Play It Cool™ is proud to have the support of the NHLPA and many current and former professional players. Patrice Bergeron A native of Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Patrice Bergeron was born on July 24th, 1985. He was drafted 45th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2003 draft from the Acadie-Bathurst Titans of the QMJHL. During his draft year with the Titans, Bergeron racked up 73 points, enough to convince the Bruins to take him early in the draft. The following season, Bergeron impressed the Bruins enough to earn himself a spot on the team after only having played one full season of major junior hockey with the Titans. During his first season in the NHL Bergeron tallied 39 points placing him fifth on the rookie... Michael Cammalleri Michael Cammalleri was born on June 8th, 1982 in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The Los Angeles Kings took him 49th overall in the 2001 NHL draft out of the University of Michigan. Cammalleri played three seasons for the University of Michigan where he captured many honours including; First Team CCHA All-Star (2001), NCAA West Second Team All-American (2001), Second Team CCHA All-Star (2002), NCAA West First Team All-American (2002) and two silver medals as a member of Canada’s World Junior Team (2001-2002). Cammalleri decided not to play his senior year with Michigan, instead opting to sign with the... Scott Gomez Scott Gomez was born in Anchorage Alaska where he was a star for his high school team and the AAHL. He later joined South Surrey in the BCJHL and was honoured as the league’s top rookie. He then moved up a level to play for the WHL’s Tri-City Americans. He was drafted 27th overall in the 1998 draft by New Jersey, becoming the first Hispanic player to be taken in the first round of the NHL draft. Gomez then returned to the WHL where he topped the league with 78 assists, and played on the WHL’s first All-Star team. Gomez played on the USA World Junior team in both 1998 and 1999 before tallying 70 points... Jeremy Roenick Jeremy Roenick was first noticed when he led Thayer Academy to a high school championship in 1988. Later that season he suited up for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. He was to the Hull Olympics of the QMJHL the next season to nurture his skills. He played very well with Hull, and was again a member of Team USA where he led all scorers. At this point, the Chicago Blackhawks took interest in Roenick and drafted him in the 1988. Roenick made the jump to the NHL and played there ever since. In three seasons with the Hawks he became an offensive leader, scoring over 100 points in three consecutive seasons... Daniel Carcillo Born on January 28, 1985, Daniel Carcillo is a native of King City, Ontario. He played his OHL career in both Sarnia and Mississauga. In his rookie season with Sarnia he was named to the OHL second team All-Rookie after a successful season where he produced 66 points in 68 games. He was selected 73rd in the 2003 NHL draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played the next few seasons with Sarnia and Mississauga before making his debut with the Penguin’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. After two penalty filled years in the AHL for the Penguin’s farm team, the Penguins traded... Georges Laraque A Montreal, Quebec native, Georges Laraque jumped around on multiple QMJHL teams including St. Jean Lynx, St. Hyacinthe, Laval and Granby. He was drafted 31st overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1995 NHL entry draft. Laraque suited up for the 1996-97 with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. Laraque spent the next two years in the AHL before gradually making his way onto the Edmonton line-up. As an enforcer, Laraque played his first full NHL season in 1999-00. He established himself as a physically dominant and sound defensive player... Kevin Weekes Kevin Weekes played his OHL career with the Owen Sound and Ottawa 67’s. He was drafted in the second round of the 1993 NHL draft by the Florida Panthers who had high expectations for their young goalie. He spent the next two seasons playing in the minors for the Carolina Monarchs. During his third season under the Panther’s organization, the Florida traded one of their starters Mark Fitzpatrick, which gave Weekes the opportunity to play in the big league. He was not able to record a win in his 11 games in the NHL. The following season he was assigned to the Detroit Vipers of the IHL where he put up very good numbers. With these numbers as a bargaining... Ian White Ian White was born June 4th, 1989 in Winnipeg Manitoba. White played his junior career with the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos. Known as an offensive defenseman, White played in four seasons with Swift Current, recording 222 points while earning WHL second team All-Star status in 2002 and first team All-Star in 2003. White was drafted 191st overall in the 2002 draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played his first professional game during the 2003-04 season with the AHL’s St. John’s Maple Leafs. He continued to play for the Leaf’s affiliate until 2005-06 when he was called up late in the season by the... Darby Hendrickson Darby Hendrickson was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1990. He spent two years at the University of Minnesota, and a year with the U.S. National Team. He then competed in the 1994 Olympic Games for team U.S.A. Darby joined on with the Leafs in the 1994-95 season, but played mostly in the AHL for the St. John’s Maple Leafs. The following season he spent 46 games with the Leafs prior to being sent to the New York Islanders as part of a multi-player deal, only to be sent back to Toronto the following season for a draft pick... Kyle Quincey Kyle Quincey was born August 12th 1985 in Kitchener, Ontario. Quincey played three years in the OHL splitting his time between both the London and Mississauga where he recorded 113 points. Kyle was drafted 132nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2003 draft. Quincey joined the Red Wings AHL club, the Grand Rapids Griffins, following his OHL career. He made his NHL debut with Detroit during the 2005-06 season, but spent most of the next two seasons in the AHL. He did however manage to appear in six regular season games with the 2008 Stanley Cup championship Red Wings.