BY: Mark Malinowski

Status: Former NHL center for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers from 1983-98. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. Member of 1984 U.S. Olympic Team.

Ht: 5-foot-10 Wt: 180 pounds

DOB: Feb. 22, 1965 In: St. Louis

Hockey Inspirations: "Guy Lafleur, Gilbert Perreault were my two idols. My father (John) was a huge influence in my career. And my brother (John Jr.)."

First Hockey Memory: "First skating memory I was three years old, in Kirkwood, Missouri. I went on the ice and it was an outdoor rink. And everybody made it look easy. I remember being on double-runners and falling down all the time. I got so frustrated that I remember skating over the boards and taking the skates off. They made it look easy. It wasn't until a year later that somebody encouraged me to go back on again.


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