It took a while before Miroslav Satan found his groove in pro hockey, but once he did, he emerged as one of the scoring stars for the Buffalo Sabres in the late ’90s. Satan was good, but leading Buffalo in scoring still did not place him among the NHL's elite in that category. Possibly his most significant highlight in hockey was leading Slovakia to the World Championship in 2002. He also got a Stanley Cup Ring with the Penguins, but was not among the team leaders.  Satan would finish his career playing in Europe, and he represented Slovakia in the World Hockey Championships an astronomical 14 times.

Milan Hejduk played 1,020 Games in the National Hockey League, all with the Colorado Avalanche, which is a franchise record.  A solid scorer who accumulated 805 Points, the Czech-born star would assist the Avs in winning the Stanley Cup in 2001.  Two years later, Hejduk would have his best individual season, where his 50 Goals would be enough to win the Maurice Richard Trophy, and he was also the league leader in Plus/Minus.  He would also be named a Second Team All-Star and finished fourth in Hart Trophy voting.

Marty Turco played for the University of Michigan, where he would help the Wolverines win the Frozen Four twice.  He would slowly work his way up the Dallas Stars system, and in his rookie season, he played 26 Games and was the leader in Goals Against Average and Save Percentage.  However, he was still the team’s backup until his third season, when Ed Belfour signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.  In his first full year as the Stars’ starter, he would again finish first in GAA and Save Percentage while finishing as the runner-up for the Vezina and earning a Second Team All-Star selection.  He would finish fourth and fifth in Vezina Trophy balloting the next two seasons and was a three-time All-Star over his career, which was predominantly spent in Dallas.

Considering that he was undersized and undrafted, the fact that Martin St. Louis had a career in the NHL was a surprise.  Considering that he became a superstar was an absolute shock.