What Happened To Every #1 Pick From The 1990's

To be fair to Stefan, the puck obviously hits a rut and jumps his stick. The problem was his decision to try and "be safe" by skating the puck into the goal instead of just firing it in, as soon as he was clear of everyone.

The Lindros trade led to Peter Forsberg going to Quebec and becoming a key player for Colorado’s dominance and two cup wins after that.

Holy hell that might have been one of the best hockey videos I’ve ever watched. I forgot about 75% of that stuff. Makes me feel young again. Now do 2nds and 3rds and 4ths for the decades. Daigle.

Man I swear the 90s were the best decade for hockey. The sport boomed. Anyone that was a teen and got a copy of Eastbay could flip through and see all of the jerseys. Not just the NHL, but all the minors as well. You get multiple expansions. My hometown Red Wings become a dynasty, but not before getting buzzsawed by an expansion San Jose team. The 95 finals against New Jersey and we got whooped. You get the growth in video games like the NHL series from EA. Same thing with cards. So many hockey cards. My favorite being the Score Pinnacle goalie mask set. So many Hall of Famers, superstars, busts, etc. Then you have the explosion in jersey sales. When you started seeing hip hop stars wearing hockey jerseys on MTV, you had to have one like you had to have a Starter pullover.

I never knew that Jovanovski was a first overall pick. Jovanovski was a huge inspiration to me as a player while he was in Vancouver, and was the reason I play defence.

There's no Micheal Jordan of hockey... But there is a Wayne Gretzky of basketball... 😅

Remeber when Daigle said "no one remebers who went 2nd" 😅 i think we all remember Pronger

Colorado turned Nolan into Ozolinsh and the perfect D Pair Partner with Foote en route to a Cup.

Jumbo never lifting the cup is a tragedy.

Wow, lots of work in this vid! TY. As an old amateur player it's heartbreaking to see so many great players with serious injuries that cut short their careers. The old-time players had twenty-year playing histories. Thanks again.

The Leafs always knew when to pick up guys right when they were done giving any production, and to trade them away just before.

As for Daigle who grew up in my hometown, you must know that this is the classical story of a son living his father's dream. He was bless with a wonderful talent but never like to play the game! Sad really!

A great video in a great series. So great to see Vincent Lecavalier again and even better to hear his name mangled in ways I hadn't imagined possible!

How could anyone who's lived through the 90's not remember Daigle? We had the hockey cards that showed his massive point totals in junior leagues, he was meant to be the Next One.

Such a great video mate!! Thanks for uploading.

I always remember the fight between Lecalvier and Iginla in the stanley cup finals.

That Lindross trade helped Colorado win multiple cups while Philly got swept by the Red Wings. Great player. But Philly gave up way too much to get him. He should have just stayed. Wonder how much different the avs would have been has Lindross been there?

The Wade Redden trade was a 3-way between the Sens, Leafs, and Islanders. The Leafs got Beaupre (OTT) & Muller (NYI); the Isles got Belanger (TOR); Berard & Straka (OTT), the Sens got Redden (NYI) & Rhodes (TOR)

Breaks my heart that Jumbo Joe never won the Stanley Cup. Great player, one of the best playmakers ever.

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