Scott Stevens

Although he dabbled in Canadian football in his youth, Scott Stevens made his mark on the sporting world as an ice hockey player. He began his career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League and won a league title with them in 1982. He was drafted fifth overall that year by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) and was moved immediately to the first team, staying with them through 1990. During that time he made the first All-Star team in 1988 and won medals with the Canadian national squad at three editions of the World Championships: 1983 (bronze), 1985 (silver), and 1989 (silver). He was also fourth in 1987.

After a year with the St. Louis Blues, Stevens was moved to the New Jersey Devils, where he would spend the remainder of his career until his retirement in 2004. He won three Stanley Cups with the team (1995, 2000, and 2003), made the first All-Star team in 1994, and earned the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2000 as the Most Valuable Player in the playoffs. He was also selected to represent Canada at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, where the nation was fourth. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007 and has coached occasionally since the end of his competitive days.