Hockey Legends in the Making by Shane Frederick

Author:Shane Frederick [Shane Frederick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Did You Know?

Quick has pulled off a rare feat twice—once in college and once in the minor leagues. The goalie was credited with scoring a goal by being the last player from his team to touch the puck before it went in the opponents’ net.

POSTSEASON—the Stanley Cup playoffs; the postseason is played after the regular season

MINOR LEAGUES—a level of professional play below the NHL

Drafted with the first overall pick in 2008, Steven Stamkos didn’t get off to the best start with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In his first 16 professional games, Stamkos scored just one goal. His coach, Barry Melrose, said the rookie wasn’t ready for the NHL. Stamkos quickly proved him wrong.

The Markham, Ontario, native became one of the league’s best goal scorers that year. He ended up with 23 goals as a rookie. The following year he tied Sidney Crosby for the most goals with 51. Two years later Stamkos held the goal-scoring title by himself with an impressive 60 goals. That number included an NHL-record five overtime winners.

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