Paul Kariya
First freshman to win the Hobey … notched 25 goals and 75 assists for 100 points in 39 games during his only full season of college hockey … helped the Black Bears to an impressive 42-1-2 overall record, along with NCAA and Hockey East titles, in 1992-93 … won the 1992-93 Hockey East scoring title with 15 goals and 48 assists in conference play, a record for a freshman … had a Hockey East record 23-game scoring streak and a school record 31-game scoring streak in 1992-93 … helped Team Canada to a silver medal finish in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and a gold medal at the world hockey championships later that same year … Picked fourth overall by Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Paul spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Ducks. That was followed by a single season in Colorado, two seasons with Nashville and three seasons with the St. Louis Blues. Completing 15 NHL campaigns, Kariya averaged a point per game in his lengthy pro career and won the Lady Byng Trophy twice as the NHL’s most gentlemanly player. He retired after sitting out the 2010-11 season with post-concussion syndrome.
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Greg Johnson was an elite college hockey player for the University of North Dakota from 1989 to 1993. He was a three-time Hobey Baker Award finalist, earning nominations in 1991, 1992, and 1993. He was also a three-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 1991 and 1993, and second-team honors in 1992. Johnson finished his career as North Dakota’s all-time leading scorer with 272 points in 155 games, including a school-record 198 assists. He was inducted into the University of North Dakota Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
After his impressive college career, Johnson was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers and had a lengthy 12-season professional career in the NHL. He played in over 700 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Nashville Predators. He was an original Predator, having been selected in the 1998 Expansion Draft, and served as the team’s captain from 2002 to 2006. He also represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.