Rocky Saganiuk
Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs round 2 #29 overall 1977 NHL Amateur Draft
Selected by Edmonton Oilers round 5 #42 overall 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.
Named after boxing legends Rocky Marciano and Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Ray Saganiuk almost didn't have an NHL career. After being drafted 29th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1977 Amateur Draft, Saganiuk was cross-checked from behind, breaking the first and seventh vertebrae in his neck and causing the loss of feeling on his left side. This during a game with the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks in the 1977-78 season. With a name like Rocky, he refused to be off the ice for long. After retiring from the NHL due to injuries, Saganiuk helped develop hockey in Britain as a player-coach.
Selected by Edmonton Oilers round 5 #42 overall 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.
Named after boxing legends Rocky Marciano and Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Ray Saganiuk almost didn't have an NHL career. After being drafted 29th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1977 Amateur Draft, Saganiuk was cross-checked from behind, breaking the first and seventh vertebrae in his neck and causing the loss of feeling on his left side. This during a game with the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks in the 1977-78 season. With a name like Rocky, he refused to be off the ice for long. After retiring from the NHL due to injuries, Saganiuk helped develop hockey in Britain as a player-coach.
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Received these blue ink signed cards and postcard TTM.
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