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Greyhounds in the gameZeeman wonTo commemorate the 50th NHL Draft which takes place next Friday in Pittsburgh, TSN. Duane Brown Jersey .ca looks back at 10 memorable storylines from the history of the event in 10 days. Today, we look back at the best first and second picks ever taken in one draft year - Guy Lafleur and Marcel Dionne in 1971. To date, the 1971 NHL draft has the distinction of being the only class to produce Hall of Famers with the first and second overal picks. And with the draft in only its eighth year of existence, few could have seen that sort of potential ahead of time. But few people are Sam Pollock. The Montreal Canadiens general manager cemented his legendary status through draft day dealings, but none would loom larger nor prove shrewder than what transpired in the lead-up to that fateful June day. Sensing a bumper crop of talent coming down the pipe, Pollock picked the pocket of the California Golden Seals a year in advance - sending winger Ernie Hicke and the Canadiens 1970 first-round pick for the Seals 1971 first-rounder and defenceman Ernie Lacombe. The Seals spent most of the season mired at the bottom of the standings, but Pollock was able to plant some insurance. As Los Angeles was playing even poorer than Oakland, he traded veteran forward Ralph Backstrom to the Kings. Backstrom helped lift the Kings out of the basement and gave the Canadiens the No. 1 pick (though Pollock later claimed the Backstrom wanted out and was looking to go to a West Coast team). There was no doubt who Pollock wanted at the 1971 draft. With the immortal Jean Beliveau retiring just a day earlier, the Canadiens used that coveted pick to select Guy Lafleur of the Quebec Remparts. Now if Pollock had been left with the second-overall pick, it could be argued that the payoff might have been similar. That selection belonged to the Detroit Red Wings, who took Marcel Dionne of the OHAs St. Catharines Black Hawks. When Lafleur and Dionne went head-to-head in the Eastern Canadian Junior A hockey final just a month earlier, few realized the direction their pro careers would take together. Le Demon Blond was the NHLs premier player in the mid-to-late 1970s with six straight 50-plus goal and 100-plus point seasons. Dionne made his mark with the Kings, becoming the fifth-highest career point scorer in NHL history. They were - and still are - the most impressive one-two combination through 50 years of the draft. While Lafleur and Dionne represent the gold standard for one-two punches at the podium, there have still been a handful of other drafts led by potent duos.The New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames would pair up Hall-of-Fame blueliner Denis Potvin and three-time All-Star Tom Lysiak in 1973. The New Jersey Devils fell short in the Mario Lemieux sweepstakes in 1984, but would still net Kirk Muller with the No. 2 pick. The 1987 draft marked the only other time that a one-two combination yielded two players to reach the 1,000-point plateau, with Buffalo taking Pierre Turgeon ahead of New Jerseys Brendan Shanahan. One year later, the Minnesota North Stars and Vancouver Canucks scored future franchise scoring leaders in Mike Modano and Trevor Linden. The 1997 draft brought out two future All-Stars and Olympic gold medallists when Joe Thornton (selected by Boston) and Patrick Marleau (San Jose) topped the list. But the high water mark for recent drafts may have come in 2004. The Washington Capitals netted the top prize in Alexander Ovechkin and the Penguins followed suit with fellow countryman Evgeni Malkin. Ovechkin has already earned two Hart Trophies in his seven-year NHL career and should Malkin successfully capture this seasons Hart (nominated alongside Steven Stamkos and Henrik Lundqvist) the pair would become the first draft-toppers to both capture MVP honours. Other elite duos to top recent drafts include: Ilya Kovalchuk and Jason Spezza in 2001, Marc-Andre Fleury and Eric Staal in 2003, Sidney Crosby and Bobby Ryan in 2005 and Stamkos and Drew Doughty in 2008. Will the same happen with the 2012 draft? Follow the TSN Quizmaster on Twitter and get more from this story as the draft draws closer. TSN and TSN.ca have exclusive coverage of the 2012 NHL Draft on Friday, June 22 at 7pm et/4pm pt live from the CONSOL Energy Centre in Pittsburgh. Arian Foster Official Jersey . Canadians David Hearn and Graham DeLaet are preparing for the Deutsche Bank Championship near Boston this week after climbing up the FedEx Cup points list. Wade Smith Jersey . Brooks was acquired from the Houston Rockets at the 2011 trade deadline and appeared in 25 games with Phoenix, averaging 9.6 points, 4.2 assists and 18. http://www.fanstexansroom.com/johnathan-joseph-jersey . Baltimore scored two runs in the 10th and Johnson atoned for his first blown save of the season by putting Boston down in order to end a wild 8-6 win for the Orioles over the Red Sox. Andre Johnson Womens Jersey . That wasnt a problem Tuesday. Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista erased a one-run deficit with back-to-back home runs off closer John Axford in the ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-9 on Tuesday night. Brian Cushing Youth Jersey . Details of Scotts injury werent immediately available but Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed said the actions taken by both Edmontons training staff and ambulance officials were on the side of caution with the injured player.AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Los Angeles Clippers are learning to adapt. Playing their fourth road game in seven nights, they could have easily been overrun by the often overlooked Detroit Pistons. Not this club. Jamal Crawford scored 15 points and Chris Paul added 14 to lead the weary Clippers to their 10th straight win, 88-76 over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. "We didnt shoot very well, and we didnt do a lot of things we wanted to do," said Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro. "We just had a lot of guys make plays down the stretch and we get to go home with another win. Early in the season, we probably lose that game, but now weve gotten to the point where we can win ugly." No Clippers player scored more than 15 points, but they had five players score in double figures. "This was a tough one, because weve been playing every other night and were ready to go home," said Detroit native Willie Green. "This was a great test for us, and we passed it." Blake Griffin also had 15 points for Los Angeles and Paul had seven assists. Griffin had two breakaway dunks in the last 30 seconds, one on a pass banked off the backboard by Matt Barnes. "When I saw that it was just the two of us, I told him to keep coming," Barnes joked. "I figured a lot more people wanted to see Blake dunk than wanted to see me lay one in." Brandon Knight led the Pistons with 16 and Tayshaun Prince added 15. Detroit, which committed 17 turnovers, lost its fifth straight. "We did enough defensive things to win the game, but when you are going against a team that strips and steals the ball and is very aggressive, everything has to be sharp," said Pistons coach Lawrence Frank. "We have to be more precise, and in the last six minutes, you know it is going to be harder against a team like that, but we have to be able to do it." Both teams struggled in the first half, with the Clippers taking a 42-40 lead into the intermission despite shooting just 39 per cent. Detroit hit 42.5 per cent of its shots, but managed only one free throw and two offensive reboounds. Arian Foster Black Jersey. The Clippers tried for the last shot of the half, but Prince stole the ball and two quick passes gave Greg Monroe a wide-open layup at the buzzer. Los Angeles got things in gear in the third quarter, quickly taking a 12-point advantage, but Griffin went to the bench with four fouls and Detroit was able to work its way back into the game. The Pistons were within 63-60 at quarters end behind 13 points from Prince, but couldnt keep up the pressure. "We played a good first half, but once we turned it over a couple times in the third, we let them get out and do their thing," Prince said. "We didnt execute in the second half, and thats when you need it the most." Detroit committed three turnovers in a period of four possessions and Jason Maxiell missed a pair of free throws on the fourth, allowing Los Angeles to take an 11-point advantage with 6:45 to play. Brandon Knight also missed a technical-foul free throw in the stretch. "We werent hitting a lot of shots, but we trusted our defence to make plays," Barnes said. "That was the way we finally won the game." The Pistons kept up the pressure, pulling down four offensive rebounds on one possession in the last 90 seconds, but couldnt hit enough shots to make a serious rally. "They turned on that playoff mentality, stepped up their defence and kind of shut us down," said rookie Andre Drummond. "The fourth quarter has been an issue all year. We arent closing games out." NOTES: Former Pistons All-Stars Chauncey Billups (foot) and Grant Hill (knee) were both inactive for the Clippers, while Rodney Stuckey (back spasms) missed the game for Detroit. Billups, the MVP of Detroits championship win in 2004, received a loud "Chaun-Cey!" chant from the crowd during a fourth-quarter timeout. ... Several members of the University of Michigan football team attended the game, including team captains Denard Robinson and Jordan Kovacs. Robinson, who hasnt thrown a pass since late October due to an elbow injury, tossed a Nerf football to the Pistons mascot during a timeout. ' ' '