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               As               a               die-hard               hockey               fan               born               and               raised               here               in               Connecticut               from               the               Hartford               Whalers               to               the               Hartford               Wolf               Pack               and               Connecticut               Whale               and               back               again               to               the               Hartford               Wolf               Pack               and               so               on,               at               least               some               talk               around               my               neck               of               Willimantic,               Connecticut               this               year               has               been               focused               on               Connecticut-born,               Los               Angeles               Kings               goalie               sensation,               Jonathan               Quick.

He's               a               Milford-born               lad               who               saw               his               team               capture               the               coveted               Stanley               Cup               with               the               Kings               last               year               and               is               now               facing               a               equally               talented               and               tough               Chicago               Blackhawks               team               in               the               Western               Conference               Finals               here               in               2013--               a               Blackhawks               team               coached               incidentally               by               former               Hartford               Whalers               player,               Joel               Quenville.


               
               This               Connecticut               presence               in               this               year's               NHL               playoffs               had               got               me               thinking,               just               how               many               Connecticut-born               NHL               players               have               there               been               in               NHL               history?

Just               what               sort               of               breeding               ground               for               hockey               is               there               in               Connecticut?

A               quick               trip               to               www.hockey-reference.com               led               me               to               some               very               fascinating               answers               and               some               fairly               familiar               names.

Here               are               just               a               few               of               the               28               Connecticut-born               players               listed               :               
               
               Familiar               Connecticut-Born               NHL               Standouts:               
               
               Eric               Boguniecki,               Center,               born               in               New               Haven,               CT.

played               for               the               Saint               Louis               Blues               primarily,               but               also               had               a               more               local               connection,               playing               for               the               AHL's               Bridgeport               Sound               Tigers               back               in               2006-2007.

In               the               NHL,               Eric               Boguniecki               amassed               34               goals               and               42               assists               for               76               points.

On               the               Sound               Tigers,               he               amassed               a               total               of               22               goals               and               32               assists               for               54               points.


               
               Greg               Brown,               Defense,               born               in               Hartford,               CT.

played               94               NHL               games               for               the               likes               of               the               Buffalo               Sabres,               Pittsburg               Penguins,               and               Winnipeg               Jets.

He               scored               4               goals               and               14               assists               for               18               points               total.


               
               Chris               Clark,               Right               Wing,               born               in               South               Windsor,               CT.

earned               103               goals               and               111               assists               in               607               NHL               games               playing               for               the               likes               of               the               Calgary               Flames,               Washington               Capitals,               and               Columbus               Blue               Jackets.

Recently               he               had               a               6-game               stint               with               the               Providence               Bruins               of               the               AHL               in               2011-2012.


               
               Obviously               many               of               my               generation               of               Connecticut               hockey               fans               nowadays               know               or               can               recall               of               Chris               Drury               of               Trumbull,               CT.

Chris               Drury's               claim               to               fame               is               his               impressive               resume               with               the               Colorado               Avalanche               in               his               early               years               where               in               2000-2001               he               added               his               name               to               the               Stanley               Cup               in               just               his               3rd               year               in               the               NHL.

This               followed               by               a               year               with               the               Calgary               Flames               and               four               years               with               the               Buffalo               Sabres               before               finishing               out               his               latter               career               with               the               New               York               Rangers.


               
               Then               there               is               of               course               the               Boston               Bruins'               1st               round               draft               pick,               13th               overall               in               1986,               Craig               Janney               of               Hartford,               CT.

who               in               760               NHL               games               scored               188               goals               and               added               563               assists               for               751               points.

Craig               Janney               has               seen               much               of               the               NHL               landscape               having               played               for               the               Boston               Bruins,               St.

Louis               Blues,               San               Jose               Sharks,               Winnipeg               Jets,               Phoenix               Coyotes,               Tampa               Bay               Lightning,               and               finally               the               New               York               Islanders               before               retiring               in               1999.


               
               Of               the               most               interesting               names               I               have               come               across               of               the               28               Connecticut-born               hockey               jocks               to               make               it               to               the               NHL,               two               names               came               up               in               particular               that               offer               a               glimpse               into               some               of               Connecticut's               early               hockey               roots.


               
               Players               of               Connecticut               Hockey               Past:               
               
               Frank               Beisler,               Defense,               born               October               18th,               1913               from               New               Haven,               CT.

played               only               2               NHL               games.

One               game               in               the               then               New               York               Americans               1936-1937               season               and               another               game               in               1939-1940,               also               for               the               New               York               Americans.

As               a               minor               league               player               though,               Frank               Beisler               saw               action               for               the               International-American               Hockey               League's               New               Haven               Eagles               from               1934-1938,               and               also               played               for               the               Springfield               Indians               when               the               current               American               Hockey               League               was               officially               founded--New               Haven,               CT.

and               Springfield,               Mass.

both               being               two               founding               franchises               of               the               league               that               now               boasts               30               active               teams,               including               two               from               Connecticut..

Beisler               played               for               the               Springfield               Indians               from               1938-1942               before               a               term               with               the               AHL's               Buffalo               Bison               until               1946.

In               his               5               seasons               with               the               AHL,               Beisler               scored               8               goals               and               28               assists               in               182               AHL               games.

He               also               amassed               123               penalty               minutes               as               well.

Frank               Beisler               passed               away               on               September               8th,               1973               at               the               age               of               54.


               
               Moe               Roberts,               Goalie,               born               December               13th,               1905               from               Waterbury,               CT.

played               10               NHL               games               for               the               Boston               Bruins,               New               York               Americans,               and               Chicago               Blackhawks.

In               10               NHL               games,               Moe               Roberts               earned               only               3               wins               and               5               losses               and               a               3.71               goals-against               average.

However,               he               was               probably               more               appreciated               as               a               member               of               the               Canadian-American               League,               while               playing               for               the               New               Haven               Eagles               from               1926-1928               and               1931-1933.

In               his               7               years               with               the               Can-Am               league               he               played               a               total               of               258               games               in               net               and               earned               himself               106               wins,               128               losses,               and               saw               only               24               games               go               into               a               tie               or               overtime.

He               allowed               629               goals               against               in               his               Can-Am               League               tenure               and               had               a               2.37               goals               against               average               along               with               his               22               career               shutouts.

Moe               Roberts               passed               away               on               February               5th,               1975               at               the               age               of               69.


               
               Interested               in               finding               more               about               the               New               Haven               Eagles?

Visit               this               really               nostalgic               look               back               from               Connecticut's               earliest               hockey               home,               New               Haven,               and               this               blog:               "Third               String               Goalie"               dated               April               13th,               2013.


               
               http://thirdstringgoalie.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-history-of-hockey-in-connecticut.html               
               
               List               and               stats               provided               by:               
               http://www.hockey-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?country=US&province=&state=CT               
               
               Photos               provided               by               Third               String               Goalie's               blog               post,               dated               April               13th,               2013.


               
               
               
               
               





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