Trophy in 1939 and that year was his first of three post season First Team All Star spots. A couple of years later Blake was put on the “Punch Line” with Maurice Richard and Elmer Lach and he remained a consistent producer. “Old Lamplighter” would also become the Canadians Captain for eight seasons. 

Unarguably the best Left Wing of the 1950’s, Ted Lindsay was admitted right away to the Hockey Hall of Fame without having to wait the mandatory three year period after retirement. (Though, it should be noted that Lindsay retired once in 1960 and could have gone in before he returned in ’64) “Terrible” Ted was considered one of the toughest players in the NHL and spent his fair share of time in the penalty box, he was also a very good offensive producer and won the Art Ross once and led the league in assists twice. He was also a First team All Star a whopping eight times. 

The first Hockey player to win the Stanley Cup as a player five times, Ted Kennedy made the most of all of his abilities. He was a dynamic faceoff artist and skilled forechecker. He was not the best skater in the league, but he was able to put himself in perfect positions to get by his opponents effortlessly.