2017 ROGERS NHL CENTENNIAL CLASSIC ALUMNI GAME ROSTERS
The official rosters for the Maple Leaf and Red Wings Alumni teams are confirmed.
Before the Maple Leaf and Red Wings stars of today match up outdoors in the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic on New Year’s Day, the legends of yesterday for both teams will face off in the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game, a game that celebrates the rich history of the two Original Six franchises.
Game time is set for Saturday, December 31 at noon at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
DETROIT RED WINGS ALUMNI ROSTER
Name Position Number
Kris Draper Forward 33
Martin Lapointe Forward 20
Igor Larionov Forward 8
Brendan Shanahan Forward 14
Tomas Holmstrom Forward 96
Doug Brown Forward 17
Kirk Maltby Forward 18
Dino Ciccarelli Forward 22
Joey Kocur Forward 26
Darren McCarty Forward 25
Vyacheslav Kozlov Forward 13
Mickey Redmond Forward 20
Nicklas Lidstrom Defence 5
Larry Murphy Defence 55
Jiri Fischer Defence 2
Chris Chelios Defence 24
Paul Coffey Defence 77
Mathieu Dandenault Defence 11
Chris Osgood Goaltender 30
Manny Legace Goaltender 34
Kevin Hodson Goaltender 31
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS ALUMNI ROSTER
Name Position Number
Darryl Sittler Forward 27
Doug Gilmour Forward 93
Wendel Clark Forward 17
Rick Vaive Forward 22
Lanny McDonald Forward 7
Gary Roberts Forward 7
Darcy Tucker Forward 16
Dave Andreychuk Forward 14
Dave ‘Tiger’ Williams Forward 22
Tie Domi Forward 28
Steve Thomas Forward 32
Mike Gartner Forward 11
Gary Leeman Forward 11
Bob McGill Defence 15
Bryan McCabe Defence 34
Borje Salming Defence 21
Dmitry Yuskevich Defence 36
Al Iafrate Defence 33
Dave Ellett Defence 4
Danny Markov Defence 55
Felix Potvin Goaltender 29
Mike Palmateer Goaltender 29
Curtis Joseph Goaltender 31
The 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game represents a rematch of the previous alumni showdown three years ago when the Maple Leaf and Red Wings legends faced off in two alumni games at Comerica Park in Detroit ahead of the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. The Red Wings legends swept the alumni games with a 5-4 victory in the first game followed by a 6-5 shootout win in the second game.
“It’s always a lot of fun for the alumni, and for the fans as well,” said Maple Leaf alumni Wendel Clark. “We’re all very proud to still represent these two storied franchises and it’s great to be able to see a lot of our friends and relive some fun moments on the ice and off. We’re all looking forward to Saturday and the chance to put on a show for the fans in Toronto.”
As part of the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game, the Maple Leafs will pay tribute to the 1967 Stanley Cup winning team as part of the team’s Centennial Season celebrations and to mark the 50th anniversary of the occasion.
Tickets to the 2017 Rogers NHL Centennial Classic Alumni Game start at $26.25 CAD and are available now on NHL.com/CentennialAlumniTickets. For more information on the Toronto Maple Leafs Centennial Celebration, visit mapleleafs.com/centennial.