Defense  L. 5'11" 190 lbs.
1/23/1962 Coniston, Ontario
Pittsburgh's 2nd, 51st overall, in 1980.

Defenceman Randy Boyd played a solid physical role in his own end and was proficient at moving the puck up to his forwards. He played over 250 games for four different clubs in the 80s and was a solid minor leaguer.

Boyd was a fine two-way defender for three years with the OHL's Ottawa 67s. He was claimed 51st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 Entry Draft and was returned to Ottawa. In 1980-81, he scored 54 points and was placed on the league's first all-star team. The rugged defender made the jump to the NHL straight from junior late in 1981-82. Boyd was a solid player that spring when the Pens nearly upset the Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in the first round of the playoffs.

Boyd played 56 games in 1982-83 then was relegated to the minors. He played a few games with the Chicago Black Hawks after a trade in December 1983. The high point of this period was being selected to the IHL first all-star team after scoring 73 points in 68 games for the Milwaukee Admirals in 1984-85.

After being claimed on waivers by the New York Islanders in October 1985, Boyd added depth and grit to their blueline for two years. The Vancouver Canucks picked up the veteran on waivers prior to the 1987-88 season and he went on to play a career-high 60 games. Boyd started the 1988-89 season on the West Coast but played most of the year with the Admirals. His 79 points and strong defensive play earned him the Governor's trophy as the league's top blueliner and a place on the first all-star team. Boyd took two years off then returned to Milwaukee in 1991-92. He retired as a player in 1993 then signed on to coach the Memphis River Kings of the East Coast League

Player Notes
OMJHL First All-Star Team (1981) ; IHL First All-Star Team (1985, 1989) ; Won Governor's Trophy (Top Defenseman - IHL) (1989). Traded to Chicago by Pittsburgh for Greg Fox, December 6th, 1983. Claimed by NY Islanders from Chicago in Waiver Draft, October 7th, 1985. Claimed by Vancouver from NY Islanders in Waiver Draft, October 5th, 1987. Played w/ RHI's Chicago Cheetahs in 1995 (3-2-9-11-0).

Right Wing  R. 5`10" 200 lbs.
1/31/1952 Kapuskasing, Ontario

Curt Brackenbury began his professional hockey career in 1972, signing a free agent contract with the Jersey Devils of the EHL after playing his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. He had a strong rookie campaign, potting 17 goals and 44 points in 68 games. In 1973-74, he moved on to the NAHL where he was told he needed to play a more aggressive style if he hoped to get noticed by the NHL. In 45 games with the Long Island Cougars, Brackenbury amassed 194 minutes in penalties while also collecting 28 points.

Brackenbury signed a contract with the Chicago Cougars of the fledgling WHA in 1973-74, appearing in four games and scoring a single point. He also spent a year and a half with the Minnesota Fighting Saints before moving on to the Quebec Nordiques, where he enjoyed the bulk of his success as a professional.

In 1976-77, Brackenbury put together a strong offensive season, scoring 16 goals and 29 points while racking up 146 minutes in penalties. It was also the most gratifying season from the team's perspective as well, as they won their only Avco Cup championship, turning back Bobby Hull and the Winnipeg Jets in a thrilling seven-game series.

When the Nordiques joined the NHL for the 1979-80 campaign, Brackenbury got his first taste of playing in the best hockey league in the world. In 63 games he scored six goals and 14 points. The following year he joined the Edmonton Oilers, being snatched in the Waiver Draft, but on a club made up primarily of young hotshot superstars, Brackenbury found it hard to even crack the starting lineup. By 1981-82, at the age of 30, Brackenbury was seldom used and he was let go. In 1982-83, he played in 44 games with Salt Lake of the CHL, hoping to make it back to the NHL. He did manage to dress for six games with the St. Louis Blues, but the writing was on the wall, and so he retired.

Brackenbury played in 141 NHL games, scoring nine times while counting 26 points.

Player Notes
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (WHA), October, 1973. Traded to Minnesota (WHA) by Chicago (WHA) for cash, November, 1974. Signed as a free agent by Quebec (WHA) after Minnesota (WHA) franchise folded, March 10th, 1976. Claimed by Edmonton from Quebec in Waiver Draft, October 10th, 1980. Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, October 1st, 1982.

Left Wing  L. 5`10" 175 lbs.
1/15/1943 Fort Erie, Ontario
Hometown: Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Left-winger John Brenneman was a solid role player for five different clubs during the 1960s. He was a hard working competitor who could check and rarely found himself in the penalty box.

The native of Fort Erie, Ontario spent four years with the OHA's St. Catharines Teepees and helped the club win the Memorial Cup in 1960. The parent Chicago Black Hawks sent him to the minors to develop. After scoring 75 points in 70 games for the St. Louis Braves in 1963-64, he was named to the Central League first all-star team. Chicago used Brenneman for 17 games in 1964-65 but they had Doug Mohns, Camille Henry, and youngster Dennis Hull at left wing. Before the end of the season he was traded to the New York Rangers where he played the last 22 games of the schedule.

