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Wickenheiser was born in Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada . He would become one of the biggest Busts in league history. Not helping his status was that the player drafted third, Denis Savard , would become a superstar with the Chicago Blackhawks. Many Canadiens fans (Especially French Canadian fans, who mostly wanted Savard because he was from Quebec ) resented him, and media attention soon turned negative. He was later traded to the St. Louis Blues . Probably his most famous moment with the Blues was the "Monday Night Miracle" on May 12 , 1986 , when after St. Louis made a large comeback, Wickenheiser scored the overtime winner to force a Game 7 in the Campbell Conference Finals. Unfortunately, the Blues lost 2-1 in Game 7. During his NHL career, Wickenheiser also played for the Vancouver Canucks , New York Rangers , and Washington Capitals . In 556 games, he scored 111 goals and 165 assists. Wickenheiser was diagnosed with Cancer in 1998 . He died from the disease on January 12 , 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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