Dino Ciccarelli

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1960) Ice hockey player Dino Ciccarelli (/ˈdiːnoʊ sɪsəˈrɛli/ DEE-noh sis-ə-REL-ee; born February 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a right winger for 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers. Ciccarelli excelled in his first two years in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) but suffered a horrific broken leg that saw doubts over whether he would play again or even be recruited by an NHL team. Determined to play again, he returned to action the following year but was not selected in the 1979 NHL entry draft. However, he was signed as a free agent in the fall that saw him play in the minor leagues before being called up late in the 1980–81 season, where he averaged nearly a point a game in 32 games as the team advanced to the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs. The team lost in the Cup Final, but he set records for most goals and points for a rookie in the postseason that have been tied but not surpassed. He recorded the first two 50-goal seasons in franchise history and his 55 goals in th