Who Am I? [Game - Hockey]

[RizzeeDizzee]

I am not Aki Berg, who I believe was a recent pick by someone else. Here comes another clue.....

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired defenseman who is not North American and played in the NHL as a teen
CLUE#2 - Despite debuting in the NHL as a teen, it wasn't until I was 24 that I spent a season just in the NHL and not part of the same season also in the AHL or other league
CLUE#3 - In a five consecutive season period, I played a full season in North America, then a full season in a pro league not in North America, and then a full season in North America, and then a season in a pro league outside of North America, and then a full season in North America, and none of these two seasons outside of North America corresponded with either the canceled 1994-95 NHL season or the shortened 2012-13 NHL season
CLUE#4 - I never had an NHL season where I produced at even a point per every other game rate; yet in my best season, I finished in the top ten among defensemen in four separate offensive stats, and that was despite missing more than a handful of games

[RizzeeDizzee]

Okay, i knew this would be a tough one going in, but hearing crickets I'll narrow things quite a bit with this next clue....

CLUE#1 - I'm a retired defenseman who is not North American and played in the NHL as a teen
CLUE#2 - Despite debuting in the NHL as a teen, it wasn't until I was 24 that I spent a season just in the NHL and not part of the same season also in the AHL or other league
CLUE#3 - In a five consecutive season period, I played a full season in North America, then a full season in a pro league not in North America, and then a full season in North America, and then a season in a pro league outside of North America, and then a full season in North America, and none of these two seasons outside of North America corresponded with either the canceled 1994-95 NHL season or the shortened 2012-13 NHL season
CLUE#4 - I never had an NHL season where I produced at even a point per every other game rate; yet in my best season, I finished in the top ten among defensemen in four separate offensive stats, and that was despite missing more than a handful of games
CLUE#5 - I played for multiple NHL teams, but the city/region for each team started with the same first letter (note that for purposes of this clue, "S" would be the first letter of St. Louis Blues and "N" for New York teams as well as for New Jersey)

[tweetdrivr]

Anton Babchuk

[RizzeeDizzee]

Anton Babchuk

Nailed it! That is indeed who I am.

I picked Babchuk because I came across his name when researching first round draft picks for the last player, and remembered the fantasy frenzy surrounding him after he had a 16 goal, 19 assist season in 72 games, finishing in the top ten among d-men in Goals, PPGs, GWGs, and SH%. But after a decent following season, he was basically in and out of the NHL. You forget how many guys there are like this.

[tweetdrivr]

Chicago, Carolina, Calgary for the alliteration points…

Ok - Clue 1: I am a retired NA forward

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Mathieu Dandenault

[DangerCat]

Chicago, Carolina, Calgary for the alliteration points…


Ok - Clue 1: I am a retired NA forward

Matthew Barnaby

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Dan Cleary

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Brendan Morrison

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Mike Comrie

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Ted Nolan

[tweetdrivr]

Clue 1: I am a retired NA F
Clue 2: I had a hard time sticking in the NHL. I bounced up and down and around pro leagues here and in Europe. But my last season in the NHL was playing for an expansion team in its first year in the league. That season was my highest total for NHL games played. I also scored at pretty close to PPG.

[tweetdrivr]

Clue 1: I am a retired NA F
Clue 2: I had a hard time sticking in the NHL. I bounced up and down and around pro leagues here and in Europe. But my last season in the NHL was playing for an expansion team in its first year in the league. That season was my highest total for NHL games played. I also scored at pretty close to PPG.
Clue 3: Every few years I played in Europe. I played in Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, and finally Germany. I also played for my country several times…including an Olympic appearance…winning Silver.

[RizzeeDizzee]

I've done WAAAAAAAAYYYYY too much resaearch on this, and the only player I can see who comes remotely close to fitting the clues is Chris Kontos

[PenguinHunter]

Fabian Joseph