Cam Neely

Cameron Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played right winger for 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins.

Neely excelled in junior hockey play with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League, which saw him with the Memorial Cup in 1983 with a hat-trick in the championship game. He was selected as the ninth overall pick of the 1983 NHL draft by the Vancouver Canucks. While he immediately made the major league roster that season, he was utilized more on the third line, recording 104 points in 201 games. He was traded to the Boston Bruins in June 1986 for Barry Pederson and a draft pick and immediately made waves for the Bruins in his first season, recording 72 points in 75 games with his first of five consecutive 30-goal seasons. With a hard accurate shot and willingness to engage in physicality with his frame and fists, he was named to the NHL All-Star Game in the next four seasons, which saw him record a 50-goal season in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons.

In the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs, he suffered devastating injuries to his knee that saw him play 22 combined games over the next two seasons. He returned in the 1993–94 season and scored 50 goals in his 44th game of play that saw him named to the NHL Second All-Star Team for the fourth time and awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for his perseverance. In his final two seasons, he recorded 20-goal seasons while playing in 40 games each before retiring due to a degenerative hip condition in 1996 at the age of 31. In 726 games, Neely recorded 395 goals and 299 assists while recording 89 points in 93 playoff games. The Bruins retired his jersey in 2004, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

After his playing days ended, he was appointed vice president of the Bruins in 2007 and was promoted to team president in 2010; he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for his contributions to hockey in the United States. Neely won the Stanley Cup when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup Final.