Harry York

Born in Ponoka, Alberta, York was the Alberta Junior Hockey League MVP and leading scorer in 1994–95 while playing for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, but was not drafted. York caught on with the Nashville Knights of the ECHL the following season. An 83-point campaign for Nashville finally caught the eye of NHL scouts, and he was signed by the St. Louis Blues just before the end of the 1995–96 season, adding 8 goals in 13 games for the Blues\' farm team in Worcester.\n', '

York would make the Blues\' NHL roster in 1996–97 as a complete unknown and surprise everyone by flying out of the gates as one of the NHL\'s leading rookie scorers. At one point he scored goals in 5 consecutive games and he was named the NHL\'s Rookie of the Month in November. York spent most of the season as the Blues\' #2 Center, playing alongside fellow surprise rookie breakout success Jim Campbell, with the two ine…