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" York’s big-lea'Sluers W Playing in his sixth professional season and with his filth NHL team Former first-round (12th overall) draft pick by Washington Capitals in the 2002 entry draft. Emlnger has recorded 13 goals and 66 assists in 329 career NHL games. Currently in first season with Ducks he has two goals and eight assists, Junior career included season with the Jr. A Bramalea Blues. MICHAEL DEL 20"!) Team: New York Rangers Hountown: Stouffville Slam: In rookie season with New York Rangers has six goals and 22 assists in 65 games Chosen by Rangers 20th overall in 2008 entry draft after three-year OHL career with Oshawa Generals and Lon: don Knights. BRIAN ELLIOT! loam: Ottawa Senators Hm: Newmanret W Called up from AHL partway through the 2008-09 season, the Newmaiket resident is in his first full season with the Senators. In 44 games, he has posted 23 wins, including three shutouts with a 2.56 goals against average and .909 save percentage Former ninth-round draft pick of Ottawa set a franchise record earlier this season for most consecutive wins with nine Was a Hobey Baker Award candidate as top player in leading the University of Wis- consin Badgers to 2006 NCAA title. Enough talent in area to ice another franchise UNDER THE OPA MICROFIT PROGRAM, YOU CAN NOW BE PAID 80.2 CENTS PER KWH FOR THE ELECTRICITY PRODUCED BY YOU THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 20 YEARS. USING A GLOBALLY PROVEN DEGER TRACKER WITH THE HIGH PERFORMING SANYO PANEL, YOU CAN EARN A HIGH RATE OF RETURN Graham Sales and Contracting 1-888-775-7977 Reesor Seed and Grain 1-905-640-1583 LEASE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. REESOR SEED AND GRAIN GRAHAM SI transform your [and Into a natural power source DEFENCE STEVE EMINGER Tenn: Anaheim Ducks Hometown: Woodbridge GOAUE Team: St Louls Blues Homotm: Newmarket Sim: Now in his sec- ond full season in the NHL the former second-round draft pick (54th overall) of the Dallas Stars landed in St Louis via trade during the 200809 season The six-foot. twolnch, 210-pounder has five goals and 12 points this season along with 133 penalty minutes Played for the Jr. A Newmarket Hurricanes before four seasons with the OHL Barrie Colts. STEVEN STAMKOS Tom: Tampa Bay Lightning "mom: Unionville Slapstick: Selected first overall in the 2008 entry draft by Tampa Bay, Stamkos overcame a slow start to his rookie season last year to finish with 23 goals and 46 points. This season Stamkos has emerged as a star and alleady has 42 goals and 80 points Helped Canada win 2008 world junior championship Already touted to play in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, if NHLers take part. FORWARDS BRANDON CROMBEEN STEVE DOWNIE Team: Tampa Bay Ughtning Hometown: Sharon Slapshots: - Drafted 29th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2005 draft, is in his first full NHL season with Tampa Bay Played 63 games for Flyers and Lightning over two seasons prior to this year Has scored 17 goals and 23 assists with Tampa Bay this season along with 190 penalty minutes Several brushes with the hockey law in junior and pro ranks, but was a twoâ€"time gold medal winner with Team Canada juniors Played part of season for the Aurora Tigers at Jr. A level in 200304 season. Sim: Selected by the Pittsburgi Penguins in the founh round of the 2007 NHL draft from the Mississ- sauga/ Niagara lceDogs of the OHL ....Traded from Pittsburyi toTononto March 2 in the Aiexei Ponikarovsky deal. Has six points in 13 careei NHL games, inciuding game-tying goal March 10 in overtime win over Boston during his Air Canada Centre debut LUCA CAPUTI Teal: Toronto Mapte Leafs Hum: Maple TORSTAR NEWS FILE PHOTO BY IOHN CUDMORE jcudmore@yrmg.com OK, so it may not be an Olympic gold medal lineup, but York Region residents are competing in the National Hockey league in record numbers. At the resumption in play follow- ing the Vancouver Olympic Games, no less than 12 residents of York W Had 26 pals and 22 assists in 56 games in first season with the Canadians Drafled In the second round ofthe 2001 dratt by the LA. Kings. Cammalleri has 158 goals and 335 points in 420 regular season career games Currently in his fifth full season in NHL Spent three full seasons with Kings and one with the Calgary Flames before trade to Montreal Starred at the University of Michigan after ptaytng Jr. A in Bramatea. ham: Montreal Canadiens Noam: lhomhill W: -Acquired by the Canadiens prior to the Olympic break, Moore is in his sixth season at NHL level Initially a third- round pick of the New York Rangers in the 2000 entry draft Former member of the Aurora Tigers Jr. A franchise, Moore started the season with the Florida Panthers. Other stops include the Pittsburgh Penguins, Min- nesota Wild,Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres 10 goals and 11 assists in 55 games this season. Whitchurch-Stoufl‘ville resident Michael Del lotto is in his rookie season with the New York Rangers. The former Smuflvifle minor hockey star played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League before mak- ing the jump to the NHL. ‘l'um: Montreal Canadians um: Richmond Hill MIKE GAMMALLERI DOMINIC MOORE Led by Unionville’s Steven Stam- kos who is lighting up NHL goalies to date with 42 goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning to Newmarket goal- tender Brian Elliott’s exploits in recent weeks on behalf of the Otta- wa Senators, here are the members of Team York Region: barn: Florida Panthers Hum: Markham W Selected fourth overall by Florida Panthers in 2001 entry draft Cunentjy in seventh NHL season Has surpassed season-best 20 goals (200607) with 23 already this season Overall career. has 98 goals and 176 assists in 460 games flayed Jr. A in North York then at Plymouth of the OHL Won silver medal at 2002 wortd juniors. Wm ninth pm seasonsince beingdrafted mmmyme NewYork Islandets in the 2000 entry draft Acquired March 3 from Columbus for Nathan Paetsch and a draft pick Also played four seasons for the Edmonton Oilers Has compiled 98 career goals At 19 goals this season, is one away from third 20-goal season in cateet ANDREW COGUANO Turn: Edmonton Oilers Hm Modbndge W - Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers 25th overall in the 2005 entry draft after two seasons at the University of Michigan Recorded back-to-back 18-goal seasons to start his career, but has just five pals this season Played for the St Michael's Buzzers Jr. A team in Toronto. RAFFI TORRES Tun: Buffalo Sabres Hm: Mamham STEPHEN WEISS