Small Towns That Produced Big-Time NHL Players
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By Jack Sponagle, The Hockey News intern
Sometimes,
small places can produce big names in the world of hockey. Despite these players coming from remote areas and small communities, their success in the world of hockey proves that it doesn’t matter where you come from. You can always set your sights on the NHL, because in the end, everyone was just a
kid from somewhere at one point.
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Al
MacInnis: Inverness, N.S.
Known for his
weapon of a slapshot, MacInnis played 23 NHL seasons with Calgary and St. Louis
on his way to a Hall of Fame career. MacInnis was born in Inverness, N.S., with
a population of 1,300, but was raised in Port Hood, a nearby fishing village with a
population of 900. He was the seventh-born of eight children.
Brent,
Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron Sutter: Viking, Alta.
All six
brothers of the legendary Sutter family come from this small Alberta town of
about 970 people. At least one Sutter brother played in the NHL every season
from 1976-77 through 2000-01. And all six of them played in the NHL at the same
time from 1982-83 through 1986-87.
The town of Viking was settled by
Scandinavian settlers, explaining its name. Viking can also lay claim to Carson
Soucy, the current New York Rangers blueliner.
Nicklas Lidstrom: Krylbo, SWE
Undoubtedly,
one of the best defensemen to ever play the game, Lidstrom hails from Krylbo, a
small market town of 2,500 people. Lidstrom’s seven Norris Trophies are tied
for second all-time with Doug Harvey, behind only Bobby Orr (eight).
Travis
Sanheim: Elkhorn, Man.
Sanheim was
born to grain-farming parents in Elkhorn, a small village in Manitoba near the
Saskatchewan border of around 450 residents. More than 19,000 spectators fit
into the Flyers’ home rink, the Wells Fargo Center, meaning that you could fit
about 43 times the population of Elkhorn into the stadium.
Carey Price: Anahim Lake, B.C.
Born in
Vancouver, the 15-year NHL veteran was raised in Anahim Lake, a small town in
central B.C. with a…
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