Every once in a while, it is worth going back and looking at some of the players whose careers predated most of us paying attention. Frank Mahovlich is one of those players.
Returning home after a very successful California road trip, sweeping the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, and San Jose Sharks, the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted San Jose last night as both teams completed their rare home-and-home series against each other.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Since the NHL All-Star Game first announced an MVP in 1962, the honor has been awarded 52 more times. How many NHL All-Star Game MVPs can you name? Note: There were no NHL ASGs in 1966, 1979, 1987, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2021.