A two-time all American, Lee Stempniak captained the hockey team and majored in economics at Ivy League school, Dartmouth College. In his first full season in the NHL, Stempniak led the St. Louis Blues in goals with 27 and was second in points with 52. The West Seneca, New York native was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in November 2008 in exchange for Alexander Steen and Carlo Colaiacovo.

"My dad came home from work one day and one of his coworkers had signed his son up for a learn-to-skate program," recalls Toronto Maple Leaf winger, Lee Stempniak after a game day skate at the Air Canada Centre. "Later that day he drove me to the rink to watch a game and I decided I wanted to do it." Starting with skating lessons, the talented winger battled through four weeks of training before playing his first game. "I remember we were the West Seneca Rangers," said Stempniak. "I think it was four weeks of learning to skate and then we played games for the last half."

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