In June 1966, Brenneman was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Intra-League Draft. He played 41 games in 1966-67 when the club experienced injuries and the doldrums but he was not around for the Stanley Cup win. He later toiled with the Detroit Red Wings and Oakland Seals before retiring in 1969. He came out of retirement to play for the IHL's Dayton Gems in 1970-71 and the senior Cambridge Hornets three years later before calling it quits for good.

Player Notes
CPHL First All-Star Team (1964). Traded to NY Rangers by Chicago with Doug Robinson and Wayne Hillman for Camille Henry, Don Johns, Billy Taylor and Wally Chevrier, February 4th, 1965. Claimed by Toronto from NY Rangers in Intra-League Draft, June 15th, 1966. Claimed by St. Louis from Toronto in Expansion Draft, June 6th, 1967. Traded to Detroit by St. Louis for Craig Cameron, Larry Hornung and Ron Giesebrecht, October 9th, 1967. Traded to Oakland by Detroit with Ted Hampson and Bert Marshall for Kent Douglas, January 9th, 1968.

Awards and Trophies
Stanley Cup  1966-67

7/16/1897 Ottawa, ON
Hometown: Haileybury, ON
Deceased

The name Archie Briden first came to prominence when he was a 14-year-old with the Cobalt O'Brien Mines team in 1912-13. He also suited up for the Haileybury Rexalls that same year. In six games, he had two goals. He remained with those clubs until he turned 18 when he signed with the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA in 1916. In 13 games, Briden scored four goals and six points.

Briden, like most young men of his era, missed two years of hockey due to his service in the Canadian military in World War One from 1917-1919. In 1919-20, he headed west to join the Edmonton Eskimos of the Big-Four league where he played for two years. He then decided to head right out to the west coast and play for the Seattle Metropolitans of the PCHA. He remained in Seattle for almost three years before being sent to the Victoria Cougars midway through the 1923-24 season.

In 1925, Briden, nicknamed "Bones" by his teammates, headed back east to rejoin the Edmonton Eskimos where he scored 23 points in 28 games. The following season he suited up for the Calgary Tigers of the WHL, scoring 14 goals and 16 points in 26 games.

In 1926-27, Briden played his first year in the NHL. He began playing 16 games with the Boston Bruins, scoring two goals and two assists in 16 games before being sent to the Detroit Cougars, where he played another 26 games, scoring three more goals. The following two years Briden was in Philadelphia, playing for the Arrows of the CAHL before getting another shot at the NHL in 1929-30, when he signed a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 30 games, Briden had four goals and seven points.

Briden continued to play hockey at the pro level for another two seasons with the Cleveland Indians of the IHL before retiring at the end of the 1931-32 campaign. Briden appeared in 30 NHL games, scoring four goals and seven points.

Player Notes
PCHA Second All-Star Team (1923, 1924). Signed as a free agent by Seattle (PCHA), November 7, 1921. Traded to Victoria (PCHA) by Seattle (PCHA) for cash, January 17, 1924. Traded to Detroit by Boston with Duke Keats for Harry Meeking and Frank Fredrickson, January 7, 1927. Traded to NY Rangers by Detroit with Harry Meeking for Stan Brown, October 10, 1927. Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers (Philadelphia- Can-Am) for cash, October 8, 1929

Born: April 14, 1976 in Sudbury, Ontario.

Began officiating at the age of 14 in the Copper Cliff Minor Hockey Association and the Sudbury and District Officials Association. He eventually became a linesman in the OHL and then the WPHL where he worked the finals in the 1998-99 season. Hired by the NHL in 1999, he worked in both the AHL and NHL during the 1999-2000 season. First regular season NHL Game October 11, 2000 in Buffalo. Total NHL Games: 137.

David enjoys camping, baseball, golf.

Defense  L. 5`10" 150 lbs.
5/9/1898 North Bay, Ontario
Deceased

Stan Brown came out of the North Bay Arena Stars hockey system as a 16-year-old in 1914 and made it to Toronto where he played with the OHA-Senior St. Pats in 1916-17. In eight games he had three goals. In 1917-18, he was a regular member of the St. Michael's Majors.

In the fall of 1918, Brown joined the Toronto Dentals for two years before moving on to play for the University of Toronto for three years. The next four years saw Brown wear the Greyhounds uniform in Sault Ste Marie.

It was in 1926-27, at the age of 28, that Brown got his first taste of the NHL, playing 24 games with the New York Rangers. He scored six times and had eight points. The next season he was traded to Detroit for Harry Meeking and Archie Briden on October 10, 1927. He responded by scoring two goals. He was traded to Montreal by Detroit in 1928 for cash and the loan of Peter Palangio, but Brown never did play for the Habs.

The final seven years of his pro hockey career were spent with the Windsor Bulldogs of the IHL. He retired from hockey after the 1934-35 season.

Brown played in 48 NHL games, and had eight goals and two assists..

Player Notes
OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1916); OHA-Sr. First All-Star Team (1919); OHA-Sr. Second All-Star Team (1921). Signed as a free agent by Detroit (AHA), November 10th, 1926. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers after Detroit (AHA) franchise folded, December 23rd, 1926. Traded to Detroit by NY Rangers for Harry Meeking and Archie Briden, October 10th, 1927. Traded to Montreal Canadiens (Windsor-Can-Pro) by Detroit for cash and the loan of Pete Palangio, February 13th, 1928.