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 | | Leetch, 37, was the NY Rangers' first pick, ninth overall, in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. |
 | | He has won the NHL's Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie (1988-89), twice won the Norris Trophy as the top defenseman (1991-92, 1996-97) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff most valuable player in 1993-94 as the Rangers won the Stanley Cup. |
 | | Leetch is the second-highest scoring U.S.-born defenseman in NHL history (Phil Housley, 1,232 points) and has represented the United States in 11 tournaments — three World Junior Championships (1985, 1986, 1987), two World Championships (1987, 1989), the 1991 Canada Cup, two World Cups (1996 and 2004) and three Olympic Games (1988, 1998 and 2002). |
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