Who Am I? [Game - Hockey]

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Clue 1: I am a retired European Defenseman

Clue 2: I was undrafted. I played for just parts of three NHL seasons. In that time I played for 5 different NHL teams.

[tweetdrivr]

Clue 1: I am a retired European Defenseman

Clue 2: I was undrafted. I played for just parts of three NHL seasons. In that time I played for 5 different NHL teams.

Clue 3: I played my last game in the NHL for Calgary at age 25. I played my last pro game at age 34.

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Peter Ahola

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Peter Ahola

Yes that is who I am.

[RizzeeDizzee]

I remember him a lot more than I should given his pretty uneventful NHL career. Let's drop the puck on another one....

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired Canadian forward who was a product of the OHL

[RizzeeDizzee]

Wow - not a single guess for perhaps the most open-ended clue I've given. Oh well, I'll keep trying....

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired Canadian forward who was a product of the OHL
CLUE#2 - I was not only Canadian, but drafted by a Canadian team

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Rico Fata

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Rico Fata

I'm not Rico Fata, and I will wait to give another clue, but I kid you not he was the other player I was thinking of doing. Unreal! The only reason I decided against him was I couldn't be sure if he was the only player ever to have the first name Rico.

[Invictus]

Eric Lindros

[RizzeeDizzee]

Okay, let's try a third clue.....

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired Canadian forward who was a product of the OHL
CLUE#2 - I was not only Canadian, but drafted by a Canadian team
CLUE#3 - Despite being a first round pick, and playing in the NHL for over 15 years, I never scored even 45 points in any season

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Bob Probert

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I am not Bob Probert, nor Eric Lindros, which I didn't see was guessed previously. Here's a final clue for the night.

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired Canadian forward who was a product of the OHL
CLUE#2 - I was not only Canadian, but drafted by a Canadian team
CLUE#3 - Despite being a first round pick, and playing in the NHL for over 15 years, I never scored even 45 points in any season
CLUE#4 - Give the team that drafted me credit for seeing I might not ultimately live up to my draft position, as less than two years after drafting me they traded me as part of a huge deal involving another Canadian team

[RizzeeDizzee]

No overnight guesses, so here's a morning clue, which I have a feeling will lead to a correct answer.

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired Canadian forward who was a product of the OHL
CLUE#2 - I was not only Canadian, but drafted by a Canadian team
CLUE#3 - Despite being a first round pick, and playing in the NHL for over 15 years, I never scored even 45 points in any season
CLUE#4 - Give the team that drafted me credit for seeing I might not ultimately live up to my draft position, as less than two years after drafting me they traded me as part of a huge deal involving another Canadian team
CLUE#5 - Not only did my NHL career overlap with someone to whom I'm related, we were even on the same team briefly; but let's just say he had plenty of seasons of well over 45 points

[Invictus]

Are you Scott Thornton?

[RizzeeDizzee]

Are you Scott Thornton?

I am indeed! I had zero clue he was drafted 3rd overall, and looking back at his junior stats I struggle to figure out why. Either way, I guess Toronto was not smart drafting him that high but smart enough to know to part ways with him early as part of the huge trade with him and Damphousse going to Edmonton for Anderson and Fuhr. And while I did realize he and his cousin Joe had overlapping careers, I did not know they played together in 2005-06.

You're up Invictus!