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A« / se www.insidehaliton.com | MILTON CANADIAN CHAMPION | Thursday, November 24, 2016 | 64 ATHLETE: Jorn Toneu By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF named after them was bound to be in the disâ€" cussion when the new Milton Sports Hall of Fame was being formed. A stellar 17â€"year professional \ nyone with an arena career saw John Tonelli raise . the Stanley Cup four straight seasons with the New York Islanders and enjoy a pair of allâ€"star nods in 1982 and ‘85. As far as he went in the sport, the standout left winger never seemed to forget his roots. "The Milton Minor Hockey Asâ€" sociation helped me a lot. 1 think they really started me off. I owe a lot to guys like the late Bobby Collins and Glenny . Dance." said Tonelli, whose communityâ€"mindedness | saw him serve as an honourary chairman for the United Way of Milton. "Vern Gooding and Bert Brown really had a lot of confidence in me and gave me a chance to play junior hockey." An offensive anchor with the Calgary Flames and Los Anâ€" geles Kings following his sucâ€" cessful stretch on Long Island, Tonelli capped his NHL career with 325 goals and 511 assists in 1,028 games. Not only is he the town‘s most famous pro hockey player, but â€" coincidentally â€" he‘s relatâ€" ed to Milton‘s first NHLer, the late Enio Sclisizzi. A clutch scorer come playoff time and an especially fierce competitor in the corners, his success extended to internaâ€" tional play. That was seen with an MVP selection during the 1984 Canada Cup. The Greasy Jet â€" as he was known by teammates â€" had nine 20â€"orâ€"more goal seasons in the NHL. That included a careerâ€"high 42â€"goal, 100â€"point year with the Islanders in 1984â€"85. An NHL stalwart after three years in the World Hockey Asâ€" sociation, he has the distincâ€" tion of being the only player in history to score a regular seaâ€" son goal on an assist by Gordie Howe and another one on an assist by Wayne Gretzky. _EASY _ PAYMENTS! ROOFS smom s49 6c B‘ DANGELO # J 905â€"276â€"7776 Fmgch.flonths *OAC | _ QUALITY WORKMANSHIP FOR OVER 35 YEARS | CALL TODAY ror your FREE INSPECTION | Black Friday redeem this ad inâ€"store to CV $5 i y purchase 0 $5 or more, alid Nov. 25 thru 27, 2016. Not combinable. See in store 1 Milton Home Hardware Building Centre 905.878.9222 385 Steeles Ave. E. miltonhomehardware.ca ("\