In reply to: That can’t be right posted by Cartwright
Can’t imagine there aren’t any players from the Canadiens, for example, who wouldn’t fit the bill without the additional “number one overall pick” requirement.
just "drafted by his hometown team". It was presumably supposed to say something about being the number one overall pick.
Joe Mauer of the Twins is the first player in MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL history to be drafted No. 1 overall by a team from his birth state/province, play 15+ seasons for that team and reach the Hall of Fame.
but the NHL draft wasn't until '63.