Cam Neely

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Cameron Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played right winger for 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. Neely excelled in junior hockey play with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League, which saw him with the Memorial Cup in 1983 with a hat-trick in the championship game. He was selected as the ninth overall pick of the 1983 NHL draft by the Vancouver Canucks. While he immediately made the major league roster that season, he was utilized more on the third line, recording 104 points in 201 games. He was traded to the Boston Bruins in June 1986 for Barry Pederson and a draft pick and immediately made waves for the Bruins in his first season, recording 72 points in 75 games with his first of five consecutive 30-goal seasons. With a hard accurate shot and willingness to engage in physicality with his frame and fists, he was named to the NHL All-Star Game in the next four seasons, which saw him record a 50-goal season in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. In the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs, he suffered devastating injuries to his knee that saw him play

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