Darryl Sittler
Inducted In
1990
Born on September 18, 1950, in Kitchener, Sittler started his professional hockey career when he was chosen by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the London Knights in the first round of the 1970 entry draft. He played 1,096 games in fifteen seasons with the Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, retiring in 1984.
Sittler scored 484 goals, ranking eighteenth in most goals scored in NHL history. His 1,121 points put him seventeenth on the career point’s list. He established the NHL mark for the most points (ten) in one game. In 1976 Sittler’s overtime goal against Czechoslovakia gave Team Canada a 5-4 victory in the final of the first Canada Cup. Sittler was one of the most respected Leaf Captains (1975-1981) in history.
He is a prominent figure in the community, lending support to charity projects and minor sports organizations. He lives in Amherst, NY and is employed in public relations.